Local notes of farms, fairs and town events in Caroline county
A miscellany of notices from Caroline county including wheat and corn prices, hotel registrations, land sales, seed trades, and new constructions. Reports cover a Ridgely property sale, canning demos, a Red Cross drive, a diphtheria quarantine near Whiteleysburg, and a Hopkins unit dispatch to France. Community actions include tax rate notices, road signs, church excursions, and a charity sale benefiting the Red Cross with substantial tag fund-raising.
Denton social visit to Ocean City noted
Dentonians and guests traveled in four autos to Ocean City on Monday. The party included Oscar and Clara Clark and their sons Hugh and Ellis. Thomas and Clara Clark. Lemuel Clough and family. Chase Smith of South Bend Indiana. J Fletcher Clark of Easton. Max Woodworth of Macomb Illinois. plus various relatives and friends. Multiple marriages and travels are referenced, with many locals visiting relatives in Baltimore Philadelphia and New Jersey, and several residents away for work or study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonians
Ocean City
Oscar Clark
Hugh and
Ellis
Thomas Clark
Lemuel Clough
Lizzie
Emma Clark
Chase Smith
South Bend
Indiana
QC. P. Woodworth
Max
Macomb
Illinois
J. Fletcher Clark
Easton
West
Caroline
Mr. Woodworth
J. W. Butler Paper Company
Chicago
Smith
Studebaker Automobile Factory
Winfield W. Hubbard
W. S. Hubbard
Bridgeville
Nettie Literal
Baltimore
Richmond
Hubbard
Chesapeake & Ohio
John Towers
Rose Turner
James Turner
Gay Street
T.O. Crouse
Richard Henning
East Denton
Cambridge Hospital
Edward H. Ringgold
Edward and
Field
Johnstown
Ringgold
Cambria Iron Company
Denton
Small
H. B. Simmons
Walter Simmons
Chestertown
Dr. Simmons
W. S. Bellis
Walter
Florence
Estelle
Wm. Kinsley
Philadelphia
N. J
Jack Barnhart
Washington
Jennie
May Moffit
Henry R. Lewis
William H. Jefferson
Jefferson
Federalsburg
Ida Elizabeth Cade
Youngstown
H. M. Cade
Blanche Horsey
Louise
C. Percy Dunning
John C. Rutter
Paul Wright
Little Son
New York
A. T. Reichman
Sara B. Willis
Cedar Grove School
Tuckahoe Neck
Eva Barnett
Little Daughter
Laurel
Oxford
North Carolina
Mare Bryant
Edwin C. Fields
Mabel Voshell
J. R. Rochester
Grace Rutter
Annie Lewis
Harrington
Hillsboro Social Notes Show Visiting Friends Across States
Hillsboro residents list guests and visitors from Baltimore Philadelphia Washington Wilmington Dover and beyond. Extended stays include Miss Elizabeth Melvin Miss Pearl Lankford Miss Katherine Thawley and many others visiting relatives and old friends in town and nearby areas.
Local News Briefs From Caroline and Nearby Areas
William H. Lord and family visited Cambridge Hospital for their child’s operation. Mrs. H Hill’s funeral drew a large crowd and processed to Denton cemetery. Rev W L Jump hosted guests. various visits noted including Mrs. Thaddeus Snowberger and two children from Bridgeville, and Mrs. E Johnson from Greenwood. Farmers fear wheat crop damage. local figures include H W Hughes with six cultivators. Others mentioned: Miss Cathel Ward recreation. Mrs. M E Towers ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Lord
Walter Lord
Lacy Lord
Paul
Cambridge Hospital
H. Hill
Denton Cemetery
W. L. Jump
M. F. H. Collison
George L. Jupp
Thaddeus Snowberger
Bridgeville
E. Johnson
Greenwood
Billing
W. L. "Jump
Petersburg
Del
H. W. Hughes
B. B. Allen
Washington
Orville Smith and Son
Baltimore
Caroline
Cathel Ward
Lower
M. E. Towers
Marydel Community Notices and Local Social Event
Farmers in Marydel report harvests and thriving crops including wheat corn tomatoes and potatoes due to recent rains. The town hosts a ribbon social for Sunday School on Moore's lawn this Saturday evening with refreshments. The Red Cross festival gains support from locals including Mrs Jackson and daughter of Greensboro. residents visit family, convalescences noted for measles and multiple hometown visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Moore's
Red Cross Society
Jackson
Greensboro
John Cohee
Harmen
West Virginia
Lora Heather
T. E. Heather
Machem
Baltimore
James Scotten
Maud Hummer
Harry Sparks
James F Noble Named Agent for B C A Railway at Vienna
Mr James F Noble formerly of Preston has been appointed agent of the B C A railway at Vienna. He has served as relief agent on the line for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
James F. Noble
B. C. & A. Railway
Vienna
Noble
Company to Spend 25000 on Parsonsburg Oil Wells
The Wicomico News reports a firm plans to invest 25000 dollars to establish oil wells at Parsonsburg in Wicomico County. The plan targets local energy development with unspecified timelines and potential employment impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonsburg
Wicomico
Wicomico News
Ridgely News Column Highlights Local Events
Community updates note the upcoming installation and ordination of Mr. Clarence Troxell at the Reformed Church with Drs Slagle and Earnhardt of Baltimore. Local visits, social gatherings, and a slate of happenings including canning, housekeeping committees, a school convention, storms, and Health notes fill the roster of August events and family news.
Society Notes From Wilmington and Nearby Towns
Queen Anne and other guests visit Wilmington families. Mrs Ella Jump and Dorothy go to Rehoboth for July cottage. Mrs Ralph Thompson returns to New York. Charles Rhodes visits Wilmington friends. Ernest Emory and son visit Washington relatives. James and George Moore host weekend guests. Mrs George Moore returns from Wilmington visit. Dudley Sparks and his wife stay with his father W B Sparks. Pauline Jones of Baltimore visits aunt I B Williams. Mrs Harvey Woolers returns from Easton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
L. T. Willis
Wilmington
Charles Lucas
St. Joseph
F. Willis
Ella Jump
Dorothy
Rehoboth
Ralph Thompson
W. L. Thompson
New York
Charles Rhodes
F. Clark
Ernest Emory
Arthur Emory
Washington
James Moore
George Moore
J. F. Hall
Dudley Sparks
W. B. Sparks
Pauline Jones
Baltimore
I. B. Williams
Local Family Outing and Visiting Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lyden and daughter Viola spent the Fourth with Ashby-White near Bridgeville. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters and son Richard of Hickman were guests of F. W. Fountain. Many locals visited Ocean City last Wednesday and Saturday. C. L. Bowen of Baltimore visited friends here this week. Grace Hubbard is spending a few weeks at Newark Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lyden
Viola
Community Weekend Visits Noted in Local Socials
Woodenhawk residents report a Fourth of July gathering with the Clarence custople and the Chaffinch family. Mrs Adams and Miss Condon enjoyed a Friday visit with the Adams household. Hallie and Claire Everagain visited Ola Chaffinch over Sunday and Monday. Clarence Boyd recently spent time with R F Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Custople
George Chaffinch
Alva Adams
Ethel Condon
R. F. Adams
Hallie
Claire Everagain
Ola Chaffinch
Clarence Boyd
Orphans Court Proceedings Collected Actions and Appointments
Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided in the Orphans Court Tuesday. Guardians and executors filed accounts, inventories, and appraisements for Percy Murphy Ford E Spencer John W Pritchett Ma tilda Thomas Sampson P Satterfield Adah M Atwell and Joseph H Bernard real estate sale, with creditors notices ordered and ratifications passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Liden, Moore and Covey
Emma H. Nichols
Percy Murphy
T. Alan Goldsborough
Floyd E. Spencer
R. Kemp Jefferson
Caroline T. Jefferson
John W. Pritchett
Ada Pritchett
Harvey Pritchett
Gilbert Hagadone
Ernest G. Cooper
Lacy H. Flaharty
Stephen Fluharty
John H. Satterfield
Charles P. Dunning
Sampson P. Satterfield
Henry R. Lewis
Adah M. Atwell
Charles Thomas
Matilda Thomas
Joseph H. Bernard
J. Oscar Bernard
Albert G. Towers
Wasi
Compulsory Work Law Passes Legislation in Maryland
The Legislature approves a compulsory labor bill. The Governor will enforce it with sheriffs, directing able bodied men aged 18 to a specified upper limit to work in state, county, city, or private jobs. Refusal triggers up to $500 fine or six months imprisonment. failure to register carries a fine up to $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Baltimore
Government Plans for Kent Island Put in Motion
The Baltimore American reports potential government plans to make Kent Island a major military and naval hub. Proposals include the East’s largest government reservation under Army and Navy oversight, moving the Sandy Hook ordnance proving grounds to the Eastern Shore, and a $2,000,000 naval laboratory. A Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railway takeover and an Annapolis to Love Point ferry would connect the island to Washington and Baltimore in about two hours, with a developing city to house officials and barracks for troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Island
Baltimore ‘American
Army
Navy
Sandy Hook
N. Y
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Love Point
Delaware
Pennsylvania Railroad
Annapolis
Washington
Baltimore
Claiborne Fresh Air Cottage Opens With Volunteer Help
The Fresh Air Cottage at Claiborne opens amid heavy activity as city agencies and families file applications for rest and vacation. Baltimore’s Mrs. Virginia Ellett leads this year’s house management, with Donation Day postponed to July 1 for a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. A board meeting at 2:30 p.m. precedes the event, with managers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claiborne
Virginia Ellett
Baltimore
Board of Managers
Longtime Wye Mills Postmistress Steps Down
Mrs. A. M. Skinner, one of the Eastern Shore’s oldest postmistresses, resigned from the Wye Mills post office on July 1 after over twenty years of service. Age and civil service rules prevented re appointment. J. B. Roe had the exam and appointed an assistant, then named Elizabeth L. Shortall as successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Skinner
Maryland
Wye Mills
Skinner
J. B.T. Roe
Roe
Elizabeth L. Shortall
Church Notes of Interest and Local Gatherings in Caroline County
Church camp meeting for Maryland Delaware Virginia eastern Pennsylvania and New York will be at Ellwood Md July 20 to 30. Details invite attendance, lodging, and meals. Maggie Wilson will attend Sunday School conventions in Caroline County July 18 19 and 26 with sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fourth District Sunday School Association holds Liberty M P Church July 18 with noted speakers. Revs Brown Nuttle Scarbero Jones Richardson Holt and McSorley listed among participants. Henry Reynolds a Carolina native and upcoming Cambridge Theological School candidate will preach at Preston and Williston tomorrow. Dr Wyatt to preach at M E Church with Queen’s Visit to Solomon in the morning and In the World Tribulation In Me Peace in the evening. Dr Crouse at M P Church morning Rich Churches Is Yours One in the afternoon Payng the Fare the evening. Red Cross totals at Denton M E Church show 1053.45 subscribed with 840.95 paid. Episcopal contributions reach 235.64. Children services planned at Burrsville Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow afternoon. Shiloh camp meeting begins July 27 and Milton July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Nichols
Easton
James Blanche
Stewart & Jarrell
J. Virgil Moore
Second Street
Thawley’s
Tuckahoe Neck
Rehoboth
Draper & Slaughter
New Bridge
J. H. Carroll
William M. Leonard
Lewisburg
N. C
Dover Farm
Talbot
Dover Bridge
Denton Methodist Protestant
Caroline
George F. Stutzman
Nuttle Milling Company
Warner Hignuu
George A. Jones
Philadelphia
Home Economics Club
Wilmington
W. S. Hubbard
Bridgeville
William H. Anderson
France
Hopkins
Eugene G. Anderson
Ernest R. Lister
Easton Milling Company
Richard Engel
Caroline County
Page
Red Cross
American Steel
Chester
T. Alan Goldsborough
John W. Garey
F. DB. Beastan & Co
Anne Arundel County
Field & Willis
Red Cross Circle
Preston
Boy Scouts
Church of God
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Ellwood
Jobh
G. H. Pye
Federalsburg
J. C. Fisher
Maggie S. Wilson
Liberty
Thawley's
Henderson
Fourth District Sunday School Association
Liberty M. P. Church
Mr. Brown
H. H. Nuttle
Maggie Wilson
Scarbero
Amanda Saulsbury
Jones
Richardson
Holt
McSorley
Henry Reynolds
Ufricana University
Cambridge Theological School
New Church
J. E. Smith
Williston
Dr. Wyatt
M. E
Dr. Crouse
M. P
Denton M. E
Protestant Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Burrsville
Shiloh
Milton
Caroline Men Seek Federal Farm Loan Membership
A group of Caroline county men plans to form a farm loan association to access Federal Farm Loan Act benefits. The association requires ten or more farmers with aggregate loans of at least $20,000, with loans ranging from $100 to $10,000 per member. Loans may fund land, equipment, livestock, improvements, or debt repayment, up to 50 percent of land value plus 20 percent of permanent improvements. Interest rates are set by borrowers, with a semi annual principal payment. The Baltimore Federal Land Bank has set a thirty six year term and a one percent annual principal payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Caroline County
Federal Farm Bank
Farm Loan Association
Federal Lands Bank
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Scholarships Awarded by Board of Education
The Board of Education on Tuesday awarded scholarships to Dudley Davis Ridge ly at St Johns College, Walter Smith at Western Maryland, Ver lin Krabill at Blue Ridge College in Denton, Miss Florence Funk at State Normal in Denton, Miss Grace Thompson at Ridgely, and Miss Edna Fleming at Hillsboro. Judge Robly D. Jones of Worcester died in Baltimore on Saturday last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
St. Johns College
Dudley Davis
Ridgely
Western Maryland
Walter Smith
Greensboro
Blue Ridge College
Verlin Krabill
Denton
State Normal
Florence Funk
Grace Thompson
Edna Fleming
Hillsboro
Robly D. Jones
Worcester
Baltimore
Large Acreage of Cow Peas Needed
The Progressive Farmer urges large cowpea plantings for human food and livestock feed. It highlights cowpeas as a versatile late july crop, canning potential, and a path to self-sufficiency in flour and meat. It also promotes a broad late summer garden, listing beans to turnips as viable crops for planting now.
Social Notes From Greensboro and Nearby Towns
Misses Elsie and Pearl Mitchell of Denton and Dorothy Porter of Ridgely visit aunt Mrs. Georgia A. Butler. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler with Mrs. Thelda Bilhrough. Alex McKnott and sister Sallie visit Tolchester. Louise Swann and Mae Pippin present. Mrs. George Stevenson of Wilmington visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Pippin. Carvil Pritchett of New Bern visits his mother Mrs. Addie Pritchett. Miss Martha Semans returns from Felton area. Miss Evelyn Clark visits Leacy and Alta Edwards. Mrs. Edgar Anderson of Bridgeville visits her mother Mary Jackson. Mr. Earle Deaner breaks his arm cranking his car. Miss Katie Russell improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Pearl Mitchell
Denton
Dorothy Porter
Ridgely
Georgia A. Butler
R. D. Clark
William Wheeler
Thelda Bilhrough
Alex. McKnott
Sallie
Louise Swann
Mae Pippin
Tolchester
George Stevenson
Wilmington
Carroll Pippin
Carvil Pritchett
Newberne
N. C
Addie Pritchett
Martha Semans
Felton
Evelyn Clark
Leacy
Alta Edwards
Edgar Anderson
Bridgeville
Mary Jackson
Maryland's Big Cantonment Draws Heavy Carpenter Demand
Hundreds of carpenters are at work at Admiral in Anne Arundel County and across the South as army camp preparations surge. First-rate carpenters earn more than 50 dollars a week, with migrants from the Middle Atlantic states converging on the effort. Farmers in Anne Arundel Howard and Prince George's fear depletion of labor as daily wages reach three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Admiral
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore News
Advertiser-Republican
Annapolis
Middle Atlantic
Anne Arundel
Howard
Prince George's
Local Burglary Reports Theft Of Lard From Vanscoy Home
On Saturday evening last, while the Vanscoy family were away, burglars entered their home and took two and a half cans of lard. Nearby, W. W. Dukes family and companions drove to Ocean City on July 4. Pauline Thawley of Zion has returned home after a week with her grandmother Ida Johnson. Hazel O Day of Smithville visited Theresa Keel for the weekend. The Berge sisters plan to join for the camp meeting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Vanscoy
W. W. Dukes
Lynnie
Raymond Wright
Ocean City
Pauline Thawley
Zion
Ida Johnson
Hazel O' Day
Smithville
Theresa Keel
Berge Sisters
Home canning and drying urged for all households
D F Houston urges widespread home canning and drying of surplus fruits and vegetables to ease summer gluts and reduce transport burdens. He notes simple methods, sun drying, and use of wash boilers and jars, with Department of Agriculture pamphlets offered to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Farmers
D. F. Houston
Maryland Regiment Seeks Frontline Status in France
Officers report the First Maryland Regiment, with several Caroline men, aiming to be the first regimental unit on the French front. Based on a Mexico border rating, they ranked third in drill, training, and equipment among camps nationwide, ready for field service. The story lists war-related local items and civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Caroline
France
Charles W. Wright
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Custom House
Wilmington
Charles Schlegel
William M. Maloy
Council For National Defense
Agricultural Department
Kent Island
Oyster Navy
United States
Wm. H. Killian
Kent Islanders
Uncle Sam
Silas B. Treadway
Cain
Washingtn College
Washington
James A. Stewart, Jr
Wm. E. Stewart
Talbot
Senate
Chesapeake Bay
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Allentown
Elizabeth Melvin
Pearl Lankford
Margaret Pennington
W. F. Pennington
Willard Jones
Gallus Worth
Katherine Thawley
O. M. Hignatt
Virginia Holt
Lucretia Gibbs
Arthur Holt
Byron Elliott
Mt. Pleasant
J. E. Elliott
John Dukes
G. L. Wilson
Edgar Blanch
Nannie’ Greaves
Centreville
Asbury Greaves
Emma Denny
J. T. Sparklin
Flora Greaves
J. R. MacSorley
Esther
Elizabeth MacDowell
Georgetown
John Holt
J. E. Holt
Grace Holland
Hobbs
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Ridgely News
Clarence Troxell
Reformed Church
Detroit
Cleveland
Ohio
Marcus Hook
Carlisle Bennington
Chincoteague
Alice Bennington
Lee
Marvel
Fooks
Rodney
Sara Neff
Mae Porter
Seaford
F. T. Jones
Wayne
R. E. Fountain
C. A. Saulsbury
Calvin Lynch
C. F. Smith
Third Avenue
First Street
Milton Smith
Ed. Norris
Will Marvel
A. G. Gelletty
Harry Gibson
Delmar
J. T. Stevenson
Hope Saulsbury
Laura Sigler
Whiteleysburg
A. G. Saulsbury
Harvey Woolers
Woodenhawk
Earle Deaner
Katie Russell
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