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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1921
Page
5
Carding through Caroline County news reveals pluses and burdens of a rural town. Widespread farm updates, school and college calendars, civil service exams, and civic notices accompany brief obituaries and community profiles detailing deaths, local clubs, and upcoming meetings.
Social notes cover Miss Miriam E. Clarke and Mr. Edward Leyshan wedding at St. Paul’s Clayton with Ruth Hall as maid of honor and Philadelphia bridesmaids, plus Maud Rollison’s quiet wedding to Walter Smith near Greensboro. Seaford and Easton nuptials feature Elizabeth Hall Ross and Charles Claiborne, Jr., and other local wedding announcements. Additional items note relocations, graduations, and visits among Caroline County families and friends.
The Peninsula bus project will start operations soon with R. T. Bonham as general manager at Salisbury. A nine member board of directors includes Jesse D. Price A. M. Jackson Benjamin J. Jackson R. T. Henham Mark Cooper Wesley F. McCallister Henry P. Turner Harvey L. Cooper and John H. Clendagiel with one future Centreville representative.
The Sunday night service drew a large attendance with many outside. Children recited well under trainers Miss Alice Shiveley and Miss Risser. The choir offered several selections and the offering reached twelve dollars. Visitors included Mrs. N. B. Kenney and daughter and several Neese families from Wisconsin and Delaware. Rev. E. L. Woolf led sermons and the first quarterly conference followed.
Mr and Mrs L M Jones and others visited Richardson Park and enjoyed time with George C King and Rev C D Sharpless. Several families from Wilmington West Grove and Chester visited local residents while illness and travel kept others at home. A children’s meeting is planned here on June 16.
Earl Starkey, son of Isaac Starkey, graduates as a pharmacist with June 15 commencement set. Travel and work across Dover and Atlantic City preceded this achievement. Local social notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ricards to Washington, guests of the Cleaves and Thomas families, and two area graduates from Denton. Our school closed with a picnic and plans for teacher Mrs. Thomas to return.
Ridgely High School seniors held class night with music a play The Teeth of the Gift Horse and several readings Graduation exercises followed with diplomas presented by Rev Frank White The community noted church services baptisms and social gatherings plus local moves and visits across Ridgely and nearby towns.
Mrs John Adams and sister Miss Edna Adams visited Mrs John Holt near Seaford over the weekend. Bernice Adams stayed with school teacher Mamie Sull of Bridgeville. Willard Johnson and Claude Adams took an auto trip to Philadelphia last week. Ethel Adams spent Sunday with aunt Mrs Clarence Adams. Elizabeth Adams visiting sister Mrs Hugh Vincent.
The M. P. Sunday School presented a Children's Day program last Sunday, yielding 26.25 for Foreign Missions. The program featured many recitations, dialogues, songs, and pledges led by Rev. A. W. Betts with numerous participants. Miss Maggie Drummond and Mr. Leslie Scott married quietly at home. The community notes welcome new residents and report local visits and guests.
Mrs. Charles Jarrell and daughter Kathryn visit Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Cramer in Washington. H. Stewart Gale, Bliss Electrical School graduate, stays with his parents. Emma Locke and grandson from Philadelphia spend summer in town. Lofton Sawyer of South Carolina visits W. F. Pennington. Willard Jones of Wilmington visits his mother, Mrs. Gallus Worth. Florence Beaven visits her son Herbert Beaven in Centreville. Ladies' Guild entertains at Annie Jump's home. Mary Frances Fisher at home for summer. Mrs. John Holt visits relatives in Penns Grove New Jersey. G. L. Wilson and wife in Baltimore last week.
Howard Melvin died suddenly after purchasing medicine at the Denton Drug Co store. He sank to the floor while talking with the pharmacist after walking from the opera. He was 58, a longtime journalist and owner of the Denton Journal, survived by his wife Mary Crouse Melvin and three children. Funeral service to be held at his home tomorrow at 1 o'clock with private burial.
The Preston High School commencement began with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. P. Outten and continued with class day, diplomas, and speeches by Louise Wright and Hazel Wright. Graduates include James Moore Blanch Anderson Naomi Parker Adela Rieck and Douglas Fooks. An elementary graduation and a School Community League meeting followed. Col Albert Sisk left on a six week business trip west. Other local residents visited Baltimore and nearby towns.
Federalsburg High School held commencement exercises on Thursday night. Graduates included Nanna R. Nichols Rosa V. Nichols Ota F. Spear Nellie H. Griffith Violet A. Turner Lelia M. Laigneil Ethel E. Wright Larena K. Glime Mariel B. Wright C. Marie Christopher Mildred Parsons Ruth E. Davis Esther A. Cal away Esther A. Russell Rowena Jefferson Rita Hallowell Mildred Croft Ruth Jefferson Helen Kemp Lewis C. Collins Thomas W. Trice W. Elbert Liden Raymond L. Culver.
Marydel invites indicate Anna Beatrice Musselman will wed Granville Hooper on June 15 at Zion Methodist Episcopal Church Cambridge. The couple’s ceremony marks a local Marydel-Cam bridge union with family ties to area residents.
A Rochester to Baltimore Sun report recounts 9 year old Boger Downes abducted from Interlaken near Ithaca by three men, possibly his father Henry Hackett Downes. The boy was seized as he left the Interlaken Union School and driven toward Sayre, Pa. Stan Everts, Ithaca chauffeur, drove the car. Everts said he believed the plan a trip, not a kidnapping. The car reportedly reached Sayre in under two hours, a $25 payment made to Everts. Downes, Cornell alumnus of 1908, had a storied life including marriage, divorce, and custody battles ending in reversal favoring him. The father later reclaimed custody, saying the other parent had been granted it then reversed. He is described as son of the late Ernest Downest of Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline County.
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. Ella Boone was granted letters of administration on William E Boone's estate with bond approved and creditors notice ordered. James Temple and John J Scully Jr named as appraisers. Bayard Nichols filed releases for Susan D Nichols’s estate. Sarah M Sutherland filed and the court approved her first and final account. Sallie L Stevens probate admitted. John Stevens qualified as executor with bond. Thomas A Cleaves and S Brown named appraisers. inventory of William E Boone filed and order to sell passed.
In Greensboro tomorrow morning Rev M G Morris will preach Robbing God at the Baptist Church. Evening sermons will be The Axe That Did Not Swim. St Pauls M E Church hosted last Sunday's graduation sermon by Rev J A Leach. Children’s Day at St Pauls M E Church Tuesday 12th at 8 pm. Holy Trinity Church to hold Holy Communion at 9 30 am. Visitors Mrs T M Green and Mrs Lizzie Jamison of Oxford visited Greensboro this week. Mrs Mattie Kemp and Miss Helen Naylor were in town. Miss Hattie Hutson received treatment at Cambridge hospital. Mr A A Christian of Philadelphia spent Sunday in town. Mr Joseph B Orrell weekend at Cape May.
Mrs James B Todd hosted the Twentieth Century Community Club on Wednesday afternoon May 25 Eleven members answered roll call One new member joined and two visitors attended After the business meeting a social hour followed with refreshments served The club will reconvene June 15 with Mrs William R Dulin assisting
Rev Levi K Ziegler preached to Caroline High School graduates at the Church of the Brethren in Denton about pressing on in life. He urged vision initiative and hard work, citing Pauls example and modern figures to stress character, service, and trust in God.
Caroline High School held commencement exercises in a Chautauqua tent on Thursday morning. The program featured the Denton Choral Club, a unique play The Sweet Girl Graduate, songs Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny, valedictory by M Hazel Brown, and diplomas presented by the faculty. Nineteen graduates listed, followed by a seventh grade graduation at Bryant's Palace Theatre with 59 pupils. Prof W J Holloway addressed the class and graduation certificates were given by Miss May Thompson.
William McKenney prominent financier and president of the Centreville National Bank died suddenly at his home from acute indigestion. He was 49, son of the late Gen. Wm. McKenney, born in Centreville, and survived by his widow and three children William Jr Marié and John G. The family resides in Centreville, with John G. away at college. News of his death shocked Caroline county friends.
We express sincere thanks for the sympathy and kindness shown during the recent illness and bereavement in our home from Mus Etta Boone and Son.
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