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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1919

Page

5

Local notes add price talks and transport news

Denton items report wheat at 2.50 and sugar prices. Postage changes effective July 1. Local ferries and Chautauqua start dates noted. Car sales by E H Hirs and W T Shockley, and road enforcement activity described. Obituary for Jessie Deen. Bolshevism on Trial at Parker’s New Theatre. Government trucks and road work planned. license tags for dogs and farmers club meeting announced.

Whisler Family Reunion and Local Marriages

A social column recalls a Whisler family reunion at Dr. C A Whisler's home with relatives from Washington Delaware and Philadelphia. It notes the eleventh wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Whisler and lists several upcoming weddings including Miss Lelia May Walters to Alfred Baughley and Elisabeth Webster to Lawrence Harrington with current status and homed addresses. The item also covers wartime notes, graduations, visits, travels and local social happenings in Stevensville and Denton Maryland along with school picnic and honors.

C. A. Whisler E. L. Whisler Centralia Washington Galen Whisler Arthur George Whistler Furman Replogle Pauline Lydia Whisler Wilmington Havel Krabill daugh_ter Margaret Forbes Devon Whisler Raymond Whisler Denton Lloyd Holsinger Charles Near Ridgely Stevensville Walters Queen Anne's Raughley J. B. Raughley Burrsville Zach H. Webster Elisabeth Lawrence J. Harrington Townsend Harrington France Argonne Meuse 313Th Infantry Tenth Street Del George B. Shawn Germany William J. Shawn Shawn Chateau Thierry America West Point Clarence L. Ridgway Pottstown Mary Roland V. Reed McCabe Memorial M. E. Church Louise Nickerson Charles F. Nickerson John Lindsay Moorehead Charlotte N. C Christ Church Easton Aviation Service W. E. Cole Louise Cole Charles Cole Baltimore Edith Lucas Lucile Willis St Joseph Missouri Brick Hotel Forbes Devon Lancaster Holsinger Matthew Lawless Sam College of Agriculture C. B. Whitby James S. Whitby Chas. H. Whitby Has England Y. M. C. A. Work Joseph Linwood Riddleberger Bessie Alta Baynard Greensboro M. E. Parsonage C. T. Wyatt J. Thomas L. Trice Clara Tubbs Western High School Mildred Nuttle S. G. Nuttle Eugene G. Anderson George E. Saulsbury Gordon Alfred Billing Elizabeth G. L Blades J. W. Fogle Wesley M. E. Church Tilghman Harvey P. Seldon Raughley Sop Whiteleysburg Annie Raughley Helen Baker John Baker Walter Jester Rebecca Coursey Hammond Harry A. Porter Willoughby Nowell John Parris Alfred Baughley W. P. Fleming Wilson State Normal School Edna Howard Owens Betterton J. L. Beauchamp C. Sauer Philadelphia Alice Thawley Earle Wothers Centreville John Wothers Garrettson Smith J. T. Sparklin Katherine Thawley Sherman Higoutt Wm. W. Taylor Dover Blanche Smith I. T. Sparklin Helen Morns Queenstown Gladys M. Gale Albert Caball Stewart Gale

Local strawberry growers see high prices and strong yields

Acreage fell due to short labor, yet remaining growers sold fruit at up to 45 cents a quart. Yields ranged from 360 to 600 dollars per acre in some areas, with J S Lapham Breeding and Jackson as top shippers. Cannery improvements progress while residents report soldier homecomings, travel, and community events. local wheat and peaches show mixed prospects.

Messrs J. S. Lapham A. Breeding J. A. Jackson Robt Jarrell & Sons Ella Lofland Wilmington Goldsboro Harvey Morris Philadelphia Luther Bennett Frostburg

Ridgely News Letter Class Day Exercises and Local Events

Postponed class day events began with a baccalaureate service at the Methodist Church led by Rev. J. J. Hunting. Monday and Tuesday programs followed at the High School and included essays, oration, music, a play, and diplomas. Numerous local residents and guests attended, with notes on new schedules and upcoming weddings and community notices.

Methodist Church J. J. Hunting J. J. Bunting Minerva I. Reber Barbara W. Roberts Kennard Pinder Charles 5. Richardson Maryland State College W. H. B. Rowe The County Board of Education J. M. Herzog Denton Orchestra Barbara Roberts Munnerva Reber O. C. Kuntzleman Str Launia Russell Swann Samuel Thomas Donald Davis Fred Flounders Minerva Reber Dorothy Flounders Mildred Swann Dorothy Beaumont Walter Booker Wallace Lane Rebecca Swing Josephine Cahal Kennard Bryan Pinder Minerva Irene Reber Barbara Verta Roberts J. S. Troxell Frederck Esther Cementon Walter Hoffman

Family and community notes from Easton area

A long village column records a welcome home party for Charlie Harvey and a busy schedule of church events, visits, travels, and harvest activity. It notes friends and relatives from Philadelphia, Hickman, Denton, Dover, and Baltimore visiting locally, plus graduations, summer plans, and a new auto truck service linking Caroline county to Easton trade.

Easton Caroline County Easton Star- Democrat

Rewarded for the capture of Isaiah Fountain at Easton

A court appointed committee awarded a $5 000 bounty for the recapture of Isaiah Fountain, convicted of assaulting Bertha Simpson. Eight claimants receive $623 37 each for aiding the capture at William Ford's farm near Marydel and transport to Easton. The report cites luck and careful effort in the recovery and payment.

Adkins Isaiah Fountain Easton James M. Satterfield Dover Delaware Edward L. Montague Lyman J. Scotten Wm. F. Wills Hartley Del Montague Fountain William Ford Marydel William Ledman James A. Gannon Francis H. McCloskey Baltimore Peter J. Kohler Webster Frazier Frank Parr J. Dawson Stafford John Stafford Cordova Henry Wilkinson Hummer Maryden Ford Farm East Talbot County Bertha Simpson Francis McCloskey Peter J. Koehler Eastern William E

Dan Cupid Checkmated in Denton Runaway Marriage

William Murphy aged 26 and Lola Pollan of West Denton secured two marriage licenses days earlier. They appeared at Rev. W. L. Jump’s home in Hobbs on Tuesday evening. A bride-to-be’s sister alleged Lola was under 18 and they had run away, prompting the minister to postpone the ceremony. The bride’s father had them jailed in Denton. Murphy said he expected to marry once the clouds rolled by.

Parker's New Theatre Wiliam Murphy Lola Polelard Denton Joseph Linwood Riddleberger Bessie Alta Baynard Greensboro Denton Orchestra Farmers Club W W. Newcomer L. B. Towers C. C. Meniken Clayton E. Clark Lewis & Knotts Lona Clark Clark Marion H. Downes France Germany Denton National Bank Federal Reserve George A. McDaniel Hartman Magnolia Delaware Jessie Deen W. Brewster Deen Easton Hospital C. T. Wyatt Concord Vivian Martin Douglas Fairbanks Fatty Arbuckle Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railroad Baltimore United States State Roads Commission Army Camp Meade Roop m Attocks Waldorf Caroline Dan Cupid William Murphy Lola Pollan West Denton W. L. Jump Hobbs Lola William

Graduating Exercises at Caroline High School

Commencement exercises at Caroline High School in Maconie Blall honored twelve graduates with Rev. Dr. Clinton T. Wyatt delivering the address on The Public School an Instrument of Democracy. Diplomas were presented by Edward M. Noble as the invocation and benediction were offered by Rev. Dr. T. O. Crouse.

Caroline High School Maconie Blall Clinton T. Wyatt Edward M. Noble T. O. Crouse Louie Ashton Nuttle Rebecca Lillian Hurst Ruth Poole Noble Muss Cleomenza Dunham Ruth Farnam Chautauqua Hugh Clark Clase Mary Shawn Hix Long Reba Hurst George Shirven Elias Nuttle Denton Orchestra Maryland

Orphans' Court Actions and Probate Notices

Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided as Annie S Gooden administrator of Daniel M Gooden filed inventory and appraisement with sale order granted. Estate of Jacob Colledge answered by defendants guardian ad litem. James Corkell filed inventory and sale approved. Notices to creditors ordered. Letters of administration granted for John Stokes. Chaffinch and Norris appointed appraisers. Harvey Cooper reported rents and admin accounts. dividend filed. Maryland Society awards $100 per county for Community Exhibits with locations to be determined locally.

Orphans’ Court Liden, Moore and Covey Annie S. Gooden Daniel M. Gooden Jacob Colledge James Corkell John W. Corkell John Stokes Charles W. Stokes J. Roland Chaffinch Wim. I. Norris Harvey L. Cooper William M. West Maryland Agricultural Society

Church News Highlights From Winona Lake Conference

The International Conference of the Church of the Brethren at Winona Lake Ind marked the 260th American church anniversary with a Life Work Conference. Local pastors and diocesan auxiliaries attended lectures and services, with multiple sermons and Children’s Day plans noted. Milk program in Indianpolis schools reports improved student outcomes. uniforms raised as a wartime legacy. a meteor sighting on the Eastern Shore described. civic notes urge neighborly support and local social events.

International Conference of the Church of the Brethren Winona Lake Ind Church In America Henry Davies Diocese of Easton Chast Church Caroline County J. E. Smith Preston Williston Mr Smith C. T. Wyatt Dr. Crouse Church of the Brethren E L. Whistler

Also Mentioned on This Page

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