This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1907
Page
5
News briefs from across Denton County include local happenings and notes of interest. Casual reports touch on community events, inspections, and forthcoming gatherings, reflecting small town life in May 1907.
A Denton area list covers farm purchases near Andersontown and Wickman, a new hardware store planned in Traston, and sales of the Porter farm and Denton National Bank shares. Errors in OCR aside, notices include a coroner verdict on Horace, a dramatic association plan for The County Fair at Milanie T Ball, and spring weather frost reports with potential strawberry damage.
Social notes list weddings and visits across Delaware and Maryland. Goldie Weber and Curtis Thompson wed in Wilmington with gifts from Keystone Drop Forge Works. Other marriages include Mrs. Sarah C. Spence and William Taunt at a private home. Various locals share travel and guest visits with friends and relatives in Dover, Easton, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Retired Fourth district farmer Thomas W. Nichols, 82, living on Fifth Street, died Wednesday after paralysis onset May 7. A Methodist for fifty years, he was buried in Grove with Rev. Sites officiating. Survived by widow Elizabeth and three sons Isaac, John, James L., and four daughters Mollie Stack, Sallie Camper, Roah Frampton, Bernice Taylor. Separately, 23-year-old John Johns died after a road accident near Parson Green farm. his wife and 2-year-old daughter survived.
An up-to-date musical for the benefit of the school will be held in Mozart Hall Greensboro on Monday May 20 featuring a varied program of vocal and instrumental music. The remains of Wm Malcolm, son-in-law of Jas H Warrington, were interred in Greensboro cemetery on Wednesday May 15. The community debates building a Greensboro High School. Allan Massay and family of Ocean City are guests at T H Jarman's. Mr and Mrs W J Moore visited Harrington on Monday.
Mrs Addie Smith suffered a fall last Thursday dislocating a limb but now improving. Miss Elvina Fullerton to hold a school picnic Saturday afternoon May 24. Miss Myrtle Kemp recovering from illness. Mrs Lottie Todd is very ill.
Burraville and Greensboro guests include Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shockley and daughters Ethel and Ruth. Mr. Arthur Willey of South Carolina. near Ridgely and Concord visitors. Downes visitors to the Cheezums. Alan Garrett recently sprained but now out. Elizabeth Billing hosted by grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth E. Russell. Oru Bowdle killed a five foot hawk. Porter and Wooters visited Bridgeville. Caball family returned from Farmington. Mrs. Howard Hardesty and party in Bridgeville. Emmett Laughley from Harrington with parents near town. Blanche Price visiting Mrs. Annie Price. W. O. Jacobs and family moved from Philadelphia. Alan Robinson in Baltimore last week.
Entertainment planned for Friday evening May 24 at Simons Hall Ridgely to benefit the school features stories told and dramatized tableaus drills and music. Shipments of mine props from W P Day to points in Pennsylvania eight feet long pine props eight inches to two feet in diameter. J D Wilson & Son millers and Alliance Preserving Company install sixty horse power boilers for the coming season. Train Master J 2 Book visited town by special train. Asparagus ships in large quantities led by J H Carroll and H T Curtis. Congressman Smith, resting in Lewes Del, returned home Monday. Berry shipments expected to begin about May 21. crop prospects are fine.
American Corner notes a Christian Endeavor Sunday evening topic lit by Song of Solomon 2 14. Pastor Rev. W. E. Sites preaches Sunday at 10 30. Reports include Captain Daffin’s improvement from illness and visits by Mrs. George Connelly Mrs. Addie Love to Mrs. Kate Towers at Fowling Creek.
A Thursday town hall entertainment was staged by the school under Miss Mildren. A new paving ordinance was passed by the town commissioners. Mr T J Todd's residence gains a par el and bay window. Preston High School commencements set for June 3 at the town hall. Mr Alex Noble adds a coat of paint to his home. Miss Audrey Wimbrow visited Pittsville parents last Sunday.
Cheptunkh Mrs John Rumbold and daughter Miss Lillis returned to Baltimore last Sunday after a lengthy visit. Our baseball team defeated Bethlehem 10 to 3 on their grounds last Saturday. Mr and Mrs A E Cooper of Denton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs O C Blades. Miss Nora Nichols and Miss Frances Price visited friends at Windy Hill last Sunday.
Fuowling Creek reports the Adios Aid Society meeting at Mrs W H McConnell last Wednesday with a pleasant time. Edna Rogers visited Ida Covey of Federalsburg over the weekend. Mrs Howard Towers and daughter Elsie of Talbot county stayed with relatives here. Federal authorities are now being invoked to curb excessive express charges.
A campaign led by Maryland State Library Commission field secretary Ross Miles Diggs visits Denton to promote a public library. Local citizens organize, referencing traveling libraries, registry charges, and expert counsel from The Enoch Pratt Library. The piece quotes Judge Dawson urging practical ties with Eastern Shore education and agricultural improvement through county alms farms and a Prince George’s College Park system.
Those planning a Sunday evening trip to Baltimore by boat should ride Avalon on the Choptanuk river. The Avalon, rebuilt at great expense by the B C and A Railway Company, makes its first trip in two months. A new boiler replaces the old 38 pound system, enabling near schedule speed and reducing travel inconveniences.
In the Atlantic Educational Journal May article Prof H H Murphy argues public speaking trains leadership and thinking. He notes only ten percent of high school pupils prepare for college and urges continual practice to reveal dormant talents and prevent potential harm from unexpressed thoughts.
The Mother's Banquet advertised for May 17 by Knights and Esquires of King Arthur's Castle is postponed to Friday evening. The program card lists toastmaster Newman D. Richards and many speakers including James Garey, Wittfick Nichols, Laura Jump, H. R. Lewis, and Prof. Murphy, with a committee on entertainment led by Clarence Hrampton Elijah Satterfield Henry Hynson Benjamin Johnson Jes Philip Redden and Robert Redden.
Beaven H Lay of Easton Maryland advertises a 20 foot launch with a 5 horsepower engine, or without engine, available for demonstration by appointment at Hillsboro.
The lesson recaps Joseph's 110 year life from his 17 years in Egypt to his death. It notes 70 family to Egypt, 2 million Israelites at departure, and the new king who did not know Joseph. It contrasts bondage in Egypt with spiritual bondage to Satan and ends with a call to salvation through Jesus.
The School Commissioners and Superintendent Noble appeared before the County Commissioners on Tuesday and asked for a twenty thousand dollar levy for schools. The board will reconsider the issue next Tuesday. County officials and Trustees of the Poor met at Engineer Abler's office to discuss constructing the building at the county farm.
Preston Mil waryland Delaware and Virginia farms timber lands and business opportunities bought and sold. If you want quick result, list your property with us. Buyers will do well to get our free list. Tell us your wants.
The Maryland Bureau of Immigration reports early success by adopting the South Carolina method to attract workers. Secretary Trappe returned from Europe with thirty nine farm workers, with ten applications per immigrant, all allotted upon arrival. More migrants are en route as Maryland aims to fill farm labor demand and encourage continued settlement through immigrant influence.
In Delaware the municipal election results in Baltimore give Democrats sweeping control, yet the outcome chills Republican hopes. Congressman William H. Jackson and notable party financier Bah of the First District face dampened senatorial prospects amid a shifting political climate on the Eastern Shore.
A practical home tip outlines making ceiling whitewash using Paris white and powder blue costing two cents each. Soak overnight in boiling water, then add skimmed milk in the morning. The mixture dries smooth with no streaks and can be applied without a strict method. Any splashes on wallpaper wipe off with a duster.
The Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, meeting in Washington DC, urged all churches in the conference to push quarterly conferences to raise pastors’ salaries at least 20 percent due to higher living costs. The letter's reception varies, with concerns that richer churches will raise more than poorer ones.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday the will of Rhoda A. Clark was presented and admitted to probate. Letters testamentary granted to Charles H. Clark and James M. Clark. bond approved. Appraisers named. Notices to creditors ordered. Administrations listed include Frank Barrett and Martin L. Friend with bonds and appraisers. Several accounts and final receipts approved. A separate notice features a testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm from Mars Saran A. Cone of Dover Del, with local drugstore sales.
Thomas and Messer at 1015 W Baltimore St Baltimore advertise latest wallpaper patterns at 8 cents per piece and window shades at 200 cents each with shop details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.