Local Notes Span Wheat Prices and Community Events
Local items report cash wheat at 1.13 and corn 0.86 with higher egg prices paid by W. J. Blackiston. Community notes include a planned Plains tournament on August 11, land sales by Harvey L. Cooper, church services, weather, scout trips, deaths, post office notices, and electors in Caroline and Denton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
W. J. Blackiston
the Plains
J. WW. Mortis
Easton
Smith Good
Second Street
Social News Highlights From Caroline County
Notices of weddings and social visits fill the Carrollton area with mention of Paul Wright and Lillian Shaughnessy wedding in New York Calvary M E Church. Several families from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York are guests or hosts at regional homes, with travel plans and local visits noted. Comings and goings include Mrs. Dunning family gatherings, shipments to France for a government mission, and various daughters and nieces visiting relatives in Denton and Kent Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wright
Denton
Lillian Adelaide Shaughnessy
New York
Calvary M. E. Church
Wright
Metropolis
Horn & Hardart
William A. Roe
Mary FE
H. W. Gough
Staten Island
N.Y
New York State
New York City
H. AL BL Dunning
Baltimore
Canell HL Dunning
Percy Heath
A. G. Becker
Buenos Aires
South America
C. Percy Dunning
Charles P. Kulbeck
Wiconsin
Caroline
Kulbeck
Marguerite
Mamie Lirkel
Sybilla
Annie
Margarette Milleshire
Mare
Willoughby Nowell
Herman H. Cade
Arthur Chaltram
Youngstown
Ohio
Harry W. Cade
Cairo
H. M. Cade
W. H. Handlesty
Wayne, Pa
B.S. Oakey
Cranford
N. J
J. Tl. Woodward
W. C. Grifith
Wilmington
J. Fl. Woodward
David Marine
France
J. Frank Brown
Browns
Guion Miller
Roland Porter
Mabel
Louise
Kent Island
Henry Porter
Henry M. Cade
A. Status
Nellie Dunning
Theodore Phillips
Philadelphia
Grace
Bernice Woodward
E. H. Hirs
District Sunday School Conventions Planned for July
Three district Sunday School conventions are set for July 27 at Preston M E Church for the lower county, July 28 at Ames M P Church Hobbs for the central section, and July 29 at Galds boo to Southern Methodist Church for the upper part. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held. Miss Maggie Wilson, field secretary of the State Sunday School Association, will be principal speaker at each gathering. Delegates should be chosen to represent each district. all interested are invited, and attendees should bring their lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston M, E
Ames M, P
Hobbs
Wedneday
Galdsboo
Sourthern Methodist Church
Maggie Wilson
State Sunday School Association
H. H. Nutile
Low Wheat Yields Reported in Cecil County
Threshing is underway in Cecil county with disappointing yields. Across reports only about 60 percent of last year’s crop, with some areas yielding as low as 5 to 18 bushels per acre. A First district farmer cited notably poor results in his section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
Cecil County
Elkton News
Vacation and Visit Notes From Local Residents
Misses Genevieve Dix Mildred Ginn depart Friday for New York Niagara Falls Albany and Boston to see sights. Several locals visit Cambridge Teleiestes Atlantic City and Philadelphia with relatives and friends. Trips include Newbern Moore Hamilton Ocean City Tolchester Cecilton Bridgeville Wilmington Ridgely and Laurel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Dix
Mildred Ginn
New York
Niagara Falls
Albany
Boston
Effi Phimmer
Addie Morgan
Mary Moore
Messrs
C. H. Pippin
W.T. Redman
Teleiestes
J.T. Clark
Addie Jarrell
Edith Dill
Elwood C. Orrell
Cambridge
Carvel Pritchett
Newbern
N. C
Addie Pritchett
Meese
T. M. Green
A. W. Brumbaugh
Hamilton
Ocean City
Charles Rich
Mabel
Atlantic City
Mire Maggie Andrew
Philadelphia
Abs
Effa Phimmer
Leonid Murphy
Laurel
PL Sammons
Robert Taylor
Lola Downes
Baltimore
Mary Lobstein
Lourie Swann
Mildred Cunry
Bridgeville
Lb. F. Seward
Wilmington
Alice Brumbaugh
Ridgely
AMK
Roe
Ralph Pritchett
Cecilion
Hillsboro Social Notes Report Readers and Travel
Hillsboro residents share travel notices and visits with relatives across Maryland and Delaware. Counts include appendicitis surgery for Kathleen Knott in Baltimore, guests visiting Rowe and Beachamp households, family visits to Easton and Wilmington, and several relatives spending time in Baltimore.
Local Social Notes From Choptank Area
Choptank notices summarize visits and family • Bruce Butler and children with Martha Butler. Ralph and Leon Wright with Myra Wright and Anna Roe visiting in Houston Delaware. East New Market and Cambridge trips noted. U S S Vermont crewman A K Schiedel visiting near town. Parish and Baltimore visits highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Butler
Mary Butler
Mr. Butler
Martha Butler
Ralph and
Leon Wright
Myra Wright
Anna Roe
Houston
Del
Till Gootee
East New Market
Frank Carroll
Mildred Booth
Baltimore
Lula Goawellen
Cambridge
Anna Cooper
W. L Jump
W. J. Wright
H. B. Wright
Harry, Jr
Ocean City
Lorraine Harrie
E. F. Dunham
Queen Anne News Briefs Highlight Local Movements
Mrs Dallas Lee left Tuesday for Wisconsin to spend the summer with her parents. A special musical program will be offered Sunday at the M E Church South. Mr and Mrs Charles Rhodes moved into their newly completed home. Master Purnell Jones of Baltimore visits his aunt Mrs E S Bowens. Mrs G L Frump and children visit relatives near Crisheld. Mrs Howard Knotts spends the early. Mrs Emma Cashe visits relatives near Wye Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
Dallas Lee
Wisconsin
M. E. Church
Baltimore
Emma Cashe
Wye Landing
Ridgely News Column Highlights District Happenings
Miss Delia Green and Miss Bertha Walters depart for Pittsburg and Chicago area for summer visits while Miss Dorothy Haymaker starts nurse training in Philadelphia. Mrs. J. H. Mason dies. church services and pastoral plans noted. Local residents vacationing, visiting Baltimore, Washington, and Rehoboth. infant death. wheat threshing and shipping continue. multiple near Ridgely visits and social events reported.
Community Notes Reflect Local Travel and Harvest
Hobbs residents J H Pollard and family with Irwin Jopp drove to Wye Mills Easton and back via Preston dining with Walter Arrington. J R Chaffinch toured Cambridge with Mrs F T Willoughby and Mrs J A Willoughby. Corn crops thrive after showers as hay yields rise on G T Redden farms. Wheat hovers near $1. Local land seekers Snyder Bohna visit Greenwood. Ex parson Cullum from Laurel joins local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Redden
Mary Todd
D. Todd
Bridgeville
Chas. H. Murphy
Parson Cullum
Laurel
Ames
C. J. Burdette
Messrs. Snyder
Bohna
Greenwood
J. E. Towers
Elsie Kraft
Helen Short
Denton
I. H. Towers
Esther Willey
Rehoboth Beach
Ethel M. Paisley
Cathe! Ward
Centreville
Grove Set To Exchange Pulpits On Sunday
Rev A B Dupuy of Hurlock M P Church will swap pulpits with our pastor at Grove Sunday July 18 with services at 11 a m and in the afternoon at Choptank M P Church. Mite Society meets at the parsonage Wednesday at 730 p m. Rev Wade H Cummings and family of Williamsburg were guests this week. Mrs L E Haddaway improves after a nervous attack. Mr William Murphy Sr ill but slightly better. Busy time as threshing machines roll. Mr Lee Murphy and wife of Quantic o visit relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Haddaway
William Murphy
Mr. Lee Murphy
Quantico
Local Society Notes Highlight East Visits and Births
Mrs. R Leonard Walters and daughter Eunice journey to Baltimore for a week before returning to Bluefield West Virginia. Mrs Nina Boyre and family conclude a Queen Anne visit, joining Mrs Voyce's sister Mrs W W Vashell of Centreville. The piece records various visits, travels, hospital news, and a birth at Luther Johnsons home amid farm crop reports and regional social ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N.willis
St. Joseph
Robert Jarrell
Caury W. Temple
Collingswood
Il. J
W. L. Cooper
H. F. Silver
Louise Alton
Baltimore
C. C. Short
Trenton
N. J
A. B. Sipp
Upper Marlboro
Esther Quillen
Wilfred Temple
Edward Lapham
Luther Johnson
Thos. Gray
Scranton
Mollie Gray
F. Noble Jarrell
Clayton
Wim. C. Singer
Dugsboro
Visiting relatives and neighbors in town scene
Henderson and Spencer families from Cooperstown and New York City join Mr. H C Gooden and relatives in town. Visitors include W E Cartwright and children from Wilmington and Miss Bertie Wood from Newark. Several locals entertain or travel, while an infant battles whooping cough and others visit kin in Wilmington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Spencer
Cooperstown
James
New York City
W. E. Cartwight
Wilmington
H. C. Gooden
W. Gooden
Rachel Gooden
Chicago
John Wood
Ina Segeltkin
Sparrow's Point
J. F. Quillen
G. L. Reed
Detsie Sanders
Lillian Meredith
Federalsburg Dominates Seaford In Season Opener
Federalsburg routed Seaford 16 to 1 on Frank Baker and Politician Day with about 2000 fans. Home Runo King starred at third, reaching base twice with a single a double and a triple. Seaford’s lone run came on Holt’s homer as Federalsburg’s new lineup impressed in its first game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Seaford
Windsor
Frank Baker
Day
Holt
Seaford, Jr
Vereker
Whitmore
Culver
Morgan
Moore
Warrington
Bigger
Charles
Local Socials and Ills amid Small Wheat Harvest
Woodenhawk hosts Miss Adda and Miss Anna Chaffinch with guests Sunday evening. Lillie Melvin visits from Hickman. Isaac Melvin and Lacy Pepper attend from nearby towns. Ola Pierce stays with grandparents J. T. Pritchett. Wheat threshing ends as crops run small. Anna M Short convalesces. Locals visit Caroline's Cape May. Ruth Adams visits Sophia Pritchett. Sophia Pritchett ill at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adda
Anna Chaffinch
Lillie Melvin
Hickman
Isaac Melvin
Hurlock
Lacy Pepper
Carroll Larimore
Tuckahoe
Ola Pierce
Greenwood
J. T. Pritchett
Anna M. Short
Caroline
Cape May
Ruth Adams
Ocean City
Sophia Pritchett
A Preacher of Real Power in Caroline County
Rev. Richard C. Jones A. M. D. D. is profiled as a dynamic minister, elocutionist, and community figure born in Caroline County now serving a major church in Cambridge City Indiana after a long career across multiple charges. The piece details his background, education, extensive pastorates, family, daily routine, and enduring optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Jones
Watkins
Jones
Richard Clay Jones
A. M
Caroline County
James
Kezia Ayres Jones
Richard Norris
Clay
Cambridge City
Indiana
Knightstown
Wilmington
Lakesville
Gumboro
Del
Onancock
Princess Anne
Bridgeville
Port Deposit
Mt. Salem
Odessa
Seaford
North Indiana
Anderson Circuit
Perkinsville
Lapel
Lagrange
Middletown
Gas City
Simpson
Ft. Wayne
Our Fish are Fast Vanishing in Maryland Waters
Fishermen celebrate a Washington warning on preserving food fishes across the bays. The bureau notes a declining national catch, especially in Eastern waters, and possible prohibitions for nonfood fishing. Maryland congressman Linthicum has pressed to curb robber fishing blamed for small perch catches and reduced spawning grounds. Long nets and large crews hinder fish reaching spawning grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Bureau of Fisheries
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Congressman Linthicum
Sunday Services and Wheat Harvest Report in Trinity
Rev Frank Strayer of United Brethren preached a splendid sermon last Sunday and spoke on the Epworth League topic in the evening. Next Sunday 9 am Sunday School and 10 am preaching, 7 30 pm Epworth League led by Miss Frances Davis. Wheat threshing finished with light yields averaging near 10 bushels per acre. highest 407 bu from 25 acres, lowest 6 7. Local sports fans attended Seaford vs Federalsburg Baker Day game. Mrs Beck of Wilmington returned home after visiting Annie Banning. Automobilists enjoyed a Rehoboth trip. cantaloupe patches show blight and lice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreso Dip
Denton Drug Co
Harvey L. Cooper
Mr. Gantt
St Paul's Church
Hillsboro
G. Edgar Todd
Andercon Town
Caroline County
T. H. Everngain
Justus K. Raymond
Wilton
Conn
Epworth League of the
Denton
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Ridgely
T. Alan Goldsborough
Annie E. Haverkamp
Methodist Protestant Sunday School of
Greensboro
Rehoboth
W. A. Roe
Wainwright
Hardcastle
Father Cotter
Marriott Redden
Boy Scout
Trippe River
Easton
T. F. Beauchamp
Wilmington City Missionary Society
M. E
J.T. Richardon
Wilmington
J. LL
J. E. Smith
Preston
Williston
Mary Muller
E. P. Cool
Ethes J. H. Beer
The
Brethren Church
Bridgewater
Vmn
Collerston
Mass
Octavia Dickerson
John Branbury
Mary Bartree
Geo. Collison
Harry Newman
Samuel Hayes
Martin Blanch
Emma Harris
Leander R. Hooper
Alice Wood
Choptank Tribe
Prophet
C. A. Davison
Eacheu
J. Howard Pastorfield
Sr. Sagamore
C. J. Kern
Sagamore
Kk. Sennett
Samuel Colpain
George E. Saulsbury
Baltimore
Arundel
Bay
Saulsbury
Annapolis
Eastern Shore Boy Scout Camp
Talbot County
Julia Ann Draper
Emma Bartlett
Centreville
Joseph and
Estella Eaton
Peter Draper
J. R. Bickling
M. E. Church
Hillsboro Cemetery
Frank Strayer
United Brethren
Pennsylvania
Epworth League
Frances Davis
Seaford
Federalsburg
Beck
Annie Banning
Preston Sunday School Picnic and Convention Notice
The Preston Methodist Episcopal Church invites all readers to a Sunday School picnic on Wednesday July 21 on the Washington Wright farm lawn and riverside. A Sunday School convention follows July 27 at the church for the whole day. Twilight Sabbath service runs 6 45 to 7 30 p m. Mrs Philomeus Beecher Field of Wilmington visits sister Mrs W H Briggs. Miss Lucretia Smith visits Rehoboth. Thomas Taylor is ill and may need gall bladder surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Wright
Philomeus Beecher Field
Wilmington
W. H. Briggs
Thomas Taylor
Railroad Avenue
Lucretia Smith
Rehoboth
Robbery at Reliance Store Leads to Arrest of 15-Year-Old
For the third time in weeks, Hill Smith’s Reliance store was robbed last Tuesday night through a back entrance. A stock of goods including watches was taken. Mr. Smith, noting the frequent break-ins, secured information that led to the arrest of William Thomas, a 15-year-old colored boy. The stolen items were recovered near Thomas’ home and he confessed when confronted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill-Smith
Reliance
Black Brute Caught In Federalsburg Assault Case
Miss Mildred Clark fifteen is attacked by a black man in woods near Federalsburg. Wish Sheppard identified by the girl. Sheriff Temple moved quickly to Denton jail. Public anger grows. court to order speedy trial and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Clark
Enoch S. Clark
Federalsburg
George Carmen
Wish Sheppard
Temple
Miss Clark
Denton
Phace
Sheppard
Caroline County
Concord residents share summer travels and visits
Mrs. Robert Lister returned home near Concord last Saturday after a pleasant visit with relatives in Washington and Baltimore. She was joined by Mrs. Siegrest of Baltimore and other Lister family members including Miss Florence Lister of Denton. Alice Lister and cousin Miss Hattie Lister plan a summer stay in Linwood pa. Walter Willey continues work at Centreville seeking an engineer position. Helen Lister visits Harmony and Towers Todd. Elmer Travers and Willie Seeders motored to Wilmington last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Knott
Kathleen
Baltimore
Kelley's Hospital
Win, Taylor
Dover
Wharton Lafayette
Cam
Dep
M. F
W. O
Fleming
Harry B. Wright
Litle Son
Choptank
H. W. B. Rowe
Howard Owens
Littl
Howard
Betterton
Leslie Beachamp
C. T. Sauer
Margaret
Willard Russell
Easton
Mary L. Sherwood
Helen
Nan Greaves
Centreville
F. A. Greaves
Elmyra Dawson
Delaware
J. E. Hicks
Wilmington
Mary R. Hicks
J. C. Sherwood
H. M. Thompson
Concord
Robert Lister
Washington
Siegrest
C. E. Lister
Florence
Denton
Towers Todd
Harmony
Henry Siegriest
Alice Lister
Hattie Lister
Linwood
Walter Willey
Helen Lister
Elmer Travers
Willie Seeders
Concord Campmeeting Prominent Evangelist Joins Lineup
Concord camp meeting runs July 16 to August 6. Rev Bennetts C Miller, noted preacher and singer, is among the evangelists. He is described as a strong preacher who presents the gospel with heart and adheres to essential Christian doctrines. Also listed are Revs H A G Westerfield F C MacSorley T F Beauchamp W L White and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bennetts C. Miller
H. A. G Westerfield
F. C. MacSorley
T. F. Beauchamp
W. L. White
Orphans' Court Proceedings Reported Actions
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens attended the Orphans' Court meeting. Josephine M. Downes as guardian to Robert W. Downes presented final receipt and release, approved. Isaac H. Cannon as executor of Stephen Cannon presented inventory and appraisement, approved, order to sell at public sale granted. Harvey L. Cooper as executor of Laura Wix presented final receipt and release, approved, and ordered to be recorded. Guardian ad litem for Pearl Noble Fountain appointed Fred R. Owens. answer filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Josephine M. Downes
Robert W. Downes
Isaac H. Cannon
Stephen Cannon
Harvey L. Cooper
Laura Wix
Feminist Movement Echoed by Nesting Turkey Exhibit
Miscellaneous notes report Carl Bislow near Centreville raising a bronze gobbler weighing about 20 pounds who showed fertilized nest behavior by sitting on duck eggs and rearing 16 ducklings. The brood will be shown at the State fair in fall. Also advertising pigs for sale and stock-care tips from Denton Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bislow
Centreville
Tom
Denton Drug Ca
Denton
Nraowsrap EeRhab Hiye
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the Local Department
Newspape
Roriy
Elmer Waldron
Mrs
Scott Waddell
Alex. K. Schiedel
Vermont
Minnie T. Robinson
Estelle Wright
Beulah Hawes
Edwin Wright
P. Stafford
Ridgely News
Delia Green
Bertha Walters
Pittsburg
Miss Green
Miss Walters
J. H. Mason
Isaac Mason
Gilbert Swann
Maple Avenue
W. E. Habbare
Reformed Church
Dorothy Haymaker
Presbyterian Hospital
J. M. Haymaker
Heptasophs
Patriotic Sons of America
Telchester
Will
Vinton Marvel
Paul
James Heraton
Hl. M. Laird
William C. Harrison, Jr
Marcus Hook
Bertha Jackson
A. G. Saulsbury
Stella Matthews
Glennie Downes
Frank Long
A. QO
Lea Meginney
Goldsboro
Woodenhawk
Richard G. Jones
Lida A. Seager
Margaret S. Hill
Charles Hill
Charles A. Hill
Cynthia Paullin
Ind
Burrsville
John Thawley
W. W. Goldsborough
R. H. Stafford
Cambridge Hospital
W.s
F. A. Porter
Wesley M. FE. Church
G. L. Hardesty
B. F. Jester
Roy Thawley
James Thawley
Charlie Pippin
Fred Hopkins
Frederica
Eva A. Thawley
Howard Hardesty
T. P. Rust
Harry Roughley
Harrington
Goldsborough
Nettie Satterfield
Thomas Satterfield
M. L. Wyatt
Margaret Evelyn
R. H. Dill
A. J. Billing
Elizabeth
Arthur Billing
Iva A. Russell
Nora Sapp
M. Porter
Elkton
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