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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1890
Page
3
Easter notices and local notices appear with bank condition reports postmaster changes and a major Rous ing railroad mass meeting in Caroline county. Citizens from Greensborough to Federalsburg hear proposals for a Greensborough to Cambridge Seaford line with potential $60,000 county investment and tax benefits.
A Washington misprint led Baltimore papers to claim the Caroline delegation urged Captain Burchnal for Collector. The delegation says Burchnal and Col Garey are at odds over the surveyorship, and they went to advocate Garey’s interest with no other aim. They trust President Harrison will appoint Garey.
A new Caroline county jury law approved Feb 28 1890 prescribes an apportionment plan to balance grand and petit jurors across election districts. It requires a clerk to prepare taxable male lists, judges to draw 48 names per term from district ballots, and sheriffs to summon jurors with flexibility for replacements, ensuring no one serves more than one term per year. The act takes effect on passage.
Orphans' Court sat on Tuesday. B Gootee Stevens was granted letters of administration on the estate of Wm A Harper. Hutchinson Trice, executor, obtained an order to sell the personal property of Sarah A Trice, deceased. Robert M Messick, administrator of Martin E Stack, was granted an order to give notice to creditors. Notice to the creditors of Stephen Dyer and William A Harper were also ordered to be published.
Friends of the late Dr. W. H. Downes rejoice as the Government Bureau has reached and favorably considered his pension claim. The case is described as worthy with no mistake in the allowance. The exact amount is not stated. Dr. Downes was a surgeon in the late war, and exposure likely contributed to the disease that caused his death.
County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed J. H. Douglass, J. A. Parrott and J. R. McNash as examiners for the Berkigt road in the Fourth district. The public sale of the old Choptank River bridge at Greensboro was reported, with J. B. Letty as the purchaser at $25. The board will meet next Tuesday.
Charles White, colored, was committed for court in Baltimore on Saturday night for larceny of jewelry and clothing valued at $33. White denied the theft and claimed he is a theological student at Howard University, son of a minister in Denton. He wore a long-tail coat and plug hat and was noted as a conspicuous campaigner in Caroline last fall.
The price agreed between Goslin and Davis of Federalsburg and the growers is 5.40 per ton for tomatoes. If the cannery sells for 75 cents per dozen, 6 per ton will be paid.
Church Intelligence notes Sadlersville M. E. Church invites Rev. T. H. Haynes to return as pastor next conference year Greensborough M. E. Church invites Rev. Dr. S. J. Morris to resume its pastorate next conference year
A dreamlike satirical tour imagines a vast modern city growing around railroads and industry. The narrator meets a guide who touts a Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad and a future City of Weston, depicting rapid urban expansion, rampant commerce, diverse trades, and increasing mobility. The piece blends humor with social commentary on progress, finance, and urban dreamers.
In Preston on Monday afternoon Robert F. Lord and son Atley were cutting wood when the father’s axe struck the boy’s elbow, nearly severing the humerus. doctors Phillips and Willis dressed the wound. The town sees ongoing rail grading toward Dover bridge and depot lumber placement on Nobie lot.
A verse fragment describes Clara awaiting her grandmother with an outstretched hand. It hints at a morning or evening meeting at a door, suggesting a hopeful reunion and imminent arrival.
Senator Poe introduces a bill to appoint a four year State road and bridge engineer with a $3000 salary. He will visit counties, advise county commissions, supervise roads and bridges, review new road openings, and prepare bridge plans. Contracts use engineer plans, with payments tied to his inspections and conformity to specs.
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