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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1926
Page
5
The Denton paper lists sales on Main Street and July 27 building lot auctions, a rock salt delivery by Nuttle Milling Co, and a July 27 sale. It notes campaigns heating up with candidates for Register of Wills and other local offices. An obituary for Mrs Anna Maria Derr is reported from Linthicum Heights.
J Fletcher Clark and family return from a five week auto trip of over 3300 miles across Wisconsin Kentucky Illinois Ohio and West Virginia praising the Buick and noting a smooth journey with no flats. They attended University of Wisconsin commencement with 1400 degrees. Other items list visits by local residents to Philadelphia Rehoboth Wilmington Baltimore and Camp Davenport with relatives and friends, plus guests at Denton and Oak Orchard.
Orphans Court session with Judges West Harper and Shawn transacting matters. Administrators Redden filed debt lists and second accounts. claims approved. Wesley Thawley appointed administrator d. h. of George W Shively estate. Jarrell inventory approved and recorded. Guardian Mary P Cross authorized to withdraw funds for minor Margaret M Cross from Caroline County Bank Greensboro.
Judge Thomas J. Keating named the October juror panels across eight districts. First District jurors include Cowgill and Lane. Second District lists Ellwanger and Horsey. Third District names Chambers and Short. Fourth District includes Noble and Gallagher. Fifth District names Brown and Poole. Sixth District lists Holt and Jarrell. Seventh District includes Dean and Gaitley. Eighth District names Smith and Drew among others.
The twenty eighth annual camp at Pentecostal Grove near Denton opened Thursday evening and runs over two Sundays. Evangelists Seth C. Rees and G A Hodgin of Pasadena lead services with local workers assisting. A committee led by C W Ellwanger T L Trice and Rev S L Adams oversees it. The grounds boast a large tabernacle, boarding tent and dormitories. This year adds electric lighting and ample parking for vast crowds.
Monday morning Mar guerite Steffy sustained a deep leg cut requiring several stitches from Dr. Silver and is recovering well. Numerous visitors from Greensboro Wilmington Philadelphia Atlantic City and New York were hosted by local families. The Epworth League festival is planned for Eden Hall Saturday night.
Burrsville residents report visits from relatives and friends. J L Chance family visited daughter and sister near American Corner. J F Starkey hosted sisters and four children from Cordova. Mite Society group entertained by Henry Walters. Local residents vacationing and hosting relatives in Philadelphia, Centreville, Wilmington, Goldsboro and Chester.
Mr and Mrs L Reyner Dukes returned from their wedding trip last Friday evening. The callthumpion band arrived soon after, with cigars and ice cream as rewards. Mrs Annie Seeders entertained the Andersontown Hobbs Community Club on Tuesday afternoon with business and refreshments. Mr and Mrs J R Ricards of Washington motored home last Thursday and returned to Washington on Monday. The Misses Katherine and Betty Johnston of Lewes visited Misses Helen and Catherine Towers for several days. Mr and Mrs J H Edgell and son Neil and Mr and Mrs J Cohee and son Earl were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs L H Thomas. Mrs Louis Slaughter and daughter, with Mrs Pearl Baynard of near Vernon Del, visited Mrs A W Betts on Monday. Mr and Mrs Albert Cahall of Tillboro were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs W H Lord. Mrs L R Dukes spent the week with her parents, Mr and Mrs E M Willey. Mrs M Merriken visited Federalsburg friends last Monday. Mrs Vertie Hardesty recently visited Mrs L H Thomas. Mr Elmer Butler was a weekend guest of Baltimore friends. Our folks have suffered with intense heat this week. The Christian Endeavorers will have a month’s vacation.
The Ridgely News Letter records visits from Wilmington and beyond, detailing residents and guests such as Mr. and Mrs. Coursey Hemmons, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hemmons, Walter Miller, Mrs. Ella Goldsborough, and others. Social calls span Easton, Ocean City, Rehoboth, Marcus Hook, Dover, Philadelphia, and Baltimore with multiple family and neighbor gatherings amid rain impacts and local church events.
Templeville residents gathered for dinners visits and family events. Christening of Doris Ann Wyatt announced. Sunday services at the church with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Rev James Langrall to fill in for Rev N N Bailey absent attending Ocean Grove summer school. Various local families hosting guests and enjoying crabbing and bathing at Ralphs Wharf and visiting relatives in Hebron and Ridgely.
Mrs Elbert Saunders and granddaughter Alice Cordray visit in Wilmington with Bill Saunders family. Rev A B Sapp and Emaline Sapp and Mrs Richards of Hedgesville WV stayed ten days with Walter Sapp family. Choir hosts monthly music next Sunday. all music lovers invited. Mrs Jenkins and daughter Mary of Frostburg visit Luther Bennett family. M K Newnam and son visit Walter Sapp. Katherine Stevens of Wilmington visits Alberta Ross and J J Bunting. J W Gibson family visit. J J Bunting makes Wilmington trip. Misses Childs and Gillis of Baltimore visit C R Curtis. Betty Lane of Baltimore visits J F Lane. Rebecca Melvin at Adventist camp near Baltimore. Joseph Roche visits Baltimore on business.
Ridgely notes report Mrs. Frank Ruggles of Evanston Illinois spent several days in town. Mr. Alexander Russell shows some improvement but remains bedridden. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Holsinger are in Atlantic City for a week.
Sunday services at Hillsboro and Queen Anne include a sermon on visiting the sick and a Philadelphia singer. The issue compiles a long local social notes section with visits, travels, gatherings, and farming insights. Alfalfa planting plans and soil inoculation guidance from the County Agent accompany railroad bond news and regional business concerns.
Cora McGeachy, New York by way of Broadway, brings her costume artistry to Colleen Moore’s Irene at the New Dover Opera House. She emphasizes simplicity and femininity, eliminating excess drapery to reveal true women’s dress psychology for sixty Hollywood girls in the Irene pageant. Nuttle Milling Co. distributes Unicorn and Larro Dalry Feeds in this region.
A large gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maloney's home near Williston hosted a miscellaneous shower. Guests presented useful gifts, and the evening featured games and music followed by brick cream and cake. Mrs. Maloney and host spent the prior weekend in Baltimore with Emmett Lord family. Summers Carroll mourns as a horse and mule were struck by lightning Sunday night.
Preston William Russell and Elizabeth Kelley of Baltimore visit their aunt Miss Julia Kelley at Oakland Grove near the railroad station. Noble W. Kelley and his brother William T. Kelley III were in Baltimore last week, and they toured Luray Caverns in Virginia. Mrs. W. T. Kelley returned from Jacksonville with her brother Fred Noble. Mrs. Ella F. Henry of Philadelphia visits sister Mrs. A. W. Sisk.
The Ladies' Aid of the M P Church in Choptank enjoyed a pleasant gathering at the Cox home on the 6th. The next meetings are set for August 3 at the Monath home and August 4 at the Lane home. The Twentieth Century Community Club met on the 14th in Choptank and Reed work will be on the agenda. A Federation Picnic is planned for July 29 with public invitation.
A Greensboro picnic party from the Chorister Club of the M. E. Church, led by Irving Van Sant in a new Overland sedan, collided with a Huber bread truck between Greensboro and Goldsboro near Ira Lord’s farm. Van Sant’s car was badly damaged. occupants suffered minor injuries while the truck was only lightly damaged.
A contract has been entered for purchase of the Hotel Henlopen at Rehoboth by Las Flores Hotel Company of Wilmington. The present owner Mrs. Walter Burton will convey title now and retain operation this season with new management. Construction of a fireproof 100 room hotel will begin after this season, cost over 200000 dollars, to be ready by Memorial Day next year. The site stays the same, architecture Spanish style, and the project is expected to boost Rehoboth’s growth. Ralph W. Wingate negotiated arrangements.
The new steamer Governor Ritchie began regular trips on the Annapolis to Claiborne route yesterday. It will carry BO automobiles and 3,000 passengers, expanding regional transport capacity and linking key communities by water.
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