Several Local Notices From Denton and Vicinity
Rural announcements and brief notices coverables include sales by C Henry Wagner and J L Beer on August 13, a new packing house by Edward Hoffman in Tuckahoe Neck, canning output projections for Caroline County, an excursion by Denton M P Sunday School to Rehoboth on August 26, and a request to restore mail service between Denton and Ridgely. Also included are weather data, obituaries for Jonathan T Noble, and legal updates on George Passwaters’ habeas corpus case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogs. Com
Davenport & Tracey
Thawley
Wa Dy Fleetwood
H. C. Hobbs
Denton
Denton M. P
Rehoboth
J. W. Johnson
Mad
We AL Robinson
C. Henry Wagner
A. C. Reber
Norman L. Rairich
Bridgetown
Hillsboro
George C. Moore
C. I. Deen
Grace Hubbard
Federal Bare
North Wales
Pennsylvania
J. F. Douglass
Sas
Mo-on
Wmn. B. Macy
Greensboro
LL B. Towers
J. YE. Andeson
Baltimore
Laurel Grove
Church South
J. AL. Beer
Tuckahoe Neck
Easton Fair
Jonathan T. Noble
Sarah E. Williams
Hynson
Bethel
Del
Noble
Jane Warren
Edward Hoffman
Hoffman
Post Office Department
Ridgely
Caroline
Geo. L. Jopp
George Passwaters
Caroline County
Hopper
Delaware
Mr. Passwaten
T. Alan Goldsborough, Esq
Quiet Hillsboro Wedding Of Mrs Leverton And Mr Wooley
Personal and social notes record a small parlor wedding at the M E Church in Hillsboro with Mrs Sarah Leverton and Alonzo W Wooley as the contracting couple. Rev L P Corkran officiated and guests attended. later, Rev and Mrs Gantt left for Atlantic City for a several week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
SarahLeverton
Chapel
Alonzo Iw. Wooley
Cordova
L. P. Corkran
Gantt
Atlantic City
Christ Church
C. L. Cahall
Ralph
T. C. Cahall
Philadelphia
Denton
Messrs
W. H. Anderson
J. Dukes Downes
Ormond W. Downes
New Jersey
New England
Lillie Roe
Annie Vrederickson
Baltimore
Roe
William A. Roe
Greensboro
James A. Rochester
Wm. E. Knowles
A. V. Bryan
Easton
ML EL
Bertha L. Dean
Ellicott City
B. T. Hopkins
James H. Fisher
Halderman Stout
Wilmington
James A. Trazzare
Church Dedication in Ridgely with Harvest Meeting
The Church of the Brethren holds the annual harvest meeting in Ridgely today at 2:30 PM in the M. P. Church. Elder D. A. Stayer of Bedford County will deliver the harvest sermon. On Sunday at 10:30 AM the new Ridgely church will be dedicated with Elder Stayer preaching the dedicatory sermon. A children's meeting at 2:30 PM in the new church will feature an evening program before a protracted meeting of two weeks or more. Public recording invitations go to the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Church of the Brethren
D. A. Stayer
Bedford County
Stayer
Towers to pay top cash price for wheat at Denton Bridge
L. B. Towers offers the highest cash price for wheat deliveries at the Denton Bridge site, inviting producers to bring grain for immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Towers
Denton Bridge
Local social notes and a drowning shock Hobbs community news
Hobbs residents share tales of travel and visits with relatives from Baltimore Brooklyn and New York as Mr Clinton Gootee drowns bathing at Rehoboth sending shock through the village. Nearby families attend a successful sale of Jno T Lister and others return from business trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Allen
Mrs. Allen
J. E. Towers
Maine
Mr. Allen
Ilancock Lake
Bessie Towers
Baltimore
Clinton Gootee
Rehoboth
Ethel Paisley
Elmer Jones
Caroline
Ed. Hawkins
EM. Willey
State Roads Commission
Becker
Brooklyn
New York
S. F. Jopp
Elmer J. Jones
Jones
Fred. Paisley
H. C. Hobbs
Hughesville
Jno
T. Lister
Carpenter John Baker
Wilmington
Mr. Hobbs
Lightning damages postmaster home during storm
During a recent storm the lightning struck the home of Dr. Wm. T. Kelley, the postmaster, causing some damage but injuring no one. Various visitors are mentioned, including Nobles from Drew Seminary and Jacksonville bar, Mrs. Mary Noble’s family, Mrs. Howard Taylor from Baltimore, Misses Ruth and Inez Noble, and others visiting local residents. Rev. Edwin Gardner gets two weeks vacation from M. E. Church stewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. T. Kelley
Wilbur Noble
Drew Seminary
Fred Noble
Jacksonville, Fla., Bar
Mary Noble
Howard Taylor
Baltimore
Taylor
Frank Collins
Ruth
Inez Noble
Dr. Reidy
Monongah
W. Va
Mollie Day and Daughters
St. Louis
Wm. Hollis
Edwin Gardner
M. E. Church
Rockhold
Annapolis
J. A. Cox
Miss Satterfield
Dover
Harry Whiteley
Lightning Strikes Home as Storm Hits locally
Lightning hit Mrs Annie Reichman’s stairway in the kitchen during a Wednesday afternoon storm causing plaster damage. Local residents from Harve de Grace Scott Silver and Courtney traveled by gasoline launch via St Michaels and Cambridge to Williston. Visitors include Miss Lara Harrison Mrs E Boone and Archie at Mr T E Willoughby’s home. Others tenting at Concord: W E Scott T L Chaffinch W C Todd J W Thawley. Emma Wilson of Norfolk visits her uncle J W F Cooper. Katie Neal has returned from Dover and Emma Willoughby is at Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Reichman
Scott Silver
Mr. Courtney
Harve de Grace
Williston
St Michaels
Cambridge
Lara Harrison
E. Boone
Archie
T. E. Willoughby
W. E. Scott
T. L. Chaffinch
W. C. Todd
J. W. Thawley
Concord
Emma Wilson
Norfolk
J. W. F. Cooper
Katie Neal
Dover
Worshipping in the Woods Camp Meeting At Marydel
A long report from Marydel describes a large camp meeting opened August 1 with sermons by Rev. E H Collins and Rev Dr Kynett. Attendance nears five thousand on Sunday. Musicians from Dover Smyrna and other towns led singing. Additional services and temperance day were held at nearby Concord camp with notable speakers. Other updates cover local residents visiting, nursing care, and travel for church-related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
E. H. Collins
Kynett
W. W. Sharp
Board of Church Extension and Home Missions
Gth
D. J. Given
Concord
J. R. Cannon
John Rosser
L. W. Layfield
Greenwood
T. S. Bolt
Federalsburg
J. W. Williams
IM. Morgan
Thomas Sard
John M. Arters
Peninsula Anti-Saloon League
Cyrus O. Keene
Claymont
George C. Williams
Berlin
George L. Hardesty
Seaford
E. P. Roberts
Denton
Edward I. Dixon
Darby
Harry L. Stallings
Baltimore
Sand Hill
Sussex
Milton Camp
Millsboro
Laurel Bethel
Early ripening tomatoes and local notices in Goldsboro
Owing to hot dry weather tomatoes ripen about two weeks early and many waste in patches. Farmers expect a short crop as vines fruit poorly. Jarrell to start a 120 hp canning boiler this Saturday. Townsfolk visit Marydel camp. SAllie and Nina Vane visit Cen treville sister Mrs Jarman. Peaches arrive well, corn looks fine, Prof. Short visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Jarrell
Marydel Camp
Sailie
Nina Vane
Centreville
W. T. Jarman
Calvin Elliott
Washington, D. C
C. F. Jarman
Wilmington
Del
Prof. Short
Dover
F. H. Silver
Local Notes On Visitors And Health Generally Better
Hickman reports Charles W. Melvin back in Philadelphia after a pleasant visit with relatives here. Miss Elizabeth Peters comes from Ocean City with friend Edith Adams. Miss Lillie Draper of Bridgeville visits cousins the Misses Hayman. Mr. Charles Meloney spends days at Bowers Delaware. Mr. John W. Fountain, once very sick, shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Charles W. Melvin
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Peters
Ocean City
Edith Adams
Lillie Draper
Bridgeville
Hayman
Charles Meloney
Bowers
Del
John W. Fountain
Marydel Chaptank Grange to Welcome New Members
Marydel Chaptank Grange Patrons of Husbandry held a Saturday meeting with good attendance and will meet again on Saturday August 15 to enroll several new members. State Organizer Marion Dawson is touring Caroline county aiming to organize granges and seeks support from enterprising citizens. W J Blackiston the egg man offers the highest cash price. See him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Chaptank Grange
Marion Dawson
Caroline County
Ridgely Updates on Markets and Town Affairs
The Ridgely peach market shows improved quality and rising city prices. Town commissioners order the town bailiff to close kitchen drains emptying into the street for public health. Notable visitors include Mrs. Evelyn Gallup and Mrs. Ella Smith. Numerous locals and visitors attend events and vacations in Ridgely as canning begins and new church dedication plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Evelyn Gallup
Baltimore
Ella Smith
Queen Anne
Harvey Holsinger
Clarence Marvel
Shannahan & Wrightson Co
Easton
Church of the United Brethren
M. C. Green
Washington, D. C
Francis Green
Old St. Joseph’s
Ella Swing
Evelyn
Cordelia Green
Maud Gibson
Marydel Camp
Ernest F. Smith
Centreville
C. W. Smith
W. Temple Smith
T. W. Jones
Florence Carter
Dr. Haymaker
Matilda Hartman
New York
Frank McCloud
J. C. Madara
Visits of Wilmington and Nearby Residents
Mrs. John Simpson and daughter Grace of Wilmington Delaware visit their mother and grandmother Mrs. W. W. Collins. Mrs. W. 3B. Tull and sister Miss Lizzie Neal visit Cambridge relatives. Edwin Wright Mace Pritchett and Phillip Wright visit relatives in Philadelphia. Frank Gubler of Philadelphia visits brother Richard Gubler. Harry Perry of Baltimore visits his mother Mrs. W. H. H. Perry. Mrs. A. E. Cooper of Denton visits her mother Mrs. Rhoda A. Dilades. Mrs. Steltz and daughter of Pottstown Pa visit Mrs. W. H. J. Perry. Mrs. P. H. Cooper visits relatives in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Furman
Philadelphia
Denton
Pauline Sisk
Cordova
J. W. Kerr
W. FL ‘Ep. Wilson
Baltimore
Georgia Anthony
Seaford
Harry Lambert
Medford
Harry Otto
Mary J. Fisher
R. Z. Wilson
Denton National Bank
Rehoboth
Reese Fullerton
Washington
W. Randolph Mowbray
Lewes
Homer Lord
William Crosby
Maggie Redden
John Simpson
Grace
Wilmington
Del
W. W. Collins
Tull
Lizzie Neal
Cambridge
Messrs
Edwin Wright
Mace Pritchett
Phillip Wright
Frank Gubler
Richard Gubler
Harry Perry
W. H. H. Perry
A. E. Cooper
Rhoda A. Dilades
Steltz
Pottstown
W. H. J. Perry
P. H. Cooper
Residents and visitors travel between Philadelphia and local homes
Newton notes Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Todd have returned to their Philadelphia home after visiting Mr. Todd's parents here. Mrs. C. H. Lord and daughter Miriam from Philadelphia visit Mrs. Perry's parents. Miss Annie Griffith of Tunis Mills visits Mr. H. F. Andrew's home.
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Newton
O. D. Todd
Mr. Todd
Philadelphia
C. H. Lord
Miriam
Mrs. Perry
H. T. Andrews
Annie Griffith
Tunis Mills
H. F. Andrew
Easton Fair Promises Wide Exhibits and Races
The greatest fair in Easton history runs August 18 through 215¢. Families are urged to attend all days. Fine cattle and hogs from Pennsylvania will be displayed, and races featuring horses from five states are planned. Special excursions from Clayton and southern points will operate on Wednesday and Friday of the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Pennsylvania
Clayton
Points South
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in July
Transfers show numerous Denton area property deals with districts six to eight and first through fourth. Names include T Pliny Fisher Lucy J Jones Wm E Hammond Harvey L Cooper Elmer W Deen and others. prices range from 20 to 3 500 dollars with multiple acres per parcel. The clerk issued July marriage licenses for several couples including Baynard Strannahan and Wright Whiteley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Pliny Fisher
Lucy J. Jones
Denton
T. W. Jones Et al
Saulsbury Bros
Isaiah Stanford
H. L. Cooper
Rachel T. Griffin
Edward Hoffman
Wm. E. Hammond
Andrew L. Banks
James Shively
J. E. Ellwanger
George W. Bryan
Richard Andrew
Frank P. Covey
E. B. Goldsborough
Annie E. Or4rell
Greensboro
James P. Cook
G. C. Frase
Martha J. Roe
Husband
John Meryl
John H. George
Sarah D. Hinman
A. R. Messick
Charles H. Smith
Federalsburg
Martha T. Ford
A. W. Sisk
Addison A. Christian
Leslie P. Balderson
Harvey L. Cooper
Wm. T. Black
Ridgely
Adilla Fulds
Mollie E. Rickards
J. Willard Johnson
Geo. I. Noble
James T. Cooper
J. Dukes Downes
Ormond W. Downes
H.C. Hobbs
Mabel E. Allen
Hobbs
G. W. Sanders
John T. Carter
David E. Baynard
Carrie Strannahan
Frederick L. Wright
Cora Belle Whiteley
Choptank
Edward J. Thompson
Elva Meal
Chester
Nolan Wyatt
Lida F. Jester
Preston
Robert Nichols
Laura V. Carter
Boy Kibler Hurt in Railroad Avenue Accident
John Kibler aged 14 was injured when he and his injured horse escaped a moving automobile on Railroad avenue. He suffered a sprained ankle and bruises and was taken to Easton hospital for treatment.
Easton Fair Promises Attractions and Daily Races
The Easton Fair runs August 1 to 21 with daily big races and free attractions before the grand stand. Friends are urged to attend as trains on D C road offer special excursions Wednesday and Friday at reduced rates. B C A road excursions also at reduced rates daily during the fair. Trains leave grounds at 5 30 p m daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Fair
D. & C. Road
Drowned at Rehoboth Mr Clinton T Gootee
Mr Clinton T Gootee of Hobbs, son of Daniel K Gootee, drowned while bathing at Rehoboth on Sunday. A strong undertow carried him away as hundreds watched. Lifeguards and boats failed to reach him. the fruit merchant left behind a widow Rose Burkett Gootee and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton T. Gootee
Hobbs
Daniel K. Gootee
Rehoboth
Gootee
Mitchell
Orphans' Court Rejects Adams Taylor Letters
In the Orphans Court, Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood denied Ad die Taylor’s application for letters of administration on Sarah Payne’s estate. John Howard received letters on Sarah Howard’s estate. Renunciation and bond filed. Clinton Cook and Jonathan Evitts named to appraise. Creditors to be notified. Debts and final accounts approved for E Glenwinkle. Mortgage assignments approved by petition. Harvey L Cooper and T Clayton Horsey attorneys involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Clark, Liden
Fleetwood
Addie Taylor
Sarah Payne
Sarah Howard
John Howard
Clinton Cook
Jonathan Evitts
Elmer W. Deen
James R. Phillips
E. Glenwinkle
Harvey L. Cooper
T. Clayton Horsey
Alexander McKnott
Fred. R. Owens
Lad Attacked By a Bull Near Denton
Eleven year old Fee Clark was attacked by a bull while near his Denton home. The bull tossed him, broke two ribs, and bruised him severely before the child escaped through a fence with the help of Tee the dog. A neighbor saw the escape as the bull, now briefly free, pursued him. Dr. Fisher reported Fee not dangerously injured despite numerous bruises. The bull is unlikely to roam again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee Clark
J. R. Clark
Denton
Tee
Fee
Young Man Killed by Lightning in Delaware
Thomas F. Mitchell aged eighteen son of Mr and Mrs David Mitchell of Draper town Smear Woodenhawk Delaware near Smithville was instantly killed by lightning during a storm Wednesday afternoon after five o clock He sat near a fireplace leaning against the chimney when the bolt demolished much of the chimney bricks struck the man The family found him lifeless A brother in an upper room was knocked down but quickly recovered Mr Mitchell father was in Baltimore at the time Also note home made bread cake and buns for sale at G C Skirven's store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Mitchell
David Mitchell
Draper Fawn
Woodenhawk
Delaware
Smithville
Mr. Mitchell
Baltimore
Denton Newspaper Mourns Death of Buron W Parker
Denton loses a leading citizen, Buron W Parker, after a two week illness from typhoid fever. Native of Delaware, Parker built a mercantile and canning business in Andersontown and American Corner before moving to Denton. Survived by widow Annie and five children. funeral Sunday at 3 PM at the Methodist Protestant Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton W. Parker
Denton
Sixth Street
American Corner
Delaware
Win. Parker
Our County
Andersontown
Parker
Annie Parker
Thomas Noble
Rhoda Noble
Harris
Fred Beachamp
Norman Stevens
Wilmer
Carl
Myra Parker
Sweet Potato Harvest and Storage Methods
The article outlines timing for digging sweet potatoes before frost, notes vines yellowing as readiness, and stresses dry soil and exposure controls during harvest. It describes storage practices by region, from ventilated crates in homes to hill piles with pine needles in the South, and heated houses in Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Route Plan Outlined for Denton Federalsburg Connection
Citizens met the Good Roads Commission in Baltimore to discuss the Denton to Federalsburg route. The plan places Goldsboro on the line and details new state routes across Caroline Cecil Kent Queen Anne's and Talbot counties, with the first road to be built near Greensboro under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Good Roads Commission
Denton
Federalsburg
Union Trust Building
Bureau
Caroline
Goldsboro
Queen Anne's County
Baltimore Corners
Hollingsworth Crossroads
Greensboro
Two Johns
American Corner
Dover Bridge
Bethlehem
Dorcheschester
Preston
Cecil
Conowingo
Rising Sun
Calvert
Blue Ball
Cherry Hill
Elkton
Chesapeake City
Cecilton
Fredericktown
Kent
Georgetown
Galena
Kennedyville
Chestertown
Fairlee
Rock Hall
Sandy Bottom
Queen Anne's
Church Hill
Centreville
Wye Mills
Crumpton
Dudley's Corner
Talbot
Easton
Trappe
Stumptown Road
Royal Oak
St. Michaels
Uncle Bill in a New Role in First District
Ocean City dispatch cites William H. Jackson of Salisbury as the Republican standard bearer in Maryland's First Congressional district. He faced no opposition but insiders fear ballot-box influence and note his past acknowledgment of money in campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Baltimore News
William H. Jackson
Salisbury
Uncle Bill
Bill
Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
J. C. Robbins
Camden
N. J
Emma Dorman
J. E. Douglass
H. Overbaugh
Child
Grace White
Florence Blachiston
Mary Fleetwood
Purnell Fleetwood
Virginia
James E. Phillips
George A. Fisher
Emma
William H. Nuttle
Teller
the Peoples
Hank
Lake George
Mercedes Bowman
Western Maryland College
Mary F. Downes
Massachusetts
Thomas Parris
Henry R. Lewis
William P. Draper
Bateman
Walter Todd
W. J. D. Lucas
Wim. F. Murphey
Burrsville
C. A. Cahall
Nettie
W. P. Sparks
Reesville
W. P. Stafford
Edgar H., Stafford
Nettie Orwell
Nora Blades
G. L. Blades
M. Bates Smith
P.O. Sparka
Will Cooper
Maggie Melvin
New Market
W. E. Cheezum
Homer Melvin
Edith Simpson
Yy Spa
Miss Olie Gootee
Emma Willoughby
Concord Camps
Ira B. Williams
Bell Haven
Mattie Brickhouse
Miss Brickhouse
W. L. Mason
George Francis Beaven
Elmer Wheeler
T. Hackett Morgan
Harvey Wooters
D. M. Ferry & Co
Detriot
Midhz
Laura Mason
Miss Davis
Pauline Jones
William Bryan
Philadephia
Edward S. Bowens
Ralph Thawley
E. S P. Keets
Nettie Seward
A. D. Branford
H. M. Thompson
Smyrna
Felton
Odessa
Miss Fitzjarrell
Virginia Holt
Maggie Jarrell
Concord Camp
W. J. Blackiston
Chogtank
T. P. Fisher
Lavina H. Hicks
Catharine A. Kinnaman
Walter W. Sparks
John Kibler
M. K. Kibler
Railroad Avenue
Kibler
W. W. Goldsborough
O. W. Barton
Easton Hospital
William P. Day
Day
Robert Jarrell
St. Paul’s
M. E
Tilghman Chance
Wm. Jacobs
W. T. Chance
Florence Chance
U.S
Tuckahoe River
Wayman’ S Wharf
James W. Holt
C. C. Wheeler
Harry M. Thompson
Board of Engineers On
Thompson
Caroline, Talbot
G. C. Skirven
MR. Burton W. Parker
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