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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1935

Page

9

Bargains and notices from Burrsville and Denton Md

A Denton Ridgely mail bus ban on passengers after January 1 1936 accompanies local ads for Frigidaire washing machines living room suites and farm home goods from R H Stafford & Son Burrsville Md. Obituaries include Mrs Florence E Moore near Smithville and Mrs Annie Walls near Denton with funeral details and survivors. Charles W Edgell, a Concord farmer, dies aged 77 with service details and burial at Hill Crest.

M. K. Newnam R. H. Stafford & Son Burrsville Denton-Ridgely Denton Holiness Camp R. L. Moore Gustav Good Jewler Denton Superior North 6Th Street Superior Ice Cream Co Cole Florence E. Moore Franklin Moore Smithville Bloomery M. EB Louis Dennis Moore Philip S. Jones Annie Walls Fletcher Walls W. A. Davis Denton Cemetery W. L. Jump H. E. Uhrig Margaret W. Bryan Caroline County Germantown Hospital Philadelphia H. Clay Hobbs Concord Church M. S. Andrews James Sally Blake Williams Bryan Maggie Williams Hillsboro Amanda Jones T. H. Jones Baltimore Jones Madeline Edith Jones Purnell Jones New York Concord M. E. Church Charles W. Edgell Concord L. Hanby Lincoln del Hill Crest Cemetery Federalsburg

Social News Highlights From H Earle Smith Dinner

Mr H Earle Smith hosted a dinner at the Brick Hotel with relatives from Pennsylvania including Mr and Mrs W S Bittle Swarthmore and other Smith Merrick Mansure and Bradley family members. Also noted are Ever Ready Bible Class officers elected and local social gatherings and travels through late December reflecting small town life.

H. Earle Smith Brick Pennsylvania W. S. Bittle Swarthmore J. H. Smith Albert Mansure Dickey Prospect Park Mark Bittle Sellersville Frances Merrick Newtown Maryland Mr. Smith Theodore Orme James M. Clark Gustav Good G. H. Rue C. E. Beauchamp F. L. R. Nuttle W. K. Cumming Henry Detwiler L. A. Moore B. F. Johnson W. E. Thawley J. Lester Everngam W. H. Nuttle Everett R. Hinderer Elias Hinderer Tuckahoe Neck I. Winifred Bradley Chas. Bradley Kenneth Shaffer E. M. Miller Unity Club Thomas Ellwanger Elizabeth E. Pippin Derby Conn Charles Jump Louis Welty Irvin

Milford church young people meet and local greetings

Rev H B Flater and six Sunday School girls attended a Milford M P Church youth gathering last Friday. Mrs L H Thomas hosted a surprise birthday dinner Monday for Mrs L Hopkins Thomas with guests Mr and Mrs Charles Richards and several Misses and Mr Neil Edgell. Various locals visited or hosted events this week including Sunshine Workers class, Christian Endeavor service, Ladies Aid planning, and several residents traveling to Denton New Jersey Washington Wilmington Baltimore and back. Catherine Towers assists in the County Treasurer's office in Denton. Clinton Williamson moved to Denton with family.

H. B. Flater Margaret Marine Helen Stafford Idaline Clark Catherine Lister Ruth Johnson Celeste Clark M. P Milford L. H. Thomas L. Hopkins Thomas Charles Richards Helen Catherine Towers Virginia Rawlings Neil Edgell Ernest Whitman Belleville F. N. Smith Idaline Sunshine Workers J. R. Ricards O. J. Chaffinch J. H. Dandy Christian Endeavor Service Louis Butler Ladies Aid Amelia Matthews New Jersey Frances Bennett Denton Clinton Williamson W. G. Holbrook B. B. Allen Washington Wilmington H. B. Plater Baltimore J. H. Edgell

Smithson Homemakers Club Meeting Report

The Smithson Homemakers Club met in the Community room on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. H Nuttle spoke on books and refreshments followed. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Coleman and Mr Prager visiting Mrs Prager's son at Pine Bluff Sanatorium in Salisbury. Christmas entertainment planned at Smithson Church on Thursday evening December 26.

Smithson Homemakers Club H. Nuttle R. F. Coleman F. Prager McCarty Smithson Church M. J. Hall Harold Dew Chestnut Grove Harry Patrick Laurel, del Joseph Worm Preston

Christmas Services Across Denton Episcopal Churches

Denton churches announce Christmas programs with plays, cantatas, hymns, and midnight services. Highlights include Mimi Lights the Candle by Edith Isham Coulter, a Childe Jesus cantata, and multiple church choirs from Christ Church and Episcopal parishes.

Prices celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary at turkey dinner

Mr and Mrs J W Price marked their fiftieth anniversary with a Sunday turkey dinner for relatives including Frank Price Ernest Knotts George Price and Lawrence Price of nearby areas and other kin from Greensboro Goldsboro and Harrington Also Mrs Powell Hopkins and families attended Unity Homemaker's Club Christmas party planned for Dec 27 and Wesley M E Sunday School Christmas program slated for Dec 26 at the church.

J. W. Price Frank Price Ernest Knotts Chester George Price Lawrence Price Harrington Powell Hopkins Near Here Martin Adams Greensboro Clayton Kinnamon Goldsboro Henry Walters Price Unity Homemaker’s Club T. E. Ellwanger Wesley M. E Laurabelle Hopkins Crawford Garrett A. T. Garrett Brown Thawley Edgar Blades Hillsboro C. Roe and Baltimore H. A. Porter

Weekly Ridgely News Letter Christmas Club Events

The Furman Grove Homemaker’s Club held a Christmas party at the Cannon home with about forty attendees featuring poems jokes and a quartet. St Paul’s Reformed Church plans a Christmas program and a play The Christmas Shadow addressing world peace. The Ridgely Homemakers Club hosted a Christmas party for sixty five or more at the fire house with gifts games carols and a capsule sister exchange. Memorial Park extension plans include a Christmas tree memorial and a cafe singing invitation. The Community Club met to collect Christmas gifts and heard short readings with carols. A Christmas service at Church of the Brethren and Grange play prize for An Unprepared Test were noted along with local theatre district news and visitors’ visits.

Furman’s Grove Homemaker’s Club Charles Cannon Jack DeFord William Cooper Jr Edward Bowman Robert Schall A. Ebling Clifton Crouse Mary Cherry C. Samis J. Sutton London England Joe Jackson Mary Callahan Edna Detwiler St. Paul’s Reformed Church Jim Jennings Otis Wharton Katie O’brien Josephine B. Shockley Felice Randolph Violetta Morris H. E. Koenemann John Randolph Katherine B. Hoffman Helen Randolph Teressa Cohee David Milner Clarence Eley Angel of Peace S. E. Thomas Ridgely Homemakers Club A. G. Saulsbury Jold Ruth Sawyer H. C. Keeneman John James Whitcomb Riley Ridgely Memorial Park Central Avenue Breyer’s St. Gertrude’s Academy Mary Worthington Long Lilly Swing Pearsaul J. S. Fifer Richard Blackburn Welfare Committee Edgar Guest Orrell Saulsbury Ronald Lane Carlton Marvel Church of the Brethren Dorothy Jones Amanda Ebling Ridgely Grange State Grange Easton Clarence Kern J. K. Snowberger Anna Frances Seward Charles Dean Wheeler Ensor Charles Stevenson Harry Randall H. F. Hafer Terry Barry New York City Hurlock and Ridgely Theatres Barry Paramount Theatre Corporation Northeast Raymond Huartsock Harry Steadman Lee Mitchell Gilbert Hagadone Baltimore William Matthews Smyrna Mont Wiley Charles Sparks Park Drive Hotel

Denton Merchants Promote Christmas Cheer and Savings

A Denton business association invites Santa to visit homes and share a gift message. Merchants pledge year round friendship and service, boasting low prices and up-to-date items to keep shopping local and support civic groups.

Santa Claus Business Men’s Association Denton

Orphans Court Proceedings Review December 28 1935

The Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Debts and final accounts were filed for Josephine Moore and for real estate trustees Fred R Owens and Wesley E Thawley. Multiple inventories appraisements and orders to sell were approved for estates including Mary Moore Wyatt Mary R Ricketts J Jerome Framptom J Virgil Moore Clara Slaser and others. Guardian Josiah A Beck authorized to withdraw funds for clothing. Court adjourned to next Monday December 28 1935 at 1 pm.

Orphans’ Court Towers Handy Dennis Harry Moore Josephine Moore Fred R. Owens Wesley E. Thawley Mary Moore Wyatt Harry H. Moore Mary R. Ricketts Harry K. Tubbs Denton National Bank Clara Slaser Peoples Bank of Denton Clara Tubbs Slaser Victor R. Turner Charles M. Turner C. M. Turner J. Frank Turner Harry T. Eddington J. Robert Eddington Leslie B. Eddington Lydia W. Eddington J. Jerome Framptom Henry A. Framptom Josiah A. Beck Evelyn Reed Rosella Reed Farmers & Merchants State Bank Effie Alford Leon Alford W. Hyland van Sant Co. T. A Ada B. Piccolo John T. Richard Grace R. Garey T. Purdy Richard John J. Richard Katie Richard

Christmas Entertainment At Marydel Church

Marydel residents hear invite for church Christmas program on Sunday evening the twenty second. Local updates note Mrs. Harry Smith now able to be out after wrist fracture. Several households report visits, travels, and callers including Webb Heather and families across town.

Harry Smith Myrtle Webb T. E. Heather John Stafford Denton Clyde Junior Ware John Bowdle James Hummer Fannie Hummer Dailey Templeville Wallace Stafford Wilmington Edna Lynch A. L. Harman B. R

Community Christmas Party and Carols Planned

Hillsboro Queen Anne area reports the Community Club held its annual Christmas Party with exchanged gifts and a decorated clubroom. Plans include lighting the Community Tree and carols at 7:30 Christmas Eve plus gifts for the needy and flowers for the sick and shut-ins. Local residents and visitors are noted attending church pageants and social visits in Baltimore Philadelphia and nearby towns.

H.S. Gale Mary Rowe Wm. Sherwood Bill Susie Thompson Wm. Thompson Joseph M. Eaton Charlanne Ellinor Philadelphia Willow Grove Frances Fisher John Kelso Margaret Dawber Charles Jarrell Ralph Holland Caroline Holland Elwood Fleming Laura Virginia Baltimore C. K. Stewart Sharon Elizabeth Short Charles Sharp Ella Pennington Richard Beaven Milton Beaven Robert Magrogan Edgar Blades Mary Louise Dodds Frances Covell N. E. Knott Eugene Elizabeth Evans Hermean Worth Cambridge S. N. Smith J. N. Kelso Friedel Viola, del Avery Story Crampton H. R. Covell H. R. Beaven Gladys _Gale J. N. Clark

Community Club Christmas Party in Queen Anne

The Queen Anne Community Club held its annual Christmas Party with about fifty attendees. After the business meeting a program featured carols, a Ruth Reynolds and Virginia Whitby duet, readings by Mrs. Bernard Sparks and Mrs. Horace Morgan, and games. Gifts were given to president Mrs. Lightner. Ordained slate for the new year named E. B. Lightner as president and other officers. Refreshments followed. Also, Farm Bureau banquet attendees included Harry Moore Horace Morgan Charlie Barton and Fred Sylvester at Queenstown.

Ruth Reynolds Virginia Whitby Bernard Sparks Horace Morgan Lightner Mary Cooper Clara Price Edna Fleming E. B. Lightner G. C. Moore Howard Flowers Harry Gibson Marion Covey Harry Moore Charlie Barton Fred Sylvester Farm Bureau Queenstown Marvin Barton Meta Barton Centreville B. C. Barton John Chaires Baltimore Jake Gibson Jake Jr

Smithville Homemakers Plan Christmas Party In Smithville

Smithville Homemakers Club members schedule their annual Christmas party for December 30 in the club room with husbands and children invited as guests. Reports of local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Elon Wright and sons and other Wrights visiting in Tuckahoe Neck and near Federalsburg. News notes mention修 several residents visiting relatives, shoppers in Dover and Denton, and local residents purchasing a new car.

Smithville Leon Meredith Mark Hignatt Johnson Floyd Smith Frank H. Wright Virgil Wright Howard Todd James M. Cannon Tuckahoe Neck Edward Wright Denton Ormond Wright Ormond Raymond Meredith Federalsburg S. Walter Lyden Shirley Dover Dorsey Necols Williston Elmer Robinson Wilbur N. Vanscoy

Trice Dies After Long Illness at Linchester

Joseph H. Trice, born near Hurlock in 1866 and son of Thomas A. Trice, died December 6 at his Linchester home after a long illness. A charter member of Jr. O. U. A. M., he retired from farming three years ago due to health. Survived by wife, brother Chas L. Trice of Texas, sister Mrs. W. H. Harper, and many relatives. Interment in Linchester Cemetery.

Joseph H. Trice Linchester Hurlock Thomas A. Trice Preston Spence Preston Chas L. Trice Texas W. H. Harper Linchester Cemetery H. M. Hollis Cookman Orrell E. W. Taylor Lansdowne John Taylor Wilmington R. P. Taylor Elmhurst Chick Perry Point Howard Blight Jr Baltimore F. P. Todd and Sons Clayton Taylor Henry Beck George Clendaniel Roland Towers Frank Lane Harry Sullivan W. S. Rutter A. T. Sisk T. E. Fletcher James Douglas Dallas Blades R. OG. Dulin Benjamin Franklin Hotel Philadelphia Walter T. Covey Grace Florida Oscar Nichols Alva Lane J. M. Chambers Raymond Messick L. E. Brodes Marion Wood Easton Marie Taylor Jack Lattomus T. L. Nugent John Cohee Harmony Preston W. Spence Janet Erna Courson Cambridge Hospital E. L. Fooks L. D. Fooks Washington W. J. Bonner Greenbury Griffith Federalsburg Robert Cannon Salisbury L. W. Noble Ray Deen Kansas Elmer Donahue BE. S. Patchett Church of the New Jerusalem Stevens Brown Denton Hayward Dean Franklin Nusbaum J. W. Nusbaum Eldon White Agnes Tubman Commodore Creighton Carmine Edgell Oxford John Tull O. B. Blades Beverly C. F. Noble Louise Todd Cambridge

Ladies Aid Social At Beauchamp Home

The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Lulu Beauchamp's home on Wednesday afternoon December 11 with twelve members and two visitors present. A new member, Mrs. Louise Collins, was welcomed and a Christmas party for members and families was planned for December 30 at Mrs. Sallie Towers' home. The meeting adjourned to meet in January at Mrs. Alice Alford's. Hostess served home made cake and punch. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nichols departed for Florida last Monday.

Ladies Aid Lulu Beauchamp Louise Collins The Aid Sallie Towers Alice Alford Oscar Nichols Florida

In Memory of John E. Chaffinch Husband and Father

In loving memory of a devoted husband and father, John E. Chaffinch, who died December 20, 1934. We do not forget him, we loved him too dearly, for his memory to fade from our lives. Our lips need not speak when our hearts mourn him sincerely. By Wife and Children.

John E. Chaffinch Arch

Appreciation note for support during father's illness

The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the illness and care of Charles Waéley Edgell. His children thank everyone for support and sympathy during this time.

Charles Waéley Edgell

Gre enboro Church to Hold Midnight Nativity Service

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Greensboro led by Rev. John C. White will celebrate the Nativity of Christ next Tuesday night at 11 30 pm with carol singing and Holy Communion during the midnight hour. Community Christians from all denominations attend this observance.

Methodist Episcopal Church of Denton Mimi Edith Isham Coulter General Federation of Women's Clubs Ruth Surendorf Jean Kauffman Mabel Rickards Cora Chambers Anita Rue Mae Fifield Ann Breeding Rachel Bruce Andrews Rpastor Childe Jesus Joseph Clokey M. S. Andrews Caroline County John White Holy Trinity Greensboro Christ Church Sunday School of St. Paul’s Hillsboro Denton M. P Christ Christian Endeavor Jean Temple Concord M. E Mildred Lord Edward Wheatley Epworth League Dallas Neal Williston Community Church Church of the New Jerusalem Preston Epiphany Mission St. Elizabeth’s Church St. Benedict's Church Ridgely St. Elizabeth's Church St. Benedict’s Church St. Benedict’s Church of the Holy Trinity John C. White George E. Nichols A. G. Stufft Clarence Ernest Darling Mary Emma Stubbs Centreville Baptist Pastorium D. W. Charlton William Snowberger N. K. Swanwick Snowberger Algren Manufacturing Co Michael Pogany Mary Molar Goldsboro Jack Lackmuth Irene Farrell Joseph deMatthews Philadelphia Otto Zacharias Ed. Knox Easton Annie Wooters Clinton Thornton Jewell Chester W. A. Thornton Alan Curry Nancy Wilmington Jack Wells Earl Nichols Michael Ash Effa Plummer Addie Morgan Queen Anne L. W. Taylor Atlantic City N. J Jessie Wyatt Cora Wyatt Bennett Venable Lynchburg James Curry Sr Clara Seward Dover

Remembering the Denton of Fifty Five Years Ago

Reverend W. M. Lister of Huntington West Virginia writes readers of the Denton Journal recalling long ago childhood memories. He recalls Ant Henry Johnson the scrub broom era superstition signs the billy barlow knife and a graveyard sighting near Greensboro and a white sheep burial tale with local color and gratitude to readers and editor.

Denton Journal Ant Henry Johnson Billy Barlow Martin Jefferson Cohee Jim Dormanion Jim Old Croker Church Greensboro Tom Yer Henry Rawlings Tom W. M. Lister Huntington W. Va

Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kindness

We express sincere thanks for the kindness shown during our bereavement and for the beautiful flowers sent in tribute.

Triate

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