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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
6
County news brief lists upcoming official meetings. Circuit Court session begins January 13. court and levy sessions slated for November 26. School Board to meet November 20. Includes notices soliciting news from all parts of the county.
Notices span Thanksgiving closings and auctions across Denton area. J L Everngam and T C West close or sell property, Mrs Barton and W D Taylor schedule farm stock sales, and Miss Mecklvaine promotes fashion goods. A Queen Anne’s excursion, coal at low price, and a Christmas merchant wave surround rail and local trades amid a busy Denton Journal page.
Miss Mattie Hughlett Naylor daughter of Mrs. Alfred Kemp Trappe Talbot county wed Dr. Frederick Rowland Malone Greensboro Wednesday afternoon at St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church Trappe. The couple welcomed relatives and friends after the ceremony and plan a southern tour before settling in Greensboro where Malone practices. Other notes include upcoming Swann and Blake nuptials and various visits and arrivals in Denton and surrounding towns.
Federalsburg is seeing Methodist Protestants seek to buy the Presbyterian Church with about thirty members already. Protracted meetings continue led by Rev. Wright from Reliance circuit, while Rev. Treadway from Cambridge preaches. Electrification plans by William D. Davis hinge on patronage. Free Gospel meetings near town report five baptisms. Hunters scour the area as game limits tighten. Miss Eva Deckins returns from Philadelphia where she works as a nurse. Several residents relocate or travel, including Mowbray family to Poole’s house, Will Clark and father to Matthews county for holly, Turner moves toward a farm near Agner, and Herman Noble returns from Philadelphia. Federalsburg seeks a new fire engine house.
Sunday School class entertainment at Thompson’s Hall delighted attendees. Tomorrow at the M E Church sermons titled Morning Launching out into the deep and Look Up and Lift Up. Alpheus Harney and Laney Dean wed at Southern Methodist Church. Annie Beauchamp elected delegate to East Baltimore Epworth League Convention. Thanksgiving service at M E Church led by Rev. Z H Webster. George Stewart now assisting jeweler W T Jones. new stock of oat silverware and fine jewelry. Snowberger moved from Queen Anne to Ridgely. Mrs T H Jarman of Greensboro visited town. New M E Chapel dedicated December 22. Agner Russom visiting J F Russom. Dr W H Miller returns from Virginia.
Queen Anne prepares to part with two teachers J C Clark and Floyd P Hummer who intend to solicit for a correspondence school. L M Evans of B D Evans store traveled to Philadelphia for holiday trade goods. Two houses are under construction by Aliie Heather and J W McKnott. Judge Martin and John E George hunted with S C Faulkner. Wm H Knotts of Knotts Carter visits Baltimore for holiday goods. Mrs B H Emory recovering from illness. Miss Laura Heather of Marydel visiting sister Mrs B H Emory. J H Emory and son B D Emory visited Philadelphia. Sr Wm P Perkins travels to Philadelphia.
Detla Graham spent Sunday with Lillian Carroll near Hobbs. Mary Nuttle hosted friends last Saturday including Hannie Garey Blanche Hobbs Caro RedJon Louise Barnhart Florence Horner Carrie Hobbs Ella Nuttle Minnie Collins Cathell and Harry Ward Daisy Adrian Rosa Burkett Carrie Potter Elbert and Willie Nuttle. Louise Barnhall of Denton visited Minnie Collins late week. Arthur Hayes visited his parents near Greenwood Sunday. H T Nuttle bought a graphophone Tilghman Nuttle on the sick list. Brownsville visitors Ben Welch Iva Russell Concord. Thomas Beauchamp ill near Adamsville. May Sparklin spent Sunday with Miss Johnson at Concord. Clarence Beauchamp visited Mrs Addie Welch near here last week.
A Choptank correspondent asks editors to raise teacher salaries to match county norms. She cites audits showing Choptank pays two teachers far less than Henderson Goldsboro Hillsboro and Preston Federalsburg. She notes larger class sizes, two current teachers at risk of leaving, and praises Miss Collins and Miss England while urging funds and school-store upgrades.
Webster Elliott aged about 21 died after a hunting or gaming outing ended with a gun misfire. During a hunt Elliott and companions Frank Hobbs Harry Wo and Charles Duncal were near a bog when a dog carted by a horse tangled with boars causing Elliott to fall and his shotgun discharged into his left arm and shoulder. He was treated by Dr Corkran at Centreville then died at home from loss of blood, roughly an hour after the accident. Hobbs is the son of farmer Nathan F Hobbs near Hope.
Alfred Lotman of Elkton carried a loaded shotgun to bed with the muzzle toward the foot of the bed. In a dream he envisioned game and planned to shoot the next day. The gun fired accidentally, striking his left foot and taking his big toe.
The hunting season is disappointing due to dry ditches and water courses. Ex-Sheriff Berry led with 21 quail and two rabbits on opening day. Attorney Lewis near Smithville boasted coveys of quail after a long day, while Justice Steele shared a humorous misfire tale. State Superintendent Bates Stephens hunted Br’r Rabbit, claiming no partridge pursuit. Stephens Literary Society at Denton High School presented minutes, poems, readings, debates, and a judged program Friday.
The Maryland and Delaware Telegraph and Telephone Company is incorporated with J Kemp Stevens George L Wallace Charles E Stevens William H Doweese and Fred R Owens as founders. Home office in Salisbury capital stock 100000 in 4000 shares of 25 each. Directors include John Walter Smith Thomas H Bock Walter B Miller Harry A Richardson William H Baker DuPont Walker and Fred R Owens. Officers to be elected after a Salisbury directors meeting. Attorneys are Deweese Owens of Denton. Local interests Salisbury Crisfield and Snow Hill Telephone Companies join with Diamond State Telephone to coordinate lines on the peninsula. Old Salisbury plant to be rebuilt.
Mr. Isaac L. Dukes, newly elected sheriff, took the oath Thursday. He will stay at his Tuckahoe Neck home to wind down farming before moving to Denton to occupy the jail and office in the courthouse. Calls for a new jail due to old cells and repeated escapes have been urged by grand juries as a public improvement.
This article traces Indian summer from its November onset through folklore and legends. It covers St Martin's Day connections, goose lore, and the term Halcyon Days, noting origins in European festival traditions and literary attributions dating to 1794. It mentions St. Martin of Tours and historical figures and quotes Killikelly and Dryden.
A large audience enjoyed Boston Stars at Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening. Eleven numbers were performed with Miss Alice Mailyn soprano in Bobolink, Miss Emma Denham violin pieces, a Frank Reynolds and Mailyn duet Humoresque, and Miss Georgia Harvey violin oratorical pieces. The Bureau of Public Entertainment praised the show and announced the next event featuring lecturer John R. Clarke presenting To and Fro in London on December 5.
Mr Harry M Thompson will near completion of the largest wagon carriage and machinery repository on the Eastern Shore The building fronts 54 feet and runs 20 feet deep It is two stories high The upper room will serve as a town hall with stage and seating for three hundred or more Thompson has built a large business with customers across the three counties joining at that place He buys stock in large quantities and offers desirable terms to customers
The article outlines upcoming church services at the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant churches. Rev. W. A. Ferguson arrives to lead weeklong services with several sermons titled The Hidden Man, The Solemn Day and others. A Thanksgiving sermon by Rev. B. P. Truitt follows, as well as a farewell sermon by Rev. B. F. Jester who moves to the Wilmington Conference. Parishioners bring aid to Rev. F. C. O'Meara, and various pastors plan the next sessions and local preaching in Burrsville and Ridgely.
Mrs. Sarah Rickards, 81, died at her son B F Rickards home near Downes Station from pneumonia. She was twice married to Henry Saulsbury of Tuckahoe Neck and later Benjamin Rickards of Delaware. Survived by three sons B Frank Rickards W Thomas Saulsbury and Robert H Saulsbury and one daughter Mrs Josephine Kirkman. Funeral at her late home with Rev T H Wright officiating. interment at Dentes cemetery. Also noted were the death of Manlove Scott near Scott’s Del aged 78. four children survive John Scott Charles M Scott Mrs J F Stevens and Mrs F W Satterfield. George M Jenkins of Trappe Talbot county died aged 58. Robert J Wilson near Queenstown died aged 60.
Wesley Jarrell receives commission as county commissioner succeeding Willard Todd and James B. Wright is elected president of the board. H L Cooper and William H Dewetse file a 1500 claim for Jacob Ryan who says a broken bridge on the Denton to Hillsboro road caused injury. Denton bridge to close for repairs November 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Timbers and floor to be replaced. Charles H. Whitby notes road work halted due to exhausted funds while bridges remain to be kept in repair.
The School Board awarded a Newark New Jersey contractor James A. McKenney a bid for a team heating plant to be installed at the High School. Bids varied and occupancy is hoped by January 1. New furniture arrives for two rooms while other rooms reuse pieces from the old building. Bertie Dukes of Ridgely resigns her scholarship at Washington College Normal Department. Therick Godwin Company of Easton advertises today.
Promotion lists shoes priced from 3.50 to 6.00, including sample stock and a famous maker's remaining inventory. Describes Ideal Kid patent leather and patent calf options, winterweight oxfords in dull or bright leathers, and heavy extension sales. Claims full range sizes and widths for exact fit at 1.95 under normal trade conditions.
Wardrobe appeal centers on Raglan or Newmarket coats from a premier retailer with the largest stock. Purses priced 10 to 75 dollars. Rainy Day suits in all wool, jackets, skirts, flounces, and all wool dress and golf capes feature shades from blue to black with varying prices. French flannel waists offered in multiple colors, marketed as unmatched value.
The text outlines thorough poultry cleaning and dressing steps for turkey preparation. It covers immediate drawing after killing, hair removal, washing, head removal, skin folding, sinew extraction from legs, internal cleaning, giblet handling, and two dressings: bread crumb butter mix and stock onion thyme celery with chestnut stuffing and oyster additions, plus giblet gravy and quiblet sauce.
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