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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
5
Local items report Chautauqua here Saturday and sales ads for Lions Shirts and Collars. Notices include a bank president's suicide, a high school commencement address, real estate auctions, delinquent taxes, and a Denton baseball win with 0.834 team average. Chautauqua season tickets selling, and bids for state mail routes between Denton Ridgely discussed.
The Sunday Scrantonian profiles E M Stack as a popular yet formidable Scranton businessman and gentleman. Local circuit includes Rev A L Grey's India mission furlough, cordial welcomes for visitors from Catskill and Maryland, and upcoming weddings of Thomas Corbin and Mary Elizabeth Nichols Breeding. Regulars Mrs S G Nuttle and daughter, Mr J Wesley Perry, and Rev J Gibson Gantt are noted among a stream of calls on Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington contacts.
Last Sunday marked Trinity Sunday with emphasis on the doctrine across Catholic, Episcopalian, and Lutheran churches. Rev J E Smith will speak on The Soul of the World at Preston tomorrow morning and The Broken Stone and the Strange Noise at night. The Disciple and His Cross will be the Williston afternoon topic. Mrs Harry S Clark hosts the Thawley’s Mite Society next Wednesday evening the 28th. if weather fails, it will be held the next fair evening. The Ladies Aid of Harris Chapel meets at Mrs James H Cannon’s Tuesday evening May 27. District Superintendent Stephenson will preach at the M E Church tomorrow evening. Short and Sons upholster the M E pulpit furniture in leather. Many attended the Greensboro Sunday School convention this week. a new carpet was provided for Denton M E Church.
Mrs. Reba Burchenal sues the town of Hillsboro and Mr. Harry S. Fisher for five thousand dollars in Talbot County Court over injuries from stepping into an unprotected street hole where paving work occurred. T. Alan Goldsboro represents the plaintiff. Oscar Clark and Fred R. Owens defend. A separate note cites three words weed breed feed as a dairy tip.
The forenoon transfer by rail from Wye Mills to Hobbs brought the body of Thurston Henry to Concord for interment, with Undertaker Moore awaiting at Hobbs. Local notices note visits to the parsonage, rains benefiting farmers, and ripening strawberries in Hobbs this Sunday.
Charles FE Jacobs of Philadelphia visited parents and will be joined home by sister Nellie Price for several weeks in the Quaker City. Stafford and Harvey toured Wilmington and Farnhurst calling on Dr Theo Saulsbury. Elma Williams broke her arm in a fall. Pearl Gatherers Society held a box social to good effect. Verdic Melvin returned from Sharptown and Dover. Nick Dulin and daughter of Ridgely visited Porter home. Bertha Baker returned to Harrington after a visit. Mrs Harvey recovered from two weeks of illness. Thawley Parris visited Harrington relatives. Katie Westwood of Philadelphia visited nearby friends. Iva Russell convalescing.
The Epworth League held its monthly business meeting at Judson Ramsdell’s home last Thursday week. Officers elected for the year include G. M. Noble as president and Judson Ramsdell as secretary and treasurer. The pastor led the latest service and will lead next Sunday evening with the topic The Social Impulse Human Fellowship. Children’s Day is planned for the first Sunday in June. Farmers in the area are busy with berries.
Mrs John Clark and her nephew from Rehoboth Del visited Mrs Clark's daughter Mrs A L Duffey over Sunday. Miss Katherine Jarrell celebrated her seventh birthday with friends on Tuesday. Mrs Jessie Jones Ruggles and Emily were guests of the Misses Holt on Wednesday. Miss Alma Thompson visited Miss Ruth Meredith near Williston last week. Harry Fisher improved his home with a porch and paint. Virginia Holt bought a Buick touring car from C H Dean and M J Peacock of Vienna Md visited town. Dr Howard Hopkins was in Baltimore this week.
Federalsburg G A I members raise seven thousand dollars to erect a cemetery monument. The monument will feature a statue purchased in Italy, honoring fallen soldiers in Federalsburg.
Mrs. W. J. Faulkner and her daughter Clara spent the first of the week in Sadlersville. Miss Ella Shockley, teacher at Edinburgh School, has resigned.
Alga Thomas occupies one of the Redman dwellings as the community notes a recent change in residence within the American Corner area. Neighbors observe the shift and await any subsequent events or updates regarding property occupancy.
Ridgely community news covers a Boy Scout meeting at the schoolhouse with promotions from tenderfoot to second class, addresses by local figures, and a Campfire Girls performance. Also noted are a large influx of Bohemian strawberry workers, a Ridgely Cambridge bail game planned, a return to Armour & Co. for Frank Vearsaul, nearby Sunday School activities, weather impacts on pea harvest, and various town improvements and events.
Prestonians favor concrete roads as the Fifth and Sixth Wayne County reports praise its durability, smoothness, and low upkeep. They note initial costs mainly covered ditch and shoulder work, with Woodward and Grand River showing minimal wear in year four. A critic warns against continuing macadam investments as motor traffic grows.
The Commissioners of Denton are considering permanently improving the Main Street with a durable surfacing. The board will study suitable material, cost, and financing methods. Commissioner Hobbs observed street work at Salisbury and others noted improvements at Eastern, with public satisfaction reported. A humbug is not the man who makes things hum.
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided. The court granted Mary Virginia Everett's petition to probate the will of Franklin P. Zeigler and ordered notice to William F. Zeigler to show cause by June 3. It approved the administration of Mary A. Wooleyhand, named appraisers for James A. Wooleyhand’s estate, and granted letters testamentary for Charles M. Pepper’s estate with appraisers and bonds. It appointed T Pliny Fisher trustee and approved related bonds and creditor notices. The court also allowed a correction of accounts for Milan H. Spicher’s estate with executors George A. McDaniel and Murray H. Spicher.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway prepares for a busy summer with new rails and ties, repainted passenger coaches, two new locomotives, and ordered coaches due this month. Pullman chairs will run on all express trains. Beginning May 15, the M D and W Railway adopts Pennsylvania rules with block system improvements. The Journal notes Pennsylvania Railroad service upgrades and an attractive new booklet from the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway. A new schedule for the M D and V goes into effect soon. see the Journal advertisement.
Bids opened for the Preston Road project from Preston to Grove, a three mile span, with Chesapeake Construction offering stone macadam at 30487.74, shell base 36810.38, and concrete top options 33338.17 and 43690.94 for other bidders. Local residents debated shell versus stone or cement builds, with some favoring concrete and others arguing against shell road economics.
In a letter to the Easton Star-Democrat Milton Campbell urges a regional push to promote the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He touts the area’s climate rivers fertile soil healthful living and proximity to cities and seashore as reasons to attract settlers from across the United States.
Towns represented in a Monday meeting to discuss uniform charters and ordinances for more efficient government. Mr Nelson H H Fooks of Preston presided. A committee of W Brewster Deen Fred R Owens and Hazelton A Joyce was named to draft a charter for municipal adoption, with attorneys’ report due at the June 23 meeting.
A long list of traders licenses issued this month at the Clerk's Office covers Federalsburg Denton Ridgely Marydel Preston and other towns. Names include J. J. Harwood J. M. Wheatley Lane & Lang Solomon Kline John W. Walls and many others with varied bond amounts and items such as cigars and billiard tables.
Thousands of delegates and visitors converge in Washington for the General Conference session of Seventh-day Adventists. From the Columbia Union Conference region, led by Professor B G Wilkinson, the gathering includes about three thousand people from many nations encamped at the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary. The May 15 opening marks a 24 day session drawing participants from Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Delaware Ohio Virginia West Virginia and DC.
Two bold crewmen on the steamer Cambridge at Claiborne Tuesday night drew razors and forced others from work. After threatening violence they abandoned the vessel, escaping into the night.
Mrs. Mary Frances Jarman wife of Thomas H. Jarman died at home in Greensboro early Tuesday after a cerebral hemorrhage. She was active in the Methodist Protestant Church and survived by husband and three sons, a daughter, a brother and three sisters. Funeral held at two o'clock yesterday at the Methodist Protestant Church with Revs Tyson Burdette and Prettyman officiating. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Sarah A. Callahan aged eighty seven, with funeral Sunday at Preston M E Church.
A Maryland correspondent argues for a statewide Juvenile Court system, noting Baltimore City already has one but county cases are excluded. He warns under current law children under sixteen may be jailed, advocates private homes for detained youths, and stresses separation of minors from adult inmates while highlighting benefits of specialized juvenile justice and child welfare involvement.
Mr and Mrs J W Banning held a Wednesday evening party at their home to honor their youngest daughter Helen with over fifty guests. Refreshments followed lawn games in the dining room. Several locals attended Bridgeville graduation exercises where Miss Mary E Davis was among the graduates. Epworth League services were led by Miss Carrie Wheatley last Sunday with a 3 30 PM service. A near term cordial invitation was extended to all. A Friday evening gathering occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs J H Melson last week.
The State Board of Health is examining milk from several dairy farms to ensure safety and quality standards are met. Officials collect samples and report results to the state authorities and farmers.
The Sun reports from Hugh M. Smith, Federal Commissioner of Fisheries, that Chesapeake Bay food fish stocks are worse than local correspondents warned. He cites 3000 to 4000 nets on the Western Shore blocking shad and herring from spawning grounds, plus saltwater runs and fish fertilizer plants as factors. He urges prompt federal legislative action and cites North Carolina as a model. Maryland and Virginia should craft protective measures with Bureau of Fisheries guidance, or national action may be needed to ensure affordable food fish.
Bishop Vincent says Chautauqua speaks to all classes and levels of intellect lifting common people to a loftier moral standard. Secretary Bryan adds the platform reaches the masses with non partisan messages beyond political meetings.
The Maryland Agricultural College invites visitors on Farmers Day to see experiments in asparagus and strawberry fertilization, new apple and pear varieties, green feeding for cattle, hog cholera inoculation demonstrations, and tours of land, orchards, vineyards, greenhouses, labs, and the Skinner Overhead Irrigation system. Automobile owners may learn tire savings via a postal from L T Layton & Co in Philadelphia.
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