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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
5
Saturday morning report from January 28, 1922 compiles alerts and notices from various towns. Highlights include civic events, farm updates, school news, and brief community notices, with names of local residents and organizations appearing in terse item forms.
Local notes report examination week in public schools, performances by Van Arnam's Minstrels at The Palace Monday, and Affairs of Anatol tonight. Local commerce includes wheat buying by Nuttle Milling Co. and pea contracts by Caroline canners at $80 per ton. Also notes store purchase by Ernest Murphy, lost bracelet near M. P. Church, new telephone directory, and rising subsciber counts. Weather men report 8 degrees. public notices on roads, schools, and obituaries follow.
A bill introduced in the General Assembly by Senator Lawrence Towers proposes a unified system for supervising all state and county roads. It creates a resident and county roads engineer to oversee dirt and state roads, replacing existing supervisors under the State Roads Commission. The measure, modeled on Caroline county’s 18 year program, seeks efficiency and reduced political influence, with counties optional to organize their road departments under the plan. Salary for the engineer is set at not less than 3000 dollars plus travel, shared by state and county. Taxpayers may request improvements and petitions are reviewed by the engineer through the County Commissioners.
The Department of Education bill seeks to raise rural school standards to Baltimore levels. It targets one teacher schools where 37 percent lack normal or high school training and adds incentives through higher salaries and summer state normal school sessions. Consolidation is not yet required, but supervision will increase to better uphold standards.
Peninsula farmers assess demand and price for tomatoes next season. Stock is about one third of normal, indicating potential strong demand if canners pay fair prices. Maryland leads U S tomato canning, supplying nearly half of output. A large pack at fair price could improve agricultural prosperity and aid trucking, with readership urged to subscribe for county news.
Mrs Maggie Culver wife of Ireland Culver and daughter of William Murphy of this place died Friday near noon in Easton hospital after a 10 o'clock operation. Funeral services were at American Corner M P Church with Rev F J Phillips and Rev Mr Rosser. burial at Federalsburg cemetery. Several local residents visited and neighbors noted. Extra meetings at Grove Church concluded last Sunday. Various local residents and families were mentioned as visiting or traveling guests.
Special invitations drew patrons to Burrsville Friday to watch first through third graders at Mrs Cheezums room. Visitors included Mr and Mrs R Henry Stafford and son R H Jr, and Mr and Mrs R H Thawley with family in Denton. Various local residents moved about town events and travels throughout the weekend.
Harmony notes resume of Miss Mildred Collins returning to teaching. Pink eye problem in schools easing. S E Storey to build cement walk from store to garage. Wild geese flew over Sunday heading north. Ray Deen and family visited John Christopher. Hattie McConnell named assistant teacher. Olin Thomas family moved to the farm. W P Willis installing a saw bill in woods. Elmer G Donoho opens blacksmith shop. S E Collins improving.
Bethlehem residents hosted a sequence of weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Bowdle entertaining Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pritchett and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pritchett plus Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins and son Paul. Orland Blades of Washington College visited with his parents Alva and Ruth Blades and accompanied them back to Chester town. Mrs. Ruth Taylor Miss Irene Carroll and Messrs. Marion Mills and Edwin Rosser were guests at Miss Maude Wright's Sunday evening home. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Carroll with daughter Virginia Lee and sister spent Sunday with Easton kin. Miss Irene Carrell returned home after a two week visit in Wilmington.
The Hillsboro Community Club held its Saturday meeting with twenty six members present. Plans included a piano for the club room and renewal of the circulating library. A donation from Philadelphia was acknowledged. The club invites new members with dues deferred until April. Library hours are 3 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. meetings resume February 6. Richard Zook of Illinois visited his sister Florence Beaven. Miss Ella Peonington is in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
The Williston youth group led by M. M. Luzader invites interested residents to join a singing class meeting February 16. Mr and Mrs A. R. Neal hosted Mrs Neal's mother Mrs Anthony and brother Mr Lee Anthony on Monday. Neal and Anthony traveled to Easton in the afternoon. O G Hignutt hosted weekend guests Raymond Fisher and Sadie Allen of Denton. Commodore H Doerr visited Philadelphia and New York on business last week. W Crane remains quite ill.
The Ridgely News Letter reports a long Community Club meeting addressing the piano question, with a plan to obtain a sand table estimate and seek school board funding. A debate on compulsory vaccination ended with a small majority opposing abolition. other notes cover church groups, upcoming events, and local residents’ activities.
Dorchester County Pomona Grange meets in Federalsburg with Dorchester and Nanticoke Granges and Harmony Grange. Meetings feature entertainment and meals while farmers discuss topics. Next week county-wide meetings promote the Inter State Dairy Council Clean Milk campaign with sedimentation tests and milk care reels.
Dorchester Circuit Court rules in Ezekiel A Williams vs Elizabeth Andrews that a written stock certificate transfer and delivery completed the gift of twenty four shares in Hurlock Milling Company, despite no on-book entry before donor's death. Elizabeth Andrews, cousin to prominent locals, contested claimed inadequacy. heirs' advocates included former judge Heary.
Route Superintendent O K Byerly reports a Post Office Department order to discontinue the Haston Federalsburg Denton Church Hill route on January 31. The profitable route may foreshadow loss of Shore truck service, with rumors of a new Centreville Elkton route possibly replacing it. Congressman Goldsborough has pressed to reinstate the service.
Stockholders of the Superior Guano Company and the Superior By-Products Company met in Centreville and elected officers for the ensuing year. Officers include President William J. Warton of Centreville, Vice President C. M W. Whitby Jr of Haltimore, Secretary J. Hall Barton of Centreville, and directors from Centreville Preston Sutherisville and Baltimore among others. The executive committee for the Guano Company includes William J. Barton C H Whitby Jr and Charles A Busteed. By-Products committee lists Barton Whitby and Frederick Thornton. Frederick Thornton of Cambridge also serves on the boards. The offices and principal factory are in Baltimore.
Cecil Blake, long time at the local Gas and Electric office, is promoted to superintendent of collections and moves to Salisbury. Charles W. Shawn will replace Blake in Denton. James M. Cannon and Myra Wright wed in Federalsburg. Owen C. Blades visits in Denton. Clara Skirven from New York spends weekend with the Skirven home. Mrs. B Sargeant Wells visits from Baltimore. Mrs. George A. Deakyne visits Philadelphia. various passes and domestic visits noted others.
The JOUNXAT compiles county briefs across departments and towns. Reports cover local events, public notices, school updates, and community concerns with a focus on upcoming meetings and service changes.
Town Commissioners push the removal of fifty year old elms to widen a street and create a triangular park amid protests from neighbors. State Board of Forestry notes legal violations but will defer action if trees are replaced with new plantings along the sidewalk. Meanwhile, Federalsburg pursues athletic glory with high school teams coached by William Andrew and J R Elderdice, and notices on local Legion officers, canning contracts, civic groups, and upcoming Chautauqua events beginning February 15.
Albert Saunders celebrated his birthday with a taffy pulling and games last Monday night. Last Saturday Charles Carter and Rosie Hudson were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Katherine Shockley has returned to Middletown to work in millinery. The stork brought a baby girl to Clark Smith and wife last Saturday.
Mrs. George Peters Smith wife of Dr J R Smith of Marydel died suddenly Sunday morning after a long heart condition while visiting her sister in law at 1408 Gilpin Avenue Wilmington She was 63 and survived by her husband two daughters and two sisters The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Wednesday from 1408 Gilpin Avenue with Rev R W Trappnell presiding Interment followed at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
A Talbot and Queen Anne County meeting discussed building the long needed State road from Wye Mills to Centreville. A Thursday Baltimore delegation took the issue to State road authorities. St Paul’s Church stewards organized appointing Mrs Lightner president and C E Stewart secretary treasurer. A town women’s club formed to improve sanitation, law enforcement and town appearance. An illustrated sermon at St Paul’s Sunday night and Harris Chapel service noted. Mr Charles Dean and wife visited Baltimore auto show. Henry Morgan ill at home.
County Agent Thomas urges farmers to feed good cows to maximize milk profits. He recommends corn based mixes for fodder or alfalfa and cautions on constipation. Several detailed rations include cottonseed meal, corn and cob meal, brewers grains, gluten feed, and oil meal with price estimates per cwt.
Mrs Isaac T Fleetwood died suddenly yesterday at her home in West Denton after a brief illness. Survived by husband I R Fleetwood son Denton National Bank official and two daughters Mrs Lawrence Lynch of Ridgely and Miss Louise Fleetwood at home. Daughter of William Robinson of Dorchester county. Funeral at home Tuesday at 2 PM with interment in Denton Cemetery.
W Cousins Thomas proposes a county detective agency to investigate thefts, funded by small annual dues. The plan would empower a countywide organization to report thefts, recover assets, and aid local officials, with members paying about one dollar yearly. Readers are invited to join by mailing the editor.
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West, Harper and Shawn presided. Letters of administration on Louis N. Todd’s personal estate were granted to Lizzie V. Todd and Gootee S. Liden. Bond approved, creditors notice ordered, appraisers named. Cora H Todd and A Webster Todd, administrators of Alva E Todd, filed inventory and appraisement and an order to sell at private sale was granted.
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