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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
4
Circuit Court to fret on November 14. Levy Court set to meet October 17. Orphans' Court and School Board also scheduled to meet October 17. Public notice from Denton Journal outlines district court and local government meetings.
The column lists upcoming sales and auctions in Chop Tank and Denton, stock and property notices, speeches by Goldsborough and Handy, political shifts including Rufus Noble withdrawing and J Alda Jackson named, plus various local improvements, new telephone exchanges, and a jail escape by Charles Biddle prompting police alerts.
The October term of the Circuit Court adjourned to November 14 for the Hubbard vs Dukes case and the Passwaters forgery case. Stayton guilty of assault and concealed weapons, sentenced to three years in the House of Correction. Various dockets, jurors, and naturalizations noted. Greensboro programs and notices highlight Adelphia Society, educational events, and local civic plans including a Norfolk-inspired lineup and oyster festival.
A fundraising appeal invites one dollar to fund a six lecture course by Dr Schmucker illustrated by birds. The first lecture, The Living Bird, is set for Friday evening November 17 at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Buy a course ticket to participate in the movement.
Miss Cora Elizabeth Dukes daughter of J. Boon Dukes died at her home near Denton Saturday morning after long illness. Funeral was held Monday at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church with many present. Court adjourned during mass. Rev. Ferdinand Wolf said mass and Rev. Father Temple preached. Interment in Catholic cemetery.
Next Thursday hundreds of voters in Denton will gather to hear the campaign issues. The event emphasizes that every voter ought to hear the speeches.
Hillsboro school students schedule an oyster supper for October 14 with ice cream and cake. Several locals travel, visit, or stay at various towns including Dover Baltimore Washington and Hobbs while relatives and friends visit in town and at the rectory.
Goldsboro notes a Saturday October 21st event with teachers presenting stereoptical entertainment at the school house. Ice cream will be served and proceeds go to a school organization fund. Local farmers report substantial sweet potato production with J S Lapham and W Mitchell buying for storage. Frances Saunders of Spokane visits relatives and praises the area. Tomatoes continue to arrive and the cannery may operate next week. Rev. H P Baker of La Plata was a visitor last week.
The FE O Boyles cannery in Hartley ended its run last Friday after packing 15 000 cases of standard tomatoes. High prices paid due to contractor hauling delays ranged from 15 to 45 cents per basket.
A letter to the Denton Journal argues for a constitutional amendment to restrict Maryland voting to white citizens, endorsing the Fifteenth Amendment’s limits and opposing universal suffrage. It cites Mississippi and Virginia influence, wartime registration shifts, and fears of black political power, with warnings of economic and social disruption if the amendment fails.
George H Trax of Talbot secured the Dover Bridge foundation job for 1575 dollars after a joint Easton commissioners meeting. New piling will be installed and old piles cut below water line for Georgia pine benching. Travel over the bridge will be halted for ten days to two weeks, forcing lower Caroline residents to detour via Denton or take a ferry.
A Denton audience recalls a large Democratic mass meeting held last year and anticipates a future gathering next Thursday to equal its size and prominence.
Col Francis P. Stevens has challenged Congressman Mudd to a joint debate on the suffrage amendment, signaling a public confrontation over the proposed constitutional change.
An advertisement lists latest wallpaper patterns including gilt seapiece and window shades priced at 20e each from Thomas and Messer located at 1015 West Baltimore Street.
The piece notes Hughes and Anderson farm lumber being cut for Denton use, visits from Hickmanites, and a station agent's appeal to patrons. It covers Orphans' Court actions on estates of Williamson, Hoffman, Tribett, Spicer, and administration appointments, plus church updates on Rector Gantt’s resignation to Denton, revival plans, and local social events including an oyster supper by the Ladies Aid Society of the M id. Church on October 27.
The William Tod Circus Co arrived too late for an afternoon Preston performance and due to ongoing showers there was no evening show. The company left for Ridgely late in the evening. Col G G Dixon remains ill at home with little change, perhaps slight improvement. The German Parochial School opened recently and draws a large attendance. Herman W Murrel visited his Salisbury home last Sunday. J E Whaley spent Tuesday at his Whaleyville home. The Ladies Aid Society plans a Hallowe'en social. Registration last Tuesday was unusually heavy.
The Thimble Club resumes its meetings with this month’s guest Mrs. H. M. Carroll. Mrs. Mollie Day and daughter Adelaide left Tuesday for home in St. Louis. Mr. H. K. Smith and H. B. Messenger visited Baltimore and Wilmington. The canning-house of T. H. Chambers & Co. closed for the season. Protracted meetings are held at the M. E. Church.
Mrs J E Faulkner of Henderson died Wednesday at her home. She was a Mission member and described as a good Christian woman. She is survived by her husband four children her mother and two sisters. Funeral services will be at the Mission Sunday at 10 am with interment in Greensboro cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Wm Ross from the West have been visiting friends in Templeside town.
Lincoln City merchants Cabbage and Clendaniel issue a notice seeking clean dry buck wheat for purchase. The listing calls for prompt delivery and specifies quality requirements and payment terms.
A blend of literary notices and market data fills today’s Journal. Highlights include articles on Wittein Russia, Working Girl’s Chances, Forty Pies a Minute, Great Inland Sink, The Joy of Age, Stop Land Grabbing, Farmer and Plant Breeder, and A Victim of Circumstances, plus instructive short contributions. Maryland market quotes list wheat 5 8?9?e, corn 6 1/2d, eggs 2 1/2d, potatoes 60, and more as a firm market.
Style and prices to suit you from a complete line of millinery offered by I J Mellvaine and Sister.
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