Local Homes Add Extensions and Visits Mark Week
Mr. W T Jarman enlarges his sitting room by moving a chimney outside and plans a bay front window for flowers. The Methodist Sunday School enjoyed last Thursday at Tolchester with thanks to those who provided cars. Various residents including Mr and Mrs Murphey take a two week vacation through Maryland and Delaware. Several social visits and small incidents follow, noting guests and local happenings such as a finger mash at Jarrells cannery, horses queued for Cambridge fair, and neighborhood visits in Wilmington and Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Jarman
Methodist Sunday School
Tolchester
W. J. Murphey
Cape Charles
Ocean City
Maryland
Delaware
R. M. Wheeler
Church Hill
Blanche Cahalt
Wilmington
J. W. Shively
Ross Daling
Courtland Jackson
Margaret Bennett
Luther Johnson
George
Snow Efill
Mary Jones
Miss Kellogg
Sewing Club
Red Bridge
Local crops and fairs fill Caroline County week
Denton, Cambridge and Federalsburg host fairs and markets as harvest advances. Wheat shipments from Caroline stations stay heavy while rains delay threshing. Talented locals attend Ocean City and assist at Cambridge fair. School and official elections loom as Boy Scouts organize in Denton. Community sales and livestock auctions draw crowds amid improving theatre renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Ocean City
Federalsburg
Cambridge Fair
Denton
Albert Satterfield
Joseph P. Lattimore
Ford Farm
Tuckahoe Neck
Everngain
Palace
Owen’ N. Dulin
D. Wilson Davis
Register of Wills
Alvah Blades
Noble, Payne
Claude Thompson
Charles Noble
Herbert Phillips
Boy Scouts
Preston
Cambridge
Wicomico County
Maryland
Caroline County Farm Bureau
S. G. Bye
Wayne A. Cawley
Farmers’ Supply Co
Camp Royal
William Swann
Goth
Concord
Thomas H. Everngain
S. N. Pilchard
G. Edwin McDorman
George L. Hardesty
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Delaware and Chesapeake
Atlantic City
Maryland Experiment Station
C. E. Beauchamp
L. L. Blades
Charles Stevenson
Ridgely
Church of the Brethren
The
Brethren
J. A. Dudley
C. N. Jones
C. A. Whisler
Pealiquor
Matrimonial Notices and Social Notes From Denton
Personal items report several marriages and social visits in Denton and nearby towns. Rev. Henry J. Carr wed Miss Helen Victorey in Denton, with plans to establish missions in Kentucky and Tennessee. Multiple couples and families travel, host, or visit, including gatherings in Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, with regional trips and summer events noted. The Havre de Grace to Perryville bridge tolls continue to rise, yielding June revenue of 14,566.85 dollars, about 20 percent higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre de Grace
Perryville
John N. Mackall
Burrsville Church Moves Sunday Sermon To August
Rev C N Conaway will not preach Sunday evening August 5 in Burrsville at Union M P Church but will speak there later with date to be announced. Local social notices list guests visiting and vacationing residents including Mrs Starkey and family, Mr Satterfield, Mr Dearth, Mr Baughley and others. The Methodist Protestants held a picnic in the church grove last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Conaway
Union M. P. Church
Church Grove
Clyde Wyatt
Marcus Heath
Henry Walters
Queen Anne Sunday School to Tolchester on Wednesday
Queen Anne St Pauls Sunday School will travel to Tolchester on Wednesday August 8 leaving the church about 830 AM. Fred Jumps school bus is hired to carry children. John and Grace Roed visit Mr and Mrs Poole at Williston. Evelyn and Edith Pepper spend the weekend at the parsonage. Rev James Brown is the guest of Mrs S J Barton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
St. Paul's
Tolchester
Fred Jump
John
Grace Roed
Poole
Williston
Evelyn
Edith Pepper
Elmer E. Wheeler
Baltimore
Minnie Morgan
Wheeler
Henry Morgan
Showard Culver
Hebron
Bowens
H. P. Flowers
Betterton
Jake Morgan
Harris Chapel
Charles Rhodes
Ocean City
Howard Flowers
Atlantic City
James Brown
S. J. Barton
Local visits and hospital stays mixed in spring society
Smithson notes Martin Schmick stays at Kernan's Hospital Baltimore while visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Dukes. Miss Helen Perry returns from Federalsburg to her sister Mrs Carlton Cooper. Albert Schmick of Baltimore visits his parents. Miss Hilda Hopkins of Federalsburg visits her parents. Lela Todd spent time with aunt Mrs Kate Matthews. Mary Patchett of Easton visits sister Mrs John Hopkins. Mildred Hummer of Trappe visits Miss Mary Coleman. Blanche Bowdle and Nelson Bowdle visiting in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Schmick
Kernan’s Hospital
Baltimore
Ernest Dukes
Helen Perry
Carlton Cooper
Federalsburg
Albert Schmick
Hilda Hopkins
Philip Hopkins
Lela Todd
Kate Matthews
Mary Patchett
Easton
John Hopkins
Mildred Hummer
Trappe
Mary Coleman
Blanche Bowdle
Nelson Bowdle
Regional Visitors At Preston Area Homes
Preston Mrs Dr Trotti and son from Williston South Carolina visit the host family of the former's mother. Mrs Magpie Parker Mrs Martha Ford of Orange New Jersey and Mr Z T Reynolds of Philadelphia have been visiting friends in Preston. Mr and Mrs George Whiteley have gone to Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania to spend the remainder of the summer. Dr Reidy and family of Monongah West Virginia have been visiting relatives in Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Trotti and Son
Williston
S. C
Magpie Parker
Martha Ford
Orange
N. J
Z. T. Reynolds
Philadelphia
Preston
George Whiteley
Blue Ridge Summit
Reidy
Monongah
W. Va
Longtime Ridgely resident William Kemp dies
William Kemp died Saturday morning after a complication of diseases. Funeral in the Methodist Church Tuesday with Rev. Covington of Queenstown assisting. Pallbearers were George Slaughter, Charles Starkey, Edward Morris, Frank Richards, Tilden Cahall and John Scully. Burial in Centreville. Kemp lived on Third Avenue near Second Street, survived by wife and son Ernest Kemp. The article lists many local friends and relatives visiting, traveling, and socializing, along with notes on community events and a county extension update by new County Agent L. M. Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kemp
Covington
Queenstown
Wheatley
George Slaughter
Charles Starkey
Edward Morris
Frank Richards
Tilden Cahall
John Scully
Centreville
Kemp
Starr
Third Avenue
Second Street
Ennis Percy
Easton
Mitchell
Harry Hemmons
Edna Detwiler
Marian Hemmons
Henrietta Swann
Camp Royal
Davis
Reformed Church
Pliny Fisher
Denton
John Swing
R. E. Fountain
Rehoboth
T. W. Jones
I.T. Saulsbury
Fred Flounders
David Swing
Stone
T. W. Smith
Grace Vernon Smith
Beatrice McCallum
Camden
N. J
A. C. Diggs
Baltimore
William Hadlock
Schenectady
N. Y
L. M. Goodwin
Henry Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Greensboro
Florence Goldsborough
Mesers
Harry
Coursey Hemmans
Ridgely
Walter Miller
Wilmington
Troy Ashcraft
Wadesboro
N. C
Harvey Holsinger
Ashcraft
Son
Pauline Wiley
Gertrude Morgan
Myra Jackson
Elaine Saulsbury
Camp Meade
Newberne
N.C
Donald Davis
Mount Aite
Clough
Frank Long
J. E. Mason
Mason
Charles Herzog
Boy Scout Organization
Robert Headley
Germantown
I. T. Saulsbury
Melvin Wheatley
Oxford
Harry Lane
Central Avenue
Fourth Street
G. W. Jackson
Mollie Richards
Belle Andrews
Marcus Hook
C. M. Lloyd
Chestertown
Nelson Richards
Gladys
Guests at Colonial Inn Amid Automobile Accident
A list of guests including Mr. J Paul Schmidt and wife Mrs W A Schmidt Miss Rosalyn Loudon Miss Nan Murphy Miss Emily Kellogg J H Leiberman and others stayed at Colonial Inn on their way to Greensboro. An accident occurred when the steering gear locked causing the car to overturn. Gelletty was unconscious for a time while others were bruised. All are reported to be recovering. Community Club meeting moved to August 15 at Mrs O M Hignutt's due to Federation picnic at Choptank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Inn
J. Paul Schmidt
W. A. Schmidt
Rosalyn Loudon
Baltimore
Nan Murphy
Emily Kellogg
J. H. Leiberman
Denton
Horton
J. C. Moore
Greensboro
Dorothy Stover
Gaithersburg
Laura Emory
Centreville
Mary W. Moore
Walter Nichols
Blackiston
James Seamour
Easton
Reading
Zell Dooling
Oxford
Samuel Eliwanger
Highway crews set length record for cement laid
A Delaware paper claims 605 feet of cement was laid last Friday amid a dispute over Maryland’s more ambitious 1009 feet on the Goldsboro Marydel road. Local notices mention social visits and gatherings, including Mrs. Carrol Johnson hosting the Ladies' Aid, and several residents visiting relatives in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Wilmington, and Templeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
Goldsboro
Marydel Road
M. W. Gooden
Rachel
Cleveland
Ohio
William Priest
Wilmington
T. H. Gough
Ladies’ Aid
Carroll Johnson
Josephine Carroll
Philadelphia
Schoppe
Oscar Jones
Thomas Robb
William Rothmann
Smyrna
Leslie Meredith
Myrtle Bryant
Pa Rail Plan Aims at New Eastern Shore Route From Baltimore
The Pennsylvania Railroad proposes a joined route using Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railway and Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic tracks with a link to Easton and Ocean City. A trial run from Queens Town to Centreville and Queen Anne to West Denton is planned, with subsidy conditions and improved ferry service to Love Point and motor access along Love Point to Queenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad
Pennsylvanian
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Eastern Shore
State Public Service Commission
Eastern Shore Counties
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Love Point
Queen Anne
Oxford
Easton
Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Ocean City
Queenstown
Centreville
West Denton
Claiborne
Aften
Bay Shore
Pennsylvania
Jove Point
Maryland
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Caroline
Delaware
Virginia
Denton
Centrevile
Peninsula
Maryland survey committee named for M. D. and W. Rail line
Governor Ritchie appointed a ten or more member panel to survey conditions affecting the M D and W railroad. Members include S Davies Warfield president Seaboard Air Line and Continental Trust Fred G Boyer Jr vice president Mercantile Trust J J Nelligan president Safe Deposit W Bladen Lowndes vice president Fidelity Albert G Towers president Title Guarantee F W Woods president Board of Trade Frank G Wrightson Easton mayor R Paul Smith Hagerstown general manager Potomac Public Service Walter T Wright Centreville president Queen Annes Bank Wright L Lowe and W T Gardner traffic manager Salisbury Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Continental Trust Company
Fred G. Boyer, Jr
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company
J. J. Nelligan
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
B. Howell Griswold, Jr
Alexander Brown & Sons
W. Bladen Lowndes
Fidelity Trust Company
Joseph J. Hack
Arundel Corporation
Albert G. Towers
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
F. W. Woods
Board of Trade
Frank G. Wrightson
Easton
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Potomac Public Service Corporation
Walter T. Wright
Centreville
Queen Anne's Bank
Wright & Lowe
W. T. Gardner
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
President Harding Dies Sudden in San Francisco
President Warren G. Harding died instantly at 7 30 p m in San Francisco while speaking with family. Physicians cited a brain event probably an apoplectic stroke and were surprised by the abrupt end after a day hailed as the most satisfactory since his illness began. He had been returning from Alaska when pneumonia, once thought not serious, preceded the fatal attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
San Francisco
Cal
Sawyer
Alaska
Thinning Advice for Maryland Apple and Peach Crops
Maryland horticulturist S B Shaw warns that heavy crops and dry weather have caused undersized fruit this year in apples and peaches. To improve size and future yield, thin overloaded trees to four to six inches between fruits or one per spur, and consider removing heavily infested fruit spurs with aphids or fruit lice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
S. B. Shaw
University of Maryland Extension Service
Shaw
Trust Estate and Probate Actions In Orphans Court
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided over the trust estate of Vivian Inez Boston infant. Ida May Mitchell aunt guardian authorized to withdraw 38 dollars from bank for minor’s maintenance. Will of Charles H Whitby deceased admitted to probate. Alda P Whitby custodian and executors Charles H Whitby Jr and Alda P Whitby qualified. Notice to creditors ordered. Lemuel R Clough and Leslie Merrick named as appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and Shawn
Vivian Inez Boston
Ida May Mitchell
Charles H. Whitby
Alda P. Whitby
Charles H. Whitby, Jr
Lemuel R Clough
Leslie Merrick
Street Fire on Paper Street in Crisfield A First
Heat overran asphalt as Paper Street burned after youngsters played with matches near Main and Broadway. City waste paper dumped by the garbage department fed the blaze. firemen battled flames threatening nearby large buildings as the marsh street being built for dumping waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Thanks to those who aided after our loss
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends relatives and neighbors who helped during our husband and father's death. Gratitude goes to the Sunday School for the floral tribute. Alberta Ross and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Ross
Happenings at Hillsboro socials and visits
Mrs. Caro Pugh of Baltimore and her niece Miss Mabel Saulsbury, visiting Mrs. Annie Jump, left for Baltimore Monday morning after a four month East visit. The Ladies' Aid Society of Ebenezer M E Church, Ruthsburg, met at Rev W T McGuire's. Numerous locals and guests are noted visiting or hosting, with several relatives traveling between Baltimore, Centreville, Ridgely, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caro Pugh
Baltimore
Mabel Saulsbury
Nebraska
Annie Jump
Miss Saulsbury
East
Annie Beaven
Josephine Barton
Katherine Duffey
Laura Wooters
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Ebenezer M. E. Church
Ruthsburg
W. T. McGuire
Lulu Beaven
Newport News
Florence Beaven
J. R. MacSorley
Roe, Jr
Elwood Fleming
Florence Covell
Centreville
Harry Covell
Ladies’ Aid Society
Charles Jarrell
Charles E
George B. Stewart
Margaret Sherwood
Delmar
Mary Virginia Sherwood
Elizabeth Duffey
Washington, D. C
Kathryn Jarrell
Catherine Robinson
Cordova
Mildred Tarbutton
Anna Frances Seward
Ridgely
I. T. Sparklin
Raleigh Locke
Philadelphia
M. E
Telchester
Dora Limpert
H. R. Covell
J. M. Short
Gilbert Morgan
Lillian Gregory
Tunis' Mills
Ida Rice
Roland Webster
Hurlock
Edna Fleming
Random Shots and a Farmer’s Damages Joke
A country verse relates a series of misfires and petty disputes. An archer’s arrow injures a neighbor’s calf and costs six and a half dollars, poison for rats harms cats at four dollars fifty, and a toy balloon incident ends in a legal threat. The piece ends noting random shots rarely hit true and may wound others.
Wilson Davis Seeks Democratic Nomination for Register of Wills
A candidate announces for the Democratic nomination for Register of Wills in Caroline County. He appeals to Democratic voters, pledging undivided attention and best effort if nominated and elected. Signed D Wilson Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Register of Wills
Wilson Davis
Political Notice of Sheriff's Candidacy in Caroline County
A candidate announces run for Caroline County Sheriff subject to September Democratic primaries. He pledges to cut expenses and run the office with ability if nominated and elected, urging voters to support at the primaries. The letter bears the name O N DULIN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Dulin
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the Local Department
Henry J. Carr
Boston
Helen Victorey
Elizabeth Dennis
Gay Street
Mr. Carr
United Missionary Evangelistic Association
Boston City College
Eastern School of Theology
E. S. Hickman
E. Tobias
William and Alfred Kootts
Brashears
Marietta Anthony
C. A. Pentz
Clyde, Jr
Edward Hoffman
Hardcastle
James H. Pippin
Hobbs
Martha Smith
Irving Young
Govans
Rev
C. S. York
C. Shannon York
Frances
Mary Orme
Waverly
O. F. Smith
Helen M. Stevens
River View Beach
James H. Nichols
Kate Dowell
Dorothy Singer
Katherine Singer
Dudley
Price
A L. Dunham
Mary Wiggins
Elmer T. Orme
Ross Stevens
William Joiner, Jr
Town
Darby
Norristown
T. Dukes Roe
Edith G. Norman
William J. Irwin
Suffolk
A. L. Dunham, Jr
Virginia Spicher
New Jersey
William P. Draper
C. C. Stevens
Washington
Minnie Dukes
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Rose Phillips
F. W. Towns
Bernard Baker
Easton Hospital
Westminster
John R. Cannan
G. R. Perry
Marc Bryant
Elizabeth S. Dukes
Marion
L. K. Ziegler
Lancaster
Terry Alburger
Burrsville
Smithson
Ridgely News
Burton Wilkinson
Edward Pearsaul
Robertson
Josephine Kirkman
Graysonville
B. F. Richards
Armour
Elizabeth Smith
Frank Kibler
Dallastown
Barclay
T.L. Day
Barnes
Mildred Rowe
North East
Goodwin
W. Collins Thomas
State Extension Service
Tae Pennsy
the Governor’s Commission
Goldsborough
Warren G. Harding
White House
Congress
United States
T. Alan Goldsborough
M. C
Orphans' Court Proceedings
Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
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