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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1921
Page
3
Denton Community Club Hosts Meeting and Local Social notes
Mrs. Roland T. K. Garey and Mrs. Art Cawley host the Denton Community Club at Mrs. Caw ley's home Friday February 4 at 2 p.m. Mrs. T. Pliny Fisher and Mrs. W. B. Gootee entertained a large club gathering last week with a discussion on Amusements in the Home for Winter Evenings and a talk by Mrs. F. B. Pickering. New members were elected, and numerous local residents attend weddings, birthday events, church activities, and visits across Denton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland T. K. Garey
Art Cawley
Denton
Caw +ley
T. Pliny Fisher
W. B. Gootee
F. B. Pickering
C. Harvey Poore
Charles Poore
Pauline Stevens
Chas. Stevens
Millington
Greensboro
M. E. Parsonage
J. A. Leach
Ralph Poore
Helen Poore
Wilmington
Poore
M. P. Church
C. R. Pitts
Hurlock
James Clifford Burge
Clifford Burge
Board
J. M. Baer
Fresno County
Calif
Golden Gate
Death notices and obituaries from Greensboro and Preston
The death toll includes James Massey at 78 in Greensboro after a long illness. Services were held with Rev. H B Thomas officiating and burial in Greensboro cemetery. Massey, a prominent Republican and former legislature member, had Maryland education and Maryland University medical training. Surviving relatives include wives Rebecca Tilden and Josephine Lewis, sons William B. Massey and J. Alan Massey, and daughter Mary Frances Smith. Also noted are the death of Mrs. Mary Frances Smith in Preston, and the passing of Robert Seymour, Baltimore salesman, at University Hospital after a stomach cancer operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Massey
Greensboro
H. B. Thomas
Denton
Massey
William ‘3. Massey
Maryland Agricultural College
Maryland University, School of Medi‘cine
Baltimore
W. M. Marine
Rebecca Tilden
Josephine Lewis
William B. Massey
J. Alan Massey
Mary Frances Smith
Alfred Smith
Preston
W. Otis Smith
Eastville
J. M. Parker
Lucretia Smith
Robert Seymour
University Hospital
Canned Goods Shipment Lifts Local Canners Up
Talbot canned tomatoes shipped in large quantities last week as prices rose about eight to ten cents. Local canners rushed to ship, reducing losses and enabling farmers to be paid. Analysts said price increases could clear storage and improve focal financial conditions due to canners loans totaling $250000 in Talbot banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Easton Star-Democrat
Templeville News Roundup of Visits and Celebrations
Templeville residents welcome long absent Louis Evans of Wilmington and recount his childhood ties to the town. Local households host relatives from Church Hill Salisbury Smyrna Kenton and Sudlersville with tales of visits and family gatherings through the week.
Union M. P. Church Reopens Thursday Prayer Meetings
Burrsville items note the Union M. P. Church resumes Thursday evening prayer meetings when weather allows. The Peoples Holiness Church will be dedicated on February 6 led by Rev. W. L. Jump of Greensboro. Community visits include Starkeys, Porters, and Chance families with local residents traveling and hosting others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union M. P. Church
J. Fleming Starkey
Willie Starkey
Salisbury
Harry A. Porter
Coursey Hammond
Mary Rathedge and Son
Near
Milford
The
Peoples Holiness Church
John Chance
Town
W. L. Jump
Greensboro
Billy
Harry Collison
Roby Melvin
Harrington
Elias Pearson
Loleta Chance
John Moore
Hobbs
Walter Carlton
Henderson News Briefs: Local Marriages and Visits
Henderson reports Mr Wallace Jones and Miss Lola Seward of Marydel wed quietly at the parsonage by Rev Shooley. James Johnson leaves for a three month course at Sweeney Automobile School in Kansas City. Jesse Richardson and Norman Wilson of Wilmington visit the Johnsons. the Jones couple visit relatives in Wilmington. Mrs Henry Wilkinson of Ridgely visits Mrs J W Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Jones
Lola Seward
Marydel
Shooley
Goldsboro
James Johnson
Kansas City
Sweeney Automobile School
Jesse Richardson
Norman Wilson
Wilmington
S. C. Johnson
Henry Wilkinson
Ridgely
J. W. Gibson
Ridgely News Letter highlights local people and events
The Ridgely News Letter reports on visitors and residents including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowen of Philadelphia considering relocating, various birthday parties and clubs such as the Paint and Powder Club, and community notes. It covers funerals, hospital visits, school activities, church events, local travel, and expressions of in town life with multiple named individuals and nearby towns.
Federalsburg Methodist Holds Last Conference and Dinner
The Federalsburg Methodist Episcopal Church held its final quarterly conference in Masonic Hall led by District Superintendent Rev. William R. Mowbray. A church dinner for about 100 attendees followed, and Rev. F. C. MacSorley was unanimously invited to stay another year. Also, Mrs. Hester A. Handy, 83, died Friday at her Reliance area home, wife of farmer Willard Handy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Masonic Hall
William R. Mowbray
Dover
Delaware
F. C. MacSorley
Hester A. Handy
Reliance
Willard Handy
Real estate transfers listed by clerk in district records
The clerk reports numerous transfers including William C Russell to Richard M Andrew for 4 acres in Fifth district at 2300 dollars and Burt Hobbs selling Greensboro lots to multiple buyers for 1600 1650 and 1500 dollars. Additional properties in Hillsboro Denton Ridgely Seventh district and First district change hands with prices from 200 to 18000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Russell
Richard M. Andrew
Burt Hobbs
Oscar Nichols
Greensboro
Wade IE. Anthony
Edgar Blades
Hillsboro
M. Bates Stephens
Arthur Kelley
Marion H. Downes
Richard W. Beaven
William G. Wooters
May C. Bailey
Denton
Frederick HH. Friedel
Jotin
John B. Nichols
T. Pliny Fisher
Henry T. Nuttle
Jennie A. Cool
Elwood B. Lane
James C. Smith
Anna E. Hall
James C. Hemmons
Robert IE. Pippin
Ridgely
Francis A. Smith
Harlan C. Farrington
Kemp Stevens
Aaron C. Reber
Marion W. Thomas
W. Brewster Deen
Albert S. Handy
Georgia Butler
Sallie J. Horsey
Eldridge Downes
J. Spencer Lapham
Martha Short
William Slocum
Somers Blake
Joseph F. Swartz
William J. Everngam
Augustus Statum
Mary A. Young
Geo. E. Noble
Caroline County
P. Paul Standertson
Preston Fire Destroys Dr Webb Home Office in Preston
A fire Tuesday night leveled the residence and office of Dr George C Webb in Preston. Easton and Cambridge Fire Departments arrived too late. the baby of a colored servant died in the blaze. Insurance partly covers Dr Webb’s losses estimated at 3000 to 4000. Caroline county forms four new farmers association with Preston headquarters. W R Dulin serves as president. committee led by County Agent W C Thomas to draft by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willistone Church
Sigetak
Temple Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Frank Bordley
Denton
Philadelphia
Phils
Charley Herzog
Greensboro
Journal Today
Corbett Canning
American Corner
Charles B. Harrison
Fred Beauchamp
W. W. DeDaniel
Matthew. McDaniel
Caroline County
Everett
W. E Hills
M. E
Dr. Hills
North Africa
George W. Davenport
Easton
Christ Church
Hillsboro
Rock Hall Ferry
Hix Long
L. K. Ziegler
Church of the Brethren
Grove
Preston
Ridgely
J. Waters Russell Realty Company
Chestertown
Kent
Queen Anne's
H. L. Cooper
Draper & Slaughter
Irwin T. Saulsbury
James H. Nichols
Charles Coulby
S. P. Townshend
Lewis & Knotts
J. Kemp Stevens
Edward Lambert
Clayton
Easton Tank
Eee
Delaware Highway Commission
Dover
Maryland
Caroline
County
Clifford T. Trazzare
Stone Road
S. J. Hurst
Tuckahoe
Pee Otr
George C. Webb
Cambridge
Webb
Local Social Notes Round Up From Mt Airy to Atlantic City
Mr and Mrs Peacock of Mt Airy have returned home after a three week visit with Mr and Mrs Richard Evans. Alma Thompson of Orlando Florida writes that May day like climate and roses in bloom. Mrs Richard Zook of Hoopstown Illinois visited sister Mrs Florence Beaven last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Jarrell attended the Canners Convention in Atlantic City last week. Rev S N Pilchard of Georgetown is a guest at the home of Mr H Lay Beaven. Mr John Holt of North Carolina was at home for a few days last week. Mrs Albert Cahall is visiting Baltimore friends this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Evans
Wilmington
Evans
D.T. Richards
G. A. Skinner
Mary
Church Hill
John Davis
Melvin Kinnamon
Leon Shipley
Herbert Knotts
Mary Katherine
Isaac Moore
Kate O. Knotts
Mottie Moore
Smyrna
Walton Jones
Sudlersville
Hattie Knotts
W. N. Bowen
Virginia Sparks
Barclay
Wm. Sparks
Roe
Harry Bowen
Philadelphia
Ridgely
W. H. Good
Good
Ella Pearsaul
Paint and Powder Club
Rebecca Swing
Lisette Woodworth Reese
Emma Lansbury
Margaret Swing
C. T. Marvel
Baltimore
A. W. Thompson
Myrtle Thompson
Harry Hemmons
A. G. Saulsbury
T. W. Jones
Elsie Matthews
County Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Denton
Westcott Porter
School Literary Society
Walter Docker
Catherine Pindar
Donald Davis
Richard Blackburne
Ruth Perry
L’ostman
Armour & Company
Ridgely Strawberry Grow
Stone
Mercy Hospital
Jefferson Cohee
Bessie
Sadie Wilson
Blanche Hevalow
Lora Lynch
Kingston
New York
Kingston Bank
Annie Turner
Greensboro
Barnes
Carrie Newnam
Trappe
T. L. Day
Carolyn Mancha
Easton
Miller
Clinton Robertson
Oxford
Ed. Pearsaul
Virgie Sparks
Templeville
Charles Sparks
C. E. Anderson
Kenton
George Slaughter
Frank Ludlow
Earl
James Hevalow
St. Gertrude’s Academy
Sylvan
Lawrence Lynch
Martha Culver
Robert Dean
Peacock
Mt. Airy
Richard Evans
Alma Thompson
Orlando
Florida
Richard Zook
Hoopstown
Iil
Florence Beaven
Charles Jarrell
Atlantic City
Rev
S. N. Pilchard
Georgetown
H. Lay Beaven
John Holt
North Carolina
Albert Cahall
Preston
Williamsburg
Dorchester
Seaford
Del
Percy Douglas
Hurlock
Cambridge
Waddell’s Corner
Ellwood
Douglas
Wright
Federalsburg
Hynson
Edgar Bowdle
Charles Williams
Monroe Jenkins
John N. Williams
Local Residents Spend Weekend Visits and Courtship
Mrs John A Woodrow and Miss Pearl Taylor spent the week end with friends at Lloyds Landing. Mrs Pratt Taylor Sr visits daughter Jennie Blades of Tuckahoe Neck. Miss Alice Chambers from Newark visits mother Annie R Chambers. Miss Mary Deen of Delaware College visits her parents C C Deen. Miss Pearl Taylor of Denton visits cousin Mrs John A Woodrow. Miss Hattie McConnell spent the weekend with friends in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Woodrow
Pearl Taylor
Lloyd's Landing
Pratt Taylor
Jennie Blades
Tuckahoe Neck
Alice Chambers
Newark
Annie R. Chambers
Mary Deen
Delaware College
C. C. Deen
Denton
American Corner Methodist Church Reopens Services
The Methodist Protestant Church at American Corner reopens after interior improvements. Rev. J. M. Sheridan of Baltimore preaches at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Rev. J. A. Dudley of Denton preaches at 3:00 p.m. The pastor Rev. S. C. Wood invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Corner
J. M. Sheridan
Baltimore
J. A. Dudley
Denton
S. C. Wood
Desperate highway robberies plague Preston area
A Preston correspondent reports a string of armed holdups within ten miles of Preston. Victims include farmers near Williamsburg and Ellwood, with masked robbers demanding cash and valuables. Residents form a vigilant group at Butler and Colburn store to patrol sites and deter further attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler & Colburn
Ellwood
Soil Testing Campaign Planned for Spring Plowing
The University of Maryland Experiment Station Soil Department reports success of last year’s soil testing with over 500 farmers sending samples from about 1,600 fields to test lime requirements. A new campaign is planned within months, aided by county agents with testing equipment, to tailor lime applications and save farmers money through precise per acre lime guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Department
University of Maryland Experiment Station
Experiment Station
Red clover and oil wells in Maryland news brief
The note links red clover as a cornerstone of northern and eastern farming with February sowing on snow for spring thaw. It also reports Coastal Development Company plans three test oil wells on Maryland's eastern shore and a railway service change between Love Point and Centreville. Ice harvesting nostalgia, a Woodbury duck incident, and a 12 ton Love Point rockfish catch are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Wicomico
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Co
Love Point
Centreville
Woodbury
N. J
Partnership Filing Rules And Tax Basics
Partnerships must file Form 1065 showing net income and each partner’s share. Individual partners must report distributive shares on their returns even if not received, and sign the return. Returns are required even with zero net income. discrepancies between partnership and individual figures create trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partnership and Personal Service Corporation
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Will May be Contested In Bailey Will Case
On petition of George L. Pendleton a Baltimore attorney representing Charles L. Bailey the Orphans Court postponed probate of the late George W. Bailey will to March 8. The older of five siblings opposes the will though no caveat filed. The estate mainly comprises a house and lot left to Roy and Marie Bailey with conditions of upkeep and home for two grandchildren. Calvert C. Mertiken represents the beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Pendleton
Baltimore
Charles L. Bailey
George W. Bailey
West, Harper
Shawn
Orphans’ Court
Roy
Marie Bailey
Calvert C. Mertiken
Farmers and Merchants State Bank Elects Directors and Officers
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank stockholders elected directors John T. Carter C Clarence Deen Joseph H Carroll Thomas H Draper C Fulton Noble D Wilson Davis Harvey M Parrott W Brewster Deen Henry W Hoghes Josiah A Beck James W Thawley Clement Drake M Kemp Newnam J Hudson Taylor Willard C Todd New director Mr Taylor is. Directors chose J T Carter president Clarence Deen vice president J H Carroll secretary S E Hignatt cashier W B Parker teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
John T. Carter
C. Clarence Deen
Joseph H. Carroll
Thomas H. Draper
C. Fulton Noble
D. Wilson Davis
Harvey M. Parrott
W. Brewster Deen
Henry W. Hoghes
Josiah A. Beck
James W. Thawley
Clement Drake
M. Kemp Newnam
J. Hudson Taylor
Willard C. Todd
Mr. Taylor
Methodists Launch Campaign to Boost Church Giving
The Methodist Episcopal Churches in the United States start a one month drive from January 17 to encourage larger donations to church and Sunday School. An official notes that the penny remains the standard and cites a rise in per capita wealth, yet the average Methodist adds only one extra cent per week since 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Churches
United States
County Commissioner Lapham Visits Lakeland Florida
A letter from Goldsboro official J Spencer Lapham describes a Florida trip with Mrs Lapham aboard the S A L Florida and Cuba Special. He notes travel costs, dining car prices, stops at Baltimore Washington Savannah and Jacksonville, hotel meals at Atlantic Hotel and Gilreaths, and observations of oranges peaches and tomatoes in the South while reflecting on expenses and local tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro
Lakeland
Fla
Denton
Lapham
Wilmington
New York
Jax, Fla
Ted
Southern Pines
N.C
United States
Harrisons
Berlin
Savannah
Jacksonville
Atlantic Hotel
Gilreath's
Georgia
Emma Murphy Recovering From Operation At Cambridge Hospital
Smithson reports Emma Murphy is recovering after an operation at Cambridge hospital. Lorell Parrott remains on the sick list and not in hospital at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Murphy
Cambridge Hospital
Lorell Parrott
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S. R. Shawn
Wye Landing
C. E. Brown
Bridgeville
L. F. Covey
F. P. Covey
George F. Robinson
Gleason Health Resort
Elmira
N. Y
Robinson
Kirkman Short
M. Jane Redden
Nannie Murphy
Henderson
Edinburg
Galdsboro
Benjamin Hills
Hills
Cora Mason
Richard Bailey
S. F. Raleigh
J. KR. Rochester
Solomon Longnecker
H. Earle Smith
Cooper
E. B. Garey
Thos
Bradley
Hobbs, Gil
Fred
B. L. Wothers
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Burrsville
Evangelist Morris
A. B. Corkran
Claiborne
E. M. Willey
Greenwood
Farmington
R. N. Melvin
Manning Merriken
Fred Paisley
O. S. Chaffinch
Collister
Sarah Davis
J. R. Ricards
Wiliam Chambers
Elmer Butler
Andersontown
Chambers
J. W. Wheatley
Isaac Starkey
A. W. Betts
Carl Collison
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Ridgely News
Mary Moore
Miss Mollie
Easton Hospital
Maud Starkey
Beatrice Bowers
Harold Fountain
Reformed Church
Brown Elliott
Epworth League
Harry Laird
Lewis Evans
Ida Betson
Samuel Hear
Gilbert Swann
F. & M. Bank
Mrs. J. Spencer Lapham
Smithson
My Bona
Sale
Annie E. Merriken
J. W. Clark
Nisi
John H. Collins
Bessie N. Collins
Circuit Court
Equity
Lawrence B. Towers
Awrence B
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R. Terry
Civil Service
Continental
Washington, D. C
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