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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1922
Page
5
Carline residents face coal shortages as prep for winter heats up and town activities resume. Rev J H Beauchamp to preach in Greensboro. Senator France to visit Denton while Mrs Hollingsworth expands millinery. Local business, road work, and church events fill August into September amid casualty and civic notices.
Miss Laura Mae Hickey and Walter Roland Lindell were married at Thomas Chapel M. E. Church with Rev. G. E. Ruth officiating. Various relatives and friends, including Emma Hickey and Earl Lindell, joined in celebrations and visits across Chestertown, Philadelphia, Ridgely, Wilmington, and Denton. A birth announced for Roland Jr. at Wilmington on July 22 joins a long list of local social visits, vacations, and sporting trips among families including the Parrotts, Meades, Cole, Page, Stevens, and Chaffinch households visiting Ocean City, Bowers Beach, Williston, and Adams Landing.
The annual Sons of Concord reunion ended Saturday with descendants of early Concord settlers from the Morgans Phillipses Ellegoods Redden Cannons and Joneses in attendance. Horace B. Phillips of Suffolk Virginia presided with Harvey J. Morgan of Philadelphia as secretary and Dr Horace Loomis Jones of New York as treasurer. Attendees included Frank W. Redden W H Jones and son David H. Tubbs of Denton and Howard P. Jones formerly of the town.
In sad but loving memory of my dear father Tilghman Melaney who died August 16 1918 May the memory of his christian character inspire his loved ones, his son Chas EK Melaney. The Democratic primaries in Delaware will be held next Saturday.
Mr Raleigh Locke and family return to Germantown after a two week vacation with his mother. Mrs Locke drove, Ella Pennington and Lulu Beaven accompanied them. Arthur Wooters of Pittsburg visits his mother Mrs Laura Wooters, traveling in a Reo. Annie Jump and Emma Thompson visit Miss Annie Tarr at Hobbs. Local youths return from Love Point. Edgar Blades and the Windy Hill hosts. M Kline and Nancy Jane Kline visit Delaware friends. Fisher and Clark families weekend at Ocean City. Garrett Altwater of Baltimore visits Rus Russell Fleming. Rev O T Baynard and family vacation on Chincoteague Island. Aldred Dill and N Dill visit uncle FL Sparks. Sadie Wothers and Agnes Tarbutton weekend at Love Point. Harvey Jump visits B Boniwell at Sill Pond. Mildred Tarbutton and Virginia Blades in Cordova. Rev S N Pilchard preaches at Concord camp. H M Thompson visits Philadelphia. Ruth Lucas of Queenstown visits Virginia Blades. Henry Fisher visits Love Point. Virginia Holt weekend with Neff in Ridgely. Mrs Harry Covell spends week in Centreville. Mrs W E Sylvester visits Baltimore. John Holt visits Cordova friends.
Local residents and families travel for visits and fishing trips to Queenstown Frostburg Wilmington and Delaware. Several households return home after visits while canning season begins at two local canning factories with families visiting friends and relatives in multiple towns.
Smithville reports social rounds as families from Hartley Delaware Henderson and Rowlandville visit J H Spence home. Mrs Bullock and children return from stays in Baltimore Washington and Rowlandsville. Bellows of Washington greet Custer visits with J Douglas. Bullock and Richard Bullock guests of Jane Bullock. Ford family travels in a new Ford.
Burrsville residents welcomed visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Luther Frampton and sons from Philadelphia, Mr. Robert Meredith, and Misses Mildred and Elizabeth Slaughter. Den ton hosts Mrs. R. H. Thawley and sisters with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E. Thawley, plus Miss Mollie Cahall. Philadelphia guest Mrs. Charles Straughn visited sister Mrs. I. Wesley Porter. Elizabeth Hl. Wine visits Mr. and Mrs. Millard Collison. Wyoming visitor Mrs. Thomas Dawnham joins sisters and brother here.
The column lists visits and homecomings around Ridgely Del and nearby towns. Families entertained relatives from Newark Bridgeville Wilmington and Dover. Readers welcome guests from Annapolis Easton and Philadelphia with engagements in community clubs and local projects.
A parade of visitors fills area homes with greetings from Wilmington Baltimore Philadelphia and Delmarva towns. Names include Hobbs Swing Long Jarrell Peacock Diggs Thompson Smith and Detwiler along with Mrs Mason Mrs Lynch and Mrs Star key hosting guests and hosting gatherings in Rehoboth Federalsburg Harrington and nearby towns during the week.
Easton Gazette profiles Denton businessman J J Hughes who converted the Coulby livery stable site into a Studebaker showroom and shop to boost "tone over" in Easton. The feature notes partnership with T M Breeding of Federalsharp and Henry from Liberty Bank joining Studebaker personnel to push the promotion.
Mrs. Edith Currier, after ten years teaching in Honolulu, visits sister-in-law Mrs. Capper and niece Mrs. J. H. Harker, then heads to New York for work with the YWCA. Local youths from Easton Cordova and Ridgely spent Wednesday at Higgins Park with fine bathing. Catherine Thawley of Denton visited Ruth Maloney and a basket supper followed. Olin Sheets and Evelyn, children of Rev. George W. Sheets of Philadelphia, stay with aunt Mrs. Frank HI. Depew in New York. Depew has returned home from six weeks with her son Frank. Otis Roe of Cordova visited his aunt Mrs. O. M. Hignau.
Mrs Edith Layton and daughters Sadie and Ruth were guests of Mr and Mrs Layton on Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs W E Dill and Mr and Mrs Harry Ewing of Newark were recent visitors here. Miss Sadie Layton returned from Tuckahoe Neck and Denton. Mr and Mrs E H Andrews entertained Baltimore friends last week. Miss Grace Porter spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R L Breeding. Miss Pearl Taylor of West Denton was a weekend guest here.
Mr and Mrs Charles Pritchett and their son Charles departed Bethlehem last Wednesday for Kansas City Kansas after a long visit with W E Pritchett. Mrs Carl Coulbourne and Elois of Wilmington spent recent days with W E Pritchett. Fred Bowdle has returned to Philadelphia after visiting his aunt Mrs W E Pritchett. Mrs Carl Coulbourne and daughter visit Mrs J B Todd.
Henderson Mr and Mrs Joseph Harris announce the engagement of their daughter Agnes D to Hen Cohee of Henderson The wedding is planned for early fall Subscribe for the Journal and county news.
National Ford Day delivers a Preston celebration planned by the Preston Motor Co and the People's Community Club. A morning baseball game, a grand Ford parade, prize drives, open-air booths, street dance, and dollar sales will attract residents and former locals to boost the fund for a new community house.
In the Orphans' Court Tuesday judges West, Harper and Shawn presided. Grace John Dyer administratrix filed releases from Ida Dyer, Mabel R. Sullivan, Beulah A. Sard, and Grace J. Dyer. Edward C. Carter filed inventory and appraisement for Annie L. Carter, approved. Provident State Bank authorized to withdraw claim against Frank Holland estate. Nellie C. Carmine filed debts and final administration including a release. Laura A. Porter filed inventory and appraisement for Ophilius W. Porter, approved. Mary B. Morris guardian used Federalsburg Bank funds for educating Mildred Morris. The will of Thomas J. Carroll was filed by custodian Fred R. Owens. Next of kin to be notified that the will stands for probate on Tuesday, August 2, 1922 at 11 a.m.
Denton firemen plan the biggest carnival on the Eastern Shore September 2 to 9 with Arthur Shewood performing nightly aerial stunts free of charge. A new merry-go-round and many attractions will entertain all ages along with street dancing from 10 30 to 11 30 and a brass band throughout. Attending supports the firemen who seek to buy needed equipment.
Kelly Springfield tires priced with a 20 percent discount off the list for 30 days. Sold by EE Hl Hirs.
Maryland considers a two cent gasoline tax to fund road upkeep and align with the District of Columbia. State Roads Commission chair John N. Mackall supports the plan, noting 17 states have adopted similar taxes and predicting broader adoption. Tax would take effect January 1 1924 and apply at the source to fueling carriers, with border issues and heavier charges for large trucks.
The Biological Survey lists open dates for plovers and yellowlegs across states with earliest August 16 in several New England/Atlantic states and September 1 in others. A year round closed season exists for other shorebirds. Licenses required. Greater and lesser yellowlegs and black bellied plover reported plentiful, promising good shooting along the Atlantic coast and inland rivers and bays.
Farmers near Seaford report rising numbers of snakes rats and weasels injuring young chickens and eggs. James Willey found a snake near his nest and killed it after the reptile swallowed a porcelain door knob. A neighbor also lost eggs and chased a snake from a hennery as a lantern went out in a race to escape.
Following winter floods in the Caucasus thousands of refugees flood Black Sea cities, many dying or starving. Reports to Maryland Headquarters say people have eaten dogs and boiled roots, with swollen feet delaying exodus. Whole villages threaten extinction as Near East Relief struggles to feed hundreds of thousands of orphans while handling new needs.
The statewide dairy cattle judging contest at Timonium Fair features prizes for teams and individuals. Teams award silver cup bronze plaque and bronze medal for first to third places, with individuals earning up to 20 dollars for the best work across Jerseys Guernseys Holsteins and Ayrshires. Four bull calves are sweepstakes prizes for top overall records across all four breeds.
Denton baseball team shut out semi pro Dover 3 0 Wednesday as Johnson and Barnes split mound duties and stellar defense produced several outs. The Denton club has won three straight with strong showings and hosts St Michaels at home today urging strong local support.
Former Senator John Walter Smith, Maryland Democratic leader, endorses William Cabell Bruce for the senatorial nomination and Congressman T Alan Goldsborough for a second term. He praises Goldsborough's record, diligence, and influence in Congress and urges renomination by Eastern Shore voters without a primary contest.
A Maryland advisory urges using wood as a coal substitute amid coal distribution shifts. It explains seasoned oak or hickory matches a ton of anthracite in heat, warns private buyers may rank last for coal, and promotes pine as a helper with hardwoods. It also notes wasted wood can be sold at $6 to $7 per cord and encourages cutting and seasoning now for independence.
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