Local Notes and Advertisements in Denton Area
Local items note smallpox in Somerset and Worcester counties. holiday closures on Christmas and Dec 26. sermons planned at Hullsboro and Denton with lectures by Cadman. community sales, fairs, and bazaars announced by Ladies' Aid Societies. deaths of Towers and Mawbray. court case Horsey vs Woodward upheld by Court of Appeals. new Caroline High School principal Croman appointed with Merritt as first assistant at Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
W. J. Blackiston
Somerset
Worcester
Gantt
Hullsboro
Thomas Clark
Nichols & Co
Edenton
J. H. Nichols & Co
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hillsboro
Heptasophs
Poole Brothers
Federalsburg
John [. Mahon
Baltimore
Love Point
M. E. Church
J. H. Pasterfield & Co
M. J. Fanning
Philadelphia
Court House
James Y W. Towers
Seaford
Caroline
Willis Towers
Parkes Cadman
Masonic Hall
Denton
United States
Bascom F Conaway
New York
Olivia Mowbray
Harvey Conaway
R. H. McCullough
Delmar
Iowa
H. A. G. Westerfield
AW. A. Wise
Wilmington
George T. Alderson
W. R. Mowbray
Milford
George C. Williams
Laurel
Charles A. Hill
Crisfield
J. W. Easley
Snow Hill
Salisbury
M. FE. Church
Martin L. Satterfield
Second Street
Rebecca
Luther
Elijah
Order of Heptasophs
M. E
Court of Appeals
John H. Horsey
Jerome H. Woodward
Hich
Martha McCrea
W. T. Lowe
W. Ralph Croman
Neshoppen
Caroline High School
E. Harris /Hammond
Southwest
United States Bureau of Education
Hammond
Philippines
Croman
Elizabeth Merritt
Goucher
Ridgely High School
M. Inez Dever
Engagement Announcement from Easton Social Circle
Announcement by Mr and Mrs J J Wright of Easton announces the engagement of their daughter Vera Wright to Dr Wilbur Monte Scott of Devereaux Georgia. The wedding is planned for January. Vera is described as an only child and socially prominent in Easton. Dr Scott is a Georgia native and Maryland graduate returning to practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Wright
Easton
Vera Wright
Wilbur Monte Scott
Devereaux
Wright
Dr. Scott
Georgia
University of Maryland
Igtt
Mary Ellen Kathryn Wiliams
W. S. Hl. Williams
Salisbury
M. E
Burrsville
Oscar Bailey Wooldridge
Richmond
This
Roland Goslin
C. & Pelephone Co
Denton
Janie Maguire
Cambridge
Paul B. Wottington
Temple Baptist Church
John Maguire
William Goslin
Wilson M. Tylor
Elizabeth Powell
Thomas John Claggett
Tylor
Luther H. Gadd
Atlantic City
Howard Towers
Elsie
Avery Brucker
Geo. Rogers
Federalsburg
S. F. Raleigh
Lynchburg
Raleigh
DeLaval Separator Co
Fannie Prettyman
Lewes
Walter J. Donovan
Centreville
John Parris
Mary Nuttle
Benjamin Hopkins
Philadelphia
J. W. Funk
J. J. Moore
State Road
Town
K. J. Todd
Hynson
Edward Todd
Charles Cohee
David LD. Todd
West Denton
Harry H. Nuttle
Andersontown
Zora Joslin
Sadlersville
John Reed
Roland
Lydia Johnson
Wilmington
George H. Elliott, Jr
Walter V. Harrison
Nan
F. Grant Goslee
Anne G. Dukes
J. Boon Dukes
Cambridge Hospital
James Hurd
Wyoming
Delaware
William Slemons
James A. Trazzare
John Palmer
Joseph Downes
Frederica
James E. Wright
Robert Dutton
Alice Griffith
Baltimore
Rose Walls
Millington
John T. Carter
Everett A. Pepper
Tuckahoe Neck
G. S. Raleigh
William J. Richards
Bridge
Mary Hollis
Camden
Del
Ellan Carter
Ethel P. Cade
Bonwill Dukes
Still Pond
Reuben Garey
R. G. Stewart
Local notices from Hobbs community events and incidents
Sunday missionary topic led by J. R. Ricards with Rev. C. M. Cullum delivering a sermon on God. Miss Minerva Todd returns to Dover Conference Academy after Thanksgiving. bungalow on Second street being readied for 1915 occupancy. Fred Gond’s six year old son fractures his right arm. Dr. Ward sets the break. Willey family reports hog weights of 398, 368, 318 and 314, 238 pounds. Mrs. C. M. Cullum travels to Baltimore for sister S. H. Harrison’s obsequies. Hobbs Manufacturing settles with tomato growers. B. S. Cohee and family visit Houston Del. Miss Mamie Taylor visits Andersontown. J. E. Merriken’s 37th birthday at Philadelphia home. Mrs. Seeders hosts Merriken daughter. Miss Mary E. Ward visits Hobbs from Bethlehem. Baltimore fare increases on the 15th. Shelling corn and sawing wood in season.
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The
Christian Endeavor
J. R. Ricards
C. M. Cullum
God
Minerva Todd
Atwood ‘Todd
Andersontown
Conference Academy
Dover
J. H. Pollard
J. R. Chatfinch
Second Street
Fred Gond
Ward
W. H. Willey
E. M. Willey
Baltimore
S. H. Harrison
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
B. 8
Cohee
Houston
Del
Geo. W. Porter
Mamie Taylor
Federalsburg
B. 5. Robinson
Edith
M. F. Collison
E. Atkinson
Andrewville
J. E. Merriken
Pine Street
Philadelphia
J. H. Merriken
Seeders
Mary EF. Ward
Dethlehem
Church of the Brethren
Smith College
Jarman’s Branch
Swing & Co
W. E. Habbart
D. K. Crouse
Tuckahoe
Moore
Henry Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Washington Camp
Greensboro
Norman Harrison
Elliott
First Street
First Avenue
J. K. Lynch
J. O. Clark
Elizabeth Harley
Norristown
Elder
T. F. Emler
Leland Russell
Wilmington
Alexander Russel
Gilbert Hagadone
Denton
William Swann
Lee Mitchell
Ivis
Bertha Jackson
Sadlersville
Zora Joslin
Harry Nuttle
W.E. Habbart
McCann
Marydel
Ladies of the Reformed Church
Carlile Bennington
William Lynch
Golden's College
L. R. Brumbaugh
Sewing Circle of the Brethren Church
Glanville Downes
Lula Hevalow
Sylvia Smith
Bradley Photo & Calendar Co Prize Contest
A word contest offers a $10 prize to whoever makes the most words using the letters from Bradley Studio with each letter used at most once per word. Contest closes December 25 1914. Mail or send in your words to Bradley Photo Calendar Co Denton Md.
Revival meetings fill Marydel church as McCann leads
Marydel Marydel M E Church hosts nightly revival with Rev W W M McCann in charge. The church is packed nightly with a family converted and many others at the altar. 75 conversions marked this fall. Meetings run next week with afternoon sessions. Also noted are a Marydel Boy Scouts formation, a funeral for James Pleasanton in Hartley, and visits by local residents including Mrs John R Wilson Esther, Captain Asbury Hall, and Mrs Charles Jacobs. The new Hotel Heather to open early next year offering auto and team service.
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Marydel
Templeville M. E
WW. M. McCann
James Pleasanton
Hartley
W. M. McCann
John R. Wilson
Esther
Wilmington
Asbury Hall
Oxford
Hummer
Charles Jacobs
Florida
Grove Social Notice of Olive Johnson Visit
Bradford Connolly hosted Friday night in honor of cousin Olive Johnson with a large group including Edith Kelley Maud Butler Emeline Bradley Nellie Taylor Mary Payne Mary Cox Susie Cox Mabel Baker Ruth Coulbourn Hattie McConnell Eveline Ritter Flora Williamson Earl Cox Eddie Butler Arthur Butler Roy Lane Cartland Baker Bertram Taylor Elmer Kelley Vaughn McConnell Raymond Williamson Lee Turner Charles Bradley Bradford Connolly Mrs C W Bradley and daughters Emeline and Bessie. They spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Clarence Lord and Olive returned to Delaware. Mrs Emily Connolly visits Delaware friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Connolly
C. W. Bradley
Emeline
Bessie
Clarence Lord
Olive Johnson
Delaware
Thanksgiving House Party Attended by Notables
Preston The Misses Troise and Dorothy Sisk hosted a Thanksgiving holiday house party with guests including Miss Blanche Ross of Philadelphia Miss Aurilla Smith of Spring Valley Minn Miss Mary Nuttle of Anderson town Mr Edwin Sisk and Mr T A Smith Jr of Baltimore Mr R Mil bourn of Washington and Mr Fulton Allen of Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Troise
Dorothy Sisk
Blanche Ross
Philadelphia
Aurilla Smith
Spring Valley
Minn
Mary Nuttle
Andersontown
Edwin Sisk
T. A. Smith, Jr
Baltimore
R. Milbourn
Washington
Fulton Allen
Salisbury
Gift Magazine Subscriptions Available in Denton
Your Christmas Problem Solvad. Give friend or relative a year's subscription to Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, or any magazine. Each copy received brings pleasant reminders of the one who gave it. Hand your order to O. F. Smith, assistant postmaster, Denton, Md.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Saturday Evening Fest
O. F. Smith
Denton, Md
Fishers and Liden Family Distinctive Ellwood Visit
Mr and Mrs J C Fisher and daughters Hallie Gladys and Naomi of Ellwood were guests of Mr and Mrs Ernest Liden on Thursday last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. CC. Fisher
Hallie
Gladys
Naomi
Ellwood
Ernest Liden
Ridgely News Column Highlights Local Life
Items from Ridgely’s Seventh District note students home for Thanksgiving from Johns Hopkins Goldey’s College New York and Washington College details on church services baptisms and relief fund collections. Local incidents include a bridge collapse damaged mill and storage losses, new teachers hires and community visits with multiple social and church events.
Thanksgiving social notes from Ridgely and nearby towns
Misses Virginia and Ethel Holy hosted a large Thanksgiving house party with guests from Ridgely Denton Baltimore Centreville and Queenstown. Families including Rowe Jarrells Thompson Beaven Knotts and Merrick appear among visiting and local attendees. Others traveled to Middletown Black Mountain and Camden while clubs like the Ladies Aid and Ushers Union held gatherings.
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Virginia
Ethel Holy
Isabelle Swing
Hope Saulsbury
Aimee Jones
Ridgely
Lena and
Louise Garey
Denton
May Reynolds
Queenstown
Irwin Saulsbury
Mulford Swing
Bernard Reynolds
Gilbert Morgan
Frank Dudley
Henry Wilson
Baltimore
Edwin Price
Centreville
H. W. B. Rowe
Harry Wright
Chaptank
Hl. M. Thompson
W. L. Thompson
Little Son
H. S. Fisher
Middletown
Jr. R. McSorley
Jennie Fleming
Elwood Fleming
Herbert Beaven
Ladies’ Aid Society
Blanche Smith
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Ushers Union
H. M. Thompson
W. F. Dawson
A. DB. Branford
G. L. Wilson
Richard Beaven
Florida
Marjorie L. Merrick
Alma E. Thompson
Gladys M. Gale
A. D. Branford
Neighborhood Short Courses For Farmers Announced
Maryland's Prof. Symons announces expansion of the Extension Service to offer neighborhood four day short courses for rural and suburban residents. Subjects include soils crops dairy and poultry husbandry plant diseases and insects with up to two topics per session. Attendance of 25 or more required plus lodging meals and a hall. Applicants should form a local committee and may charge at least 50 cents per person to cover local expenses.
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Farmers’ Extension Service
T. B. Symons
Maryland Agricultural College
Extension Service
Extension
College Park
In Loving Remembrance of Janett Williamson
In loving remembrance of my dear mother Janett Williamson who departed this life October 29 1914 Her willing hands are folded Her toils on earth are done Her troubles are all ended Her heavenly crown is won Florence Bradley
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Janett Williamson
Florence Bradley
Greensboro News Notes From Thanksgiving Week
A long record of social visits and local news near Greensboro includes Eva Shockley’s birthday party with music games and a late night supper. A Nov 29 reunion at the Joiner homestead gathered many relatives from Denton Philadelphia Baltimore and closer towns. Various residents traveled for holidays and church events. A Christmas box drive by the Junior Epworth League is planned for Wilmington and other routine updates follow on church bazaars and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Shockley
Eva
William R. Joiner
Mary J. Joiner
Howard Shields
Myrtle and
Isabella Shields
Grant Alburger
Terry and
Mary Emily
Denton
Charles A. Tauber
Philadelphia
Nannie J. Towers
Baltimore
George R. Horsey
Albert E. Shields
Frank
Albert
Greensboro
O. P. Simmons
Cambridge
Bertha Shull
Wilmington
Bertha Cooper
Sharptown
Ethel Cade
Federalsburg
Elise Roe
Grace Greenley
Junior Epworth League
Deaconesses
Lena A. Lewis
Bertie O. Wood
Henderson
Maude H. Carson
Dover
Ella Shockley
St. Paul's M. E
Gth
Robert Watt
Charles A. Taubel
A. E. Shields
Golden Grove
H. L. Cohee
George Mitchell
Golden’s College
David Baynard
Baynard
George Langrell
William Cannon
Cornelia
Preston
Ethel Jackson
Charles
Milton Smith Farm
Ridgely
Addie Griffin
M. Wiley
Mollie Richards
W. P. Day
Cora M. Shockley
Clayton
M. P. Church
Florence Coursey
Wilming
Hunt Quarantine Placed West of Choptank River
The State Live Stock Sanitary Board declared a hunting quarantine for Caroline county west of the Choptank river covering districts six seven and parts of two and one. The order restricts hunting with dogs and dogs running at large while foot and mouth disease is investigated. Sheriff Temple posted notices as inspectors kill affected animals and monitor three counties before lifting the quarantine.
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Caroline County
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Temple
Skipper
Caroline
Talbot
Queen Anne's
Baltimore
Enos W. Carroll
Tuckahoe Neck
C. W. Hirons
Marydel
Will of Joseph H Bernard Bequests to Grandchildren
The will of the late Joseph H Bernard of Greensboro admitted to probate this week provides $500 bequests to six grandchildren payable with accumulated interest at age 25. It creates a life income trust for his sisters, with remainder to his three children, and bequests to St Pauls M E Church and other relatives. Executors Towers and Bernard bond $75,000. estate estimated near $100,000. The will, dated October 29, 1912, reflects religious reflections and a wish for charitable disposition.
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Joseph H. Bernard
Greensboro
Mary E. Brindle
Maria C. Bernard
Bernard
Caroline County
J. Ocar Bernard
Albert G. Towers
J. Oscar Bernard
Josephine Bernard
Mary Towers
Fannie Edith Bernard
J. Kemp Stevens
Fred R. Owens
Jesus
Orphans' Court Appoints Appraisers and Probes Wills
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens preside as William O Ledman and William P Draper are named appraisers for George W Gravall estate. Executors Hobbs Thawley and Ghingher Jewell present real and personal estate details, debts, and wills for Morris Bernard Drake Mowbray. Notices to creditors ordered. appraisers named. executors granted letters testamentary and assets assigned where directed.
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Clark, Rawlings and
Stevens
Orphans’ Court
William O. Ledman
William P. Draper
George W. Gravall
Burt Hobbs
Roxana C. Plummer
Jacob Ghingher
Julia A. Jewell
J. O.car Bernard
Albert G. Towers
Clinton Cook
Charles M. Pippin
Arthur J. Messick
Robert M. Messick
Fuel test shows 2 cent-a-gallon motive power gains
An Indianapolis test of the new 2 cent-a-gallon fuel, marketed as goline, completed 1,030 miles in 20 hours 37 minutes with 46 gallons of fuel used per 500 miles. The test used a stock car under AAA oversight and aims to prove the fuel’s viability and safety for engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
American Automobile Association
Goline
School Board Takes Appeal In Furman's Grove Case
After a circuit court mandamus ruling for patrons, Judges Adkins and Hopper heard the School Board’s injunction bid to bar Wesley Breeding Charles Starkey Thomas Starkey and Norman Faulkner from using the Furman’s Grove schoolhouse. Witnesses testified attendance and district boundaries, with county and state officials discussing the district’s status and prior boundaries. The case moves to the Court of Appeals. the school operated this week as hearings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furman’s Grove
Adkins
Hopper
Wesley L. Breeding
Charles F. Starkey
Thomas B. Starkey
Norman Faulkner
Ridgely
Wazon
Furman's Grove
Queen Anne's County
Oakland
Noble
Caroline
Furman’ Grove
Reuben Garey
T. Alan Goldsborough
Garey
State Board of Education
Goldsborough
Rules of Equity
Court of Appeals
Stephens
William S Croue
State Tax Officials Visit County in Denton Conference
Chairman Arthur P. Gorman Commissioner Lewin W. Wickes and Secretary Allan Girdwood of the State Tax Commission met Denton County Commissioners Garey Handy and Jackson for a discussion on assessment questions. The group, touring the Eastern Shore from Easton to Centreville, reviewed land valuations in Dorchester and Talbot and asked for tracking of farm sale prices. County Treasurer Carroll and Tax Adjuster Smith joined, noting back taxes can be collected for four years on missed properties, while property acquired after July first cannot be assessed until the next levy year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Arthur P.gorman
Lewin W. Wickes
Allan Girdwood
State Tax Commission
Denton
Garey
Handy
Jackson
Easton
Centreville
Dorchester
Talbot
Caroline
Carroll
Smith
Denton Aids Belgians With Clothing And Food
Two tons of clothing and food collected at the Denton courthouse were prepared for shipment and sent to Vivian C. Leftwich acting Belgian consul in Baltimore. The Monday night meeting reported 54.50 in contributions. Harv Cooper was named treasurer of the local Belgian Relief Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Garrett
Court House
Baltimore
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the Local Department
Hobbs
Emily Connolly
Smithville
Ridgely News
Ridgelynes
Sarah Neff
Johns Hopkins
Lillian Pippin
Goldey's College
Keene Saulsbury
Kennett Square
Cline Smith
Washington College
Thompson Swing
Delaware College
Newark
Pauline Wiley
Agricultural High School
Reformed Church
Parker
Baptist Church
Jumptown
C. J. Herzog
Methodist Brotherhood
Milton Smith
Greensboro News Matters
Ton
Orphans' Court Proceedings
Furman
Denton Bridge
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