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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1907
Page
5
Readable items note hat styles and hats for young men at Everagain's and McIlvaine & Sister's in Denton, cloak and fur openings in Easton and Baltimore. Local news covers political campaigning, temperance talk in Delaware counties, and shipments plus cannery output in Caroline county with arrests, trials, and obituaries in brief.
Jubilee services begin in Denton at the Methodist Protestant Church with Harvest Home Festival tone. Events include love feast, sermons, Sunday School rally, and Endeavor service amid autumn decor. Local bazaar and lunch planned for Oct 24–25 to accompany attendance.
Mr J Frank Jones of this county died at Cambridge hospital from typhoid fever aged 44. His wife and eldest daughter died earlier. four younger children were ill but now convalescent. He was born near Henderson, survived by three brothers and a sister, and was a member of the Holiness Church at Hillsboro. The community offers deep sympathy.
Mr. Wm. C. Stevens a rural carrier from Queen Anne attended the National Convention of the Rural Carriers Association in Atlanta last week He is secretary of the Maryland organization of carriers An immense stock of cloaks suits and furs will be on sale October 26 at J R Jarrell Co easton Md Be with us that day
Madame Rumor hints at a widower finding a partner near Preston as revival meetings loom Bethlehem to host revival next Sunday night. Widow Lucinda Price of Preston dies of typhoid fever at her father in law’s home. Several residents travel to Baltimore for Home Coming week. Citizens visit relatives and conduct business in Richmond Cambridge and New York.
Ridgely area growers Saulsbury and company, who could not deliver wheat at eighty cents, now face over a dollar as eight to ten thousand bushels move with improved prices. Ray Mason cut wrist when a bottle shattered during a flavoring contract. Doctor Madara treated the wound with several stitches. Henry Wilkinson and Philadelphia friends moonlight on coon hunts, hoping for luck that has not yet been strong. Milton Smith and wife visited Baltimore to view Old Home Week festivities. Jessie Jones, hurt by a hammock fall, is improving slowly. Mrs. Thomas L. Day visited Sparrow's Point with her daughter. The Reformed Church and parsonage near repainting by Herbert Jones. Robert I Smith attended the Hagerstown Fair.
Henderson J J Slay longtime resident dies Wednesday morning after a two year illness. He was a member of the Holiness Christian Church and mourned by the church and community. He leaves a widow a sister two brothers. Funeral held Friday at his home with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery Camden Del.
Dr William Houston Noble died at his brother Dr Charles Nobles' home in Philadelphia after a period of illness and overwork led to retirement from practice. He was a son of the late Dr William D. Noble and Mrs Mary A Noble. Interment was in Federalsburg after funeral rites at noon Friday. He leaves his mother and four brothers including Dr Charles Noble of Philadelphia, Herbert Noble of New York, and Captain Robert H Noble, USN, at Manila.
American Corner reports farmers are feeding wheat in the area amid several days of fine weather. The Christian Endeavor topic for tomorrow is The Duties of the Day. Rev. W. A. Sites conducts revival services at Choptank M. Church, Choptank.
Arrangements for a grand cavalcade in relation to a Democratic mass meeting are under way. Esquire Steele named chief marshal and expects broad county representation. Flags and decorations are prepared. parade starts 11 o’clock from the Denton Hillsborough road near the old Quaker meeting-house, proceeding east through Main to Sixth to Gay to Water to Low to Fifth, then disbands. Oysters sandwiches and hay for horses provided.
Citizens of Federalsburg and vicinity show strong support for new roads tied to the project awarded last Tuesday. Local names and firms contribute amounts from 5 to 250 dollars, including FEEL Nuttle 250, Eastern Shore Trust Company 50, Spicer Hardware Co. 10, Fernandes Davis 15, Federalsburg Courier 5, and others.
The Republican County Convention accuses the Democratic Board of County Commissioners of using partisan tactics to underfund the levy. Officials rebut, stating they act diligently in the public interest, levy taxes irrespective of party, cover bond payments and current expenses, and include a contingency levy of 307.63 dollars. Wesley Jarrell and F. P. Mrprom sign the statement.
An Easton letter reports Madison W. Wright of Richmond Virginia married Miss Ida W. Blake at the bride's mother's Brooklets Avenue home by Rev J C Jester of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South. Also, due to travel delays, Rev John Henry McQuay and Miss Dorothy Collins wed aboard the steamer Joppa with Rev T F Tabler officiating and Capt and Mrs J R Corkrin as attendants.
The item lists subscribers with amounts totaling 32 522 50 and names many residents including Miss Nellie Dunning and Miss Mayme Wilson. Local visits include Shadrach Raleigh at Union Bridge, Miss Mayme Wilson from Philadelphia, and several Talbot and Denton residents visiting friends and relatives in Mary land, Cambridge, and Baltimore.
In the Orphans Court last Tuesday the administrators of William Turner presented an approved inventory of the personal estate. Letters of administration on Rufus M Todd were granted to Esther O Todd and Charles S Meredith with bond approved. Appraisers Edward E Nuttle and E H Spicer named to value estate. creditors notice ordered. Will of William Allen Lockerman admitted to probate. Henry C Rawlings executor bond approved. Clinton Cook and James P Hopkins named appraisers. creditors notice ordered. Now is the time to subscribe.
County commissioners on Tuesday named Chas. W. Jackson Charles W. Smith and John A. Sigler as examiners to lay out a new road across the Thomas J. Starkey parcel then through Jacob Grimnage land between W. W. Seward and Mrs. Sadie Marshall to the county road near the Samuel Peck lot in the Seventh district. E. E. Goslin and F. E. Nuttle were awarded the contract to build the State aid road known as the Faulkner Hill Bloomery road.
Of 900000 Jews in Greater New York only about 26000 are connected with the synagogue. Finding a Bible in a Jewish home is difficult as many households contain works by Huxley, Darwin and Ingersoll.
Mr. Tilghman Harvey argues against prohibition beliefs in the Dover Delawarean, citing Denton and Ridgely gains after local option. He notes population growth from 641 to about 1700 in Denton, bank creation, factories, canneries, new courthouse, jail, and multiple new businesses. Greensboro also shows rapid improvement with a strong bank, cannery, and new concrete bridge over the Choptank River.
A death notice recalling Nellie May Pepper who died on October 9 1907. The remembrance describes her patience in illness and faith in Jesus, notes family sorrow, and affirms she is now at home with God. It mentions a farewell from her sister Delma and the family as they await reunion on the everlasting shore.
Andrew Carnegie of New York and Scotland contributes 500000 dollars without conditions to the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore. Trustees will immediately build branch libraries across the city using the gift.
Hillsboro residents and guests are listed with trips and visits to cities like Jamestown Baltimore Philadelphia Wilmington and Greensboro. Names include Mr H Lay Beaven Dr W H F Miller Misses Lucy Seymour Ethel Moore Pearl Sharp and many spouses friends and relatives. Several property transactions and local hospitality are noted during the week at hotels rectories and private homes.
Rob Andrew losing a finger in the O M Hignutt cannery prompts medical care by Dr George. Scott Silver and O M Hignutt finish tomato packing and plan labeling and shipping. Several locals and relatives travel to Baltimore this week, visit kin, and return from trips to the Monumental City.
Mr James D Clark a former notable farmer of Delaware died Sunday morning at his Greensboro home aged about 77. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from his home with Rev R T Tyson officiating, interment in Greensboro cemetery. Frank Hobbs of near Greensboro has gone to Philadelphia to seek a Pennsylvania Railroad position. Mrs James Hobbs visits West Philadelphia with her son Saulsbury Hobbs. Mrs Amelia Simpson visits Glyndon Baltimore county. Mrs John Hughes is critically ill.
A pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lowe featured fine music after supper. James L. D. Adams and Eva Adams of Johnstown Pa have been visiting relatives in Caroline county. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lowe are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Foyle in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Howard Jr has eye inflammation and will spend the winter in Atlantic City with her son. Revival services began last Sunday evening in the area. Mr B F Howard is sick and Mr Andrew Hutchinson is very ill.
The lesson explains how Joshua followed divine commands to capture Jericho. Israel circled the city for six days and on the seventh day seven times, then the walls fell as God delivered victory. Rahab’s family is saved for her faith, with the scarlet cord as symbol. Early rising and obedience to God are emphasized as keys to triumph.
In the 1905 Maryland election Republicans polled 93,483 votes while 51,698 negro registrations likely voted Republican, an asset Democrats must overcome. The article argues the black vote constitutes a large, dependable portion of the Republican base, a challenge for Democrats in Maryland and similarly in Delaware.
In 1870 the church counted 446,562 communicants in the United States rising to 1,341,492 by 1907 a net increase of 895? thousand. There were 4,526 churches in 1870 versus 11,082 currently. Also note a cloak suit and fur opening event advertised for Saturday October 26 by J R Jarrell Co Easton Ma.
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