Denton and Caroline County News Summary
Local report covers weather impact and community events in Caroline and nearby areas. Mentions Ladies Circle meeting February 28, fire company recruitment, church services, school programs, and a bill to fund a Denton fire engine through bonds. Notes on muskrat closed season proposal and tomato pool acreage targets for 1924. Also reports a road accident involving William Dean, and notes high school attendance records. Includes remarks on advertising value and Maryland's 1924 legislative schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towers
Ladies’ Circle
F. J. Wright
Caroline County
G. T. Redden & Co
Denton Fire Company
Denton
Carter
Law
Concord Cemetery
Bee Tree School House
Wingate
Henderson High School
William A. Stewart
Ulster County
N. Y
Washington
Kauffman
Caroline
J. W. Thawley
Great A. & P. Tea Co
W. R Strong
Chestertown
Thawley
Kent County
Queen Anne's
Dorchester
Fifth Street
William Dean
Theodore Orme
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Williston
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Bridgeville
M. E. Virden
China
Loyal Workers
Thawley’s M. P
Tuckahoe Neck
Ralph Wright
Hilda Reid
Beulah Clopper
Thelma DeFord
Rosa Riley
Hazel
Hickman
Choptank
Willoughby
Chestnut Grove
Garey’s
Central
Burrsville
Maryland
Personal and Social News Weddings of Interest
Several weddings of interest are noted with partners from Denton to Pittsburgh. Warren Adams Dove of Winchester Virginia married Alice Marguerite De Laney near Denton with Rev. C Nadal Jones officiating. Dove and De Laney then left for Pittsburgh. Lewis Griffith of Seaford wed Hilda Williams near Federalsburg in Ridgely. Numerous social visits and small gatherings involve residents from Andersontown, Denton, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, including Nutile, Jenkins, and Nuttle families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Adams Dove
Winchester
Alice Marguerite DeLaney
J. F. DeLaney
Denton
C. Nadal Jones
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Dove
Lewis Griffith
Seaford
Hilda Williams
Lina Williams
Federalsburg
Frank Jenkins
Jenkins
Hazel Everagain
J. Fletcher Wright
Wilmington
William H. Nuttle
Henry T. Nuttle
David Marine
New York City
C. H. Atkins
Walter Lord
Concord
Philadelphia
John C. Ruuer
Washington
Atrs. C. P. Dunning
Walter Sparklin
G. L. Helsby
Glascock
N. J
Emmett Lord
Fred
Baltimore
Charles Lord
W. P. Carroll
Easton
Myrtle Coulbourn
Virginia Cooper
Eastern Shore boulevard project heard by Ways and Means
Senators Towers and Roe and Congressman Goldsborough led a three county Eastern Shore delegation at a House Ways and Means hearing urging a 7500000 dollar bill for an Eastern Shore boulevard from Love Point to Denton. The plan funds ferry connections and aims to improve Maryland and Delaware access from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence B. Towers
Dudley G. Roe
T. Alan Goldsborough
Eastern Shore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Baltimore
Eastern Shore Boulevard
Towers
Love Point
Denton
Queenstown Bay Shore
Congressman Goldsborough
Maryland
Delaware
Goldsborough
Stevensville
Kent Island
Sandy Point
Dollar Day Set To Draw Denton Shoppers Next Tuesday
Denton merchants prepare for the town first dollar day with price cuts across stores. Advertised savings vary, but the aim is to attract visitors and show what the local businesses offer. Roads to Denton are mostly good, encouraging crowds to travel for the sales event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
al l
Women's Federation Meeting in Greensboro High School
The Greensboro Community Club hosts the Caroline County Federation of Women's Clubs on February 29 at Greensboro High School Building. Two sessions start in the morning and at 1 30 pm with discussions on Exemption of Examination and Devotional Exercises in Public Schools. Luncheon at 12 30 features performances and lecture by Arthur Newton Buck of the American Tree Association on Forestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro Community Club
Caroline County Federation of Women's Clubs
Greensboro High School
Kirby Meir
Paul Phillips
Florence E. Monk
Arthur Newton Buck
The
American Tree Association
Delmarvin fair dates set across towns this summer
The Delmarvin Fair Association announced the annual fair dates: Harrington July 29 to August 2, Cambridge August 5 to 8, Tassley August 12 to 15, Pocomoke August 19 to 22, Salisbury August 26 to 29, West Chester September 2 to 5, with the Cecil County State Fair and Agriculture Association hosting September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmarvin Fair Association
Harrington
Cambridge
Tasley
Pocomoke
Salisbury
West Chester
Cecil County State Fair and Agriculture Association
Epworth League to hold town hall fair in Henderson
Henderson parish notes report the Epworth League of Henderson M E Church will host a fair in the town hall on Saturday evening February 23 with ten cents admission. Local families travel and visit from Wilmington and other towns are listed among community updates and illness wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Henderson
M. E. Church
Eveyone
Wilmington
Addie Clark
Buck
Johnny Jones
Bradford
Baltimore
Lemuel Jones
Atlantic City
W. Golt
Louise
Wye Mills
Elma Sanders
W. L. Sanders
James Rickards
John Pritchett
Max
Freeborn Ellwanger
Greensboro
Annie Williams
Dover
G. W. Carrow
Orville Melvin
Dallas Cartwright
Goldsboro
Lilliard Jones
Magnalia
Sam
Anna Jones
Sara Gooden
Clarence Pritchett
Town
Wedding invitation and local society notes in Pittsburgh PA
Lax Burrsville and area residents note an invitation to the wedding of Ruth Josephine Cahall in Pittsburgh to Lawrence Frederick Flower dated February. Mrs. Lucy A. Cahall and the late Edward Cahall are noted as her family. Neighbors celebrate Mrs. W H Young's birthday with a surprise party. Mite Society of Union M. P. Church hosts a gathering at near town. Various relocations visits and illness updates from local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lax
Burrsville
Pittsburgh
Ruth Josephine Cahall
Frederick Flower
Atea
Miss Cahall
Lucy A. Cahall
Edward Cahall
Philip Cheezum
Madelyn
Lyman
W. H. Young
Elias Pierson
Mite Society of Union M. P
Town
Laura A. Porter
Christmas Dinner Highlights Family Ties in Greensboro
Greensboro social notes recount a belated Christmas dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrell Sr. for their four sons and families amid illness concerns. Updates include Mrs. Laura Longfellow’s improving health at The Church Home and Infirmary in Baltimore, and various visits and hospital recoveries involving Greensboro residents and relatives in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jarrell, Sr
L. QO. Jarrell
Boone Jarrell
William Jarrell
Charles Jarrell
L. O. Jarrell
Laura Longfellow
Church
Baltimore
W. W. Wheeler
St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
Sallie Horsey
J.C. Brown
Lebanon
Clifford Purge
Easton
Robert Nixon
Philadelphia
Greensboro
A. A. Christian
Jordan
Charles Wieneke
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
We are grateful for the many acts of kindness and consideration shown by our neighbors and friends during our recent bereavement. Oscarn Mukeny.
Valentine Social at Reformed Church hosts Ridgely crowd
Ny oda Campfire Girls held a Friday social in the basement of the Reformed Church drawing about 120 attendees. The program featured songs by Margaret Swing and Mrs. M A Brackett, games, shadow pictures, and a Valentine cake walk won by Mrs. Ed Pearsaul. Refreshments included chicken salad sandwiches and cocoa. Events were coordinated by Mrs. Paul Sewell and Miss Lorain Swing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyoda
Reformed Church
The
Waters of
Minnetonka
Margaret Swing
Land of the Sky- Blue Water
M.A. Brackett
Valentine
Ed Pearsaul
Charles Hobbs
Tom
Dame Trot
King Tut
Maggie
Jiggs
Henrietta Swann
Marian Hemmons
Elma Wilson
Dorothy Saulsbury
Winnifred Hammond
Gladys Richards
Loraine Swing
Mary Emma Porter
Elizabeth Wilson
Madge Thomas
Dorothy Holsinger
Margaret Holsinger
Paul Sewell
Callahan
Dr. Haymaker
T. W. Smith
John Hannaberry
Easton
Pennsylvania
Frank Flounders
Fred
Gilbert Johnson
Harry
Federalsburg
Ed. Morris
Johnson
Harry Reininger
Morris
Mervyn Seward
Aberdeen
Frank Seward
Ray Smith
Baltimore
William Jarrell
Francis Lynch
Melvin Wheatley
Lincoln and
Washington
Washington's Birthday Closures Hit Banks and Public Offices
Banks and several public offices closed yesterday in observance of Washington's Birthday. Some services operated with limited hours while others remained shut, affecting routine transactions and government business. Local officials urged patience for delayed operations and offered guidance on available online alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Near East Relief Befits Maryland Drive Names Evelyn Harris Director
Mrs Evelyn Harris appointed regional director for Cecil Kent Queen Annes and Caroline counties for the Maryland Near East Relief She speaks engagingly and views the work with unusual appeal Meeting reports show contributions from Denton Bridgetown Flenderson and a Palace Theatre showing of Alice in Hun perland totaling 3136 49 to date with 175 00 previously sent Additional meetings announced for Caroline county Federalsburg Preston Concord Chestnut Grove Bloomery with February 24 25 and 27 dates for further fund raising and bundle day plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Near East Relief
Evelyn Harris
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline Counties
Denton M. E
Bridgetown
Flenderson
Moving Picture
Alice
Hunperland
Palace Theatre
Caroline County
Ferdinand Baynard
Denton
Concord
Chestnut Grove
Bloomery
Federalsburg
Preston
Community Club Hosts Busy Thursday Social
Mrs FE M Willey entertained the Andersontown Hobbs Community Club with business and refreshments. Guests included Mrs H Judson Ramsdell of Harrington Mrs T A Cleaves and Miss Mollie Cleaves of Hickman. Various local residents and visitors were noted at gatherings and visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. M. Willey
Andersontown-Hobbs
H. Judson Ramsdell
Harrington
T. A. Cleaves
Mollie Cleaves
Hickman
Hf. Thomas
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Elm. Willey
Esther
Harry Merriken
Federalsburg
Surprise party honors Howard Milby at Felton home
Mr and Mrs John Milby Mrs S V Milby and Mrs Charles Schaube entertained at the Will Greenlee home near Felton on Thursday for Howard Milby s forty fourth birthday. Others visited relatives in Greensboro Wilmington and Philadelphia. The Hartranfts moved into the Carroll home and Laphams returned from Florida trip. J W Shively s family illness list includes Mrs Shively and Miss Cahall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milby
S. V. Milby
Charles Schaube
Will Greenlee
Felton
Howard Milby
Robert Jarrell
J. H. Schooley
Charles Jarrell
Greensboro
Arthur Cahall
Wilmington
J. W. Shively
F. J. Saunders
Philadelphia
W. T. Hartranft
Jotn Carroll
J. S. Lapham
Edward
Florida
Fred Sylvester
Mary Cahall
Dover Bridge Accident and Local Marriage Report
An accident at Dover Bridge last week involved a large bus and a Ford car with two occupants. One man was lightly injured, the other more seriously, transported to Easton Hospital. Earl Christopher of Talbot county and Hazel Hopkins of Caroline county were married February 2 at Eas ton by Rev. McDonal. Mrs. Earl Christopher from Preston visited relatives including W. R. Christopher. Melvin Clinton and Yellett Willoughby joined family visits with the Christopher household, plus James Davenport of Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Bridge
Easton Hospital
Earl Christopher
Talbot County
Hazel Hopkins
Caroline County
Easton
W. R. Christopher
Melvin, Clinton and
Yellett Willoughby
James Davenport
American Corner Ladies' Aid Meeting Recap
The Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Tene Trice's home on February 13th hosted nine members and ten visitors. Members presented musical selections during the social hour while sandwiches cakes coffee and bananas were served. The group plans to meet with Mrs. Martha Collins in March. Kemp Walls and Mrs. Medford Walls visited Mrs. George L. Griffith's home, who is ill nearby. Mr. Lacy Griffith visited his parents near here on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tene Trice
Lydia Nichols
Sallie Towers
Lola Lewis
Amanda Collney
Elva Smith
Martha Collins
Fletcher Walls
Kemp
Hillsboro and Queen Anne Community News Festive Meeting
The Hillsboro Queen Anne column reports a Monday community club meeting with a mock wedding featuring a diverse cast led by Mrs Elwood Fleming and Mrs Susie Thompson. A mothers patrons meeting at the school followed, with many locals noted as attendees and visitors to Annapolis Denton Love Point road hearing. The note mentions a car accident injuring a friend, multiple visits, and a funeral for Mrs Annie Turner with services at Harris Chapel this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bride
Elwood Fleming
Proem
George Stewart
Harry Fisher
Louise Gray
Gladys Gale
G. L. Wilson
Susie Thompson
Edgar Blades
Lay Heaven
Annapolis
Denton- Lave Point
T. Noble Jarrell
Goldsboro
H. W. B. Rowe
Clifton Hicks
Edgar Swann
Longwoods
Blanche Smith
Wilmington
LT. Sparklin
Frances Maxwell
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Charles Ireland
Wm. Eckstorm
Stevensville
G. Francis Beaven
Lay Beaven
I. T. Sparklin
W. P. Chaffinch
Easton
Howard Knotts
Mary Lillian
Baltimore
S. Newton Smith
Thomas F. Dukes
Centreville
Hazel Beauchamp
Denton
Milford Kline
Emma Lock
Philadelphia
Ella Pennington
Belle Connolly
Annie Jump
Leroy Harris
Queen Anne
Hillsboro
Messrs. C. H. Dean
H. P. Flowers
Horace Morgan
W. Stevens
G. L
Charles E. Stewart
Charles Jarrell
Love Point
Earl Short
Washington
Harris Chapel
Maryland Farm Bureau Builds Co operative Associations
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation accepts a push from the American Farm Bureau to prioritize cooperative marketing. It is organizing county co operative associations across the state and seeks federation into the Maryland Farm Bureau Co operative Association. Five counties Frederick Montgomery Howard Worcester and Caroline have formed or filed for county co operative bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Co-Operative Marketing
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Co-operative Association
Maryland Farm Bureau Co-operative Association
Frederick
Montgomery
Howard
Worcester
Caroline
Higautt airs program. church trustees meet this week
In Williston, despite Tuesday night’s storm, O. M. Higautt received the full program from Station WRC. Trustees of the local church plan discussions this week. Miss Cannon, the teacher, is home sick with no school for three days. Alfred Gelletley Jr. visits relatives in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Higautt
WRC
Miss Cannon
Alfred Gelletley, Jr
New York
Mrs Ida S Hollingsworth Opens Spring Millinery Today
Mrs Ida S Hollingsworth announces a spring millinery opening set for today with new hats in stock. Her shop showcases a curated collection of stylish headpieces for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida S. Hollingsworth
Orphans Court Actions and Rail Line Upgrades
In Orphans Court Judges West Harper and Shawn presided over guardian accounts and estate matters for Duffey and Garey. The court allowed guardian expenses and bond reductions, while executors filed inventories and releases. Separately, rail work at Queen Anne connects M D W and D C tracks, with land purchased, new route plans, schedule tweaks, and a half mile of new track to be built under the Baltimore Eastern railroad consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West, Harper and Shawn
George Linden Duffey
Alvert Brown Duffey
James Arthur Duffey
Mabel C. Duffey
James A. Duffey
Fred R. Owens
Thomas J. Carroll
John L. Everngam
Martha Everngam
Miriam J. Todd
Edward E. Nuttle
B. Frank Edgell
Ora H. Tull
Harvey Evans
Louis Monath
Wesley R. Dixon
Laura S. Garey
Isaac L. Dukes
W. Temple Smith
John W. Funk
Alcenus Cooper
Elizabeth MacDonald
T. Clayton Horsey
Ada C. Smith
Fred R. Ownes
Josephine Edgell
Queen Anne
Cambridge
Claiborne
Love Point
Baltimore
Ocean City
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia System
Chartered Railway Company
Greenwood
West Denton
Willoughby
Downes
Thomas
Baltimore & Eastern Railroad Lines
W. U. Polk
Salisbury
Polk
War on Moonshiners Sparks Arrest in Delaware
State and federal officers led a crackdown on bootleg activity in lower Delaware with a Saturday raid on a 15 gallon still near the Delaware Maryland line at Atlanta. William Russum, a 48 year old resident, was arrested after authorities seized the still, four barrels of mash and about five gallons of finished product. He was arraigned in Seaford and held on $500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
William Russum
Delaware-Maryland Line
Atlanta
Federalsburg
Otto Donaway
A. L. Adams
John E. Martin
Seaford
Russum
Bridgeville
Caroline Civil List: Governors appoint officers and officials
The Governor sent to the Senate on Wednesday a list of Caroline officers including Notaries Public J Frank Lane Mildred E Heather Marydel L Irving Jones Greensboro Edna B Green William S Crouse Elizabeth MacDonald William P Carroll Gladys FE Roe Mary L Trazzare Mildred P Plummer Nellie F Thawley Indianna Bullock Denton Donald Jefferson Clellie E Turner Alevia F White Federalsburg Louise Wilson Hillsboro John D Davis Ridgely Justices of the Peace A B Cohee Henderson John T Biles Robert R Shull Greensboro E Lloyd Fooks Preston John T Blades Choptank Thomas F Cox Robert S Nichols Federalsburgh James E Hicks Hillsboro Henry Wilkinson Ridgely Thomas J Daffin Jr American Corner Election Supervisors John K Lynch Lee Hignatt Harry B Mason Rev Warren Burr a well known retired minister of the Wilmington M E Conference died in North East on Tuesday. He was pastor of the Greensboro Church in 1911 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Caroline
Notaries Public
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Mildred E. Heather
Marydel
L. Irving Jones
Greensboro
Edna B. Green
William S. Crouse
Elizabeth MacDonald
William P. Carroll
Gladys FE. Roe
Mary L. Trazzare
Mildred P. Plummer
Nellie F. Thawley
Indianna Bullock
Denton
Donald Jefferson
Clellie E. Turner
Alevia F. White
Federalsburg
Louise Wilson
Hillsboro
John D. Davis
Ridgely
Justices of the
A. B. Cohee
Henderson
John T. Biles
Robert R. Shull
E. Lloyd Fooks
Preston
John T. Blades
Thomas F. Cox
Robert S. Nichols
Federalsburgh
James E. Hicks
Henry Wilkinson
Thomas J. Daffin, Jr
American Corner
John K. Lynch
Lee Hignatt
Harry B. Mason
Caroline County PTA meets in Denton on school progress
The Caroline County Parent-Teachers Association held its second meeting in Denton on February 14 with many patrons from across the county. Miss Healy outlined modern reading methods using word recognition before phonics, while Mrs Ramsdell questioned whether schools receive moral support. Debate urged reducing outside distractions, increasing lesson prep, and adding a junior high. The group backed a $1 annual fee for town schools and 50 cents for rural ones and urged legislators to support school equalization and budget cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Denton
William S. Norris
Marydel
Henderson
Baltimore Corner
Greensboro
Camp Grove
Williston
Preston
Federalsburg
Hillsboro
Cedar Grove
Ridgely
Nichols
Friendship
Healy
H. H. Long
Ritchie
Maryland
Parent- Teacher's Association
Editors Gather in Annapolis for Annual Meeting and Luncheon
About seventy editors and publishers from the Delmarvin and Maryland State Editorial associations visited Annapolis for annual meetings hosted by Governor Albert C. Ritchie. Key officers were re-elected, Ritchie urged tax cuts, and Frank R. Kent offered remarks on civic voting apathy before a Rotary Club tour of historic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Delmarvin Press Association
Maryland State Editorial Association
Maryland
Albert C. Ritchie
Ritchie
Senate
State House
Delmarvin
Theodore Townsend
Milford Chronicle
George Carter
Evening Journal
William F. Metten
Everett C. Johnson
Newark Post
Fred G. Asilton
Chestertown Kent News
E. Shannahan
Easton Star-Democrat
Metten
Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Spape
Baltimore-Eastern Shore Boulevard
Women’s Federation
M. F. H. Callison
M. E. Parsonage
M. E. Wheatley
C. D. Callison
Hobbs
Lloyd Young
Chinkapin Farm
George Russell Farm
Lucy Pierson
Grip
Swarthmore, Pa
June Young
Walter Cannon
Master Dean Fountain
Mrr
C. N. Fountain
Oscarn Mukeny
Ridgely News
Harold Fountain
Richard
C. W. Jackson
Jackson
Ridgely Schools
George Dutton
George, Jr
Newark
T. A. Smith
Joseph Carroll
Flynn
Billy
Alexander Dawson
August Keeneman
Westcott Porter
Arthur Scully
George Sharp
Mary Sharp
Harold Roe
Harry Robinson
Wallace Wilson
Arizona
Kegan Turbitt
Selby Smith
Burton Wilkinson
Lee Bennington
Chester
Alice Bennington
Mary Detwiler
Bertie Sparks
Meredith
Carroll Meredith
Frank Long
Beatrice Bowers
Walter Mitchell
S. S. Stone
Louise Dukes
Virginia Hayes
T. L. Day
Charles Cannon
Mary Hayadone
Irvin Hevalow
J. R. Ricards
1 .B. Allen
Mary Williamson
Christian Endeavor Service
Dick Meniken
Jack Boylan
B. Lawless
L. H. Thomas
J. Robert Starkey
Galdsboro
Tuckahoe
Warren Burr
Wilmington M. E
North East
the Patrons’ Association
West Virginia
F. W. Redden
Prisles
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