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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet Oct. and Orphans Court will meet Sept. 9. Levy Court will meet Sept. 9. School Board will meet Sept. 9.
Rain ends drought as Delaware lawyers and families appear in the local page. Obituary notes on Levi C Bird and farm fortunes at Tuckahoe Neck. Market prices for tomatoes and peaches, shipping crates, and bank building bids. Excursions planned to Rehoboth Beach, Cape May. School exams and elections arrangements outlined. Community life, trades, and church license debate highlighted.
Caroline teacher soon to wed. visits in Denton and Talbot. Notables include J. M. Satterthwaite of the Douglas Tribune, regents at Manhattan Agricultural College, and Ruth Satterthwaite of Kansas. Numerous visits, weddings, travels and social events across Centreville, Denton, Rehoboth, Annapolis, and nearby towns with many local residents and guests noted.
Hidgely and family from Baltimore visit Mrs. Atkinson. Mr. Coursey Hemmons of Wilmington visits his parents. Mrs. Evans and children Rebecca and Mary return to Baltimore. Miss Susie Carroll of Philadelphia stayed with Mrs. Atkinson. Mr. Temple is ill at his sister Mrs. Swing’s home. Mr. Oscar Wilson of Wilmington visits Mrs. Pennington. Miss Mamie McShane of Baltimore visits Dr. Madara. Mrs. Lillian Melvin visits Hickman friends.
Miss Sallie Redman of Ridgely visits Misses Alice and Elsie Cleary for several days. J. F. Sisk reported another runaway last week as his horse, standing at his store, bolted toward home and struck a shade tree after veering too close to the walkway.
Preston & Son in Havre de Grace run the Slemmer factory while J. W. Boyer and Geo H. Geiger operate others. Tomatoes fetch about 18 cents at the depot. Society notes include Miss Effa W Heather and Miss Roe Barton visiting Kennedyville and Betterton, and family visits in Philadelphia. The Caroline county teachers institute opens Monday in Denton High School, with compulsory attendance and a full program led by state and local educators through Friday noon.
Misses Towers Hobbs Nuttle Neal Calloway Patton and Messrs Miller Chaffinch and Stafford enjoyed a straw ride last Tuesday evening visiting the home of Mr T H Ever again. Mr H C Hobbs factory runs full time after he bought three car loads of tomatoes and secured contracts. Miss Nettie Calloway has returned to Baltimore. Mr J Horsey of Wilmington visited his daughter Mrs H C Hobbs. Edwin Paisley goes to Beacom and Dutton Business College in Wilmington. Miss Harriet Murphy and sister visited Mrs Alfred Carter. Miss Bess Towers stayed with Miss Mabel Wright at Burrs ville last week. Miss Sallie Hubbard of Philadelphia is visiting friends here.
Excitement in Federalaburg as an agent bought several car loads of tomatoes at 25 and 30 cents per basket. Abdell nears completion of J. W. Collin's house and will start M. P. parson age. Medford nieces from Philadelphia visited Mr. James Turner then returned home. Charles Corcoran of Easton and Cornelius Wright families spent last Sabbath together. Dr. and Mrs. Galloway returned from Baltimore area. Mrs. Dorsey’s house, occupied by Mr. Short, was painted and improved. C. M. Frizzell of Baltimore visiting Messengers. G. E. Williams is building a barn in Highlandtown.
Miss Ermine Brashears of Wilmington returns home after visiting cousins Miss Maude and Nettie Anthony and Miss Irman Brashears of Washington DC who has been visiting friend Miss Sadie Anthony. Mr Warner Brashears of Wilmington Delaware is visiting his aunt Mrs R W Anthony.
Henderson family returns to Philadelphia after visiting Mrs. Price and relatives. Miss Gertrude Shelton from Wilmington visits her parents. Mrs. Brodie Cooper and Mrs. Harry Loose of Cheswold visit Mrs. Price. Ed Pritchett leaves for Wilmington for a new position. Lou Flood of New York visits Henry Brock. Annie Cohee of near Hazlettville visits her cousin Lola Cohee. Dave Marvel of Wilmington visits P. A. Marvel. Lizzie Melvin and Mildred Curry of Greensboro visit town. Rev. O. T. Baynard in Dover for exams. Reba Sutton of Chester visits friends in town.
M Bates Stephens, the State Superintendent, is directing institute work with school examiners aiding. Institutes are set for Frederick Harford Cecil and Kent counties this week, with next week including Caroline county where J Briscoe Bunting of Calvert and John T White of Allegany will visit. Examiner Crouslings plans Calvert October 6 10 and Garrett October 13 17.
Caroline county Democrats met Tuesday for the convention with Edward E. Goslin presiding. Delegates from eight districts were named, including Wm George Smith, Robert Farrell, Amos Everett, Nat L Bowen, Lemuel M Jones in the first district and numerous others across districts two through seven. Unanimous Ocean City delegates named Henry R Lewis, Albert W Sisk, Edward E Goslin, William D Uhler, William Winder Goldsborough, Marc Bryant. Delegates are free to act in the county and party interests.
Herman Schmidt a Fifth district farmer reads a German technical paper claiming wood paste is nutritious for animals. He is applying the method with local sawdust plus salt water potato peelings corn husks and canning house refuse. His experiments show wood contains nutrients and his month of trial supports the theory.
A barn owned by Mr A G Towers on First Street burned Tuesday night, with hay and belongings lost. Neighbors raised the alarm and townspeople saved Towers and Mr W A Stewart’s dwellings with hard work. Water shortage hindered efforts. incendiary origin is suspected. owner Joseph H Bernard thanks Denton citizens for prompt aid.
Tree Inspector George W Gravatt finished inspections across the county with focus on southern districts. He found few scale insect damages on peach trees and praised E T Moore near Ellwood for a model orchard. Gravatt urged spraying to control pests and boost peach industry profits.
Church news notes the dedication of the handsome new M. E. Church South at Queen Anne will be on Sunday September 28 with presiding elder W H D Harper and Rev Forrest J Prettyman preaching. Invitation extended to all. At the Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow the pastor will preach morning and evening. Morning service includes the Lord's Supper. Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Evening Epworth League praise service at 7 followed by preaching at 7 30.
Mrs J W Howard stays with her mother Mrs Annie Love after a summer at Atlantic City. Mr Howard plans to return soon to live on their farm bought from Mr M P Hutchinson. Miss Nettie Love, daughter of Mrs Annie Love near Fowling Creek, left last week for a course at Strayer's Business College in Baltimore.
The Caroline County School Board ratified contracts for most teachers, naming principals and assistants at several schools including Federalsburg, Ridgely, and Denton. A list of appointed teachers across county schools followed, with principals for Denton, Henderson, Barcus, and Ridgely among others. Proposals for wood and a hazardous tree on school grounds were noted, and repairs authorized at American Corner trustees' site.
Easton hosts a gala outdoor sport day on Thursday September 11 at Idlewild Park. Saints Peter and Paul's Church presents a program featuring a 10 a m ball game between Oxford and Hillsboro, then a grand tournament at 1 p m with knights as pros or amateurs based on six of nine rings. Col W Scott Roberts will collect knights fees and Gen Joseph B Seth will deliver the coronation address.
Machinist Anklam has been busy with canning-house repairs in August assisting with crates, process tubs, gasoline outfits, steels and coppers, cranes and trucks. He is also developing corn thinning machines based on W. T. Mitchell’s invention from Ridgely. Anklam has an order to construct a nine ton wagon, likely the largest in the county.
The death of Mrs William George Smith occurred August 23 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Marydel where she served as a faithful member and worker. She is survived by her husband and three children, one grown. Born Miss Peters, daughter of John Wesley and Margaret Peters of Queen Annes County, she was the youngest of nine girls and three boys. Mr Smith is the son of Hutchins and Narcissa Smith, oldest of nine boys and three girls.
Roosevelt’s remarks in Fitchburg anger critics who say a constitutional amendment to curb trusts is slow. The piece argues bold steps against tariff protections would unsettle magnates more than mere amendments. It also reviews Queen Anne’s Railroad plans to extend service and ship the Peninsula’s products to Philadelphia and New York, signaling broader regional growth.
The old transcribed will records of the Maryland state are kept by the Register of Wills in Annapolis. The 1635 volume shows Ellie Levitte handwriting that starts strong and ends in refined English script. The Smith family name dominates the pages, a source of Maryland pride.
Westinghouse Electric Company begins installation of 45 miles of interurban electric road from Baltimore to Washington using a Tesla perfected system. A powerhouse will rise at Hyattsville with construction starting immediately. total cost $2,500,000. A domesticated partridge features in Clarksville area farmer Reuben Johnson’s home. Reverend J O Sypherd, 68, dies in Wilmington. Philip S Yates, Cambridge resident, dies recently.
Mr and Mrs W T Jarman spent Sunday at Centreville with Mrs Jarman s parents. Miss Ella Harrison and Grace Dennis are visiting Mrs H W Temple. Mrs H L Morris and Miss Edna Booker spent Friday with friends in Ridgely. Mr Clarence Barcus and Mrs Della Jones spent Sunday at Rehoboth. Miss Bertie Booth of Marydel visits cousin Miss Alta Sapp. Mr Clarke Smith has been quite sick but improving. Mr H C Booker spent Monday with his sister at Barclay. Miss Beulah Smith returns to Baltimore. Miss Nina Vane returns to fame in Centreville.
Disturbances from a crowded Sunday excursion on a Rehoboth train led to hearings before Justice Steele last Tuesday. Witnesses described the late night melee as police court adjourned at eleven. Railroad officials strive to curb trouble on excursions and prevent innocent bystanders from being drawn into clashes.
Hon William H Jackson of Salisbury was nominated Thursday as the Republican candidate for Congress. Denton Union notes Jackson led with broad delegate support from three to four hundred attendees, spanning many walks of life, who expressed loyalty and confidence in him. Also recalls John B Williams, former county resident, who died in Dover Delaware on August 1 1900.
Cardinal Gibbons in the New York World contends intellectual development alone does not ensure virtue. He warns that public education does not reduce vice and cites newspapers full of burglary, bank frauds, and murders by capable criminals. He quotes Kempis on virtue shaping a holy life.
A two day trip via Queen Anne's Railroad to Lewes Delaware then aboard the steamer Queen Caroline to Philadelphia on September 17. Departures from Queen Anne 6 56 a m Downes 7 04 a m Denton 7 15 a m Hobbs 7 26 a m. Boat reaches Philadelphia by 5 p m. Return September 18 at 2 p m. Fare two dollars. See small bills for details.
Miss Bertye Saulsbury of Farmington Del visits sister Mrs Dennis Nichols. Mr Herbert Collins of Philadelphia returns home briefly. Mr Larrimore opens a large grocery store at Agner. A nationwide coal strike issue draws almost universal demand for settlement with a notably loud public stance.
Notice states that all persons are forbidden to negotiate a note for 150 dollars signed by Elizabeth E. Nuttle and payable January 1 1903 to Z P Steele vestryman, and a 50 dollar note signed by J Gale Steele dated August 1 1902 payable 90 days after date at Denton National Bank. Both notes were stolen from the sender on August 28 last. September 1 1902.
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