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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
5
The item list reports cash egg prices, sales by W J Blackiston and F R Owens, and farm auctions by W Brewster Deen. It notes a church pulpit, strawberry varieties, stock ads by Hollis & Son, and various local improvements. It mentions wheat prices, berries, lime delivery, a Denton conference, and upcoming community gatherings.
Miss Helen Roe hosts a house party with student friends from Vermont to Uniontown while health news shines for Iva Whitby. Local families attend graduations at Maryland State Normal School and University Hospital, as well as visits from Baltimore and Annapolis.
The Episcopal Convention for the Diocese of Easton met in Centreville with broad representation from nine counties. Key laity included Judges Adkins, Pearce, Standford, and local notables Cooper Salisbury Valliant Dashiell and Colonel Gibson. A $5,000 bequest to Berlin rector support and an endowment over $100,000 were reported. Dr. William A. Smith was named alternate delegate to the Third Provincial Synod in Richmond, while Rev. J. Gideon Gantt led as Dean and was chosen for the Board of Missions and apportionment chair. The bishop will send the address and committee reports to all communicants.
George Hewiu a berry picker at Mr W W Sew ards fields printed checks in Baltimore in Sew ards style to cash at the employer’s risk he was arrested by Sheriff Temple and must answer forgery charges in court a severe penalty awaits on conviction
Hobbs notes a successful Children's Day with a $15 collection and high attendance, while several local residents and visitors travel between Ridgely Ander sotown Denton and Easton. Reports include visits from Lena Barwick of Baltimore, Canadian guests at Miss Truitt's near Andersontown, and various local exchanges, plant shipments, and land sales. The week also sees resumed Sunday School and ongoing Rural Route duties amid finishing repairs and tenting season preparations.
Choptank residents and visitors are listed with travels and visits. Alva F Blades family heads to Great Falls Montana with J A Wright. Bertha Blades visits from Tulsa. Andrews and Wrights tour Cordova in Andrews Pullman. Various locals visit relatives in Rhodesdale Federalsburg Hurlock Cambridge Denton and neighboring towns. Ensign L J Blades returns home briefly. Anna Cooper and Beulah Hawes noted among town guests and illness improvement.
Hickman M E Church held a children’s service with a well arranged program of music readings and recitations. A large crowd attended and enjoyed piano exercises as families including Mr and Mrs William Croll and Mrs James Morgan and Miss Minnie Hughes joined Epworth’s Sunday afternoon event.
Edinburgh details visitations as Mr Lemuel Faulkner from Newark New Jersey stays with his parents Mr and Mrs W J Faulkner while Miss Alice V Rose departs Centreville for home. Mr David Heck in Baltimore hospital shows great improvement and Mr Lawrence Johnson visits Centreville friends as old dirt heaps are slated to be removed.
Harvesting continues with pea loads piling up at Ridgely, berries sell at the exchange with prices near nine cents early in the week. Notable visits include Mrs. T. Cahall hosting relatives from Philadelphia and Rehoboth, and locals like Mr. Reber and Mr. Crouse attending a Hershey conference.
A Sunday morning children’s service at Wesley M E Church drew praise for a lively program. The collection reached 60 dollars. Guests included C W Hackett and Eloise of Federalsburg, with other visits from local families. Notable report of Mr Brooks Milligan’s motorcycle accident leaving him seriously hurt but steadily improving.
Hillsboro residents entertain and visit across towns and states. Mrs Harris Legg and daughter Angie along with Miss Katie Gray visited Mr and Mrs J F Russom over Sunday. Michael M Mason and Henry Robinson of Philadelphia visited W L Mason last week. Mildred Seward of Ridgely spent the weekend with cousin Helen Mason. H M Thompson visited Flint and Detroit Michigan last week. Mollie Smith returned from Wilmington. W L Thompson spent part of this week in Philadelphia. Mabel F Van Wert returned from Willow Grove Delaware. Mrs Howard Hopkins returned from a visit in Baltimore.
Mrs J E Morgan and son Horace attended the funeral of Mrs James Roberts in Smyrna on Tuesday. Mrs Alfred Smith Jr of Wyoming Del spent the weekend with Miss Madge Jump. D H Knotts attended the I O H Convention in Richmond this week. Mrs S J Barton stayed several days with friends in Denton this week. Mr S T Culver of Hebron visited townspeople this week. Miss Emma Blades of Felton visits Mrs Herbert Stayton. Miss Ethel Moore visits relatives in Baltimore. Miss Mary Clough spent the weekend in Baltimore.
A brief note on the recurring summer lesson that every boy should learn swimming, emphasizing the value of aquatic skills and safety across seasons.
Marydel M E Church hosted a crowded Children's Day service with over 100 standing attendees. The event featured a varied program led by Mrs WW M McCann and organized by Helen Moore, with notable performances and a record collection of 321.
Burrsville intendent presided at the fourth quarterly conference on Saturday and preached a sermon at Wesley M. E. Church on Sunday. The Satterfields of Philadelphia visited family near Burrsville, with Mr. Stern accompanying them before returning home. Elizabeth and Alberta Sapp from Harrington stayed with their brother E. H. Sapp and left with their mother. Hurlock R. Blades and Lola M. Fountain were guests at dinner with Miss Elizabeth Billing in Hobbs. I C RM Tribe 52 plans a festival on June 1st on the school grounds, weather permitting. Mrs. Helen Saulsbury and Dorothy with Mrs. E. H. Sapp visited Mrs. Roberta Wyatt near Denton. Mrs. Emma Masten and Pearl Layton were at Mrs. Amos Layton's home. Mrs. Harriet Hilling and Elizabeth of Hobbs stayed with Miss Iva A. Russell. Wesley M. E. Sunday School prepares for Children’s Day services to be announced later. Mrs. Rachel M. Harvey returned from a lengthy Pennsylvania visit. Ernest Raughley of Dover visited his mother, Annie M. Raughley, on Monday. John Lister and John Loveland hosted visitors Sunday.
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as Harvey L. Cooper presented inventory and appraisement for Laura Wis estate, Bedelia Clines filed first and final account for Eliza Clines, Anna S. Brockway’s will admitted and letters testamentary granted to Fred R. Owens with bond approved, creditors notice ordered, appraisers appointed, an extension granted for Charles H. Pritchett estate settlement.
Mrs Henrietta Goldsborough of Cambridge wife of retired U S Navy Pay Director M Worthington Goldsborough died Saturday from heart failure due to rheumatic trouble. Aged 72 she leaves husband four sons Dr Brice W and Martin Goldsborough Cambridge and Paymaster McGill R Goldsborough U S N aboard the South Carolina plus brother William Jones of Cambridge. Governor Goldsborough rushed home from Annapolis after transcontinental trip. Funeral Monday at Christ Church Cambridge with interment in adjacent cemetery.
The Waverly Despatch reports several June weddings including Ada Fleetwood marrying Oron Smith in Waverly Methodist Church on June 2 with a large local guest list and a Washington bridal trip. Other Maryland nuptials include James C. Burkett and Sadie Norris in Baltimore and Miss Mary Foxley Tilghman’s marriage to Dr John Frazer in Easton.
Prof Wesley Webb of the Delaware State Board of Agriculture notes a shift from a scarce peach market to a rising industry. A Dover area farm sold for 7000 dollars with two acres, while last week 63 acres brought 14000 dollars including a premier peach orchard. Spraying and careful cultivation have reduced diseases, enabling new orchards across Kent and Sussex. Mentions nurseries in Berlin and large fruit farms, with forecasts of increasing yields. Varieties include Carniana Champion Belle of Georgia Ray Elberta and Crawford late. Outlook extends to Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
In Greensboro Mrs Goldsborough remains in very poor health causing concern among friends. On Wednesday doctors Brice and Martin Goldsborough of Cambridge came to see her.
Chautauqua offers a week of lectures and concerts with speakers Dr Harmon Father Cronin Dr Cadman Dr Green inspiring audiences. The Dunbar Singing Orchestra and other acts including Ongawa Germain the man of mystery Hackett Florence Trio Victor's Italian Band Trouba dours and the McKinnie Operatic Co entertain. The Strollers Male Quartet perform this afternoon and Maud Ballington Booth lectures on Prison Reform at 8 15. Dr A D Harmon preaches The Necessity of Necessity in the tent tomorrow. Admission to the tent is free.
Mrs Clara M Walker describes a Denton visit with Mr and Mrs J Allen Reynolds from Charlestown Cecil County to Oakland Garrett County in a Ford auto. She details scenic stops Frederick City Braddock Heights Hagerstown Frostburg Cumberland and Mountain views. She notes Allegany mountains near Oakland elevation 2461 feet and praises Maryland scenery while criticizing road conditions and praising the Ford’s climbing.
Mr and Mrs George L Griffith of this area spent Saturday and Sunday with the latter's sister Mrs John Stant and family in Queen Anne. Messrs Ralph and Morris Hunt from Goldsboro, where they are employed on the stone road, visited their parents Mr and Mrs Ed Hunt over the weekend.
Catalog note promotes thin athletic underwear two piece sets or union suits. Product targets men seeking cool, lightweight undergarments suitable for active wear. Company branding emphasizes comfort and practicality without extra adornment.
A boating accident on Sunday near Coward's Point on the Tuckahoe River left three young people dead. Mrs. Rose Hebrank 24 and Miss Josephine Lennon 20 of Baltimore and William Sigler 26 of Ridgely perished when a small boat capsized during an attempted seat swap. Eugene Foster of Ridgely survived. Bodies were recovered next day. Hebrank and Lennon buried in Baltimore, Sigler at Denton. Mrs. Hebrank’s family faced further sorrow with her mother critically ill.
Thomas H. Jones aged sixty six died in Alexandria on June 3 after his second stroke. He had been a leading contracting builder in Alexandria, later focusing on insurance and rentals with an office in the Odd Fellows block. A lifelong Methodist and Sunday School teacher, he belonged to Masons and Eastern Star. Survived by wife Carrie, sister Ella Hertz of Philadelphia, and brothers Rev R C Jones Cambridge City, Alexander Jones of Alexandria, and Walter Jones of San Diego. Funeral services were heavily attended with five ministers assisting.
The week brings brisk real estate transfers including William Hassett farm of 100 acres near Federalsburg sold to Harry Lane for 4000 pounds and Eva Williams farm of 24 acres near Federalsburg to Edgar Andrews for 2000 dollars. Robert H. Nichols sold about two acres of timber to Seabreese and Foster for 4000 pounds. Walton Coulbourn, near Federalsburg, injured Wednesday while driving a drag with three horses. entanglement caused a chest injury and a horse suffered a serious cut.
The Denton High School honor roll for the 1914 15 academic year lists pupils Ella Carter Clara Skirven George Shawn Hazel Everngam Mildred Nuttle Elva Cheetum Lester Kauffman Irene Wallace Mary Spicher Frances Johnson Margaret Pasterfeld John Silaughter Clara Tubbs Elizabeth Stevens Louise Fisher Mary Hubbard Martha Beck Ruth Noble Howard Melvin Mary Shawn Janette Westerfield Helen Skirven Margaret Neal Virginia Cooper Bateman Draper Margarette Rathell Rebecca Swartz and other students.
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