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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1917
Page
5
Wheat and corn prices noted, subscriptions urged, and local events listed. Ernest Cooper buys a Maxwell. T J Ellwanger and T E Laramore purchase cars. Community announcements cover fairs, church services, weddings, military calls, and deaths, with several road incidents and a Kent Island proving range speculation.
Denton gossip highlights a July wedding in Wilmington. Mr Hilder Smith wed Miss Minnie Beauchamp at the East Lake M E Church parsonage with Rev E H Collins officiating. The couple, now in Wilmington, plan to work for the railroad. Neighbors and relatives visited Denton, sharing remarks on changes over the years and noting the groom’s Baltimore connections.
Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided as Harry R. Mertriken filed the final account of Harry L. V. Newkirk. T. Clayton Horsey named administrator of Mary Newlee Hutson with bond approved and creditors notice ordered. Appraisers named L Irving Jones and James C. Smith. Sallie Scully named administrator of James Scully with bond approved and creditors notice ordered. Elwood Fleming filed inventories and appraisals for Mary Eaton. Beaven inventory approved and sale authorized. Harrison filed will caveat response for Mary Montague. Pepper administrators granted order to sell George Pepper personal property.
Notice states that in circulars issued about a Concord camp theft Sunday night the operator's license number was printed as the engine number by mistake. J. A. Cox.
Mr. Clayton Russom Jarman, son of J F Jarman, enlisted as ambulance chauffeur in May and has sailed for France, likely to be first among Greensboro boys at the war scene. Various local residents visit kin, attend funerals, and host relatives across Greensboro area.
Numerous visitors arrived from Philadelphia Easton Centreville and Baltimore to stay with local families including the Elliots Beauchamps and Fisheries and others. The note lists guests from Philadelphia and Jersey City with updates on ill health harvests and upcoming canning efforts. Cantaloupes lima beans and sweet corn are plentiful as camps close and travelers head home.
Goldsboro residents hosted Miss Helen Lister of Model Village Pennsylvania and Miss Bertha Breeding of Goldsboro during the week. Mr Joseph Breeding traveled with companions to Bowers Beach for a day trip, while Myrtle Gertrude Maloney and Helen Lister with Bertha Breeding plan to return to Model Village after visiting friends in the area. The Cambridge Ice Company has bought the Bridgeville Creamery and will operate it with the Cambridge Hurlock and Federalsburg plants.
Mr Aulay B Smith died at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia aged 46 after months of decline. Funeral held at Ridgely residence with Rev J R Dicking. interment in Sudlersville family cemetery. Survived by wife Milourne and daughter Ann. four brothers and two sisters attended or were noted. The piece also lists a concert for Red Cross funds, church events, visits, illnesses including typhoid fever, and local agriculture with a poor early peach crop and corn canning underway.
One of Marydel's great events occurred last Tuesday afternoon as the Boy Scouts began their trip to Tolchester beach led by Rev. O. L. Reed. The group includes Wallace Stafford as patrol leader Floyd Moore Medford Taylor Harry Leather Francis Pritchett Chas Shewbrooks Chas Miller Leonard Pritchett Clyde White Jessie Harmon Allen White. Many townsfolk joined family visits and community notices follow with numerous residents visiting relatives in Philadelphia Newark Dover Milton and Hurlock.
Williston and surrounding areas host a stream of visitors including Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Boyd and daughter Catherine. Mr. and Mrs. James Kohl. Miss Elsie Palmer of Milton. Miss Mary Short of Seaford. and Mrs. Esta Roe at Concord Camp. Others staying include Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thawley and daughter Catherine of Hillsboro, with trips to Ocean City and Tolchester, and more visitors from Philadelphia and Wilmington enjoying family homes and local vacations.
John J. Flynn, 70, longtime resident with a country estate near here and a city home, died in New York City. He leaves a widow and four children Frank, William, John Jr, and Miss Mattie. Earlier, Samuel J. Callaway, a farmer, was injured after falling from a Bridgeville Delaware train. his wife and son were hurt while retrieving a handbag.
A delegation of Maryland packers and others met Government representatives in Wilmington on Wednesday to fix prices for a large portion of this year’s tomato crop. First grade tomatoes set at £2.90 a case and second grade at $2.60. Messrs. A. W. Sisk and N. H. Fooks of Preston among the Maryland participants. Now is the time to subscribe.
Dr. T. C. Crouse preaches at Concord Big Grove on Keep the Fire Burning, urging that true religion is born of the Holy Ghost and the heart, not rites. He warns that though fire was kindled, it must be kept alive or zeal fades and the church grows cold amid modern organization.
The Preparedness Commission urges readers to can tomatoes safely at home. Thoroughly sterilize jars and tops, scald firm ripe tomatoes, cool, peel, cut cores, and pack with salt and sugar as directed. Process jars in boiling water for 22 minutes, seal, cool, store cool and dark. For stewed tomatoes or soups, cut into pieces to maximize packing.
The labor situation shows a strong improvement as urban workers fill farm needs. Farmers initially resist city labor, but current demand is pressing and largely met with greater satisfaction than expected, with continuation until the heavy season ends.
The Kent News reports Rev William Clews of Georgetown Maryland preached on August fifth on The Rise and Fall of Empires. He tied Nebuchadnezzars rule to modern kings citing Daniel chapters two and seven predicting the Kaiser’s rise and the subduing of Montenegro Serbia and Roumania. He claimed the war would end in February three years and six months after its start.
Republican delegates met in the Law Building Tuesday and plan a Monday afternoon session to choose a ticket. Names floated for statewide offices include Clinton B. Jarman A. J. Messick John T. Carter Frank P. Covey and Harry H. Nuttle for senate. House options feature J Spencer Lapham and W. J. Wright with treasurer prospects Thomas R. Green and T. Frank Seward. Sheriff candidates cited Robert C. Rice Alphonso Meredith and William Melvin. County commission possible picks are J. Walter Noble Samuel Bilbrough Martin Luther Sullivan and Rufus F. Noble. Many workers favored central committee membership.
Officials said the county will likely yield its one hundred soldiers from four hundred examined. Exemption claims will be decided next week by the draft appeal board. The local board reports progress with exams: Tuesday 46 examined, 37 passed, 9 discharged, 2 failed to claim exemption. Wednesday 50 examined, 39 passed, 11 discharged, 7 did not claim exemption. Thursday 48 examined, 33 passed, 15 discharged, 9 asked no exemption.
To the many kind and thoughtful friends of Marydel and vicinity who assisted my family during my wife’s last illness and at the funeral I extend my deepest appreciation Wa G Sastru Marydel Md
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