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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
5
A roundup of Christmas programs at Central Church Williston Church and a showing of Behold My Wife at the Palace Theatre for Christ Church Guild. Local church moves and resignations noted, plus a parade of town-tiny relocations and a widening of road rules on Market Street.
A list of college students home for Christmas includes Aliee Allaband Princeton Hugh Clark Tome Kathryn Carey Strayer's Grace Rutter Park Newcomer Md University Pauline Nichols Margaret Rathell Beechwood Mary Melvin Elias Nuttle Swarthmore Layman Redden Blair Howard Melvin Washington Virginia Davis Louise Noble Virginia Thomas State Normal Louise Fisher Louise Nuttle Western Maryland Willifred Deweese Drexel Mary Deweese Goucher Virginia Cooper George Harris Thomas Trinity Rebecca Swartz Blue Ridge Wilson Funk Md University. Anna Bryant hosted a ninth birthday party for Edwina Nichols Mary Nuttle Anne Wilson Frances Lee Cooper Eliza Hall Goldsborough Mabel Richards Frederick Towers Burdette Nuttle James Fountain Rochester. Several marriages are noted: Mr Lewis E. Jones and Miss Edna Carrow married in Goldsboro. Atlie Connor and Elsie Edwards wed in Denton. Sir William H. Hubbard and Willem Bennett married in Denton. Mr Luther Barcus and Miss Ruth Lister married in Denton. Mr and Mrs Arthur Alston and children spending holidays with Mason family. J Frank Saulsbury improving after a stroke. Leon Ross and Alice Elliott married at Ingleside parsonage. J Frank Booth and family visiting. DeFord Beasley spending holidays with parents in Coleraine. Joseph Watterson visiting sister Mrs John Davis. Adeline Fisher and Sue Saulsbury home for holidays. Mrs G E Johnson visiting Mary C Lewis. Mrs Ernest Fields visiting Seaford friends. Miss Caroline Redden home for holidays.
Christmas services are planned at Denton churches with special music. Denton Methodist Protestant Church hosts morning and evening choirs with multiple anthems and solos. Other churches feature sermons, pageants, and Holy Communion preparations.
Bankrupt stock of Long and Beall opens to the public in the storeroom recently used by the firm. Friday next sale with bankrupt prices aims to dispose of goods quickly including dry goods notions shoes hats caps shirts ready-made dresses coats groceries and more for cash.
Residents of the Eastern Shore show interest as word spread that the Pennsylvania Railroad plans an electric line from Townsend Delaware to Chestertown with a branch to Betterton from Still Pond by next summer. Officials said they know of no such project.
Greensboro reports Mrs. L A Taylor of Baltimore recovering from an appendicitis operation at St Josephs hospital and planning a Greensboro visit with her husband over the holidays. William Comegys of Perth Amboy N J dies. his remains return to Greensboro for interment. Church services and local visits fill the holiday week with carols and community gatherings.
The Ladies Aid of Bethlehem reorganized by electing Mary Bowdle president Mollie Harding vice president Minnie Blades secretary Elsie Thompson treasurer and Lillian Blades on the membership committee. The next meeting will be at 2 pm on the second Thursday in January with Mrs Iphia Harrington. Also notes on visiting mining engineer Charles Van Sickle in Caroline, Sunday School reorganization, Jr O U A M gathering, church Christmas entertainment, and locals Miss Cleo Willis Messick J R Fredericks and Ruth Taylor visiting.
News from Burrsville reports the death near Smyrna of Arling ton Price of Dover after a sedan slammed into a large truck en route to a Masonic banquet in Wilmington. Price, previously local, was well known here and the tragedy is noted among community members and families.
A surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lyden was held Saturday evening December 17 to mark Mrs Lyden's birthday and the couple's seventh anniversary. The gathering featured music, games, late hour refreshments, and gifts for Mrs Lyden. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C. E Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doerr, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lyden, Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Collins, and Mrs. Norman Vanscoy.
Mr and Mrs Walter Tribbitt of Henderson near Goldsboro spent a few days last week with Mr and Mrs John Reed and other friends in Wilmington.
In Ridgely a seven machine underwear plant hums with forewoman Mrs. Walter Bennington. Edward Pearsau, chief yeoman on the U S S Delaware, visits on furlough from Boston harbor after cruising the Atlantic. Local moves include Charles Sparks and family to Day farm and J J Ivison and wife into Maple avenue house. Christmas services shift at the Reformed Church with a cantata The Real Santa Claus and a Sunday School program. Various residents plan holidays, visits, and church events.
A grateful note thanks friends for their kindness and comfort after a death in the family. The message from J. W. Smith and Levia Smith expresses appreciation for support and wishes others the same aid in future grief.
Mrs. Wyp L Cooper aged 62 died suddenly at her home last Tuesday afternoon after a year of paralysis and declining health. She leaves a husband, a daughter Mrs Gibson of Bridgetown, four brothers, and many friends. Funeral was at her residence Friday with Rev J H Schooley officiating. interment Greensboro cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included Ladies Aid members. Also noted were a fatal accident in which Pee thee Milton Shackley, four, died after his clothes burned off when left at home by his father who had taken other children to school. Community sympathy extended to the families.
At Union Methodist Episcopal Church the pastor Rev F C MacSorley was unanimously invited to continue his pastorate for the conference year. Church relations have been harmonious. Sunday School led by J Raymond Charles holds record attendance. A Woman's Club project advances toward a Federalsburg Christmas tree with a large chorus led by H W Davis. Community services and a bank street tree celebration are planned.
Mr John FE Chaffinch killed five hogs that dressed 1,877 pounds with weights of 428 418 398 347 and 286 pounds each. Earle Chaffinch has returned to Philadelphia after visiting his parents. Miss Bessie Edwards visited Miss Blanche Butler the first of the
Orphans Court proceedings list various actions including letters of administration to Grace John Dyer for John H. Dyer and inventories, appraisals, and sales orders. Administrators and executors such as W Frank Jarrell and Louise M. Blades file accounts, releases, and petitions. guardians manage minor Vivian Inez Boston funds. numerous appraisers and guardians named.
The Death Roll lists Mrs. Elizabeth A. Cade of Denton aged nearly nine, and Mrs. Annie E. Todd of Wilmington aged 73, with details of families and funeral arrangements. Also noted are tiny Mary Sue Thawley and Ella Kelley among recent deaths, with service times and locations.
Queen Anne church services at St Pauls Sunday at usual times with an 11 o clock sermon on a Christmas theme and a 730 talk titled The real concern of man is neither wealth appetite nor popularity tis Religion. Teachers and townspeople return for holidays while Miss Mabel Clough resigns as grammar school principal. St Pauls Sunday School plans a treat Monday night. Visitors include Mr Showard Culver and Mr Charles Dean. Harris Chapel has no services this Sunday.
James Moore of the National Canners Association told Tri-State Packers Association in Rochester that the U S consumes one can per person every sixteen weeks and urged better merchandising. The meeting backed lower freight and tin can prices, duty-free potash, and a canned goods week. T E Dye of Urban spoke for a canned goods week, noting home consumption doubles with a single case. New executive committee members include John M Swing and H B Messenger.
The Board of Education accepted the resignations of Miss Mildred Short principal of Goldsboro school and Miss Hazel Towers assistant at Preston, effective year end. Miss Lillie E. Doty and Miss Grace C. Thompson were named to succeed Short and as intermediate assistant respectively, with Miss Evelyn Harris filling the Preston vacancy. Additional part time teachers were appointed at Denton and Federalsburg due to crowded high schools, and temporary assistants planned for Concord and Smithson. The Caroline County Teachers' Meeting featured Dr. M. Bates Stephens on teacher qualification, Prof. E. Clarke Fontaine on revised school legislation, and Miss Emily Pearce sharing experiences in France and Montenegro.
Sussex County Board of Assessment received a verse on a tax return from Milton. Chief Clerk Welch, former Milton High School assistant principal, replied with a moral couplet about valuing persons over land. Rumors name Dr. Thomas O. Crouse, Milton Methodist Protestant Church pastor, amid speculation.
Mrs. Clara Harrington of Harrington was one of the two women selected on the jury in the federal court session held in Wilmington, reflecting a notable gender composition in the panel.
In Baltimore at Patterson Park Catonsville defeated Denton 6 to 4 to claim the Maryland Public Athletic League state soccer championship. Denton led by Captain Carter is praised for fighting back after a rough breeze, but Catonsville’s defense and three second-half goals sealed the win.
Baltimore native Sam Frock will manage the Laurel club of the New Eastern Shore Baseball League for the coming season. A former Peninsula player, he helped build the Baltimore Dry Docks into a strong independent outfit and mentored several players who advanced to major league teams, including Maddox, Baker, Herzog, and Kellogg while with Ridgely.
In sad but loving remembrance of my dear wife Laura J Smith who died November 27 1921 Affliction sore long at ae bore Physicians were in v God thought it best that she should rest And eased her of her pain.
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