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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1895
Page
3
The peninsula sees a strong canning season with 120 canneries reported and 94 yards packaging last year, averaging 20,000 acres per packer and 1,255,700 three pound cans. Local fairs, markets, and farm notices fill the page, including peach prices, crop outlooks, and a look at rail depot plans near East Denton.
Mrs Amanda R Pagsopie wife of Captain Joseph Passapin died of typhoid fever at her East Denton home early last Monday morning aged about 18. She leaves four children and her father Thomas Roe. Burial was at Denton Cemetery Tuesday with ministers Burrsville. The family has suffered multiple deaths in recent years and a sickly son remains.
After a four month break the Caroline County public schools reopen with a strong teacher corps. The list includes Marydel Belle Percy Henderson Merriken principal and Addie Wilson Castle Hall Addie Wilson, Edinburgh Mary Roe, Lane Virginia Carter, Greensboro with J Watson Thompson principal and several assistants. Also named are Barcus Leacy Roe Bridgetown Minnie Noble Oakland Latie Draper Ridgely Robie Hobbs principal with assistants Annie Stevenson and Mary Fisher, and many more instructors across the county. The report also notes a death in Hillsborough and a court writ for the murder of Lewis Lindler, with details about Abraham Bear and Dorchester County connections.
The Populist camp meeting begins today with morning and afternoon talks and a 25 feet square stereopticon lecture by Rev. Walter Vrooman in the evening on Life As It Is. Tomorrow the Vrooman brothers preach dynamic religion with sessions in afternoon and evening. Speakers include Congressman Toward of Alabama, Hamilton L. Roe, Walter Vrooman, Hiram Vrooman, Carl Browne and his wife Mamie Coxey of Covey's Army fame. The item also covers local disputes, illnesses, travel, and notices of deaths and renovations in the community.
An Easton dispatch reports Democrats led by Mr. Hurst greeted by a crowd of about 10,000 at the Talbot County Fair. The reception committee included Col. Edward Lloyd and others as voters were urged to turnout. Hurst praised the Eastern Shore reception and Talbot’s progressive character. The note continues with church news, a horse crest, and local incidents around Laurel, Georgetown, Wilmington, and Sea ford.
Mr John F Spence an Avalon officer rejoined to solicit trade for the company. James P Covey’s team frightened by a hoisted umbrella but no damage occurred. Earie A Wiley of Laurel visits cousin S L West. A Democratic club to be organized soon. A B Eskridge has the region’s finest tomato patch. Judge William W Lowe learned of Lee Lowe’s death at Delmar from hydrophobia after dog bite. A.M. Bunnel d recalls a cure from a hot August harvest cramps with Chamberlains remedy. keep a bottle. Sold by W S Brown Denton and Hugh Duffey Hillsboro Mad.
Summer visitors and personal notes fill the Caroline county scene with chatter about residents and guests. Nominated Democrat District Attorney candidate William N. Deweese of Denton leads the local political mention, while Miss Jessie Kerr earns new posts in Uniontown. Numerous social visits and lectures are noted from Ocean City to Wilmington and beyond, with many Denton figures listed as travelers, lecturers, or hosts this week.
The new Caroline county courthouse shows architectural lines as the roof goes on and the dome was raised last week. Architect Bernard earns praise for supervision while Slemmons & Lankford contractors advance slate roof and metal cornice. The tenth Talbot County Fairs Association exhibition closed with GOP figures Lowndes, Clabaugh, Graham visiting. Democratic candidates Hurst, de Kalb Smith, Crothers also appeared. A fashion note predicts hats shift to yellowed whites, black hats fade, ribbons dominate, and a tale from the Eastern Shore recounts a chicken-yard hint via corn kernels tied to cards to deter yard foul.
The Baltimore Sunday Herald profiles John E. Hurst, Democratic governor candidate, detailing Turstleigh estate near Woodbrook Avenue. It notes a model Maryland country home with restored architecture, a well-kept farm, a prime dairy, and a focus on practical stewardship alongside embellishments. Also quoted is a lifelong maxim about forgetting faults to keep happiness. The piece closes with a local note on Chamberlain's Pain Balm recommended by Mrs. S. A. Kell of Pomona California for sprains and pains, sold by Denton and Tillsboro outlets.
The Officers of Registration for Caroline County will sit in their election districts at the times and places listed for the Article 33 registration provisions and amendments. The September sitting will be on.
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