Local shop ads and community notices in Denton area
A long mixed page lists sales offerings from F. J. Wright and R. H. Stafford including Bibles, kodaks and gift items at Everngams. Local farm for sale and a circulating heater priced at $60. Church events, charity bake sale, and a sermon by Dr. T. C. Crouse are announced along with Rotary Club talk by Dudley Roe. Public health clinics, Civil Service notices, and community news about a fiftieth anniversary and obituaries follow with details on survivors.
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F. J. Wright
F. J Wright
T. B
Emma Satterfield
Burrsville
Everngam’s
R. H. Stafford
M. E. Church
T. C. Crouse
Methodist Protestant
Dudley G. Roe
Queen Anne’s County
Denton Rotary Club
Gaines
Preston
Mt. Pleasant M. E
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Harry A. Roe
Annie Stack
Darby
Denton
A. T. Reichman
Stack
Martin Stack
Mary
Baltimore
Bluefields
Central America
Eva Arringdale
Harmony
A. E. Baccini
Lulu McDermott
Clem Stack
Peabody
Mass
Firemen’s Theatre
Hurlock
Samuel McWilliams
Johnstown
Cambridge Commandery
State Office
Santa Claus Day Lights Up Denton With Gifts and Fun
Denton hosts Santa Claus Day with Kris Kringle arriving before 11 and gifts distributed at Market and Second Streets at 1. A clown band entertains while children visit the Palace Theatre for free movies until 4 30. Boy Scouts manage traffic as crowds celebrate in memory of Mr W T Keating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Denton
Caroline
Kris Kringle
Market
Second Streets
Palace Theatre
Saint Nicholas
Kris
North Pole
Caroline County
Santa
Boy Scouts
W. T. Keating
Hazel Towers
Orphans Court Session Moves Estate Filings in Caroline
Caroline county Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges West Harper and Shawn. Approved actions include releases for Mary E Noble estate legatees Elsie Huey Robert Noble Paul Noble and Linden Noble. Administrators filed debts accounts final accounts and distributions for several estates including Bowens Peters Brummel Collins Nicolai Flamer Uhler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West, Harper and Shawn
Linden C. Noble
Mary E. Noble
Elsie Noble Huey
Robert K. Noble
Paul Noble
Linden
Noble
J. Jerome Frampton
Sallie E. Bowens
Henry R. Lewis
J. Owen Knotts
Annie H. Peters
Elizabeth P. Wangler
Eonald F. Covey
Thomas F. Brummel
Harry R. Merriken
Charles B. Harrison
Harry Collins
Daisy C. Nicolai
Eastern Shore Trust Company
Federalsburg
Emil Nicolai
Paul Holsinger
Adeline Flamer
George E. Brown
Edward Smith
William K. Scotton
Susie E. Uhler
Quotes on Hope and Confidence Across Minds
A compact collects excerpts praising hope and faith from Roy L. Smith Cowper and Carlyle, urging resilience. It emphasizes belief in goodness, cautious steps, and inner spark of confidence as a universal human resource.
Denton Falls To Crisfield In Eastern Shore Soccer Final
Crisfield, Somerset county champions, defeated Caroline High 4 1 at Gordy Park Salisbury to earn Eastern Shore honors and a shot at Catonsville for Maryland high school title. Denton led 2 1 at half after Stant corner kick set up a goal, but Crisfield equalized and a late two pointer from Johnny Goldsborough sealed the win. Fred Hurst starred in goal for Denton while Stant and Goldsborough led Crisfield with sharp corner kicks and finishing touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Somerset County
Catonsville
Maryland
Caroline High School
Gordy Park
Salisbury
Eastern Shore
Sonybody
Johnny Goldsborough
Denton
C. Allen Carlson
Stant
Herman Sterling
Oval
Allen Moore
Moore
Fred Hurst
F. Fleming
Goldsborough
Denton Crisfield
G. Crockett
E. Walston
J. Webb
W. Fleetwood
L.F.B. T. Marshall _E. Hirs Co
H.B. E. Stant
W. Chambers
R.H.B. L. Armstrong
B. Parker
L. H. B. B. Reega
C. Long
C. R. F. H. Sterling
C. Rice LR
F. J. Tawes
A. Moore Co
F. P. Nelson
F. Fleming LI
FP. P
School Notes Highlight Lost and Found And Club Schedule
November 16 marked the formation of a Lost and Found Committee to track misplaced items with a daily desk report. A weekly bulletin lists found items and requests owners to claim them before December 21. Also notes club orgs, meeting times, a Dickens Christmas Carol performance, and a Kent Queen Anne Caroline teachers meeting with lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin Board
P. Somers
A. Bryant
C. H
Ellen Brown
Charles Dickens
C. H.S
Kent
Queen Anne
Caroline Counties
Ladies Aid Meeting at Blades Home Names Officers
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Blades on the 4th with Pastor Betts as chairman for the officer election. No changes were made. officers remain Monath president Cox vice president Williamson secretary Spence treasurer. The next meeting will be at the Spences on January 1. A Home-Coming Service in the M. P. Church on the 16th will feature the topic Christian Education and may include additional speakers. all members and the community are invited.
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M. P
O. C. Blades
Betts
Monath
Cox
Williamson
Spence
Jump's School P. T. A. to Meet for Christmas Entertainment
The P. T. A. of Jump's School near Edwardsville Delaware will hold its regular monthly meeting and a Christmas entertainment Thursday night December 20. Everyone is welcome. Candy and cheese will be for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jump
Edwardsville
Del
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Christmas Plans
The Community Club met with 25 to 30 members to plan Christmas activities. Officers and committees named for charity, community tree, and Christmas morning service. Dues paid to federations. A cobweb party followed, with gifts, tea, and carols. Numerous local notices include church events, school topics, and tragic deaths.
Singing County Caroline Christmas Eve Trees Shine
Known statewide as the Singing County Caroline upholds a Christmas Eve tradition now in its third year. Communities gather at district trees, led by trained leaders under Mrs J Kemp Stevens, music supervisor and federation chair, as residents across the county sing carols and spread cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Maryland
J. Kemp Stevens
Caroline Schools
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Two Christmas Cards with Lined Envelopes For Sale
Two Christmas cards with lined envelopes offered at one dollar. The ad notes twelve for fifty cents each and is signed F. J.
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F. J. Wright
Community Club plans Christmas meeting program
At the next Community Club meeting on Friday the 21st Christmas is the theme. Past event featured a music program by Charles Van Leer Hurley of Seaford and Taylor of Federalsburg. Mrs Alfonso Boley urged legislations support by Women’s Clubs for the state session. Hosts were Mesdames Lee Wyatt Anah Cooper and W. W. Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles van Leer
Lee Wyatt
Anah Cooper
W. W. Sylvester
William R. Trippe
Denver
Col
Junior League
National
Organization of Representative Society
Trippe
Frances M. Tubbs
Denton
Ralph Cover
Paul
Westminster
T. Pliny Fisher
T. F. Johnson
Harry Waldorf
Malcolm Bye
Ohio
Richard Porter
Marcus Hook
Federalsburg Club Activities Highlight December Meet
Federalsburg The Federal Community Club met with Mrs Nicholas Laigneil in December. Members shared dishes on roll call while one visitor attended. The sick committee reported twelve visits and flowers. A letter praised a fruit basket sent during illness. The club discussed purchasing American Corner schoolhouse for a community house, with actions carried over due to school board absence. Officers will now be elected in December. social hour was canceled. The trip to Canada was detailed with souvenirs and card scenes. Refreshments followed. The Women’s Club recesses until January 2 1929. Reverend G E Leister spoke, and Charles Van Leer played piano. The Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce heard about creating an Holly by‑product factory, with Roads Engineer Waldorf addressing traffic questions. The P T A and faculty will present The Coming of Arabella December 19 20 at Temple Theatre to aid school improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Community Club
Nicholas Laigneil
Harry Sullivan
Sullivan
American Corner
Bessie Spafford
G. E. Leister
Christ Methodist Protestant Church
Charles van Leer
Seaford
Federalsburg
Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce
Stephen M. Hoye
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hoye
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Waldorf
Caroline County
Federalsburg High School
Temple Theatre
In Memoriam John H. Dyer Seven Years Since Death
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear husband and father John H. Dyer who departed this life seven years ago today December 15 1921 His loving wife and daughters fondly recall his memory. We think of you daily and keep you in our hearts with tender affection.
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John H. Dyer
Local Travelers and Hog Weights Reported
Mrs. Martha Noble stayed several days in Goldsboro last week. Mrs. Max Chambers spent time in Baltimore. Mr. Gilbert Lane butchered two hogs weighing 478 and 487 pounds. Mrs. H. B. Wright has been in Baltimore this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Noble
Goldsboro
Max Chambers
Baltimore
Gilbert Lane
H. B. Wright
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Christmas Club Meeting
The Community Club invites all to a Monday night December 17 Christmas party and to browse the club library with three cases of books for children and general readers. Attendees include members and nonmembers amid a social gathering with fiction treasures on offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Smith
Herman Worth
Milford Kline
Nancy Jane
Gladys Gale
J. N. Clark
Clara Thompson
Samuel Briscoe
Philadelphia
Reo Motor Car Co
Willsboro
Elizabeth Evans
A. M. Peacock
Mt. Airy
Geo. B. Stewart
Blanche Morse
Baltimore
Annie Tarr
Easton
Annie Jump
Barry Morgan
Virginia
8. S. Thompson
William
Reading
H. R. Covell
Centreville
James Kern
Wilmington
P. Finan
Religious services and local social notes in Hillsboro
The coming week at Methodist Episcopal Church South led by Rev. Lee H. Rich creek includes Sunday School at 9 30 a m preaching at 11 a m on Temptation of Christ and 7 30 p m prayer meeting Thursday evening 7 30. Local families attendances and events include graduations at Golden's College in Wilmington Mr Wilson Zearfoss and Miss Stella Burger wedding in Hillsboro and several visits to Wilmington Baltimore Union prayer service at St Pauls Church Hillsboro Rev Ensley delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Lee H. Richcreek
John Skinner
Benson and
Louise
Golden’s College
Wilmington
Elsie Skinner
Louise Price
Queen Anne
Henry Morgan
E. B. Lightner
H. W. B. Rowe
Horace Morgan
Wilson Zearfoss
Ridgely
Stella Burger
Baltimore
Hillsboro
Minnie Morgan
Reynolds Murphy
Roland Morgan
Everett Blades
Harrison
Sherwood
St. Paul's Church
W. Ensley
Lee H. Richereck
McClintock
Louise Short
Centreville
Howard Flowers
Tragedy at Goldsboro Crossings Claims Three Lives
A Tuesday afternoon wreck at a Clayton and Oxford branch grade crossing in Goldsboro killed William T. Keating 59, Hazel Towers 22, and Charles Conyer, driver, when an extra superintendent’s train struck their car. No watchman or signal bell was present. Dr. Goldsborough and Coroner Cohee listed deaths as accidental. Towers, eldest daughter of Mrs. Mabel Towers, and Keating, a prominent Denton resident, are mourned by multiple family members and the Eastern Shore community.
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William T. Keating
Denton
Centreville
Queen Anne’s County
Hazel Towers
Charles Conyer
Goldsboro
Clayton and Oxford
Wilmington
Conyer
W. W. Goldsborough
Alonzo Cohee
Miss Towers
Mabel Towers
Keating
Maryland
Eastern Shore
Graham Watson
Baltimore
Margaret K. Aldridge
Nannie
Martha
Matilda Keating
In Memoriam Harold Melvin December 1923
In Memoriam notes express a sister Helen and mother Ida Melvin mourning Harold Melvin who departed this life December 11 1923. The verses reflect silent heartache grief and hope of meeting him in Heaven at the Pearly Gates with loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Melvin
Jesus
Brother
Helen
Havok Melvin
Pearly Gates
Ida Melvin
Denton grocer George T. Redden dies after long service
George T. Redden senior member of the Geo. T. Redden Company and prominent Denton citizen died Monday at his Market street home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at his home with Rev. F W Kirwan officiating and interment in Denton cemetery. He helped secure the Pratt Shepherd Hospital donation in the General Assembly of 1898 and served as a town councilman. He married Susie Finn in 1893 and leaves a daughter Jane and two sons John G and Layman J Redden, plus two sisters in Philadelphia. His brother Frank W. Redden died in 1926.
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George T. Redden
Geo. T. Redden Company
Denton
Market Street
F. W. Kirwan
United American Mechanics
Protestant Episcopal Church
General Assembly
Enoch Pratt
Pratt-Shepherd Hospital
The
New York
Susie Finn
Jane Redden
John G
J. Redden
Addie Cannon
Lucy Cooper
Philadelphia
Frank W. Redden
Mary Virginia
Marriott S
G. T. Redden Co
James Marion Emerson Founder of Ansonia Daily Sentinel Dies
James Marion Emerson founder and longtime editor of The Evening Sentinel Ansonia Conn died in Ansonia last Tuesday. Born December 14 1845 in Denton he entered Washington College at 14 and graduated in 1863. He began publishing with his father in Denton then built a weekly into a leading daily with the largest pro rata circulation. His sons The Emerson Bros Inc now publish The Evening Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marion Emerson
Evening Sentinel
Ansonia
American Union
Wilmington
Mr. Emerson
United States
Emerson Bros., Inc
Miss Hazel Towers Killed in Train Car Collision
Miss Hazel Towers 22 assistant manager of the 50 to $1.00 Stores in Denton and Centreville died when a Pennsylvania Railroad train struck the automobile she rode in at Schoolhouse Crossing Goldsboro. Chauffeur Charles Conyer also died. Mr. William T. Keating, manager, was with her. Funeral held at Methodist Church with burial in Denton cemetery. Survivors include mother Mabell Towers and brothers Claude and Lester Towers and sisters Edith Thelma and Winifred Towers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Towers
Denton
Centreville
Schoolhouse Crossing
Goldsboro
William T. Keating
Charles Conyer
Miss Towers
Caroline High School
J. W. Kirk
T. O. Crouse
Melvin E. Wheatley
Denton Cemetery
Norman Pitts
Earle Nowell
Austin Swann
Layton Bowdle
William and
Theodore Orme
Enigma A Christmas Thought Enigma
The puzzle presents a sequence of numbers with phrases linking to common words and prepositions. It opens with a reflective question and ends with the final line revealing the Almighty as the answer to last week's enigma: when things reach their lowest point, there is nowhere to go but up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diety
Notable Quotes on Humility and Virtue Across Minds
A compilation of two maxims underscoring humility as the base of virtue. The Christian Science Monitor praises selfless work on any front whether in factory lines or in isolation. Confucius proclaims humility as the solid foundation of all virtues.
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Confucius
Thrift theme guides Preston club program at Clare Paynes
Preston Community Club members enjoyed an evening at Mrs Clare Paynes with Thrift as the topic. Readings, music, and essays highlighted frugality from Rev L P Bowen on his ninety fifth birthday, stressing prudent home management and patriotism through thrift.
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Preston
Clare Payne
Scarborough
Mother Eve
Eden
Solomon
America
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Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Roy L. Smith
Christian Science Monitor
Carlyle
William Chambers
William Fleetwood
Eldred Hirs
William McDaniel
A Burton Parker
Clayton Long
Francis Fleming
Clarence Rice
Emory Walston
Richard Brown
Paul Greenley
Fred Towers
Thomas Baynor
Earl Wright
Frank Flounders
John Swing
Fred Flounders
Harry Stemmons
Epworth League
Anna Frances Seward
John Dean
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Robinson
Virginia Holsinger
Nellie Briscoe
William R. Jones
Methodist Ladies Aid
Church House
Harry Swann
R. E. Fountain
J. T. Moore
John Davis
Frank Seward
D. J. Moore
Wm. Everett
M. E
Cheswold
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Ada
Elsie Matthews
Fourth Street
Central Avenue
Railroad Avenue
First Street
First Avenue
Sjr
Fred
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mulford Swing
Harry Zeigler
Frank Stevenson
Second Avenue
Wiley’s
Wilson’s
William Raleigh
Elmer Hoffman
Tindley
Boonsboro
Henry Wilkinson
Mr. Burton
M. H. Thomas
Laughter
Madge
Thomas Ryan
M. A. Brackett
Leo Meginney
Davis Wilson
John Briscoe
Florida
Armour
Blanche Croll
Hickman
Margaret Swing
Coursey Hemmons
J. P. Swing
Cambridge
Memoriam
Tuckahoe
Miss Hazel Towers
Methodist Church
Klinefelter
John Noble
Harry Wright
J. R. Downes
Newark
Bear Station
William McGee
Benjamin Kinder Davis
Rouleau
Canada
Delinette Noble
Douglas Fooks
Erna Courson
Lillian Cheezum
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. Clayton Carroll
Howard Harris
Alva Lee Hollis
Grippe
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