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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1914
Page
7
Local market notes report cash prices for wheat at 86 and corn at 77 with high egg prices paid by W. J. Blackiston. The item lists farm sales, rentals, and notices from Denton and surrounding counties, including farm yields, property sales by Harvey L. Cooper, and public sales plans. It mentions railway and bridge updates, school excursions, and upcoming neighborhood events along with various notices from local officials and farmers.
Carolinians sail for Europe on July 2. Hynson Westcott chemist Mr H A B Dunning, formerly of Denton, heads abroad to study methods. Miss Caroline L Spilman and John Hooper Bosley marry in Baltimore. Ensign Lawrence JAK Blades receives naval duties in Mexican waters aboard the Texas. Several local visits and trips noted including Berlin Ocean City and Pocomoke City. Public and social notices cover scouts, family visits, and district Sunday School conventions in Friendship Cord, Goldsboro.
Hobbs visits, relatives, and guests fill a holiday weekend with cousins and friends. Miss Mamie Cullim enjoys two weeks in Pittsville and Ocean City with brother Clarence of Washington, D C. Merriken, Cullum, and Merriken families visit kin in Preston and Frankford while others attend trips to Rehoboth and Federalsburg. Weather reports note extreme heat in Chandler Arizona.
The Ridgly News reports a calm Fourth with trips to Rehoboth and nearby spots, visits from Philadelphia guests, and various local social atts. The Forget-Me-Not Band of Mercy carnival on primary school grounds succeeds, funds raised about one hundred dollars net. Deaths include Mrs. Lillian Graves Roberts, funeral in Milford and interment in Hockessin. farming notes cite wheat yields around twenty-five to twenty-eight bushels per acre.
Obituary notes the death of Henry Powell who died Monday at his daughter's home and was buried Tuesday in Templeville cemetery. The community extends sympathy as Marydel reflects on the loss. Other items report races in Chestertown, visits by visitors from Baltimore and Philadelphia, a house party from Philadelphia, the Ladies Aid gathering, the new postmistress Lottie Moore, and Lena Milbourn visiting Wilmington.
Mr and Mrs George Thompson and children of Marydel join Mr William Meredith and daughter Helen of Greensburg for a weekend with Mrs Meredith at Tuckahoe Neck. Visits extend to Isaac Quillen and W Felland family at Tuckahoe Neck, with Philadelphia guests Romeo Harding and daughter, and Centreville resident Herbert Everett visiting Isaac Quillen. Other stops include Lulu Nelson in Baltimore, Grace Rhodes visiting Charles Rhodes, Louise Short with her sister in Baltimore, E S Bowens visiting friends in Wilmington, and Helen Hicks visiting friends in Henderson.
A list of social visits and gatherings fills a page from the week, noting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jarrell Sr and others crabbing, relatives visiting in Delphat and Bridgetown, and a thunderstorm that knocked out telegraph and telephone lines. Several residents and travelers are named among neighbors, with mentions of work on homes and a Johns Hopkins course.
Mrs George W Stemman of Baltimore visited her mother Mrs ROR Shull who is currently convalescent. Miss Florence Pippin with her aunt Mrs Viola Peppin and sons Gilbert and Russell spent part of the week with Carroll Pippin. Clarry Bonham and companion from Philadelphia with Mies Evi Colea of Nowh Last visiting Mr and Mrs J W Betpe. Mrs M B Aluthkin returning to Baltimore after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Bavys. Mollie Horsey of Philadelphia and Chladlotte Killer of Goldsboro visiting Mrs Charles R Rich. Edna Vaughn of Cheswold and Marian Stewart of Clinton visiting Miss Venta Dull. Jessie Hands of Hatington visiting her cousin Miss Etina Harrington, Mrs Almont Bayes of Atlantic City visiting Monday and Tuesday with Mrs and Mrs Andrew Bapys. Mr Victor Lewis of Bridgeville visiting with Mr Mary A Jackson. The Ladies’ Aid of the MLPL Church was entertained by Miss Nettie Roe Tuesday evening. Mr Lee Harrington returned home after seven months in Kent. Mr Charles R R Jackson and Miss Ruth Jackson visiting in Kenton Me. FLHL Jarman and daughter Mrs J E Willis at Ocean City. Master Frederick Bayps visiting his aunt in Sudlersville.
Rev and Mrs W F Dawson with daughter Kayta hosted guests in Cecilton while Paul Mason of Philadelphia visited his parents W L Mason Rumors say Eugene Daucon of Philadelphia spent last week with Rev and Mrs Dawson Flora Graves and daughter from Baltimore stayed with Mr and Mrs J R MacSortey Rev J W Prettyman and Julia of Rock Hall visited Lite Miss Hikta Thomas and Ida Rhodesdale Miss Grace Ivans Litsenberg from Wilmington visited niece Marces Lizzie Ella Fisher Mrs John Clark Rehoboth stayed with daughter Mabel Duffey AL J Bowen and daughter from Baltimore were in town last week Ruth Greaves and daughter from Baltimore visiting in Cenneville Irwin Sparkhm visiting friends in Wilmington HLM Thompson in Baltimore and AL D Branfordt visiting Hobios.
The Fourth passed off quietly as residents traveled to Rehoboth and Caroline's Cape May Penhumor. Mrs Eddie Carroll returns home from the Baltimore hospital after eye surgery. Farmers report good wheat yields. Miss Anna Chaffinch, previously ill, is convalescing. Mr Wm Webber of Greensboro visits his daughter Mrs Sam Carey. Miss Mae Pierce visits her father near Greenwood.
Obituary notes report deaths of Shenmy Th Zacharias a Charleston businessman and Zacharias family relatives. Also mourns Auguste Schaube Teulah V Butler Samuel Dukes and Ruth Faulkner among others with funeral details and short life sketches. A sanity hearing in Denton on Samuel Faulkner ends with a verdict of sanity and no restraint.
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens preside as Charles Nichols presents first and final account for Wm Stansbury Nichols. Anton C Reber and Milton F King file rents and final admin account for Hanry R Holsinger. Charles Sparks granted letters for Daniel Sparks estate. bond approved. creditors notice ordered. appraisers named Robert Jarrell and Thomas R Green.
Joseph Darby and George Stoops are jailed in Salisbury on a murder charge after allegedly pouring coal oil on a drunken Black man named Benjamin Goslee and setting his clothing ablaze during Fourth of July exuberance. Goslee died shortly after at Peninsula General Hospital.
The C P Telephone Company began July 1st offering continuous service. Miss Viola Polight is chief operator and Miss Pauline Pratt is assistant. Mr. Earl Williams serves as night operator. Other local notes mention residents and visitors including Alice Louise Truitt, who died at eight months, interred at Mt Pleasant cemetery, and various neighborhood movements and visits to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Ocean City.
Four autos from Galdsboro and Greensboro spent the Fourth at Williston for crab bing and fishing while about two hundred attended Pealiquor. Local guests include Mr. and Mrs. Hignatt and others. Mrs. Langrell and others return from Baltimore. Col. Albert W. Sisk announces candidacy for Congress in Maryland's First District, endorsing President Wilson and calling for federal aid to roads and education. He emphasizes horticulture, agriculture, and preserving food industries. Preston, Md July 9, 1929.
The Kent News praises Caroline for transforming the county into a progressive hub by breaking up the biz farm into small truck places. It notes foreign citizens and local capital building canneries employing hundreds, highlighting Kent’s natural advantages and urging further support as outsiders remain unaware.
The Choptank Mite Society will hold its next meeting on Wednesday with Mrs. Alex Baath presiding. Mr. Phil Wright has returned home from the hospital and is reported to be improving.
The School Board on Tuesday appointed numerous teachers across towns including Moore's Sadie Alles Marydel Muriel Ramsdell Andersontown Gladys Westerfield Hickman Venita Dill Central Mrs A E Parsons Denton Primary Myrtle M Dukes Mary Fleetwood Ethel Gantt Willoughby Ursula Slaughter Harmony Marguerite Smith principal Smithson Alice Schwaninger principal Elsie B Eisenhart assistant Bethlehem Mary E Ward Federalsburg assistant Anna Brown Salisbury Minnie Thawley Concord Nellie Dunning Howard's Ethel Paisley Greensboro O P Simmons principal Ridgely F E Taylor Want Name For Fine Play-House Mr Carl Parker's moving picture play-house to open in about a month invites the public to suggest a name with a $2.50 ticket prize and a committee to select the best before opening.
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