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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1903
Page
3
Cirourt Court Will Meet Jan 11 Orphans Court Will Meet Nov 24 Levy Court Will Meet Nov 24 School Board Will Meet Nov 24 All notices indicate scheduled sessions for local government bodies with specified dates.
The Queen Anne steamer lies in Queenstown harbor for the winter while buyers gather in city markets for turkeys. Notices advertise durable trespass posters and grain shipping sacks. several local businesses and individuals are noted for shoes, floristry, jewelry, and shipping needs. J. Kemp Stevens named deputy. Easton court duties and county commissions updated. Multiple obituaries and civic notices detail deaths, marriages, emigration, and local appointments.
Residents and visitors in Ridgely and surrounding areas are listed with names such as Fred Bowdle and Bessie Gooden, plus church and family connections. Mentions include funerals in Camden, visits to Dover and Wilmington, and local gatherings. A short Q&A joke about marriage naming customs appears at the end.
Mr Alga Smith of Cordova visited Mr and Mrs William E Ayers near town over the weekend. An all day holiness meeting is planned at the Greensboro Mission tomorrow the 22nd. John P Pepper moved his family to the Pritchett house on Main Street this week. Mrs Martha Comegys of Philadelphia visits her daughter Mrs Warren Vansant. Fred and Frank Henning visit parents near Bethlehem. James Holland of Delanco New Jersey visits local friends. J Gooden Sapp of Wynette Illinois visits his sister Mrs E W Dill. Samuel Meintzer of Easton visited Greensboro this week. Miss Mary House returns from Philadelphia. A Methodist parsonage musical is set for the 26th. Mrs William H Lowe visits Wilmington friends. Mr and Mrs Thomas H Jarman are in Baltimore.
Several young ladies take up gunning with one killing a sparrow and a rabbit and hoping for more game before season end. Rev G R Mays begins protracted service at Queen Anne church with visiting Rev W E Henry from Easton. Miss Wstelle Warren of Charles ton WV, visiting her mother Mrs G R Mays, will return home soon. Stereopticon show at Thompson's Hall draws praise on Monday and Tuesday. Miss Crew, guest of Miss Beauchamp, visits Harrington friends. Messrs Winnie Smith and George Stewart spend time with Marydel friends. Mr H M Thompson buys a lot in Queen Anne from Mr George Onions. Miss Evelyn Fleming visits Miss Bowen of Marydel. Mrs Ed Davis is very ill.
Mrs John Stevenson and son from Brooklyn enjoy the hunting season at Lewis Trice's. W W Gambrill of Cheater Pa visits his father J C Gambrill. Town commissioners lay larger sewer pipes across Main Street near Nobles store for full drainage west of the schoolhouse. Rev Mr Holt Miss Fannia Noble and Miss Ethel Davis attend a District Epworth League meeting at Georgetown Delaware on Tuesday. Dr Randall and Rieff of German Town Pa visit Harry W Davis. Cambridge laundry puts a wagon on the road. R W Messenger leaves for Virginia Wednesday night.
Ridgely, Queen Anne's county, foreman Carroll Meredith was wounded by bird shot while hunting near Wye Mills. He received multiple hits to the leg and hand. Dr. Adams treated the wounds. At Ridgely Opera House on November 26, Company F Minstrels from Easton, Bowman Concert Company, and Bowman's fall brass band will perform with the Minors Quartet among the attractions.
Mrs N A Caball returns from Philadelphia with ten year old daughter reportedly recovered after throat treatment at Methodist Hospital. The old Williamson homestead nearby is being repaired, with owner C L Williamson converting it into a nearly new house.
Mrs. Chas Beauchamp and granddaughter Nannie Clark and Mrs Williamson were visitors at Goldsboro from Friday to Monday. Mrs India Williamson Williston has returned home after a week with Mrs Clara Clark and mother in Tuckahoe Neck. Mr and Mrs W M Wright spent Tuesday in Easton. Mes Emma Danham and daughter Retta are in Philadelphia. Miss Liezie Rumbold visits her sister in Baltimore. Preston Mrs J T Dennis and children visited Washington this week. Revival meetings are in progress at Bethlehem. The latest wallpaper patterns Seapiece and gilt sell for 80 a piece. Window shades 22 each. Thomas Messer 1015 W Baltimore Street Baltimore.
The Rev Henry Lowndes Drew in Christ Church preaches his first sermon as rector, praising Christ's miracles to St John from Matthew. He argues the old dispensation passes. the new order in Christ brings light, healing, and the gospel to the poor, urging faith and spiritual renewal.
The West cold snap arrives on schedule as Denton Store 4 readies heavy stock of clothing undergarments furnishings shoes hats blankets dress fabrics hosiery and more. Swinney & Company offer top prices for all country produce with dressed turkeys fetching good prices and T. L. Trice's offering a broad dress goods assortment.
The Arm of Hochschild Kohn & Co marked six years in Baltimore with a Monday celebration at its Lexington and Howard streets flagship. The store drew heavy buyer crowds, roses and chrysanthemums for staff, and a previous-week banquet for employees. Founded November 15, 1897, the firm has grown from 100 to 700 employees with expansion projects, including 310 Lexington Street two years ago.
Dr Hodges rector of St Pauls Church Baltimore laments extravagance at church weddings. He argues solemnization may occur outside the church, but dislikes lavish decor and music that distracts from holy matrimony. He warns costly rites deter modest families and may raise divorce risk.
Personal and social notes recount a Mt. Olive Methodist ceremony near Willow Grove with Laura Sylvester marrying W John Murphy of Goldsboro. Music by a Lohengrin quartet, numerous ushers, and a later Baltimore ceremony for Rosa Lamdin and Thomas Gawthrop Trenchard. Also notices future weddings of Frances Stella Pennington, Margaret Cherry, and Carrie Andrews Casson. Local residents reappear in brief social items and visits. weather observer Barwick to relocate. Denton visitors and legal notices noted.
An old-timer recalls a Maryland corn husking song from about 70 years ago. The piece describes husking gatherings with white and Black participants, the lead who calls out lines, and a social supper with cider and whiskey. The narrator wonders about the era’s happiness and notes few can recall the song or its tune.
Evangelist Miss Fan kie Hitch assists at the Holiness Mission while Miss Etta Gibson arrives for several days of revival. Bishop Adams plans major services at Christ Church and Hillsboro Parish Church. Union Thanksgiving services set for Thursday at 10 30. Rev B P Truitt and Rev A S Mowbray lecture and preach. Easton Bishop W F Adams to visit St Pauls Hillsboro.
Dr M Bates Stephens state superintendent will lead the annual Teachers Institute at Caroline High School Building Monday to Wednesday next week with assistance from Rev E Simpson Miss Scarborough Miss Amanda D Saulsbury and Miss Emma Saulsbury. Visiting examiners will be John T White and F Eugene Wathen. Addresses will be given by Dr Stephens Mr Simpson Miss Saulsbury and Miss Scarborough and talks on phonics by Miss Amanda Sainsbury. Round tables on arithmetic led by Mr Byrn with numerous assistants and discussions on Ends in Teaching led by Mr Willis with several helpers.
A reflection on early settler Puritan restraint during Thanksgiving and their shift toward a festive mood. The piece notes modern society often follows the settlers' exuberant mirth, though their original practice favored fasting and prayer with strict diet limits.
Ginseng digging is a money maker in northern Frederick county with one trapper earning 23 pounds at 5 dollars per pound in Baltimore. James E. Hignutt of Denton tests a ginseng bed in John S. Barnhart's nursery. A separate item notes a social event at Masonic Hall on Tuesday November 24th with the Old Maids Matrimonial Club.
Southern wheat quoted at 85 cents and Western steady at 84. Southern corn at 48 cents and Western quiet at 492. This time last year wheat stood at 77,774 cents. From the Easton Ledger Governor Smith is portrayed as a capable statesman akin to Senator James Alfred Pearce.
Baltimore dispatch lists three candidates favored for House Speakership J C Linthicum E E Goslin and William Collins. Senate President likely Spencer C Jones with Albert J Almany as reading clerk. Treasurer expected Van diver to be re elected. Secretary of State possibles include J M Streett Allen Bowie Howard and Oswald Tilghman. Townsend and Fred Lasseer spoken as journal clerk and chief clerk prospects. Senate race for US seat remains unsettled.
George Parker of Tuckahoe Bridge was found guilty in two local option law violations in Easton Court. He receives a one year House of Correction term and a $200 fine, with an appeal and $600 bail posted. The notice also contains marketing quotes.
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