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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1922
Page
5
The column covers Carroll's election as a Delaware Trust Co director, a planned bank at Marydel with $25 000 capital, school building bills in Denton and Harmony, community events, and a weekend of unusual weather with a cold snap and late thunderstorms. It also lists local disease reports in Caroline county and notes on the dairy industry growth.
Nobility and neighbors mourn Richard Andrew 74 of Caroline and Denton with service led by Rev. J A Dudley. Also Mrs Annie L Carter 74 of Whiteleysburg and Levi T Woshetl 87 of Choptank among others noted with service and interment details. William A Manship 37 of Greensboro passes after influenza with services led by Reverends Morris and Leach.
George C Skirven will relocate to Brooklyn New York as teller this week. J R Fleetwood succeeds him and Francis E Yeoman Jr takes Fleetwoods position. Several local hosts and visitors are noted including the Lingmaids Clark Small guests of Guest. relatives Uhler and Tubbs visit Denton. Andrew family attends a funeral. Harold Andrew visits from Columbia Tennessee.
Clarence K. Bowie appointed M Bates Stephens chairman for Caroline county to lead a million dollar fund raised by subscription. The fund supports democracy liberal thought and peace through justice, with awards to individuals or groups for service. County organization by districts may include a later meeting.
Harmony reports boys enjoy harmony and games like horse trading and checkers. W P Willis remodelling a house for new occupants. Mrs Calvin Todd and Mrs Courtland Baker on the sick list. Farmers sold sweet potatoes to a buyer this week. Eugene Fearins in Baltimore on business. Edward Sharp improves after illness. A case of scarlet fever reported in the vicinity.
The Shamrock Club in Hillsboro hosted a Valentine party on Friday February 16 with red and white shamrock decor. Refreshments were served at 10 30. Attendees included Miriam Gale Christine Wilson Katherine Jarrell Agnes Tarburton Ruth Lucas Mary Jump Rachel Colona Alma Baker Mary Kline Helen Briscoe and several gentlemen. The club room will be open during Chautauqua for afternoon and evening entertainment with supper welcomed. 100 percent attendance urged for the February 26 meeting and a patrons meeting with program set for February 27.
Irene Larrimore four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Larrimore died in Mateus Hook and was laid to rest at Wesley M E Church cemetery. Marian Moore Stafford and Floyd Baker wed at Rev W L Jump s home with Olivia Smith and Paul McFarland as attendants. Mrs Bessie Cheezum calls a patrons meeting Feb 21 to discuss a new school building. Mite Society of Union M P Church meets at Otis Stafford home due to illness. Dr Wise preaches at Wesley M E Church Jan 19. Local residents and visitors noted amid illnesses and recoveries including Miss Edith Fountain Mrs Margaret Simpson and Mr Tilghman Harvey.
In Federalsburg last Thursday night the Naumkeag Tribe No tor Improved Order of Red Men held its annual banquet at the Masonic Temple with 150 members and guests. A quartet including Mrs. O. W. Spicer and Miss Anna Brown performed. Speakers were Rev. J. L. Nichols of Federalsboro and Rev. Melvin E. Wheatley of Centreville. Prospects for top tomato canning in the area look strong, with expected large contracted quantities and high prices for uncontracted tomatoes. Alaska peas for canning are being planted, promising a higher price than in years since before the war.
The Epworth League held a Valentine’s sociable in the bank room with red hearts and a Week of School program. Events included a class play about the Murphy twins, a debate on Earth’s shape, a spelling bee, and a field meet with toy balloon and clothespin races. A community club entertainment raised about twenty-seven dollars, and local church notices and visits filled the week.
Ell and Mrs. L S Matthews have been on the sick list this week. Newark visitors Mrs. George Dutton and son George Jr. stayed with Mr. and Mrs. T A Smith. Ray Mason and daughters Catherine and Grace visited his brother I E Mason. Elmer Anthony of Centreville visited at Uncle Harry Laird. Kenton residents Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hilliard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C E Anderson. Ladies Aid hosts an experimental social at John Davis home on the 22nd. Sewing Circle met at Paul Holsinger’s. Swing Brothers’ factory resumes after idleness since last May. Irene Neff retired after visiting Mrs. Robertson in Oxford. Mrs. Joseph Koffone visiting her mother Mollie Richards in Wilmington. Miss Florence Laird of Swarthmore weekend here. Community Library gains about eighty volumes. Pauline Wiley of Middletown spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Frank Long entertaining her mother Mrs. Carroll of Dover. J T Moore spent several days in Baltimore. Leonard Deen on a Philadelphia honeymoon. Mrs. J A Mitchell week in Philadelphia. Sara Neff in Baltimore Tuesday. Myrtle Thompson visiting in Seaford.
At a church business meeting on Monday evening officers were elected for the year: Trustees W H Willey T H Towers W H Lord Isaac Starkey Manning Merriken J R Ricards and C D Collison steward J R Ricards class leader T H Towers organist Mrs Corinne Thomas Miss Helen Hubbard led the Sunday Endeavor service with Miss Ethel Comedus chosen to lead next Sunday.
Hickman residents report Mrs. James Farrell's return home after a fort night with her bedridden mother Mrs. James Breeding. Local gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cleaves hosting visitors from Harrington and Cambridge. District Superintendent Wise to preach Sunday at 3 PM, with several families listed on the sick list.
A promotional notice invites readers to subscribe to the JouRNAL for complete county news coverage. The teaser emphasizes comprehensive local reporting and ongoing updates across communities.
John N. Mackall, chairman of the State Roads Commission, rejects compromise on a county engineer plan urged by Senator Towers of Caroline. Towers cites $69,009 yearly cost for 23 counties, with county engineers earning $3,000 each, but Mackall warns such a system would place engineers between two masters under dual jurisdiction. Towers asserts vast powers for county engineers, while Mackall favors centralized control and merit-system subordinates retained under the State Roads Commission.
The truck of Carl Coulbourn caught fire last Monday while en route from Preston to Wilmington after stopping at BradConnelly’s store for gasoline. Overflow likely ignited from electrical points or muffler. Coulbourn and Connelly escaped, preventing broader damage to store or dwelling. Social and Literary Society of Grove Church plans a Friday meeting at W. E. Collins residence with full attendance urged. Also notes dinners and visits among local residents and Rev. F. J. Phillips set to preach at Grove, Choptank, and Elwood next Sunday.
Mrs Wm Hubbard visits daughter near Denton for a week. Attendees of a spelling bee at Woodenhawk School last Wednesday evening. Miss Mamie Still and Miss Ethel Adams visited Mrs Fred Fountain Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain hosted several friends Sunday evening. Miss Elma Tiley has accepted a position in Seaford. Mrs Elizabeth Johnson is very sick. Mrs John Elrick is on the sick list.
A musical titled The Minister's Wife's New Bonnet under the Woman's Club Preston will be presented on Tuesday February 28 at 7 pm for the High School benefit. Admission is 25 and 35 cents.
All Victor records that formerly sold at 85 cents are now 75 cents. Our stock was never as complete as now. M. K.
In the Orphans Court judges West, Harper and Shawn presided over probate actions for multiple estates. David M. Replogle's will was proven and admitted to probate with Ruth Mitchell named executrix after a renunciation by another executrix. Notices to creditors were ordered and appraisers named. Administrators of Alva B. Todd filed a second inventory and sales account, approved. Lewis E. Toulson's will admitted to probate. Real estate sale for William R. Pennypacker estate ratified after order nisi. Mary E. Long filed approved inventory of Joseph W. Long’s personal property. Louis N. Todd administrators filed inventory and an order to sell. Vashti L. Garey estate releases filed from multiple distributees. Ferdinand Cook estate petition granted conditional release for Raymond O. Cook as co administrator.
Lawrence Howard, 16, was seriously wounded when William Prattis fired a single barrel shotgun from his doorway as Howard and friends approached after a tick-tack prank. Howard fled into bushes, later treated at home. bullets still lodged in his back. Prattis arrested and jailed in Denton, with lawyers retained.
Queen Anne noticed a fine feast and strong attendance despite poor roads keeping outside visitors away. A telegram from Los Angeles reached Hillsboro in forty five minutes, aiding quick communication. St Pauls Church reported a large Sunday congregation and planned illustrated sermon on Christ the Matchless Hero next week. Chautauqua entertainments start Tuesday in Hillsboro with reportedly good ticket sales. Henry Morgan departed for Philadelphia for the Hardware Men's Convention. Church sermons will address morality versus religion. Harris Chapel will skip service tomorrow due to bad roads. Mr and Mrs Charles Roe visited the parsonage, and Mrs Harry Jump returned from a long visit with relatives.
Dairy meetings will be held in Ridgely Goldsboro Preston Federalsburg Hillsboro Queen Anne next week with movies on pure milk and farm care plus lectures on clean milk production. Co sponsored by the Inter State Dairy Council as part of the clean milk campaign. Snow storm delayed original plans.
The Caroline Federation of Women’s Clubs met at the Greensboro theatre as host to eight clubs for the first 1922 quarterly meeting. Despite poor weather, attendance was strong. Dues were raised to 25 cents per capita, resolutions favored enforcement and education bills, and committees were formed for enforcement and education efforts. A tubercular cattle note from County Agent W Collins Thomas was read, and Christmas Seals sales reached 328 dollars.
Mrs. Annie Betson of Greensboro slipped on High street and fell by the First National Bank in Seaford. She suffered bruises and was briefly confined at the Rawlins home. The community lists several sick residents and notes various travels, visits, and a birthday celebration for Mrs. Goldsborough.
State laws pay 50 cents for each hawk or chick hawk killed anywhere in Maryland. Claims require an affidavit before a justice of the peace or notary public, plus the head or body of the bird. Bounties are paid by the State Game Department from hunter license funds. $176 was paid in December.
Owing to stormy weather and widespread colds, January attendance fell short of 90 percent in many schools. Fourteen schools reached or tied 90 percent, led by Greensboro secondary and Ridgely secondary at 93, with several others at 92 or 91. Colored schools in Denton reported 100 and 90 percent. Attendance banners went to Hillsboro town, Nichols rural, Denton elementary, and the colored unit.
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