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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1910
Page
4
Dorchester residents see farm sales and ads for clothing and fur, with notices of steamer Edenton trips and cattle purchases. Bank statements, road oiling, and tax assessments are noted alongside hunting season reports and a football injury. Local officials discuss bridge draws and state road work while preparations for holidays begin.
In Philadelphia, Harvey L. Cooper William W. Seward and Thomas W. Jones met Armour Company executives David son and Schmidt and finalized a pact to locate a large Ridgely factory. Plans include 164 by 450 foot buildings and a sugar materials warehouse by January 1. The deal guarantees 200 acres of strawberries at five cents a quart for five years to supply the plant, with expected larger harvest needs and broader fruit handling.
Harmony school announces October roll of honor listing Mary Cox Mildred Collins Hattie Mc Connell Nettie Tribett Lester Foote Jessie Bradley Naomi Butler Homer Reed Mary Deen Martha Willis Hilda Wright Helen Dill Mary Foote Dorothy Wright Orvel Reed Una Rogers Lillian Wilkins Lee Deen Bertha Hulliger Elma Todd Minta Todd Edith Odd Franie Willoughby. A patrons association formed at Caroline High School led by Mrs H E Ramsdell president and Mrs Fred R Owens vice president with Miss Lelia Cox secretary. The group will meet first Monday each month and Harmony school will host a Thanksgiving party Tuesday evening November 22, public invited.
Mrs Wesley Edgell, wife of Captain Edgell, died at her Choptank home at 3 o clock Saturday from Brights disease, aged about 55. She is survived by her husband and three children Fred Edgell Ward Edgell and Addie Edgell all of Choptank. Burial services were held there Saturday afternoon.
Mary C Hobby 58 daughter of the late Clarissa and George T Hobby died at her Hillsboro home on November g. Funeral services were held at Centreville Protestant Episcopal Church with Rev Walter B Stelle. interment at Centreville Cemetery. Relatives from Dover Brooklyn and Queen Anne attended. Several residents and visitors are noted in local social updates with travel to Baltimore and nearby towns.
A group from Thawley's Chapel with their pastor and two Denton gentlemen visited last week to discuss erecting a prospective parsonage. Local residents Mrs. M. A. Ricards and her daughter Mrs. A. Moore joined family figures and other neighbors in a busy week of visits and duties across several towns.
Cambridge dispatch reports 27 year old Federalsburg telegraph operator Orrie Hubbert jumped from a second story hospital window in a delirious typhoid fever episode. He died about an hour later. Funeral held in Federalsburg with Rev. Elderdice and Rev. Dashiell officiating. A coal oil stove explosion at the M E parsonage caused damage.
Hickman invites all to attend a love feast preaching and harvest home services Sunday morning. Messrs Gootee Stevens and Charles Francis of Wilmington are here briefly for a gunning trip. Mr John Ramsey of Philadelphia visited Mr W J Layton this week. Mrs Mack Hollis is reported quite sick at this writing.
Mr and Mrs J B Baughley hosted Union M P Church Christian Endeavor members with six month officer elections led by President Mrs Laura Porte and Secretary Mrs Mary Graham A program featured solos by Mrs Graham and Miss Nellie Melvin recitations by Misses Jessie and Irma Bailey and a paper by Miss Edith Simpson Refreshments followed Other notices include T Wesley Porter returning from a Denton Easton and Baltimore visit and revival meetings planned for November 27 at Burrsville and Union M P Church. Mrs T R Jacobs to Baltimore for hospital treatment. Philadelphia visitors to local families. Mary E Raughley ill with rheumatism.
Preston notices report John Payne leading the Epworth League at the M. E. Church while Rev. C. N. Jones conducts a Bethlehem revival near the same time. Visiting relatives include Fulton Noble and family from Atlantic City, J F Disharoon from Federalsburg with moving pictures Thursdays, Charlie Taylor of Long Branch visiting his parents, Olin Kelley and Jacob Charles hosts, Misses Charles and Trice of Hurlock with aunt Mrs Jesse Wright, and Twiford Williams touring Florida.
Smithville notes list guests from Leonard Covey family near Nichols Clayton Covey near Concord and Miss Olla Scott hosted by Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock last Sunday. A number of gunners were active in the vicinity on the 15th and quite successful. Mrs Josephine Beaner of Philadelphia visited Miss Ollie Hignutt last week. Mrs Wm Walker and Miss Ollie Hignutt visited Bridgeville on Tuesday. Miss Bertha Bullock spent Thursday and Friday in Baltimore. Miss Bessie Liden is visiting relatives in Harrington.
A Thursday fox chase in lower Tuckahoe Neck with Enos Carroll’s pack began at Goose Pond road. John J. White and A. K. White of Atlantic City joined, and the fox led hunters through Tillotson Wood to Hell Point then toward Horse Point, with the quarry finally taking refuge at Indian Landing. wind rose, dogs broke from a corn shock, and the chase ended after about ten miles with the denning ground still undiscovered.
In the Orphans' Court Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood presided. Messick presented an inventory for Joseph C. Webb's administrator. Wright presented a first and partial account for Fred F. Wright deceased, approved. Maggie Mastin Harper named guardian to Naomi J. Harper. bond filed and approved. Stubbs and Golds borough presented first partial account for Wm. B. Stubbs, approved. Clark Owens trustees for Samuel R. Buckley presented account audit and distribution, approved. Laura Dudesluys guardian to Harrison Otis presented final receipt and release. Harvey L. Cooper guardian to Walter T. Redman presented final receipt and release. George T. Hobby Jr. custodian presented Mary C Hobby deceased will for probate.
Delaware notes report Benjamin Conaway sought on election bribery charges escaped after leaping into tall timber at speed. Officers pursued by car at about 45 mph with chauffeurs enjoying the race. Other local items note new Kent county clerk of the peace J. Lynn Pratt appointing William G. Purvis deputy and quarantine lifted for Seaford boy with diphtheria. Counts of corrupt practices act violations cited as under investigation.
County Commissioners heard a request from Messrs Jarrell Wharton Jarman Murphy Alda Jackson Arlington Breeding James W Melvin and C L Martin of the First district to rebuild Islandsbridge road to Brights Corner Delaware line. Road Engineer Paine backed the plan noting it is a heavy highway. Farmers along the route agreed to pay one fifth of the cost in cash and labor and the board will begin around Christmas benefiting Goldsboro and nearby residents.
Marydel report says Foster Hickey was severely hurt when he stepped on a large hand rake outside Bowdle's store. The handle struck his temple, he fell unconscious, and was later revived. Wound dressed by Dr. Joseph Re Smith in Templeville.
A Secre tary church home-coming on November 6 featured an all-day program with an old-fashioned love feast and sermons by Rev. G F Newton and others. W E Hearn spoke at Sunday School gathering. Nutter delivered a lingering 3 o'clock sermon. Epworth League rally led by Miss Corinne Wright followed by a 7 30 p m appeal for family altar restoration. Harvest and revival notices end with invitations to Denton and Centreville events.
Starch and yeast from potatoes proposed as a new industry for Hallwood Virginia and the Eastern Shore. A hallwood plant pulverizes Irish potatoes to flour like product and ships barrels to distant factories. Farmers see profit in growing more potatoes and supplying the material. Other towns want similar plants and more acreage is urged.
Engineer Paine predicts the concrete bridge over Chapel Branch will be completed in a few days. It joins a string of substantial county structures praised for solid, century‑long durability. The era favors permanent bridges and replacement of wood with concrete for larger spans, with terra cotta tile used on smaller ones.
The trappers report most animals have already shed winter fur signaling a long cold season. The piece notes old Romans’ beliefs in animal signs and warns readers to prepare, possibly stocking more coal.
The box social held at the school taught by Miss Eva J. Garey one evening last week was a pronounced success. Mrs. Bessie Moore of Philadelphia visits Mrs. William T. Turner near Ruthsburg. The death of Dr. W. L. Fenby came as a great shock to our citizens and his family.
Delegations from Maryland Eastern Shore counties will visit Baltimore to confer with a Merchants and Manufacturers Association committee. They aim to strengthen business ties and discuss facilities for quicker same day travel between the shore and Baltimore. The meeting date is not fixed, likely November 25 or 28.
A Baltimore News item notes turkeys scarce this year with long single file estimates if marched from San Francisco to New York and back to Chicago. Seals warn berry shortages may limit holiday orders while cold weather could increase birds in markets. Holly gathering has begun and farmers decorate for the holidays. Prices unlikely to be prohibitive but stock is light. market relief expected from colder weather. Peanut growing profitable in Virginia with Wicomico farmers expanding. Eastern Shore soil praised for peanuts and broiler production urged in Journal feature.
Mrs. Sarah J. Knox of Talbot county sued the May or and Town Council of Easton for 5000 for injuries from a fall through a bridge. The Circuit Court in Queen Annes county returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 1000, with Knox sustaining a broken wrist.
Several hundred misdirected letters reach the Denton post office each year. They are advertised and go per cent of them never reach their destination. Ninety nine per cent of the trouble could be remedied if correspondents could use stationery with their name and address plainly printed in the corner of the envelope. Tux Journal is prepared to turn out high grade work at short notice.
A mother notes the passing of Ella Collison on November 17 marking three years since her death. She expresses ongoing sorrow and faith, saying Ella lives with God and angels and that they will join her in Heaven.
Government advocates Angora goats as cheap brush clearing for new land. With dozens of goats on farms near Denton and Piney, owners note goats eat leaves and weeds, keep sprouts down, and effectively kill brush in one to two years. Fenced land and careful grazing maximize profit while avoiding starvation.
Mrs. Collison and her granddaughter have returned after spending several days with Mrs. Pearson, the daughter of Mrs. Collison.
The author notes a rare seasonal imbalance where autumn appears truncated at both ends as summer and winter claim portions of the period. This reflective observation highlights unusual climate transitions and may hint at broader seasonal irregularities.
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