Denton Ledger Notices And Local Updates In September
Saturday marked the Jewish New Year as Denton saw officer openings and farm changes. Dr W A McKown opened a new dentist office in Denton while county commissioners met and approved several accounts. Several local property and farm changes were noted including Tate and Fleetwood assignments, remodeling plans on Lowe street, and Simeon Blood farm sale. Widespread topics included weddings anticipated, legal counsel changes for James P Snow estate, and a Saint Michaels cannery purchase. Weather and market notes covered wheat prices, rail shooting season, and a horse accident near the railroad depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McKown
Denton
Enoch George
J.S. Barnhart
Isaac T. Fleetwood
H. €. Fisher
Tuckahoe
John T. Carter, Jr
Lowe Street
Nichols & Son
Nellie Jackson
W. H. Mowbray
Denton Bridge
Beverly Wright
Preston
Richard
Kent Island
M. F. Allaband
Theodore Phillips
Thawley’s Chapel
William H. Cashe
Simeon Blood Farm
H. L. Cooper
Russum
James P. Snow
Messrs
Lewis & West
Cecil County
Stump
Blackiston
W. S. Norris
Norris
Comptroller of the Currency
Denton National Bank
N. A. Hutson
W. T. Callahan
Cordova
L. A. Callahan
Longwood
Galena
Kent County
Wm. T
Baltimore
Denton Station
Wm. H. Collison
Talbot County
Dedigatory services tomorrow in Denton area
A long notice covers church activities across Denton and nearby towns. It details dedication services for a new M P Church with Dr W R Graham Rev Z H Webster and Rev T O Crouse to preach, a Centreville M P choir, and a sermon postponement and other church events and notices.
Bertha Graham Birthday Party in Goldsboro
Goldsboro notes describe Bertha Graham hosting a birthday party with music ice cream and cake attended by R. Stevens Classie Stevens Katie Shewbrooks and many local residents. Other items mention church services arm injury at Duhadway household visitors and local social updates including visits from Mollie Jones Gussie Stevens and Robert Jarrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Graham
Bertha
R. 8. Stevens
Miss Classie
Queen Anne’s County
Katie Shewbrooks
Bridgetown
Mary Reynolds
Annie Morris
Lucy Wilson
Bertie Bilby
Mary Jarrell
Belle Cheflins
Alfred and
Willard Dennison
J. A. Bennett
R. Chiffins
W. J. Bradley
Gussie Stevens
Barclay
Bertha Graham
Ralph Chiffins
Rich Neck
Fannie Jarrell
Henderson
C. W. Cahall
Wilson
Zella Heather
Robert Jarrell
Baltimore
Walter Sapp
Whiteleysburg
Social notes from Templeville and surrounding towns
Templeville residents hosted a Saturday evening gathering with music by Mr. and Miss Witdop of Massachusetts and a late supper. Visitors included the Witdop couple, Mr. Ambrose Marvel and wife, and several local families. Nearby residents Amose Everitt and family returned from Philadelphia, while H C Evans and daughter visit their father in Templeville. Several others travel for schooling and business, including Katharine and Mary Palmer and Darlington and St Mary's Seminary attendees. The community notes mention new Kindergarten planning, store stock changes, and Bohemian labor employed amid two operable economaries, signaling ongoing local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V
Stout
Killed at a Crossing on Queen Anne's Railroad
William Asilton forty years old was killed at Wallace's Station Monday evening when a train struck his farm wagon. He rode four-mule wagon home and did not hear the approaching engine. The wagon splintered and the driver died instantly with severe head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Asilton
Queen Anne’s
Wallace’s Station
Health Officer Noble Praises Work Amid Diphtheria War
Dr. J. L. Noble, health officer, reports no diphtheria in Caroline and outlines Typhoid Fever prevention. He urges boiled water, lemonade, milk and soup diet, and physician consultation to save lives. Noble's team fumigated Denton area homes and issued a clean bill of health. Delaware cases remain under Dr. Saulsbury in Burrsville and are improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Noble
Statesman
Penniman
Baltimore
Noble
Denton
Delaware
Saulsbury
Burrsville
Sneak Thieves Strike Smithville Blacksmith Shop
A Journal correspondent warns Smithville residents to shun greed after a spate of thefts by suspected locals. R G Anklam reported three dollars in tools stolen from his blacksmith shop on Wednesday and a ham taken from his meat-house on Saturday, with a shoulder left behind. The thief was forced to hide the loot in a brush pile before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Journal
R. G. Auklam
Mr. Anklam
Federalsburg Bureau Reorganizes for New Season and Lectures
Federalsburgs Bureau of Public Entertainment reorganized at a large meeting electing I. E. Goslin as president J Jerome Frampton secretary treasurer and Harry W Davis and Harry Kinder as ticket agents musical committee members and ushers. The group plans six entertainments during the full moon weeks each month and aims for 35 to 40 active members within ten miles of town. Existing surplus of 94 55 from last season remains in treasury to fund charitable or town improvement uses if year end surplus occurs. Descriptions include school house acceptances and wood contracts awarded for several buildings with per cord prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant Church
Denton
H. W. D. Johnson
W. J. D. Iueas
C. E. Dryden
Downes Hall
B. F. Jester
W.R. Graham
Westminster
Z. H. Webster
M. E
T. O. Crouse
Harrington
Centreville
Sun
T. A. Johnston
Protestant Episcopal Church
Laurel
Grove
Elwood Campground
Wright's Woods
Epworth League
M. F. Downes
F. T. Tagg
J. W. Hering
M. P. Church
City Road Chapel
London
England
Brethren Church
Ridgely
I. D. Bowman
Philadelphia
M. P
New Jerusalem
Preston
J. E. Smith
Heaven
Cambridge
M.E
J.H. Brown
Father Temple
Easton
Federalsburge
Bureau of Entertainment
Federalsburg Bureau of Public Entertainment
I. E. Goslin
J. Jerome Frampton
Harry Carroll
Harry Kinder
Harry W. Davis
Raymond Charles
Robert W. Messenger
Minos Hackett
William A. Mowbray
E. E. Goslin
E. J. Nelson
Eastern Shore Trade Grows Between Peninsula and Baltimore
A Baltimore Sun correspondent reports heavy trade this year between the Peninsula and Baltimore with building booms in Denton and Lewes. Lumber, hardware, grocers, and dry goods follow, grain is shipped to Baltimore via Queens town grain elevator, and Baltimore fertilizer firms are canvassing the region. The Delaware Chesapeake route diverts passenger travel from Philadelphia, popular with Haston residents who ride 7.08 to 10.45 to Baltimore and back for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Queenstown
Delaware
Denton
Lewes
Baltimore Hardware Houses
Philadelphia
Death of Miss Julia Adalene Leland French
Miss Julia Adalene Leland French died Wednesday morning at the rectory Greensborough aged twenty four. She was well educated and had formed many strong friendships during her Greensborough stay. The funeral will be today at Illam with Bishop W F Adams officiating and interment in Greensborough cemetery. Also noted is the death of Andrew J Ubler, father of William D Ubler, after long illness in Easton Pa. the son received notice by telegram and left by train. Mrs Ubler accompanied him later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Adalene Leland French
J. S. French
Church of the Holy Trinity
Greensborough
Illam
W. F. Adams
Easton
Greensborough Cemetery
William D. Uhler
Queen Anne’s
Andrew J. Ubler
Orphans' Court meeting voices debts and probate actions
Judges Sigler Orrell and Wright presided as Oliver G Prentice administrator of Cora Snowden submitted debts and an administration account. George M Russum attorney filed Susan Snow and James Snow's answer to the will caveat. Edward L Adams acting administrator of Alonzo Griffith presented a sales account approved. Annie I Fletcher by Lewis West filed a caveat against John W Fletcher probate. Harvey L Cooper trustee for Simeon Blood real estate sale filed bond approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler, Orrell and Wright
Orphans’ Court
Oliver G. Prentice
Cora A. Snowden
George M. Russum
Susan Snow
James Snow
James P. Snow
Edward L. Adams
Alonzo Griffith
Annie I. Fletcher
Lewis & West
John W. Fletcher
Harvey L. Cooper
Simeon Blood
Judge Bond Warns Against Minor Cigarette Sales
Chief Judge Bond in Garrett county charges the grand jury that excessive cigarette smoking is a great evil among boys and urges precautions to prevent sales to minors. He calls the matter very important and notes two young men with mind impairment observed in two weeks as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Grand Jury
Garrett County
Narrowly Averted Town Center Fire After Cigarette Fire
A fire narrowly contained in the town business district after a burning cigar dropped in sawdust at R B Bonds store. The box and part of the floor burned before discovery on Thursday morning, preventing a larger blaze. A separate promotional rant attacks unnamed rivals selling inferior machines. It condemns deceit and extols honest branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bond
Personal Matters for an Interesting Char acter-Summer Visitors
Mt Vernon grammar principal Rev G L Hardesty and Miss Maggie Marsh of Mt Vernon wed at Antioch M E parsonage. Many friends wish privacy. Peninsula Methodist Grand Lecturer Graham Dukehart from Baltimore visited Temple Lodge and locals. Notables and visitors from Philadelphia, Greensborough, Ocean City, Hart ford, Ridgely, Denton, Federalsburg appeared in this social roundup with travels to Omaha and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hardesty
Mt. Vernon Grammar School
G. L. Hardesty
Oriole
Maggie Marsh
Mt. Vernon
Antioch M. E. Parsonage
Geo. T. Alderson
Peninsula Methodist
Graham Dukehart
Baltimore
Temple Lodge
F. J. Willoughby
Willoughby & Co
Sue B. Rose
Cordova
Hartford
Hartford, Conn., To Retake Charge of the Palatial Residence of Mrs. BE. H. Colt
Colt
George Roberts
Paul Thompson
Philadelphia
H. A. Roe
Ida J. McIlvaine
Mary Stewart
Annie Collins
E. L. Thompson
Hillsborough
Ocean City
N. J
Charles T. George and Son
James Green
Marydel
Thos. R. Green
Joseph H. Bernard
Marie
Greensborough
Omaha
Sylvester Smith
Henry Jarman
Urbana
Electrical College
James H. Pippin
Tuckahoe Neck
C. P. Dunning
R. Harle Fisher
Company M
Fifth
Maryland Regiment
F. A. Bond
G. W. Townsend
Delmar
Denton
Knotts
Ridgely
Geo. W. Parker
Bertie Williams
J. Albert Walls
Ingleside
Enoch George, Jr
St. Luke’s School
Bustleton
Pearl Smith
Queen Anne
Horace L. Jones
Katie M. Holland
Preston
Col
L. H. Gadd
Annapolis
Isaac F. Day
Local Briefs Mix Dust With Feed and Other Small News
Locals report a man feeding chickens with sawdust then eggs hatch oddly with wooden legs, while the B C A Railway trims summer service to one daily train to and from Baltimore. Other items note a sewing machine ad, resignations at Washington College, Rehoboth season success, and various local notices from Elkton to Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. & A. Railway Company
Baltimore
Queenstown News
Blackiston’s
Judge Pearce
Board of Visitors
Washington College
Rehoboth
Douglass
Caroline County
Courier
Dover
Alfred Smith
Elkton
Pearce
Martin
Stump
Court
Easton
Charles A. Irwin
Remus Dorsey
Congress
R. 8
Crew
Denton
Trappe
Cambridge
Auditors in Caroline county prove an excellent system
The Baltimore Sun praises Caroline county audit practice as an excellent idea with experts independent of administration. Auditors scrutinize books and report to the people on money use, noting progress since 1898 and a mounting debt of about 10 000 dollars per year, suggesting a possible halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Caroline County
Denton Bridge shirt factory thrives with busy hive of industry
A Denton Bridge shirt factory employs about forty young women, its busy machines and thrifty enterprise fueling local business. With more orders and jobs expected, proprietors anticipate increased work and money circulation, urging public support for the growing enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Bridge
In Memoriam Claude Ledman Died September 14 1898
Poem memory piece lamenting Claude Ledman's death. The speaker recalls grief and longing, reflecting on mortality and a wish for one more moment with the departed. The quiet meditation centers on absence and the enduring, silent presence of the loved one in grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Ledman
Bruce Finn Nearly Killed by Canning House Shaft
Bruce Finn a 12 year old son of Michael Finn of Denton Bridge narrowly escaped death when his clothing was torn by a fast rotating shaft in G T Redden’s canning house. Grant Alburger acted quickly to stop the machine and rescue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Finn
Michael Finn
Denton Bridge
G. T. Redden
Canning House
Grant Alburger
Bruce
Fall Term of the Circuit Court Opens in Greensboro
The fall term begins Monday October 3 with juries drawn by district. Trials show 41 on docket with 10 appearances and possible additions. Two high interest suits pit Greensboro residents Barintha Smith and Calvin Smith against Capt. D. S. Brockway over a damaged way to property and F P Roe R H Coursey sue Greensboro commissioners in ejectment. Likely short term with few witnesses before grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Conly
William J. Faulkner
A. F. Heather
L. M. Jones
J. Shewbrook
W. N. Bowen
James B. Draper
Wm. I. Downes
J. E. Gibson
Henry Porter
J. B. Baughley, Jr
Chas. F. Smith
Greensboro
Barintha Smith
Calvin Smith
D. 8. Brockway
F.P. Roe
R. H. Coursey
Commissioners of
Cambridge Band and Election Carriage in Ocean City
Col Jackson led the Cambridge band to Ocean City to boost his nomination amid skepticism. The Cambridge News notes bands rarely help doomed campaigns and recalls a failed Lakes and Straits trip last fall. A Norfolk pine wood contract offer appears from N H Foods of Preston, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Jackson
Cambridge
Ocean City
Lakes and Straits
Cambridge Newe
Woop Wantep
N. H. Foods
Preston, Md
Pack-train Heroism in Battle of Santiago
A July 23 letter from P. E. Burger of pack-train No. 3 at Santiago Cuba credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with saving lives and keeping ammunition and rations moving during the Battle of Santiago. He recalls widespread diarrhea among troops and notes the medicine’s availability through suppliers in Denton Ridgely Hillsboro and Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Burger
Santiago
de Cuba
Chamberlain
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iews
W. E. Brown
Denton
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
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D.& C KR RK
R.R
Levy Court
Annie E. Fletcher
William Henry Sharp
Goldsboro
Templeville
Mamie E. McShane
Monumental City
L. J. Knotts and Son
A. G. Saulsbury
Main Street
Jessie Jones
Beulah Day
Darlington Seminary
Chester
Gertrude Smith
St. Mary’s Seminary
Fallowfield and
Temple
C. W. Jackson
Jonathan A. Scotten
Scotten
Caroline
Oak Ridge
W. C. Wharton
Goldsborough
William Dennison
Baltimore Corner
Alex. McKnatt
Federalsburg
Oak
Long's
J. H. Carroll
Alfred Thompson
J. W. Thawley
Lowe’s
Eastern Shore Trade
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Deecent
Claude
Maryland
Philip R. Abler
Peabody Institute
The
Easton Ledger
John Walter Smith
Bryan
Wheeler & Wilson
Circuit Court
C. H. SureLps
Denton, Md
Battle of
Santiago de Cuba
Badens
Royal
Oval
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