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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1909
Page
5
Dorchester woods fires rage as town notes shift to bids and sales. Denton residents see football defeats, auctions, and shop openings while state and county officials discuss bridges, electricity upgrades, and new office holders.
Social notes report a wedding announcement from Easton. Miss Ethel Harper, daughter of the late John C. Harper of Talbot County, will wed Mr. Percy Petit of Norfolk, Virginia. The ceremony is planned for next Tuesday evening at the Harrington home on Goldsborough Street Easton.
A compilation notes that advertising boosts sales while neglecting ads risks business death. It reports hog prices topping seven and a half cents per pound, details on Joseph H. Lockerman a Baltimore teacher and his salary, a fire at Whiteley’s livery stable killing eight horses, Seaford’s toy pistol ordinance proposal after a boy’s injury, Cambridge and Seaford Railroad marks its 40th anniversary, and Dover's claim as a well paved town.
The Death Roll reports the passing of Walter Henry, a young resident near Williston, who died Saturday night. His funeral occurred Monday at Concord with Rev. L. B. Morgan officiating and burial in Concord churchyard. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Annie Whaley, wife of Mr. John Whaley, at her Hickman home Saturday morning aged thirty five. Interment followed Monday at Concord.
The column reports Rev C T Wyatt of Harrison Street Church Wilmington visiting families and preaching at the M E Church South in Goldsboro. It notes depot improvements and a proposed flower bed, plus multiple local clergy and lay actions, funerals, and society items.
Federalsburg reports that school rooms have been set up opposite the high school with Cora Noble and Eva Wright in charge. Local residents and visitors include Mrs. Peter Killen and Edna of Easton, Zay Jones family in Dorchester, Will Johnson relatives in Greenwood, and George Phillips of Philadelphia visiting. Miss Nettie Smith of Reliance and Miss Virgie Williams socialized. Miss Bessie Bennett of Rhodesdale visits Mrs. Will Covey. Revival services continue at the M Y Church. Mrs. Raymond Charles is ill and Mrs. Will Warren shows slow improvement. Mrs. George Ewell is taken to Cambridge hospital. Mr. Eddie Breeding is sick at his uncle W. R. Breeding’s home. Mr. C. Kauffman attends his mother’s funeral in Lancaster, Pa.
Mr and Mrs C W Jacobs left Saturday for Tallahassee to visit Senator and Mrs Park Trammell then proceed to Lakeland for the winter. Rev Clinton Wyatt of Wilmington was a town visitor this week, S H Pippin from Wilmington spent weekend here, Belle Dailey and S G Boyer visited Barclay Sunday, Thomas E Ford bought a saw mill, Wright Hall is quite ill.
The Talbot Packing and Preserving Company of Cordova along with Charles C. Nickerson and Charles R. Wooters of Easton paid off their tomato growers Saturday, distributing more than ten thousand dollars in total.
An agricultural note explains that watery egg whites signal poor protein in rations and suggests clover wheat bran and middlings to boost protein and fat content. It advises lime in the shell-box to help shells and mentions St. Martin's Day predicting winter severity. The weather expert dismisses Indian summer as a myth and cites day by day forecasts.
Armour & Co sent a representative to study Ridgely for a prospective fruit syrup facility. If chosen, a rental plant would open for a year, with a potential 18 to 20 thousand dollar expansion if warranted. The project would use about 600 acres of strawberry crops, paying five to six cents per quart to the factory. The development promises benefit to local berry growers and the town.
A sequence of local visits spans Dorchester Centreville and nearby towns. Notables include Dr John T Dawson and relatives from Dorchester, Rev D C Ridgeway to preach at St Pauls M E Church, and many residents from Wilmington Philadelphia Baltimore and Virginia visiting kin and hosting social events at the M E parsonage. An 8 year old Harford Porter son suffered a broken collar bone from a pavement fall.
Mr and Mrs L A Gooden and daughter Sarah and Miss Edith Gooden spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs D M Gooden in Delaware. Raymond Sweeney of Wilmington visits his father F B Sweeney. Alta Shorts of Hartley visits cousin Araminta Clark. Bertie Dill returns to Baltimore after a short stay. Ivanhoe Willis and Haaz visit Chestertown friends. Walter Stumm of Wilmington visits B F Dill. G H Wilson spends time with friends in Baltimore. J F Quillen couple spend a few days in Baltimore. C C Merriken spends Sunday at Federalsburg home. A B Gooden and family move to Marydel. Alice Montague spends Saturday in Dover.
An all day gathering is planned at Wesley M E Church with several speakers from a distance expected to attend. Rev T J Sard is unanimously asked to return to Burrsville circuit for next year. Mr Harry A Porter will take charge of the Jacobs store at Burrsville next week.
An odd 25 cent advertisement claims Sprinkle Alien Foot-Base can be applied to a single shoe to reveal a difference. Marketed as a solution when robbers or overshoes are needed and shoes pinch. Sold Everywhere with a bold no substitute note.
In a Rome imprisonment Paul continues to preach, using his captivity to reach Caesar’s household and early Christians. He travels from Syracuse to Puteoli and then Rome, where he speaks to Jews and guards, asserting his innocence and spreading the gospel amid trials. The lesson highlights steadfast faith, continual preaching, and the power of spiritual weapons over material force.
The October roll of honor lists Miriam Todd Virginia Davis Myrtle Lord Dorothy Todd Bessie Hubbard Ruth Carroll Louise Cohee Catherine Cohee Hessie Snowberger Gilbert Collins Wayford Brown Ella Kelley Roland Starkey Blanche Chaffinch Summers Carroll Earl Chaffinch Elizabeth Brown. A box social at Boonsboro school is planned for Friday evening November 19 weather permitting, proceeds benefit the school and ladies are asked to bring boxes. Caroline Teachers Association met at the High School with addresses by Miss Smedley Mildren Buswell State Superintendent Stephens and others. A box social and festival will be held at Long's school house Friday evening November 16. A farm near Dover sold for 140 per acre. buyer bought two acres for 14000.
In Orphans' Court Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood heard petitions. An order directed administrator Edgell to deed real estate. Beauchamp will probated. Maloney named executor. Creditors notice ordered. Appraisers named for personal estates. Bailey estate admin appointed. Guardianship renewed for Mary Camper. Guardian bond approved. Final receipts from Harris and Dennison distributees approved. Trustee accounts and sale ratification of Mary Lockerman estate approved.
A Baltimore Sun clipping argues that preventable deaths may be linked to mouth infections. Dr D D Smith of Philadelphia advocates oral prophylaxis and asserts improved health and longer life would follow. The piece cites a Poor Children's Home showing health gains after dental care and notes reduced medical costs. It warns of no dental hygiene or inspection in schools and describes bacteria spread via coughing or sneezing to others’ teeth.
The Warthmore Sun reports Democrats, led by Gov Crothers, outlining priorities for the next Legislature. A public utilities commission is to supervise all public service firms, with Attorney-General Straus drafting the bill by December 1 to cover every utility in the state.
Nurse Mother Gray of the Children’s Home in New York promotes a powder for feverishness teething disorders and bowel regulation while destroying worms. Over 10,000 testimonials claim success. Available at druggists for 25 cents. Free sample address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
J W Vernelson a former Wilmington NC farmer rents a Henderson area farm near the Delaware line and plants an acre in cotton in May. Dry spell and heat stunt growth and frost ends crop. He plans May 16 next year and hints at tobacco to follow reporting soil is productive and Delaware farms are sought.
The Baltimore News reports ongoing jockeying six weeks before the caucus to decide President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Dr Charles V Hayden of St Marys and Carville Benon of Baltimore seek votes, meet Governor Crothers, and hold daily talks with potential influencers. Eastern Shore likely claims Senate Presidency, with Moore of Worcester and Mersmin of Carroll named veterans, while Lee of Montgomery and Gorman avoid public positions. If the Senate Presidency goes West, Eastern Shore would push for Speakership, drawing Hayden and Wenson from the House out of contention.
Col Thom as J Ewell State Fire Marshall and a Baltimore detective aided in arresting Benjamin F Hur lock, a young white man, in Centreville jail on Wednesday morning. He confessed to burning two buildings at Church Hill on October 31, the Smyrna Creamery Company property and a Miss Kate Riggin dwelling. A lone woman was attacked at midnight Wednesday in her home on the outskirts of Centreville, tied and gagged. Mrs Henrieth Meredith, 60, freed herself and raised the alarm.
A compact note urges steady effort beyond single steps in progress and promotion. The piece quotes lines about walking, talking, growing, and keeping ads active, then lists commodity prices: wheat at 1.16 and corn at 0.64.
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