Local court schedules announced for spring
Circuit Court will meet April 3. Schoons Board will meet April 4. Orphans Court will meet March 28. Levy Court will meet March 28 to 29.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1893
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet April 3. Schoons Board will meet April 4. Orphans Court will meet March 28. Levy Court will meet March 28 to 29.
The Denton area reports talk of a shirt factory for Denton and a larger shirt factory at Choptank while local businesses push expansion. It notes a long list of community happenings from deaths and obituaries to various local real estate transfers and church news with several upcoming events and a call for Maryland’s World’s Fair exhibit copies.
The Wilmington M E Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church adjournment stretched past midnight as bishops and preachers wrestled with a new plan for supernumerary support and a contested appointment slate. W B Merrill and cabinet clashed over the final arrangement while resolutions on public schools and anti gambling were adopted. appointments across Wilmington District and surrounding counties were announced before an expected Tuesday close.
Ex Senator Eli Saulsbury dies at his Dover home following hours of unconsciousness. A prominent Delaware figure born December 28, 1817, he served in the state legislature, the U.S. Senate from 1871 to 1885, and was active in the Methodist Church and Wilmington Conference Academy. He never married and was the last survivor of five Saulsbury brothers.
Henry Cohee, once prominent in civil suits and now aged and infirm, remains jailed in Greensborough after Magistrate Comegys ordered detention. He is accused of stabbing his wife in the abdomen, an injury deemed serious, with little indication of support from former allies.
Important memo states that unpaid tax bills on April 1 will be placed in the hands of the Sheriff with eight percent additional charge for collection. Combined with legal interest this totals fourteen percent. The note urges action to avoid loss.
The National Association of Democratic Clubs issues a notice recommending a simultaneous celebration on April 13 to honor Thomas Jefferson birthday. The proposal urges local clubs to coordinate activities nationwide on that date.
The Greensborough M E Church rejoiced at the return of their pastor Rev J A Arters after the recent Conference session. Members hosted a surprise supper for him and his family. The Greensborough Cornet Band entertained in Music Hall with several local notables in attendance. Bridge damage news and local society notes follow.
Two Brooklyn men who bought farms near Federalsburg arrived with families and moved into their new homes on the Easton road and the Wading place. Wright C Foster are installing a large boiler at their Main street saw mill with P N Trout supervising. Isaac K Wright near Trinity fell ill after taking saltpetre for Epsom salts. Henry M Pool of Federalsburg earned 14 dollars and 72 cents net in Philadelphia for an eight week old call. R S Logan has lumber ready for a new house on Buena Vista avenue. H B Messengers installing new machinery for making cans.
The poem depicts a whimsical spring scene with animals personified in a playful countryside setting. Narration features a bulldog, turtle, crow, Maud Miller, a plaintive cow pleading for help, a jovial watchdog, Samplon, a lamb, a rooster, an aheeter, and an oyster, each performing quaint actions as spring unfolds.
Examiner M B Stephens elected honorary member of Webster Literary Society at Western Maryland College. Ex-Governor Jackson to open Salisbury residence next week at Old Point Comfort. Miss Jennie Fisher to Baltimore for position with Armstrong Cator Co. Leander R Hooper and daughter Helen visiting Denton. H C Browne buys farm near Federalsburg. J J Wright Easton visiting father Cornelius Wright. Franklin Temple appointed US Senate messenger. H W Allen Federalsburg represents life insurers. May Hubbard visiting Easton. Fannie Wilson visiting aunt in Tioga PA. Rebecca A Merriken visiting towns. Carrie Pippin visiting Ida May Pippin Oakland. Thomas A Smith visiting Prof Drower Seaford. Mrs Victor L Emerson and children at Choptank Hotel. W H Bower Philadelphia in town. Mrs H E Ramsdell returned from Philadelphia. Senator Dawson attended Middletown Conference. Linzie Johnson visiting Durrsville. Tax note on April 1 unpaid bills inc 14 percent interest. Outlook good in Kent News. Sen John F Dawson of Caroline in Chestertown. not a candidate for renomination. Rev J S Willis to lecture at Town Hall next Saturday night.
A Demorest Medal Contest under the YWCTU will take place at Ridgely M E Church on Wednesday evening March 29 at 7 30. Seven young ladies will speak with a silver medal awarded to the top speaker Admission is five cents All are welcome. Trustin Pippin injured by falling tree top while overseeing timber cutting is slowly improving Dr J K Saulsbury returns to Ridgely with improved eyesight and practice resumes Amanda Saulsbury runs Greensboro Academy principal's room Miss Kincheloe absent Several local shipments of eggs reported A G Saulsbury and Bro shipped 24 crates Cr W Jackson shipped 20 crates Mrs James H Smith visits ill father H E Smith Denton Mr H Powell Patchett visits grandparents T Pippin Ridgely Miss Hattie Hagadone returns from New York State N R Saulsbury returns to Ohio home.
Rev Mr Devonish's friends learn with regret that the Conference has reassigned him to another field of labor. James W Holt Esq suffers erysipelas in the face and was dangerously ill Thursday evening. Fishermen along the Tuckahoe grow sassy as the festive herring runs. Hillsboro and Queen Anne young people go straw riding last Wednesday. Miss Bertie Fisher and Mr Isaac Sparklin of Dover Academy return home for Easter holidays.
Obituaries report Miss Mary D Wrightson age 17 who died of typhoid fever and was buried at Mt Olivet St Michaels. Infant Fannie Cornelia Bell daughter of Luther and Mrs Bell died at Williamsburg aged one year four months four days. A poem laments the loss of a child. Gen E L F Hardcastle’s residence at Lee Haven burned, destroying dwelling and belongings. Local ads promote M B Nichols in Easton Md for goods at low prices. Rev Jonathan Willis to lecture on the Stature of a Man. Bishop Wayman missed Denton appointments due to a friend’s death. Samuel Griffin buys horses and opens a livery and feed stable.
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