Local School Openings Prompt County Posts
The public schools of the county will be opened September 12. Long & Beall offer 45 inch White Voile at reduced sec per yard. Rev Henry T Reynolds to occupy pulpits at Pres ton and Williston tomorrow. Various school staff changes and wagon routes awarded. Portable building ordered for Denton high school due to crowding. several local notices on scholarships, appointments, and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long & Beall
Henry T. Reynolds
J. E. Smith
Preston
Williston
G. T. Redden & Co
E. H. Hirs
Robert M. Collins
Denton
Milton
E H. Hirs
Main Street
Standard Oil Co
Lewis Adams
J. A. Rood
Harris Chapel
St. John’s
Western Maryland
Fred H. Flounders
Ridgely
Thomas W. Trice
Federalsburg
Oscar M. Fogle
Brunswick
C. H. Cordrey
Tri-County
Queen Anne
Wicomico
Salisbury
O. Perry Simmons
Greensboro
Snow Hill
Epworth League
Board of Education
Harmony
S. G. Nuttle
Karl Trice
Robert B
Elva E. Trice
J. B. Jones
Concord Cemetery
Mr. Pickens
Caroline County
Mt. Zion
Bridgetown
Thhree
Denton High School
Winfred Coleman
Philip Wright
Justice Fooks
A. C. Jones
Jonestown
Jones
Clarence Pentz
Easton Hospital
Richard Merriken
Social News Highlights From Denton and Vicinity
Huntsville visitors Mrs Charles E Johnson Miss Marie Arantz and Mr Ira H Johnson traveled 1500 miles by car with stops in Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Ohio and West Virginia en route to Denton. Many local residents guests include Mr Vernon Baker and Miss Lulu Fifield at a wedding eight days ago and other families visiting from Baltimore Philadelphia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Johnson
Marie Arantz
Ira .H. Johnson
Huntsville
Ala
Philip W. Downes
Tuckahoe Neck
Johnson
Downes
Caroline
Alabama
Denton
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Vernon Baker
Hillsboro
Lulu Fifield
Levi K. Ziepler
Alma Baker
Raymond Fifield
Mildred Flaharty
Joiner
Alda P. Whitby
Myrtle Dukes
Dickinson College
Whitby
Dukes
Charles G. Griffin
New York
Griffin
TT Reba Hurst
S. J. Hurst
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Miss Hurst
State Normal School
Towson
Chalmers Brumbaugh
Sherfey
Bruce B. Brumbaugh
Earle Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
B. B. Brumugh
William Bowie
Vanceboro
George A. Murphy
Bound Brook
N. J
E D. C
Hegeman
H. Earle Smith
Smith
Mr. Crosby
Howard Hopkins
Vivian
Emory
E. D. Kimmey
Lynne, Ross
Billy Stevens, Jr
Wilmington
G. Lacey Stevens
Susan Saulsbury
Winchester
Naomi Palmatory
Dorothy Walraven
Ingleside
W. H. Laramore
Harry Peterson
Pitman
Elizabeth Dukes
C. H. Redden
A. G. Packard
Newport News
Emily DeFord
Virginia Hartington
Seaford
John L. Everagain
Charles W. Wright
J. Virgil Moore
Sargent Wells
Frances Griffin
C. K. Evans
F. J. Wright
Rehoboth
Anna Marvel
Laurel
Virginia Davis
Mary MacDonald
Mary Bacon
Mildred Nuttle
W. W. Newcomer
Girls' Clubs Vacation Plan at Green's Point Rest
County girls clubs led by Mrs Edith G Norman will travel Tuesday to Friday next week to Green's Point Rest on the Choptank near Cambridge. The camp offers a varied program and invites mothers to join for a relaxing turn. Nearly fifty girls have signed up, with hopes for additional participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith G. Norman
Green's Point Rest
Cambridge
Obituary and social notes from local Salisbury area
Ella Murphy died at 8 months old from cholera infantum on July 8 at her parents’ home Oscar and wife. Rev Betts conducted the funeral. burial was at Concord. The Nursing Class sent tokens to Miss Hobbs. Various locals: extended sympathy for Richard Merriken after Williston accident. Esther Willey at a house party. visits by L H Thomas, William Lord, Martha Smith, Hopkins Thomas, Wilson Smith. Miss Gertrude Torrode visiting Trice family. Several hospital and health notes follow, including Richard Merriken’s hospitalization in Easton and Mrs. B L Wothers’s Easton Hospital operation. Camp meeting suspends Christian Endeavor services. Emory Willey of Seaford visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Virginia Murphy
Oscar Murphy
A. W. Betts
Concord
Edna Hobbs
H. T. Nuttle
Hobbs
Manning Merriken
Richard
Williston
Esther Willey
J. Kemp Stevens
Elizabeth Stevens
J. R. Ricards
Christian Endeavor
Floyd Garey
B. L. Wothers
Easton
Gertrude Torrode
James Trice
Emory Willey
Seaford
Templeville Ladies Aid Meeting Attended With Visits and Travel
Mrs Alphonso Purnell hosted the Ladies Aid on a Wednesday evening with a large turnout and abundant refreshments. Travel guests included Mrs Earle Meredith of Baltimore and Mrs Benjamin Spry of Rich Neck visiting relatives, plus local visits to Ridgely and Towson summer school attendees. Farmers report busy wheat threshing as Elmer Biddle moves to a Marydel area farm and various local residents visit Baltimore and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonso Purnell
Ladies’ Aid
Howard Griffith
Earle Meredith
Baltimore
Benjamin Spry
Rich Neck
Griffith
Roland Knotts
Kate O. Knotts
Mary Knotts
Roy Stafford
Ridgely
Mary Cahall
Olivia Knotts
Towson
John Davis
Cooper
Goldsboro Clean-Up Urges Community Action and Visits
In Goldsboro the call goes out to tidy back yards and alleys to prevent disease. Local residents and visitors are noted including Robert Jarrett Jr and family Ellen Quillen and Alice Shively on vacation at Bowers Beach. Several residents travel and visit relatives in nearby towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jarrett, Jr
Ellen Quillen
Alice Shively
Bowers Beach
Ross Duling
Duling
Goldsboro
W. J. Murphy
Louise Milby
Charles Griffin
William Booth
Baltimore
Monroe Saunders
Harrington
J. E. Saunders
Ruth Shockley
Chestertown
Twentieth Century Club Meeting at Mrs Ross Home
The Twentieth Century Community Club will be entertained at the home of Mrs Sallie Ross on Wednesday July 27. As this is a very important meeting it is especially desired that each member be present.
Vacation Bible School Success in Ridgely Town
The Ridgely News Letter reports a thriving daily vacation Bible school with engaging crafts and afternoon activities. Rev. Troxell leads daily Bible story hours, while Miss Saulsbury and assistants run beginners and sewing sessions. Community notices include the death of Mr. John Lane, age sixty nine, and various local visits and travels among Ridgely residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vacation Bible School
John Lane
Local social notes mark visits and gatherings across several towns
The column lists guests visiting Denton and nearby towns including Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Statum, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, and many relatives. A miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Fountain draws about two hundred friends, with gifts and refreshments. Other items mention visits from Pearl Baynard, Fortney and daughter Evelyn, Croiz Mosher, and sightings of geese, plus illness and social club plans in Union M. P. Church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Murphy
John Statum
Denton
John Carroll
Goldsboro
J. H. Thawley
C. W. Collison
Harvey Collison
Thelma
Dorothy Collison
Evelyn
Ohio
Croiz Mosher
Rochester
N. Y
Margaret Simpson
Elias Pearson
Howard Hopkins
Thomas Downham
Wyoming
R. H. Thawley
Mollie Cahall
Alfred Baughley
Mite Society of Union M. P. Church
Edgar Stafford
Wilmington
Harvey Dean
Harvey Fountain
Wesley E. Thawley
R. Stafford
Minnie Thawley
Crisfield
Loleta Chance
Nellie Ellers
Vernon
James Breeding
Mary E. Harvey
Beatrice Markell
Baltimore
Rev Melvin G Morris resigns to lead Greensboro church
Reverend Melvin G Morris resigns as State evangelist to become permanent pastor of the Baptist Church in Greensboro. He organized the congregation, built the tabernacle, and plans a new $25 000 church. Nearby, Harford Edwards died Saturday at age 3 from meningitis. funeral held Monday with Rev Morris officiating. Visiting residents include Mrs Clara Rodgers and daughter from Coney Island and Miss Margaret Hammer of Hillsboro. Mr and Mrs A A Christian of Philadelphia opened their summer home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Mr. Troxell
The
Reformed Church
Amanda Saulsbury
Louise White
Cora Ireland
E. C. Baker
Bright
Clara Ireland
E C. Baker
John Lane
Frank White
E. C. Walter
S. A. Troxell
Ridgely Cemetery
Ele
James
Wallace
Kate Knotts
Roland Knotts
Mary Knotts
Templeville
Charles Starkey
Kate Stafford
Starkey
Lizzie
Chestertown
Bennington
Mary Truitt
Wiliam Lurry
Edwards
Newark
Denton
Baptist
Jumptown
A. W. Thomson
Myrtle
Lew Lane
Baltimore
Saulsbury
Clinton Roberts
Marian Hemmons
Wilmington
Evelyn Lane
Greensboro
Ella Pearsaul
George Slaughter
Melvin G. Morris
Baptist Church
Morris
Harford
Kellar Edwards
M. G. Morris
Temple Jarrell
College Park
Wesley Jarrell
Clara Rodgers
Teresa
Coney Island
N. Y
Margaret Hammer
Hillsboro
George J. Kibler
G. W. Christopher
Elsie
Lewis Boyce
Laurel
H. L. Cohee
A. A. Christian
Philadelphia
Emma McKnott
Washington
Charles Dilbrough
Marydel Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Local residents share weekend visits and returns from trips with relatives and friends. Mentioned are Raymond Machen and his wife from Baltimore, Effa Heather’s six weeks in Wilmington and Philadelphia, J Tyson Heather’s honeymoon return, University of Delaware students Maude Hummer and Helen Heather, Frank Warren and B R Kaler visits, C W Jacobs from Georgia, Bowdle and Gordon guests of Philadelphia families, Wesley Smith from Philadelphia visiting kin, Emma Battersby in Philadelphia, Harry Pippin and family, Dan Burton from Philadelphia, Linwood Cohee from Wilmington, Frank Medford from Kennedyville, Henry Davis and Charles Voss family connections, and Ruth Holt’s weekend in Rehoboth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Machen
Bailtimore
Effa Heather
Wilmington
Philadelphia
J. Tyson Heather
Maude Hummer
Helen Heather
University of Delaware
Frank Warren
B. R. Kaler
C. W. Jacobs
Georgia
Fred Bowdle
Lockwood Gordon
C. W. Rambo
Little Daughters
Wesley Smith
Emma Battersby
Lizzie Hall
Harry Pippin
Dan Burton
Linwood Cohee
Frank Medford
Kennedyville
Henry Davis
Charles Voss
New York
Ruth Holt
Rehoboth
In Loving Remembrance of William McKnott Fleming
Obituary note honors William McKnott Fleming killed in France on July 18 1818. The tribute closes with a friend’s memory line and sentiment of being loved in life and remembered in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKnott Fleming
France
Memorial to Judge Pearce in Maryland chancery term
At the Monday chancery term of the circuit court a memorial was held for Chief Judge James A. Pearce. W Brewster Deen led the bar memory. addresses followed by Henry R. Lewis T Alan Goldsborough Fred R. Owens and T Pliny Fisher. Judge Adkins praised Pearce as a moral and legal exemplar with steadfast integrity and public service. The court adjourned to honor his memory and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adkins
Hopper and Wickes
James Alfred Pearce
W. Brewster Deen
Henry R. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Fred R. Owens
T. Pliny Fisher
Judge Pearce
Maryland
Pearce
Nisi Prius
Court of Appeals
Chestertown
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Easton
Washington College
Board of State Bar Examiners
Maryland Reports
Boyd
Local visitors share time with Adams family kinship
Smithville notes describe Miss Milicent Blackhurst of New York and Miss Mildred Croll of Federalsburg visiting their cousin Mrs. Earl Adams. Miss Olie Scott visits her brother Chester Scott. Esther Adams from Newark summer school visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Adams. Evelyn Bullock spends Sunday with Miss Marian Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milicent Blackhurst
New York
Mildred Croll
Federalsburg
Earl Adams
Olie Scott
Chester Scott
Esther Adams
Newark
D. R. Adams
Evelyn Bullock
Marian Adams
Funeral of Edward T Tubbs State Editor of the News
The funeral for Edward T Tubbs state editor of the Baltimore News was held at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev Harris B Thomas officiated with pallbearers George A Deakyne William H Anderson George T Redden J Kemp Stevens J Owen Knotts and Benjamin H Johnson. Interment followed in Denton cemetery. The News praised his thirty five years covering Maryland affairs and noted his vast knowledge of counties soldiers and state history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Tubbs
Balimore News
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Harris B. Thomas
George A. Deakyne
William H. Anderson
George T. Redden
J. Kemp Stevens
J. Owen Knotts
Benjamin H. Johnson
Denton
Mr. Tubbs
Edward Thomas ‘Fubbs
Maryland
Tubbs
Maryland Historical Society
Jacobs Case affirms Coast State Fund on Jacobs estate award
The Circuit Court at the April term affirms the State Industrial Accident Commission ruling awarding the unpaid balance of 1872 to the personal representatives of Julia Jacobs, widow of Frank Jacobs, who died July 5 1919 after a long suit. The State appealed, but the court upheld the board. Representing the Jacobs estate was T Alan Goldsborough. the state was represented by Alexander Armstrong and Amos W Woodcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Jacobs
State Accident Fund
State Industrial Accident Commission
Frank Jacobs
Jacobs
Circuit Court
Caroline County
T. Alan Goldsborough
Alexander Armstrong
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Orphans Court Grants Letters of Admin for Two Estates
In the Orphans Court Tuesday judges presided. Edward E. Nuttle was named administrator of George H. Smith estate with bond approved and creditors to be notified. appraisers Samuel Payne and P. T. Morris named. For Washtia Garey estate H. Earle Smith was granted letters of administration with bond approved and creditors notice set. Frank P. Covey and H. Clay Hobbs named as appraisers. An inventory and sale order were issued for Smith estate. Merriken filed bill for William C. Trice estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and Shawn
George H. Smith
Edward E. Nuttle
Samuel Payne
P. T. Morris
William C. Trice
Calvert C. Merriken
Washtia
Garey
H. Earle Smith
Frank P. Covey
H. Clay Hobbs
Fire protection push seeks town funding for engine
Fire Marshal Percy before the town council urged forming a volunteer fire company and asked for 500 dollars to buy a chemical fire engine. He proposed raising the rest by subscriptions with help from the Community Club as a long-standing effort for Denton’s protection. West Denton’s Casey Jones shirt factory seeks more workers, per page 4 ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Percy
Fire Investigation Bureau
Denton
Casey Jones Shirt Factory
West
Caroline County Teachers Appointments Near Complete
The Board of Education nearly finished listing new teachers for districts across Caroline County. Names include principals, assistants, and specialists at Marydel, Henderson, Bee Tree, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Bridgetown, Burrsville, Denton Primary, Ridgely, and numerous other locales with roles in home economics, manual training, and general instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Marydel—Maud Wummer
Mary Skrivan
Ethel Eveland
Henderson
J. W. Gibson
Lillian Meredith
Elsie Bilbrough
Bee Tree
Catherine Melvin Goldsboro
Douglas Galloway
Lillie E. Doty
Minerva Reber
Baltimore Corner
Rosa Kornrumpf
Moore’s
Agnes Bradley
Grace Stuffit
Lowe’s
Mary Draper
Greensboro
Laura Cochrane
Helen Roe
Stephanie Ford
Mildred Nuttle
Ralph Horsey
Mra
Mamie Smith
Mary B. Raleigh
Lucy V. Garey
Ruth Noble
Denton
Laura Melvin
Myrtle Dukes
Ursula Slaughter
Hilda Cade
Oaks
Corinne Thomas
Williston
Reba Hurst
Hickman
Lulu R. Kelly
Harmony
Elma Todd
Mildred Colins
Preston
Walter Sparklin
Katherine Cox
Mary Elzey
Mary J. Wright
Home Economica
Elva Butler
Clara Rumbold
Lillian Cox
Pearl Wright
Hazel Towera
Poplar Neck
Mary Marquardt
Hubbard
Henrietta McMahan
Federalaburg
A. C. Brower
Mary Davis
Sophie L. Kirwan
Cedar Grove
Bessie Edwards
Ridgely
F. A. Stayer
Mary Wooters
Robby Hackett
Lydia Jones
Alma Thompson
S. E. Parsons
Maude Ford
Esther Holland
Charlotte Stayer
Furman’s Grove
Blanche Laird
Laurel Grove
Mary J. Howard
Concord
Alice Hignutt
Smithville
Nettie Tribbett
Chestnut Grove
Myrtle Hignutt
Friendship
Orath Taylor
Miriam Wright
American Corner
Elizabeth Stone
Howard’s
Alice Trice
Agricultural Course at Ridgely Introduced at High School
Ridgely High School will offer a Smith Hughes Agriculture Course starting this fall directed by Leon ard M Goodwin a trained farmer who will arrive around August to meet locals and outline a practical county program. Half salary funded by the Federal Government via the State Department of Education. The program lets students split time between farming study and regular subjects to encourage rural youths to stay in school and advance in farming careers. Graduates may enter approved colleges and the scheme could expand to other county schools within a year or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Smith-Hughes
Leonard M. Goodwin
State Department of Education
Maryland
Denton Baseball Beats Marydel 12 to 4 on Fifth Avenue Grounds
Denton defeated Marydel 12 to 4 Saturday afternoon on Fifth Avenue grounds. Clark started on the mound for Denton but was lifted after three runs in the third. Johnson relieved and held the visitors to one run. Bowdle caught. Marydel's battery included Dill Pleasants Parks. umpires were Downes and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Fifth Avenue
Clark
Denton
Johnson
Bowdle
Dill
Pleasants
Parks
Downes
Smith
Preston
Crisfield
Salisbury
Centreville
Caroline Boys
Queen Anne's
Dutlin
Superbas
Vacation Bible School at Church of the Brethren closes
The daily vacation Bible school at the Church of the Brethren closed yesterday with strong attendance. The program and exhibits including scrapbooks and mottoes for China missionaries will be shown tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. A beach outing at Williston occurred Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
China
Williston Beach
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