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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
4
Odds and ends from Denton and Caroline counties cover school work progress and road projects at Federalsburg, tax notices and collections, livestock and farms, marriages and visiting relatives, court cases, business ads, and social notices.
Mrs Anna Pippin Stokely wife of Wood Stokely of Henderson died September 27 after a lingering illness aged 40. Funeral services were at the Church on Sunday morning conducted by Rev Ford. Interment at the family burying ground near town. She leaves a husband and four brothers. Local items note visitors and social events including Epworth League meeting and delegates to Dover District convention. J Lt Niehols Son Denton Maryland features clothing line.
Galdsboro farmers report strong tomato yields with top quality fruit fetching 30 cents or more. Jarrell cannery operations extend to three days this week as they ship carloads from upstream. Johnson & Melvin expect packing about 4000 crates and aim to expand capacity next season. Corn failures hit regional wheat balances hard while local labor moves diversify with carpentry and telegraph work. Residents travel to Washington and Wilmington for schooling, work, and visits as revival activities continue and local homes receive improvements.
Friends report Mrs. T H Wright moved to Maryland General Hospital for cancer surgery. Revival meetings at Wesley M E Church run all next week with all day session Thursday October 11 and love feast at nine, preaching at 3 p m and 7 30 p m. The county court convened with Judge Adkins. grand jurors named. trials included Biddle jail breaking case and Webb vs Philips. several cases moved to Queen Anne's. jail and bridge committee reported needs. alms house details noted. cautions about stoves and chimneys.
Mary Fleetwood of Seaford Delaware visits daughter Mrs. Saulsbury Sparks with guests Mrs. G R Collins of Easton and Miss Ole Downing of Los Angeles. Dr Gilbert Morgan returns to Maryland University after summer. Mrs C E Wheeler and sons Chester and Edward return from Baltimore visit. Miss Maud Morgan visits uncle George H Beaven in Manassas. Mrs Eldridge Downes and Miss Hortense Clemens t of Ingleside visit Mrs George R Mays. Miss Lizzie Fisher spends week in Baltimore shopping for fall millinery. Dr Frank Lynn of Baltimore guest at Mrs C E Wheeler. Miss Laura Mason visits her brother W S Mason in Euston. Mrs Sarah Rolph visits daughter Mrs T Frank Seward in Denton. Miss Evelyn Fleming, local telephone operator, is ill.
Verestar announces Phillips & Douglase flour mill to be built by Whiteley Bros with a forty barrel per day capacity. B C and A Railway to add a siding to Col Albert W Sisk's large potato house at Preston. Tarry Hollis of Preston studies at a Wilmington business college. Several dwellings to be completed before Christmas as Dr J R Downes starts a new dwelling. Now is the time to subscribe.
The Baltimore Sun reports tomatoes sold for 1.1 to 1.12 a bushel with nearby stock fetching the higher price, a rare peak in years. Growers rush to Baltimore as demand stays steady, while packers push stock into calls and aim to fulfill contracts despite rising costs and past price volatility.
An essay argues farming is a science requiring study and planning. It cites Henry Clows on 1906 harvest value and notes rising consumer standards, tighter farm product restrictions, and farmers becoming students of their trade. The piece predicts the farmer of the future as a com ing man guided by soil, crop knowledge, and experimentation.
Market quotes cover Wheat No 2 red and special bin, corn varieties white and yellow, and oats. Poultry prices list old hens young chickens ducks, and Megs. Potatoes white and sweets per barrel with ranges. Livestock includes sheep veal and beef hides with various rates.
Sunday school lesson examines Jesus answering questions about commandments with emphasis on love of God and neighbor. It highlights hypocritical scribes, commends the poor widow’s two mites, and teaches cheerful unselfish giving as true worship aligned with the Golden Rule. The lesson urges living by love to God and neighbor over ritual show.
Joseph S. Clark of Downs Chapel Kent County Delaware watched a stack ignite while threshing. Four hundred bushels of wheat burned along with a self feeding thresher owned by George Knotts. Clark had no insurance on the crop.
The Baltimore Merc describes Mr. Smith meeting Washington leaders since December and earning bipartisan respect for his convicting, plain speaking on national issues. It highlights the Eastern Shore’s packing industry and Smith’s farm, shipper, and industrial knowledge, then shifts to autumn church services and clerical moves across Christ Church Evern, Epworth Bridgeville, Preston, and other Maryland communities with several ministerial appointments and events.
A speaker extols lime to counter sorrel and poisonous soils, promising elegant grass stands with regular liming. Citing Prof Ways and Hocker, the piece compares soil balance to a bank account, noting lime accelerates nitrogen absorption and soil chemistry unlocking plant food.
Four day steamers were tied up in Baltimore as captains and mates struck for higher wages. The Love Point and Joppa were reassigned to different captains, and by Thursday only one boat ran while twenty four were idle. Farmers lament fertilizer shipments as the Vesper freight liner remained unaffected.
The clerk of the court must issue naturalization papers under the June 2 1906 act. English language ability becomes a prerequisite, and records are sent to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization for filing. Courts of record with unrestricted monetary disputes may issue papers, using government blanks. half fees revert to the United States. An honorably discharged veteran aged twenty one or older may naturalize without the usual declaration.
Harman Stewart, publicity chair, reports the coming State Sunday School convention set for Thursday and Friday October 11 and 12. Three sessions Thursday at St Mark's English Lutheran and Seventh Baptist Churches and two sessions Friday, with noted specialists at all sessions. Friday features a Jubilee Mass Meeting at Lyric Music Hall with the Christian Endeavor Chorus of 300 voices led by Richard A. Harris, plus diploma presentations by Governor Warfield and an address by Marion Lawrence. For lodging or details contact General Secretary George H. Nook, 316 N Charles St, Baltimore.
In the Easton Star-Democrat, a comparison of two candidates, William H. Jackson and Mr. Smith, is offered. Jackson is praised for securing office appointments during his two terms, while Smith is commended for constant attendance and for influencing changes to the pure food bill harming local canning interests. The piece urges Eastern Shore voters to choose Smith for his support of canning and farming interests.
Mr D F Powers, planter of Adair Miss, says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life and has given immediate relief for ten years of stomach and bowel complaints. For sale by Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffey Hillsboro.
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