Denton Local Notes and Civic Events Mixed with Accidents
Community notices from Denton describe grain trade, rental listings, and local attractions while reporting a Wilming ton race riot and a car crash near Shiloh camp. Notables including Governor Goldsborough, Rev. Roy T. Thawley, and Annie Oakley appear among varied items.
Personal and social news from Denton and vicinity
Mr Medford visits relatives in our county and Miss Anna Beahm heads for Philadelphia then Chicago for Bethany Bible School. Numerous social visits span Denton and nearby towns with engagements, travels, guests at local homes, and local events including the Hobbs Manufacturing Company opening on tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Sarah Beahm
Nokesville
M. F. King
Tuckahoe
Neck
Anna Beahm
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bethany Bible School
Hebron Seminary
Thomas Hanley
Berlin
J. 3. Beasley
Garnette
Colerain
N. C
Walter Hicks
Washington, D. C
Emily DeVord
J. S. Elkins
Waycross
Public Health Column urges typhoid vaccine for all at risk
From army and hospital experiments and boards of health work we urge typhoid vaccine for all at risk. The treatment is proven, easily administered by physicians, causes little disturbance, and is cheap since the state provides the vaccine material free to residents. Patients only pay the doctor’s fee. Consider asking your family physician to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Health
Festival at schoolhouse grove by Red Men tribe No 52
Local social notes list visits from Philadelphia Ridgely Harrington Wilmington and Baltimore residents. The Black Hawk Tribe No 52 plans a two night festival in the schoolhouse grove on August 28 and 29. Trinity Church services resumed with a sermon. Community updates include visits, travels, and farm prices with a rain shortage after seven weeks and several recent showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barnes
Marie Rolston
Philadelphia
Margaret Price
Ridgely
Miss Cahall
Harrington
V. E. Cahall
Black Hawk Tribe
Improved Order of Red Men
School House Grove
R. Hh.phawley
Mollie Cahall
Thomas Downham
Wyoming
John Beauchamp
Llenry
New Bethlehem
W. E. Cahall
May Simpson
Washington
Edith Simpson
John Smith
Sharptown
Slumer Melvin
Margaret E. Stafford
Ridgely News Column Highlights Local Socials and Events
Miss Helen Mason hosted an August 14 party for Elizabeth Swank and Nan Brown drawing 75 guests from multiple towns. Notes cover visits, carnival plans, church events, travel, illnesses, accommodations, local trades, and weather with peaches plentiful and a plea for rain.
Local Notes and Visits From Smithville Community
Smithville reports a boy named Wesley Bullock injured last Sunday after his bicycle foot snagged a wheel at his grandparents home. Several local residents joined a Pea Liquor crabbing outing last Thursday. Visits include Jersey City couple the Scotts with their infant son, Virginia guest Roberta Rowdle and family, Cambridge resident Claudia Thomas, and travelers from Baltimore and Philadelphia visiting area relatives. Excursions to Ocean City drew many young residents, with ongoing social visits by Secr etary J. E. Charles and others in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Bullock
T. H. Wilson
Ernest Lyden
Edna
Viola Lyden
Charlie Scott
Jersey City
Roberta Rowdle
Gertrude Bent
Mary
Virginia
S. M. Liden
Claudia Thomas
Cambridge
Roberta Bowdle
L. N. Spence
Joseph
J. N. Spence
M. E. Sparry
Baltimore
Ocean City
J. E. Charles
Willie Neal
Philadelphia
Russell Savage
Typhoid Ills Strike Chambers Family
Mr Jerome Chambers his wife and their three children are ill with typhoid fever, according to a local health notice. The family cases highlight ongoing concerns about sanitation and disease control in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jerome Chambers
Visit and social rounds in Williston and nearby towns
Williston residents and relatives including Mabel Baker Mary White and Florence Lillygore visited cousins at Tuckahoe Neck and Mutender Talbot. Local factory owner O M Hignatt restarted his plant with about 600 baskets of tomatoes. a riverfront facility will gain latest machinery. Numerous visits to Philadelphia Baltimore and Dover Bridge accompany yacht trips and daily shore activities as families gather for illness travel and leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Baker
Mary White
Florence Lillygore
Charles Cline
Tuckahoe Neck
Geo, Mutender
M ‘Talbot
O. M. Hignatt
O. M. Thynate
Alt. Banks
Lola Brashens
Allie Neal
Wilmington
Mabel
Courtland Baker
Charles Baker
Grove
Charles Calloway
A. Meredith
Philadelphia
Florence Ulellygore
O. MM. Signat
William Crosby
el Paso
Texas
C. J. Crosby
Olivia BP. Roe
Rehoboths
J. D. Neal
Clarry West
All. Banks
Nellie Cohee
Mer
A.P. Tandy
Bear Federalsburg
Mary Ringe
Bangalo
Commodore
Kenry Coen
Carrie Crosby
Baltimore
Sherman Mignuatt
Local social notes and weather woes from Bridgeville area
Misses Addie Anna Chaffinch and brother John enjoyed a Saturday at the Bridgeville moving picture show. Mr and Mrs Willie Liden visited the Cedars and Rovers Beach earlier in the week. Rotani Addins is ill with typhoid fever, Dr Ward attending. Mary Adams family drove to Bowers Beach, Eva Carey and escort at Caroline Cape May, Carey family at Bowers Beach, Pritchett couple at Rehoboth, and crops of corn and tomatoes suffer from lack of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie
Anna Chaffinch
John
Bridgeville
Willie Liden
Smithville
Cedars and Rovers Beach
Rotani
Ed. Addins
Dr. Ward
Mary Adams
Bowers Beach
Eva Carey
Escort
Caroline
Cape May
Pritchett Family Motor Trip and Relatives Visit
Mr and Mrs William Pritchett with Misses Mabel and Helen Pritchett and Mr Frank Patchett drove to Huarbeson Del via Williamsburg Federalsburg Bridgeville and Georgetown. Afternoon visit to Rehoboth. Mabel and Stelen Pritchett to Kansas City September 25. August Quiteo returns to Baltimore after visiting his mother Mrs Otto Quiteo. Will MacGall of Baltimore visiting sister Mrs John Sands.
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Willian Pritchett
Mabel
Helen Pritchett
Frank Patchett
Huarbeson
Del
Williamsburg
Federalsburg
Bridgeville
Georgetown
Rehoboth
Stelen Pritchett
Kansas City
August Quiteo
Baltimore
Otto Quiteo
Will MacGall
John Sands
Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Miss Virginia Mays attends a house party hosted by Miss Mildred Seward of Ridgely. Alma Osterberg of Cleveland visits Edna and Addie Morgan in Baltimore. Madge Jump and Mrs. J Gooding spend several days in Baltimore. Mildred Short weekends with Ruth Mason in Ruthsburg. Laura Knotts visits May Reynolds in Wye Mills. Naomi Holland visits relatives in Baltimore. Now is the time to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Mays
Mildred Seward
Ridgely
Alma Osterberg
Cleveland
Ohio
Edna
Addie Morgan
Madge Jump
J. Gooding
Baltanore
Mildred Short
Sfelen Mason
Ruthsburg
Laura Knotts
May Reynolds
Wye Mills
Naomi Holland
Haltimore
Germans Are Now Americans: Local Ethnic Sentiment Remarks
A letter from a waiter calling himself American questions German residents in Preston town, arguing many are fully Americanized and loyal to the United States. It notes Germans and Hollanders near Preston feel no obligation to defend the Old Country, despite family ties, and highlights mixed loyalties amid wartime sentiment. The piece also lists local residents visiting or traveling to Liverpool, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and New York, naming several individuals and families, with travel dates implied by “14th inst.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibrenhan
Europe
Trallanders
Wilhelaens
Choptink
Anoihes
Panperor
Winer
Old Country
Preston
Germany
Mr. Eliott Dowding
Liverpool
England
Mrs. Dowding
J. L. Noble
Frank Lewis
Pittsburg
Mr. Lewis
Abraham Lewis
Robert Whiteley
Williamsburg
Mr. Whiteley
Harry Whiteley
James Barrow
Baltimore
Annie Flaharty
Hutchinson
Win. Reick
L. D. Kelley
George Lowe
Aliss Emma Lowe
J. M. Parker
Sadie Davis
Peaches remain profitable on Peninsula orchards
Despite frosts and critics, persistent growers on the Peninsula report profitable peach farming. The Harrison family at Berlin Md shipped peaches by the car load after frost killed buds without protection and still earned good prices. Chandler orchards near Milford show spraying and artificial heating yield profitable crops, proving peach culture can be lucrative with proper care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Harrisons
Berlin
Chandler
Milford
Auto Crash Report From Easton to Centreville
Easton dispatch on the 14th described a serious collision on the state road from Easton to Centreville last Thursday night. The Covey roadster driven by Charles Dunham carried Arthur I. Covey and two young Easton women, while Larry Taylor’s touring car driven by Rigby Ross included Mr and Mrs Taylor, two children and Mrs Cora Hubbard from Aston. Both cars collided at about 13 miles per hour. the Taylor car wrecked and rolled, occupants thrown. Mrs Hubbard and Mrs Taylor were severely hurt. others badly shaken. Mrs Stewart of Queen Anne, passing by, saw the injured carried to their homes.
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Easton
Centreville
Authur i. Covey
Charles Dunham
Covey
Dunham
Larry Taylor
Rigby Ross
Taylor
Cora Hubbard
Aston
Theaylor
Wubbard
Stewart
Queen Anne
Loving Remembrance of Infant Leon Messick
Obituary for Leon Messick infant son of P S and Clara Messick who died August 7 1914 aged 8 months and days. The family recalls their loving child who has left them in sorrow and pain and cannot have him back on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messick
Leon
P. 5
Clara Messick
Orphans Court Session Clears Several Guardianships and Estates
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as citations were issued for Mrs Laura A Dill to appear and state accounts. Releases from several heirs were approved and recorded. Guardian ad litem appointed for Edith and Viola Stuart. Additional inventories and accounts approved and recorded. Will of Stephen Fluharty admitted to probate with letters testamentary granted to L H Fluharty. Appraisers named and trustee's audit approved for Francis Seth real estate sale funds. Creditors notice ordered.
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Orphans’ Court
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Laura A. Dill
William E. ‘Todd
Caleb J. Todd
Hattie I Liden
William E. Todd
John T. ‘Todd
Roxanna A. ‘Farner
Mary Virginia Towers
Daniel K. Crouse
Jones King
Sail Ward
Cout
Salomon J. Wurst
Ad Kremte Edith
Viola Stuart
J. Frank Collins
Shadrach Dean
Charles Nichols
Stansbury Nichols
Edna von Statden
Annie Ian Fodd
Nettie Marjorie Todd
Hayes Seth
J. Virgil Moore
Francis ‘I
Seth
Stephen Fluharty
Lacey HH
Fluharty
John E. Todd
Joseph Worm
Trackless trolley plan eyed for Delaware coast routes
A scheme to launch a trackless trolley line in Delaware seeks exclusive county franchises. The system uses an overhead power line with trolleys that can shift across roads up to 15 feet. Each car carries 24 passengers, with high speed and road-friendly 18 inch tread wheels. Tentative routes include Dover to Camden to Wyoming and Smyrna to Clayton to Blackiston, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Dover
Camden
Wyoming
Smyrna
Clayton
Blackiston
Woodland Beach
Leipsic
Cheswold
Kenton
Magnolia
Frederica
Milford
Bowers Beach
Little Creek
Mahon's
Farmington
Harrington
Felton
Canterbury
Slaughter
Hartley
Pearson’s Corner
Marydel
Whiteleysburg
Viola
State Road
Woodside
Barker's Landing
Dover Bridge Reopens After Restorations
Dover bridge resumes service after restoration work following an accident. A tar wagon crossed the prior evening before flooring was laid as crews finished concrete piling work and rusted iron was cleaned and painted. A fatal melee at Grove during a black community celebration left John Henry Lake dead and Frank Dickinson wounded in a reported night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Dover Bridge
Federalsburg
John Henry Lake
Frank Dickinson
Oo Grove
Lake
Dickinson
Sisk Support Gathers in Caroline County Meeting
A large turnout at the Count House backs Col. Albert W. Sisk for Congress in the First District. Henry R. Lewis elected chair and a substantial committee of Democrats, led by W. O. Ledman and J. Kemp Stevens, to mobilize a full primary vote supporting Sisk. Fifty plus names listed for district committees to aid the State Central Committee before the September 15 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Caroline
Wher W. Sisk
Godgar Walliamon
Henry R. Lewis
Tinnabanels
Lew
Jengih
Sisk
Congress
Mien
Sisk Maikes
Canous Sec
Caroline County
Albert W. Sisk
Washington
Wilson
State Central Committee
W. O. Ledman
J. R. Lewis
J. Kemp Stevens
W. J. Richards
Howard Melvin
Ww. Brewster Deen
Potter Steele
J. A. Mackintosh
Clinton Cook
Isaac L. Dukes
W. H. Anderson
W. H. Beck
DB. W. Davis
R. EI. Stafford
T. L. Chaffinch
C. N. Fountain
Harry V. Noble
E. M. Willey
J. A. Willoughby
Owen C. Garey
John F. Kelley
Charles W. Stokes
J. E. Webber
Martin Vors
M. Lee Wyatt
T. A. Satterfield
Marshall Gantt
J. Owen Knots
R. B. George
James Temple
Marc Bryant
Alda
PB. Whitby
George I. Redden
Reuben Garey
Burtos’ Proctor
N. H W. Fooks
L. J. Andrew
Nathaniel Lepgates
Roland Towers
George C. Reich
Bayard Nichols
Victor Dean
William Lassette
Criss Nabb
Daniel Fields
Charles Hackett
Arthur I. Handy
Isaac Truitt
Henry Morris
A. S. [Fandy
J. B. Wright
J. P. Patcher
C. W. Jeffereron
William Cox
Isaac Willoughby
Peter Norris
A. H. Covey
E. H. Harper
John LE. White
George F. Smith
W. R. Breeding
John Wright
Harry R. Merriken
J. K. Lynch
Roal Smith
Mlc. Meredith
Walter H. Lord
George W. Bucker
Norris Faulkner
H. M. Cade
Henry Wilkinson
J. O. Clark
T. L Day
W. Carroll Pastorfield
W. D. Satterfield
Geo. R. Percy
Edward Hoffman
F. Ed. Jarrell
Nelson Beaven
Garrettson Smith
Robi. T. Bryan
Harry Moore
Calvin Ulakeman
David E Eaton
W. F. Jackson
H. S. Sparks
Eugene Lynch
Local Visitors Return From Week With Parents In Town
Messrs G W Towers Jr and Lewis Shipley Jr of Sykesville returned after a week with G W Towers Sr and Mrs. Towers. Ralph Andrews and Ralph Garrett were injured when their motorcycle crashed near Elkton on Sunday. Garrett was shaken up badly. Mrs Anna Butter and daughter of Baltimore visited Mr Hi Trice and family. Miss Florence Ross of Cordova spent Sunday with Miss Maude Trice.
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Anse E. Walls
Carter
John T. Carter
William Henning
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard Henning
A. N. Ward
Westminster
John A. Mackintosh
Emmons Reed
Philadelphia
J. F. Reed
M. EL. Snyder
Charleston
D. C
G. W. Price
James E. Dick
Harrisburg
Pun
Henry Opp
J. K. Hershey
Lancaster
CL Shauffman
Martha Lynch
Harmony
Howard Griffin
Eleten
New York
Brick Hotel
Edna Hobbs
Johns Hopkins School For Nurses
Kathleen Murchison
Balttimore
T. Pliny Fisher
William S. Carsley
Baltimore
Denton
Inez Sapp
Wyner, HI
John I. Carter
F. N. Nichols
Edwina
Braddock Heights
Roper Covey
Will Mitchell
Goldsboro
J. L. Sparklin
Church Hill
E. M. Noble
Lake George
R. LL Anderson
Paul Keith
Dover
Harry Carroll
Glassboro
N. J
Mary Reidling
Baldwin
Louis Cole
B. B. Brumbaugh
Washington
G. W. Towers
Lewis Shipley, Jr
Sykesville
Ralph Andrews
Ralph KE. Garrett
Elkton
Garrett
Anna Butter
Hi. ‘Trice
Florence Ross
Cordova
Maude Trice
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Roy T. Thawley
M. I
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J. T. Frampton & Son
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Minos Hubbard
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Harris Chapel
W. E. Habbert
G. R. Mays
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Mary Weedon
Mr. Dulany
Casoline
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J. Earle Maloy
Rowlandsville
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Clarence Atkinson
Charlie
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Long Branch
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George M. Goolsby
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Wayne
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Waynesboro
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Minerva Todd
Middletown
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Annie G. Adams
Gladys Price
Elizabeth Billing
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Geo. L. Jopp
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Leona
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Elizabeth Swank
Nan Brown
Fasten
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Milton King
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Altoona
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Imler
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Norristown
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Bertha
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Helen Matthews
Millsboro
Jessie Johnson
Margaret Moraine
J. el. Meredith
Milton Blades
Queen Anne's County
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Helen May
Mervin Seward
Jackson
Iris Smith
Maude Gibson
W. I. Habbart
J. P. Holsinger
D. P. Holsinger
Pennsylvania
Sarah Neff
Helen Chalfom
Kennett Square
W. S. Shipman
R. E. Smith, Jr
Mt. Hermon
Mass
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Bethlehem
Walter Hoffman
Elizabeth Holsinger
Willard Jones
Easton Hospital
Boonsboro
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Wallace Clark
Ocean View
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John White
Guy Haskins
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Elmyra Dawson
Adams Mills
Samuel Carey
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Sarah Fletcher
Rhode Island
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Slater, N. M
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Francis ‘I’. Seth
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