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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
5
A flood of local items covers club meetings at the Farmers Club and Court House, Christmas services at Denton M E and Williston churches, school entertainments at Caroline High, and livestock sales. Other notes include subscriptions, Red Cross enrollments, rabbit and muskrat hunting seasons, a fatal accident in Baltimore, and a carriage of community events in Ridgely, Preston, and nearby towns.
Cadet Mervin Seward son of County Treasurer Seward left St Johns College after completing the freshman year to attend a preparatory school for a few months then begin studies at West Point. Also noted are several military casualties, engagements, marriages and local socials from the Denton area with names of families and towns.
Revival meetings continue at Piney Grove Church with souls saved and sanctified. Rev W N Jump is in charge. Recent topics include Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed and Where Art Thou. A Christmas service is set for 2 50 PM on Christmas Day.
In Greensboro Rev A P Prettyman of Galena narrowly escaped serious injury last week while crossing a street. He stepped to avoid one approaching auto but failed to notice another from the opposite direction, was struck, bruised, and shaken but not seriously hurt. Sergeant Henry Weaver was mustered out of service from the radio camp near College Station. Mr and Mrs J F C Legg of Centreville visited Greensboro relatives on Sunday. Rev and Mrs G Ro Neese attended a family reunion in Wilmington on Wednesday evening.
A fragmented poetic tribute urging the heart to be brave in the face of doom. The speaker references surviving the rave and the strange fate of vaulting from the void, invoking Marklum as a guiding figure through existential peril.
In Crisfield Miss Josephine Baggs is buried with Fred Baggs and Mrs Cochrane among mourners. Rev W A Wise stayed with the Colloways, weather hindered church service. Local moves and visits occur, Christmas cheer grows, influenza rises.
Mr and Mrs MM Spicer celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday with many friends and relatives in attendance. A turkey dinner honored priests and guests including C AL Smith Garington Del Mes Anna ML Swain Aridgeside Del Mrs Laura O Bier Miss Venn Melvin Miss Frances O Bier James Hicheo Seaford Del Rev and Mr F C MacSorley Mr and Miss Co Davis Joseph TL Framptom J J White Mr and Mrs Wood Spicer and children Mr and Mrs Harry Spicer and children Mr and Mrs Chauny Hackett and daughter France and Mr and Mrs E I Spicer of Federalsburg. They received many gold presents. A christening for the little son of Mr and Mrs Wood Spicer, grandson of Rev FC MacSarley, was featured. A memorial service was held Sunday night for Corporal U Henry L Davis of Company C 115th Infantry who died October 5 after broncho pneumonia contracted in Verdun. Before enlisting he lived with Mr and Mrs J Riggin, who regarded him as a foster son. The blue star on the Methodist Protestant Church service map was changed to gold, and a life size picture of the boy will be placed in the lecture room as a memorial.
Hillsboroa Mr Henry Fisher of the State College College Park is at home for the Christmas holidays. Mr W L Whompon and Miss Emma Stevens spent several days of the week in Baltimore. Mr Seward Smith of Wilmington was the guest of Mr and Mrs J P Sparklin. Ralph Fleming has returned to Wilmington after a visit with his parent Mrs J F Wathers and Sadie were Baltimore visitors that week. Mrs G Z Stewart visited near Boston. Mr and Mrs W Sylvester were Baltimore visitors. Miss Waty Vesty is the guest of Mr and Mrs E B Davis. Miss Alina Thompson was in Philadelphia this week. Miss Gladys Gale spent last week in Baltimore. Mrs G L Wilson visited Baltimore this week.
Mr and Mrs Grover Moore of Hamilton Baltimore county guest of Mrs M I Moore while Mrs Townsend of Easton visits sister Mrs Sherman Starkey. Pearle Cooper of Washington recovering from illness at home. Viola Bowen substituted for Pauline Walls. Virginia Sparks with Wilmington friends. Florence Vaulkner visiting relatives in Wilmington. Roland Knott spending week in Ridgely. Nine cases reported in our little village.
Bethlehem notes report Mrs William Pritchett and son Joseph with Mrs W FP Carroll and Miss Isabel visiting relatives in Philadelphia and returning Sunday. Thomas Hor and Janety sold their farm here and moved to a farm company, Miss Bertha Brodes stayed with Mrs Gene Canell, and Mr Edward Potelaat returned from Camp Custer East.
The Rev. Clarence C. Troxel pastor of St Paul’s Reformed Church Ridgely died Sunday at age 26 after a brief pneumonia illness. Born Cementon Pa he was ordained in June 1917 succeeding Rev H N Ralin. He was a student at Muhlenberg College and Lancaster Theological Seminary. Funeral at St Paul’s with Rev E J Coblentz officiating. He is survived by his parents two sisters and a brother.
Department of Agriculture estimates show total crop value at 2.273 billion dollars based on December 1 prices, beating the 1917 record by 614.38 million. Total acreage rises to 253.9 million, up 10.7 million from last year, with strong gains in spring wheat, barley, rye, and tobacco though corn trails five-year averages. Wheat leads at near two billion, corn around three and a half billion, hay and cotton over a billion and a half.
Corporal Alvin S. Meredith, 23, was killed in action on November 3 with the 316th Infantry. A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa., he trained as a telegraph operator at Camp Mead and worked at Brickman depot in boyhood. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John Meredith and brother Paul mourn his loss. his death is deeply deplored by friends and home county communities.
The Journal and pet the county news offers a compact recap of local happenings. It highlights community events, staff changes, and upcoming dates for meetings and services across the county.
Last Tuesday the Orphans Court presided by Judges Liden Moore and Covey processed numerous probate actions. Will annexes and administration for Georgiana Bright and Johann Siemsen were admitted, with bonds approved. Appraisers and executors were named, inventories filed, and final accounts passed. The court also heard guardian and real estate matters and addressed reductions in inventory. Prize winners in local boys clubs were announced, and an advertising column urged towns to boost trade through active local advertising.
Christmas candy sales face sugar limits as the Food Administration agrees not to restrict but many confectioners refuse to sell more than one pound per customer. The sugar shortage has eased somewhat, yet the holiday season remains tight for retailers.
The Dover News credits Senator Willard Saulsbury with successful efforts to have the Government buy the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The deal promises the canal's conversion into a tidewater route, likely boosting Delaware's commerce as the waterway is developed and deepened.
A Baltimore Sun writer argues the Bay Bridge is costly but far cheaper than the loss from not building it. He condemns Maryland’s road, fisheries, and agricultural investments that aid other states and urges funding a Chesapeake bridge as a wartime memorial and economic lifeline for Maryland. The piece questions reliance on Wilmington markets and cites military memorials and civic groups pushing the project.
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