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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1916
Page
5
Local department updates list wheat and corn prices, new business proprietors for Arlington Hotel and Mardech canning factory, and appointments including a notary public. Community notices include church services, a county commission appointment, and a chautauqua ticket distribution. Obituaries, school contests, and town happenings cover a wide range from elections to a play and a funeral.
Visitors in Denton and Easton report Mrs. Charles H. Whitby’s serious stroke and paralysis while social notes mention the Easton Sunday School convention led by Rev. Clinton T. Wyatt. a wedding planned for June 3 in Plaindealing. several residents’ health and travels. plus Orphans' Court proceedings listing probate actions, appraisals, and administrator accounts for multiple estates.
Ex Governor Goldsborough and Dr France campaigned in North Denton with W P Jackson at Dandy Hall as colored voters split their support. Leading figures Roe Nuttle Hapadone backed Goldsborough while Green Caster Hobbs backed France, with Caroline county unsettled about the outcome.
The condition of Mrs Anna Elizabeth Harrington mother of Guy Emerson C Harrington who suffered a stroke at her son W W Harrington’s home in Madison Dorchester county is critical. A dispatch from Cambridge yesterday said Mrs Harrington died Thursday night.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Breeding of Hickman hosted a dance Saturday evening. Burrsville guests included Mrs Nellie Price Miss Marian Stafford Miss Angie Warren and others. Visitors and family reports cover birthdays illnesses and travels among residents including trips to Baltimore Vernon and Greensboro with multiple mentions of local residents and weekend activities.
Misses Myrtle Frances and Anna Davis of Edge Moor and Mr Frank Lane with family of Goldsboro spent Sunday with Mrs J A Lane. Samuel Faulkner student at Golden College spent Easter at parental home. Mrs John Davis visited her parents G Cooper in Salisbury last week. Mildred Carter of Downs Chapel spent Easter with Olivia Knotts. Emma Sparks visits near Booker's Wharf. Anne Clough near Millington guest of Mrs Aner Getty. Enuna Mcknett spent holiday with friends near Hamington. Fred Ross of Clayton spent Saturday with Mrs JH Knott. Viola Bowen visiting sister Mrs EL Parr ing Philadelphia. Cooper Carter of Baltimore spent Easter here. Elizabeth Perkins visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Hickman residents share visits with relatives and friends including Mrs. Win Croll Miss Emma Bullock and Miss Minnie Hughes. William Croll returned from Baltimore with a new automobile. Mrs. Frank Hanson visits Willington relatives as Francis Neal accepts a job there. Mrs. Walter Busch visits Lovelock Nev. Minnie Hughes Delights in a picnic with Estelle Reynalis and others. A Saturday picnic at Smiths drew a good crowd. Minnie Hughes also spent a Thursday with Mrs. Harry Bowdle. Shad ate celling here for 60 and yo cents each.
Queen Anne column lists visitors and family trips including Mr and Mrs FE Barton and daughter Elizabeth of Philadelphia, Miss Selah Perry of Easton, Mr and Mrs J E Morgan hosts, Mrs S J Barton and granddaughter Elizabeth Jump visiting Baltimore, Mr Frank Sparks of Baltimore, Miss Agnes Legg Stevensville, Mire C Ht Dean, Turpin Mitchell Wilmington, Earl Short Baltimore, Miss Jessie DeFord visiting Miss Edith Rickards.
An event at the Paptar Neck school house Wednesday evening featured an opening chorus and a series of recitations by Earle Wright Raymond Gordon Louise Cheezum Leslie Wright Mary Gadow and Ethel Cheezum, plus songs by the school and a play titled The Darky Wood Dealer to the delight of all present.
A Ridgely High School gathering featuring Scouts led by Mr Shull of Greensboro, amid music and community ice cream, marks a lively evening. Obituary notes Henry Wolfe of Maple Avenue died after a long illness with funeral at Centreville. Easter services and church activities across Ridgely and neighboring towns are summarized along with local elections, school events, and community notices.
Chautauqua week to begin Wednesday June 7 with Ross Crane as main evening entertainer. Folk Song Quintet performs Thursday with Russian Irish and Bohemian songs in colorful costumes. Friday features Colangelo's Concert Band concerts and a staged performance of The Man from Home. Montaville Flowers lectures on Rebuilding the Temple and May Parker musical trio appears with Elmer Vance Cool lecturing on Nineteen Hundred and Now. Newton D Baker quotes and Granville Hines Company concerts conclude a week of varied performances.
Miss Alice Rose returns to school after holidays with relatives in Philadelphia Chester Wilmington and Centreville. Mr James Sculley and Miss Anna Sculley of Wilmington spend a week with their uncle Norman Seward. Roland Faulkner of Clayton Del spent weekend with W J Faulkner parents. Lola Seward visits Owen Purnell near Barclay. John Shalis and son Kennard motor to Salem to visit friends. Harold Faulkner and Ethel Faulkner visit Centreville friends. John Swift of Wilmington spends Easter with parents at Stevensville. Kennard Shuts recently bought a new car.
The Ladies Aid of the MFE Church plans a nest meeting at Mrs Martha Ford's home. Mrs M LE Noble returns from a winter in Jacksonville Florida. Mrs Annie Floharty visits Baltimore with her daughter Mrs J H Barrow. Rev J T Richardson new minister preached a Master sermon last Sunday. Town residents visited Cambridge to hear Billy Sunday. Students from area schools spent Easter with families. Miss Lizzie Carter milliner spent part of the week in Baltimore. Mr Joshua Covey is erecting a fine town residence.
The Reliance Ladies Aid Society of Wesley M E Church met at Mrs George Rogers home on a Wednesday night. After business guests enjoyed refreshments with many attendees including Hackett Gradley Bradley Wheatley Morris and Rogers families and local ministers.
A Carolina county reader urges timely dormant and post bloom spraying to control scale and fungus and protect apples pears and peaches. The letter details lime sulfur arsenate mixtures for apples and a curculio control spray for peaches, stressing readiness and weather-driven timing.
The Ladies Aid Society gathered Monday evening April 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Callahan with numerous attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Nichols Covey Nagel Miller and Andrew families. Several members hosted Sunday and Easter visits with relatives and friends across Greenwood Federalsburg Poplar Neck Hurlock and nearby areas.
American Corner reports James Howard plans a bungalow near Laurel Grove schoolhouse soon. Carpenter Wilton Trice completes a large barn for R H Towers.
Market note lists the highest cash prices paid for eggs as reported by W J Blackiston. Figures indicate current buy rates and may reflect regional commerce conditions affecting poultry output and wholesale egg trading.
A surprise gathering was hosted at Mr. Joseph A. Pritchett’s home last Monday evening with attendees including Misses Isabell Carroll Maude Butler Nellie Tribitt Mildred Collins Mamie Fredericks Bertie Legates Mary Brodes Jessie Cohee Edna Carroll Mildred Lane Emilene Bradley Hattie Mc Connell Elma Todd Mersrs Ray Lane Dalton Hubbard Eddie Butler Ralph Blades Willie Thomas Clifford Horney Gilbert Gibson Willie Wright Hayward Legates Gilbert Lane Norman Smith Lloyd Hrodes Clinton Carroll Earl Legates and Joe Pritchett. Relatives Mr Earl Legates and Mrs Roland Carroll of Wilmington are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Legates. Mr and Mrs Ollie Perry and their young son visited the Perry family’s parents, Mr and Mrs Harry Hubbard. Mr and Mrs Payton Thompson and son Claude spent last Friday with Mr Thompson’s parents near Hurlock.
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