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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
5
Local publication compiles scattered items from All County sources under one banner. Reads as a snapshot of civic notices, small events, and community notes, with names and places appearing across brief listings.
The Love Point and B C A lines resumed service early this week boosting local business. Corn cobs become a staple fuel with a healthy market, while Nuttle Milling Co. can crush corn any day with special machinery. The Journal notes real estate volumes exceed a million dollars in the past year and mentions church services, farmers meetings, and a growing home economics club in Denton.
A collection of local social items includes birthdays and gatherings at the Cheezum home with relatives from Fenwick and nearby towns. Officials and professionals such as Dr. Britton Evans are noted in dispatches, while club events highlight the Home Economics Club gathering with new members and a buffet luncheon. The piece lists multiple marriages, engagements, and visits among residents like Smith Nichol s Hutson Ayers Coursey Redden and more, with several travel and family notes woven through the week.
Den ton patrons met at the Court House to plan a new school building to replace the crowded, inadequately equipped current structure. A committee including T Alan Goldsborough Harvey L Cooper George T Redden Lawrence B Towers James H Nichols Frederick B Nuttle and C Leslie Walls was appointed to draft a bill for the General Assembly to authorize construction next spring and summer. The plan envisions simultaneous work with Greensboro to save design and construction costs and avoid delays.
In Greensboro the chimney blaze at Otto Zacharias residence caused momentary alarm but caused no serious damage. Home relocations include C S Roop and family moving to Hillsboro, Clarence Jackson family occupying Roop home, and Calvin Butler moving to Maple avenue. Many residents visited, married couples started new lives in Wilmington, and local clubs met. Obits note Edith Briutha died at age two from whooping cough. Orphans Court proceedings address multiple estates and probate items.
Hobbs community notes report the selection of officers for the new year at Sunday School led by Superintendent J. R. Ricards and secretary Elmer Butler with a full slate of teachers and organists. Delaware pharmacist W T Starkey noted for 7121 cash customers in six months is mentioned as well.
Burrevilla Mrs Nellie Ireland and son of Easton and Mr and Mrs Harvey Jacobs and children of Philadelphia are at the bedside of their mother Mrs T R Jacobs. Mrs Mary Jacobs has returned home to Willow Grove Pa after visiting at the Jacobs residence. Mr and Mrs Irwin Strickler of Riverside N J visit Mrs Strickler's sister Mrs John L Stevens. Mrs William Boyer of Philadelphia visits her sister Mrs T R Jacobs. Mrs Chas Murphy of Denton visits her daughter Mrs Houston Thawley. Mr W E Cahallis listed among the sick. Mrs T R Jacobs critically ill at home.
Preston notes postponed revival until Sunday January 25. Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Moffitt of Hurlock will assist Rev. J. T. Richardson. Bethlehem to hold Sunday School tomorrow morning and prayer service at 7 30 pm. Charles R. Krueger's dwelling one mile from town ransacked Sunday morning. jewelry and small articles stolen. thief sought money but none found. A colored man seen leaving the house was chased by officers but escaped.
Mrs Mollie Moore hosted the Ladies Aid on Wednesday evening with business followed by refreshments and a pleasant gathering. Miss Emma Sparks visits friends near Roe. Roland Knotts opens a new store in Hartly and is wished success. Cold weather keeps skating popular among the youth. Mrs Anna Rickards of Henderson visits the Rickards family.
Mrs Blanche E Adams will entertain the Ladies Aid of Bloomery A E Church on January 27. Mr and Mrs James Collison spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs C W Adams. Miss Thelma Neal visited Elizabeth and Evelyn Bullock. Mr Frank H Wright, long ill, is slowly improving. Mr William Parker is on the sick list.
The letter from W Comins THOMAS explains his role as Caroline County Agent, employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with Extension Service support. He outlines supervision, funding, and duties to improve health, wealth, and happiness by aiding rural organizations, farming practices, livestock, and collaboration with specialists when needed. Denton Maryland January 14 1970.
In Federalsburg Norman Christopher, driver for a new laundry, suffered a serious accident when his truck was struck by a freight train near the depot crossing. He survived with bruises, while the incident sparks questions about train whistle timing. Also, William Clement Maloney and Mabel Baker were married at the Federalsburg Methodist parsonage, with Maloney a former 31st Field Artillery member and Baker a county teacher. Manlius Trice family moved to a Federalsburg home, and C. F. Collins now resides there.
A brief notice reminding readers that remittances renewing subscriptions at this time are appreciated, with a note that it does not apply to patrons who have already sent renewals.
A series of recent real estate transfers are listed in Caroline County records. The notices name grantors and grantees such as Richardt A. Henning and Lewis Gordon, Edwin Murphey and Edwin Trice, James P. White and Charles E. Collins, and many others with parcel sizes in acres and perches and prices ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. A tribute to Dr. Charles R. Straughn notes his death by a trolley car on New Year’s Eve and praises his character and quiet, steady kindness.
Mr. Ritchie assumed the role of chief magistrate on Wednesday and has spent weeks shaping legislative measures aimed at improving state affairs. His thorough, public-spirited work is expected to leave a lasting impression on Maryland’s citizens as his administration progresses.
Capt Andrew Thomas Towers 66 died at home in West Denton after heart trouble. Funeral at home with Rev. Dr T. O. Crouse. interment in Denton cemetery. Survived by widow Anna, three sisters, two brothers. He once served C. and A. Company and commanded the Queen Caroline’s Dreamland steamer. Also reported: William H. Mitchell, 45, farmer of First district near Goldsboro, died after long illness. funeral at home with Rev. Roy Musser. burial in Greensboro. Survives widow Anna May Shackley. baby died last spring. John W. Wood, 72, Henderson resident, died of paralysis. survived by wife Mrs. Wood and four children. siblings listed. Centreville progression: W. Collins Thomas named County Agricultural Demonstrator for Caroline, after eighteen months as Baltimore County assistant. education at Centreville High, Pennsylvania State College 1917.
Public sale of W. W. Seward property conducted by Harvey L. Cooper saw multiple parcels sold. Andrew Mitchell bought 66 acres for 8610 dollars, Norman Downes 2 acres for 9675, H. H. Dean 62 acres for 9000 plus, George Slaughter 15 acres for 850, R. G. Dean 12 acres for 710, plus Slaughter’s Ridgely house and lot for 1090. Mrs. Ord Raleigh, Seward’s only child, purchased 71 acres of the home farm, long known for strawberry cultivation, reflecting county business activity in the Journal.
Judge Adkins presided at Mondays Chancery Court meeting in Denton where April jurors were chosen. The list spans districts with multiple names marked to designate those selected for service, reflecting the county’s venire for the term.
Mr Earl Chaffinch of Philadelphia visits his parents in Andersonstown. Miss Elizabeth Brown spent the weekend with her brother Edward Brown. Hickman Lee Scott of Philadelphia is home with his parents. Miss Blanch Chaffinch is on the sick list. The state plans further road improvements and lateral connections to the state highway system, with early consideration urged.
The note emphasizes using Ideal flour for consistency, asserting it remains uniform in quality and result across baking tasks. It reflects a advertising style urging reliance on a single brand to ensure predictable outcomes.
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