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Saturday morning July 19 1924 items of news from all parts of the county compiled under this head.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1924
Page
5
Saturday morning July 19 1924 items of news from all parts of the county compiled under this head.
August shift openings and fairs fill the schedule in Caroline County towns. Concord camp opens August 15 and Denton hosts the twenty sixth annual session next Friday. Harrington fair begins July 29, and a campaign promotes Sadlersville as a flyless town. Community events include cinema at Concord, church excursions, and a big carnival planned by Denton Volunteer Fire Company for September 5 to 13.
Mrs. R. H. Bryant of Petersburg visits Denton en route to Boston for summer with her parents the Sparklies. Local graduates and relatives tour Baltimore Washington and Charlestown as new baker George Koenig prepares to open a Market and Third street shop. Various Denton residents travel, wed, teach, and visit kin across Maryland and beyond, with notes on illnesses and society events.
Tent owners who wish to rent their tents must notify Rev. C H Atkins in writing with the asking price. The pastor will attempt to secure the price. if unable he will rent the tent as best he can.
The ball game Saturday ended with Henderson losing to Caro line Athletic Club by a score of 3 10 5. Local social notes list visitors and residents from New Jersey, Chester, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and New York, with people visiting or entertaining at Marydel and nearby towns.
William Cunningham was taken to Easton Hospital after a Sunday morning accident and is improving after surgery. Dover residents Thomas Marker and Mildred Bowdle wed quietly at Dover on Monday July 14 at 2. Other notes include visits among Farmington, Oxford and Elkton residents, moves to Wyoming, and local social updates such as Ann Ford purchasing a new Ford coupe and Mildred May marrying Melvin Smith.
Burrsville residents host relatives from Lansdale and Wyoming while missionary Annie Forrest spoke at Union M P Church and organized a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Mite Society gathering at Alfred Baughley's, Harriet Halteman to host the longest meeting, and visits from Hurd, Gruwell, Draper, Robinson, and Brynson families mark a busy local social week. Mrs Thawley convalesces. Pearl Baynard will spend summer at the seashore.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Amanda Connelly's Wednesday afternoon with eight members and four visitors. After business, Mrs. Olaf E. Smith gave a select reading, then lemonade, cake, candies, and bananas were served before adjourning until August to meet Mrs. Sallie Lord. Mrs. Lord hosted Mr. and Mrs. Alea Lord and children Helen and Mildred, guests of Mrs. Lord's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins, on Sunday. Miss Margaret Daffin of Newark visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Daffin. Mrs. G. L. Griffith returned home after visiting Denton and Marydel.
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Gilbert Swann’s home with about thirty attendees. Guests and visitors travel from Rehoboth and Philadelphia as funeral, theater showings, and family visits populate the week. Reports note local road work progressing, harvests, and a new Saulsbury factory under way as residents attend church events and gather for community updates.
Mrs. W. E. Hubbard is recovering at Easton Hospital after an operation. Guests visited the Smiths last Friday including Mrs. Billing Clark and Miss Evelyn Clark from Greensboro and Mr. Paul Clark from Wilmington. Various locals hosted or visited churches, parsonages, and townspeople, with talks by Miss Anna Forrest missionary, and many brief greetings among families from Hobbs and nearby towns.
We express sincere gratitude for the many kind acts and expressions of sympathy received during our recent bereavement. Your thoughtfulness has comforted us in our sorrow.
A reunion at Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Handy in Hickory Hill near Federalsburg drew forty two relatives and friends. Attendees listed include Toulsons Campbells Harper Handys Newells Williams and Layton families and others from Delaware Maryland and New Jersey. Several visitors traveled from Lewistown and Washington D C to visit relatives and tour family homesteads.
Smithville area residents hosted and visited over the weekend. Dlaine Bullock entertained Clayton and Satterfield families, Martha Satterfield, McMahon and Cora Casey of Federalsburg, plus L O Spence, Paul Lauff, and Ing from Philadelphia at J. H. Spence’s home. Earle Pennypacker and son Smith, and Carrie Hubbard of Federalsburg, visited Jacob Smith. Blanche Urusie of Philadelphia is staying with Earl Alford. J H Spence bought a new Fordor sedan.
The Williston Community Club met Friday with Mrs. Webster Pringle hosting. Miss Spafford demonstrated vegetable canning using a pressure cooker, found very interesting and appreciated. Mrs. O M Hignutt and Eloise Thawley visited Blue Ridge Summit. Mr. and Mrs. Roland B Haynie and Mrs. Elmer E Wheeler of Baltimore were guests of Mrs. W D Uhter over the weekend. Mrs. Harry S Cooper, ill for some time, is much improved.
The Easton ball club appears to have found form and is now winning a larger share of its games, signaling a positive run for the team this season.
Blackberries loom large across the Peninsula with strong markets from $2.50 to $3.00 per crate of 32 quarts. Huckleberries yield $4.50 to $5.00 a crate for bold pickers, while cucumbers fetch $2 locally and cantaloupes follow mid July. Rain damaged patches yet acreage gains suggest heavy shipments akin to last year, and peaches, apples, and pears show favorable prospects overall. tomato shortages and early blight affect output but fruit year is promising.
Mrs. Fred Jump and family host dinner at Thompson home in Centreville. Numerous locals and visitors are noted at various stops including Penns Grove, Wilmington, Tolchester, Queenstown, Mount Airy, and Niagara Falls. Names include Sparklin, Tarbutton, Sharp, Wilson, Sherwood, Rowe, Robbins, Lewis, Sparks, Evans, Worth, Moore, Fleming, Fleming, Sparklin relatives, and other residents visiting kin and friends across Delaware and Maryland communities.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. The will of Thomas R. Sparklin was filed by custodian T Pliny Fisher and administrator Lacy Fluharty. accounts of administration and distribution were examined approved and ordered recorded. Matthews administratrix filed first and final account which was approved. Covey administrator of Thomas H Brummel filed inventory and appraisement which was approved. Butler administrator of Sarah Butler filed distribution of personal estate approved. Executors of Charles W Jackson filed account of sale of real estate sold privately and it was approved. Trice administrator of Hutchinson Trice filed partial account of sale of personal property approved. Hignutt and Nut tle executors of John Moran filed inventory and appraisement approved.
Citizens of Dover and vicinity will view a special motion picture of the DuPont Road Celebration held July 2. The film records Dover’s progress in cement road construction and features scenes such as the Memorial book of 20 000 signatures, crowds, Cesar Rodney arriving at Independence Hall, Dover greeting McKeen and Read, and a grand street parade with state and national figures. Showings are scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday evenings, the first such presentation in the state.
Mr and Mrs C A Carroll hosted a birthday event for their daughter Gertrude last Saturday with ice cream cake and candy. Numerous neighbors and relatives attended including Elizabeth and Dorothy Taylor Lillian Phillips Virginia Baer Jennie Butler Maria Taylor and many more. The Grove charge plans evangelistic services at Grove Church next month with a union gathering next Sunday at eight. Malcolm Lord son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Lord was taken to Easton Hospital for a car gathering. Emily Jackson and Lillian Phillips hosted visits and Mrs Rosa Robinson of Philadelphia visited relatives. Mrs George A Baer returned home from hospital improved. Farmers are threshing wheat and expect a good yield.
Dr E Paul Knotts and family moved to the Knotts homestead on Main street beside the Methodist Church where he will practice medicine. He graduated from the University of Maryland medical department in 1920 and served with the South Carolina State Health Department before joining the surgical staff of University Hospital in Baltimore. He is brother to local attorney J Owen Knotts.
Miss Agnes Belle Bradley daughter of Mrs. John S. Bradley Federalsburg and John Edward Andrew Jr son of Mr and Mrs J E Andrew Greensboro were married Thursday night July 3 at 8 30 p m at the Federalsburg M E parsonage Rev F C MacSorley officiating The bride wore silk lace over white satin with a corsage of sweet peas After the ceremony the couple traveled to Greensboro where about one hundred guests attended a wedding supper at the groom family home
Mrs. Percy W. Chase of Williston hosts Miss Emaline Mason of Perth Amboy New Jersey and Mrs. Anita L. Weathers of New Orleans visiting her. Mr. Percy W. Chase has just returned from New York on business.
Notices report the death of George A. Dever on July 12 at Easton Hospital with funeral at Ridgely conducted by multiple pastors and interment in Centreville. Dever, born 1848 in Stafford Maryland, lived in Queen Anne’s and Ruthsburg areas, later moving to Denton before residing with his son-in-law in Ridgely. Also announced is the death of Katherine Louisa St James near Williamsburg, with funeral at Federalsburg officiated by Rev. F J Phillips and survivors including husband Peter St James and children Louis St James and Elizabeth Bowdle.
The State Game Department urges Maryland agriculturists to plant buckwheat and soybeans or millet as winter cover for game birds and insectivorous birds. The state will pay for seed if the crop is left to fall for cover, benefiting birds and farmers by ensuring brood stock for next season. Soybeans should be seeded promptly. buckwheat can be sown in August.
Assistant State Forester J A Cope and the assistant Chief Engineer of Mainten ance of the Pennsylvania Railroad with the Assistant Forester inspected the D C Railway line from Oxford to Marydel. A new law requires removal of fire hazards by clearing 100 feet back from the outer rails where sparks from locomotives are deemed ignition sources.
The Bureau of Sanitary Engineering of the State Department of Health has prepared incinerator plans adaptable for tourist and farm camps and establishments without garbage disposal. Brick and concrete units cost 20 to 30 dollars, built to scale with size and material specifications. Blue prints can be obtained from Abel Wolman, Chief, at 16 W. Saratoga St, Baltimore.
Early threshings indicate the wheat crop is yielding about a fair average. Farmers report steady progress across districts with no major shortages or surprises detected in initial samples.
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