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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1926

Page

5

Local notices and events in Caroline county Denton

Local church services and community events fill Denton listings with meetings sales and entertainments. Highlights include Protestant Episcopal service at Preston June 13, firemen carnival September 23 to October 2, rummage sales and bake sales at Denton Auto Co venues, a Tom Thumb wedding at Masonic Hall, and a seafood commission appointment connected to Governor Ritchie.

Preston Denton Caroline County J. W. Nichols & Co Grant Alburger Fourth Gay Westminster Marc Auto Co Market Fourth Streets John H. Emerson M. Moses& Sons Baltimore Custom Tailors Christ Church Guild Denton Auto Company Anne Anthony Masonic Hall M. P. Church Denton Auto Co Citizens Charles R. Carroll Charles H. Steelman George B. Wilson Hillsboro Greensboro Baptist Bible School Greensboro Baptist Orchestra H. T. Pickering Baltimore Denton Methodist Protestant Church Burton Proctor Ritchie Swepson Earle Chesapeake Bay A. C. Norstedt Easton High School Norstedt Uniontown Pennsylvania Denton Methodist Episcopal Church Howard A. Kelly Maryland G. W. Cooke Fifth Avenue Franklin Street Law and Order Society of C. A. Whisler Walter Sparklin C. H. Roe Denton M. E. Church Centreville Harry B. Wright Wright Caroline High School George W. Davenport Easton

Marriage News From Hobbs And Surrounding Areas

Miss Helen E. Hubbard and J Paul Moore wed at the M P parsonage in Hobbs on Friday June 4 with Rev A W Betts officiating. The couple left for a northern tour. Mrs Moore a Denton High School graduate and county teacher.

Erosion claims Chesapeake shores near Kent Island and beyond

Bay shores are rapidly eroding with sand and earth washing into the entrance. Willoughby Spit gains ground while Sharp's Island and Choptank mouth shrink toward submersion. Greenberry Point near the Severn hosts a naval wireless station as land loss continues. Tilghman and Ireland Islands lose acres of farms and homes as communities fade.

Chesapeake Bay Bay Chesapeake Willoughby Spit Charles E. Ruth Maritime Exchange Kent Island Sharp’s Island Choptank River Greenberry Point Severn River Naval Wireless Station Thomas Point Tilghman’s Island Ireland

Greensboro High School to Host Baccalaureate and Commencement

Greensboro reports a series of graduation events with baccalaureate in the High School auditorium on Sunday June 13 at 11 am, pastor H G Budd delivering the address. Class night June 15 with an alumni meeting after commencement June 17 featuring speaker T Alan Goldsborough and the Glee Club. County High School Orchestra under Bob Arthurs performed Wednesday. Children’s Day services in M E Church Sunday night. Several local residents and visitors noted, with ongoing social events and travel among noted families and colleges.

H. G. Budd M. E. Church T. Alan Goldsborough Glee Club County High School Bob Arthurs Caroline County Arthurs Methodist Episcopal Church Harry Moore Charles Walls Baltimore D. Smith Edwards George Richard University of Maryland, College Park Warren Richard Irvin’s Chapel Baptist Sunday School Anna Pearson Salisbury Isaac Pearson Railroad Avenue Joseph Bernard Comegys VanSant Washington College Annie Jackson Warren van Sant Dover Marion Cross M. P. Cross Frank Asilton Price Station Harry Cooper Easton John FP. Eveland Ellen Brown Lebanon Hillsboro School Rumsey Mulliken Francis Fleming Charlie Hammer Leslie Wright Cooper Elben Mary Virginia Sherwood Naomi Holland Anna Wood Mary Jane Winchester Jeanette Sharp Margaret Magrogan Willye Taylor Lawrence Groff Arthur Hammer Winnie Seymour Miles Reed Robert Eveland Doris Sumis Pearl Seymour Gertrude Riley Edgar Blades Dorothy Jump Frances Fisher Roberta Rowe Western Maryland College Margaret Hammer Dorothy Knotts Messrs Cornelius Taylor Herbert Rice Omar E. Jones Ruthsburg Hillsboro Community Club James Hicks Tri-County High School Mildred Gale Beulah Clopper George B. Wilson Clifford Stell Wilmington John Holt Vachel Downes, Jr Centreville Harvey Baker George B. Stewart Howard Wells Joseph Eaton Willard Russell Earl Wothers Perryville John Wothers M. E Melvin B. Davis H. W. B. Rowe Gladys Gale J. T. Sparklin St. Paul’s Church Horace Morgan R. W. Whitehurst R. H. Gibson Emmett Barton Barnette Byron Barton St. Paul's Church George Eaton R. V. Whitehurst Clarence Bennett Catherine Skinner State Normal School Ira Sewell Cordova Hackett Sewell Wye Mills Howard Sewell Robby Hackett Pittsburg Hackett Alfred Smith Frank Gooding Wyoming Del Harry Jump Wells Hill Anthony Tri-County Francis Jump Virginia Laura Knotts Washington DSC Harry Knotts Frances Clark Chicago Charles Rhodes Harry Vane Harry Gibson Henry Dolfinger Philadelphia Clifford Cortelyou Rehoboth Emma Short S. F. Culver Hebron J. E. Morgan Henry Morgan The Missionary Society

Burrsville Folks Upgrade Homes and Porches

Burrsville community notes show H A Porter and R H Stafford adding concrete floors to porches and Porter undergoing extensive home repairs with interior remodeling by C W Stokes. social visits include families from American Corner Greensboro Swarthmore and Farmington. John L Chance had heavy cast removed at Cambridge Hospital and Miss Dorothy Collison visited Easton and Emergency Hospital.

H. A. Porter R. H. Stafford C. W. Stokes Chance William A Andrew John William American Corner Annie Raughley Thomas Clark Raughley James Greensboro W. L. Jump W. DeFord H. Beck Earl Webber Raymond Robinson J. L. Chance John L. Chance Cambridge Hospital Dorothy Collison Easton Harvey Lawson Collison Elias Pierson Lucy Swarthmore Mesdames J. O. Stafford M. F. Hi. Collison Belle Williams Farmington Tuckahoe Neck Anna Chance Thelma Collison Euston

Kelleys Relatives Visit Oakland Grove Farm

Preston resident James Bartlett and Jerry V Harris Sr of Royal Oak, nephews of the late William T Kelley Sr, and their great nephews Jerry V Harris Sr of Royal Oak and Lloyd Harris of Philadelphia, visited relatives at Oakland Grove Fruit and Nut Farm near Preston last Sunday. Mrs William T Kelley left Thursday for a month in Jacksonville Florida with her brother lawyer Fred Noble. her husband Dr Kelley accompanied her to Washington.

Preston James Bartlett Kirkham Jerry V. Harris Royal Oak William T. Kelley Lloyd Harris Philadelphia Oakland Grove Fruit and Nut Farm Fred Noble Jacksonville Fla Kelley Washington

Card of Thanks for H. D. Horsey Family

We are deeply grateful to all friends and neighbors who assisted during our recent bereavement. H. D. Horsey and Family.

H. D. Horsey

Ridgely News Letter Notes Local Doings and Travel

Lane and Lang resume work on their new store roof and prepare to convert the Day house on Maple avenue. A long list of social visits and travel follows, including Headleys, Hemmons, Swing family, and Brumbaughs. Church events, graduations, and local conditions like beetles and illness are also reported.

Miss Hilton Baltimore Della Turner Phyllis William Heather Oak Lane S. S. Stone Boston Harry Hemmons Headley Cambridge Wilson Cahall Millersville Pennsylvania Church House Harvey Holsinger Troy Ashcraft Troy, Jr Wadesboro N. C Burton Wilkinson Bunney Little Son New Jersey Harold Headley Philadelphia I. T. Saulsbury Henrietta Swann Pennsylvania State Normal School Kinhart Willis Florida Leelan Jackson Gilbert Johnson Federalsburg Harry Reininger Methodist Church Frances Pennington Fred Madara School of Law University of Virginia Elman Wilson Methodist Denton William Marvel Ridgely Joe Lynch Oxford Stayer Michigan Robert Dean A. W. Saulsbury Reese Sewell University of Maryland Russell Swann Thompson Swing Gilbert Swann M. H. Swing

Choptank Club Hosts Meetings At Homes In July

Choptank residents enjoyed gatherings at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. O C Blades and later at the homes of Mr. and Mrs J W Cox with Rev and Mrs Jenkins in attendance. The Twentieth Century Community Club met July 2 at Fred Perry’s home with Miss Spafford present and plans for a July 16 club meeting in Choptank. The group thanked County Agent Holder and Farm Bureau secretary treasurer Sewell for an enjoyable moving picture evening and endorsed cooperation as essential.

M. P Choptank O. C. Blades Jenkins J. W. Cox Fred Perry Miss Spafford Holder Sewell Farm Bureau

Local Society Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Events

Henderson area residents Mrs Sara Gooden Miss Emma Gooden and Louise Cohee return home from State Normal Salisbury for the summer. Various visits by Wilmington Dover Philadelphia residents. Epworth League meetings and a Eden Hall festival planned. Summer post office work and family gatherings recur through the week with multiple guests and picnics.

Sara Emma Gooden Louise Cohee State Normal School Salisbury M. E. Church W. L. McClintock W. O. Cartwright C. E. Hollingsworth Wilmington Harry Gough Nettie Greenlee Philadelphia J. E. Greenlee Epworth League Esther Clayville Ladies’ Aid Charles Quillen Millard Edge Katherine Pernet Robert Edge James Richards Clarence Pritchett John Pritchett W. Kay Boyce Mildred New York City Olivia Coffin Kutztown George Reed James Mitchell William Sanders Berlin Frank Shinn Thomas Shinn Reading Katherine Melvin Sandtown Eden Hall Viola Conaway G. W. Tomlinson Esther Cartwright L. A. Gooden Annie Williams Dover W. F. Clark Enoch Williams

Record Truck Movement Sets Delaware Strawberry Shipments

During the week ending June 7 more than 1 000 trucks loaded with fruits vegetables and other farm produce were weighed at two Sussex county Delaware stations. About 709 trucks carried strawberries to Wilmington Chester Baltimore Philadelphia and New York yielding over 70 000 crates. The Del Mar Va Association reports this as the greatest strawberry movement from the peninsula in a single period and expects a surge next week. Transportation of peninsula crops by motor truck is up over seventy percent in 1926 vs 1925.

State Highway Department Sussex County Delaware Wilmington Chester Baltimore Philadelphia New York Maryland Virginia Traffic and Transportation del- Mar-Vay Eastern Shore Association Delaware State Highway Department Del-Mar-Va

Towson students and townsfolk on holiday visits

Goldsboro and Towson state Normal School students Louise Dennison Marguer ite Griffin and Addie Jarrell spend holidays with their parents. Families travel to Burrsville Blue Ridge Rehoboth and Philadelphia for services and visits. Addie Jarrell graduates at Towson. Several locals attend Cooke tent services in Denton.

Louise Dennison Marguerite Griffin Addie Jarrell State Normal School Towson A. C. Smith Alberta Ross Burrsville T. N. Jarrell Noble Shively Glanding John Milby Blue Ridge Robert Jarrell Clifford Cortelyou Rehoboth Del Denton A. G. Dennison New York Alfred Saunders Wilmington J. S. Lapham Philadelphia Leroy Cartwright A. D. Quillen Viola

Families visit and upcoming Children's Day service noted

Normony including Mrs Orme Layton and others from Wilmington spent Sunday with Ida Baker. Norman Wright and family and Carolyn Dawson from Perryville returned home after visiting relatives. Our Children's Day service is set for Sunday evening June 13 at 7 30. Jesse Lasier family visited Otto Steenken. Little Cannon Wright is much improved.

Orme Layton Courtland Baker William Maloney Wilmington Ida Baker Norman Wright Carolyn Dawson Perryville Jesse Lasier Otto Steenken Cannon Wright

Dorsey Nichols visit Federalsburg family note

Mr and Mrs Dorsey Nichols of Philadelphia spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles FE Wright in Federalsburg. Charles BE Wright, who recently broke his arm and leg, is improving after the mishap.

Federalsburg Dorsey Nichols Philadelphia Charles FE. Wright Charles BE. Wright

Hillsboro and Queen Anne Community News

Seventh grade at Hillsboro school entertained the sixth graders in a Tuesday evening program. The article lists many students, teachers, and visitors, plus upcoming church events, graduations, and local society notices from Hillsboro and nearby towns.

Denton youth Clarence Pentz wins Hyatt trophy at Juniata

Clarence Pentz, president of the Jubilee Senior Class at Juniata College, received the Dr. Thaddeus C. Hyatt trophy at chapel exercises. An all around student, he led as football end for four years, captained the track team, served on Student Council, and contributed to Y and club activities. The award honors character scholarship and football, and Pentz pledged to donate the cup to the college.

Vents Duninta College Denton C. A. Pentz Clarence Pentz Thaddeus C. Hyatt Pentz Jubilee M. G. Brumbaugh Brooklyn N. Y Juniata Ellis C. C. Ellis

Weather Man praises Eastern Shore climate and crops

Roscoe Dunn the new State weather man writes from Baltimore about a trip over the Eastern Shore. He notes drought relief from a “million dollar” rain, improves prospects for strawberries peas apples peaches potatoes and more. He visits about twenty weather bureau substations from Wilmington to Crisfield and commends cooperative observers for reliable records and the region’s highways rivers lagoons villages and historic spots. The climate is described as unsurpassed for year round living.

Roscoe Dunn Baltimore Baltimore Sun Wilmington Crisfield Weather Bureau Maryland Delaware Chesapeake Bay

Notable Deaths In Caroline County Obituaries

Necrological notes report the deaths of Ida Satterfield Horsey at 56 near Concord after a brief illness with survivors including husband Herman D Horsey son Earle of Delmar and daughter Mrs Theodore Adams of Wilmington. Funeral at Concord M E Church. Also Dr John Du Hadway 67 of Harmony died after protracted illness with funeral at Harmony and interment in Federalsburg. Charles B Culver 56 near American Corner dies after illness, funeral Concord Church with Federalsburg cemetery interment. Elizabeth M Bradley 72 dies at Secretary survived by husband John W Bradley and seven children with sons George and Thomas W in Denton. funeral at Secretary.

Ida Satterfield Horsey Herman D. Horsey Concord John Satterfield Chestnut Grove Federalsburg Satterfield Theodore Adams Wilmington William Clayton Howard Satterfield Baltimore Leonard F. Covey Clayton Covey Helen McMahan Blaine Bullock Horsey Concord M. E C. H. Atkins Concord Cemetery John du Hadway Harmony du Hadway W. J. du Hadway Bridgeville Del Charles B. Culver Eighth District American Corner Ernest Brown Denton Lee Culver Chester Culver R. Henry William A Samuel Culver Caroline Joseph F Newark N. J Concord Church Elizabeth M. Bradley John W. Bradley George Thomas W

Vaccinate for Typhoid Before Summer Travel in Maryland

Dr. John Fulton urges Marylanders to vaccinate against typhoid before vacations. Free vaccine is provided to physicians by the State Department of Health, requiring three short visits to a doctor or health officer. The report notes rising cases, especially among ages five to twenty five, and carriers spreading the disease through food and water.

John 8. Fulton State Department of Health R. H H. Riley State “Bureau of Fulton State Roads Commission

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Local Department Helen E. Hubbard William Hubbard Hobbs J. Paul Moore John Moore M. P. Parsonage A. W. Betts Lester M. Hayman Virgie V. Vickery Denton M. E. Parsonage Melvin E. Wheatley Andersontown William H. Nuttle Pritchett William A. Culver Esther Louise William Paul Robinson Minnie Henry Francis Phillips M. B. Henry Winfield T. Nichols J. H. Nichols William D. Taylor Mary Emma Relph Elizabeth Lister J. E. Whitby Olivia M. Coffin Solomon Longenecker Frederick F. Lyden W. H. Anderson Emily Frances Johnson A. G. Packard Louise Fisher Cambridge Chautauqua Charles Bishop James N. Clark Salem Mass Fred R. Owens Adele Crow Elva Perry Wspaper Haghey Bay Shores Ridgely News Goldsboro Normony Queen Anne Twin Tuckahoe
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