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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
3
The Orphans Court, Levy Court, and London Board are scheduled to meet on March 11. Officials will discuss routine matters and local governance during the sessions.
Advertisements note money to loan by Oscar Clark attorney and various local business drives. Denton Bridge improvements by Dr P R Fisher include cannery plans, pension news for Jeremiah Willey and Susan A Green, and charter amendments for Denton Federalsburg and Centreville. mentions wheat prices, steamer Joppa paddle wheel damage, hail in Tuckahoe Neck, upcoming events at Masonic Hall and Ridgely, and rail repairs after heavy rains.
Agner Mr Charlie Walker and Miss Emma Crew hosted a jolly party at Mrs 8 J Walker’s home Saturday evening for Mr and Mrs George Walker of Water Town NY About twenty guests attended with games and prizes Mr Wallace and Miss Wilson won the top prizes while Mr Lenniel and Miss Trice received booby prizes Graphophone entertainment and late refreshments followed The guest list included Mr and Mrs George Walker Mr and Mrs Horace Walker Mr and Mrs Nicholas Lenniel Miss Ethel Wilson Mary Della Smith Ola Scott Carrie Trice Viola Covey Emma Crew and others Local mentions include Mrs Emma ODay Easton visits Federalsburg girls Hattie Covey Jennie Kelley and Herbert Collins Philadelphia These notes reference the New York Fruit Trade Journal reporting better potato prices.
A Monday phantom party hosted by Mr. R W Messenger featured unique costumes and a joking reveal. The gathered guests included Lina Spicer Corinne Mowbray Lydia Davis Bessie Annie Agnes Elliott Sadie Davis Kenney Laura Davis Grace Noble Eva Wright and others. A new steamboat route to Baltimore now operates hauling freight 96 feet long with 143 tons registered. Dr A D Melvin preached at the Methodist Church and a church meeting elected officers. Shell shipments arrived, road improvements noted, and local residents Myra Harris M Bates Stephens traveled and visited friends in Seaford Piney Neck and Littleton. Idlewild mills halted by high water.
Mr Charles Cherry survived a runaway horse incident last Sunday night after his carriage was wrecked but no one was hurt. The town reports a series of local notes including church services at M E Church South with Rev Kennard preaching morning and evening.
The Centreville Observer notes an unusually high winter visit by wild geese to the Maryland-Delaware peninsula. Farmer Arthur Ford near Galena achieved a record by killing 14 birds in two shots, after earlier taking four to six geese on separate hunts.
Prisoners escaped from the Easton jail on Saturday night with Lewis Green accused of shooting Deputy Sheriff Thomas Joho Thompson. Thompson died in Bellevue after confronting Green as part of a pursuit that began when six inmates slipped out using a wooden key. Green was recaptured and jailed. a coroner and jury linked the death to an unknown shooter, possibly Green or others among Green’s kin. Funeral services for Thompson were held at noon Tuesday at the Catholic Church.
The parents of Helen Tarman Cen treville deny they want Lloyd Burke spared. They state they signed a reprieve petition under false information and now urge the governor to let the law take its course and Burke to hang.
George W. Gravatt, Caroline County tree inspector, returned Saturday from Maryland Agricultural College with inspectors from several counties. He learned methods to identify shale and yellows in peach trees, common worries for fruit growers. Gravatt will locate and exterminate cases and investigate other diseases, inviting reports from any affected orchards.
Mrs Mary C. Brown wife of Thomas R. Brown died in Wilmington on Monday aged about 50. Funeral was held Wednesday evening and interment followed at Templeville on Thursday. Col Lemuel Showell long noted native resident of the Eastern Shore died of pneumonia at his Ocean City home Saturday.
The Baltimore News reports a meeting at the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association where William H. Bosley of the Queen Anne's Railroad and other officials heard Talbot and Dorchester citizens press for a 35 mile branch from Talbot county toward Cambridge. Resolutions urged survey work, favored the Cambridge extension, and called for a standing Talbot and Dorchester committee to aid officials. A Easton meeting is planned and several notable participants from Dorchester and Talbot attended.
The past February was among the stormiest in years with five severe storms, ten rainy days, and eleven inches of snow in one 24 hour period. March is forecast stormy with blizzards, sleet, and widespread unsettled conditions, including a predicted peak for tropical storms to the south around March 23 to 25.
A pleasant Monday gathering at Mr. Walter Fountain's in Hickman ended in excitement when the outdoor taffy cooling for pulling was stolen. Attendees included Misses Pitts Brown Haymon and Noble and Messrs Stevens Melvin Melaney Cohen and Fountain among others. Local news notes report Berlin Lumber Company delays, thunderstorm activity, and community business updates including White Front Drug Store advertising and Hickman veneering works reopening under Charles Kemp.
Mrs Hattie Simpson returns home to Wilmington Del after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Collins Capt Henry Perry now commands the Chesapeake with Captain Bran ford ill Miss Bertha Blades E England Helen Smith visit Denton friends Miss Bertha Perry and Will Collins visit Mrs Robinson near Easton Emmet Perry and Will Collins of Baltimore spend Sunday with town friends Wesley Edgell returns to Baltimore after three weeks with family Mrs Allie Cooper of Denton visits her parents Emma Lane Harmony visits Addie Edgell last week M M Willey and W M Wright in Baltimore on business Vinton Blades leaves for Atlantic City for a position P E Collins ill but able to be out James Wright plans to build a large gasoline yacht
Rains leave the school yard flooded with five to seven inches of mud inviting play yet warning for doctors and undertakers. Epworth Social met at Mrs Moore's with many attendees and a button hole workshop. Uncle Josh proved popular and will be repeated. Cantata of the Crucifixion led by Roe Richards set for Passion week Friday.
Denton has grown steadily since 1897 with an average of over twenty five dwellings erected annually. 1902 is expected to show little or no slowdown as Mr. William D. Taylor plans new East Denton homes and Gootee builds on J Earle Rochester’s Hillsboro farm. Gootee also constructs an office for Dr Manship near his home. J Mowell Hawkins Baltimore announces Maryland amateur shoot dates May 21 and 22 with last year’s format and expanded prizes. program available May 1.
Marriages and social notes from Willow Grove and Denton area list weddings at Willow Grove M E Church and at residences. Couples include Lole Cook and Hynson L. Cohee with attendants, and Frank Von Minchow with Lucinda Bennon. The piece also notes millinery openings, social visits, travels, hospitalities, and local society events throughout Easton Gazette and neighboring towns.
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