Chautauqua, weather, and local notices in Denton
Denton this week hosts Chautauqua visitors as Governor Folk plans an evening lecture while E I Sutro & Sons secure a Elkton factory and local posts are filled. The Journal notes heat relief, rural teacher openings, postmaster appointments, a Crumpton boy killed by an auto, and local road bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Blackiston
Denton
Chautauqua
Christ Church
Sumer
Maryland Agricultural College
Hickman
Harris Chapel
Tuckahoe Neck
Hattie D. H. Moore
George Moore
Marydel
James R. Christopher
Bethlehem
William E. Dillion
Choptank
Coursey Heimmons
Crumpton
Governor Folk
Missouri
E. Sutro & Sons Company
Elkton
B B. Cohee
Caroline County
Harvey L. Cooper
John A. Mackintosh
Geo. A. McDaniel
Caroline
Motion Picture Co
Mr. Gantt
Hillsboro
Gaunt
Lewis B. Flohr
Secretary of Agriculture
E. H. Zeigler
Saulsbury
Miller
Delaware
Wilson
Victor Woolley
Seaford
George Gray
Federal Circuit Court
Third Circuit
State Roads Commission
Journal Today
Goldsboro
Queen Anne's
Great Victor Band
Benton
Centreville
Anne
Spence
Todd
Troy
Eaton
James A. Barwick
Weather Observation Service
Cheltenham Cramatory
Germantown
Barwick
Our County
Weddings Mark June with Multiple Nuptials at Williston and Nearby
A June weddings roundup recalls Miss Louise M. Doerr and Mr. Sherman E. Hignutt’s ceremony at Williston Church with floral decor and families from Denton and Nichols. Pauline Goslee and Earle Horsey wed at the Covey home with travel attire noted. Ivah Lillian Smith and Ernest R. Whitman married in Hobbs, with post ceremony travels to Atlantic City. Licenses issued to several couples, including Hignatt Doerr and Whitman, reflecting a busy marriage month. Additional mentions include Sally Fleetwood and Walter Taylor Daniel from Waverly and local Preston ceremony of Percy Stephens and Clara Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Church
Louise M. Doerr
Commodore
Henry Doerr
Sherman E. Hignutt
Otis M. Hignatt
Messrs
Wilmer B. Parker
Charles L. Hobbs
E. Madison Towers
George Joechel
Baltimore
Bessie Fountain
Rosa Allen
Frank Doerr
Gilbert Hignutt
Mendelssahn
Denton
Hignutt
Peoples National Bank
Leonard Covey
Nichols
Pauline Goslee
Earle Horsey
G. S. Thomas
Concord
T. Grant Goslee
Salisbury
Chestertown
Caroline
Samuel Chase
Maryland
Horsey
Herman D. Horsey
Williston
Sue Ann Smith
Hobbs
Ivah Lillian
Ernest R. Whitman
Belleville
C. M. Cullum
Hobbs M. P. Church
Elizabeth Billing
Frederick N. Smith
Ethel Marie Paisley
Mendelssohn
Mr. Whitman
Atlantic City
East Main Street
Carroll Young
Rosa Byrd
Federalsburg
Leander C. Wheat
Carrie E. Griffin
Norman Collison
Minnie Christopher
Harmony
Sherman E. Hignatt
Pennsylvania
Irah L. Smith
Percy E. Stephens
Cedarville
N. J
Clara E. Hubbard
Preston
H. Briggs
Alma Thompson hosts Caroline High seniors and faculty
Miss Alma E. Thompson entertained the graduating class and faculty of Caroline High School at her home last Saturday. Guests over Sunday included Misses Margaret Jenkins of Trappe and Marjorie L. Merrick of Denton. Residents and visitors also traveled between Baltimore and town this week with several returns and visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma E. Thompson
The
Caroline High School
Margaret Jenkins
Trappe
Marjorie L. Merrick
Denton
Mattie Barnes
Baltimore
Virginia
Ethel Holt
Annie Merrick
H. M. Thompson
I. T. Sparklin
William F. Dickinson
New York
Guy Haskins
Edith Hopkins
Elmira Dawson
C. T. Saur
Philadelphia
Children’s Day Service Postponed in Greensboro
Greensboro residents learn the Children’s Day service at the M E Church is postponed to Sunday June 21 due to the Denton Chautauqua. Twenty five probationers were accepted at St Paul’s M E Church in Greensboro last Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Denton
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Greensboro
Children Day Services Fill Marydel M E Church to Capacity
A large Marydel M E Church audience packed the building for Children’s Day services last Sunday, praised the choir and pastor Rev W M McCann, with an $18 collection the largest yet. Romance and marriage announcements followed as Howard E Spaulding and Josephyne Seth Eshleman wed at White Hall on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel M. E
W. M. McCann
White Hall
Royal Oak
Howard E. Spaulding
New York City
Josephyne Seth Eshleman
Mida Carver
Oxford
Wim. Valliant
Bellevue
W. T.’ Harris
New Mexico
John 8. Wilson
Esther
Florida
McCann
Wilson
Manatee County
Fla
Elmer Biddle
Templeville
Milton McCann
Smyrna
Watt
Templeville M. FE. Church
Newnam Music Co
Greensboro
Howard Sinclair
Harry Sparks
James Clements
Local Social Notes From Dover And Vicinity
Miss Bertha Blades visits with parents the Blades household while Master William Sheppard of Winston Salem accompanies her. Mr and Mrs Wright and daughters Clara and Anna attend Dover commencement. Mrs C T Perry stays with daughter near Grove. Beulah Hawes visits Pres ton with Whiteley. Geneva Kemp visiting mother Mrs J R Wright. Naomi Wright improving after leg injury. Mr Griffith of Hurlburt visits town. Church service set at M E Church June 21. Lawrence Blades at home for a few weeks. Will Perry of Claiborne spends Sunday at home. Linden Stafford home for weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Blades
J. T. Blades
William Sheppard
Winston- Salem
N. C
W. M. Wright
Clara
Anna
Dover
C. T. Perry
W. Collins
Grove
Geneva Kemp
Trappe
J. R. Wright
Naomi Wright
Griffith
Hurlbck
M.E
Lawrence Blades
Will Perry
Claiborne
Linden Stafford
Queen Anne Social Notes Share Guests and Visits
Queen Anne reports a sequence of visits and departures. E A Barton and Mrs Barton from Philadelphia leave for Meriden Connecticut. Horace Morgan of Delmar visits his parents J E Morgan. Edna Morgan weekends with A J Messick in Bethlehem. Elizabeth Brown of Hagerstown summers with her mother. Mrs S J Barton visits son Dr R H Barton in St Louis. Hyton of Virginia visits G R Mays. Miss May Hoxter of Stevensville visits Miss Minnie Gale. Byron Barton will spend the weekend with relatives in town. Mrs James Moore returns to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Barton
Philadelphia
J. E. Morgan
Meriden
Connecticut
Horace Morgan
Delmar
Edna Morgan
A. J. Messick
Bethlehem
Elizabeth Brown
Hagerstown
S. J. Barton
R. H. Barton
St. Louis
Hynton
Virginia
G. R. Mays
May Hoxter
Stevensville
Minnie Gale
Byron Barton
James Moore
Baltimore
Two Johns Host Guests in Sunday Social at Home
Mr H Trice and daughter Miss Maude hosted a Sunday gathering with Mr and Mrs R R Deen and children Mr and Mrs W F Towers and children Mr and Mrs Fred Frice and Mr Charlie Collins. Georgia Towers returns from three month visit in New York and Baltimore. Hyland Marshbank spent the latter part of the week with his parents in Elkton. S Ralph Andrews visiting Elkton. C H Towers made a business trip to Baltimore. Frank W Newton named superintendent of the Maryland House of Correction, coming from Elmira New York, selected by Governor Goldsborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Johns
H. Trice
S. Ralph Andrews
Elkton
C. H. Towers
Baltimore
Frank W. Newton
Maryland House of Correction
Elmira
New York
Goldsborough
Hobbs
J. R. Ricards
Holbrook
Chas. Howard
A. J. Billing
Woods
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Washington
Thomas Jones
Willie
Winchester
Ed. Warner
Here
Mary E. Ward
Bethlehem
J. H. Merriken
Seeders
Andersontown
Thomas O'Day
L. B. Towers
Limber
C. M. Cullum
Ames
E. M. Willey
Ridgely
Missionary Meeting and Community Notes in Ridgely
A June 14 missionary meeting at the Church of the Brethren will feature talks on missions and duty, training children, and reflections by Brumbaugh, Reber, Holsinger, King, Annie King, and Longnecker. Local events include a Two Old Confederates concert, a Pennsylvanian trip for Mrs. Habbart, strawberry shipments ending, farm and church happenings, and the new Ridgely station construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
L. R. Brumbaugh
A. C. Reber
J. P. Holsinger
M. F. King
Annie B. King
I. R. Longnecker
Old Confederates
Old South Quartette
Patriotic
Sonls of America
W. E. Habbart
Philadelphia
The
Reformed Church
Jesus
Cline Smith
Thompson Swing
Randolph- Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia
T. A. Smith
Thomas, Jr
Carmine
Sparrow's Point
Howard Meredith
Rev. L. S. Matthews
M. E
Habbart
Still Pond
Lula Hevalow
Easton
Patriotic Sons of America
Ladies’ Aid
M. E. Church
Denton
Edward Pearsaul
Sewing Circle of the Reformed Church
Viola Jones
Easton Hospital
Dorothy
Helen Haymaker
Death of Howard Anderson trainmaster at Ellendale
Howard Anderson longtime M D W railroad trainmaster based at Love Point died at his Ellendale Delaware home after a long illness. Funeral is scheduled Sunday at one in Ellendale with Masonic burial rites to follow. Survived by widow Lena Reed Anderson and daughter June Reed Anderson. Also noted Emma Jane Faulkner death with funeral held at Ridgely and burial in Greenmount cemetery. She was 74 and survived by husband Frank T Faulkner Sr and numerous relatives including 28 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Anderson
Lave Point
Ellendale
Delaware
Elendale
Love Point
Anderson
Lena Reed Anderson
June Reed Anderson
Flat Springs
Bel Air
Emma Jane Faulkner
Tuckahoe
Greenmount Cemetery
Sillsboro
Holsinger
Ridgely
Frank T. Faulkner
Faulkner
Lizzie Legg
William T. Bowen
Baltimore
Nathaniel Faulkner
F. T. Faulkner
Queenstown
William T. Faulkner
Harry C. Faulkner
Wye Mills
C. S. Boone
Eggs and Berries by Parcels Post
Mr FE H Zeigler sent baskets of strawberries to the Agricultural Department at Washington by parcels post and received praise for freshness. The U S Department of Agriculture reports five months of tests proving parcels post can profitably ship eggs and berries. 9131 eggs in 466 lots were shipped with only 3.6 percent broken and 2.3 percent wasted, with improvement expected as staff gain experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. H. Zeigler
Agricultural Department
Washington
Department
Zeigler
H. T. Nuttle
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Orphans' Court Proceedings Include Probate Actions
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided. Patterson C Bradley presented receipts from Eliza J Bradley Susan Luff and Emma Guessford. last will of Emma Sipple proven and letters testamentary granted to Minnie Walls. Appraisers named. inventories and sales orders approved. Ida Nichols and Olin Hubbert presented account of sales for Edward Hubbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Orphans’ Court
Patterson C. Bradley
Daniel W. Downes
Eliza J. Bradley
Susan Luff
Emma Guessford
Emma Sipple
Minnie Walls
T. Clayton Horsey
Hurt Hobbs
Thomas E. Heather
Nathan H. Cox
Ida Nichols
Olin Hubbert
Edward Hubbert
State highway bridge kept open for travel all time
Dover bridge once closed at nine every night will now stay open as it sits on a State highway after a State Commission order. The change ends public annoyance for motorists and signals a continuous road from Easton to Ocean City via Salisbury and Berlin by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Bridge
State Commission
Easton Gazette
Easton
Ocean City
Salisbury
Berlin
Worcester
Covington Successor Likely From Cooper Faction
Senator Harvey L Cooper and Maryland figures weigh for the First district seat after J. Harry Covington accepted Supreme Court appointment. Eastern Shore leaders note Cooper’s popularity and possible strong bid with support from Talbot, Caroline, and other counties while others like Shehan, Price, Beck, and Harrington are also discussed as potential nominees. Governor Goldsborough will issue writs for the short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry Covington
Maryland
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Judge Clabaugh
Covington
Harvey’ L Cooper
Caroline
Price
Senate
Cooper
Baltimore News
Baltimore Sun
the Sun
Smith
Harvey L. Cooper
Caroline County
Annapolis
William Mason Shehan
Talbot County
Cooper and Shehan
Wilson
Talbot
Jesse D. Price
Wicomico County
Joseph L. Bailey
Wicomico
William W. Beck
Kent County
Emerson C. Harrington
Dorchester County
Goldsborough
Denton Hosts Wide Array of Visiting Notables
Local notes report long lists of visitors and travelers to Denton. Mrs Kemp Hll Kemp visits Kansas City kin while Dr. Coleridge Beaven, Army surgeon, travels to Texas City and toward the front. Names from Maryland to Pennsylvania and Virginia are listed as guests and summer visitors in town and area.
Public Service Commission approves sale to Chesapeake and Potomac
On June 4 the Public Service Commission approved the sale to The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City of Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company properties in Queen Anne Caroline Talbot and part of Kent counties. The merger aims to integrate operations with Chesapeake and Potomac and management will shift to H M Thompson as district manager with Hillsboro HQ. Change expected around July 1 with notice to subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore
Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company
Queen Anne
Caroline, Talbot
Kent Counties
Farmers and Merchants Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Lines
Chesapeake and Potomac Company
Strawberries hit by drought but prices strong this season
The dry spell reduced both quantity and quality of the strawberry crop, but high prices offset the shorter harvest. Acreage is down from typical levels and the season nears its end. Local residents and visitors are noted, with several families spending time in nearby towns and Wilmington. Our farmers report delays in tomato setting due to the dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthannah Gray
Evelyn Johnson
T. E. Gibson
C. D. Cole
Bridgeville
W. H. Quillen, Jr
Randolph
Del
W. H. Quillen
H. W
Rowe
Hillsboro
Robert Jarrell
George C. Johnson
H. L. Morris
Easton
Mary Butler
M. B. Slemmer
Centreville
F. G. Slemmer
W. J. Murphy
Ollie Coffin
Louise Gray
Luther Bennett
Archibald
Martin Bennett
Wilmington
T. Noble Jarrell
Fraternity Pin Lost at Chautauqua Swarthmore PA
Lost a five pointed star shaped pin surmounted by a crescent set with pearls. Center bears letters K or KS and the mark E A L qy 14 on bark. Reward offered for return to the Chautauqua tent or to A Lucas of the Chautauqua Association Swarthmore PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
A. Lucas
Chautauqua Association
Swarthmore
Adams Express to Meet Parcels Post on Produce Rates
Adams Express Company plans an Order and Food Products bureau to connect producers with dealers, cutting middlemen, and creating a food clearing house. A 25 percent below commercial rate will apply, with delivery, collection, and money order services included. The program spans Philadelphia New York Boston Pittsburg Baltimore and Wilmington with weekly price lists to thousands of buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Adams
Parcel Post
Adams Express Company
Hitchens
Denton
William H. Tunis
Express Company
Commission
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Wilmington
Milk Tuberculosis Concerns Rise in Dairy Sector
Farm and Fire Side editor D. S. Burch highlights tubercular cattle as a growing issue for farmers. He cites that about one twentieth of untested dairy cattle are tubercular and that bovine TB may account for up to ten percent of human TB. Testing costs range from ten dollars per eight cows to about fifty cents per head for larger herds, with smaller herds paying one to two dollars per cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
D. S. Burch
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W M. McCann
Ruth Hall
Helen Moore
Ridgely News
William R. Messick
Lewes
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
MR. Covington
Gooper
James Harry Covington
Congress
William H. Jackson
A. Lincoln Dryden
Eglantine
Lilliesgan
William E. Marshall
J. Boon Dukes
Thomas Hl. Kemp
Kansas City
Kemp
Thomas Kemp
Iowa
Beaven
Texas City
W. Y. Beaven
James H. Smith
Moore, Pa
John J. Smith
Enoch Coppage
Church Hill
J. B. T. Merrick
Ingleside
H. Earle Smith
R. Kemp Hughlett
Minnie Pastorfield
J. Howard Pastorfield
A. E. Cooper
Naval Academy
Norman Straughn
Queen Anne's County
C. L. Walls
Ethel Norris
Hazel Walker
Anna Anthony
H. A. Roe
Helen
O. C. Blades
A. E Cooper
Ths. J. Melvin
C. E. Brown
Elja Downes
Lynchburg
George E. Saulsbury
Marianne Hardcastle
M. M. Todd
Rehoboth
W. Cook Orrell
Old Peninsula
Bob White
Bentztown
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