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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1904
Page
2
Saturday morning May 28 1904 notes soliciting items under this head public business calendar court sessions and meetings list Circuit Court June 27 Orphans Court May 31 Levy Court May 31 School Board June 14 events in county public schedule with terse entries and dates.
Easton seeks letter carriers. strawberry festival and busy building boom frame county life. Wheat prices rise to 1.03 a bushel. corn SH to 5s. Joppa steamer to resume. Denton National Bank closes on Decoration Day. Numerous local notices on schools, rail, rockers, dances, box socials, and berry picking boom in Caroline and Ridgely areas. Police, courts, and tragedy reported in brief.
Mrs Mahala Wilkinson of Hillsboro dies after long illness aged 81 widow of William Wilkinson former Caroline County mill owner. Survived by children including William J Wilkinson and Mrs S N Pilchard. Funeral at Hillsboro Episcopal Church this afternoon. Also notices James K Nichols crushed skull at Woods near Friendship last week died on train en route to Cambridge Hospital. Miss Louisa M Barnhart dies age 20 after typhoid fever. funeral at Christ Church and interment in Denton. Perry G Hackett dies at 89 at Reliance Fork District Dorchester. lifelong Democrat with Eldorado polling. Mr Benjamin Cohee dies at 67 near Henderson. funeral at M E Church Greensboro, interment Greensboro cemetery.
Mrs. W Henry Jopp from near Denton is now a patient at Pasteur Institute City Hospital Baltimore for hydrophobia treatment after being bitten on the ear by a hostile shepherd dog on the Parnell Johnson farm porch. The dog was killed and its head sent to the institute. blood was injected into a rabbit to test for rabies. Local concern grew due to recent rabies reports and cows dying in the area.
With the throng of early buyers, J. hh. Everagain of Denton Maryland offers a complete line of men’s and boys’ spring and summer clothing hats and shoes. See the fine art exhibit next week.
The Epworth League of Concord M E Church hosted a business meeting led by Mrs Cartie Davis. A fifteenth anniversary observance was held Sunday evening. Local visits include Miss Marty Alephins with Norman Hopkins near Adamsville Del and Mr and Mrs Charles Payne of Baltimore visiting Captain and Ass F Smith. Other guests include Leander Thomas of Adamsville with his parents, and Miss Ivah Smith visiting relatives near Federalsburg. Mrs Julia Wright of Federalsburg visits her daughter Mrs S G Nuttle, and Miss Della Swaith visits her sister Mrs Harry Collins. Children service is planned for Sunday evening June 6 at Concord M E Church. Several talks were given to Bowers Beach and Miss Mary Ward visits relatives near Bridgeville.
The work on the new M. 1. Charch will be begun next week with urgency. Contractor Mur phy will oversee the project. Miss Stella Wallace and Edna Covers return home to Easton after visiting Mr. W. Wallace. Rev. and Mrs. A. Green spent Tuesday with neighbors. Mr. F. H. Thomas shows slight improvement from two weeks typhoid. Mr. Joshua Matthew has returned to Easton after two weeks away. W. O. Ledman and FH. Rice visited Cambridge friends on Monday. Mrs. W. H. Cheezum is reported very ill with typhoid fever.
Mrs C EB Hollingsworth and Master Elmer Hollingsworth spent Tuesday in Delaware. Mrs Benj Dill returned home Saturday after an extended Wilmington visit. Joseph Gruwell and family of Cheswold were guests of Wm Gruwell and family Sunday. Mrs Geo Carrow and daughter Isabel visit the Carrow family at Cordova. Miss Lula Marvel visits uncle John Moore near Willow Grove. Walter Gough of Dover spends Sunday with his mother. Miss Lottie Flowers of Dover is in town with friends. Leonard Sparks of Philadelphia visits his parents here.
Mrs J Longfellow is spending a week with granddaughter Edith Dill at Maryland University hospital Baltimore where she has been for several weeks for treatment Readers hope for her speedy recovery Miss Ethyl Scott visited Miss Bertha Longfellow Wednesday and Thursday before returning home in Chatham Pa Scott has been teaching at Chilton Camp Grove the past year Mrs Nathaniel Horsey Mrs Richard Lister and three children are on the sick list.
Edin burgh residents share family visits with relatives in Dover Marydel Hartly and nearby areas. Nathan Hutchins and wife spend Sunday with sister Mrs John Faulkner. Charley Smith and cousin Miss Annie Smith visit Dover friends. Bertie Hutchins visits aunt Mrs l Faulkner. Edgar Smith from Iarrington visits near here. Mrs Joseph Thompson of Wilmington visits her father nearby.
Dr. W. T. Kelley and sister Miss Julielma Kelley were among the North West Fork monthly meeting representatives chosen to attend the Southern Quarterly Meeting of Friends at the Third Haven Meeting House near Naston this week. Ed Douglass and Joe Garris of Preston have been visiting Seaford friends. Miss Nthel Fletcher has returned home to Hooper's Island for school after its closure.
Mrs. Sarah A. Darling died at her home near Thomas Chapel on Friday evening last at age 77. The Marydel club defeated the Hartley team on Saturday with a score into 13.
In the Denton store Everngame’s clothing department guarantees fit and satisfaction. Suits for men range from $18.00 to $450.00, boys from $1.50 to $12.00. Pants priced from $1.40 to $5.50. Prices reflect a broad assortment with emphasis on value and customer assurance.
Rev Richardson reports impressions from the Great Methodist Conference in Los Angeles. He details Hazard's Hall, opening ceremonies with Roosevelt greetings, large delegate numbers, and calls the body unwieldy. The piece also notes social scenes in New Mexico with locals in blankets and the marriage notice of Ima Frances Hoopcross to Win Berry.
The Chestertown Transcript notes a Democrat could win the 1st Congressional district seat once held by Win H. Jackson, with Republicans likely to renominate a challenger. It asserts favorable signs for Democratic success if the right candidate is nominated.
Wenderson pupils Bertie Wood Isabelle Carrow Grace Cohee Lockwood ivoden Hazel Dennison Harvey Reed Helen Tones Mildred Gooden Clifford Cubbage Carrie Reed Viola Pritchett Etta Dyer Mary Newlee Mabel Hudson Cora Faulkner named for high marks. Gravelly Branch top grades list George Towers Lena Howard Alton Messer Ruth Scott Ella Howard Chester Towers Lillian Towers Lillian Falton Marshall Howard. Hickory Hill highest averages Flossie Harper 92 Bertie Harper 93.0 James Harper 93 Notman Davis 91.
Men and boys are urged to see The W. L. Douglass shoes at J. L. Everngam's in Denton. The styles and wear are described as better this season than ever.
From Centreville Observer, Caroline county papers push Hon Thomas A Smith as a strong, personable Democrat. They urge Caroline delegates to back Smith, noting his genial nature and ability to win friends. Queen Anne's lacks a candidate and may align with Caroline’s preferred nominee.
In Swulsbury burying ground near Adamsville Kent county two tombs mark William Saulsbury born 1775 died 1814 and Margaret Saulsbury born 1779 died 1564 widow of William. They are parents of Eli and Willard Saulsbury senators and Governor Gove Saulsbury. The William Saulsbury home farm is large and owned by Saulsbury heirs. Thomas Cahall is now lying on the farm.
The Greenwood baseball team suffered its first loss Saturday as Caroline High School club won by a score of something. Noble Jarrell struck out 12 and Henry Wilson made a remarkable catch. Batteries Denton Jarrell and Jones for Greenwood Lord and Satterfield.
Coming and it is high time you select your suit of J. Jveragam Denton. He has the largest line of men s and boys best clothing.
Saturday showcased a large German Baptist assembly in Easton Caroline County. Uiders Ning and Geo Ranigh led Peach Blossom feast services while Rev. L. R. Brumbaugh preached and Rev. Mr. Raligh led examinations. Elders Raligh and King directed evening communion and feet washing attracting hundreds.
The Messenger of Wilmington reports a talk by James N. Chadbourn to the Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington praising North Carolina strawberry farming. Chadbourn notes Chadbourn's market drives high activity with 75 buyers near Chadbourn and a single Monday shipment of 52 cars, $60,000 paid by local banks, and rapid daily earnings for pickers including notable success stories like A. F. Colter who turned $200 into a flourishing farm with daily returns of 250 to 500 dollars.
On June 1 the Passenger Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad will publish the 1904 edition of the Summer Excursion Route Book. It describes principal Eastern resorts with routes and fares, includes over seventeen hundred routes, maps, and illustrations. The book costs ten cents at ticket offices or twenty cents by mail from Geo. W. Boyd at Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
In a letter to The Fruit Trade Journal Mr. Spencer Lapham noted berries would ship on May 15 but on the 19th said two crates were arriving today. He mentions peaches with some complaints about Kieffer pears, predicts a fine crop yet notes cross fertilization issues. Ridgely shippers are sending north several carloads of strawberries daily. next week shipments will rise though the crop will be light and season short. Prices for berries have been only fair.
Before buying spring and summer footwear readers are invited to inspect the Queen Quality line at J. L. Verngam's in Denton Maryland. Local shop promotes durable stylish options for warm weather wear.
Photographers H. L. Cohee and W. Henri Smith will be in Ridgely next Thursday with their tent. Both photos and tintypes will be made.
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