Denton News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Local department notes heavy dirt roads and blizzard weather last weekend. The Denton Chautauqua runs February 18 to 21. Various church and community events listed including bake sales, oyster supper, balls, and meetings. Fire companies report multiple incidents and a 1926 year summary from Denton Volunteer Fire Company with 15 alarms and praise for community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
W. S. Hubbard
Denton Fire Company
North Fourth Street
Goldsboro Bank
Missionary Society of the M. P. Church
Den-Mar
Third Street
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Baltimore
Mercury
Preston Methodist Church
Lewis Carroll
Easton
Church Hill
Millington
Chestertown
Centreville
Caroline County Bank
Banking
W. W. Goldsborough
A.W. Brumbaugh
Harry Bilbrough
John C. Brown
Elmer A. Cole
T. Alan Goldsborough
J. E. Gibson
W. J. Murphy
J. W. Price
P. S. Boughley
J. Shaner
R. H. Stafford
Thomas W. Wooters
Cambridge Hospital
John Harris
William T. Wooters
Rock Hall
James H
Chester
T. L
Wilmington
Del
John H
Tuckahoe Neck
William H
Newark
A. W. Betts
Piney Church
Hiram Rice
Harvey
H. Chester
J. Walter Beauchamp
Amanda Griffith
Clarence H. Roe
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Federalsburg
Ridgely
W. H. Rathell
G. H. Wilson
Mr. Rathell
Mr. Wilson
Mr T Pliny Fisher sails for Mediterranean voyage
Mr. T Pliny Fisher of this town sails from New York today aboard the Doric of the White Star Line for a two month cruise through the Mediterranean and Holy Land returning just before April 1. Stops include Madeira Gibraltar Algiers Tunis Carthage Valletta Alexandria Cairo Tel Aviv Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho Nazareth Tiberias the Dead Sea and Galilee with other ports in Smyrna Ephesus the Dardanelles Athens Syracuse Naples Rome Leghorn Nice Monte Carlo Monaco Cherbourg and finally London before returning to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Pliny Fisher
New York
Doric
White Star Line
Mediterranean
Holy Land
Madeira Islands
Gibraltar
Algiers
Tunis
Carthage
Valleta
Malta
St. Paul’s Bay
Apostle
Rome
Alexandria
Cairo
Pyramids
Goshen
Israel
Port Said
Haifa
Jerusalem
Holy City
Bethlehem
Jericho
Nazareth
Tiberius
Jordan
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Smyrna
Ephesus
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Athens
Syracuse
Sicily
Naples
Pompeii
Leghorn
Nice
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Strait of Gibraltar
Cherbourg
Fisher
Southampton
England
London
Paris
Caroline County
Eastern Shore Society
Baltimore Country Club
J. Clement Clark
Alexander Hardcastle
R. Earle Greenlee
L. Reyner Dukes
Agnes Hurley
Edwin R. Downes
Helen Hagadone
B. Sargent Wells
George E. Saulsbury
A. Claude Griffin
Howard Bryant
Gilbert Hagadone
John Sparks
R. E. Smith, Jr
J. W. Stowell
Charles W. Sylvester
Harry Wilson
Imogene Marston
Messrs
Willard Boehm
M. Graydon Perry
M. E
Melvin C. James
William H. Neal
Little Billy
Anne Neal
Edna Shipman
James
Walter L. Black
Philadelphia
E. T. Tubbs
Wm. R. Trippe
Denver
Colorado
E. D. C. Hegeman
Laurel and
Salisbury
E. B. Dougherty
Delmar
W. Gorman Hastings
W. L. Lowe
H. S. Burns
W. T. Bradley
M. K. Newnam
Washington
E. Paul Knotts
Baltimore
Louise Dukes
County School Attendance Dips. Several Schools Lead
December attendance fell below normal due to widespread colds and bad weather. Only 25 schools averaged 90 percent or higher, with Chestnut Grove leading the rural group, Denton Grammar the town group, Ridgely the high group, Hillsboro two-room, and Union the colored schools. Each will receive an attendance banner and a library book. The November state report shows Caroline County high in teacher-school attendance across categories, marking a strong Eastern Shore record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
Chestnut Grove
Denton Grammar
Ridgely
T Hillsboro
Union
Caroline
Shore
Social News Highlights From Local Residents
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church enjoyed a gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs W T Thornton. Numerous locals and visitors are listed visiting relatives in Newark Baltimore Wilmington Stevensville Preston West Grove and Salisbury. Several residents are noted as ill or visiting—Mary Frances Hutson O W Barton Genevieve Cooper and Norman Walls are mentioned with health notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
W. T. Thornton
Woody Dill
Paul Curry and
Bates Dill
Near Town
Clayton Porter
Francis
Roland Porter
Stevensville
Estelle Hall
Near Barclay
E. W. Taylor
George Mitchell
West Grove
John Mitchell
Charles Paige
Wilmington
M M. Holsinger
Carrie Stewart
Baltimore
Charles Wiencke
Frank Hubbard
Newark
Merel Spence
Norman Walls
Thomas Dobson
Mary Frances Hutson
M. B. Cooper
Salisbury
O. W. Barton
Virginia
Genevieve Cooper
Local notices from Burrsville and surrounding area
Burrsville Mrs Jacob W Price returns home after Wilmington trip reports daughter Rachel Price in hospital slowly improving. Mrs Robert H Thawley and Miss Mollie Cahall spend two weeks with sister Mrs Thomas Downham at Wyoming Delaware. Mrs Laura A Porter spending a month with her son T Wilton Porter and family at Marshallton Delaware. Master John William Andrew confined to bed with grip at grandparents home. Elmer Baughley and sons George and William of near Ridgely visit relatives here. Catherine Chance visits sister near American Corner. Mrs William Andrew recuperating at J L Chance home. Mrs J L Chance returns from week with daughter at American Corner. Miss Iva Moore of tuckahoe Neck visiting sister Mrs Earl Ivins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob W. Price
Wilmington
Rachel Price
Robert H. Thawley
Mollie Cahall
Thomas Downham
Wyoming
Del
Laura A. Porter
T. Wilton Porter
Marshallton
Delaware
John William Andrew
Elmer Baughley
George
William
Ridgely
Catherine Chance
American Corner
William Andrew
J. L. Chance
Iva Moore
Uckahoe Neck
Earl Ivins
Spelling Contest Top Winners and Local Socials
The Denton spelling contest honors go to Thomas Heather seventh grade Frances Hummer sixth grade Alfred Lepore fifth grade Catherine Walls fourth grade Marguerite Sparks third grade Noble Thorpe second grade A banquet in Galena honored a Christian worker with Misses Marietta Heather Naomi Stafford Rosiene Scotton Mr Harry Smith and Rev Bailey in attendance Maude Starkey and Bill Voss of Philadelphia visited the Starkey home Ruth Hall of Dover and Ernest Warnick of Philadelphia spent the weekend with Elizabeth Hall Maud Hummer and Sarah Glass attended the teachers meeting Ann Jump spent Thursday in Dover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Thomas Heather
Frances Hummer
Alfred Lepore
Catherine Walls
Marguerite Sparks
Noble Thorpe
Marietta Heather
Naomi Stafford
Rosiene Scotton
Harry Smith
Bailey
Galena
Maude Starkey
Bill Voss
Philadelphia
John Starkey
Ruth Hall
Dover
Ernest Warnick
Elizabeth Hall
Maud Hummer
Sarah Glass
Ann Jump
Hillsboro School Pupils Shine in County Spelling Contest
In Denton last Friday, Hillsboro pupils competed in the county spelling event. Audrey Samis won sixth grade and Edward Lewis won second grade. Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at the home of their son and daughter, Elwood Fleming. Salisbury visitors included G B Stewart N Knott Richard Beaven and M Kline. Other locals hosted visitors and travels include Norman Clark at an automobile show in New York and Miss Ella Pennington convalescing after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Arthur Hammer
Audrey Samis
Hilda Seward
Neva Barwick
Alfred Dill
Edward Lewis
James Hicks
Elwood Fleming
G. B. Stewart
N. Knott
Richard Beaven
M. Kline
Salisbury
Harry Wright and Son
Preston
H. B. Rowe
Norman Clark
New York
Harvey Jump
Panama
Annie Jump
Ella Pennington
Philadelphia
Choptank Ladies Aid and Club Meetings Preview
The Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church at Choptank enjoyed a January gathering at Mr. and Mrs. J F Spence. The February 1 meeting is set at Mr. and Mrs. C E Williamson. The Twentieth Century Community Club met January 12 at Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Thompson homes with good attendance. An all‑day February 26 Bethlehem meeting will finish belated reed work. members should bring lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
Choptank
J. F. Spence
C. E. Williamson
Thomas
Thompson
Bethlehem
Ridgely News Letter notes church, clubs, and local updates
The Ridgely News Letter reports funeral attendances in Camden and upcoming church services by Charles Bauer and Dr Herman. It notes Mrs Cahall replaced as Community Club treasurer, sewing circle meeting changes, and Swing Brothers restarting their basket factory. School absences rise from illnesses and local visits include Rev. Howard Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Smith
W. T. Temple
Arthur Scully
Ruth Perry
R. E. Fountain
Mulford Swing
John Swing
Nelson Rickards
Margerie Richards Corone
Camden
Del
The
Reformed Church
Charles Bauer
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Julia
Harry Zeigler
Christ
Bank of Ridgely
Short
Holsinger
Wilson
Pearsaul
Swing Brothers
Andrew Mitchell
Henry Detwiler
Easton Hospital
Bertie Sparks
Viola Jones
Herbert Jones
Applebaum’s
L. M. Goodwin
College Park
Ridgelynes
Atlantic City
T. L. Day
Central Avenue
Second Street
Howard Smith
New York State
Marvin Mitchell
Wilmington
William Mitchell
J. T. Moore
Austin Murphy
Austin, Jr
Denton
James Lewis
Senate
Annapaolis
Harry Swann
Farm Bureau Meeting At School House In Smithville
Smithville locals attended a Farm Bureau meeting held at the school house on Thursday evening. Speakers Holt and Holder are slated for February 3 with films. A boys and ladies club is encouraged, and notices list social visits and birthdays among area residents.
Old Fashioned Spelling Bee Planned in Bethlehem
Bethlehem hosts an old-fashioned spelling bee at the Community House next Thursday evening January 27. Captains are Mrs J B Todd and Mrs Cora Dulin. Women spell against men, with no admission and plenty to eat. Local social notices include visitors from Marcus Hook and Chester trips by Mrs Florence Schuyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Todd
Cora Dulin
John Smith
Marcus Hook
Gifford Bowdle
Florence Schuyler
Chester
Ralph Blades
Maryland Transport Accidents Toll in 1926
In 1926 one hundred six people were killed and 8,249 injured in Maryland transportation accidents. The year also shows 92 deaths and 841 injuries in official tallies, with fourteen year totals of 2,076 killed and 119,281 injured across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chamber of Commerce targets nationwide outreach program
The Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce mails hundreds of pamphlets to promote the town with nearly 6,000 dispatched so far and inquiries coming from across the United States, Alaska, the Philippines, and other regions. T. S. Holt leads as president as the group seeks results in its second year of operation and continued cooperation with the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association. The issue also notes a senior play at Temple Theatre, a roller skater concern on Main Street, hunting trips to North Carolina, and a bank director’s winter visit to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
Salisbury
Alaska
Philippines
T. S. Holt
Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce
del- Mar-Va
Federalsburg
Temple Theatre
Booth Tarkington
William Sylvanus Baxter
Paul Croll
Mr. Baxter
William Lankford
Joe Bullitt
Elwood Dobson
Genesis
Leon Towers
Johnny Whtson
Leslie Williams
George Cropper
Nelson Pusey
Mr. Parcher
Carol Donovan
Wallie Banks
Lawrence Christopher
Jane Baxter
Roselle Covey
Lola Pratt
Gladys Bradley
May Parcher
Ruth Stevens
Ethel Boke
Mary Carson
Mary Brooks
Lillian Noble
Baxter
Rebecca Charles
William H. Johnson
North Carolina
Clarence Johnson
Ridgely
Charles S. Lewis
First National Bank
Los Angeles
Calif
County Spelling Match Shines at Denton High
The county oral spelling event at Denton High School on Friday January 14 featured top spellers from grades 2 through 7. Winners included Edward Lewis Hillsboro and Margaret Jefferson Federalsburg in second grade, Anna May Porter Greensboro and Billy Jump Denton in third, Eleanor Taylor Greensboro and Howard Johnson Concord in fourth, Grace Zeigler Ridgely and Evelyn Collison Burrsville in fifth, Audrey Samis Hillsboro and Melvin Wheatley Denton in sixth, and Roland Ebling Ridgely in seventh, with high sportsmanship and strong cooperation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton High School
Edward Lewis
Hillsboro
Margaret Jefferson
Federalsburg
Anna May Porter
Greensboro
Billy Jump
Denton
Eleanor Taylor
Howard Johnson
Concord
Grace Zeigler
Ridgely
Evelyn Collison
Burrsville
Audrey. Samis
Melvin Wheatley
Roland Ebling
Adams Cross Roads Gossip and Visits This Week
Adams family and relatives visit sick father in Slaughter Neck with some improvement noted. Canterbury residents Charlie Adams and two sons visit D R Adams. Pauline Reynolds Wooden Hawk teacher weekend at home near Bridge. Mrs Fountain hosts friends Sunday. Mrs Blanche Adams visits Federalsburg area. Bloomery Aid to meet January 26 at Jennie Hubbard home. Sunday School at Bloomery Church tomorrow at 2, sermon at 3. Local sick with colds. Alva Chaffinch in city over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W
D. R. Adams
Blanche
Edna Adams
Slaughter Neck
Charlie Adams
Canterbury
Del
Pauline Reynolds
Woodenhawk
Bridgeville
Fred Fountain
Blanche Adams
B. W. Brown
Grace Adams
Federalsburg
Jennie Hubbard
Bloomery Aid
Earl Adams
May Trice
Bloomery Church
Marian Adams
Rock
Alva Chaffinch
Caroline Lady in California letter from Concord aid member
The Concord Ladies Aids monthly meeting included a literary program featuring a letter from Mrs. S. B. Ritter about her California trip to Firebaugh via the Santa Fe route. She describes vast farms, irrigation, tractors, and winter and spring scenes, contrasting California with Maryland in a nostalgic, homey tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Ladies’ Aid
Annie Neal
S. B. Ritter
The
Aid
California
Firebaugh
Blue Ridge Mountains
Chicago
New York
Coast Range
Fresno
Maryland
Denton Journal
Orphans Court Approves Accounts and Admits Wills
The Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges West Harper and Shawn present. Several administrations and executorships filed releases, inventories, and accounts including the estates of George W Hazel Eliza J Hobbs Walter Tribbitt Martha Short and George W Shiveley. Letters of guardianship were granted to Mary E Cooper for William W Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and
Shawn
Kate Johns
Geo. W. Hazel
Lucy Hazel
Lethia Bull
Annie Moore
Charles L. Hobbs
Eliza J. Hobbs
Sarah B. Roe
Cora Tribbitt
Walter Tribbitt
Edward E Williams
John W. Williams
Annie Susan Eckes
Ida May Kielman
Hartman Kielman
John Robert Clemson
Annie Willoughby
Daniel J. Williams
Emily Williams
Edward E. Williams
Ora G. Williamson
Minnie H. Davis
Emmett Williamson
David B. Williams
Henry E. Williamson
Gardner T. Williams
Sarah A. Wainwright
Grace Hilda Griffith
Lida Williams
Annie F. Russell
Martha J. Short
Wesley E. Thawley
Renal
George W. Shiveley
Mary E. Cooper
William W. Cooper
Weekend Visit Highlights from Local Households
Mr and Mrs Edward Brown and Miss Grace Adams spent the week end with Mrs Brown’s parents Mr and Mrs J W Peters. Mr William G Wooters of Denton spent Thursday with his parents Mr and Mrs William H Wooters. Mrs J L Everngam spent Tuesday with her parents Mr and Mrs William H Wooters. Mr James Wooters and Mr J W Peters were Dover visitors on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Brown
Grace Adams
Wright Rites Honor Denton Merchant and Quaker Gentleman
Abraham R Wright died at his daughter’s home in Denton last Thursday evening. Funeral held Sunday at Denton Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Wheatley and Rev. Crouse officiating. Pallbearers named and interment in Denton cemetery. Wright, a descendant of early Maryland settlers, lived in Harmony, Ridgely, and Baltimore before settling in Denton. A thrifty, generous man, he supported church and neighbors, valuing simple, vital life. He was the last of fourteen siblings, most living past seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham R. Wright
Harvey L. Cooper
Denton
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
T. O. Crouse
Messrs
Walter Sparklin
J. Roland Chaffinch
Frank L. R. Nuttle
Henry R. Lewis
John L. Everagain
Fred B. Nuttle
Denton Cemetery
Mr. Wright
William Wright
England
William Penn
James
Maryland
Nanticoke
Wright
Kennerly Wright
Bryant & Stratton Business College
Harmony
Ridgely
Baltimore
Fisher, Wright & Co
Denton National Bank
Caroline county census shows white and colored youth figures
The two year census records 5267 white and 1751 colored children under 19 in Caroline county, with 553 high school students and rising college attendance. White 6–14 totals 2622. colored 6–14 total 862, while overall 3484 youths in that 6–14 bracket mark a slight decline from two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Our County
Baltimore Sun
Smithville Farm Bureau Meeting Plans New Community Club
Smithville Farm Bureau members and friends attended a meeting featuring talks by county president Fisher, secretary Holsinger, and agent Holder. Plans were discussed to form a boys 4-H club and a Smithville Community Club led by Miss Spafford. The group viewed a girls 4-H club play and two reels of moving pictures and set February 3 for the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Holsinger
Holder
Spafford
Smithville
S. Walter Lyden
Maryland Delaware Coast Railway Reorganized Under James R Pratt
James R Pratt, a leading transportation expert formerly with the Baltimore United Railway system, now heads the Maryland & Delaware Coast Railway Company from Denton. He reorganized operations, moved offices, and plans improved service, promising reliable schedules and substantial patronage from Denton, Milton, Hobbs, and Hickman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland & Delaware Coast Railway Company
James R. Pratt
Baltimore
Pratt
United Railways System of Baltimore
Charles T. Fisher
Denton
Fisher
United States
Caroline County
Denton Lawyer Cooper Is Declared Bankrupt in Baltimore
Denton resident Harvey L. Cooper, a prominent lawyer and banker, was adjudicated bankrupt in a Baltimore federal court. Receivers were appointed to protect his estate, valued around 250000 with eighty properties. Cooper’s brother held his property as attorney in fact, and payments were suspended. Cooper’s attorney admitted his client’s inability to meet obligations and consented to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Cooper
Denton
United States District Court
Baltimore
Cooper
Fred R. Owens
Harry A. Roe
G. Elbert Marshall
Ernest G. Cooper
C. Alex Fairbank
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
County School News
Journal
Marydel
Ridgely News
Farm Bureau
Messrs. Holt and Holder
Roger Adams
Pauline
Dorchester County
Ladies’Aid
Wm. I. Hubbard
Elizabeth Bullock
Horace Robinson
Mildred Scott
Ida Nabb
William Dill
Herbert Bullock
Hattie Atkinson
Goldsboro
Percy Tucker
Thelma Neale
Evelyn Bullock
Adams’ Cross Roads
Caroline Lady
Concord Church Society
West
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Hickman
Abraham Richardson Wright
Smithville Farm Bureau
Katherine Cox
Greensboro High School
Henderson Elementary
First National Bank of
Harrington
Lj. H. Nichols & Co
Nigwipa Peerm