Local notes and ads from Denton and vicinity
Denton news lists car sales and repairs at FJ Wrights and Hiss. A clerk issues hundreds of licenses. a brooch case ends with recovery. Local events include church meetings, temperance sermons, and a tailors opening at J H Nichols Co. Advertisements announce Fairbanks film at Parker's Theatre and a private farm sale near Denton. Political leads cover Democratic primary and regional candidates, plus upcoming registration drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Towers & Bro. Waterman
Parker
FJ. Wright
Denton
Willard C. Todd
Williston Mill
M. H. Downes
E. H. Hiss
Buick
J. Dukes Downes
Tuckabee Neck
The
Journal
Indiana Visitors in Denton Spin Long Southern Tour
Indiana visitors Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norris and Mr. Frank Brown travel by Norris Buick reporting over 1300 miles since leaving Indiana August 17. They stopped in Gettysburg, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City en route. Other notes include local social visits, a Marine returning from France, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Norris
Theodore Brown
Frank Brown
Indiana
Caroline
Norris
Buick
Gettysburg
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Moore
Caroline County
Caroline Mosquito
Robert Duvall
St. Hurst
France
Ernest C. Porter
New York
Mr. Porter
Tuckahoe Neck
Porter
J. Benjamin F. Miller
Denton
Funk & Nichols
Miller
Camp Merritt
Marjorie Todd
Clearfield
Pocono Ains
Annie R. Towers
Ulric
John R
Owen C. Blades
Boston
George Irving Ditty
Roland V. Reed
Wilmington
Talbot
Federalsburg
Laura Chastertrom
Youngstown
Ohio
H. M. Cade
G. L. Stevens
H. Webster
Townsend
Del
Ralph Horsey
Howard Hopkins
Emory D. Kimmey
Helen Roe
Lula V. G. Westerfield
Harry G
Port Deposit
James H. Nichols
C. S. Kauffman
Blanche
Charles
Joseph Addison
John B. Magruder
Plaindealing
Madeline Hayward
J. Roland Chaffinch
Burraville Epworth picnic planned after rains delay trip
At the monthly Epworth League meeting at A H Ross's home the Sunday school was disappointed by rain. A church grove picnic is planned for August 30 with possible Telchester trip afterward. News notes cover harvest delays, crop damage from heavy rains, and social visits across Burraville and nearby towns.
Ridgely News Letter social notes travel and homes
Mr Downes and family plan a westward trip then to midwest settling near Saint Louis. Local social life covers visitors, illnesses, church notices, library plans, property sales, and family gatherings including the Russell and Ault families, with many remarks on neighbors from Ridgely and surrounding towns.
Harmony Community Notes of Visitors and Local Life
Harmony area residents host and visit relatives across Maryland and Delaware. Families from Schenectady Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington appear in social visits while local farms report partial tomato yields and a first harvest by Hobbs Manufacturing. Numerous arrivals departures and moves mark a busy seasonal scene with community clubs and church groups active.
Tomatoes Scarce and Dr Malone's Trip Highlights News
Greensboro column notes tomatoes fetch 75 cents to $1 per basket as canneries rush to pack corn and tomatoes. Local social items include trips north and south, family visits, church work, road work, a wedding in Woodlynne with DeVore and Fosch families, and several residents’ health updates and moves.
Roads Drenched by Rain Cause $30,000 in Damages on County Bridges
Engineer Waldorf reports heavy rains on the 13th and 19th damaged four bridges on Boyce Mul Nichols road Bloomery and Penrypacker with spans of 15 to 16 feet. Bridges near Greensboro Ridgely Burnt Mall and Danton Hobbs were washed out or damaged, plus culverts and dams throughout the county. Most roads to reopen by September 1 except Federalsburg Smithville and Hop Creek dam roads. Orphans' Court proceedings listed multiple estate administrations and inventories with final accounts approved. Social notes mention guests and a wedding in Philadelphia and local church histories highlighted by the Baltimore News. Advertising note urges readers to subscribe for county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf
Carole
Boyce Mul
Nichols Road
Bloomery
Penrypacker's
Wennypacker
Wilson
Greensboro
Ridgely
Burnt Mall
Denton
Hobbs
Bunker Hill Branch
Fountain Road
Beck's Hall
Williston Mill Pond
Deen Hill
Wilkins
Bloomery Road
Federalsburg
Smithville
Hop Creek Dam
Cattle supply to lower prices says Eastern dealer
An Eastern cattle dealer notes 16,000,000 more cattle in the U S since the war will reduce prices as supply and demand dictate. Leather should fall once range shipments start. Sheep profitability depends on wool prices. Hogs remain in strong demand with a hopeful outlook for porkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne's
Kent
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Corporation
Love Point
Baltimore
H. B. Messenger
Federalsburg
Philadelpha
United
Parker's New Theatre lineup and social notes
Next week at Parker's New Theatre shows include Elsie Ferguson in Under the Greenwood Tree on Thursday with 11 and 17 cent admissions, and Wallace Reid in Too Many Millions with a two reel comedy on Saturday priced at 17 cents. Nearby, Miss Stella Spence’s friends gathered for her seventeenth birthday at her parents’ home with gifts and refreshments late in the evening. Captain J R Miller and sons Clinton and Paul of Baltimore recently visited Mr. and Mrs. C A Carroll. Miller departed Monday for Virginia Beach for a week, accompanying Mr. Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Parker's New Theatre
N. Lo Denny
Haa Tailoring Company
J. H. Nichols & Co
Parker's
New Theatre
Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Bay Shore
Rock Hall
Sparrows Point
New York
S. J Hurst
Church Hall
Smithson Church
the Grove
W. M. Rumler
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Scarborough
Emory Lynch
H. H. Nuttle
Denton
Maryland Conservation Commission
Munsey
Baltimore
Thomas E Kerr
Dorchester County
Bright
Crouse
W. J. Rickards
Dorothy Miller
Virginia
Maud Stewart
May Downes
Atlantic City
Lee Emory
Washington
J. L. George
F. P. Covey
Ocean Grove
Margaret Allaband
Esther Kauffman
Rehoboth
Ella Pennington
Howard D. Knots
Charles Stewart
Love Point
Sadie E. Wothers
Edna Fleming
Towson
G. M. Downes
New Jersey
Altoona
Nebraska
Middle West
St Louis
Paul Allegre
Baby
Margaret Fleckinstein
Charles Fleckinstein
William Dukes
J. H. Hemmons
Ridgely
A. L. Russell
Leland
Leland, Jr
Newark
N. J
Daniel Ault
Wilmington
Russell
Elmer Coblentz and Son
Carlisle
Hoffman
Coblemir
Reformed Church
Harry Gibson
Delmar
J. W. Gibson
J. T
Charles Stevenson
Henry Fielden
New York State
Esther Clark
Fielden
Second Avenue
First Street
John E. Hoffman
Clarence Hunter
Hermano Mitchell
Clarence Rensberger
Charles Snoddy
Frank Taylor
Pennsylvania
Taylor
Harry Lane
Fisher
Miss Dill
Milby
Philadelphia
W. H. B. Kauffman
J. O. Clark
Rebecca Swing
Dorothy Davis
Miss Swing
East Orange
Davis
T. W. Jones
Thomas, Landers
Billie
Thurmont
Dove
L. R. Brumbaugh
Joseph Muller
Valentine
Easton
Muller
Harry Hemmaans
Samuel T. Rhodes
Centreville
Lindenos
Charles Starkey
Miss Peacock
New York City
Joe
Blanche Jackson
Tuckahoe
Alfred S. Thompson
Alfred W. Thompson
Walter Harrison
Emma
Vachel Downes, Jr
Wesley McKnott
Sadlersville
C. W. Jackson
Bertie Dukes
Mary Slaughter
Bear's Store
Charles Hobbs
Frank Long
I. E. Mason
Ray Mason
Miss Grace
Glenrock
Robert Dean
Clara Jones
Rosanna Richards
John Hoffman
Henry Wilkinson
Miss Jones
Elizabeth Cole
Drucilla Barnes
Everett Willis
Pearl
W. EF Wills
Cambridge Hospital
Fred Trice
Trice
Chas. Trice
Annie Smmick
Roland Tower
James H. Covey
Hurlock Snd Federals
Burg
Po White
Hassan Todd
Effie Ozman
Anna Sturgis
Baltimoore
Belle Dean
Lewis Trice
Harry Hubbard
Anah Carroll
Gladys Mae Taylor
James A. Coulbourn
Helm
W. T. Carroll
Ella Mary Waddell
Caroline
Isabel Carroll
Mildred Collins
Harmony
F. KR. Malone
Maryland
Frederick
Petersburg
LS. Price
Catherine
Chestertown
Linwood Morris
W. T. Jarman
Goldsboro
J. FL Jarman
FL P. Roe
Annie
Genevieve Dix
Mildred Ginn
New England
Wm. Hickman
Childreod
Temple Smith
A. A. Christian
Riverdeen
Smith
James Swann
Indiana
Georgie Butler
Earl Nichols
Easton Hospital
C. H. Pippin
Main Street
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Leach
John West
Evelyn Clark
R. D. Clark
H. R. Pritchett
J. HI. C. Legg
W. J. Moore
Josephine Moore
Grace Jarman
Catherine Price
Hickman
James W. DE Rare
France
Apri
Argonne Forestn
Debbie Fountain
Fannie Walton
Woodlynne
Wooodlynne
William Gram
Glassboro
Federalsburg
Belgium
Albert
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden, N. J
William B. Cook
George W. Towers
S. K. Fulton
Elizabeth Becker
Maude Henry
Harvey Quillen
William Andrew
Charles Neal
Thelma
Lillie Adams
Hennie
Effie Johnson
Fred
Slaughter Beach
David Devore
James
Edgar Breeding
Fred Vincent
W.al Davis
Gentre
Bisons
Ada Stack
Grace Harper
Delaware College
Federalsburg High School
Delaware
Anna Motz
Riverview Ing
W. T. Adams
Ladies of Christ M. P. Church of Federals
Bury Wall
Mildred Davis
Wyff Davis
Ray Davis
Effa Alford
Chester
D. Co Adams
G.S. Lyden
Lewis Weiland
Ocean City
May Sparklin
Elsie Ferguson
Sion
Wallace Reid
Adinis
Stella Spence
J. R. Miller
Thle
Clinton and
Paul
C. A. Carroll
Miller
Virginia Beach
Mr. Carroll
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the Local Department
FL J. Wright
EH. Hirs
Messenger
Haas Tailoring Co
Wyatt
Methodist Episcopal Church
Old St. Joseph's
Earl Corden
Frank Pearce
Albert C. Ritchie
Keating
Lee
Tess
Albert Clayton
Maria
T. Johnson
John J. Ghingher
M. Barton Merrick
Hurlock
Maryland State College
Harold Anderson
F. W. Oldenburg
Extension Service
Ridgely Canneries
Burraville
A. H. Ross
M. E. Church
Telchester
Epworth League
Wesley M. E
W. N. Conaway
Institute Echo
Ray Chance
Dorothy
Bo Jacobs
James Voss
Anna
Martin
Shanley Roe
H. Sapp
James Lister
Denton Cemetery
C. N. Fountain
James Breeding
Irene Riley
Ira Griffith
G N. Fountain
Alonzo Cohee
Henderson
Kate Stokes
Jennings
Helen Stevens
Clark Woodward
T. H. Harvey
Laurel Camp
Waverly
Saulsbury Sparks
Stelle
Sarah
John Holt
Virginia Jones
Clayton
W. R. Fleming
Lucretia Gibbs
York, Pa
Ethel Holt
Carlton Smith
Newark, N. J
Mrs
J. T. Sparklin
Goldswora
Messia
Robt
Jarrell & Sons
Davis Farm
Carter's
Sandy Island
Red Bridges
Sandy Island Bridge
John C. Davis
Ruth
Susie Scarborough
West Collingswood
Maggie Jefferson
Milford
W. H. Quillen
Calvin Elliott
Norman
W. T. Eliott
Essyl Craig
Wyoming
Alice Shively
Ridgely News
Mr. Downes
Leroy Detwiler
Rosalind Saulsbury
Master John
Methodist Church
J. J. Bunting
Bachcini
Pallasina
Ellis
Schenectady
N. Y
Harry Arnngdale
Sherman Grifith
Frank Collins
Howard M. Taylor
Audrey
Mary Foote
C. E. Collins
W. OH. McConnell
A. W. Sok
J. Harding
Wright
EO Horsey
S. EF
Story
Eugene Fearius
Charles Fearos
Cordova
Chas Collins
Ivins
Martin Cavey
Paulsboro
Ladies Aid
Ror. Deen
Sallie Hignutt
Preston
Morus Todd
L. A. Thomas
Hopkins
W. T. Trice
J. C. Hardesty
H. W. Moore
Hilda
L. C.moore
Manning Merriken
J. Passwaters
Willard Cohee
Darby Pa
B. B. Cohee
Andersontown
E. R. Seeders
Florence
Talchester
G. Gravatt
J. R. Surkey
O. J. Chaffinch
B. B. Allen
G. L. Wilson
George
Hillsboro
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Elizabeth Merriken
Hobbs Rela
Tives
J. R. Ricards
Bridgeville
Lola Willoughby
Montgomery
L. Cohee
Addie Peters
W. E. Pritchett
Charles Pritchett
Kansas City
Kansas
Wm. E. Pritchett
Guy H. Handley
Litle
W. E
Templeville
Irvin Moore
Grover Moore
M. E. Moore
Wright Robinson
Roland Knotts
Kate O. Knotts
Joseph Moore
Elizabeth Perkins
Greensboro News Column
Dr. Malone
Mr. Roe
L. W. Taylor
George Nichols
Effa Plummer
Queen Anne
Lloyd Taylor
Edinburgh
Harvey Fosch
Johnstown
Daniel Heck
Norman Seward
Thomas Emerson, Jr
Ethel Faulkner
Clack Everett
Thomas Emerson
Tolchester
John Shults
Johns
Orphans’ Court
Lidell, Moore and Covey
John W. Willoughby
Sarah T. Willoughby
Liva Short Cannon
Carroll Cannon
James R. Phillips
Ernest Glenwinkle
Thomas Taylor
Annie M. Taylor
Annie S. Gooden
Daniel M. Gooden
Isaac Melvin
George Chaffinch, Jr
Trinity
George Chaffinch
Baltimore News
St. Mary's
New World
Potomac
Francis Makemue
First Presbyterian
Tred Avon
Friends In America
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Lovely Lane
Methodist Protestant Church
Thomas Melvin
Burrsville
Church of the Brethren
Supreme Court of Kansas
Lathe Lewis
Lena
William C. Russell
Wilmer S. Noble
Nannie Murphy
Haslock
Irene Goslin
Blanche Chaffinch
P. R. Short
Elizabeth Allen
Kenneth Corkran
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