Denton Area Notes and Upcoming Local Events
Local notices cover fair attendance in Cambridge and Ridgely, August fairs and picnics, business openings in Centreville and Denton, a new store and bakery at Market and Third, and the first Queen Annes County baseball player in the majors. Also listed are a drought report, street repairs, a fuelless motor invention, and church announcements for August 16. Highlights include Jimmy Fox joining the Athletics affiliate, and community events from July to August with dates, locations, and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Newnam
Shore Transit
Sadlersville
Cambridge Fair
Nuttle Hardware Co
Greenwood Firemen
M. K. Newnam
Weather Bureau
James P. Williamson
Centreville
Queen Anne's County
George Koenig
Market
Third Streets
James H. Scotten
Marydel
Caroline
Ridgely
Harmony
Greensboro
Ladies’ Mite Society of Thawley’s Mop
Thawley’s Hall
Tuckahoe Neck
C. F. Cummings
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. P. Church
Afr
R. Boon Beauchamp
Eastern Shore Shrine Club
Ocean City
Eastern Shore Shriners
Baoumi Temple
Baltimore
Preston Council
Jr. O. US A. M
Preston
Beach Haven
William T. Keating
Chambers
Water Street
Thawley
M. P
Queen Anne’s County
Jimmy Fox
Dell Fox
Mike Drennan
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Baker
Athletics
New York Yankees
Easton
Fox
Ralph D. McAllister
Salisbury
Washington
Government Patent Office
S. Ira Arnold
J. Kurtz Miller
Frederick
Mr. Miller
Social News Highlights From Denton Area Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Daniel K Crouse and daughter Ela attended the Gibbell family reunion near Myers town Pa over the weekend. Numerous local residents traveled to visits and events in Baltimore Westminster Cambridge Waverly NY Philadelphia and Nova Scotia, with many attending church meetings, fairs, and youth conferences.
Ridgely News Letter notes local visits and church improvement
Mrs. Henrietta Smith and son Milton return from East Downing ton Pennsylvania visit with Harold Fountain. Travel plans include Irvington New Jersey and Texas port. African Methodist Episcopal congregation begins moving church to rear and laying foundation for a new front building. Moving pictures set for August 13 16 and Monna Vanna. Community notices detail visits, store work, school leadership change, housing, and local travel events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Smith
Milton
Harold Fountain
East Downington
Pennsylvania
Teressa
Centreville
Frank White
Roland Fountain
Irvington
New Jersey
Texas
Paul Holsinger
Harrison Holsinger
Jacob Funk
Clarence Neff
Greensburg
George Fitz
Waynesboro
Harford Porter
Grace Dyer
John George
Dorothy Saulsbury
Pine Tree Camp
Pocono Summit
Delaware Water Gap
J. W. Gibson
Goldsboro
John J. Hunting
Smyrna
Jack
Ridgely
FL E. Pendleton
York
F. A. Stayer
Carolyn Mancha
Muller
Easton
Lancaster
Felvin E. Wheatley
Roland Rude
Eugene and
Carvel
Tilghman’s Island
H. A. Kinhart
Preston
Prof. Stayer
Miss Massey
Saulsbury
Church House
A. E. Evans
Philadelphia
Lawrence Lynch
Baltimore
Denton
Burrsville Social Notes Record Numerous Visitors
Burrsville community lists guests and visitors from Pennsylvania Delaware and Maryland. Harry Cheezum and wife and son Oliver hosted Collison family of Collingsdale Pa while Mrs Cheezum plans a two week visit. Various locals hosted or visited relatives in Wilmington Pittsburgh Philadelphia Denton and Federalsburg. One resident is critically ill and others enjoy travel or camp stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cheezum
Oliver
J. McFarland
Paul McFarland
John Smith
Edwin Baker
Pennsylvania
James Breeding
R. L. McQuiston
Betty and
Roy, Jr
Theodore Caball
Frank Garvin
Pittsburgh
FH. Collison
R. H. Thawley
Roy L. Mc.Quiston
C.d.collison
Hobbs
Carlillie Roe
Federalsburg
Lucy A. Cahall
Margaret Simpson
R. M. Collison
Frank and
Dwight Hanson
Wilmington
Annie Cahall
Philadelphia
Violet Higgins
Catherine Beauchamp
Emma Baker
Alberta Stevens
Frederica
Mary E. Harvey
Lucy A. Caball
W. H. Young
Denton Camp
Social visits and local events fill week in town
Visitors at Sel chester include Mr and Mrs John Quillen and families plus Mrs Mamie Schoppe and brother, with friends from Philadelphia. Local students Katherine Melvin and Louise Cohee return from Delaware College. Miss Winifred Bell of Marcus Hook visits her father. Atlantic City excursion tickets sold. Ladies Aid and Epworth League hold meetings and picnics. C A Bryant of Wilmington returns home. Mrs J F E Walls recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tapkis Brothers
Roe
Kenton
da Hetson
A. M. Johnson
Mamie Smith
Webb
Heather
Marydel
J. T. Saulsbury, Jr
Jacqueline
Gabrielle
Baltimore
Marsgerie Corone
Harrington
Rosenast
Jersey City
J. M. Swing
Richards Groff
Maple Avenue
John Jarrell
Errickson
Hotel Ridgely
Centreville
Anne Smith
Elizabeth Heather
Marydeel
Samuel Thomas
Farmington and Todd's Chapel
Delaware
Atlantic City
Ethel Cade
Delaware College
Newark
Ridgely
Karnall
Concord Camp
Elva Snowberger
Harry Jarrell
Roseville
John Quillen
Kimball
L.A. Gooden
Sara and
Carlton
S. James
Beatrice Wood
Annabel Clark
Selchester
Mamie Schoppe
John
Josephine Carroll
Fred Price
Philadelphia
Ed. Schoppe
Katherine Melvin
Louise Cohee
Winifred Bell
Marcus Hook
William Bell
Betty
Wilmington
L. M. Jones
Robert Sylvester
Goldsboro
Howard Sylvester
Naomi Smith
Ethel Melvin
M. E
Choptank Mill
Audrey King
Evelyn Walls
Ladies’ Aid
C. Hi. Clayville
Epworth League
Tolchester
C. A. Bryant
J. FE. Walls
Sudden Death of Shore Transit Official in Easton
Samuel G. Durant development manager for Shore Transit Company on the Eastern Shore collapsed in Easton on Thursday evening and died before hospital arrival. He resided at the Greensboro hotel and was en route to Greensboro with a friend when he fell. His wife survives him. body shipped to Flushing, Long Island, for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Durant
Shore Transit Company
Easton
Mr. Durant
Greensboro
Hotel Avon
Flushing
Long Island
Orphans Court Adopts Administrations and Probat
In the Orphans Court of Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawe were present. Letters of administration on Samuel T Norris estate were granted to William I Norris after renunciation and bond approval. appraisers named Ferdinand Baynard and J Roland Chaffinch. The will of Peter Morris was proven and admitted to probate with Sarah E Morris custodian. Letters of administration on Peter T Morrs estate granted to Sarah T Morris. bond approved and creditors notice ordered. appraisers named Martin L Williams and Luther W Handy. Estate actions for Parrott S Wilson, John L Faulkner, Garey H Hubbard, and George W Flamer noted. releases and inventories approved. Final accounts for Mary E Wright and John H Brummel estates approved and recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawe
Samuel T. Norris
William I. Norris
Ferdinand Baynard
J. Roland Chaffinch
Peter Morris
Sarah E. Morris
Peter T. Morrs
Sarah T. Morris
Martin L. Williams
Luther W. Handy
T. Clayton Horsey
Parrott S. Wilson
George W. Flamer
Marvel M. Flamer
John Murphy
George Sylvester
J. Frank Wright
Mary E. Wright
Leonard F. Covey
John H. Brummel
The Coming Carnival Plans For Denton Firemen
Plans advance for the Denton Volunteer Firemen third annual carnival on the athletic field third street from September 9 to 13. The fire company bought a Seagraves triple combination engine for 11750 with town officials paying half, and they raised funds including a 8750 gift and other donations. The group aims to liquidate the note and asks Denton and Caroline county residents to attend to support town protection. carnival receipts provided 767.68 to the company, which bought 500 feet of hose for 650. Money from the event funds town safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Volunteer Firemen
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Seagraves
Caroline County
Hearn Oil Company
Sherwood Bros. Inc
Denton
Maryland to distribute 202000 trees from state nurseries
State Forester F. W. Hesley announced that about 202000 trees will be available this fall from the College Park nurseries. Nearly 200000 forest trees and 2000 shade trees for roadside planting will be offered at cost, with 30 varieties total including scarlet oaks pecans cypresses willow oaks Scotch pine and red pines. Distribution began in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
College Park
F. W. Hesley
Mr. Besley
Besley
Forestry Department
State Forestry Department
Local Notices From Marydel and Nearby Towns
Marydel scene with Miss Elizabeth Hall from Oxford visiting Mrs J O Hummer while Rev J E Parker returns from Ocean Grove and Miss Helen Heather ends Newark summer study. Emma Scotton and Sylvia Marvel host weekend gatherings as Harrington Fair and Denton Camp draw large crowds. Naomi Smith visits Henderson with Ethel Melvin. May Collins visits Anne Jump. Now is the time to cubceribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Elizabeth Hall
Oxford
Bryant and Stratton School
Baltimore
J. O. Hummer
J. E. Parker
Ocean Grove
Helen Heather
Newark
Emma Scotton
Near Town
Mildred Medford
Sylvia Marvel
Rebecca
Hillsboro and Queen Anne social notes and plans
Hillsboro and Queen Anne residents host, visit, and travel across Maryland and Delaware. A community day in Queen Anne features baseball and activities with a 50 cent supper at the Primary School Grounds. Local families host trips to Rehoboth, Ocean City, and Baltimore while relatives gather for birthdays and nursing training progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
John W. Noble
Preston
J. E Morgan
Lottie Morgan
Newark
Ed. Barton
Philadelphia
Catherine Lynch
Cordova
Eugenia Morgan
Ocean City
John W. Davis
George Eaton
Helen Eaton
J. E. Rice
Florence Mantz
Denver
Colorado
B. B. Barton
William Brown
Wilmington
D.T. Simpson
Harry Kemp
Arthur Willey
Katherine Callahan
Easton Hospital
Sallie Jump
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lightner
Ocean Grove
N. J
K. M. Barnette
Baltimore
Harry Knotts
Rehoboth Beach
E. L. Melvin
Engagement Announced for Miss Louise Horsey
Friends of Miss Louise Horsey daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Horsey were surprised when informed of her engagement to Stanley Hornsby a leading banker of Seaford Virginia Formal announcement was made Wednesday at a bridge party hosted by her sisters Mrs W E Hawkins and Mrs W W Moore both of Raleigh North Carolina Easton Star Democrat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Horsey
Elmer Horsey
Miss Horsey
Stanley Hornsby
Seaford
Virginia
W. E. Hawkins
W. W. Moore
Raleigh
N. C
Easton Star. Democrat
Death of John E. Wilson in Denton
John E. Wilson a retired Caroline County farmer died at his Denton home late Tuesday night after a heart attack. In his 76th year, he had long served as a school commissioner and once sought the Clerk of the Court post. Survived by his widow Ida Downes and two children Henry Wilson and Mrs. Alda P. Whitby. Funeral 2.30 yesterday at home. interment in Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Wilson
Caroline
Denton
Mr. Wilson
Ida Downes
William H
Easton Fans Are Good Sports and Generous to Clubs
Easton has given about a thousand dollars more to other Eastern Shore League clubs than it has received, per Treasurer Claude Wheatley’s records. Attendance shows Easton crowds far outpacing other towns, with 20,070 at home games vs 15,070 away. Gate receipts in Easton totaled 7,241.86 after tax, while other towns yielded 4,939.22. The League received 724.10 from Easton games, 493.90 from away games. Easton paid visiting clubs 2,783.61 whereas it collected 1,935.08 from them. Easton also contributed another thousand dollars in pooled receipts. Despite defeats, Easton’s record stands as a standout in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
State-Democrat
Claude Wheatley
Federal Park
Cambridge
Saving a Strawberry Bed for Multiple Seasons
The article from the U S Department of Agriculture advises renewing strawberry beds each spring, but suggests saving a bed for a second or third season in small gardens. It recommends removing mulch and refuse, pulling out older plants, keeping younger runners for new rows, burning diseased leaves, and applying nitrate of soda per square rod to boost growth when plants are dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Local social notes from Burrsville and nearby towns
Hobbs and Collison families hosted guests including Frank and Mrs Davis and little Ellen at Burrsville. Easton Hospital reports Mrs Hubbard’s return home in improving condition after major surgery. Laura Brashears and Estelle Pippin visited relatives in Wilmington and Ridgely, while Esther Willey spent six weeks at summer school in College Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Davis
C. D. Collison
Ellen
Carlislle Roe
M. F. H. Collison
Burrsville
W. E. Hubbard
Easton Hospital
Laura Brashears
Wilmington
Estelle Pippin
Ridgely
Martha Smith
Esther Willey
College Park
Russell
Philadelphia
F. N. Smith
Carlillie Ree
Federalsburg
Laura Cohee
E. M. Willey
C. F. Cummins
Washington
Buckingham
Newark
Del
Catherine Cohee
J. Robert Starkey
Salisbury
Burt Smith
Baltimore
Calf Club Entries Highlight Queen Annes County Show
Seven prize calves owned by the Caro line County Boys Calf Club will be among exhibits at the joint Queen Anne's County Livestock Show and Farmers Picnic near Centreville on Thursday August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Queen Anne's County
Centreville
Senator Towers Donates Eight Acres for Denton School Site
Senator Lawrence B Towers and Mrs Towers donated eight acres on Fifth Avenue in front of the Jonathan W Kerr homestead for a new $100,000 Denton school building. The tract includes two full town squares of 36 building lots with streets and alleys, plus potential use of adjacent streets for emergency access. Value placed at about $5,000, the gift was gratefully accepted by the building committee which aims to complete the school within a year after state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Lawrence B. Towers
John T. Carter
Towers
Fifth Avenue
Jonathan W. Kerr
Senator Towers
Andrews
Day
Kauffman
Delaware
Pretty wedding at Denton home joins Hilda Ritchie and Charlie Fifield
A wedding last Saturday evening at six thirty at Mr. Harry Ritchie's Denton home united Hilda Ritchie and Charlie Fifield of Nazareth Pennsylvania. Bridesmaid Madge Higgins wore brown crepe and carried pink rose buds. Best man William Reed attended. The bride wore light blue crepe de chine and carried white roses. Rev. Levi K. Ziegler officiated, with Miss Grace Hubbard playing the wedding march and Mrs. Raymond Fifield singing. The couple will live in Nazareth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ritchie
Denton
Hilda
Charlie Fifield
Nazareth
Madge Higgins
Tuckahoe Neck
William Reed
T. J. Sard
Caroline
Ralph W. Cooper
Wilmington
Chestertown
Helen Morris
Templeville
Nathan Robinson
Dover
Del
Elkton
Philadelphia
C. C. Chew
Ruth
Elizabeth
Bobbie
Camden
New Jersey
F. H. Doerr
Edgewood
J. W. Nusbaum
Franklin and
Maxwell
Preston
Blue Ridge Mountains
Arthur Greenlee
Claude Minner
Greensboro
Atlantic City
Mary M. Mowbray
Centreville
Red Cross sends cakes to U S Veterans Hospital
The Our Chapter of the Red Cross dispatched about thirty home baked cakes made by the ladies of Federalsburg Denton Preston and Greensboro to the U S Veterans Hospital on the 22nd last month. A letter from the hospital praises the cakes and notes other generous gifts including three large boxes and three individual packages. The staff expresses gratitude and hopes other chapters will offer similar support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Federalsburg
Denton
Preston
Greensboro
American Red Cross
Red Cross Service
J. Spencer Lapham
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the Local Department
Daniel K. Crouse
Monroe G. Crouse
Ela
Gibbe
Myerstown
Charles Howard
Paul
Westminster
Oron Smith
Henry
Virginia Nichols
Manassas
Bessie Spafford
E. Lynne Stevens
G. Lacey Stevens
Hetterton
D. Ralph Horsey
J. Bradford Shawn
J. R. Fleetwood
R. C. Wilson
Eloise Bartlett
Veda E. Hoffman
D. C.C
Edward Hoffman
Eleanor Horsey
Westport
Maine
Mary Jones Fisher
T. C. Smoot
Second Street
William B. Stevens
Trappe
John A. Mackintosh
Lovey Trice
Waco, Tex
Edward Hirs
E. H. Hirs
Mervin Peetz
Marie
Blue Ridge College
New Windsor
Harold C. Nuttle
John K. Calloway
Jennie V. Tubbs
Arbutus
David H. Tubbs
Fifield
Raymond Fifield
Gladys Hinkle
Norwood
R. Fleetwood
Anne Walker
Caroline Davis
Edith Smith
T. F. Johnson
F. P. Covey
J. R. Cannon
Ladies’ Mite Society
M. E. Church
Raymond Saunders
Elmer Waldron
Johu Blades
Webster Blades
Lawrence Blades
New York
Vinton Blades
Blades
O. C
Joseph Track
Longwood
Mary F. Flaharty
William Saunders
Lee Schmick
Mary Dillon
McRill
Sarah Williamson
Beatrice Tull
St. Michaels
N. B. Goswellen
Estelle Wright
Frank Drake
Ridgely News
Frank Long
Ethel Carroll
Lula Hevalow
Fred Flounders, Jr
Camp Meade
Samuel Bear
Mildred Swann
Pell
May Collins
Anne Jump
Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
Houston Russom
W. S. Chamberlain
Albert Cahall
Russom
Frances Fisher
Kathleen Todd
Louise Richardson
Williamsburg
Emma Lock
Lee
Illinois
Lulu Beaven
Florence Beaven
Ela Pennington
J. N. Clarke
Pottsville
Clarke
Mrs. Clarke
Bessie M. Spafford
Hillsboro Girls’ Club
Edgar Blades
Dorothy Knotts
Costen
Roberta
Chestnut Hill
Lulu Dukes
Still Pond
Paul Dukes
Ella Pennington
Newport News
Seward Smith
I. T. Sparklin
Alice Charsha
Helen Brittingham
Virginia Blades
S. N. Smith
Phil Thompson
Ed. Sherwood
James Sherwood
Chas. Stewart
Rehoboth
Hopkins
H. W. B. Rawe
L. L. Harris
Love Point
G. L. Wilson
Lawrence B
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