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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1896
Page
3
Denton observes busy carpenters, new shirt factory work, and local sales. A Hillsborough school oyster supper is planned for October 31, with rail and post office updates, courtship of civic growth, and a roll of honor from Central School. Divorce, business dissolutions, and public notices appear, alongside Davis county and Maryland political threads.
Caroline county Republicans held a Den ton meeting with expected presence of Eastern Shore Senator-elect Wellington and Congressional candidate Barber. Speaker Charles F. Markell of Frederik urged coinage limits with foreign consent while Dr Barber offered a lighter view. Mgr. Ford amused the crowd as Benj. Hignatt presided at night. Campaigns expand to Preston Ridgely Federalsburg and Denton with speakers Lew is Hutson Hawkins Lewis Cooper Miles Nelson and Gorman. A Sound Money meeting in Masonic Hall drew 22 Republicans Democrats Prohibitionists and others.
Late estimates by competent observers place the majority which Hon. Joshua W. Miles will receive at 2000. Such an endorsement will be proper recognition by the people of his industrious stay in Congress.
Sketches of Culbreth and his allies in the 1820s Congress describe lively fights over reducing federal salaries and offices. The period features Eddy Linn and Cobb pressing for pay cuts, while General Smyth defends a standing army. Culbreth proposes a special committee to study civil pay reductions and helps draft a reform bill cutting key clerical and officer salaries.
The bill to cut public salaries, from the First Comptroller to clerks, faced fierce opposition as lawmakers argued reductions across Washington offices. Despite motions to exempt key offices and keep salaries above a floor, the measure failed after a tabled vote. debate to resume next week.
Mrs. James H. Fisher returns home after four months in Baltimore and shows steady recovery. Knights Templar titles awarded to J. Frank Ledman, Wm. H. Adkins, and William Harrison in Easton. Elizabeth Wright to marry David Perry in upcoming ceremony. Various visits reported: Mrs. Bloxsom of Williston and Mrs. L. F. Bloxsom of Tuckahoe Neck visit J. L. Carrow. Mrs. Walter Parker of Leipsic visiting her parents in town. Blanche Noble of Federalsburg visits Corinne Ricards in Bridgeville. L. M. Cahall and daughter visit Federalsburg friends.
Castle Hall schoolhouse will serve as a colored school replacing Brody's. Miss Wilson, principal, and Miss Ros, assistant, took possession of the new academy at Goldsboro on Monday. Smithville’s schoolhouse likely ready next week. Boonsboro school bought a new library with Miss Allie K. Higgins as teacher. Miss Maggie Cahall at Concord returned from Queen Anne's after two weeks due to her mother’s illness. Miss Marie Dawson led the school in her absence. Patrons at the Bureau colored school purchased a bell.
Circuit court convened in Kent county as Judge Wickes denounced Chestertown’s hog-pen ordinance. He called hog-pens a health menace and said granting such privilege makes homes intolerable. The notice includes local ads and a brief column on sports injuries and Chamberlains Pain Ball endorsements from Central State Normal School, with sales listings.
The 38th anniversary of St. Pauls Church consecration in Hillsboro will be celebrated on Simon and Jude's Day with a 10 30 a.m. service and lunch at the Rectory. A Hallow Eve social by the Christian Endeavor Society is planned for October 30 at Burrsville M P parsonage with 10 cent admission. Rev C F Sheppard reports 23 conversions at Hartley revival then new meetings at Templeville. Rev George F Beaven will preach at Christ Church Hillsboro tomorrow at 3 p.m. The Bishop will visit St Pauls Hillsboro next Sunday at 7 30 p.m.
A Centreville special reports Queen Anne’s Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad reached an amicable agreement to allow crossing at Greenwood and Ellendale Delaware. The arrangement speeds remaining 25 miles toward Lewes and Ocean access with a contract to be awarded. Target operation by April 1, 1897. Richard H. Green Jr. of Farmers Bank Annapolis, who wed Mrs. Helen Emory then fled with 20000, was arrested in Pennsylvania and jailed in Annapolis.
Preston and Denton residents Henry R. Lewis N Alex Hutson spoke at the Bryan Free Silver Club on Saturday. Miss Katie Trice of Denton visited Mrs J T Dennis. Mrs Wm C Willoughby visited friends in Washington. A South Easton PA justice praises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Denton W E Brown Hillsboro Hugh Duffy Ridgely St J Colston advertise. Harmony return offer fashion dressmaking for fall and winter by Mary E Ozlox.
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