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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
5
Readable fragments show bids for state aid highway near Marydel and Templeville, a rabbit-dog foray warning, a manslaughter arraignment after a car hit a pole near Skinner's Run, and weather notes of a cool August with a 55 degree night. Also reports on the Red Siren festival, farm news, and civic notices.
Dover and surrounding towns host a long list of guests and locals enjoying seaside retreats at Old Bowers and Atlantic City. Notables include Miss Pearl Clark and Miss Virginia Roe as well as families from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. Various weddings, visits, and travels are noted along with hospital recoveries and editorial staff changes.
A crowded arrival list records visitors and guests at Bowers Beach and nearby towns. Families such as Sapps Panis Stafford Layton Cleaves and Blades are noted as present last week, with many relatives and out of town guests from Philadelphia Washington Wilmington Queen Annes county and Cannlen. A quiet marriage Daisy Betts and Ralph Garrett is reported plus local gatherings including serenades and extended visits among residents and relatives in the area.
Mrs Mary Horvey Copeland and her son Harry of Denton along with Mrs Proy Ashault of Warlesboro N Y visited Mr and Mrs Pledger Pennington and friends on Tuesday Arthur fort and Charles Memilly accompanied by five young ladies made the trip to Tolcheter last Sunday Mrs Ruavie Trarding and daughter Ruth of Philadelphia are guests at Mr and Mrs Parry Fisher Mrs Nettie Seward and nephew Ma Chester Wheeler of Baltimore visiting town Miss Eleanor Greaves and Beatrice Cannon were guests of Miss Tieten Fleming last week Mrs Asbury Sharp of Baltimore visited Mr and Mrs Charles Stewart over Sunday Mr J Peacock of Vienna visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Richland Evans Mr Sawyer of North Carolina spending a few days at the New Hillsboro The Misses Montague of Baltimore visiting Dr and Mrs J W B Rowe Messrs J Norman Clarke and Herbert Trice spent part of the week in Baltimore Mrs Fannie Fleming visiting daughter Mrs R J Bowen in Baltimore Miss Louise Kinnamon of Easton visiting Miss Katherine Mason Miss Helen Mons of Queenstown guest of Miss Gladys Gale Miss Virginia Holt visiting Miss Isabelle Swing in Ridgely Mrs John Vesty of Easton visiting Mr and Miss E B Davis Miss Pauline Jones of Baltimore visiting town
Chaptank Mesias and Todd family members from Baltimore Easton and Philadelphia are listed as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Booth and various locals. Several residents, including Emily Erlien England, Mildred Edgell, Flo Wilmer, and Kove sisters, visit or return home. Distinct friendships include Mr and Mrs J Blades and Mr and Mrs L P Stafford with multiple local and out of state visitors.
Reverend Robert Whiteley of Williamsbury visits brother Harry and sister Mrs. A. J. Messick in town and Bethlehem. Mrs. Thomas Callahan of Queens Town visits brother-in-law T. Reynolds. Rev. George Williams of Lawell attends Williams’ sister in law Mrs. Whiteley. M. E. Church grants Pastor Rev Briggs two weeks vacation. Mrs. Ella Clark of Alexandria visits aunt Mrs. Wm. Tuff.
The Ridgely news column covers a Baptist Church social at the Marvel home with a porch stage and plays like Vice Versa, plus post program ice cream and a modest fundraising total. A house party hosts guests from Baltimore to Philadelphia, with multiple visits, sermons, and church activities noted through the week. Lawn picnics, canning, visits by Rev. Rahn and others, and various local social movements fill the entries with names, places, and dates.
Misses Clara and Mary Todd entertained Mrs. Myrtle Shaw and Mary Brodes and Marie Gallagher with Messrs Earl Cannon and Raymond Todd Saturday night. Mary M. Todd of Cambridge Hospital visited family. Myra Christopher hosted a birthday party. W. E. Pritchell home hosts Guy Handley and family. Mrs Wied Blades returned home. cannery in operation.
Saturday special offers six dozen four in hand neckties with regular five cent pieces and ties for cleanup at twenty five cents. J H Pastorfield Co promotes a limited time sale with low prices on durable neckwear.
Greensboro gossip lists residents and guests visiting from Philadelphia Camden Milford and Wilmington with several local hosts. Notables and family members spend time with relatives, attend parsonages, travel to Baltimore and Easton, or visit friends in Millington and Mills towns.
Misses Jeannette and Mildred Littrell of Baltimore and Miss Lottie Devore of Philadelphia visited Misses Helen and Bessie Lyden on Wednesday. Several residents spent time with relatives in Pennsylvania, at Shiloh camp, and with Bridgeville kin.
Miss Carrie Dean recovering from appendicitis operation at Easton hospital. Mrs. Romeo Harding and daughter visit her parents, W. H. Holland. Mrs. 5S. P. Jump and daughter back from Baltimore and Virginia. Mrs. Earl Hammond and daughter visit Ridgely. Frances Clark and Mrs. Forrest visit Rhodes. Mrs. Geo. Tilghman and Mrs. Henry Hexter visit Briscoe. Hawkins and granddaughter visit Alfred Smith. Elizabeth Wheeler of Baltimore guests G. L. Jump. Miss Madge Jump returns from Frankford. Howard Flowers attends sister’s wedding in Easton. Howard Knotts and Henry Morgan visit Baltimore.
Templeville beat the visiting Hanley team 13 to 6 as both sides made several errors. Beginning of the eighth inning had Templeville leading 6 to 0, with Hanley scoring once in the first half of the eighth before Templeville pitcher allowed seven runs in the second half. Several local residents report short trips and visits to New York City Keensburg Wilmington Hamilton and Easton this week including Dr and Mrs R J Downes Mrs J R Smith and daughters Miss Margaret and Miss Florence Miss Julia Weller and Mrs William Lowman.
Mrs Clarry Pickett of Philadelphia visits Hobbs relatives while Mrs Seeders hosts. Numerous local guests and excursions to Bowers Beach, Bridgeville, Cambridge, and Shiloh camp meet. News covers trips, home improvements, and family gatherings among Hobbs residents and visitors.
Marydel prepares for an all day Sunday camp meeting starting at 8 30 p m with Rev W M McCann assisted by Joseph Lynch and Rev G W Moore. A crowd from the Oxford revival is expected and meetings run nightly next week except Monday with a closing day a week hence. Twenty four converted and many raised hands for prayer.
We extend our sincerest thanks to all our neighbors and friends who kindly aided us in our late bereavement. Mr and Mrs THOMMAS Taylor.
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided at the meeting. Executant Mary Eliza Morris presented the distribution of Charles Bradford Morris’s personal estate, approved and ordered on record. Guardian auths included Ellen Hilda Williford Walbert Maud Elizabeth Morne minors maintenance. Nellie T. Phillips guardian funds placed in Eastern Shore Trust Bank Federalsburg. United Surety Co. released from Sallie E. Cannon guardianship. William W. Murphy presented final accounting for William Murphy estate, approved and recorded. Chaffinch will filed for probate by Henry R. Lewis, custodian. Faulkner estate sales report ratified nisi. Guardian T. Clayton Horsey authorized to release minor mortgage. Porter inventory approved and recorded. Henry R. Lewis named trustee in Zebdial Fountain sale decree.
A Lee Copper Matoy Democratic Club formed in Caroline county after a Saturday meeting at the Law Building. Henry R. Lewis presided, with Blair Lee Copper and William M. Matoy as gubernatorial, comptroller, and attorney general candidates. The club started with 100 members, with officers, district vice presidents, and a campaign committee named. Each member may appoint five aids. next meeting set for Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff Temple will receive the pallows for Sheppard s hanging next Friday and will keep the event private. The rope comes from Baltimore County and will later be used for Benjamin E Davis who killed his wife. Officials say witnesses will be limited to relatives, physicians, officers, ministers, and press, with a boarded fence around the scaffold to bar outsiders. The sheriff aims to prevent public spectacle and minimize town excitement.
Caroline Republicans met in the Law Building to select candidates for fall. Lawrence B. Towers was named Clerk of the Circuit Court. Judges of the Orphans Court: Clinton B. Jarman Paul Holsinger Leonard F. Covey. House of Delegates: Clarence E. Hollingsworth William J. Wright Robert W. Messenger. State's Attorney Fred R. Owens County Commissioner Willard C. Todd Sheriff Robert M. Lister Surveyors J Walter Noble Walter M. Wright Alfred W. Thompson Gilbert Hagadone Harry M. Carroll. Delegates to the State convention. Old State Central Committee renam ed: Harry A. Roe J Spencer Lapham John W. Payne J C Madara. Samuel G. Nuttle presided. Robert W. Messenger was secretary.
The Associated Bible Students will hold service next Sunday August 22 at 3 p m at Mr C H Benton home. Philadelphia Bible expositor W H Dickerson will preach on The Harp with the Ten Strings under Hickman Bible Class auspices. All are cordially invited. C Etwoop Brian Secretary.
Emory D Frazer a Ridgely born son, rose to a top Chicago law career. Educated at Oswego, Caro Michigan, Penn Law, Michigan, he joined the municipal bench bound by the Chicago Bar Association. Presbyterian Democrat, married 1895 to Mary L Alexander, daughter Gladys Lucile with him during a Caroline county visit. Home in Evanston, offices in Temple, Chicago.
Joseph Paul a farmer near Federalsburg was seriously injured when his large peach wagon carrying himself and about 25 Bohemian women and children overturned after a runaway team. Paul had a gash on his face and internal injuries, while the children escaped unharmed. Rex Sheppard, 10, has been sent to a reform school in Maryland as incorrigible, and Jacob Johensen near Vienna barely escaped during a recent storm when a bolt of lightning struck his house and shattered the bedstead.
Reliance and Harmony visitors include Alva Todd Mrs Bell Dean Flora Wright and Nettie Tribbitt from Federalsburg. Local trips feature Albert Cannon Robert Godfrey Herman Bradley and Rhoda to Salisbury for a day. Julius Wheatley returns from New York to his parents J T and Mrs Wheatley. Philadelphia guests John Bender and Hooper Hackett hosts. Reverend Leach resumes services after vacation. Elijah Kelley family enjoys Salis bury week. LeCompte visits Shiloh camp. community activity noted.
Mr and Mrs M F King express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement following the death of their infant son.
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