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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
3
Armstead Williams becomes Denton night watchman while local carpenters repair homes on Franklin street. Ber ries shipments rise as strawberry markets and river transport adjust. Banks, mills, and election posts update as the community reports industry, repairs, and civic affairs.
County convention reports harmony with no contests as delegates chosen and committees named. Resolutions reaffirm Chicago platform of 1864 and urge support for Henry R Lewis for Congress from the First District while instructing delegates to Ocean City and the State conventions to vote with unity.
Delegates from the Wilmington Conference fared well at the General Conference in Chicago with Peninsula representation on fourteen standing committees. Notable appointees include Dr Watt and Chief Justice Lore on major Episcopacy and temperance issues, and Dr Corkran with Mr Cox on boundaries and book concerns. The Easton Diocese plans its 32nd Annual Convention in Berlin on June 5 with rail excursion details for clergy and laity. A musical at Brick Motel benefits church causes. Williston M. E. Church to hold a Concord grove camp meeting August 3 for ten days. The general conference elected bishops Rev D H Moore and Rev J W Hamilton. Holiness camp meeting near Canton anticipated by Willard H Thawley. Local M. E. Sunday School to begin at 9 30 a m.
The Denton High School commencement was held Thursday evening at Masonic Hall with a large audience despite storms. Notable attendees included Prof W S Crouse and State Superintendent Stephens. Graduates awarded diplomas were Mary Ethel Anderson, Ethel Cade, Mabel Clark, Mattie Moore, Bessie Smith, Bessie Stevens, Esther Webster, Chambers Brumbaugh, Thomas Garey, and George Merriken. A reception followed from 10 to 11 with refreshments.
A home improver note praises specialized irons for shirtwaists. Small irons handle sleeves while long nosed models smooth the waist area where belts and neck gathers resist ironing. The devices promise easier work and better results, aiding women who press their own waists even when laundry is outsourced.
A vivid note describes the Gay and Festive Carp haunting river and marsh near Redden's cannery. It hunts like a billy goat and roots like a hog, growing wary as it pressures nets and feeds in shallow waters, becoming master of the local fishing grounds. Heptasophs Will Run an Excursion
A large congregation heard Rev. M. D. Nutter preach at the M E Church on Sunday morning. Ezekiel Bright of nearby Marydel died at home on Friday last, aged 50 years, leaving a widow.
State entomologist Prof. W G Johnson reports pea fields in Caroline area suffer heavy losses from the green pea louse as clover lice migrate to peas. He notes drills and regular cultivation save some fields while abandoned plots near Denton and Greensborough show near total failure. Early peas could be saved only with persistent warfare, with professionals urging immediate action.
The Lewes Pilot reports a Laurel editor starting a small menagerie for a traveling show. Staff from local papers will join as ring-master, ticket seller, and side show managers with animals, concerts, and tricks. The venture aims to draw readers and rival editors to a traveling circus.
An epidemic of whooping cough last winter led to severe coughing for my children. We used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup previously and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. John E. Clifford of Norwood House endorses the remedy, noting its availability through local suppliers in Danton Hillsboro and Hillsboro.
A Steamer Joppa excursion from Denton featured ex Mayor William T. Malster ex Congress- man Booze ex Postmaster W W Johnson and others with Judge Russum meeting them at the landing. They praised the Choptank trip and returned to Baltimore. Recent events include the quiet marriage of Howard B Anderson and Leta B Reed at Rehoboth and other social visits across Maryland and nearby towns.
Two-horse wagon stopped on the paper mill pond bridge near Easton to join fishermen with pitchforks and shovels who chased carp as a vast, six hour migration filled shallows and crowded fish ashore. Many carp weighed up to 15 pounds.
Thomas A. Smith and J. G. Schonfarber returned to Baltimore from the mining region where they investigated a coal miners' strike in effect since April 7. They met with leaders of Consoli dated and Black, Sheriden & Wilson and offered the bureau's good offices to bring labor and management together for a speedy settlement.
Thomas Muncey aged 90 died Monday at his home in Little Creek. He never rode a railroad train smoked chewed tobacco or drank liquor. Miss Nellie Willey of Cannons and James Outten of Seaford were wed Sunday evening by Rev. Mr. Miller of Cannons. The Smyrna Call notes Addicks hopes to ascend to the Senate by a trick. Lewes fish oil works have been abolished by the trust.
The column records multiple local deaths including Mrs Mary E Francis of Bethlehem in her 80s and Miss Josephine Griffith aged 55 at Conord. Others include Charles Dean near Hobbs at 39 and Henrietta Beck aged 82. Obituaries note long church devotion and family ties with interments at Denton and Concord cemeteries.
Judge Martin urged the grand jury to curb expense growth in Talbot by rejecting witness practices driven by fees. He cited a familiar case where a drunk man’s arrest led to four charges and a inflated county bill, instead of a single charge.
In the levy court last Tuesday Mrs. Martha A. Nichols of the Fifth district appealed from her assessment and was granted a $75 rebate. J. Willard Johnson was named constable for the Eighth district. The commissioners ordered a $1,087.83 note to John H. Phillips & Co. for shells, signed by Willard C. Todd, with Commissioner Wright declining to sign.
Baltimore's Greatest Store Oehm's Acme Hall markets as the single shop meeting every man and boy clothing need. It highlights economy in handling and famous low prices across its range.
The expert scientists who cared for the nectaro phora destructor left on Wednesday after failing to locate a remedy. A number of ladies in town will attend the convention of the Woman s Foreign Missionary Society in Federalsburg on May 11. Miss Bertha Comegys of Philadelphia visits her mother Mrs Martha Comegys. Miss Fanny Bernard spent Tuesday with sister Mrs A G Tow ers in Denton. A daughter of Mr George Shock ley, previously ill, is convalescent. Mr and Mrs Thomas H Draper spent part of the week in Baltimore. Mrs Thomas H Jarman of Greensboro visits Baltimore relatives. Mr T H Longfellow made a business trip to Wilmington this week. Miss Helen Jones of Denton is guest of Miss Helen Baggs. Hon John F Dawson spent this week in Baltimore.
In a town election held Monday J H Barrow and Dr J L Noble won commission seats. Phillips and Douglass will start a box factory in Preston, not Ellwood. Mrs Mary Barrow and Miss Ida Corkran visited Baltimore earlier this week. Mrs Emma Moore sold her Preston dwelling to Mr J Frank Lednum. Miss Hattie Noble of Dorchester visited Preston. Rev F P Wilhelm of Ohio visits local friends. Lednum block painting completed. Miss Mary Stafford visited Easton. Ed Douglass visited Easton and Rehoboth. The Douglass House opens as third large hostelry. The Atlantic hotel near completion, to be run by John Alvin Lingo. New cottages opening and All Saints Episcopal Church hosts a sizable congregation. Rehoboth season opened at least 30 days earlier than prior years. Mrs Annie E Wallace, widow of Col James Wallace of Cambridge, died suddenly from heart trouble.
Real estate transfers show dozens of parcels in Fifth, Third, Eighth, Sixth and other districts with multiple buyers and sellers. Notable names include Wm H Cashe, James B Slay. Edwin M Garey. Eliza Weidmer. John W Frampton. Albert T Andrew. Mary J Andrew. Sallie P Howard. Katie Todd. John E Satterfield. H B Kauffman. Elbert C Foster. Charles Goertz. Wm H Deweese. Fred R Owens. George L Griffith. Marriage licenses issued in May include Eveland Bullock, Bordley Boston, Collister Townsend, Stanford Kinnamon, Liden Gross, Brown Williams.
Miss Elizabeth Satterfield hosts a Greensborough house party with guests from Philadelphia Milford and Chestertown. Col Tilghman appoints sponsors Willy Hardcastle and Nellie Valliant for the Louisville Confederate reunion. Eldorado bridge draw delays upset travelers. Madison Brown to sell Toulson property on June 23. Death of Br. Charles Scott in Chapel district Easton cider joint.
An old advertisement claims a single car ride cures a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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