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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1913
Page
5
Local notes cover rail shooter odds, election timing, rising auto accidents, coal orders, and a Baltimore detective visit. Denton headlines include millinery and Regal Shoes, farm sales and peaches, a court parole for a whiskey case, uncalled letters, probate news, and a big rally with education officials planned for October 28 in Denton.
Mr H F Stevens plans to move to Wilmington where he will run a business. He and Mrs Stevens keep their East Denton home. Secretary of State Thomas W Miller of Dover weds Miss Katherine M Tallman in Trinity Church Wilmington. Various local visits and social calls noted, including Mrs Richard Porter and son Philip visiting Caroline relatives and friends. Several Denton residents including Miss Maud Cannon, Mr Benjamin Richardson, and Mrs Elizabeth Meloney are mentioned with friends and travel.
220 attended rally day services at the Denton M E Sunday School with scholars listed including Philip Nuttle and Mary Nuttle. Bishop Adams departs for the New York General Convention. Baltimore Christian Science Church opens in white marble with a $9,000 organ. Deaths: John Wesley Moore, 78, Easton native. Wilmer Emory, 66, Baltimore, Queen Annes County ties. Funeral services held. survivors named.
Why buy a ready-made suit that never fits when you can have a suit made to your measure from $13.50 up. We specialize in all-wool suits and they must fit or no sale. J. H. Pastorfield Co.
Mrs. Mary Dasher widow of Alexander Dasher died in Wilmington and was buried from the Church of the Brethren in Ridgely cemetery. About 160 Bohemian workers at Saulsbury Uros cannery returned to Baltimore. Primary school teachers plan a chicken and oyster supper next Friday to hire a janitor. Reformed Church ladies sewed with Mrs. Frank McCloud. Mr. and Mrs. James Swing returned from Black's Station. Dr. Taylor rents Mrs. Mollie Richards' house and prepares furnishings. Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church plans election night supper. Diamond news awaited with enthusiasm on both sides. Local sickness and visitors noted. Ridgely sent a deputation to Philadelphia to root for the Giants. Mrs. Will Harrison visiting Winchester. Laura Sigler visiting Whiteleysburg. Several houses vacant. Law and Order League met. Mrs. Rickards' sale well attended. Tomatoes still coming in slowly. chestnuts season near.
Lightning struck two stables during the storm with a fire at one, but rain saved the other. Local resident J B Baughley is critically ill, paralyzed recently, with Dr. Goldsborough attending. Visitors include Randall Harvey and wife from Philadelphia, Mrs Osborne Harvey, and Mrs Mary E Harvey, while locals Lyman Porter resumes studies in Maryland and many guests visit area families.
Captain Tom Pine and Mr Gabler report good catches on hook and line in the Chop tank river this week. Several residents recover from illness and visit friends in Federalsburg and Baltimore, with Mrs Booth improving at home. The Wrights, Gablers, and Dunhamrea family plan property occupancy as Edgell and Stafford visit Delaware friends.
Rev Wilmer Jaggard called to bedside of his mother last week. Rev James Wright of Choptank filled the pulpit last Sunday morning. Mrs Mary Williamson visiting Cambridge as guest of sister in law Mrs Kate Fletcher. Mrs Wm Nichols of North Carolina visiting sister Mrs Frank Collins. Nora Corbett and daughter Audrey visiting Atlantic City. Miss Katie Duhamel Centreville visiting her sister Mrs Fannie Smith. Mrs Mary Clark Georgetown visiting Mrs Alex Noble. Martha Ford returned from Avondale Pa. Henry Reynolds attending Urbana Ohio college. Mr and Mrs Wm Collins visited Baltimore this week.
In Templeville, a five year old daughter of Joseph Hickey died after sparks from a kitchen stove ignited her dress. Authorities investigating cause and precautions.
Long column recounts visits to and from Hobbs area residents Andrewville Mills Millington and nearby towns. Mentions Higman Hart Jopp Towers Gibbons Billing and others, plus travel notes, illnesses, church services and a death. Also reports tomatoes five cents a pound and local economic activity from the season.
Hillsboro residents host and visit relatives during regional social calls. Mrs Harris Lege and daughter Angie of Stevensville guest with Mr and Mrs J F Russom. Several others travel or entertain in Baltimore Queen Anne Easton Wye Mills and nearby towns.
Queen Anne notes announce the Epworth League Convention for the Baltimore District M E Church South to be held at St Pauls Church South on October 14 and 15. Social items list guests and visits including Mr and Mrs Charlie Webster and family of East New Market, Mrs W B Sparks, Mrs Elizabeth Lightner, Mrs S J Barton and the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, plus visits by Mrs Howard Wheatley Centreville and Miss Edna Morgan Smithson to relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter George hosted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleetwood and son Townsend from Denton, with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Willis and Miss Nellie Phillips from Federalsburg, plus Mr. and Mrs. Cordrey and family from Seaford and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cahall of Hickman visiting Alfred Cahall's household. Farmers are plowing for wheat as rains prove favorable. Miss Ella George of Baltimore is visiting her brother here.
Grove residents report a busy week with relatives in Baltimore. Mrs Hester Collins and daughter Mrs Elbert Taylor visited nearby kin. Alonzo Hubbard and Mrs Sarah Hubbard visited Federalsburg friends. Myrtle Rawley and sister Nellie Beckwith spent time in Baltimore. Alexander Whitby of Trappe visited J R Towers on Sunday.
At the Orphans Court session Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens granted letters of administration for Franklin P. Starkey and Mary R. Griffith. Appraisers Henry Hynson Clinton Roberts and William A. Johnson were appointed. inventories and appraisements for Victoreen R. Everett Duncan L. Noble Jacob L. Noble and William G. Lamb estates were examined or recorded. Bond filings and creditor notices were ordered. probate for Victoreen R. Everett and final accounts for William G. Lamb were addressed.
The abundant tomato crop drives night shifts at many canneries around Baltimore and across Maryland. Growers supply a surplus that supports a statewide canning industry with about 100 canneries near Baltimore and 200 more plants statewide. Canned goods move by ship to Baltimore ports and by train to New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia, reshaping local farming toward tomatoes as a staple crop in many counties.
The Cecil Democrat argues the opposition to the Democrats is split and predicts a Democratic win if unity remains absent. It notes coal carts are moving as a sign of ongoing political action and preparation for the next election.
The Caroline County Circuit Court opened with Judges Adkins and Hopper. The grand jury heard Judge Adkins urge action against liquor shipments to dry counties and note most crimes stem from alcohol. Several defendants faced verdicts or sentences for liquor related offenses, larceny, and local option violations. Albert G. Towers named to Public Service Commission. Republican leadership noted. Governor praised Towers.
Coal bills take a large share of living costs and Cole's Heaters promise reduced coal use. The ad urges homeowners to switch to Cole's Hot Blast Heaters to cut expenses.
An old newspaper column urges farmers to use want ads to sell eggs poultry and fruit. It also reports Caroline county and Delaware court decisions upholding the Hazel and Webb Kenyon laws, declaring interstate liquor shipments constitutional and aligning with state authority to curb speakeasies and related burdens.
A famed scout and White Chief in American folklore, Wyoming Bill, will appear at all Denton performances starting Tuesday October 14. He contributes to the exhibition and stars in a lifelike portrayal of the Mountain Meadow Massacre, depicting emigrants fighting Indians and Mormons in frontier times.
Henry White of Delaware was riding a barrel in a wagon when two horses bolted. He stood on the barrel imitating circus riders, the top collapsed, and he was wedged inside as the barrel rolled away. He was found by the roadside still trapped inside the wooden prison until the hoops were loosened.
A Post Office circular states umbrellas canes golf sticks and similar items must be strapped to wood strips and wrapped securely to withstand handling. Perishables such as berries ripe fruits paints and oils that could damage other parcels are denied admission unless packing regulations are followed.
The Hartley canning-house was closed early, and a new Episcopal church is planned to be built. Local authorities cited safety concerns and a decision to repurpose the site for religious use, with construction expected to begin next spring.
Advance car No 1 of the Wyoming Bill's Historical Wild West Exhibition toured Denton with bold posters announcing a show on Tuesday October 14. The tented exhibit, led by Mabelle Deer, features cowboys Indians gauchos and other frontier figures with two daily performances at 2 PM and 8 PM and a free 10 AM street parade. It promises moral, educational entertainment and a vivid Mountain Meadow Massacre portrayal in a storm proof tent setup catering to families.
Mr and Mrs George Kelley Jr were guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Ritchey at Hickman over the weekend. Mrs Anthony of near Denton visits daughter Mrs Harry McMahon, who welcomed a baby boy. Mrs Emily Shufelt of York State visits Mr and Mrs James Willis. Comfort and economy in homes noted with Cole's Hot Blast Heaters.
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