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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1906
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet on October 17 and October 14. Livy Court Winn meet October 30 and Paperans Court Winn meet October 30.
Local notices announce millinery at Miss Jennie Stafford and Mellvaine Sisters, Denton improvements, shop openings, and a series of Sunday services across area churches led by Rev. Moore, Rev. Smith, and Archdeacon Jefferis. Community events include a Republican meeting, road and bridge work, and a new charity building plan.
The Middle Convocation of the Diocese of Easton met Tuesday at Christ Church Den ton with Rev. James Mitchell as dean and Rev. J Gibson Gantt as rector. Clergy from Easton Centreville Greensboro Cordova Church Hill Trappe attended as speakers led talks on Christian character missions and Sunday School work, with strong congregational growth and floral decorations.
Mrs John Alford, bedridden for weeks, is improving slowly. Mr Lion Wright has left for Philadelphia to seek employment. Mr D A Spence spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Baltimore.
Rev. G W Bounds Rev Ma Louis and Rev Mr McCann from St Michaels and Oxford travel with a youth delegation to Queenstown for Epworth League meetings. They spend hours on trains and visit ministers and friends. The Calendi Club of the Moi Churen holds Halloween Sourdough on October 31 at Thompsons Tall.
On Tuesday Colter Joseph paid a $20 fine for killing four rabbits and W. F. Ward paid $10 for killing two squirrels out of season. Ward, as informer, received half the fine and Joseph, informer against Ward, got half of his fine. Net results show Joseph netting about $18.63 in fines and costs, while Ward paid $2.00 in costs with a 33 cent witness fee. State’s Attorney noted frequent violations of county game laws and urged enforcement.
Miss Lydia Butler returns home from a month with relatives in town. Our school closed briefly due to teacher Miss Mamie Raughley’s illness. Mr. Thomas Downham and son Charlie from Wyoming visited Mrs. Mary J. Cahall. Rev A A Lichelle travels to Newark Delaware for ten days. Mrs Mamie Torrodes of Concord visits her aunt Abs Alice Stafford. Mr James Butler of Felton visits friends here. Miss Mary Thawley recovering from tonsillitis. Miss Mary Porter returns from Salisbury trip. Revival services are underway at the M P Church.
Tateralsburg residents Mr. and Mrs ER M Stack of Scranton Pa visit Mrs Stack’s mother Mrs M H Officer. Mrs Norman Ledman of Preston stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Rufus Noble. Mrs Wm B Todd and daughters Tlattie and Anna travel to Bristol Pa to join Dr. Wm B Todd. Miss Bessie Colston of Camden Del returns home after a visit with the Lindens. Mr Carle Brown returns from Philadelphia and Wilmington. Mrs Catherine Day of New York visits Mr and Mrs H M Carroll. Mr Crank Williams visits Philadelphia and Willatugtes. Rev S P Shipman preaches in Flinlock. Rev G R Ellis ill. Rev J W Williams fills pulpits at Harmony and Chestnut Grove. Mr William Marine and Miss Nellie Chaffinch marry at Concord Parsonage on Wednesday evening by Rev S P Shipman. Mr Terry Nichols has been sick two weeks. Stephen Shipman Jr also on sick list. Mrs H T Nuttle visits Baltaore last week.
Miss Katie Hobbs a Westminster student spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs IL Hobbs in Carlisle Pa Mr Joseph Johnson from Carlisle Pa visited with the Hobbs family Mr Fired Paisley a Baltimore worker spent the week with his family Mrs Uaidesty was guest of Mrs John H Merriken this week
On the Orphans Court Tuesday Norman E. Straughn was appointed guardian to D W D Pippin minor and Sarah E. Mitchell and Joseph B. Colgan administrators of William T. Mitchell deceased presented an inventory and apprisement of the personal property of the said deceased which was approved. The latest patterns in Wall Paper Je mece Window Shades 20e each Thomas Messer 1015 Baltimore St Baltimore.
A large crowd gathered in Denton for a Democratic mass meeting despite threatening skies. Congressmen Smith and Rayner spoke on campaign issues, railroads, and government spending while highlighting party unity and Southern Democratic leadership.
A fragment hints at an eerie scene around Erie Street and Py Street, with sparse readable words suggesting a location tied to an unsettling event. The readable text offers little on dates or names, leaving the exact event unclear but implying a quiet period following something notable.
The Sunday school analysis discusses Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany, Judas’s betrayal motives, and Jesus defending Mary. It contrasts charitable acts with greed, notes Lazarus and Martha’s roles, and warns against hypocrisy while urging kindness to living friends. It also notes Judas’s thirty pieces of silver and ends with a brief political speech from Congressman Smith in Cambridge.
A fragmented promo urges readers to subscribe now while a “first on the pump” cue and prize awards theme echoes. The garbled lines hint at urging kin and local supporters to act before the deal ends, presenting a period voice urging timely subscription.
General Thomas, the 91 year old cashier of Easton National Bank and reputed oldest bank cashier, died last week after a long active life. Will provisions include $1000 to Calvary Methodist Protestant Church with half income to church and half to Sunday School, $1000 to Wye Neck Methodist Protestant Church as parental memorial, $200 to Spring Hall Cemetery care, $300 to Maryland Bible Society, and estate residue to various Methodist Protestant bodies. Judge Dawson named in will for a sister’s portrait and Spencer family Bible.
It is stated that lime is the first soil mineral needed to start vegetation and then heavily influences plant form. Abundant lime yields shorter internodes, vigorous stalks and heavier fruit, while lime deficiency gives spindly shoots, sparse fruit, and weaker growth. Some plants are lime lovers like clover and corn, others lime avoiders like sorrel and sea pine.
A reader from Waverly Wa. favors Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds noting it shortens illness and reduces pneumonia risk. He reports recommending it to friends who agree. A. L. Difley at Hillsboro and Douglas Drug Store offer this remedy and souvenir post cards from Wright's optical parlors.
Local paper records several marriages and engagements including Frederick Nuttle and Mary Hopkins wed at bride’s home with pink and white decor. Upcoming nuptials listed for Lydian Amelia Davis and J Raymond Charles, and Minnie Lowe Wright to Thomas Wagblett Henry. Also notes on residents’ travels, health, school visits, and social visits across the county.
Voters are told Election Day is Tuesday November 6 polls open 8 a m to 6 p m. Voting guidance emphasizes marking a cross in the Dem Congressional candidate square, using indelible pencil, and having ballots observed by the judge. Do not mark outside the square or with other marks. incorrect marks may invalidate the ballot. The judge will verify name and residence and ballots are folded before deposit.
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