Local notes and events in Caroline County Maryland
Local items include meeting of the W C T U at Mrs Emily DeFord home, a fire destroying a barn on Frank Ewing farm in Talbot county, and a Maryland county agents conference at Hotel Rennett in Baltimore. Also report Parker's Theatre showing Nurse Marjorie with Mary Miles Minter, community Christmas treats in Denton, honey harvest records, and stock sales of Denton and Harrington banks. Weather, wildlife, and disease notices, fox chase in Tuckahoe Neck, and local business bankruptcies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily DeFord
Frank Ewing
Chapel District
Talbot County
Maryland
Denton
James H. Smith
Oscar G. Johnson
Hillsboro
E. Lee LeCompte
Mary Miles Minter
Marjorie
Parker's New ‘Theatre
Protestant Episcopal Church
Preston Hardware & Auto Company
C. Fulton iNable
P. S. Messick
J.hudson Taylor
Caroline Council
Masonic Building
Law Building
Red Men's
J. H. Junghans
National Council
Caroline County
Federalsburg
Harmony
Preston
Greensboro
James D. Neal
T. Pliny Fisher
William J. Neal
Denton National Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
Mary C. Smith
J. Percy Bittle
First National Bank of
Harrington
J. Will Powell
James H. Spencer
Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Spencer
Tuckahoe Neck
Reynard
William D. Satterfield
Horse Point Woods
William P. Draper
T. Somerset Slaughter
New Bridge
Tuckahoe River
State College
Poultry Club
Katharine Kibler
Anna Kibler
Zella Glidden
Alma Baker
Elizabeth Bilbrough
Ruth Krabill
Clara Ellman
Martha ‘Chirschman
Anna Chirschman
Margaret Howard
Ruth Beauchamp
Gertrude Torrode
Wedding Notes of Interest at Camper Home
Readers learn of multiple marriages and social visits from Denton area, including Pearl Luff Camper and Harry E Meredith of Goldsboro, who wed at the Camper home with a Dover wedding march, and Anna Pearl Ross and Horace Robinson at their home near Federalsburg. Additional society news covers moves, visits, dinners, and guests among Denton families with Sunday appearances and holiday gatherings.
Slalghing in autos the winter joy ride today
Winter motorist can enjoy sleighing like fun with foot and hand warmers side-curtains and closed bodies. Roads stay open in winter non skid devices and geared treads limit skids. Check tire tread to prevent water absorption freezing tears the carcass.
Union Ceremony Amid Local Ladies Aid Meeting
Hobbs notes a marriage uniting Floyd Garey and Mildred Andrews during a Ladies' Aid gathering at Rev. A. W. Betts's home. The couple will farm near here and join the community. The column also lists visits, revival services, and brief local social news. springlike weather closes the report.
Templeville Moves and Leaving Residents Chronicle
In Templeville a wave of local moves and visits reshapes the town. J J Buckey from Clarksburg has moved here with family after purchasing the D T Rickards farm. Frank Biddle departs for a farm near Bridgetown, followed by B F Starkey moving to the vacated property. Edgar McKnott of Henderson succeeds Starkey, John Davis buys Moore’s property and moves in as Moore relocates to a farm nearby, while Wm Kingamon occupies Davis’s former house. Continuous social visits include Mollie E Moore hosting Irvin and Frank Moore from Wilmington and nephew, with Kinnamon and Elliott guests. Beacom’s College students Nell Knotts and Ralph Golt return to Wilmington for studies after holidays. Helen and Dorothy Tarring visit grandparents in town, S Pearl Cooper returns to Washington after a ten-day stay. Annie P Everett entertains niece Ella Everett from Millington for several days, Ethel Sparks returns to Philadelphia after holiday time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Buckey
Clarksburg
West Virginia
D. T. Rickards
Frank Biddle
Bridgetown
B. F. Starkey
Biddle
Edgar McKnott
Henderson
Starkey
John Davis
Melvin Kinnamon
Wilmington
Nell Knotts
Ralph Golt
Beacom’s Business College
Helen
Dorothy Tarring
Collingswood
N. J
W. N. Bowen
S. Pearl Cooper
Washington
D. J. Rickards
Annie P. Everett
Ella Everett
Millington
Ethel Sparks
Philadelphia
Harry Jennings
Smith Farm
State Line
C. W. Collison
W. E. Cahall
Jesse Baldwin
Henry Walters
Town
Howard Lucas
Delaware
Stephens
G. I. Blades
John
Louise Gray
Goldsboro
Viola Fell
James Cahall
Preston Trice
Fred Powell
Harrington
Mollie Cahall
Margaret Thawley
Ruth Harvey
Thelma Collison
Dorothy Collison
J. H. Thawley
Lester Cahatl
R. Henry Stafford
Mary E. Breeding
Chas
W. Collison
C. D. Collison
Newark
Del
Edith Simpson
Gretna
M. F. H. Collison
W. T. Shockley
W. H. Shockley
Greensboro
Thurman Garrett
Robert
Ralph Garrett
Millard Collison
Easton Hospital
Fred Lewis
Near Hickman
Lewis
John H. Thawley
James Thawley
Robert H. Thawley
Wesley E. Thawley
Harmony Moves and Visits Across Farms Near Federalsburg
A Chronicle of relocations. families including Gibson, Todd, Towers, and Hulliger shift farms and homes around Federalsburg and Preston, with visits by Williamson, McConnell and Bailey households noted. Two more scarlet fever cases are reported, hinting at local illness concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Gibson
C. C. Deen
Roland Todd
Gibson
Roland Towers
Todd
Hanson Todd
Laurel Grove
Roland Thomas
Thomas
Noble Taylor
John Hulliger
Federalsburg
John Higgins
Roland Fearns
Foxal
Chas. Taylor
Denton
Sam Pollard
George Taylor
Mildred Williamson
Louise
J. E. Lord
Hattie McConnell
Wilmington
W. Ed. McConnell
Herman Bailey
Salisbury
Smithville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Marie Parker returned home after a pleasant week with relatives in Federalsburg. Mrs. Thurman Adams visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. James Collison spent time with their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parker entertained friends and relatives last Sunday. Miss Marian Adams visited Hickman with her aunt, Miss Grace Adams. Miss Katy Spence spent Thursday with Miss Ethel Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Parker
Federalsburg
Thurman Adams
R. F. Adams
James Collison
Clarence Adams
Clarence Parker
Marian Adams
Hickman
Grace Adams
Katy Spence
Ethel Adams
Ridgely News Letter Local Moves and Society Notes
Coursey Hemmons will move into Harrison Holsinger's house while Holsinger moves in with his father. Multiple residents relocate on Second Avenue and surrounding farms including N. J. Cade near Denton and Harford Porter, Chas. Ireland and Arlie Harrington, and B. F. Rickards renting McKenney's house. The Community Players plan the Lyceum third night January 27 with The Lady of the Library. Mrs. Harry Hemmons leads the title role. The community records obituaries, retirements, church services, and a flurry of family visits and social gatherings across Ridgely and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coursey Hemmons
Harrison Holsinger
Paul Holsinger
Mr. Hemmons
Second Avenue
Robert Pippin
N. J. Cade
Denton
Harford Porter
Arthur Butler
Klotz Place
Ralph Hevalow
S. Asa Tribbett
Hevalow
Chas. Ireland
Clark
C. E. Anthony
Arlie Harrington
Mr. Ireland
T. A.smith
Frank Biddle
John Glanden
Bridgetown
Ira Andrew
William Tribitt
B. F. Rickards
Mrs. McKen
Althea Robinson
Florence Laird
Joe Snowberger
Clifton Morris
Richard Blackburn
C. F E. Anderson
M. C. Meredith
Isaac T. Dunkelberger
Charles
Washington
Jerome
Clara
Mary
Florence
Caleb Elliot
Dunkelberger
Shoemakerville
Annie ‘Turner
Ridgely
Alice Bennington
Bennington
Viola Jones
Baptist Church
L. S. Matthews
Frank Porter
Wilmington
A. W. Thompson
Thompson
Porter
Annie Turner
Greensboro
Theer
Noah Turner
Lillian Seager
Baltimore
Lucretia Gibbs
York
Frank Flounders
Dorothy
G. F. Landers
Fort Adams
Newport
T. W. Jones
Milton Smith
Ernest Smith
Philadelphia
Smith
Harry Starkey
Marcus Hook
Winnie
Chester
J. D.truitt
Elsie Sharpe
Carlile Bennington and Sons
Walter Bennington
Mary Frieze Ringgold
Charles Scully
George Harrison
Helen Haymaker
J. M. Haymaker
Daniel T. Snowberger
Allentown
Drucilla Barnes
Laston
T. L. Day
Harry Robinson
C. W. Jackson
Burton Wilkinson
Frank Taylor
Norwood
Sallie Redhead
Federalsburg
Isaac Mason
Harry Davis
Irene
Sara Neff
Thompson Swing
Reformed Church
Virginia Slayes
Easton
Stella Matthews
Detroit
New Riverside Hotel Manager Appointed in Palatka
I L Hudders of Palatka Florida appointed as manager of Riverside Hotel. He hails from Delaware and has hotel management experience at coast resorts and in the South. William Jordan and Austie Jordan of Central City PA return home after holidays with the Deans in town. A bungalow is being built for Rev Melvin G Morris. Baptist Church plans a new church on Railroad Avenue replacing the tabernacle. First Christmas entertainment by Sunday School held on New Year’s Eve drew a large crowd. William Mitchell and son James of Wilmington visited this weekend. Algren Manufacturing to raise factory output and reopen the old plant. Miss Miste Ward visiting friends in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Hudders
Palatka
Florida
Riverside Hotel
Delaware
Coast Resorts
William Jordan
Austie
Central City
Earl Deaner
Melvin G. Morris
Baptist Church
Tabernacle
Railroad Avenue
William Mitchell
James
Wilmington
Algren Manufacturing Company
Grove Couple Weds at Grove M I Parsonage
John Marine of near Preston and Bessie McManus of Baltimore were married Sunday evening at Grove M I parsonage by Rev S C Wood. Visitors include W A Wood and wife from Washington. Local moves and holiday visits feature in Grove community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marine
Preston
Bessie McManus
Baltimore
Grove M. I. Parsonage
S.C. Wood
W. A. Wood
Washington
5. C. Wood
McFarland
Marcus Hook
Ledman
Grove
Edna Carroll
Charles Carroll
John Sparklin
Roland ‘Towers
Mildred ‘Taylor
Walton
Taylor
Perry Callins
Easton
Williston News Recap and Local Notices
Mr Wendle Cooper returns to Great Lakes training station after a naval assignment. Patron meeting set at Williston school next Friday the 4th urging attendance for important business. Mr Wm Joiner and elderly mother enjoyed Christmas at the Neals home near Williston. Frank Depew and wife welcome their third son. Oysters return to town with two boatloads arriving this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendle Cooper
Harry Cooper
Great Lakes
Navy
Williston School
Wm. R. Joiner
Roy Neal
Williston
Frank Depew
Christmas Dance Honoring Roy Perry At Chambers Home
A Christmas dance was hosted Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Chambers in Poplar Neek in honor of Mr. Roy Perry. A large crowd from Secre tary and nearby areas attended. Dewey Chambers and daughter Pauline left for Newark Delaware to start their new home, while Jerome Chambers of Newark returned after holidays. Miss Iva Perry and Jerome Chambers visited Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeleton near Reliance on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Perry
W. D. Chambers
Dewey Chambers
Pauline
Newark
Del
Jerome Chambers
Iva Perry
John Wheeleton
Reliance
Federalsburg residents plan stave mill venture in Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hall and son James of Wilmington, with Mr. H. S. Katz and Rev. L. A. Bennett, toured Baltimore and lower Delaware last week. Hall expects to build and operate a stave mill for Vanett Stave Co. in Federalsburg soon. Miss Elsie Slacum of Federalsburg joined the shorthand department at Beacom Business College in Wilmington on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Hall
James
Wilmington
H. S. Katz
L. A. Bennett
Baltimore
Delaware
Maryland
Hall
Vanett Stave Co
Federalsburg
Elsie Slacum
Beacom Business College
Local social notes from Denton area visits and church reorganization
Beathisham. Mrs Albert Hubbard has returned home after spending several days with relatives near Denton. Mr and Mrs N B Taylor entertained on Wednesday Mr and Mrs Basil Taylor of Federalsburg. The Sunday School of Bethlehem M E Church will be reorganized Sunday January 6. Mrs J C Taylor and Miss Irene Carroll spent Thursday with Easton friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Cover
Baltimore
T. Pliny Fisher
Ruth and
Jennette Bullock
Harrington
Thomas G. Clark
A. G. Packard
Newport News
L. B. Towers
O. W. Rogers
Federalsburg
Phares G. Crouse
West Denton
J. W. Thawley
Hillsboro
Denton
William Betton
Maud Stewart
Clement Noble
Albert Hubbard
N. B. Taylor
Basil Taylor
Federalsbug
Bethlehem M E. Church
J. C. Taylor
Irene Carroll
Easton
Kelley Family Movements Highlight Washington and Berea
Dr Wi T Kelley and his son visited Washington for two days this week and went to Baltimore on professional business to buy dental supplies. Noble W Kelley left Washington last Wednesday for Berea College in Berea Kentucky where he studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi. T. Kelley
Washington
Baltimore
Noble W. Kelley
Berea College
Berea
Madison County
Caroline Farmers' Club Meeting Delivers Guest Speaker
The Caroline Farmers' Club holds a special gathering at the Court House on Saturday afternoon January 15 at 2 o'clock. A speaker from College Park is expected. Members are urged to attend and the public is invited. Frank D. Zeigler, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Caroline Farmers’ Club
Court House
College Park
Frank D. ZeigLer
In loving remembrance of my dear brother Willie Larimore
In loving remembrance of my dear brother Willie Larimore who departed this life on December 31 1918 From a world of pain and sorrow to the land of peace and rest God has taken you dear brother Where you have found eternal rest Sadly missed Sister Martha
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Larimore
Martha
Residence Changes Highlight Local Moves and Guests
Residents report numerous relocation updates with Jennings and Collison families moving near and into town while Dill and Bullock swap properties in Greensboro and Greenwood. Social roundup lists Thawley and Collison gatherings, Holiness Church plans, and hospital visits as community ties expand.
Real Estate Transfers in Federalsburg Districts
Real estate transfers recorded by the Clerk include Calvert C. Merriken to Albert Handy for Federalsburg land. Thomas S Holt and wife to Myrtle Messick in Federalsburg for 52,000. Annie Clark et al. to Alfred Clark for 304 acres in Second district priced at 3,000 dollars. additional transfers include Hackett to Josefin Rensing for 22 acres in Eighth district at 1,950. William Wooters to Frederick Cohee for 35 acres in Second district at 3,000. Roy Scott to D A Warner Lignutt for 667-100 acres in Eighth district at 600. Oakland Spencer to David Johnson for 15 acres in Third district at 850. Alice Nelson and husband to Frank Yeoman for land in Third district at 4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert C. Merriken
Albert
Orphans Court Grants Guardians for Pippin Girls and Probate
In Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. Letters of guardianship were granted to Annie B. Bell for Mary Etta Pippin and Ruth Anna Pippin. Bond filed and approved. Perry Alexander's last will, proven, admitted to probate by Emily Alexander custodian. Ann Baynard's will, proven, admitted to probate by Thomas H Everngain custodian. George Miller Jones, executor of Francis Marion Jones, filed a release from Nessie E Stevenson distributee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and Shawn
Annie B. Bell
Mary Etta Pippin
Ruth Anna Pippin
Perry Alexander
Emily Alexander
Ann Baynard
Thomas H. Everngain
In Memoriam for Wm H Mitchell One Year After
In sad remembrance of my dear husband Wm H Mitchell who departed this life one year ago January 8 1920 Silently the shades of evening gather round my lonely door The dear face I shall see no more Farewell may your slumber be as gentle as your love And when God calls me homeward may we meet in Heaven above Anna M Mitchell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Mitchell
Husband
Anna M. Mitchell
Holiness Church Convention in Denton District
The International Holiness Church of the Eastern District held its annual convention at Denton Holiness Church with Rev. W. H. Vickers delivering a stirring sermon. Reports showed membership and finances rising. several workers from Albany Boston and Mass attended. The Epworth League elected officers and Burrsville preacher Rev. Melvin E. Wheatley planned services. White's ladies gifted quilts to their pastor G. W. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Holiness Church of the Eastern District
Denton
Baltimore
Gynn and Connelly
Massachusetts
E. Cookman Baker
Epworth
Harry Swann
J. M. Haymaker
Donald Davis
Dorothy Beaumont
Melvin E. Wheatley
Wesley Church
Burrsville
White's
Wheatley
Ladies of
G. W. Williams
Proposed Reduction of Freight Service on Oxford Branch
The Delaware Division superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad mails to E McNeal Shannahan in Easton about cutting freight service on the Oxford Branch. He cites months of declining business, notes November and December car counts, and proposes a possible triweekly or three times weekly schedule to save about $2,500 monthly by reducing crews. The plan aims to restore only when business improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
E. McNeal Shannahan
Easton
Oxford
Sweet Potato Storage Lacking Warns Agriculture Department
The Department of Agriculture notes a shortage of storage facilities for sweet potatoes in the South. Clemson College and USDA sent a 21-station exhibition car, the Sweet Potato Special, to 19 South Carolina counties. Over 2,100 farmers learned grading methods and saw a model storage house to aid marketing and reduce losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Clemson Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Extension Service
In Remembrance of John W Wood
Obituary written by his daughter Bertie O Wood recalling the first anniversary of his death on January 16 1920. She expresses sorrow over parting and faith that God will reveal understanding in time amid life changes. Also a note about few Trappers on Choptank due to muskrat scarcity and low pelts prices, urging subscription for county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Grim Reapers Harvest Funeral Notices From the Shore
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Caroline and surrounding counties recount deaths, survivors, and services. Annie E Wheeler widow of Captain Caleb Wheeler led services in Baltimore with burial in Hillsboro. other notices include Twiford Wright of Federalsburg. Charles E Trice. Noah Turner. Arena Alford. and related family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie E. Wheeler
Caleb Clark Wheeler
Baltimore
William M. Dame
William Page Dame
Memorial P. E. Church
Hillsboro
Captain Wheeler
Caroline
Talbot
Choptank River
Wheeler Transportation Line
Lina W. Kinder
Wright
Federalsburg
Bethel
F. C. MacSorley
Harry Taylor
Seaford
Charles E. Trice
Fietz
Hubbard
Eddie
Ruth
Concord Church
A. B. Frye
Noah Turner
Denton
Greensboro
Rachel C. Turner
Holiness Church
G. L. Helsby
Arena Alford
Charles Alford
Charles Culver
Andersontown
George O'Day
Bloomery
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the Local Department
Walter Camper
Frederica
Pearl Luff Camper
Harry E. Mereidith
Alice Camper
John Meredith
John Roraback
Dover
Mildred Wilson
New York
George R. Ellis
Niagara Falls
Anna Pearl Ross
W. R. Ross
Horace Robinson
W. J. Robinson
A. 3. Frye
Peel Smithville
E. E. Nichols
N. C. Morris
Alvertia
A. T. Morris
jFrinda
Ipa
Elizabeth Jarrell
Centreville
Alda Gordon
Wilburn Kettering
Geo. Rogers
Bertha
Una
Gilbert
Simeon S. Pennewill
Elizabeth H. Halsey
Summit
State Street
Pennewill
Greenwood
F. A. Woodfield
Baltimore Sun
Woodfield
The
Sun
Olivia P. Roe
Vineland
N.J
Esta Roe
Ruth Meredith
A. J. Chaffinch
W. H. Nuttle
Thomas A. Smith
Internal Revenue Office
James C. Comiskey
Itie
Minerva E. Todd
Miriam J. Todd
J. Atwood Todd
New Jersey
Mary Emily DeFord
F. A. DeFord
R. T. K. Garey
Quaker Meeting House
Slalghing
Hobbs
A. W. Betts
Floyd Garey
Mildred Andrews
Garey
W. &. Bullock
R. J. S. Bullock
Mamie Masten
Mildred Breeding
Herbert Bullock
Wesley
Smithville
Williams
Betts
LD. Frye
Concord
Fred Paisley
T. E. Paisley
James Wheatley
Elon Wright
F. H. Weight
Virgil
L. E. Moore
Manning Merriken
Annie Merriken
Wilson Smith
Burton Smith
Helen Melvin
Mary Noble
Templeville
Ridgely News
Mabel Bradley
Garnly
Calvert Murphy
Trappe
Roland Taylor
Poplar Neek
Beathisham
Church News
John W. Wood
God
Bertie O. Wood
John Satterfield
R. John Satterfield
R. L Cavalier
Satterfield
Cavalier
Danton National Bank
Ee Aa Hee
U.S
Sercus
Severcoe
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
National Banke
E.c. Es Aeses
Bankera
Truat
Cassecanesaus
U. S
de Ees
Cossessee
William
Norris
Willliam LE. Norris
Elizabeth MacDonald
Eg Eers
J. Roland Chaffinch
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