Denton County News Highlights and Local Notices
Denton Journal reports on local business changes and community notes in Denton and nearby areas. Highlights include new deputy sheriff Charle Whitby, property improvements on Gay Street, Christmas sales, and plans for a street parade honoring the Wise Men procession. The article covers bridge updates, market price dips for meat and grain, and local political appointments. It notes the Greenboro bridge work, a county bridge sale plan, and Denton Three Bridge project progress.
Marriages Span Denton and Kent County Del
The Denton church wedding of Miss Rachel Evelyn Fleetwood and Mr Leon Stein occurred at one o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. A. C. McGilton officiating. Other nuptials include Miss Gertrude Hartman and Dr Paul Hoffman Smith in Sunnyside near Woodside and Miss Katherine E. Counselman to Mr Watson Kirk Bett in Efonston. Additional notices report Addie Nellie Murphy’s planned wedding to Howard Ade Told, a New Year’s dance in Denton, and multiple local engagements and travels among residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Epicopal Church
Denton
Rachel Evelyn Fleetwood
A. G. Fleetwood
Leon Stein
A. C. McGilton
Mary A. Fleetwood
Harry Butler
Daver
Elwood Morris
Sassafras
Harry Fleetwood
J. Virgil Moore
Stein
Wyoming del
Kent County
Del
Sunnyside
Woodside
Gertrude Hartaian
Paul Hoffman Smith
Alfred Smith
Efonston
Katherine E. Counselman
Waton Kirk Bett
Camden
Anna Lockwood Cowgill
Blucod Evan
Haddonfield
Neton
Society of Friends
J. Herbert Prudhomine
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Lulu Covey
Prudhomme
R. J. Satterfield
Mia
Charles
George Redhead
Enoch George, Jr
Alva F. Blades
Mix
Emalene Wright
Jewse A. Wright
Seaford
Mroo
Thomas WH. Jarman
Greensboro
Wilson Lewis
GE Brown
Bridgeville
Richmond
Washington
Oscar Willoughby
Brownsville
Anna i. Willoughby
Anderontos
Pow. Clark
Louisville
Kentucky
Wilbert Elorsey
Wilmington
Somers Blake
the Jenkins
Federalsburg
John C. Jarrell
Ridgely
Clifton L. Jarrell
Chestertown
Mis
E. Dora C. Gelletty
Ela M. Suttle
Rev
Chesley Gantt
New York
The Shadow of Santa Claus Cantata at Town Hall
The Episcopal Sunday School presents The Shadow of Santa Claus in the town hall Thursday at 7 30 with Santa Claus brownies fairies and other characters. Admission is free but a silver offering will help defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Epicopal Sunday School
Snow Man
J. M. Sheridan
Maryland Annual Conference
M. P. Church
M. 2
MacGilton
M. E
Chesley Gantt
Christ Church
Denton M. E
Masonic Hall
Federalsburg Moves And Local Notices In Quiet Town
Federalsburg residents swap homes and properties across town as Ollie Hubbard and others relocate. Druggist Brown moves his family and his shop to the new post office building formerly Browns, with the post office at Jefferson’s drug store. The steam heating fund bazar raised 93 dollars. Mrs. Wagner died at her Bethel road home. funeral at Wethel Church. Calithumpian serenades entertained residents despite annoyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Hubbard
Clarence Abbott
Robert Logan
Will Wheedleton
Will Covey
Charley Wright
Mr. Holt
Rebecca Bradley
ES. Foster
Thomas Christopher
Mr. Foster
Academy Avenue
Barber Johnson
Grey
Alonzo Eliott
Federal Hill
Brown
T. O. Jefferson
Ed. Williamson
Galloway House
Main Street
John Polight
John Smith
Walter Nichols
Vincent and Corey
Julia Gambrill
Fred Gambrill
Charlotte Moore
Lufkin Wheatley
Alex. Wiliams
W. R. Breeding
Mr. Cotterman
Hurlock
W.T. Eddington
Mark Morris
Bethel Church
M. P. Church
Edward Wagner
Bethel Road
Wethel Church
Local Notices From Maryland Avenue and Town Households
Douglass and Phillips near completion on Maryland Avenue with W P Cutler to occupy at New Year. John E Henry moved to Redhead house on Railroad Avenue, Parker occupying his former rooms. Ellwood McCarter finished Goldey’s College studies and visits his mother. Addie Jarrell and Edith Noble attend Phillips Wimbrow wedding at Pittsville. Town revival meetings draw many youth at Grove. Mrs J H Todd and W H Colline visit Harlock. Mrs F P Phillips Jr wed Pittsville to Andy Wimbrow. John Fletcher and Charles Taylor in Baltimore after weekend. J I Ledman Christmas shopping in Baltimore. F W Hastings of Hurlock visits town. Burton Proctor spends week in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Avenue
Douglass
Phillips
W. P. Cutler
New Year's
John E. Henry
Redhead House
Railroad Avenue
J. M. Parker
Ellwood McCarter
Goldey’s College
Addie Jarrell
Tdith Noble
Phillips-Wimbrow
Baltimore
F. Ws. Hastings
Hurlock
Mrr
Burton Proctor
Local Notes on Crops, Livestock, and Property Transfers
Owing to the hate season our people have been delayed in their corn husking but most have completed work. Yields are good with 725 baskets from 7 acres by J. W. Wright. Large hogs were killed by Wright and son, Thawley, Lawless, and Lawless, with weights up to 454 pounds. J. W. Johnson sold his farm to John T. Carter and bought the Ellen Hignutt farm, vacated by John Todd. Philadelphia’s Robert Trice visits family. Wm. Harkins from Philadelphia visits J. J. Trice. Holly shipments are light due to berry scarcity. E. W. Thawley visited parents. Miss Lawless to Yonkers for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wright
Messrs
J. W. Wright and Son
KL. N. Thawley
Matthew Lawless
J. W. Johnson
John T. Carter
Ellen Hignutt
John Todd
Robert Trice
Philadelphia
J. Hw.trice
Wm. Harkins
J. J. Trice
E.W. Thawley
Miss Lawless
Yonkers
Movements of residents around Goldsboro region households
Local notices detail several family and property moves in and around Goldsboro. Thomas H. H. Shockley and family shift to sister’s house. W C Melvin and Alex Butler relocate among Shockley, Melvin, and Cahall properties. Devolson Cartwright moves from near Henderson to brother Charles Cartwright’s house. J W Melvin relocates to a Bright’s Corner farm. Luther Bennett plans a move to Bartlett property. Eugene Smith and family visit from Orange, New Jersey. Howard B. Jarman and family spend time in Goldsboro and Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas HH. Shockley
W. H. Mitchell
W. C. Melvin
Shockley
Alex. Butler
William Jones
Melvin
Devolson Cartwright
Senderson
Charles Cartwright
Wilmington
J. W. Melvin
Town
Bright's Corner
C. W. Cahall
Mr. Melvin
Robert Stubbs
Goldsborough
Gen. E. Smith
Cahall
Luther Bennett
Bartlett
J. C. Bennett
Eugene Smith
Orange
Maryland's Fish Laws Reform Aimed At Uniform Statutes
Maryland reform proposed to standardize fishing rules across counties. Committees seek penalties for nets, size limits on perch pike bass and tailor, drift nets restricted to open Chesapeake waters, and bans on dynamite and fixed nets. Proposals include tidewater catches limited to food species, size penalties, seizure of gear, and nonresident crab restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Schermerhorn
William T. Shackelford
Henry Browns
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
State Capitol
Annapolis
Hillsboro Removals Include Farm Shifts and Local Moves
Hillsboro brief lists several residents moving farms and homes for the coming year. Geo E Smith returns to Talbot farm. George C Sherwood moves to Hillsboro. Hugh Brown returns to Talbot. J W Bordley shifts from Downes to Hillsboro. M A Dickerson to William F E Lord farm. W P Fleming assumes his father’s farm. Joseph M Short to a Hillsboro area farm. James Neighbors moves to Mrs Rochester’s. Fred Woods to Woolcot farm near Wye Mills. G Lawrence Wilson gains Hackett home. Harry Connelly moves to Perry place. Guerney Tarbutton takes the Wilson farm. Also notes holiday college visits, a Farmers and Merchants Telephone Co meeting, and Christmas services at Hillsboro M F E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Smith
Talbot
George C. Sherwood
Hillsboro
Mr. Smith
Hugh Brown
J. W. Bordley
Downes
M. A. Dickerson
William FE. Lord
W. P. Fleming
Mr. Dickerson
Joseph M. Short
James Neighbors
Lord
Wilson
Mary Sylvester
Western Maryland
Fred Sylvester
W. Arthur Holt
Washington College
Chestertown
Madge Jump
Conference Academy
Bryan Barton
Randolph Macon
Paul Knotts
James Moore
Polytechnic Institute
Baltimore
Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company
Marydel
William Sewell
Millsboro
Del
Eva Sewell
Denton
G. Wilbur Rolph
Queen Anne
Georges. Lightner
Charleston
West Virginia
T. Barton
Kathleen Knotts
Messrs. Garrettson Smith, Sr
Frank Smith
Harry Jump
Eduard S. Bowens
Allan Pennington
Washington
W. I. Pennington
William E. Ford
Philadelphia
Catharine Ford
Sarah Rolph
Stephen P. Jump
Easton
5. Nuts
Whitman
R. H. Hicks
Saintsbury Sparks
Wilmington
Leroy Detwiler
Lula Marvel Birthday Party Hosts Warm Evening
Miss Lula Marvel was hosted for a birthday party on Wednesday by her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Marvel. A large crowd enjoyed the evening with refreshments served around 11 p.m. Guests wished Lula many more happy birthdays and departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Marvel
P. A. Marvel
Lula
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed. Harris
Wilmington
Major Cohce
W. F. Clark
S. D. Carrow
Greensboro
C. E. McKvaine
William M. Price
Jas. Glass
Baltimore
Blanche Milbourn
Marvdel
Elphonsie Goodwin
L. M. Jones
I. N. Smith
Hugh Hudson
Ridgely
C. E. Montague
Goldsboro
Devolson Cartwright
Harry Gough
Ardmore
M. F. Gough
Pippin
Marydel
J. T. Rickards
A.C. Gooden
Philadelphia
J. Edgar Walls
Dover
Orphans Court Approves Invoices and Appraisals
In the Orphans Court last Tuesday N M Rich administratrix of James B Rich presented an inventory and appraisement which was approved An order to sell was granted Notices to creditors were ordered Letters of administration granted to Caleb J Todd Bond filed and approved Appraisers Leonard Covey and W A Alford appointed Notice to creditors ordered Letters of administration granted to Robert Jarrell Bond filed and approved Renunciation filed Walter Sapp and John T Biles appointed appraisers Notice to creditors ordered Guardian Annie B Wheeler authorized to invest wards funds in mortgages Executors Harriett E Harris and Clinton Gook Thomas Taylor appointed appraisers Notice to creditors ordered Real estate sale ratified Final order Fred R Owens executor presented receipts and releases which were approved and recorded Harvey L Cooper administrator presented account of sales which was approved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
N. M. Rich
James B. Rich
Charlotte C. Todd
Caleb J.todd
Leonard Covey
W. A. Alford
Willam H. Bartlett
Robert Jarrell
Walter Sapp
John T. Biles
Annie &. Wheeler
James W. Harris
Harriett E. Harris
Clinton Gook
Thomas Taylor
William A. Williamson
Harvey L. Cooper
Fred R. Owens
Sarah C. Iackiston
Lizzie Nichols
Intensive Farming Profitable Seeks Peninsula Gains
Mr. D W Davis of Andersontown in Caroline County champions intensive farming. He tested yellow corn with hills two feet by four feet apart on two acres, aided by rich ground and heavy fertilizer, yielding just over 75 bushels per acre. Don't buy until you see Douglass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Wc Davis
Andersontown
Caroline County
Davis
Meerbhaum and Briar
Douglass
J. I. Nichols
Denton
Nmas
W. J. Blackiston
Journal
F. J. Wright
Laurel Alderman Proclaims a Sobriety Christmas Urge
Alderman Clapham of Laurel Delaware issues a proclamation urging sobriety and honest living for a joyful Christmas. He warns fines for disorderly conduct will be high, with the lowest at 15 dollars, urging citizens to economize and seek temperance before yuletide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapham
Laurel
Del
The Magi Visit and the Universal Christ
A religious essay discusses the Bethlehem story, the Magi from the East, and how wisdom seeks Jesus. It asserts Jesus unifies humanity beyond sectarian lines, enabling all peoples to find ultimate meaning in Him, while contrasting human philosophy with divine revelation. The piece ties the Nativity to missionary zeal and global redemption across ages and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Benson
Bethlehem
East
Magi
Melchor
Gasper
Baltasar
Plato
God
Peron
Jesus
Christ
Earth
Canaan
Calvary
Gethsemane
Jesus Christ
Lyceum Musical Club to Perform in Denton on New Year
The Lyceum Musical Club of Western Maryland College will entertain in several large Maryland towns during the holidays. It appears at Masonic Hall in Denton on Wednesday evening January 1 at 8 o'clock, with tickets on sale. The program includes popular quartets such as When Day Fades and The Musketeers. Fresh bread is sold daily at George C. Skirven's Carter Block store, with Dennison's seals and cards completing the Xmas package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Library U Association
Iriary
Pablo Dool
Christias
Caro-line
Greenbere
Weoehton Dall
Powling Crack
Wactionenane
Aria
Wale
Leswe Hichen
Joba Tire
Anderontown
House of Detecates
Greenboro
Tie Corth
Chrimas
Potuaeig Green
WL Hammon
Hany B. Davis
Nellie Gro
Jane
Johnon
Lig
Broun
Mies Day Ginaves
Bertha Daten
Emma Porter
LB. Towers
Rugike
Latham
State Highway Commission
Renin
Luther HL. Gadd
Court of Appeal of
Maryland
C. C. Macruder
Cok Gadd
Dover Bridge
Ams
Talbot End
Denton
Archon
Henry R. Lewis
Tease L. Dukes
George W. Gravatt
James A. ‘Trazzare
C. Percy Dunning
Benjamin 1
Johnson
Leonard Statuin
Newman D. Richards
Samuel Lewis
Rudolph G. Anklam
Frank W.beaten
Charles J& Turner
C. H
Lyceum Musical Club
Western Maryland College
Masonic Hall
Massa
Dennison
Douglass
George C. Skirven
Carter
Lloyd T. MacGill, Jr
Arthur Ruddell
Georgetown
Del
Sto
Ruddell
Howard R. Hopkins
Queenstown
Los Angeles
Cal
Centreville
Bell Company
Baltimore
Skirven's
Douglass’ Drug Store
Joanna
W. C. Pastorfield’s
Removals and deaths sweep through local farms and towns
Lists numerous farm removals across Caroline and surrounding areas as residents relocate to new properties. Amidst transfers, Right Rev. Leighton Coleman dies at 76 in Wilmington after a brief illness. Other obituaries include Capt. Robert W. Stewart at 86 in Denton, Mrs. Yessie Thompson of typhoid fever, Eliza Price of Henderson, Elizabeth Craig of Hartley, and William H. Bartlett of Goldsboro, all with funeral notices and family sympathies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton Coleman
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware
Bishopstead
Wilmington
Del
Alexis I. Dupont Coleman
New York City
Coleman
United States
Robert W. Stewart
Caroline County
Denton
Stewart
Pratt
Annie
Lena
C. H. Stewart
Capt. Stewart
Caroline
Harmony
Ile
Yessie Thompson
William Thompson
Mardel
Cow Marsh Baptist Church
Willow Grove
Eliza Price
Willian AL. Price
Henderson
C. FE. Mellvaine
Philadelphia
Anna Rice
Concord Cemetery
Elizabeth Craig
Samuel Craig
Hartley
Aaron
France Short
Ridgely
Surprise party for Miss Edna Nichols at week’s end
Miss Edna Nichols enjoyed a surprise party hosted by many young friends last Friday evening. Attendees included Maud Anthony Annetta Anthony Brady Willoughby Bertha Longfellow Mary E Baughley Hester Raughley Anna Pippin Milby Bennett P S Raughley Frank Longfellow Bert Smith Alfred Raughley John Fowler Wallace Harper and others. Also noted were upcoming sermons by Rev J M Sheridan and various social notes about local residents and holiday postings by merchants and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Nichols
Maud Anthony
Annetta Anthony
Brady Willoughby
Bertha Longfellow
Mary E. Baughley
Hester Raughley
Anna Pippin
Messrs
Milby and Bennett
Goldsboro
P. S. Raughley
Frank Longfellow
Bert Smith
Alfred Raughley
John Fowler
Wallace Harper
J. M. Sheridan
Maryland Annual Conference
Baltimore
Union M. P
Katie A. Burke
Philadelphia
Ed. Harris
Wilmington
Alice Morgan
Emmett Johnson
New Haven
Conn
Iva Russell
Jonathan Warren
Ellendale
State Fire Marshal warns candles on Christmas trees dangers
Fire safety bulletin urges abandoning candle use on trees in favor of non inflammable decorations sold for that purpose. Candles and cotton snow props are cautioned due to fire risk from sparks, matches, and wick.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Charle H. Whitby
Heriff Vall
J. Hd. Nichol
G. Cooper
Gay Street
Mason Al-A Doo
Uphol-Terias
hin-Backhams
Tate
Princel
Alice
J. W. Dan
Ebner Tharrton
Lehet
Lycium Musical Club
Ite
Douglas Drug Store
Gene C. Sarven
Carter Block
Ahne Knee Chrism
Wright
Pele
Shirven
Una
Uonton
Mr. Stein
Church News
Preston
Hobbs
State Game and Fish Protective Association
Willistan
G. Reed
Gelletly Farm
Anthony's Mill
T. Hambleton
Jones Property
Gelletty Farm
M. Sb. Henry
Reichman Farm
Luther Nichols
Emma Willoughby
Rhoda A. Clark
J. E. Smith
Williston
Pilstar
J. W. “Thawley
Wittis
Sherman I. Hignutt
Wilmington Business School
Annie Towers
Ida Maloney
American Corner
Willoughby
Cora Roe and
Morristown
J. R. Frederick
Charlie Andrews
Talbot County
Tuckahoe River
Starr
James McFarland
A. J. Smith
Gooteee Roe
Vosmus
B. G. Stevens
Benjamin Miller
Vosmuy
Reuben M. Raiizh
Reuben M. Raiizh Is Going On the Mrs. M. H. Smith
G. N. Ross
R. C. Carter
Marydell
Charles Willis
Queen Anne's County
L. R. Brumbaugh
Ernest Cook
John W. Clark
Shah Street
Lin Long
Clement Noble
Joseph H
FE. P. Clark
Tuckahoe Neck
John W. Harris
William E. Garey
Alphone Meredith
Collins Farm
Alice Bloxsam
William Hi. Bartlett
Goldhorn
Burrsville
John W. Starkey
Georgeanna Breeding
A.T. Porter
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