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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1905
Page
5
Local items report poor cantaloupe profits and a busy Denton scene with a Telchester fair, bank updates, and new construction. Rail schedules, August events, and public notices fill the page as schools hire staff, teachers organize institutes, and a tomato market shifts with price changes and farm deals in Caroline county.
In the Orphans' Court on Tuesday last guardian Josephine M. Downes was authorized to improve and repair wards property. Administrators Kinder presented final receipts and releases from distributees which were approved. Nichols presented a first and partial account of James Grace estate which was passed. Moore presented an inventory of Anna M. Moore estate which was approved. Order to sell granted. Real estate sale of Gustavus Wisher ratified. Bullock presented list of desperate debts and final administration account which were approved.
A large stock of new goods is being received and the announcement of the opening of their handsome new store will be made later.
The Republican county convention met at Masonic Hall to nominate a ticket but adjourned after a secret session without nominees. Senator Harry A. Roe declined renomination, leaving a prospect he may head the ticket. Central committeemen were chosen and a platform drafted attacking the proposed constitutional amendment to restrict Black voters while praising election purity efforts.
The item reports the illness of Mr. A. L. Duffey, a well known local druggist, who is in Washington, D C under his mother's care. It also lists a series of social visits by residents including Misses Mary and Louise Fleetwood of Denton and Sallie Fleetwood of Virginia visiting Mrs. Saulsbury Sparks, and other local families hosting guests from Wilmington Baltimore and Cordova with mentions of Ocean Grove New Jersey and Andersontown visits.
Mr Joseph W Case formerly of this town is critically ill at the Jewish Hospital Philadelphia where he was recently operated on for appendicitis Messrs Nathaniel Horsey of S H Thomas M Green and Warren Vansant are laying sewers to connect their properties with the town system Miss Ethel Scott of Chester County Pa is the guest of Mrs George H Russell Mr and Mrs William Stevens have returned to Wilmington.
Marydlel Mr 7 Seward Dailey and Miss Effa W Heather visited relatives at Telchester this week. Mr and Mrs Chas W Jacobs left Thursday for Grand Rapids Mich for several weeks. Mr and Mrs Wellington Heather visited Kennedyville last week. Rev FE H Collins and family visiting Summit Bridge. Miss Addie Davis visiting relatives in Wyoming Del.
Flenderson and guests return to Wilmington after visits with relatives near town. Mrs Lena Ennis of Philadelphia visits sister Mrs P A Marvel. Mrs Rebecca Kemp of Chester guests of Mrs H C Gooden this week. Mr and Mrs H G Dill of Wilmington visit B F Dill. Sarah Poore dies August 15 at Petersburg home of son John Poore aged 57 leaving six children thirty grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
At a Monday night meeting the Denton town commissioners ordered a survey and estimate for sewers in the principal streets. Civil engineer Wm. D. Abler will perform the work. The board intends to advance a sewerage system soon with public support from progressive citizens.
Window shades and wall paper patterns offered at 20 cents each by Thomas & Messer located at 1015 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore. Seapiece gilt designs featured among new stock.
Sheriff arrests James Laughlin of Pittsburg for speeding toward Easton and not stopping when signaled. The horse struck the plaintiff, Bloxsom, causing a serious wound. Laughlin fined 25 dollars plus costs. he appeals. Bloxsom seeks 500 dollars in damages with attorneys Goldsborough and Deweese for the parties.
Mayor A W Dick notes a stellar season with full cottages and boarding houses. Real estate shows rising prices as buyers appear eager. Signs point to two new hotels, one where the Bright House stood and another at the Casino site, backed by a Pittsburgh syndicate and local investors.
Mrs. John Gummere returns from Philadelphia to visit her family. Mrs. Jackson and her Greensboro children visit Mr. James Short. George P. Scotten builds a new house. Mrs. Susan Smith visits her brother Rev. T. H. Gullett. Mrs. James Faulkner returns from Chester. Samuel Craig is all.
A travelogue from Baltimore via Western Maryland Railroad describes farm life in Maryland counties, mountain scenery near Highfield and Pen Mar, and town stops at Hagerstown and Sabillasville. It notes sturdy small farms, windmills, rural mail, and hospitality, plus a teacher institute in Caroline County with lectures by Stephens Burnham and others.
A brief note highlights the value of keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand and mentions its sale at Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffy in Hillsboro. The item also promotes subscribing to the Journal for county news and lists local grain prices wheat at 80 and corn at 59.
Miss Nora Christopher daughter of Mr and Mrs John Christopher and Mr Raymond Deen son of Mr and Mrs William H Deen of Fowling Creek were married by Rev C W Strickland at Harmony M E Church last Saturday at noon. The bride wore white lace over silk with a tulle veil and carried bride's roses and maiden hair fern. She was given away by her cousin George Bassett of Baltimore. Attendants included maid of honor Bertha Deen and bridesmaids from Easton Queen Anne Talbot Preston and Denton. The groom's party included best man Bruce Deen and several groomsmen. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's home before the couple departed for Ocean City.
N. Alex Hutson aged 64 died at his home on Saturday from paralysis due to brain trouble after months of illness. A longtime Denton resident formerly from Crumpton and Baltimore, he was a tinner turned lawyer serving as examiner in chancery and register of voters. He was thrice married with one daughter, Mrs Edward Boyer. Funeral Sunday with Rev J T Richardson officiating. Heptasophs attended.
The Andrew Downies Monster shows will exhibit in Denton for two performances on Monday September 11, afternoon and evening. The act claims a bigger, more sensational program than any prior tented amusement, with a free street display at 10 30 a m. Doors open at 2 and 6 pm with performances an hour later. Admission 10 cents for children under 12 and 25 cents for adults.
Mrs Kate Mott of Fairfield Iowa known as Grandma Mott urges travelers to carry Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy in warm weather. She claims one or two doses cure the worst summer complaint and notes the remedy is kept at hand by Douglass Drug Store and A.
Mrs. Louise Fountain widow of Marcy Fountain and former prominent county figure died last Thursday while visiting relatives in Centreville. She resided at Chestertown with daughter Mrs. C. E. Crane. Funeral held at Centraville with burial in London Cemetery Baltimore. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Crane Mrs. Winter of Jacksonville Florida Mrs. Baker of Baltimore and two sons John C. Fountain of Queen Anne and Walter Fountain of Texas. She was seventy eight.
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