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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
5
A roundup of community happenings in Caroline County reports new constable appointment, church Christmas programs, races and prizes, Red Cross growth, and Wesley Collegiate Institute endowment gifts. Upcoming services and social gatherings are listed alongside law changes and winter weather impacts on transport and business.
Major R Earle Fisher and Major G Arthur Fisher, returning from the Philippines, stayed with their mother Mrs Martha E Fisher. Other locals in military service include Arthur C Beall of Lang Beall Denton Fed eralsburg who may serve on submarine destroyers, George B Shawn a Regular Army member visiting from Charlotte, and Lt B B Brumbaugh in the medical corps at Camp Meade. Capt Alonza O Dean of Denton and Maggie V Turner of Federalsburg wed. Caroline Thawley returns from Hamburg to teach as fuel shortages close her school. Frances Lane Moore winters in Palmetto Florida with his commission firm. Various transfers and visits noted among local families and employers.
The Red Cross Christmas membership drive aims to add at least 1,000 new members to the Caroline County Chapter, increasing from 525. Campaign manager T. Pliny Fisher and district committees led by local volunteers coordinate door-to-door canvassing with homes urged to become Red Cross homes this Christmas.
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided. William S. Crouse filed findings in a dispute between Martha Liden and George W. Hignutt with Lee Hignutt as executor. Register of Wills directed to notify parties. Administrators c t a of Mary E. White released among distributees. testimony on William F. Greenage estate filed. Harvey E. Williams, admin of Sarah Elizabeth Williams, filed interest accounts and final admin distribution. December 26 court meets at usual hour.
List of Hillsboro Red Cross Circle members and Christmas members with names. Notes indicate upcoming residence changes for several members and a December 1 wedding at Asbury M E parsonage Wilmington followed by a trip. Mentioned are Rev E W McDowell James Thawley I B Williams Harris Legg Howard Knotts Mason property Clopper and others.
Greensboro notes record residents moving within town and nearby areas. John Wyatt relocates to Hematite and Otto Zacharias moves to his former residence. Barker occupies the vacated East Greensboro home of Zacharias, while J Calvin Smith shifts to Shilling property, Dover, and J C Russell moves into Smith’s former McAbee Terrace home. Several town visitors and travelers are listed along with a fishing collection of social visits.
Miss Elva Ritter wed James H Neal Tuesday at American Corner. Visitors include Lyman Todd and George Paswaters in Baltimore. Rev Jump reports revival success. Miss Grace Pollard visits Chester. Elizabeth Stevens visits Denton. William Willey turned eighty six. Farmers shell and deliver corn at 1.50. some wives net over 50 from turkeys. Marie Woollyhand and Mrs Davis visit Caroline relatives. Mrs Willey visits Baltimore. Lacy Lord sale at Andersontown draws good prices. Master W L Todd visits Newark aunt.
A cablegram from France confirms Donald E. Jefferson, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Jefferson, safely arrived. He serves in the Quartermaster's Division of Chaufieurs and was stationed at Governors Island New York. Another Federalsburg youth, Lieut Houston Noble of the Marines, is believed in France and has sent word he is well.
The Ridgely News Letter reports Christmas services at Sunday Schools of the Reformed Church and Church of the Brethren next Sunday evening, a Methodist cantata after Christmas, and Christmas Eve at Jumptown for the Baptists. Fuel shortages keep the Progressive German Baptists from celebrating. Local moves include Mrs. Sadie Imler traveling to Norristown for a funeral then visiting, and Miss Mary Hopkins returning to Philadelphia. Subscriptions to the Wesley Collegiate Institute fund rise to 1117 with 80 more on Sunday. Numerous local visits and travels involve Miss Sylvia Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fountain, Mr. C. F. Smith, and St. John’s College students. D. P. Holsinger sells his farm to Charles Sparks and moves to California. A 1000-bird white leghorn flock is bought by Summit Poultry Farm. Red Cross activities include a December 26 dance at Ridgely High School. School programs, a WTA gathering, and charity events mark the week as Christmas spirit spreads through Ridgely communities.
Harmony report notes a car rollover near Smiths over at Deens mill dam last week with minor injuries and minor vehicle damage. Reverend Dorsey Blake of Federarg will preach at 3 pm tomorrow and administer the sacrament. Mr. E Collins and family of Wilmington visit the Collit family. Mr Steekens suffered a fall into a cellar and was taken to Cambridge Hospital Sunday. Sunday School and class meetings were held despite cold and rain. Mrs W R Thomas visits her daughter in Messick near Royal Oak for the week.
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In Bethlehem, residents relocate among farms with Al Cannon and Mitchell Hall moving to the D I Patchett and Oscar Messick farms, John Todd to Medford Wharf, and Alex Booth to Kirby Wrightson. Elmer Bowdle shifts to Waddell farm, Charles Kruger to Wesley Bowdle, Frank Thomas to a farm he bought nearby. Ladies' Aid reorganizes with President Nettie Thomas and officers Flora Taylor Minnie Blades Anna Carroll. Meeting set January 16 at 2 pm with Mrs Flora Taylor hosting. Sunday School Christmas program to be held December 26 at 7 30 pm. Mr and Mrs Frank M Collins return from Kansas City. Mrs Lillian Blades improving after illness.
A quiet Tuesday ceremony at the Love home joined Miss Evelyn B Ritter and Mr James Henry Neal of Concord. Rev M Ex Wheatley officiated the vows with Edith Kelley singing Lohengrin march. After a Philadelphia trip the couple will live on a farm near Concord.
Queen Anne and Mr and Mrs George C Moore plan several weeks in Florida early in the year. Others in Talbot and Caro line counties also consider trips to the warmer climate. Re y and Mrs Corkran moved to Sadlersville, Mrs Mollie Wilkinson moved into the Corkran home site. Norman Straughn moved to the E Smith residence. Mrs Charlie Rhodes guest of daughter Mrs Francis Clark in Wilmington. Mrs Harry Clark guest of daughter Mrs John Taylor in Wilmington. Eva Laing of Easton visiting sister Mrs Howard Flowers. Mrs Horace Morgan of Wilmington visiting Mrs J S Morgan. Mabel Barnes visiting relatives in Oxford. Howard Culver of Hebron weekend in town.
Templeville updates mention Mrs Harry Davis of Edge Moor Del visiting her mother Mrs J A Lane. Mrs Fred Ross of Wilmington Del spent part of the week with friends. Melvin Kinnamon returned from a trip to Philadelphia. Revival services were discontinued due to fuel shortage. Mrs Wm Lowman hosts Mrs Lewis of Wilmington Del. S C Faulkner spent part of the week in Philadelphia. Miss Lizzie Perkins visits friends in Philadelphia. Mrs Gurney Knotts spent Tuesday in Dover Del.
Neal Love seven year old son of W T Love of near American Corner died December 8 at Johns Hopkins Hospital from injuries in a July auto accident near Denton. Funeral was at home with interment in Federalsburg. Survived by Mr and Mrs Love and two brothers Earl and William. Charles Andrews visiting brother We W Andrews in Frazier Pa until after Christmas.
Noble and Alex hosted Sunday gathering with J L Hignatt. John Adams and companion and Fountain couple spent Monday and Tuesday in Cambridge. Subscriptions urged at period end.
Local residents announce housing changes with Blades moving to J W Stephens farm and Porter and others relocating across town. Revival services at Union M P Church grow nightly with penitents at the altar and sinners converted. Several residents travel or visit, including Mrs Thurman Harris from Philadelphia and Miss Edith Simpson returning from millinery work in the South. Chicken pox reports appear as Mrs Robert H Thawley buys a victrola.
A historical roster lists Red Cross members at Preston including Mesdames J. R. Phillips S. E. Douglas N. H. Fooks J. R. Downes Alex Noble W. M. Wright J. F. Ledman and many others. The document also enumerates Christmas Members with numerous names across ladies and gentlemen communities.
The U S Coal Administration writes to Hughes Lumber and Coal Co requesting consent to send one car of stove coal and one car of nut coal soon. It stresses the need to apportion coal in small lots to those in actual need, promising limited shipments this winter. The company will act on these tips and asks the public not to seek coal unless in genuine need to ensure supplies reach those who require it.
Dr Barton, previously ill for six weeks with a severe blood poisoning, has recovered. The bulletin notes the illness and the patient's return to health, confirming recovery.
The Women's Council of Defense led by Mrs J Kemp Stevens submitted a detailed report on war work in Caroline County. It lists comforts for soldiers including 234 comfort kits 110 sleeveless sweaters 34 wristlets 15 helmets 54 mufflers 10 bed sock pairs 188 Christmas packets. The Thrift department reported consultations 31 phone calls 91 letters 96 bulletins 203 visits 61 meetings 1731 attendees 1008 miles 2 exhibits 900 containers 275 premium money 1000 attendees at two exhibits 1589 food cards. Red Cross equipment for a base hospital cost about 1000 with extensive linens garments towels and gowns and additional items sent including shoulder wraps handkerchiefs tray covers napkins bandages slings and bandages.
Grace Elina Ewing wife of Edgar L. Ewing died at her Tuckahoe Neck home on December 15 at age 23. Daughter of William and Chloe Saunders born near Goldsboro she was raised by foster aunts Miss Maria Jones and Mrs. Kinnamon. After months of illness including a hospital stay she suffered a paralytic stroke. She leaves a husband a father a sister and the foster mother Mrs. Kinnamon. Funeral held at Denton M E Church with Rev. C. T. Wyatt sermon. Interment in Denton Catholic cemetery. A 16 month old babe survived. Affectionate tribute from a friend.
Secretary T L Trice reports the Apostolic Holiness Church of Denton unanimously chose Rev G L Helsby as pastor for the next year marking eleven consecutive years. The annual conference will be held in Denton January 1 2 3 with missionaries bound for the West Indies expected Thursday. A Holy Ghost outpouring is anticipated.
In a Monday crash, Harry Fearsins’s car, driven with I T Fleetwood, struck a passenger, Mrs Roy Hubbard, who was cut by glass. the horse was killed and the car wrecked. Fleetwood escaped uninjured along with other occupants. A second wreck at Harmony involved Adolph Worm steering to roll over an embankment into a millrace. Worm survived. A third collision on the Federalsburg Denton road between Floyd Daffin and Minos Short left both drivers shaken and Daffin’s car damaged.
Members of the Tomato Growers Association gathered at the court house on Saturday to discuss farm conditions amid wartime pressures. They will report yields per acre and estimate next year’s costs at the January meeting. Directors elected: J. Frank Wright, John F. Kelley, W. W. Newcomer, James H. Smith, W. W. Noble, S. G. Nuttle, and Martin C. Voss. Nuttle named president and Newcomer secretary.
The Denton Red Cross Circle reports a long list of new Christmas members added through Wednesday, including Mesdames Downes, Draper, Thawley, Orme, Johnson, Blake and many others plus Misses Moore Crouse Willoughby Anthony and more. A large turnout encompasses numerous individuals across the community.
Government income tax personnel will visit county seats and towns to assist taxpayers. Postmasters bankers and newspapers will announce their visits. The agent will take questions require sworn returns and collect tax. 1917 returns are due January 1 to March 1, 1918. A Baltimore tax office representative will spend about a week in Denton to oversee matters.
Concord notes social visits as Miss Anna Hignutt hosts Anna Agnes Hignutt and guests Myr tle Roe Lulu Roe with Frank Davis and Carter Kelly of Denton. Roland Trimble of New York spent the weekend with the Keel family. Miss Ethel Johnson is on the sick list. Charles Hignutt was in Baltimore part of last week.
The seven year old Leon Neal Love, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Love, died December 7, 1917. A precious one from us has gone, voice we loved is still. A plate is vacant in our home never to be filled. Father, mother, and brother ask strength to say Thy will be done. There will be a Democratic Senate and House caucus in Annapolis on Tuesday evening, January 1. Republicans hold their caucus the same evening.
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