Local notes mix crops, trades and New Year events
A long jumble of local items mentions wheat and corn prices, eggs paid by merchants, a light snow, bank holidays, and upcoming meetings. Names like W. J. Blackiston, Sewell T. Milbourne, F. J. Wright appear with notes on weddings, gifts, and December weather. Public notices cover road engineer hires, holiday travel, and hotel management changes.
Social News From Queen Anne County Party Guests
Miss Emily Cannon hosted a December eighteenth party at her Tuckahoe Neck home for friends and relatives. The social page lists attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Butler and many students home for holidays from Goucher Dickinson Calvert and other schools. The piece notes visits by relatives and a planned amateur performance of The Private Secretary at Queen Anne Hall on February twenty second with rehearsals and local participants.
Preston Farmers Move as Year Ends Auction
Farm families in Preston reorganize as R W Carroll moves to Wilmington and Charles H Carmine leaves Hog Island for Bethlehem. F M Collins shifts to Hog Island and Alex Booth becomes tenant at Medford. Other relocations include Silas Christopher, George Flaharty, M W Charles, Olin Todd, Cohee, Harvey Williams, Deneau, Cheezum, and students returning home for holidays. The Preston News will cease publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Carroll
Wilmington
Charles H. Carmine
Hog Island
Bethlehem
Carroll
FP. M. Collins
Alex. Booth
Tuckahoe Neck
Medford
Silas Christopher
John W. Colee
Dr. Willy
George Flaharty
Levin Williams
M. W. Charles
Olin Todd
Flaharty
Cohee
Whiteside
Grove
Harvey Williams
Burrsville
Thomas Deneau
Canada
Dorgan
Williams
James E. Cheezum
D., M. Cheezum
Furness
Easton
Carrie Hassinger
Amelia Carmine
Katherine Cox
State Normal School
Baltimore
Dorothy
Eloise Sisk
Girls’ Latin School
Ruth Douglas
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
N.C
Esther Lednam
Philadelphia
Miriam Dennis
Jerome R. Cox
Western Maryland College
W. D. Noble
St. John’s College
EL. K. Sisk
University of Maryland School of Law
Ralph Ledman
Maryland Agricultural College
Harry J. Rieck
Kentdall Wrampton
Theodore L. Fletcher
Gokley’s College
Otis Smith
Salisbury Business College
Preston News
Preston
Charles J. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
George C. Webb
Horace Gambrill
Hurlock
Dr. Webb
Ben F. Johnson
Leona
Alva Carmine
Rehoboth
Glassware and china sale by T. W. Smith Co Den tom Md
The firm announces the sale of remaining glassware, china, and non jewelry goods at cost. Visit their Den tom Maryland location to view offerings and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Smith Co
Dentom, Md
Local resident moves and marriages noted in town
A series of transfers fills houses as Robert Edge takes over from Downes and Goodwin’s house becomes Edge’s vacated, Win. Good win and Nathan Clark shift properties, and Rohmann and Meredith trade homes. Several marriages occur including Martin Rash and Pearl Emerson, and E Walker wed Florence Steel. Christmas events and social visits wrap up the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Edge
Mr. Downes
W. H. Goodwin
Mr. Edge
Nathan Clark
Mr. Goodwin
Win. Rohmann
John Meredith
Templeville
Mr. Rohmann
W. W. Rickards
Town
Rickards
Kate Montague
S. H. Faulkner
M. A. Brackett
Dr Barton Returns Home After Short Seaside Visit
Dr David Barton came home Monday after visiting relatives in Newark Delaware and in Beverly Massachusetts with his son Emory L Barton. Mr Isaiah Stewart travels to Easton for an operation on bowel trouble. Mr Harry Moore bought and shipped several hundred bushels of corn to Baltimore. Postmaster Thompson of Ridgely loaded a car of piling this week. Dr Barton spent Monday in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Barton
Newark
Del
Emory L. Barton
Beverly
Isaiah Stewart
Easton
Harry Moore
Baltimore
Thompson
Ridgely
Barton
Philadelphia
Handy White Farmer Dies at 87 in Caroline County
Federalsburg reports Handy White a Caroline County farmer died suddenly Monday at his home near Houston Branch at age 87. He left five sons, all prosperous farmers in the area, and was noted for remarkable activity up to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handy White
Caroline County
Houston Branch
Mr. White
Surprise party for Mr. R. B. Griffith honors kinship
A wide circle gathered Wednesday evening at Ruth Griffiths home for a surprise party for R B Griffith. Attendees included Eta Gardner Elizabeth Billings Heine Jopp Jessie Bailey Ruth Willoughby Pearl Statum Margaret Anthony Myrtle Tord Roy Gordon Larry Gordon Luther Barcus Irvin Jopp Fred Smith Joe Willoughby Fred Bailey Howard Adams Roland Griffith and families. The social calendar also notes weddings moves, hospital visits, and holiday gatherings around Hobbs and Burrsville with Ames area families attending church events and brief notices of shopping trips and travel through late December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Griffith
Ruth
Eta Gardner
Mount Olive del
Ezabeth Billings
Heine Jopp
Jessie Bailey
Ruth Willoughby
Pearl Statum
Margaret Anthony
Myrtle Tord
Ruth Griffith
Messrs
Arthur Willing
Arthur Perry
Roy Gordon
Ilirry Gordon
Luther Barcus
Irvin Jopp
Fred Smith
Joe Willoughby
Fred Bailey
Howard Adams
Roland Griffith
Goldy Statum
Statum
Robert Anthony
Jopp
Carroll
Arthur J. Billing
Hi. C. Hobbs
72 Adants
S. L. Adams
Mr. Henry
J. FE. Adams
Henry
Wileloughby
J. T. Lister
Lister
Miss J. Garrett
University Flusputal
Baltimore
S. J. Chaffinch
M. E. Nuttle
Madison
N. J
I. T. Nuttle
Andersontoan
Leroys. Meriken
HW. R. Merriken
Federalsburg
Ames
Iyah
Bertha Smith
Philadelphia
Yale
S. A. Smith
W. P. Carroll
EM. Willey
Turn Life’s Wheel Amid Brief Existence
Poetic meditation on cycles of life and decay. A brief verse compares changing fortunes to seasonal change, with wind and robin eggs transforming toward flight.
Christmas Day Brings Pleasant Weather and Visits
Christmas Day shines with sunshine and light snow, as residents from Marydel and nearby towns enjoy holiday activities. H. C. Powell drives a Barnette Bo, Dailey in Belton Jr, and others like Miss Effa W. Heather host gatherings. Guests include Miss Lena Milbourn from Wilmington and Grace Vincent from New Jersey, with dances, strolls, and family visits across East New Market, Hartly, Baltimore, Elkton, and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
H. C. Powell
H. S. Daley
Powell
Barnette Bo
Dailey
Belton, Jr
Howard Heather
W. Eleather
West Main Street
Myrtle
Helen Heather
Templeville
Effa W. Heather
Lena Milbourn
Wilmington
O. R. Wiggins
East New Market
Effa W. Neather
Elizabeth Pall
Hartly
Hyland George
Delaware College
Grace Vincent
New Jersey
J. S. Scotton
Enos Walls
Newark
Del
J. F. Stafford
Floyd Humaier
Cora Bowdle
Elizabeth Ford
Baltimore
Cora M. Pippin
Elkton
Annual Christmas Dance Attended Despite Bad Roads
A large turnout filled the hall for the annual Christmas dance held in town on Saturday night. The event featured Mrs. T Alan Goldsborough and numerous patrons and committee members, with Robinson's orchestra providing the music for long dances and a late luncheon. Hundreds of guests from across regions including College Park New York Philadelphia Baltimore Wilmington Sparrows Point Greenwood Newark Laurel Bridgeville Farmington Milford Dover Cambridge Easton Centreville Chestertown Federalsburg Greensboro Hillsboro Williston Andersontown Ridgely Preston and town attendees added to the festive, well attended celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Cooper
J. Dake Downes
George C. Skirven
Clarence L. Frampton
Edwin W. Breeding
Dr. Dawson QC
George
Robinson's Orchestra
Washington
Swanee Shore
Island
Luxembourg
Kitchy Koo
Dixie
College Park
Myra B. Rudd
New York City
Crittenden
Philadelphia
John L. Dukes
Lawrence Satterfield
Adams
Mary Christian
Milton C. Green
Ralph W. Smith
Mark Breeding
Baltimore
Margaret Bunwell
Helen Barnhart
Samuel Lowery
Milford
Della Hall
Helen Richards
Samuel Marshall
Wm. Pierce
Dover
Louise Coale
Mary Fisher
Minnie Schavinger
Walter Mifflin
Walter Clark
Cambridge
Evelyn Mills
Sallie Dawson
Elizabeth Henry
Mary Henry
Mabel Woolford
Ethel Ross
John Travers
Frank Dawson
Robert LeCompte
Herbert Dail
Easton
W. Mason Shehan
John W. D. Jump
McNeal Shannahan
Mary Turner
Nancy Hardcastle
Florence Turner
Helen Austin
Henry P. Turner
Paul Nickerson
Davidson
Centreville
J. H. C. Legg
Madge Corkran
Hannah Holton
Bessie Neavitt
Matilda Keating
Mary Forman
Bessie Brown
Perry
Katherine McFeely
Clayton Holton
Davis Neavitt
James Keating
John Perry
J. Fletcher Rolph, Jr
J. Palmer Goldsborough
Chestertown
W. Scott Beck
Federalsburg
Earle Breeding
Jerome Jefferson
Greensboro
Temple Smith
T. Clayton Horsey
Fred R. Malone
Fred P. Roe
Thomas M. Green
William P. Manlove
Edward C. Carter
John W. Moore
Fannie Bernard
Elizabeth Carter
Arthur W. Brumbaugh
Irwin Brumbaugh
W. Winder Goldsborough
Edwin K. Sisk
Fletcher Sisk
Enoch George
Lawrence B. Towers
T. Fred Towers
Edward H. Ringgold
Hibbard A. Paine
J. Kemp Stevens
William J. Richards
A. EB. Cooper
W. 0. Ledman
William P. Draper
P. Roland Fisher
Fred N. Nichols
W. A. Smith
Mary Horsey Copeland
Elsie Green
Elizabeth
List of names in historical document
Jonathan L. Peale, Edward S. Garey, William Nuttle, Lester Everngam, Leslie Merrick, John Redden, Edwin Breeding, Clarence Frampton, Sherman Hig nutt, Marshall Gantt, W F Wolf, C O Trice, Charles Stevens, George Saulsbury, Eugene Anderson, Barnhert, Winfield Nichols, W B Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peale
Jonathan L. Hughes
Edward Saulsbury Garey
William H. Nuttle
Lester Everngam
Leslie Merrick
John G. Redden
Edwin W. Breeding
Clarence E. Frampton
Sherman E Hignutt
Marshall Gantt
W. F. Wolf
C. O. Trice
Charles E. Stevens
George E. Saulsbury
Eugene G. Anderson
All Barnhert
Winfield Nichols
W. B. Parker
Marriage of Richard Blackburn to Miss Margaret Sleek
A wedding was held at the Reformed Church in Ridgely on Saturday at six o clock. The bride wore gray with a white hat and gloves, the ceremony was by Rev Rain, and the bride was given away by her uncle Vir Klotz. The groom was attended by his brother Harry Blackburn, with Esther Star rendering the wedding march. Ushers included Willie Klotz Thomas McCloud Alfred Blackburn and Mr Sueif. Officers stopped a wagonload of turkeys thieves after a Christmas Eve audience, and a Christmas night program by the Ultimo-reans pleased a large crowd. The Brethren Church Sunday School offered a Christmas show Monday evening with nice decorations and drills. Walter Lord and Coursey Hemmons moved into vacated Maple avenue and Lord’s former house. A Christmas morning prayer meeting was held at the Methodist Church and a Thursday Sunday School entertainment followed. Rev Quigg announced he sought a pastorate change at year end. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church planned a New Year social at Mrs Haymaker's. Thorndyke Roe now in Reco Colorado. John M Swing back from North Carolina. Miss Aimee Jones back from Baltimore. We face a coal shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Blackiston
Literary Club
Sewell T. Milbourne
Cambridge
F. J. Wright
J. L Stevens
Palmer Restaurant
Harrington
J. Walston
Otto
Edenton
A. H. Covey
Pomona
Journal Office
Wilmington
Matthew Lawless
State Forestry Commission
Dublin
Somerset
Arthur Conan Doyle
John S. Bowers
Maryland
Denton
Greensboro
James T. Wright
Baggs
Second Street
T. L. Frampton
Wright
Town Hall
M. E. Sunday School
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
A. N. Ward
William S. Wilson
Fidelity & Deposit Co
Baltimore
Alfred Wilson
Tuckahoe Neck
Buenos Ayres
William S. Paylor
Wilson
Baltymore
James Thomas
Thomas
Owens
Henry R. Lewis
Richards and Goldsborough
Richard Blackburn
Margaret Sleek
The
Reformed Church
Ridgely
Mr. Rain
Vir. Klotz
Harry Blackburn
Esther Star
Willie Klotz
Thomas McCloud
Alfred Blackburn
Sueif
the Reformed Church
Little Olive Shaw
Swing Pearsaul
Brethren Church
Walter Lord
Maple Avenue
Henry Wagener
Coursey Hemmons
Inspiring Christmas Service at St Pauls Church
A Christmas Day service at St Pauls Episcopal Church featured well rendered choir music and a sermon by the rector, followed by Holy Communion. The church was decorated with evergreens, and gifts were given to the rector and wife by congregants. Numerous gatherings followed with guests from Philadelphia and Baltimore in attendance at dinners and visits through Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul's Episcopal Church
G. Lawrence Wilson
Arthur Holt
H. Lay Beaven
Annie Beaven
John Wilson
Philadelphia
Fannie Fleming
Frank Fleming
William P. Fleming
Willard S. Russell
R. J. Bawen
Baltimore
G. H. Beaven
H. Nelson Beaven
Lillian Mancha
Herbert Beaven
J. F. Russom
C. H. Dean
Queen Anne
Alga Worth
New York City
Gallus Worth
Dover
No community can beat ours in fine porkers
A list of top pork raisers shows several farmers and big hog weights with rivalry noted among six neighbors. A special song service is planned at Bloomery M. I. Church on Sunday morning December 29 with the Fountain Brothers of Hickman and Winfield Hubbard providing music on the corner. Local residents visit and travel between Federalsburg, Georgetown, and Durrsville as community news continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
A. T. White
Minos Morris
L. N. Todd
Ernest Liden
W. FF. Liden
M. Liden
A. Alford
Bloomery M. I
Fountain Brothers
Hickman
Winfield Hubbard
Russell
Federalsburg
John Sutherland
Claude Lyden
Henry C. Conrad
Georgetown
Delaware
Stokes Ends Unhappy Life in Ames Churchyard
Frank Stokes about 61, employed by farmer Harry C. Collison near Denton, killed himself Tuesday morning after long mental distress and threats. Police and officials viewed the scene. no inquest held. Funeral at Ames Church, with interment in Ames churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stokes
Harry C. Collison
Denton
Stokes
Mr. Collison
Justice Hignatt
Owens
Cooper
Moving of Homes Shifts in Hickman Area
Changes in occupancy across Hickman and Dover include Elwood Wroten moving to his father’s Delaware farm, G Wash Breeding occupying Wroten’s vacated property, S P Brown relocating to Dover, and Clarence E Abbott taking Brown’s property. The cycle continues with Meloney, Norman Breeding, John Breeding, Harry Richie, and Thomas Cleaves swapping homes and stores, as Bullock moves to Federalsburg. The Crawford Company expands with four mills, a basket factory, and a planned fruit juice plant next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Wroten
Delaware
G. Wash Breeding
Wroten
S. P. Brown
Dover
Clarence E. Abbott
Brown
Clement Meloney
Mr. Abbott
Norman Breeding
John Breeding
Harry Richie
Thomas Cleaves
T. E. Bullock
Bullock
Federalsburg
William Oday
G. A. Shane
Shane
Philadelphia
Hickman
Crawford Company
Santa
Liden’s
Grange
Nettie Nichols
Farmington
Delaware State Corn Show opens world class F competition
The executive committee of the Delaware State Corn Show in Wilmington Delaware January 1617 announces a world class F competition for best ten ears of corn of any color with the most grain by weight. Premiums include a Chester white pig worth $10 for first place $5 for second and $2 for third. The contest is open beyond Delaware to attract more exhibits for instructional purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Wilmington
Orrell Home Christmas Reunion News
A Christmas Day gathering at Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Orrell's home included Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Orrell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrell, Mr. and Mrs. Walks Jarrell, Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Jarrell of Greensboro, and Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Saulsbury of Ridgely. Miss Lillie Hughes, daughter of Mrs. John Hughes, died at her town home Tuesday afternoon at age twenty three. her funeral was Thursday with Rev. Warren Burr officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Orrell
W. E. Orrell
Charles Jarrell
Walks Jarrell
Linwood Jarrell
Greensboro
I. T. Saulsbury
Ridgely
Lillie Hughes
John Hughes
Warren Burr
Harmony Wedding at Concord Parsonage
Miss Emma Frampton and Mr. Harry Fearins were secretly married at Concord parsonage Wednesday last week by Rev. G. S. Thomas. Miss Nellie Butler of Federalsburg visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Butler for the holidays. Carlton West and Leo Butler visit their parents during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Deen spent part of last week in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Emma Frampton
Harry Fearins
Concord Parsonage
G. S. Thomas
Nellie Butler
Federalsburg
G. L. Butler
Carlton West
Leo Butler
W. H. Deen
Baltimore
Richey Family Visits as Revival Ends at Grove
Mr and Mrs Harry Richey and daughter Hilda of Hickman spent the week with Mr and Mrs Lucas Kelley. Revival meetings have closed here and will begin at Zion Sunday. Quite a number attended the Baer Dean wedding here Wednesday night.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Emily Cannon
Wilbert Butler
Ruth Long
Ethel Roe
Eimma Plummer
Georgia Sherman
Rebecca Satterfield
Wilmina Towers
Elise Spicher
Mary King
Lola Pepper
Virgie Pepper
Mamie Carroll
Berenice Woodward
Myrtle Downes
Oscar Plummer
Israel King
Edwin Satterfield
Robert Neighbors
Harry King
John Spicher
Joseph Laramore
Melvin Pepper
Carl Collison
Harvey Laramore
Joseph Morris
Hudson Cannon
Willie Cannon
John Segar
Lewis McFarland
Cbalduin Trice
Finley McFarland
Sherman Tribett
Carrol Laramore
Irvin Schlegel
Reyner Dukes
Maryland University
J. Woodall Green
George Washington Law School
Harold Andrew
St. John's
M. Jade Redden
Nellins Institute
Clifford Baughley
Washington and Lee
Minerva Todd
Conference Academy
B. B. de Witt
San Juan
Porto Rico
H. A. Paine
de Witt
Charlies E. Johnson
William
Evelyn
Emily
W. A Cohee
Lyon Stevens
Merchants & Miners Steamships
G. Lacey Stevens
Jane Gerry
Clara Knight
Port Deposit
K. A. G. Westerfield
M. E. Parsonage
Anderson Redden
Pinladelphia
Philip Redden
New York
O. J. Redden
Margaret Buswell
Goucher College
Nettie C Satterfield
Franklinton
N. C
T. A. Satterfield
Roy C. Smith
Morgantown
W. Va
M. H. Smith
Thomas H. Everngain
Los Angeles
California
Nita Allaband
Helen Shepherd
Rising Sun
Lottie Allaband
Sarah Jones
Katherine Kennerly
Annie M. Lewis
James Neal
W. Ross Stevens
Cornelius Comegys
Scranton
Booth
Talbot
J. Frank Booth
Wm. C. Lord
Smyrna
F. H. King
Cleveland
Arthur Ramsdell
Long Branch
Helen Bostic
Seattle
Katherine Murchison
John S. Rutter
Chicago
Madge Beachamp
Robert Downes
Cuba
William D. Abler
Queen Anne Hall
Easton High School
Ntarvey Wooters
Elizabeth Lightner
Ethel Moore
Howard Flowers
Neil Grubb
Sidneys. Handy
Harvey Wooters
Charles, Grubb
Martin Rash
Pearl Emerson
W. N. Conaway
Edward Pritchett
Pittsburg
Ida Pritchett
John Pritchett
E. Walker
Florence Steel
R. E. Pippin
Jas. Hevalow
Mamie Goodwin
Carroll M. Jones
Wilminghom
A. M. Jones
S. S. James
HL G Gooden
Mildred Gooden
St. Mary’s Seminary
Tuckahoe
Thomas J. Cahall
Elton
Wiss Cthel Elizabeth
Arthur John Billing
Hebb
Frank Jester
T. J. Lard
Katherine Welch
Irma Cohen
William Arthur Cahall
Billing
Hobbs
John Rowland
Morgansside
Anna FE. Rowland
J. Richard Reid
Hagerstown
Gertrude Fr. Rowland
E. Holsinger
Kerren Kahn
Grice Holsinger
Wagner
Mass Mabel Sneekenberger
Wolsinger
Blue Ridge College
Stylsinger
Rowland
Pennsylvania
G. S. Rawigh
Mary Annice
Earl Messinger
C. P. Holsinger
Ord Rautrigh
Grace Holsinger
Proom
Reuben Raitigh
Lohengrin
Holsinger
Theobald Wall
Downes
Sarah K. Redman
Hlitlsboro
Hillsboro Hotel
R. T
Carrie E. Carroll
A. D. Carroll
M. Ford Morgan
J. J. Morgan
Calvary M. P. Parsonage
W. H. Litsinger
Jennie Darrah
Robert Hf. Darrah
Clayton
Ernest Price Collins
Collins
Mary V. Darrah
Elizabeth E. Russell
W. EF. Wilson
Lucy May
Robert D. Weaver
Weaver
Queen Anne's County
George Hollingsworth
Near Starr
Edna Mulliken
Roe
G. L. Blades
Ilvan Russel
Olaf Smith
Harlan Blades
Alfred Billing
Hlobbs
Clifford Raughley
Lexington
J. B. Raughley
Mass Mary DC. Raughley
Wesley M. I. Church
Iva A. Russell
Cfarlan Blades
Ethel KE. Cahall
Felton
M. E. Wheatley
Eddystone
Ray Stafford
Trenton, N. J
Miss Pearl McMullen
Euston
Smithville
Fred Parker
Near Durrsville
Wm. Robinson
Carrie Bradley
S. M. Lyden
Effa Alford
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