Denton Area Notes Outline Spring Commerce Plans
Local items note Exide batteries carried by Denton Auto Co and a road project north of West Denton using shells. Reports include diphtheria and measles in Preston, property purchase on Third Street, Farm Bureau membership gain, and upcoming Easter merchant promotions. Further items cover church sermons, millinery shows, game bird orders, a medical visit to Caroline, and a state memorial project in Cecil county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Winters
Denton Auto Co
West Denton
Preston
A. E. Miller
Wingate Neal
Third Street
Denton
Sussex
Farm Bureau
Long & Beall's
W. E. Hills
Denton M. E
J. S. Hollingsworth
Caroline
J. H. Junghans
Caroline Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
I. 5
Hollingsworth
Cecil County
Court House Square
Anderson & Bailey
Anna B. Jump
Marydel
Ridgely
Long & Beall
Journal
Today
State Christian Endeavor Union
Denton M. P. Church
J. H B. Nichols & Co
Haas Tailoring Co
E. H. Hils
Gould
Cambridge
W. Temple Smith
Greensboro
H. L. Cooper
F. P. Roe Co
Canning Establishment
Charles Sigler
Baynard
State Roads Commission
Sussex County
State Highway Commission
Dorchester
Seaford
Bryant’s Palace
Order
Denton Social Notes and Visits Across States
Rev Dr Straughn to visit Denton while Mr William Cook returns to Montana to manage a 400 acre homestead. Denton club news reports 42 women, six new members, urgent need for a club room. Hospital updates include Mr John L Everngam and Mr Oscar Clark. various locals attend visits, parties, and outings across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Straughn
Danton
Wm. Cook
Montana
Otter catch and community notices in Goldsboro
John Porter trapped an otter in the upper Choptank region on Saturday. The fur was dark and beautiful, needing two traps and a load of shot to subdue it. The monthly Parents and Teachers meeting was held at the school house Tuesday night with a Washington birthday program. An oyster roast at Hurlock involved Robt Jarrell Sr and Jr, Noble Jarrell, J A Jackson, and A D Quillen. Miss Fannie Saunders returned from Philadelphia Wilmington and Ridgely. Miss Beatrice Bowers visited Miss Louise Gray. Mrs Ella Nace conducted revival at Bethel church. The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets in Roanoke April 7. Rev J H Schooley attended a funeral in Eldersburg. Regular Methodist services are planned for next Sunday. Wim and Robert Hutson visit their mother. Edith Lane sprained her arm skating. Hilda Seaman hosted the sewing circle last Friday. Mrs Harrison Bennett visited Wilmington. Katie Shockley spent Sunday with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cook
Caroline
Montana
Cook
Ernest
Bradford Downes
Denton
Denton Community Club
Fred R. Owens
N. P. Kern
T. H. Everngam
Concord
Howard Sullivan
John L. Everngam
University Hospital, Baltimore
J. H. Straughn
D. D
Maryland
Methodist Protestant Church
Carville
Washington
J. Frank Booth
Mt. Vernon
National Cemetery
Arlington
R. H. Clarence Duffey
Hugh
Chas, Jarrell
Katharyn
Hillsboro
Oscar Clark
Wm. Chambers
Andersontown
Charles H. Sylvester
Cedar Rapids
Iona
J. W. Perry
J. S. Steelman
Elizabeth Clark
Garey
T. M. Adams
Royersford
T. Luther Frampton
Mildred Stevens
Hazel Beauchamp
Milford Kline
Mary Quackenboss
Aetuust
Baltimore
Wilmington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John Porter
Robt, Jarrell, Sr
Robt, Jarrell, Jr
Noble Jarrell
J. A. Jackson
A. D. Quillen
Hurlock
Frank Lane
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Roanoke
J. H. Schooley
Eldersburg
Fannie Saunders
Philadelphia
Ridgely
Beatrice Bowers
Louise Gray
Ella Nace
Bethel Church
Methodist
Messrs
Wim
Robert Hutson
Edith Lane
Hilda Seaman
Harrison Bennett
Katie Shockley
E. C. Baker
The
Reformed Church
Richard Blackburne
Blackburn
Paint and Powder Club
Dorothy Beaumont
Paul Neff
New York
Third Avenue West
Richardstown
Mary Hagadone
John Davis
T. A. Smith
J. Scully
Frank Klotz
James Wilson
Morton Holsinger
Carney’s Point
Paul Holsinger
Ella Carlile
Frank Seward
Robert Smith
R. E. Jr
Armour and Company
Jerome Heather
Phyllis
Paul Neft
T. C. Cahall
Alice Wilson
Harry Hemmons
Paul
Easton
Lee Mitchell
A. G. Saulsbury
Elaine
Methodist Church
Leona Parsons
Howard Holsinger
George Cherry
Mattie Nearhoof
Bellwood
Beatrice Rovers
Edith Quigg
C. L. Herzog
Q. K. Snowberger
Third Avenue
Myrtle Thompson
Ada Baker
James Hevalow
Armel Long
Hermit Governor Townsend Talks Travel In Florida Visit
Mr. Jo Spencer Lapham received a letter from his brother who toured Florida in a car. The note recalls crossing the St Johns River and a stop for a bus to Sanford. An East Coast train paused to unload, and a dressed man with two daughters, named Townsend, a former Delaware governor, joined the party. Mr. Lapham returned home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Spencer Lapham
Florida
St John’s River
Sanford
Arwell
Delaware
Townsend
Lapham
Local spelling bee critique and reader reply
Mr Nelson H. Fooks defends a recent town spelling bee noting a typographical error in a paper’s account of the word analogous. He says it is easier to criticize than correct while referencing market prices for wheat and corn at 1.78 and 82 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Nelson H. Fooks
Sewing Circle Hosts Pleasant Greensboro Evening
In Greens boro Miss Maud Pritchett entertained about twenty at a Sewing Circle gathering. After embroidery games and musical selections a bountiful supper was served at eleven. Residents lounge with health concerns include Lloyd Taylor, formerly of Greens boro, ill in Baltimore after a serious injury led to finger amputation. Community Club held a chicken and waffle supper at Mrs. Q W Barton’s home. Various locals including Mrs Ada Smith Peggy Mildred Ginn Florida visits and domestic trips to Baltimore noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Pritchett
Goldsboro
Lloyd Taylor
Greensboro
Baltimore
Q. W. Barton
Ada Smith
Peggy
Mildred Ginn
Florida
Timms
Wilmington
J. W. Burge
Thomas Taylor
Preston
L. W. Taylor
Laura Longfellow
Addie E. Pritchett
J. H. Coursey
Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Events And Changes
The community notes celebrate a well attended oyster and chicken salad supper on Washington's Birthday with over one hundred dollars raised, Rev. Baker adjusting sermon plans due to a storm, and various church circles and clubs hosting gatherings. Local residents travel, recoveries and illnesses are listed, revival meetings are planned, and market hints about strawberries promise upcoming commerce.
Templeville News and Local Social Events
Templeville reports that Herbert and Guerney Knotts along with William and Melvin Kinnamon visited Wilmington Friday. A chicken supper for Marydel parishioners drew many locals last Saturday. An apron social for the church is set for February 26 hosted by Templeville ladies. Ralph Galt of Wilmington visited his parents. Hildred Evans and Olivia Knotts spent the weekend in Queen Anne. D T Richards visited friends in Rich Neck and Church Hill. Nell Knotts returned home Tuesday. Alan Stafford is listed as sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Knotts
Guerney Knotts
Wm. Kinnamon
Melvin Kinnamon
Wilmington
Marydel
Templeville
Church
Ralph Galt
Thomas Galt
Hildred Evans
Olivia Knotts
Local Socials Entertainers Visit Friends and Relatives
Smithson and Murphy couples spent Monday evening with Willoughbys. Bowdle and Coleman party traveled to Marydel midweek. Donoho family joined Coleman and Prager families Sunday. Prager visitors from Huntington, West Virginia, visited Mr and Mrs A Prager. Harding returns home after two months in Wilmington. Valeria Perry spent Sunday with her parents W R Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Murphy
R. F. Coleman
A. R. Willoughby
R. E. Bowdle
Marydel
Elmer Donoho
Henry Prager
Huntington
West Virginia
A. Prager
S. W. Harding
Wilmington
Grove Residents Gather for Singing Practice
Residents of Grove met at Mrs. Joe Clark's on Thursday of last week for a singing practice and reported a pleasant time. Mr. C W Bradley attended the funeral of his brother Captain Thomas Bradley of Denton on Sunday. Mrs. Laura Garvey moved from Grove to Wilmington, and Arlin Lane moved into her Grove home. Rev S C Wood was in Baltimore last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Joe Clark
C. ‘W. Bradley
Captain Thomas Bradley
Denton
Laura Garvey
Wilmington
Arlin
Lane
Baltimore
Thomas H. Bradley
J. A. Dudley
W. E. Hills
H. H. Thomas
Denton Cemetery
Charles H. Whitby
Isaac I. Dukes
William D. Fleetwood
John J E. Wilson
William A. Stewart
Iaac T. Fleetwood
Ni” Frederick Brown
Horsey's Cross Roads
Philadelphia
Seaford
20th Century Club Meets at Mrs Cheezums Home
The 20th Century Community Club will convene at the home of Mrs. J. E. Cheezum on March 2. Members are earnestly requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Community Club
J. E. Cheezum
Harmony Ladies Aid Plans March Meeting at Home
The Ladies' Aid of the Harmony church will meet at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thomas home on Wednesday evening March 2. Annie Willis of Oxford visits the Willis household. Mrs. Belle Dean visits Easton friends. Pearl Willis recently ill with appendicitis. Alphonso McConnell has traveled to Philadelphia.
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Ladies’ Aid
M. [. Church At
Harmony
W. R. Thomas
Annie Willis
Oxford
A. A. Willis
Annabel Willis
Annie Melson
Oxfford
Belle Dean
Easton
Burrsville Church Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
Union M P Church members elected officers for the upcoming year. Board of Stewards includes Elias Pearson Alfred Baughley and T Wilton Porter with assistants Mrs J Otis Stafford and Miss Lucy Pearson. Board of Trustees lists Elias Pearson Alfred Raughley H A Porter Fleming Starkey T Wilton Porter Herman Halteman P S Raughley R Wesley Ross Lewis Slaughter C W Collison Homer Melvin. Class leaders are C W Collison and R Wesley Ross with assistant M M F H Collison. Nearby, Mr and Mrs G L Blades visited Harlan Blades near Harrington. Sick list includes Mrs A T Garrett Mrs C W Collison and Mrs C N Fountain. Miss Ruth Harvey returned from a week with Harrington friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union M. P. Church
Elias Pearson
Alfred Baughley
T. Wilton Porter
J. Otis Stafford
Lucy Pearson
Alfred Raughley
H. A. Porter
Fleming Starkey
Herman Halteman
P. S. Raughley
R. Wesley Ross
Lewis Slaughter
C. W. Collison
Homer Melvin
F. H. Collison
G. L. Blades
Harlan Blades
Harrington
A. T. Garrett
C. W. Cole Lson
C. N. Fountain
Ruth Harvey
Prices from 1850: food and labor costs listed
A Allentown Pa. newspaper reprints prices from 1850 showing whiskey three cents a lumberful, cigars four for a cent, beef seven cents a pound, wheat fifty cents a bushel, corn thirty cents a bushel, oats twenty cents a bushel, sugar six to ten cents a pound, coffee twelve cents a pound, hay five dollars a ton, horses forty to fifty dollars, and laborers earning thirty seven to ninety cents a day with harvest hands at seventy five cents a day fed five times daily from sunrise to sunset.
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Allentown
Orphans Court Proceedings on Administration and Appraisers
Orphans Court action before Judges West Harper and Shawn on the personal estate of Mary A Wades deceased granted to William T Blades with bond approved and creditors notice ordered Albert Hubbard and Nathaniel Legates named as appraisers. Executors filed printer's certificate for J Peter Cook real estate sale and final ratification. Guardian Daniel S Brockway authorized to deposit minor's property as collateral. Inventory of George W Bailey estate approved. Administrators Raleigh and Cooper filed debts rent and final account for William W Seward. Bond approved and creditors notice ordered appraisers named H Earle Smith and Ernest G Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphan's Court
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
Mary A. Wades
William T. Blades
Albert Hubbard
Nathaniel Legates
J. Peter Cook
William Cook
Edward Cook
W. Temple Smith
T. Clayton Horsey
Daniel S. Brockway
Daniel Ford Brockway
Hiram LeRoy Bailey
George W. Bailey
Olive S. Raleigh
Harvey L. Cooper
Wiliam W. Seward
Anna B. Seward
Harvey
Linotypist Melvin is World Champion in Typing Speed
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Linotypist Melvin, a Maryland native and son of James F. Melvin of Salmon Idaho, set a new world speed record on February 16. He produced 85 700 ems in six hours forty five minutes, averaging 12 600 ems per hour, exceeding prior records by 164 cms per hour. He reportedly ran seven lines per minute and up to eight and a half lines per minute on the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Salt Lake Tribune
Morganthaler
Maryland
James F. Melvin
Salmon,Idaho
the Tribune
The
Tribune
Republicans Move on Key Federal Posts and Denton Postmaster Fight
Republicans have quickly settled major federal appointments including Woodcock as District Attorney and Cunningham as Surveyor, with other posts assigned to Holtzman Richardson Tait and Jackson. In Denton a trio Somers Blake G Nuttle and John T Carter vie for postmaster as Towers declares neutral stance amid party influence and business stature among candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Salisbury
John H. Cunningham
Westminster
John A. Janetzke
Charles H. Holtzman
Cumberland
Clinton A. Richardson
Baltimore
Galen L. Tait
Montgomery
Internal Revenue
William P. Jackson
Carter
Taft
Nuttle
Blake
Orphans’ Court
Lawrence DB. Towers
Four Prisoners Escape Denton Jail by Bar and Rope
Four inmates escaped from Denton jail on Wednesday evening by removing an iron bar and lowering themselves from a back window using three blankets. Two white prisoners and two colored inmates fled, with one white man a chicken thief and a colored boy awaiting release. A fourth, a black man, was awaiting grand jury action. Officers traced their route toward Delaware but did not recover the missing men.
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Denton
Delaware
Community Club Elects Officers in Andersontown Hobbs
The Andersontown Hobbs Community Club met at Mrs 8 B Cohee s home last week and elected officers led by President Mrs Harry El Nuttle. March meetings are planned at the homes of Mrs M Merriken and Mrs E M Willey amid reports of illness and local visits.
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Andersontown-Hobbs Community Club
G. T. Morgan
Pioneer Woodward Dies In Goldfield Mine Accident
Obituaries from Goldfield Nevada report J L Woodward dead after a mine accident aged fifty six. Survived by wife Mrs Woodward one sister and three brothers including Jerome H Woodward of Tuckahoe Neck. Praised as a pioneer with wide community ties and acts of kindness reflected in funeral flowers and large attendance.
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Goldfield
Nevada
J. L. Woodward
Woodward
Jerome H. Woodward
Tuckahoe Neck
Queen Anne sJeaay
Lydia Ann Carter
Alfred B. Carter
John Irwin
George Carter
Milford
Del
Denton
Alfred Carter
Greensboro
Sarah Nichols
Federalsburg
Misser Harriet and
Eliza’ Murphy
Concord Church
A. B. Frye
Bus line planned for Eastern Shore May first
Joseph L Wickes of the Public Service Commission joined Tidewater Transportation Company and A M Jackson of Salisbury Md to discuss a joint shuttle. Tidewater would partner with Shore Transit to run buses across the Eastern Shore similar to its Maryland route. Officials hope the system will launch by May 1 with cooperation from Tidewater and hospitalities noted on the Shore. The commission backs a reliable motor transport system and urged Shore officials to coordinate with Tidewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L Wickes
Public Service Commission
Washington
Tidewater Transportation Company
A. M. Jackson
Salisbury
Eastern Shore Transit Company
Tidewater Company
Shore Company
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Wickes
Prince George's
St Mary's
Charles
Jackson
Tidewater
Harry Allyn
Allyn
Ministers to Meet in Salisbury for Church Advancement
Dr James H Straughn of Baltimore president of the Maryland Annual Conference issues a call for all Delaware and Eastern Shore ministers to meet in Salisbury on March 4 to discuss Methodist Protestant Church progress on the Deimargia Peninsula Each minister should bring a layman from his church A banquet will follow at the Peninsula Hotel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Straughn
Baltimore
Maryland
Methodist Protestant Church
Delaware
Salisbury
Deimargia
Peninsula Hotel
Bradley family thanks friends after bereavement
We wish to thank all our friends for their help and sympathy during our recent bereavement Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Bradley
Meeting of State Auto License Bureau reps draws large crowd
A sizable Wednesday gathering heard representatives from the State Auto License Bureau discuss changes of address for JOURNAL readers. The event highlighted old and new address ordering procedures and how residents should file updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Auto License Bureau
Timely crop advice urges soil building over big production
Farmers face a poor year for wheat and corn profits and uncertain canner prices for tomatoes. Soybeans as green manure and hay outperform alfalfa in dairy output, with soil health focus over large yields. Consider resting land and blending crops like corn with soybeans to meet market demand.
Quimby Kills Ferocious Gorilla In Willoughby Neighborhood
William B. Quimby a Walnut Ridge farmer says he shot a strange ferocious beast feared by the local Black community in Queen Anne county after reports of a gorilla like creature terrorizing the area. Prominent locals back his account though some claim he killed it in a fight, while Quimby denies any movie company offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
Queen Anne County
William B. Quimby
Walnut Ridge
Centreville
Quimby
M. W. Beardley
John W. Perry
Farmers Unite at East Meeting Led by Symons
About two thousand farmers gathered in East Tuesday with Dr. T. B. Symons urging unity and a program of Safe Farming and self sufficiency. He highlighted the tomato issue and elimination of tubercular cattle, and promoted land improvement along with the four Ls lime legumes livestock and labor. John A. McSparran, master of Pennsylvania State Grange, gave the day’s oration, followed by Prof Charles Richardson in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
T. B. Symons
Farmers’ Federation
John A. McSparran
Pennsylvania
Charles Richardson
A Few Peach Trees in Blossom on the Peninsula
Reports indicate peach trees are blooming in parts of the peninsula while most trees remain dormant. Farmers welcome any blossoms after a warm winter that accelerated conditions and advanced plowing schedules for many grangers.
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the Local Department
Ridgely News
Alan Stafford
Smithson
Burrsville
Hobbs News Miscellany
8. B. Cohee
Harry el. Nuttle
J. T. Orme
DB. Lawless
M. Merriken
Ricards
Cohee
Chaffinch
Seeders
Neal
Torrode
Willey
Thomas
Edna Collins
Henry
H. T. Nuttle
Chambers
J. A. Todd
Fred Paisley
E. M. Willey
M. P. Church
Straughn
Near Here
North Carolina
Morgan
James Wheatley
Dover
Wheatley
Los Angeles
Calif
J. M. Brown
Clarence Chafftach
Methodist Hospital
Little Melvin Brown
Mary Cox
Choptank
Chas, Culver
Joe Culver
Newark
Charles Culver
J. Robert Starkey
Join Moore
William E. Liden
Richard Merriken
Monumental
Floyd Garey
Frank Murphy
Grover Passwaters
Charlie Liden
the Journal
W. Drewster Deen
Frank C. Wathers
Howard A. Todd
Theodore J. Williamson
Clarence F. Sawyer
Lucy B. Pine
James I. Chase
Enoch D. Friend
Fourth District
Levin E. Taylor
Charles R. Krueger
Leona M. Griffith
James H. Nichols
Richard W. Beaven
J. Ralph Holland
Marion H. Downes
John H. Haines
Charles H. Prattis
Arthur Cawley Et al
Nathan J. Cade
Wilson Davis
Arthur Moore
M. Kemp Newnam
da G. Orr
Thomas S. Holt
John W. Hurlock
Edward W. Pierce
Nelson A. J. Lancaster
Fifth District
Kenneth W. Corkran
Clellie E. Turner
Elma C. Willams
Luther H. Covey
Harvey D. Willams
Alexander Williams
Eliza J. Hobbs
Robt. H. Dill
George N. Flaharty
James R. Phillips
John S. Stanley
Elbert Douglass
P. Seldon Raughley
Elijah Smith
Lemuel L. Anderson
Josiah A. Beck
Eighth
Peninsula
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