Court Meetings Announced for October Dates
The circuit court is set to convene on October 5 with an Orphans Court session on October 1. A Levy Court gathering is planned for October 1 and a School Board meeting on October 11.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1904
Page
3
Local notes and fall millinery in Denton area
The Denton column reports on October registration days, new millinery at Ida J. Mellvaine, and local real estate and business updates. Mentions T. L. Trice representing a Baltimore firm, a Bridgeville holiness church closure over unpaid rent, new farm house work for James H. Nichols, and Prof John T. Moore raising chickens near town. Also notes wheat and corn prices in Baltimore, a record hen laying 128 eggs, and upcoming political events with Democratic committees and Parker Davis Smith League activities. George W. Parker granted clemency, Mrs. Alexine Atkinson funeral, and J Oscar Webb’s execution in Philadelphia. Describes election logistics, judges, and local party speakers. The piece closes with a garbled tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Trice
Baltimore
Holiness Church
Bridgeville
Carpenter Statum
James H. Nichols
Ida J. Mellvaine
H. E. Ramsdell
B. F. Greenley
Ida J. Meclvaine
John T. Moore
New Peoples Bank
A. T. Reichman
William J. Richards
Ridgely
George E. Saulsbury
National Life Insurance Company
Wilmington
Law Building
Belle Milligan
Annapolis
Caroline County
Parker, Davis and Smith League
Third District
R. W. Richards
N. A. Hutson
Theodore A. Johnson
John Wesley Colored Church
Roosevelt
George W. Parker
New Bridge
Talbot
Alexine Atkinson
James K. Saulsbury
G. R. Ellis
E. L. Coblentz
Denton
Norman Baynard
Grand Jury
Jennie Stafford
J. Oscar Webb
Preston
Philadelphia
Mayamensing
Drs. Noble and Manship
Matrimonial and Personal Items Preview Social Events
Numerous wedding notices and society items highlight Octobers engagements and gatherings. Miss Margaret Willifred Deweese hosts a lawn fete for her birthday with about 60 guests at the Deweese home in Franklin Street. Mary Dodge and Carroll Dunning plan a New York wedding mid October. Mary Lockerman and Edward West wed at Christ Church Easton. A house party includes Greensboros Satterfield and others. Various residents attend or announce marriages, studies, and travels across Denton, Baltimore, Greensboro, Kent Narrows, and beyond with names like Goldsborough, Wellington, Porter, Hobbs, and May among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Willifred Deweese
W.H. Deweese
Franklin Street
Baltimore
Trevitt
Mary Parke Dodge
Herald
A. W. Dodge
Carroll H. Dunning
New York
Dunning
Denton
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Easton
Mary Lockerman
Goldsborough
Matthew Tilghman Goldsborough
Edward John West
New York City
W. G. McCready
Milton Hopkins
Elizabeth Satterfield
Greensboro
Margaret Brinstead
Eva Adams
Mabel Conner
Felton
Del
Lee Clifton
Harry Holloway
William Stirrup
Elliott Field
Adams
Wilmington
Helen Naylor
Trappe
Herman Lee Davis
Ethel Pearl Beauchamp
Charles T. Beauchamp
Fourth Presbyterian Church
William Howard
Mary Covington
John Francis Porter
Elkton
Trinity Church
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Maryland
St. Louis Exposition
F. C. Ramsdell
M. Su. Riddell
Templeville
Alpheld Rydingsward
Connecticut
Florence Chance
Tuckahoe Neck
Monumental
Jessrs
J. W. Kerr
William H. Deweese
Kent Narrows
Martha C. Dill
Centerbury
Ohio
Caroline County
Grace Lindale
Bellevue
Talbot
Howard Pastorfield
John Macleod
Freda
Jennie MacLeod
Laurel Grove
S. Bradford Downes
Maryland University
Wm. H. Mowbray
Bridgeville
Steele Bradley
Washington
Joseph Raymond
W. T. Sewell
Young Men's Christian Association Organized in Bay
About a dozen gentlemen met at T Pliny Fisher’s office in Bay and organized a YMCA with Mr Fisher as president, Prof Rydingsvard as vice president, and Prof Noble as secretary and treasurer. A reading room and gymnasium will open in the Law Building. James H Nichols will provide furniture. The first public meeting is next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Pliny Fisher
Bay
Local visits and guests report from town
Henderson announces Mrs. Elliott Cleaver of Yonkers is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gooden. Manning Steele left for Baltimore to pursue medical studies. Geo. W. Wright of Aberdeen visited town. Mrs. A. B. Gooden visits her daughter Mrs. Frederick Bowdle in Philadelphia. Ezekiel Gooden of Philadelphia spent part of the week with relatives. Miss Anna Price visits sister Mrs. C. K. Mellvaine in Philadelphia. Herbert Wilson visited Wilmington. Mr. A. B. Gooden and Mrs. Elliott Cleaver visited Dover. Ronnie Johnson of Cannon's visited Raymond Sweeney. Miss Bettie Dill spends a few days with relatives in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Cleaver
Yonkers
N. Y
A. B. Gooden
Manning Steele
Baltimore
Geo. W. Wright
Aberdeen
Frederick Bowdle
Philadelphia
Ezekiel Gooden
Anna Price
Scarce Vederalsburg Tomatoes Hit Canneries
In Vederalsburg tomato supplies dwindle as canneries operate intermittently creating a two thirds pack outlook. Local trade notes include A P Redhead expanding a storehouse with J P L White & Son handling the work while residents, merchants, and travelers report assorted activity from coon hunting to new residences and family travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Redhead
J. PL. White & Son
Harry Flaharty
Thomas Kinder
W. J. Davis
Federalsburg
Cambridge
Maguire
Thomas Cox
Atlanta
Lizzie Jenkins
Cox
St. Louis
H. B. Messenger
Pittsburg
Ep worth League Meeting At Nut tle Farm Offers Good Time
Andersontown reports a business meeting of Concord M. E. Church Ep worth League held at Mrs I T Nuttle's Friday evening with an enjoyable time. Several locals returned from visits with friends and relatives in Federalshore Hynson Laurel Del and Federalsburg. Students Nuttle Everngain Carlisle Dickinson College and Western Maryland College are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League of Concord
M. E. Church
I. T. Nuttle
Ivah Smith
Federalshore
Hynson
Mattie Ward
Laurel
Del
Minnie Collins
Marty Nuttle
Kirwin Everngain
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Corrine Mowbray
Federalsburg
U. Nuttle
Helen Stevens
Western Maryland College
T. Gootee
H. Muarphy
Local Gleanings Notices From Hurlock Engage Readers
Miss Maude Hubbard remains ill. W E Hubbard returns to Sparrows Point after a week with W C Lednon. Mr and Mrs Smith Harper of Hurlock visit W O Ledman. Ethel Cade returns from a visit to her parents near Denton. J W Dean of Hurlock visits town. Henry Cade of Denton in town. Minnie Pritchett continues to improve.
Soja Beans vs Cow Peas and Farm Conditions Report
Mr. Otho Smith tested Soja beans this season and finds cow peas superior in hay quantity and quality. Miss Ella Audrew, working in W. FH. Deen's extinery, inhaled acid fumes causing eye and facial inflammation. Farmers advance in wheat land prep. Tomatoes nearly all picked with a short crop noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho Smith
Mr. Smith
Ella Audrew
W. FH. Deen
Local canneries close for season in Preston area
Several canneries in the neighborhood of Preston have closed for the season. A Parker, Davis and Smith club will be organized in Preston in a few days. Most farmers in this section report a large yield of corn for this year. Col. A. W. Sisk spent several days in Baltimore this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker, Davis and Smith Club
Preston
Col
A. W. Sisk
Baltimore
Baltimore Visitors Return From Willis ton Farm
Mr J Wilson Boone of Baltimore visited town last Sunday evening. Mr J R Boone and family with their friend the Rev J Elbert Meddling, who spent the summer on their farm near Williston, have returned to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilson Boone
Baltimoire
J. R. Boone
Rev. J. Elbert Meddling
Williston
Baltimore
Albert Smallwood Dies After Short Illness
Albert Smallwood died Friday after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Smallwood and three young children. The funeral was Sunday with Rev. Mr. Collins officiating. Subscribe for the JouRNAT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smallwood
Notification of Hon. Thomas A. Smith for Congress
Hon. Thomas A. Smith, Democratic candidate for Congress, was formally notified at Simon's Hall in Ridgely with hundreds present and bands. Lewis praised Smith's fitness, attacked Roosevelt and the Dingley tariff, and urged support against Jackson in the First District race. A mass meeting followed with speeches by Covington and Harper and messages of support from Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Smith
Congress
Ridgely
Smith
Simon's Hall
Lewis
Democratic Party
Ocean City
First
Maryland
Roosevelt
William H. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
United States
St. Louis
Hoe
Parker
Philippine Islands
Colombia
Judge Parker
Stephen S. Stone
J. Harry Covington, Esq
Talbot
J. Frank Harper
Queen Anne’s
Jackson
Washington
Stone
Joseph B. Seth
Joshua W. Miles
Somerset
Miles
Marion V. Browington
Wicomico
Wicomico County
Hope H. Barrell
Ent
William F. Applegarth
Dorchester
Applegarth
Stith
September Real Estate Transfers Chronicle List
A dense list of September real estate transfers across Talbot County with many property parcels in Federalsburg, Ridgely, Denton, Greensboro and Burrsville. Names include Roxanna Cooper Susan Hyner George Berry Augustus Fleetwood Harry Roe Isaac Moore Lawrence Towers Mollie Richards William Sanders Nan lie Cartwright Irwin Saulsbury Truman Richard John Singer Orlan Kelley Mary Hopkins Lenora Stephens Oscar Clark Harry Merriken Mary Reynolds Workingmen's Permanent Building and Loan Association Joseph Berger Elizabeth Hughes Julian Shewbrooks Edward Goslin Eastern Shore Trust Co Thomas Taylor Rosa Prettyman George Richardson Maggie Brumbaugh Annie Davis etc. Transfers involve acreage values and sums from $0 to $4,000 across districts One through Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxanna Cooper
Wim. J. Collins
Susan A. Hyner
Albert G. Saulsbury
Ridgely
George H. Berry
Augustus Fleetwood
Denton
Harry A. Roe
Isaac J. Moore
Lawrence B. Towers
Wmn. L. Sanders
Nannie Cartwright
Irwin T. Saulsbury
T. Pliny Fisher
Truman P. Richard
John D. Singer
George H. Russell
J. Frank Ledman
Orlan T. Kelley
Mary T. Hopkins
Lenora Stephens
Burrsville
Oscar Clark
Henry R. Merriken
Emma N. Waldron
Harry KR. Merriken
Harry E. Dickerson
R. Kemp Jefferson
Federalsburg
Harry R. Merriken
Mary E. Reynolds
Workingmen’s Permanent Building and Loan Association of
Talbot County
Joseph Berger
Mary Worm
Wm. T. Hignatt
Israel Thomas
J. Marion Hackett
Elizabeth Hughes
Greensboro
George W. Passwater
Julian F. Shewbrooks
Downes Station
Wm. H. Mitchell
Anna May Shockley
Goldsboro
Geo. F. Chambers
Howard J. Nichols
Catharine H. Brigden
Wm. W. Seward
Clara EK. Barnhart
James N. Cooper
Wm. F. Engle
Chas EK. Engle
John W. Sparks
Wn. Chester
Rachael I. Gibson
Mary I.urry
Catharine Swigget
Chas M. Swiggett
Eugene Breeding
Mary FE. Carter
Edward E. Goslin
Eastern Shore Trust Company
Thomas Taylor
Walton P. Taylor
Rosa Prettyman
Geo. W. Richardson
Wu. KE. Morris
Maggie Brumbaugh
Martha E. Sparklin
Thos. S. McCrea
Ww. J. Price
Et. al
John A. McCrea
Highth District
Nellie R. Dorsey
Frank G. Dorsey
Wm. J. Price
Annie V. Davis
Joseph P. W Patchett
Fred BR. Owens
Harvey L. Cooper
James Pippin
Pereles
Chas. W. Smith
Susan Imler
Orphans Court Advances Multiple Estate Proceedings
On Tuesday last Perry C Embrey submitted a first and final account for William H Embrey deceased which was passed. W Frank Williams filed final receipts from Unity B Williams approved. Letters of administration on William R Deen estate granted to Laura N Deen with bond approved. Appraisers Clinton Cook and Francis S Todd appointed. Creditors notice ordered. Dean and Jopp executors of Margaret Jopp presented real estate sales report. Owens administrator of Tamsey Leverton presented final receipts and releases. Opening of fashionable millinery at Ida Mellvaine next Tuesday and Wednesday. Nocards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Perry C. Embrey
William H. Embrey
W. Frank Williams
Daniel A. Williams
Unity B. Williams
William R. Deen
Laura N. Deen
Clinton Cook
Francis S. Todd
Lillie M. Dean
W. Henry Jopp
Margaret Jopp
Fred. R. Owens
Tamsey Leverton
Denton area churches announce October services and events
Rev E Hammond praises Ingleside St Pauls Church South rebuilt for opening on October 9 with Rev J T Wightman preaching both services. A preliminary service is October 2 with Sunday school at 9 30 and 10 50 sermon. Caroline County Sunday School Convention slated for October 1 2 in Preston. Denton Methodist Episcopal Church fall schedule begins October 9 with protracted meetings ongoing. Christian Endeavor at Thawleys M P Church each Sunday. health talk for ladies October 2 at 3 pm. Chicken and waffle supper at Christ Church hosted by Mrs Potter Steele next Thursday 6 to 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hammond
St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
Ingleside
J.T. Wightman
D. D
Mt. Vernon Church
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Caroline County
Preston
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Bndavor
Thawley’s
M. P
Ella Wright
Ethel Bryan
Bessie Smith
Elwood Lane
Methodist Episcopal Church
Denton
Ladies of Christ Church
Potter Steele
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crcuit
Orphans' Court
Levy Court
Vederalsburg
Andersontown
Pethlehhem
Agner
Imekman
Turney
J. Marshall Barry
Mollie HE. Richards
Ridgely Property
Loo
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Charman
Tain
National Congress
Ocenn City
General Assembly of
Commonwealth
Elihu E. Jackson
Republican Party
Panama
Republian Party
Pepuead
James E. Ellegood
Church News
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