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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1902
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet January 12. Court will meet October 28. Levy Court will meet October 21. London Board will meet October 28.
A Dover street scene marks the start of the Diamond State Telephone Company now spanning over 1 100 miles of poles and 2 000 phones in 16 years. Incorporated 1897 with 25 000 capital, it expanded through Maryland and Delaware lines, establishing over 160 centrals and employing a couple hundred people. Dover hosts the home office, Harry A Richardson presiding as president and chief shareholder. Salisbury hosts the largest exchange with 350 phones. Also notices for sale a fine broad sow, Chester White from J. W. Kerr, Denton.
Henderson W G Carrow of Wilmington spent last week with his parents Mr and Mrs W G Carrow. Miss Iva Newlee was in Temple ville Friday. Misses Mamie and Edith Gooden were in Dover Friday. Mrs S C Johnson is visiting in Wilmington. John and Ellwood Jones of Bridge ville are guests of relatives near town. Charles Smickler of Wilmington visited friends in town last week. Clarence Hynson of West Park was the guest of his cousin Moss Nowlee last week. Misses Bertha and Zula Gooden spent Friday in Greensboro. Miss Anna Price visiting her sister Mrs C E Mellvaine in Philadelphia. Mrs Emma Newlee and Miss Addie Carrow spent Wednesday in Dover. M W Gooden of Wilmington visited his parents Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Neville of Sadlersville visited Mrs C E Montague Tuesday and Wednesday. Misses Rebecca Pippin Benlah Faulkner and Cora Griffith and Messrs Harry Bostic and Jesse Gibson were in Dover last week. Mr and Mrs Fred Bowdle of Ridgely were guests of relatives Sunday and Monday. Mr and Mrs D M Gooden spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Hughes of Sandtown. Eugene Gooden of Felton is putting up a new house on his farm near Henderson.
Rev C W Smith will preach in Wilmington at the Asbury M E Church 113th anniversary event next Sunday while his Hillsboro pulpit is covered. Rev Mr Creed will preach at Ebenezer. revival at Harris Chapel ended Friday. Delegates attend Dover District Epworth League Convention at Tilghman Island. Voters may buy a dinner aiding the church. George Moore and W F Pennington in New York buying pears. Mrs Branford and daughter Louise return from Baltimore. Mr and Mrs W B Sparks and mother spend Sunday in Saddlesville. Medicine company has left.
Miss Leyla Poore of Chester visits her parents Mr and Mrs C H Poore. Miss Elva Poor Elma Cranor and Lillie Poore spend Sunday with Miss Margaret Smith who entertained friends Friday evening. Wesley Smith of near Marydel visits Dover friends. Miss Mary E Jackson Edinburgh school teacher visits Miss Margaret Smith near Marydel. W G Smith near Marydel visits Philadelphia and New York. Thornton of Buffalo visits sister Mrs Haynes. C C Conly near Ingleside on sick list. Lillie and Elva Poore visit sister Mrs J Hail near Ingleside.
Mr. Larrimore ends mercantile business and moves to Easton. Miss Maud Parker of Delaware visits Miss Hattie Covey. Mrs. George Crew of Watertown N Y visits Mrs. J. Walker. Eugene Stewart of Philadelphia is guest of F P Covey. Miss Childs visits Miss Eva Wright Federalsburg. Hattie Covey attends Milford convention. Elizabeth Sullivan travels in Baltimore. Lee Roy of Philadelphia guests Miss Ola Wilson. Ella Morgan is ill. Mrs. Chas. W. Jacobs leaves for Philadelphia with husband for New Jersey trip. Sidell of Millington visits Mr. Wellington Heather. Emma Jacobs of Philadelphia visits Effa W. Heather. Lydia Milburn stays with Mrs. S. M. Davis. Mrs. H. K. Sogelken spends Wednesday in Dover. Rev. T. C. Smoot spends Monday in Dover.
A string of local visits and small gatherings fills the week. Miss Ivah Samuth hosts a group of young visitors on Tuesday evening while Miss Rosa Burkett and Miss Sarah Tichenor join Mrs. Burtha Todd as guests. Minnie Collins visits Anna Ward in Harrington, Della Graham is reemployed by T Nuttle & Bro, and Mrs. G. S. and Mrs. H. T. Nuttle visit near Harrington. Minnie Stevens travels to Baltimore, Helen Stevens visits Mary Sylvester at Queen Anne, H. T. Nuttle finishes packing tomatoes, and Nettye Stayman returns home from time with Ada Pawn.
Preston notices Wallace Gartis replaces Ernest Downes in Norman Raleigh’s store. Rev Spence from West Virginia preached for Williams last Sunday. Williams conducts revivals at Choptank. Miss Mary Stack, a trained nurse from a Philadelphia hospital, visits her mother. Mrs Lane from Baltimore also visits. James A Noble has new millinery stock. Bessye Butts from Baltimore engaged to assist. Alfred Gelletly of Williston visited last week. Mrs Fletcher shows improvement after illness.
Miss Mary Stack spends weeks with her mother and friends in town after graduating as a trained nurse on October 2 at Samaritan Hospital with highest honors. The celebration included exercises and a banquet. Stack previously had full charge at the hospital. Also, N H Fooks resigns as agent for B C A Company to pursue business. Oswald Redhead named agent of B C A Railway at Bethlehem. he assumed office last week. Rev J H Spence Mrs Spence and daughter of Parkersburg W V are visiting Caro line relatives.
Local briefs record visits and travel by residents and guests including Bowdle Collins Pennington Moore and Bennett groups. A quoted opinion from Samuel T. Earle discusses transportation and population growth on the Peninsula. The page includes a political-ethics note from the Baltimore News and a memorial verse for Mary A. Gambriel dated 1902.
Obituary and death notices from Harmony and nearby towns recount the passing of Mrs Elizabeth Stevens Todd at 60 from typhoid fever, and the deaths of John C. Fleming in Harrington Del, Abner E Wooters in Greensboro, and William Frederick Causey and others. Memorials note Christian fidelity, with services in Concord and Greensboro. Funeral details, family connections, and local tributes accompany the notices.
August Hunteman Louis Behrens Henry Lostroch and Otto Casemeyer all of Nebraska visited Maryland’s State Bureau of Immigration with Secretary Badenhoop. They praised Maryland climate and markets, said they hope to buy land here, but cannot take possession until next spring due to land renting rules. They found Maryland citizens hospitable and would urge Northwest farmers to relocate.
At a regular meeting of Caroline Council Jr. C U A M V M, resolutions by H K Bamadell H C Stewart and H K Tubbs honor Charles R Wilson a deceased member. The council expresses sympathy to his parents and friends and orders minutes copy publication in county papers and an engrossed copy to be given to the parents.
At the coming session of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference two presiding elders are to be chosen to succeed Dr. Mardindale of Salisbury and Dr. Corkran of Easton. Prominent ministers connected with the elderships include Rev. A. B. Mowbray, Rev. R. H. Adams, W. L. S. Murray, E. K. Creed, J. W. Easley, Vaughn Collins, and C. T. Wyatt. Dr. C. A. Grice is eyed for Corkran’s Easton district successor.
Denton Commissioners announce water charges across categories including dwellings with six rooms at 5 dollars per year and 1 dollar per extra room up to ten, baths 3 dollars, water closets 3 dollars, urinals 1 dollar, washing pavements 4 dollars. stores, hotels, stables, and miscellaneous establishments show varied per unit or per facility rates such as livery stalls 1.25, hotel wash basins 6 for first and 2 for each addition, and a long list of special rates for bakeries restaurants slaughterhouses barber shops steam engines and other enterprises.
An authority notes that pure cement or lime should not be used alone in paving. Proper mix for pavements is one third cement to two thirds sharp sand, with sand binding the composite. Cracking arises from insufficient binding and cement shrinkage with weather changes. Native cements like Rosendale are favored over Portland. A strong pavement mix is three parts broken stone to one part cement with two parts sharp sand for filling.
The piece laments fashion driven demand for squirrel pelts and other furs as US supplies dwindle and Europe steps in for the American market. It warns that traps and guns will surge, altering hunting ethics, and notes lax squirrel laws in Caroline county amid uproar over wildlife loss.
Delay surrounds the expected appointment of B G Stevens to succeed C O Melvin who recently resigned to devote time to his law practice. Melvin had federal duties to balance and Stevens is expected to be named within days. The office salary is modest and duties are light.
Charcoal dealers of Caroline, who work year round felling timber in the lower county pines and burning it to light charcoal, are profiting from a coal famine. Prices rise from over $9 per gondola carload to $50 a car with prospects of $100, signaling a sharp market spike.
A Dorchester era note voices a veteran Republican’s view that the spoils element dominates. Capt. Z. T. Hutchinson resists large consignments of No 1 cipher pret shingles. Supply always or.
Norfolk Dispatch quotes Richmond Justice Crutchfield urging strict penalties for dealers selling cigarettes to minors. He condemns widespread violations in villages and cities and argues law protects youth and future government. He urges moral support for anti cigarette laws and condemns tobacco commerce that targets children.
The piece describes brutal laws in Scotland and England from 1606 to 1683 and into 1836. Bankrupts were forced to wear a distinctive yellow and brown dress and publicly displayed for hours in market places. Repealed by 1688 in Scotland and largely abandoned as public sentiment shifted, highlighting the harsh use of credit punishment.
In Orphan's Court on Tuesday William B. Nuttle, executor of Elias W. Williamson, was authorized to deed real estate sold to Daniel I. Patchett. On Annie Armstrong's petition as executrix of Rebecca A. Fulton, guardian ad litem W Frank Tower was appointed to represent the minors. Answer filed.
Miscellaneous matters cover reactions to campaign finances, a Dover News note on Delawareans relocating to nearby counties, a Baltimore storm delaying Rev Charles York, a Denton milliner advertising hats priced 1 to 25 dollars, a Denton mass meeting for Democrats Republicans and others, ratification notices from Robert C. Rice late sheriff, election supervisors reporting registration work, and an excursion to Baltimore planned for October 23.
A small private residence in Centreville Maryland seeks a reliable white woman for general house work. Good home and easy tasks offered. References required. Apply to Felix at the Record Office Centreville Maryland.
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