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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
5
The report covers weather, agriculture, local businesses, elections and civic notes in Denton and surrounding Caroline county. It mentions fruit yields, wheat prospects, a fish hatchery closure, retail arrivals, voter participation, property sales, town officials, and immigration board actions with retirement and relocation notes for several residents.
In Easton at Ebenezer M E parsonage on Wednesday April 15 at 6 pm Miss Helen Lenora Milby eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T Frank Milby wed Mr David Russell Geib son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Geib The sole attendants were Miss Archie E Roe and Mr Norman F Milby The couple will reside at the groom s farm near Cordova Also notes engagement of Mrs Olive ttt to Mr Frederick Gebhardt Jr in Baltimore with wedding planned in June at Springfield Owing to bereavement the ceremony will be quiet Another account mentions Rev ST E Terry officiating at weddings and travels of various locals including Edward Pinkine Ella Windsor and correspondence of social events around Denton Philadelphia and beyond.
Mr Alexander Harrington of Delaware will deliver the commencement address to Caroline High School graduates on June 2. Graduates include Mercedes Bowman Mary Fleetwood Edna Hobbs Laura Knotts Kathleen Knotts Sallie Rowe and Elsie Roe. Class-night is June 5 with programs led by Kathleen Knotts Edna Hobbs Laura Knotts Sallie Rowe Mary Fleetwood and Elsie Roe in order and roles. Delaware politician Thomas Curry of Sussex county challenges the Republican nomination for governor after bosses favored State Senator Sim Pennewill risking Sussex county support at the State Convention primaries.
In the Levy Court, Mr. W. F. Andrew of the Fifth district filed his bond as constable. Mr. J. T. Blades asked Commissioners to appoint an additional constable for the Fourth district. We do good job work.
Mrs. C. T. Sauer returns to Philadelphia with party. Rev B W Best preaches at Queen Anne. Edison Moving Picture Show to entertain Hillsboro M E Church May 18 and 19. Local residents, including Diggs, Thawley, Jump, Pickett, Clark, Jarrell, Davis, Morgan, Reynolds, Knotts, Evans, Nichols, Saulsbury, and Evans family, are noted for visits and hospital or church activities.
Mr G W Carrow and wife visited their son in Greensboro Sunday. Miss Myrtle Newlee returns home after visiting Denton and Tucka hoe relatives. Mr H G Dill of Wilmington and Mrs B F Dill stayed with the Dills over Sunday. Mr S C Faulkner improves property with paint. T C Serwood and wife spent part of the week with Wil mington relatives. Mrs W E Cartwright visits Mrs Hiram Cartwright in Goldsboro this week. Our men discuss artesian well potential. Fret Coleman of Wilmington visited locally. Mrs Forney Scott of Wilmington visits Mrs J R Jones near town. Herbert Wilson of Aberdeen spent part of the week here. Mrs James Heavalow of Ridgely visits Mrs Robert Pippin. William Scot of Chester spent part of the week here.
Mrs Laura Dean and daughter Emira of Federalsburg visit Mrs Bell Dean. A B Todd and G S Todd start a canning factory. Maude Trice of Two Johns visits brother Charles Trice. Ch L B Todd C C Deen E P Foote and G S Todd visit Monumental City. Mattie Neva McConnell Bertha Edna Rogers at Nora Coxs. Bertie Faylor and Sherman Todd visit Nannie Towers. Mrs Andrew Towers sick again. Ladies Aid hosted by Mollie Nichols. Calvin Todd of Philadelphia visits. Farmers busy planning corn in Burrsville. Remains of Mrs Lister interred at Union M P cemetery. Rev Thomas Sard conducts grave services. Mrs Harry Hanson returns from Andrewsville. Mrs Townsend Rust and daughter Janice visit Porter home. Mabel Nina Hanson visit Greensboro. Mary Ferrens spending two weeks with Nancy Outten in Harrington. Willian Beauchamp visits Garretts. Lillian Hanna returns from Andrewville. W G Westers visits Baltimore.
A box social will be held at Smithville school Friday evening May 15. All are invited. Ladies are asked to bring boxes. Wm T Hignatt J H Spence Wm Il Dill and Master Claude Lyden spent part of the week in Baltimore. Mrs John Alford has returned home after visiting with her daughter Mrs S P Brown Hickman. Mr Norman Scott has recovered from pneumonia and is able to be out again. Miss Bessie Lyden visited her cousin Miss Edna Adams Sunday.
Mrs. Wm. FE Temple and daughter Mrs. Arlington W. Carmine are spending two weeks with friends and relatives in Ridgely. Mr. W. A. Carmine and Mrs. Fred S. Russell joined them for Sunday and Monday visits.
The General Conference met at Lyric Hall Baltimore with 787 delegates including 394 ministers and 393 lay members. Questions on union with other Methodists, electing presiding elders, funding retired preachers, term limits for ministers, and publishing house governance dominated deliberations. A centennial celebration and talks by notable figures were planned, with rosters and local reports from Wilmington and St. Mary's Whitechapel Vaush among the many items noted.
The Baltimore conference opens as the Methodist Church in the United States traces its roots to Maryland where Rober Strawbridge, an Irish preacher, founded the first American Methodist society near Sam's Creek around 1760 and built the first church about 1764. The piece notes the growth to a global conference with diverse representatives.
The remains of John H. Mason of Centreville were brought to Greensboro and interred. He is survived by his widow Nancy Pippin and six children in Centreville Ridgely and Greensboro. Mason was 76. Also noted are the deaths of James W. Maloney of Clifton New York at 65, with survivors Henry Maloney and Mrs. Frank P. Covey Denton, plus William Collins a Talbot citizen who died of appendicitis.
An article explores the mission of the Holy Spirit as Comforter and Guide, citing Scripture from John and Acts. It notes the Spirit’s role in convicting sin, guiding truth, and comforting believers, and mentions Pentecost and Whit Sunday as key observances. It contrasts modern church practice with forefathers and stresses the need for the Spirit in Christian life.
A Farm Journal excerpt urges wives to seek consumer goods beyond pin money and jokes about a husband cutting tobacco costs. It then advocates whitewash for outbuildings and fences as healthy and attractive. The piece promotes using routed printed stationery for rural mail to prevent misdelivery, offering stationery in small lots for sale.
The Department of Agriculture issues a bulletin endorsing the split log drag. It cites a smooth serviceable earth road free from rats and mud, lower cost versus other methods, reduced mud in wet weather and dust in dry weather, and benefits like weed elimination along dragged sections.
Motor Races at Pimlico Baltimore on Decoration Day draw nationwide attention as the one major national track event for automobiles this year. The hundred mile championship gathers America’s top drivers with hopes of a new world record for the distance.
The Cecil News reports a split at the Republican State Convention as Eastern Shore delegates break from Uncle Bill Jackson. Questions arise about his ownership and control after revolting delegates challenge his leadership and reluctance to fund further support.
The Greensboro town commissioners elected F. 2. Roe as president I. M. Green as secretary James Harrington as superintendent of streets and R. R. Shull as bailiff and collector. A box of 185 old books from the Enoch Pratt Free Library was donated to the town library. Local residents and ministers are noted visiting, traveling, or speaking. the Plymouth boat will serve the Greensboro Baltimore route. and a high school entertainment titled Mr Baggs is announced.
Templeville residents report Mr and Mrs Washington Jester of Withington visiting Mrs Jesters parents Mr and Mrs Isaac J Moore. Henry Robinson has sold his town property and moved elsewhere. Mrs H S Dailey has been visiting her parents in Philadelphia.
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for pains in the back urinary bladder or kidney trouble. It claims a pleasant herb remedy for women and offers free sample packages by mail from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York.
Shake into your shoes Allen's foot Hase powder cures tired aching callous sweating swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Sample prepaid. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced concessions following arbitration with Delaware Peninsula fruit growers. It will allow free return of baskets for peaches shipped to Baltimore Wilmington Chester and Philadelphia and reduce crate costs. The company also standardizes weights by basket size and warns against over-manifesting to avoid extra charges.
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