Local notes mix farm, politics and events
Camp meeting season and watermelons headline a Denton area round up. Clerk Rutter updates 1923 tax books as excessive rains threaten tomato crops. Ridgely hosts a baseball game next Wednesday. Oyster Shell Point hosts a Denton Sunday School picnic Thursday. A wild deer sightings near Williston. five member family news and school drives. Edward W. Liden withdraws from Orphans Court nomination. Evera gain Store launches five day stock reducing sale. Wheat yields quoted, with 32 bushels per acre in Eighth district. Denton M. E. Sunday School to Oyster Shell Point Thurs 26. Rev G I Humphreys to preach in Denton and Shiloh camp. Attorney General Armstrong tours Caroline. Katherine Irwin 22 dies in Denton. Pentecostal Grove encampment opens Friday for ten days. Democratic gathering at Law Building favors primary nomination path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutter
Ridgely
Denton M. E
Oyster Shell Point
Williston
J. Ed. Nichols
Edward W. Liden
Orphans’ Court
Everagain
W. H. Redden
Thomas Clark
H. L. Sullivan
J. Elmer Anthony
Queen Anne's
Everngain
W. T. Watson
Federalsburg
Topkis Company
Centreville
B. F. Jester
Wilmington
Burrsville
G. I. Humphreys
D. D
Maryland
Alexander Armstrong
Caroline
Goldsboro
Baltimore
Claiborne
Katherine Irwin
William H. Irwin
Denton
J. A. Dudley
Pentecostal Grove
S. C. Reese
Pasadena
Cal
C. S. Brown
Kentucky
Etta Hoffman
Philadelphia
Law Building
State Central Committee
Denton social and camp notes list local visitors and travel
Denton society page records many relatives and friends traveling or visiting. Camp Davenport hosts Anne and Julia Wilson and other young women as counsellors under Canon Virgin. Numerous Denton residents visit Rehoboth Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Parish House Contract Let by Christ Episcopal Church
A meeting led by Rev. Alward Chamberlaine approved immediate contracting for a parish house at Christ Episcopal Church in Denton. James T. Walker of Ridgely awarded the bid for a 33600 building with 44 by 28 foot hall, kitchen, and lavatory. committees named for building finance and church grounds, with Wardens and treasurers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Denton
Alward Chamberlaine
James T. Walker
Ridgely
Eugene Anderson
Ernest G. Cooper
T. Alan Goldsborough
J. Frank Wright
George A. Deakyne
George T. Redden
Emergence of 17 Year Cicadas Across Eastern States
A scientific note predicts periodical cicadas in fifteen eastern states will emerge after 17 years underground. Males will fill woods with shrill songs while females remain quiet. The first cicadas may appear soon, according to a scientific magazine.
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Mississippi
Hillsboro M E Church plans Sunday services and conference
On Sunday July 22 Hillsboro M E Church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 with Rev Omar E Jones district superintendent and evening worship at 8 led by the pastor The second quarterly conference meets Saturday July 26 at 7 30 in the Hillsboro church. Town residents and visitors are noted in attendance and local visits are listed with several Mrs J N Clark and others travel to Wilmington Philadelphia and other nearby towns through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro M. E
A. G. Hummer
Omar E. Jones
Hillsboro
Charles Sawyer
Margaret
Philadelphia
Sawyer
Allie Thawley
W. H. Lord
Miss Williamson
Hobbs
A. T. Cahall
Mary Cooper
William Cooper
Douglas Cooper
William Thompson
Love Point
Laura Roller
Francis McGuire
Chester
Christine Wilson
Frances Fisher
Camp Davenport
J. T. Sparklin
Wilmington
Roberta Rowe
Francis Rowe
Goldsboro
Earle Godfrey
G. H. Tarburton
J. N. Clark
Goldsboro Methodists plan Tolchester beach picnic
The Methodist Sunday School in Goldsboro will take a July 26 Thursday trip to Tolchester for their annual picnic and asks all church friends to join. Car pools are appreciated to help transport the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Tolchester
Goldsboro
A. D. Quillen
Clark
Alice Shively
Esther Quillen
Bay Shore
Edmund Kriesel
Wilmington
Henderson District Heads Second Quarterly Conference
Henderson announces district superintendent Omar E. Jones will conduct the second quarterly conference at M. E. Church this Saturday at 2 30 PM. He preaches Sunday afternoon in Bridge town. Postmaster G W Tomlinson resumes duties after illness, with Miss Katherine Melvin in charge during absence. Local residents travel and visit across regions including Washington Middletown Royal Oak Philadelphia Wilmington and Goldsboro with various locals attending events and guests visiting homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar E. Jones
M. E
Bridgetown
G. W. Tomlinson
Katherine Melvin
L. C. Cole
Ruth
Pauline Cole
Annabel Clark
E. B. Carter
Washington
F. B. Sweeney
Charles McGuire
New York
Husztch
Ed. Pritchett
Wilmington
B.C. Purvis
Goldsboro
E. C. Gooden
Preaching at Union M P Church Sunday evening next
Rev Mr Dudley of Denton M P Church will deliver a sermon at Union M P Church on Sunday evening next July 22. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dudley
Denton M. P
Union M. P. Church
Mollie Cahall
George Cahall
Chicago
Robert Cahall
Marsh Hope
Mollie Larrimore
Easton Hospital
Elizabeth Wine
Denton
Ridgely News Letter highlights and social notes
A long county update with weather, travel, and social items. Sparrow deaths from a thunderstorm, local engagements, weddings, visitors from Philadelphia and New Orleans, family travel to Media and Wilmington, and Ridgely baseball results against Mardella Springs. Camp Royal attendees and multiple town residents visiting relatives in Rehoboth and Templeville. Continuous slate of neighbors, kin, and community events through mid June.
Seaford Star Cal Culver Returns to Pitch for Denton
Seaford’s Cal Culver, once a star left hander, returned to the diamond after a season away and pitched for Denton against Ridgely, allowing three hits and five errors by his club’s defense. Denton won 5 to 4 as Culver neared his old form, with calls to join the Caroline and Talbot counties race for the championship. Ridgely’s Carlton Lord, now with the Phillies at third base, is highlighted as a Ridgely product making it in the National pastime. Luke Andrews, another Ridgely native, is expected to join the majors soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford
Wilmington
Cal Culver
Denton
Ridgely
Ridgely Boys
Culver
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Diamonds
Eastern Shore
Delaware
Moline
Young Lords
The
Phillies
Luke Andrews
Suit For Damages Reopened In Todd Case
Charles Todd was killed at Easton Furniture Manufacturing plant after an attack by a man whose dog was said to have been killed by the victim. The widow, Mrs. Charles Todd, seeks indemnity under the Employer's Liability Act, now disputed by the insurer and the company over who bears liability for his death. The case hinges on whether the death arose from duties or outside animosities, with Denton ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Todd
Easton Furniture Manufacturing Company
Furniture Manufacturing Company
Todd
Denton
Fatal Tractor Accident in Dorchester County
George Hicks aged about 19 son of Winnie Hicks of Federalsburg was crushed to death when a Fordson tractor on a State road project climbed a bank, reared and fell, pinning him beneath it. Rescuers moved the tractor, he died instantly at Cambridge Hospital. Funeral held Friday at his father's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hicks
Winnie Hicks
Federalsburg
Fordson
Hicks
Holt Construction Co
Lloyds
Dorchester County
William Bradley
Cambridge Hospital
Death of Mrs. Angie Clough in Henderson area
Mrs. Angie Clough wife of C. H. Clough died after a lingering illness at her Henderson area home. Funeral services were conducted at her late home by Rev S L Hanby and pallbearers included J B Medford J F Clark J R Jones J Long R Ober and J F Quillen. Interment followed at Greensboro cemetery. Survived by husband five children James A Robert E and Chas H Clough of Henderson Mrs P C Harris of Henderson and Mrs C H Bickling of Wilmington one grandson James A Clough Jr and sister Mrs R H Edge of Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Clough
C. H. Clough
Henderson
S. L. Hanby
Methodist Church of
J. B. Medford
J. F. Clark
J. R. Jones
J. Long
R. Ober
J. F. Quillen
Wilmington
James A. Clough, Jr
R. H. Edge
Hearing on fishnet stake rules for Chesapeake Bay changes
Major F C Harrington announces a hearing next Monday on the Rock Hall fishermen petition to alter regulations for placing fishnet stakes in the Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to Poole's Island. A board meets in Room 403 at the Custom House in Baltimore at 10 30 a m. Bay head fishermen oppose Kent county proposals fearing restricted passage and harm to Havre de Grace and Perryville businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Harrington
United States
Rock Hall
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
Poole's Island
Custom House
Baltimore
Kent County
Havre de Grace
Perryville
Wedding Trip Leads Search for Ancestors in Maryland
Guests at Colonial Inn include Glen Ward and family from North Carolina. Ward seeks his Andrews ancestors tombs at Sheriff W. C. Andrew's farm in Maryland, finds them, and receives 68 year old letters from Ohio. Other guests and club activities reflect a busy local social scene with meetings, picnics, and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Inn
Glen Ward
North Carolina
Atlantic City
Mr. Ward
Maryland
Andrews
Ward
Baltimore
Potter's Landing
Ife
W. C. Andrew
Mr Ward
New York
O. Wix
Harrington
Spicer
Elizabeth
Sadie Davis
Sewell Noble
Longaker
Federalsburg
Belle Willis
Col
A. J. Willis
Greensboro
Manning Merriken
Hobbs
Beatrice C. Johnson
J. P. Cox
J. Carlton Benny
Easton
Edgar Allen Guest
Miss Maloney
O. M. Hignatt
Pringle
Pennsylvania
Elmer Wheeler
Earle Smith
Virginia Heney
Mapledel
Hignatt's Park
Margaret Wyatt
R. C. Rice
Evelyn Pepper
Montgomery County
G. Separ
Ringo
Philadelphia
E. B. Maloney
Social greetings and visits across Smithville region
Smithville hosts weekend gatherings as Ernest Gray family and Mrs Brusie with children visit Earl Alford and Holland households. Salisbury and Federalsburg guests attend at various homes while Easton and Bridgeville families share Sunday calls. Illness noted for James White and Relatives host Miss Anna Mae Spence and Miss Elizabeth Bullock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gray
Frank
Brusie
Caroline
Blanche
Philadelphia
Earl Alford
J. M. Holland
Elmer Dennis
Francis Baker
Salisbury
Elmer Lynch
Berlin
E. E. Nuttle
J. Wright
Anna Wright
Federalsburg
William Parker
David H. Bryan
Roland
Easton
J. H. Spence
Herbert Bullock
Harmon Pennypacker
Bridgeville
Elizabeth
Hattie Alford
Hattie Atkinson
Brice Scott
Wesley Bullock
James White
Arthur Adams
Elizabeth Bullock
Anna Mae Spence
Social and church yard box social announced at Smithson
Smithsons hosted Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs J R Hopkins and extended families. A church box social at Smithson churchyard is set for Saturday night July 21 with ice cream cake and box sales to benefit the church. Dorothy Matthews returns home from Easton. several local visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hopkins
W. E. Pritchett
J. R. Pritchett
Annie Patchett
J. R. Christopher
Smithson Churchyard
Dorothy Matthews
Easton
Lela Todd
Will Lewin
Blanche Bowdie
Viola Skipper
Trappe
Louise Beauchamp
Federalsburg
Floyd Coleman
Joseph Worn
Orphans Court Grants Letters Testamentary in Estate Case
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn heard the proceedings for Isaac L Dukes as administrator of Laura S Garey deceased who filed inventory and appraisement of the deceased personal property. On motion letters testamentary on the personal estate of George E Noble deceased were granted to Marvel Friedel and Harvey D Williams with bond filed and approved by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
Isaac L. Dukes
Laura S. Garey
George E. Noble
Marvel Friedel
Harvey D. Williams
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A local newspaper promotes its Journal subscription inviting readers to receive comprehensive county news, weather, and community updates delivered to their door or digitally. The offer emphasizes staying informed on regional events, meetings, and public notices through a single subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
River of Romance and Ancient Lore
A reflective poem tracing a river from Ceroline’s uplands to distant seas. It contrasts green summer banks with fallen foliage, recalls early Indigenous life along shelly depths, and frames the river as a living link to humanity’s origins and legends. The speaker seeks timeless beauty as a unifying, mystical force guiding history and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceroline
Labor Shortage Jeopardizes Tomato Canning Season
A dispatch from Eas ton reports a severe labor shortage delaying tomato packing. Canners struggle to hire unskilled workers at 30 cents an hour, with Baltimore and Pennsylvania laborers scarce. Many farmers have contracted to low prices or plan to sell tamely. fifteen riverfront farms face rent, and some farmers are abandoning farming for other ventures as the season nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
They are gone but not forgotten in hopeful hymn
A devotional verse speaks of loved ones in a celestial home hearing angels sing. It notes that God calls souls to help others and pray, guiding them toward a better life, as a mother signs with “Their Mama.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Trice
Earl Trice
God
Pennsylvania rail plan to operate Maryland Delaware and Virginia system
The Pennsylvania railroad seeks to run about 40 miles of the MD and Virginia network from Love Point to West Denton with a spur to Centreville. The Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad Company would likely face two bidders for the old system, amid fears of abandoning lines and a Claiborne ferry. Directors named include A. J. County Henry Tatnall George D. Dix Turnbull Murdoch John Walter Smith Charles D. Murphy Harrington and Harvey L. Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad Company
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Love Point
Queen Anne's County
West Denton
Caroline County
Queenstown
Centreville
Maryland
Delaware and
Virginia
Lewes
Del
Pennsylvania
Harry E. Karr
Baltimore
E. B. Leaf Company
Delaware
Karr
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Claiborne
Easton
A. J. County
Henry Tatnall
The
George D. Dix
Turnbull Murdoch
John Walter Smith
Charles D. Murphy
Harrington
Harvey L. Cooper
Denton
Maryland farm boys win international livestock cup again
Maryland's team representing the United States won the international livestock judging contest at Newcastle on Tyne England for the second year in a row. The Harford county trio Richard Willis Hubert Snodgrass and Charles F Cushing will bring the international gold cup back to America, following prior national and international wins by Maryland agricul tural club boys. The year’s team also won the dairy cattle judging contest at the National Dairy Show in St Paul last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
United States
Newcastle-on- Tyne
England
America
London Daily Mail
Richard Willis
Hubert Snodgrass
Charles F. Cushing
Harford County
St. Paul
Cecil County
Atlanta
Preston Boy Scouts Visit on Way to Chincoteague Island
Twenty five members of Preston Troop No 1 led by Scout Master J O Wright travel from Preston to Salisbury en route to summer camp at Chincoteague Island Virginia. The group includes Patrol Leaders John Alderson and Alva Blades, Assistant Patrol Leader Claude Thompson, and scouts Fooks Reedy Medford White ley Todd Noble Melson Ledman Garris Wright plus Mr Jobo Noble president of the Eastern Shore Boy Scouts of America and Mr Fooks a troop committeeman. After Salisbury the troop demonstrated at Pocomoke City and the Eastern Shore Council Scout Executive will visit during camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Preston
Salisbury
Chincoteague Island
Salisbury Advertiser
J. O. Wright
John Alderson
Alva Blades
Claude Thompson
Herbert Fooks
James Reedy
Olin Reedy
Hayward Deen
Medford Fooks
Mellard Whiteley
Nelson Todd
Charles Noble
Reginald Melson
Marvin Ledman
Francis Garris
Benjamin Wright
Jobo Noble
Eastern Shore Boy Scouts of America
Mr. Fooks
Pocomoke City
Eastern Shore Council
Local social notes from Queen Anne and Wilmington
Miss Mary Morgan visits Miss Helen Elliott in Queen Anne for a week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jackson and son Wilson return from a motor trip. Louis Goldstein visits children in Baltimore. Pauline Elliott spends two weeks in Chestertown. Iris Seager attends a Beacam's business course in Wilmington. Myrtle Stevens of Swarthmore visits Mrs. Harry Laird. A. G. Saulsbury and family return from Rehoboth. Mildred Swann of Baltimore is home for vacation. Dr. Joseph Lee visits Wilmington. Mrs. T. W. Jones is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Davenport
Anne
Julia Wilson
Victoria
Beatrice Deen
Martha Goldsborough
Eleanor Towers
Jane Wine
Kathleen Moore
Ruth Greaves
Edwina Downes
Ance Green
Frances Lee Cooper
Louise Downes
Helen Holmes
Mary Melvin
Howard Melvin, Jr
Canon Virgin
Mabel Duffey
May Fisher
Faith Burkett
Clarence Chaffinch
Baltimore
Ella Dobbyns
Rebecca Stotler
Cumberland
J. A. Dudley
T. Pliny Fisher
Pacific Coast
Harold C. Nuttle
Bert Rider and Son
R. Leslie Merrick
C. S. York
C. Shannon York
Ralph Cover
Bessie M. Redden
Philadelphia
Pearl Mitchell
Wilmington
Port Deposit
Anne Lewis
Hartington
Ben Weaver
Ernest Jones
Media
Virginia Hayes
Ohio
Iowa
Clarence Lane
Frederick
Pitsburg
Ridgely
Mardella Springs
Stewart McLaughlin
James Wilson
Elsmere
N. J
Wilson
H. F. Blotz
Ed Hoffman
Clyde Pentz
Clyde, Jr
Samuel Stayer
New Orleans
Bessie
Sadie Wilson
W. H. Smith
Nathaniel Bowen
Templeville
Smith
Mollie Richards
Ord Raleigh
J. T. Saulsbury
Fred Flounders
Lumpkins
Orrell Saulsbury
Rehoboth
Harry Hemmons
Marian
Edna Detwiler
Henrietta Swann
Camp Royal
E. C. Gilroy
West Philadelphia
Paul Sewell
Gilroy
Broad Street
Harvey Holsinger
Pennington
Troy Ashcraft
Troy, Jr
Wadesboro
N. C
I. T. Saulsbury
David Swing
R. E Fountain
S. S. Stone
Guy Porter
Dorothy
Westcott Porter
Chester
A. S. Thompson
Plainfield
Frank Long
Herbert Hammond
Brown Elliott
William Towers
Lora Lynch
Kingston
N. Y
J. K. Lynch
Stella Matthews
Detroit
Michigan
L. S. Matthews
Emma
Catherine Barnes
Trappe
Walters
Elizabeth Hobbs
Greensboro
Charles Hobbs
Frank Seward
Mason
Virginia
A. W. Marvel
Pittsburg
Annapolis
Carroll Frampton
John Fisher
Cordova
Florella Sharp
Sharp
Dora Sewell
Queen Anne
Mary Morgan
Helen Elliott
C. W. Jackson
Louis Goldstein
Pauline Elliott
Chestertown
Iris Seager
Beacam’s
Myrtle Stevens
Swarthmore
Harry Laird
A. G. Saulsbury
Mildred Swann
Joseph Lee
T. W. Jones
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Emma Hall
Lewis Slaughter
Ridgely News
Andrew Mitchell
John Jarrell
Mitchell
Weenonah Camp
Elsie Matthews
Baseball News
Smithville
Smithson
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
New Company
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Preston Boy Scouts
Christ Church Guild
Thas
Octavia Russun
W. K. Scotron
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