Local notices and town interests in Caroline county
Wheat, water bonds sold, new express rates. mules for sale by Howard Butler and town sale of work mules on February 16. Weather brings busy physicians while eggs fetch high prices. Skates, poems, and proverbs mingle with civic items. County roads and schedules shift as Joppa and Avalon replace Dorchester line. Thawley Sunday School reorganization. clock fund for Court House tower gains support. banks seek Regional Bank lines. School bonds proposed for Federalsburg Preston Denton Greensboro with 25 percent local tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehoboth
Howard Butler
Tuckahoe
W._J Blackiston
Joppa
Avalon
Dorchester
Talbot
Baltimore
Fred Johnson
Denton
Floyd Featherston Co
Caroline County
Court House
Denton National Bank
Peoples National Bank
George W. Simmons
Federalsburg
Preston
Greensboro
Thawley
Harry S. Clark
Wallace Clark
William Swann
Hilda Cade
Maggie Cade
Clifton Hicks
N. J. Cade
L R. Clough
Henry R. Lewis
Williston
Independent Congregational Church of
J. E. Smith
Alphonzo Meredith
Frank Yeoman
R. C. Rice
C. H. Towers
William Willoughby
James Thawley
Mr. Smith
Williston Church
Nuptial Notes From the Burrsville Area This Week
The home of Mr and Mrs J H Thawley near Burrsville hosted a pretty wedding for their daughter Mary Hannah who wed Robert Henry Stafford in a Wesley M E Church ceremony. The bride taught in Delaware schools and the groom runs a Burrsville hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Thawley
Burrsville
Mary Hannah
Robert Henry Stafford
Melvin E. Wheatley
Wesley M. E. Church
Stafford
Charlie Harvey
Denton
Baltimore
Delaware
Oak Hill Site Chosen for New Tri-County Hospital
Oak Hill, the historic wooded yard at the junction of Glebe and Centreville roads just outside Easton, has been selected as the site for a new tri-county hospital to be erected before September. Talbot Caro line and Queen Anne's counties are among interested parties. A pair of nose glasses with a gold hair-pin and chain attached was found on the Denton Greensboro road. finder should report to the Journal office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Tri-County Hospital
Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Easton
Glebe
Centreville
Denton
Greensboro
Finder
Journal Office
Local Families Share News and Visits Across Towns
Hickman and Fountain families hosted a Sunday dinner with Zeb Fountain Jr from Camden New Jersey and Zeb Fountain Sr plus relatives from Woodlyn and Denton. Numerous residents visited Philadelphia Baltimore Dover and Greensboro while others attended funerals and illness notices.
Templeville locals note old landmarks and farming plans
Templeville observers report Knotts and Davis bought the oldest building in town, dating to 1839. Farmers discuss a potential Marydel milk cooling station, promising market stability. Local social visits include Miss Helen Heather returning to Kenton, Del., and various family events and neighborly gatherings around Templeville.
Branch residents host Burrsville wedding anniversary party
Walter George and family Samuel Young and family Lucy Fields and Hartman Cahall surprised Mr and Mrs W E Cheetum on their thirty third wedding anniversary with music games and refreshments at Burrsville. W T George and children visited relatives near Burrsville. Mrs W T George’s visit included W P Cheezum. Farmers replenish wood piles and plow for early crops. Howard Williamson of Wilmington visited his parents. Nellie Fields of Oxford visits Lucy Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston’s
Walter George
Samuel Young
Lucy Fields
Hartman Cahall
Burrsville
W. E. Cheetum
W. T. George
Mrs. George
W. P. Cheezum
Howard Williamson
Wilmington
Nellie Fields
Oxford
Queen Anne Guests and Milk Trade Tide
Queen Anne hosts included Mr Byron Barton Miss Florence Manse and sister Mrs FE H Dashiell and daughter Marie of Baltimore. Over six hundred gallons of milk are shipped daily from this station and profits distributed locally are large and rising. Other visitors were A M Altrater and children and Earl Short of Baltimore visiting Hiram Short family. Ruth Plummer and Levin Taylor joined J E Morgan households with Naomi Holland and Neva Seymour in Trappe. Angie Legg of Stevensville visits aunt Charlie Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Barton
Florence Manse
FE. H. Dashiell
Marie
Baltimore
J. Barton
A. M. Altrater
Earl Short
Hiram Short
Ruth Plummer
Greensboro
Levin Taylor
Preston
J. E. Morgan
Naomi Holland
Neva Seymour
Trappe
Angie Legg
Stevensville
Charlie Dean
Ridgely News Letter Reports Local Education and Community Events
Teachers and patrons seek an assistant teacher for struggling pupils as primary schools merge with country schools creating crowded rooms. Dr. John G. Cornwell spoke on humor at Simon's Hall. Revival meetings at the Methodist Church grow in attendance with twenty eight deciding for Sunday School. Regular church activities, a wedding, a birthday anniversary, and a christening occurred in town. The business changes: Ritchie & Walters dissolve. Arthur Scully takes over the meat end. Telephone line to Greensboro completed. Creamery sold to J. K. Lynch, A. G. Saulsbury and Frank Seward. Ethel Mallalieu hospitalized for an operation. Various social events, illnesses, travel, and weather notes fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Cornwell
Simon’s Hall
Methodist Church
The
Reformed Church
Mr. Kahn
W. E. Habbart
Chestertown
W. B. Todd
Weaver Place
Viola Jones
M. E
Ritchie & Walters
Arthur Scully
Walters
Greensboro
Edith Quigg
Elkton
George Dever
Harrison Holsinger
Church of the Brethren
Ed. Morris
Milton Smith
Tom Swann
William Davis
Robin
T. J. Day
Florida
Herr
Fred Flounders
Bridge Club
Harry Stayer
Smith & Co
Kline
Iris Smith
Oxford
Meadow Lark
John Ritchie
Burrsville News Notes and Social Visits
Miss Iva Russell, once seriously ill, is much better with friends hoping for a speedy recovery. Fleming Starkey and foster son Carlton hosted Hay den relatives. Alexander Russell of Ridgely visited Rev M E Wheatley and Mrs E E Russell. Roy Chance of West Grove Pa visits sister Enos Cleaves. Will Parris and son of Philadelphia guests of John H Thawley. William Robinson of Girdletree visits his sister Fleming Starkey. Sarah Breeding moved into a newly erected town home and is convalescing. Ireland, long ill, is able again to be about. Clayton Stafford, formerly quite sick, is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Sarah P. Collins
Harrington
Arthur T. Layton
Jersey City
J. T. Alderson
Harrison St. M. E. Church
Wilmington
Julia Price
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Kent
Miss Collins
Layton
Belle Layton
Irvin R. Robinson
Wakefield
Inez Gay
Wm. J. Inwin
Denton
L. T. Hitts
C. E. Richardson
SS. Peter and Paul’s
Katherine Bildstein
Joseph Bildstein
Easton
James Emerson
Queen Anne's County
Eugene Murphy
Mamie Sharp
Alexander Emerson
Centreville
Joseph N. Wainwright
Reliance
Drucilla May
William F. Wilson
Lewes
P. W. Crosby
Gethsemane Church
Seaford
Alga Smith
Cordova
Caroline
Talbot
Smith
Eastern Shore
Rennett
Jennie McW.retter
Millington
William E. Temple
Chestertown
Ridgely
E. L. Hubbard
Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Marc Bryant
Philadelphia
Clara George
Fayettesville
N. C
May Dunn
Dover
Del
Irene Wallace
Burrsville
Iva Russell
Fleming Starkey
Master Carlton
Hayden
Alexander Russell
M. E. Wheatley
E. E. Russell
Roy Chance
West Grove
Enos Cleaves
Will Parris
John H. Thawley
William Robinson
Girdletree
Sarah Breeding
Ireland
Clayton Stafford
Williston News and Local Arrivals
Mr Ben Todd killed two wild geese with others at Williston recently. the birds were in poor condition. Bruce Stevens Bennett Todd and Harvey Towers were in Baltimore last week for the auto show. Miss Ruth Meredith, a weekend guest of Miss Alma Thompson, has returned home. Paul Roe of Baltimore visited his uncle T Le Chaffinch. Commodore Doerr returned from a week in New York and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Todd
Williston
Bruce Stevens
Bennett Todd
Harvey Towers
Baltimore
Ruth Meredith
Alma Thompson
Paul Roe
T. le Chaffinch
Commodore Doerr
New York
Brooklyn
Epworth League forms in Marydel with new officers
Marydel church hosts a Tuesday evening Epworth League charter with officers led by President G. W. Thomason and 1st vice president Nora Stafford. John Chaires returns home from Queenstown. Miss Beatrice Carlysle begins teaching near Kenton. local plans include a milk station and increasing cattle herds. Several residents seek repairs, health concerns surface, and business activity continues as Joshua Sparks purchases heavy draft horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Marydel Church
G. W. Thomason
Nora Stafford
Belle Dailey
Ruth Effall
Affie Heather
Maud Hrummer
Irving Chaires
Joshua Sparks
J. F. Stafford
John
John Chaires
Queenstown
Beatrice Carlysle
Kenton
Bessie Burton
Marydel
Philadelphia
Thomas Pritchett
Frank Smith
Alex Griffith
Neumonia
Harry
Rebecca Clements
Temple Smith
Married Couples Gather at Ridgely Parsonage Dinner
Dr and Mrs H W Rowe entertained at a Sunday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Harry Wright of Choptank Mr and Mrs Noble Farrell of Goldsboro Mr and Mrs W L Thompson Mrs Mabel Knotts and daughter Katherine Mr Powell C Short son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Short and Miss Elizabeth E Stewart daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Stewart. The event followed the marriage at the M E F parsonage in Ridgely by Rev W E Habbart on Wednesday January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Rowe
Harry Wright
Choptank
Noble Farrell
Goldsboro
W. L. Thompson
Mabel Knotts
Miss Kathleen
Powell C. Short
Joseph Short
Elizabeth E. Stewart
C. E. Stewart
M. EF. Parsonage
Ridgely
W. E
Marion B. Sherwood
Wilmington
Geo. Sherwood
Marjorie Merrick
Ruth Meredith
Denton
Alma Thompson
Emma Sttevens
Queen Anne
W. J. Thompson
Scoutmaster Shull Plans February 4 Greensboro Meeting
Scoutmaster R R Shull says C L Weaver deputy Commissioner of Boy Scouts of America will be in Greensboro Wednesday evening February 4 at 7 o clock to meet the boy scouts and campfire girls at the M E Church Pastor Prettyman invites all to attend the gathering. The fourth quarterly conference of St Pauls M E Church will be held Wednesday morning February 4 Superintendent Watt will attend Rev Burdette of the M P Church has assisted in extra services in the MIL Church More than ninety conversions There was a small office fire at W E Orrells on Tuesday with little damage and flames quickly controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
R. R. Shull
C. L. Weaver
Boy Scouts of America
M. E. Church
Prettyman
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Watt
Burdette
M. P. Chuch
M.il
W. E. Orrell
Local Social and1 Personal Notes From Wilmington Area
Miss Ida Pritchett returns to Wilmington after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs John Pritchett near town Mr C E Hollingsworth has purchased Mr G L Reed s farm near town and will move there about February Mrs Wm Hutson of Goldsboro spent part of the week with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Goodwin Mr Howard Cohee of Wilmington spent part of the week with his parents Mr and Mrs Major Cohee Miss Ethel Sewell of Philadelphia is visiting Mrs Thos Robb near town Mr Wm Scott of Riverside is visiting relatives here Miss Katie Downs is visiting friends at Massey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templeville
Knotts and Davis
A. F. Heather
Marydel
Helen Heather
Kenton
Del
T. l. Pippin
Bess Burton
Philadelphia
5. S
H. 5
Dailey
Denton
Florence Faulkner
Emma Mcknett
Greensboro
Ida Pritchett
Wilmington
John Pritchett
C. E. Hollingsworth
G. L. Reed
Town
Wm. Hutson
Goldsboro
W. H. Goodwin
Howard Cohee
Major Cohee
Ethel Sewell
Thos. Robb
Wm. Scott
Riverside
Katie Downs
Massey
Local social notes from Dorchester and surrounding towns
Miss Hazel Waldron returns from a week with her aunt Mrs LeCompte of Dorchester. Mrs Will Dillon and children visit Mrs John Tull at Windy Hill. Mr and Mrs H C Wright visit friends in Goldsboro. Miss Viola Todd of Baltimore visits sister Mrs Alex Booth. Miss Grace Fleetwood and Miss Myra Wright spend Sunday and Monday together. Miss Frances Tubbs spends the weekend at her Denton home. Mr W J Wright makes a business trip to East on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fountain
Zeb Fountain
Camden
N. J
Frank Fountain
Fred Peters
Richard
A. N. Cahall
This Place
Rosie Porter
Woodside
Baynard
Denton
Zeb. Fountain, Jr
Woodlynne
N. Y
Margarette Carroll
Grace
Alice Tubbs
Minnie Hughes
Felton
Florence Noble
Henry
Blarrington
Harry Johnson
Dover
Ida Fountain
Ralph Nichols
Greensboro
T. H. Satterfield
E. W. Harrington
S. Lewis
Gus Thuns
Matilda
Baltimore
Emma Bullock
George Wilson
Win Croll
Hazel Waldron
LeCompte
Dorchester
Will Dillon
John Tull
Windy Hill
H. C. Wright
Goldsboro
Viola Todd
Alex. Booth
Grace Fleetwood
Myra Wright
Frances Tubbs
W. J. Wright
East
English Opera Singers at Simon's Hall Saturday Night
English Opera Singers will perform at Simon's Hall Ridgely on Saturday night February 7. The mixed quartet and piano accompanist have impressed critics. Tickets are on sale at Davis' Drug Store for those seeking musical entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon's Hall
Ridgely
Davis’ Drug Store
Local visitors and school leadership named in brief
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cohee visited Baltimore last week. Mr. C L B Baker has been elected superintendent of Grove Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Taylor
John W. Cohee
Baltimore
C. LB. Baker
Grove Sunday School
Grim Reapers Harvest Claims Hillsboro Leader and Grace Carroll
Death toll rises with William H L Thawley aged 66 at Hillsboro after illness and asthma. Funeral at Millsboro cemetery led by Rev Ralph Coursey. Survivors include wife, daughter and sisters. Grace Carroll aged 25 dies after long illness at home in Sixth district. former Long's school teacher. funeral at Ridgely M E Church with interment in Denton cemetery. Martha Bradley of Coulbourn lineage dies at 21. pneumonia ends brief illness. services at Cokesbury Church led by Rev P W Crosby. interment in nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William HL. Thawley
Hillsboro
Flo
Millsboro
Ralph T. Coursey
Thawley
Frances Fleming
Charles H. Fleming
W. N. Sparks
Charles T. Sauer
James D. Fleming
W. Fletcher Pennington
Robert Thawley
Tuckahoe Neck
Maryland
Miss Grace
Long
Ridgely M. E
W. FE. Habbart
Denton Cemetery
Martha Bradley
Elmer Bradley
William Coulbourn
Cokesbury Church
P. W. Crosby
Reliance
Seaford-Newe
Competitive Exam for Fourth Class Postmasters Held
Ridgely hosts the March 7 examination for fourth class postmaster appointments with a second date on March 14 at Easton Centreville Cambridge Chestertown and other locations. Candidates must reside within the district served by the post office and may choose one date and one examination site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Easton
Centreville
Cambridge
Chestertown
Goldsboro
Hillsboro
Hobbs
Bethlehem
Choptank
Marydel
Henderson
Queen Anne
Williamsburg
Sadlersville
Ingleside
Cordova
Barclay
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Stenographers Sought for Federal Service Vacancies
The United States Civil Service Commission seeks male stenographers aged at least 18 for Washington area departments. Salaries are 846 to 900 dollars yearly with rapid advancement for meritorious work. Monthly exams are offered nationwide except December. full details available by contacting the commission in Washington or district offices in Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Cincinnati Chicago St Paul Seattle San Francisco New York New Orleans or St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
United States
D. C
Post Office
Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Getting Ready for Baseball in Denton
Denton debates a local baseball team for the upcoming season. At a recent meeting J Howard Pastorfield was chosen to manage, Kirkman Short as assistant, and E H Ringgold as treasurer. A follow up gathering in the Boy Scouts' room Law Building is planned for next Monday at 8 PM to raise funds for the campaign. Everyone who loves the national sport is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
J. Howard Pastorfield
Kirkman Short
E. H. Ringgold
Boy Scouts
Law Building
Big Convention In Baltimore Opens For Canning Experts
Baltimore readies for the great canning convention with a noted lineup including William C. Redfield Secretary of Commerce Charles R. Miller Governor of Delaware Marion Harland and J Harry Covington. The Fifth Regiment Armory is packed with badges required for admission and events run Monday through Thursday with tours to Washington on Friday. The directors meet Monday at the Belvedere and the business session opens Tuesday with Cardinal Gibbons delivering the invocation. Governors Goldsborough and Miller Mayor Preston Fernald and others speak at the first sessions. Ladies accompanying delegates will be entertained across the three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Washington
National Canners’ Association
Belvedere
Canned Goods Are Wholesome Says Woman's Home Companion
A Woman's Home Companion writer argues canned vegetables and fruits are free from chemicals. She notes that laws require labeling if preservatives are used, heat processing keeps foods safe, and canners use high quality materials. Cleanliness and standards in canneries boost consumer trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Companion
Easton Chestertown Auto Line Planned to Run Soon
The Easton Star-Democrat reports a new Easton Chestertown State Road Passenger and Express Company to begin in 2 3 months with $10000 capital. Two large autos with trailers will run daily between Easton and Chestertown, stopping at towns along the State road, freight carried with conductors acting as freightmen. Headquarters will be in Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton-Chestertown
Easton
Chestertown
State Road
Easton Star-Democrat
Centreville
Remembrance of Charlie E Todd Deceased February 3 1913
In loving remembrance of my dear husband Charlie E Todd who departed this life February 3 1913 one year ago. One less at home a chanced circle broken a dear face missed day by day from its usual place. But cleansed saved perfected by grace one more in heaven one less on earth. By his wife A E T
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie E. Todd
Earth
Remembering Our Mother Who Departed In 1913
In sad remembrance of our dear mother who left this life December 4 1913 We feel the pain of loss and cry for comfort yet hope to meet again around the great white throne Husband and daughters Ruth and Blanche Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Blanche Scott
Orphans Court Ratifies Real Estate Sale and Notices
The Orphans' Court ratified the sale of Phoebe M. Dunham's real estate by executor John T. Blades. It also reviewed the last will of Charles H. O'Day, directed notices to kin, and adjusted caveat issues for Mary Virginia Stevens. Various administrations and inventories were presented, with orders to record, sell, or deposit assets and distributeee shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe M. Dunham
John T. Blades
Orphans’ Court
Charles H. O'Day
Edward E. Nuutle
Mary Virginia Stevens
James B. Messick
Frederick Messick
J. Wesley Bell
Flora Grinnage
Martha Ellen Grinnage
James Lewis Grinnage
James R. Bordley
J. Spencer Lapham
John Rash
Martin F. Rash
Eliza A. Greenlee
John W. Greenlee
William H. Greenlee
Federalsburg notices and local incidents shared
A Federalsburg letter reports Lacey Griffith severely injured and his horse killed after a Tuesday night collision with racing teams near Federalsburg. Also listed are newly installed Nanticoke Grange officers and a local theft case involving Howard Robinson. Retired farmer Charles Oday dies at 75. Jefferson Holt Ice Company begins building a modern ice plant at Hurlock for operation with its local plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Lacey Griffith
Griffith
Nanticoke Grange
William Skethway
Nicholas Laigneil
Whit White
J. S. Bradley
William H. Clark
Sadie Clark
James Dew
O. M. Corkran
E. S. Clark
Ceres
Pomona
Flora
Seaford
Sussex County
Delaware
Jefferson-Holt Ice Company
Hog Cholera Campaigns Slashing Hogs’ Losses
The Department of Agriculture reports campaigns in Indiana Missouri Iowa and Nebraska against hog cholera using anti cholera serum and farm quarantines. Pettis county Missouri shows hog losses cut from 18 percent and 25.6 percent in 1912 to 14.7 percent by November 1913. About 60 000 hogs were raised last year and of 10 000 hogs that died, only about 1 000 were lost after serum and quarantines began in August 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Pettis County
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
J. F. Swartz
Somerset
U Sable
T. L. Terry
Farmers’ Institutes
J. Frank Lane
Philetus Jefferson
J. Dukes Downes
Main
Fourth Streets
Nuttle Hardware
J. H. Pastorfield Co
Albert Handy
Cuba
P. R. Fisher
Wm. E. Lord
Noble J. Walker
J. G. Cornwell
Grove
W. H. Thawley
Grace B. Carroll
Orphans’ Court Business
William B. Nuttle
William H. Nuttle
Edward W. Liden
Charles H. Whitby
John W. Dickerson
Martha J. Dickerson
Reginald M. Beauchamp
Jeremiah Beauchamp
Benjamin F. Greenlee
Annie V. Greenlee
Laurence A
Emmett W
R. Earl
John W
Edith K
S. Grace Greenlee
Anna V. Garey
Dee
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