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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
3
Saturday morning October 20 1906 reads like a public business calendar with court dates for criminal and orphan matters and a school board meeting. Court and orphan affairs mark Oct 2 28 and Oct 23 as upcoming deadlines, reflecting local governance notices.
Local notices announce political gatherings in Denton on Wednesday October 24 with speeches by Congressman Smith and Senator Rayner, urging wide turnout. Reports note a great tri-counts mass meeting planned at Hillsboro and support for Democratic candidates amid ongoing campaigns.
Henderson reports the local cannery shut for the season due to heavy rains shortening the term. About 10 cars of tomatoes packed and shipped. Several residents, including Emma Sparks, Virginia Sparks, and Margaret Sparks, returned home after summering at Brick Slill Falls. Others noted visiting and travel plans around the city. Senator Raynor mentioned on the 2th.
Burrs and Mrs. Eva Thawley with Mrs. Coursey Hammond of Frederick spent the week at Mrs. James Thawley’s bedside near Greensboro. Several ladies attended the Maryland State Christian Endeavor Convention in Salisbury. Various residents traveled, visited relatives, and joined revival services at Ebenezer Church in Ruthsburg. An oyster supper by the Calendar Club is planned at Thompson Hall on October 20.
Choptank resident Elsie Hummel returned to Bridgeton New Jersey after two months with grandmother Mrs P M Dunham. Mrs C T Perry, recently visiting Baltimore, went home Tuesday. Fishermen report good hauls and steady prices. R Miller Baker of Baltimore visits local friends. F G Price spent part of the week in Baltimore. Frances Price visited friends in Denton Sunday. Mrs S R Buckley visiting friends in Oxford.
An oyster supper will be held at Wynson school on Friday and Saturday evenings October 26 and 27. Due to the pastor's illness, Mr. William Williams will fill the pulpit on Sunday afternoon. Miss Gertrude Covey has returned to Baltimore after a summer with her parents. Mr. James Dukes visited Hynson friends on Sunday. Farmers are busy seeding.
The First District headquarters press in Baltimore reports a contested election case between Jackson and Smith. Hundreds of witnesses, 700 pages of testimony, and a House Committee hearing reveal partisan influence and failed agreement on the outcome. Other items note a Christ Church convocation in Denton with speakers and a week of services.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday last Isabelle Dean presented an approved inventory for Jacob W. Dean. Henry R. Lewis audited funds for Rebecca A. Fulton. J Allen Moore released George C. Moore’s distribution. Letters granted for William T. Mitchell estates. Bonds filed for appraisal by Edward Maloy and J Harry Coursey. Creditors' notice ordered. Fred R. Owens reported debts and a final account for Sarah M. Shaw. Isabelle Dean authorized to invest estate funds in a mortgage. Judge Merrick ruled telephone and telegraph companies cannot erect poles on highways without abutting owner consent, potentially pending Court of Appeals review.
A Jacksonian pow-wow convened in Denton on Thursday afternoon with about six Republican district leaders invited to join in the deliberations and a banquet at the Brick Hotel. Attendees included J. Spencer Lapham, Arthur J. Bennett, Elbert J. Saunders, Thomas Bickling, and many others, amid talk of “bright rainbows” in the political sky. The list names dozens of attendees including J. Spencer Lapham, Arthur J. Bennett, Elbert J. Saunders, Thomas Bickling, John N. Dennison, and numerous others.
Public cheers as steamboat workers and company representatives settle after a Saturday conference with a committee of striking employees. Captain Thomson wins an agreed salary increase for captains, while the matter of Association membership is left unresolved and Thomson maintains captains should resign.
A lady speaker argues women prefer reading newspaper advertisements over visiting stores. She says ads save time, prevent hassle with clerks, and help readers compare prices, potentially keeping more money at home beside news items.
J Gipson Gonie announces his first year as rector of Christ Church Denton on October 21 with a 7.30 a.m. Holy Communion, a 10.30 a.m. anniversary sermon, and an evening service at 7.90 p.m. inviting communicants, friends, children and parents.
A Sunday school reflection on the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25 14 30 stressing faithful use of gifts, responsibility to God, and that rewards come from diligent service. It links the lesson to watchfulness and warns that idleness brings no reward while faithful work expands gifts.
A letter endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cold cure to prevent pneumonia and other diseases. Mr B W L Hall of Waverly Washington reports years of use and recommends it to friends who agree. Available at Douglass Drug Store and A Li Duffey Hillsboro. Subscribe now.
For years farmers report patchy clover after initial germination in fields under long cultivation. Acidic soil from repeated phosphates and decaying organic matter harms clover. applying twenty to thirty bushels of lime per acre every four to five years mitigates acidity, improves soil sweetness, aids bacteria, and enhances nutrient availability for clover and accompanying wheat.
The Baltimore News notes Germany shows how small farm distilleries run under strict supervision can yield a winter occupation for farmers. It describes tax controls, inspection, and centralized sale practices, arguing similar methods could develop a vast new rural industry in the United States. It also quotes Roosevelt criticizing Republican support for meat inspection bills as influenced by trusts.
The notice recounts General Richard Thomas of Easton National Bank dying at home aged 61 after a long banking career begun in 1819. It also records Shadrach Carmine dying suddenly in Cambridge at 71, evangelist Sam Jones’s recent death on a train near Little Rock, two year old Lulu Elizabeth Greenlee dying of croup, and Harry B. Fields dying in Baltimore at 28 with funeral in Federalsburg. Abdul Aziz’s fear of assassination noted with a punning remark on fame.
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