Local notices and town highlights in Denton area
Reports cover price for eggs, street lamps, and a move of a pool hall to a building basement. Notes on highway planning, hog weights, library meeting, farm sales, river canal lobbying, church events, and local obituaries, with multiple brief items and names like Solomon W. Slaughter, Jacob Andrew, Charles H. Redden, and H. F. Wright.
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Blackiston’s
Denton
Solomon W. Slaughter
Square Farm
Easton
Downes
Law
Federalsburg-Reliance
Winiow
Tnowas & Missin Co
Baltimore St
Baltimore
Baltimore, Md, Mr. Jacob Andrew, of Tuckahoe Neck
Denton Free Librarysociation
Court House
Charles H. Redden
E. F. Clarke
Wahington
Johnon
Sorden
Charles W. Andrey
Towson
Lumon Gee
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Jas Griffin
Gee
Hillsboro
Mission Church
Fred Dewvard
Charles Slater
Africa
M. W. Knapp
Cincinnati Bible School
J. WH. Nichol
E. M. Noble
Edward T. Tubbs
Manual of
Maryland
Chase
Moonic Hall
Elmer W. Deen
William PH. Beck
Herrisburg
John ‘Lorris
Eugene Dill
Beck
Philadelphia
Morris
Baltimore Sun
Shannahan
Sparrows Point
J. Harry Covington
Congress
Miles
Miles River
Plain Dealing Creek
Royal Oak
Oxford
Broad Creek
St. Michaels
Cambridge
Engagements Highlight Milford Society Circle
The Wilmington Every Evening notes nuptial plans for Laura Hall and Maria Draper with suitors T Alan Golds borough of Denton and Charles Varney of Lincoln Nebraska. It also records Dr Alexander Hardcastle’s eighty third birthday, Rev J Gibson Gantt’s illness, and various visits and relocations among Milford residents and nearby towns.
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Wilmington
Milford
John C. Truitt
North Frontstreet, Milford
Laura C. Hall
George H. Hall
T. Alan Goldsborough
Denton
Maria Gray Draper
George Henry Draper
Louise Fisher
I. Pliny Fisher
Saulsbury
H. A. Paine
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Baltimore
Clarence E
Newman D. Richards
H. M. Locke
Washington
Bertha Porter
Coleraine
D. C
West Denton
Howard Shields
Philadelphia
Norristown
Town Changes Prompt Nearby Movements and Visits
Several residents have moved within the town area and surrounding farms. Ivanhoe Willis relocates to the Dill residence site previously occupied by Mr Dill, who moves to Mrs Newlee myved, and so on in a chain of exchanges. Visitors include Miss Mamie Goodwin of Philadelphia staying with her parents, while Mrs P C Parvis and Mrs S C Johnson return from Wilmington.
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Rev
Ivanhoe Willis
Smith Dill
Mr. Dill
Newlee Myved
Mrs. Newlee
Mr. Comegys
Mrs. Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Mr. Place
John Quillen
Mr. Melvin
Alex. Jarman
Mr. Jarman
Dill Farm
Mamie Goodwin
Philadelphia
W. H. Goodwin
C. E. McIlvaine
P. C. Parvis
S.C. Johnson
Wilmington
Roscoe Taylor
Sayre
F. J. Sweeney
Bradley
Clayton
B. K. Dill
Darwin Pritchett
Lebanon
W. H. Pritchett
S.S. James
New York
H. C. Gooden
G. TL. Wilson
Aberdeen
C. E. Hollingsworth
Ida Pritchett
Jacob Melvin
Socials and School News From Harrington and Nearby
Miss Florence Collins hosted dinner with guests including Arthur Layton and Lyman Porter. Gertrude Willoughby teaches near Boothwyn and studies in Philadelphia, but caught a cold keeping her from duties. C D Murphy injured moving timber. J R Chaffinch hosted Lyman Porter and Elbert Nuttle, returning with Nuttle to Carlisle. Ursula Slaughter returns to St Marys Seminary. Gertrude Willoughby and C F Willoughby attend Harrington Christmas ball. B B Allen return to Washington DC. Lola Willoughby returns to school near Newark. E M Merriken resumes studies at Concord.
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J. R. Chaffinch
Lyman Porter
Burrsville
Carlisle
Elbert Nuttle
Denton
Ursula Slaughter
St. Mary's Seminary
C. C. Ricards
St. Mary's
J. R. Ricards
Gertrude Willoughby
C. F
Harrington
B. .B. Allen
Washington, D. C
Lola Willoughby
Newark
Del
E. M. Merriken
Concord
Concord Sunday School Elects Officers
The Concord Sunday School reorganized last Sunday and elected officers for the year: Superintendent B T Seeders, assistant Walton Trice, secretary Willie Seeders, assistant Clarence Beachamp, treasurer Ora Carroll, organist Mary Nuttle, assistant Bessie Trice. Several local residents and visitors are noted with travel and visits.
Marriages and visits fill Ridgely area notes
Local society items report many visits and greetings among Ridgely residents and nearby towns. Multiple marriages unfold in Burrsville Denton Ridgely Petersburg and Oxford with attendees from Denton Dover Queen Anne and Harmony.
Fowling Creek News Notes and Obituaries
Mrs Martha Williamson wife of John Williamson died at her Harmony home last Saturday at about sixty. Survived by husband and children Martha Bradley Anna Reed John Williamson and Ernest Williamson. Funeral at Harmony M E Church with Rev J B Cannon. Interment in family burying ground. A B Todd sold stock to brother Calvin Todd and moved to farm. Emma Lane traveling milliner with Armstrong Cator & Co. visiting parents. Kelley Cox wedding at Grove last Wednesday attended by local youths. Selah Covey guest of grandparents J E Covey. Helen Wheatley returned from Easton visit. Mac Frampton returned from Easton relatives visit. Nellie and Mary Butler visited relatives here.
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B. T. Seeders
Walton Trice
Willie Seeders
Clarence Beachamp
Ora Carroll
Mary Nuttle
Bessie Trice
Charles J. Butler
Philadelphia
J. R. Cannon
Cambridge
R. ‘I. Coursey
Mark Hignutt
W. ‘T. Hignutt
Edwin Miller
Branchport
New York
St. Cousins
N. M. van
Edward van Dyke
Wilmington
Trice
D. W. Hignait
Viola Covey
Denton
Emma Hubbard
Nina Lockerman
Easton
Hillsboro
Robert Krauch
Baltimore
Winnie Johnson
Anna Johnson
Bertha ‘Todd
Union Methodist Protestant Church
Burrsville
Leslye Gray Cheezum
Walter Thompson George
Miss Cheezum
William E. Cheezum
George
John H. George
B. C. & A. Railway Company
London
Samuel Ensminger
H. S. Johnson
Lemont
Mary E. George
Robert B. George
Robert Flegwood
John P. Reese
Talbot
T. Wilton Porter
Maple
Walter Sparklin
High Street
Petersburg
Jessie Leola
Robert Harrison Bryant
Grover Cleveland Wright
Mimmett Hugh Hoy
James Price Jackson
Thomas Edward Bryant
Mary Elizabeth Whetwood
Waverly
I. C. Smoot
Maryland
J. T. Bosman
Market Street Church
Norfolk & Western Railroad
T. C. Smoot
EE. A. Beauchamp
Chesapeake City
Lina P. Gilbert
Elizabeth City
N.C
Mary Elizabeth Fleetwood
ST. Frederick Towers
Ida Wilson Downes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lawrence B
Albert G. Towers
S. Bradford Downes
Henry Wilson
Lohengrin
Benjamin H. Johnson
Mendelssohn
Towers
W. Frank Towers
Denton Canning Company
Denton Auto Wand Supply Company
T. H.anderson
Oxford
Minnie Brantz McCarter
George W. Trice
Hurlock
Calvin Todd
Todd
Emma Lane
Armstrong Cator & Co
Kelley-Cox
Grove
Selah Covey
J. E. Covey
Helen Wheatley
Mac Frampton
Nellie and
Mary Butler
Parker and kin visit family and friends this week
Mr. Charlie Parker of Beacom's College visits his brother Mr. William Parker. Misses Della and Roberta Bowdle and Katye Spence spend Christmas with friends in Cambridge. Willye DeFord of Denton guests Mrs. Wm. Parker. May Sparklin of Federalsburg with Ollie Hignatt. Glennie Wright visiting Mrs. G. S. Liden. Helen and Wessie Liden visiting relatives in Baltimore. Gertie Adams of Hobbs guests Bertha Bullock. Mrs. Alford this week guest of her son John Alford. Effie Alford visiting friends in Seaford.
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Charlie Parker
Beacom’s College
William Parker
Della
Roberta Bowdle
Katye Spence
Cambridge
Willye DeFord
Denton
Wm. Parker
May Sparklin
Federalsburg
Ollie Hignatt
Glennie Wright
G. S. Liden
Helen and
Wessie Liden
Baltimore
Gertie Adams
Hobbs
Bertha Bullock
Alford
John Alford
Effie Alford
Seaford
Orphans Court Proceedings Here and in Caroline Co
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood presided. Will of Mary A Carmine presented for probate by executor Emalene C Benson. Administrator Willard J Mitchell presented inventory of Jesse J Mitchell estate approved and order to sell granted. Final ratification on Perry D Taylor real estate sale by executor Robert P Taylor. Bullock vs Bullock hearing postponed to Thursday Jan 28. Sheriff William H Beck bond approved. Williams estate claim continued to Jan 12 at 10 am. Mary Lane vs Edward Wagner claim objections noted. Hearing suspended pending counsel agreement. Attorneys Joyce Towers Messenger presented accounts and administration papers. Letters of administration on Eliza J Dukes estate granted to William Brewster Deen. Renunciation and bond filed and approved. Charles S Meredith named administrator of Esther O Todd. Authorized private sale of corn and other property.
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Orphans’ Court
Clark, Liden and Fleetwood
Mary A. Carmine
Emalene C. Benson
Willard J. Mitchell
Jesse J. Mitchell
Perry D. Taylor
Robert P. Taylor
Bullock
William H. Beck
Caroline County
Levin W. Williams
Mary Lane
Edward Wagner
H. A. Joyce
A. G. Towers
Robert W. Messenger
Mary E. Church
Eliza J. Dukes
William Brewster Deen
B. Frank Edgell
Alexander Truxon
Charles S. Meredith
Esther O. Todd
Real estate transfers and marriages in December
Real estate transfers recorded in December include Walter M Wright et al to James B Jones for Choptank property at 200 dollars and many other parcels across districts with prices from 75 to 4 000. Marriage licenses issued include Luther Williamson and Marie Williamson and numerous other couples, with names and locales listed.
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Luther Williamson
Marie Williamson
Wm. Dawson
Clara E. Trice
H. B. Gambrill
Birdie K. Willis
Chas
J. Dean
Florence B. Blades
J. Albert Matthews
Katie B. Todd
Luther Pippin
Nettie Coleman
Walton B. Trice
Edith M.thaw
Christmas Eve Dinner at Nichols Home Party
Mr and Mrs George Nichols hosted a New Year’s Eve dinner for many friends on Thursday December 31 ending as the old year left and the new year arrived. Attendees included Misses Alice Noble Ida Covey Helen Satterfield Willa Johnson Carrie Mattie Trice Ethel Orr Emma Willis and Messrs Charlie Walker Raymond Payne Earl Worsey Raymond Covey Lee Covey Orland Horsey Clare Satterfield Ollie Murphy Carl Deen Milford Muzzy and Mr and Mrs Fred Trice and Mr and Mrs Walter Covey. The Christmas entertainment at Friendship was successful.
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Lee Covey
Orland Horsey
Clare Satterfield
Ollie Murphy
Carl Deen
Milford Muzzy
Fred Trice
Walter Covey
Friendship
Obituary: Edward Shoemaker of Greensboro Dies at 80
Edward Shoemaker died at his Greensboro home on Sunday, aged 80. He is survived by his second wife Mrs Shoemaker and a daughter from his first marriage, Bertha Smith of Kansas. A stepson, Dr Frederick R Malone, also survives. The funeral was held Tuesday with burial in the Protestant Episcopal cemetery. Ministers Rev Karcher and Tyson officiated.
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Greensboro
Edward Shoemaker
Public School News: Joint Institute and Trustees Meeting
The Joint Teachers Institute for Caro line and Talbot counties will be held the week of August 30 in Denton if boarding is available. A trustees meeting at Denton High School is set for Tuesday January 12 at 1 PM with speakers on trustee duties, school law provisions, and cooperation among teachers trustees and boards. If weather is bad the meeting moves to the same time next Tuesday.
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Teachers’ Institute
Caroline
Talbot Counties
Denton
L. F. Blossom
Henry R. Lewis
Col
A. W. Sisk
M. B. Stephens
Noble
Illness Halts Local Academy Play After Poised Start
Entertainment at the Academy by local talent drew a crowded house on January 1. Twenty minutes in, actor Charles Pippin fell ill likely from accidental poisoning. Dr. Evans treated him through the night. Pippin improved. Extra Marydel M E Church meetings are planned.
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Academy
Charles Pippin
Evans
Pippin
Marydel M. E. Church
Rev E C Wright to preach at Federalsburg M E Church
The Federalsburg M E Church will host Rev E C Wright of Fullerton Nebraska for Sunday services and special services begin January 18 weather permitting. Rev George W Bounds pastor received a Christmas turkey from the congregation and remembrances from two former charges.
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E. C. Wright
Fullerton
Neb
M.E
George W. Bounds
M. E
Hillsborough News Budget Highlights Local MoveIns and Socials
The column details numerous home and farm moves in Hillsborough during the holidays and early January. Residents including Harry W. Sparks L Sparks G Lawrence Wilson Edward Anthony and Saulsbury Sparks relocate to Main Street Queen Anne and nearby streets. A new band debuted serenading Garretson Smith Jr. and his bride while local dignitaries hosted dinners and gatherings.
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Harry W. Sparks
Main Street
L. Sparks
H. W. Sparks
G. Lawrence Wilson
Church Street
St Pauls P. I. Church
Wade Anthony
Richard E. Smith
A. D. Branford
Asbury Sharp
Holt Farm
Thomas H. Jones
W. Garrettson Smith, Jr
Januay 1St
Hotel Smith
Garrettson Smith
Rehoboth
Garretson Smith, Jr
George C. Moore
L. P. Corkran
Charles Taylor
W.B. Sparks
Queen Anne
Harry Moore
Moorleigh
Moore Homestead
Margaret Bright
Alina Thompson
Caro Saulsbury
Baltimore
Annie Jump
Harry Clark
Wilbur Pennington
Clara Taylor
Queenstown
Charles W. Bunch
Easton
Greensboro
Jennie Fleming
Edward Taylor
Bloody Fight at Oak Grove Causes Injuries
Seaford News reports a violent clash at Oak Grove between Clem Lyons, an elderly farmer, and Martin Jenkins, a young man, after Jenkins and two companions trespassed on Lyons land. Lyons struck Jenkins with a hand saw after Jenkins struck Lyons, splitting Jenkins skull. the confrontation followed threats from Jenkins' father, William West Jenkins.
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Oak Grove
Clem Lyons
Martin Jenkins
Willian West Jenkins
Lyons
Young Jenkins
Jenkins
Seaford News
Aid Pours In For Southern Italy Earthquake Sufferers
Congress on Monday appropriated eight hundred thousand dollars for the earthquake sufferers in Southern Italy and authorized the President to send 390000 dollars worth of supplies. A golden stream is pouring into the stricken country from all parts of the world as Americans perform their duty nobly in times of trouble and distress.
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Congress
Italy
United States
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