Local notes on Denton Caroline events in August
Denton Caroline county items report moving pictures drawing crowds. Primaries set for August 22. W Wayne Liden aids paving Main Street and concrete work. Potato fields of H W Hughes and H A Roe praised. Dover ferry new in operation with a five-team scow. Denton residents visit Rehoboth and Federalburg for events. Mr Water T George buys Pratt farm near Federalsburg. J W Funk handles sale. Dr Vrannis W Janney to visit monthly. Wheat harvest over. farmers hopeful. Teachers to summer schools in New York and Baltimore. Edenton overhauled ready for trips. Grain, freight prices noted. }
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Caroline
W. J. Mlackiston
Rehoboth
Otto
Columbia Univerity
New York
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Edenton
Wec
Pennington
Hil Mercer
Sherwood Mill
Chapel District
Talbot County
John W. D. Jump
Eastorn
Caroline County
Maryland
Braddocks Height
Arthur J. Kenney
Denton National Bank
Kenney
Court of Appeals
Bank
Continental Life Insurance Company
Henlopen
Tarvey L. Cooper
Denton
Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Local Visits
June social rounds show multiple weddings and engagements in Kent county Delaware with attendees from Wilmington Philadelphia and Chicago. Notables include John D Stuart and Lillie B Gibson wed at Mrs Morris residence with later home at 954 King Street. Caroline County residents earn honors at St John's College and Washington College while D. C. visitors tour farms and attend alumni events.
Local Notes and Visits Across Hobbs and Preston
Hobbs area brief highlights include Agent Frazier canvassing for Charleston Nursery from Rochester, Miss Gertrude Willoughby joining her sister in Baltimore for stenography studies, and aging milestones with an octogenarian Mr M K Collison. Other items cover hospital treatments, garden shipments, and community events as summer routines begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Baltimore
T. Meloney
Ward
Philadelphia
Christian Endeavor
J. E. Towers
Grace
Miss Davis
Willie Davis
Hobbs
AL Billings
Hughes
Ames
Williston Notes of Local Visits and Projects
Mr and Mrs James Thawley and daughter Catherine of Preston recently visited their parents Mr and Mrs O M Hignatt. John Horsey nears completion of a farm dwelling near Williston which he will occupy. Nellie Cohee returns home after a pleasant visit with Seaford relatives. W S Wright has built a small storehouse and conducts business at J W Clarson Sr of Baltimore visiting Mr A G Gelletty. Elsie Pringle visits her aunt Mrs Bunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
James Thawley
Catherine
Preston
O. M. Hignatt
John Horsey
Horsey
Nellie Cohee
Seaford
W. S. Wright
J. W. Clarson, Sr
Baltimore
A. G. Gelletty
Elsie Pringle
Mrs. Bunt
Marydel camp meeting details and local notices
Marydel announces a camp meeting opening August 4 for ten days with preliminary disposition July 1. Pastor Neese sets preaching at Templeville tomorrow at 10:30 AM and again at 3 PM. Laura Y Heather of Marydel joins Emory and Heather Cheswold. MEV Church children’s services are tomorrow night at 8. Emory and Heather opens new Cheswold mercantile firm.
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Marydel
Neese
Templeville
Stortly
Laura Y. Heather
Emory & Heather
Cheswold
MEV
Community Notes From Smithville Area Visitations
Smithville area residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Raymond Noble and son from near Federalsburg joined Blaine Bullock and family, while Mr and Mrs Win Hollis and daughter Sadie of Greenwood visited the Alfords. Miss Helen Lyden is visiting sister Mrs Clarence Parker near Bridgeville. Our Children's service will be held Sunday evening June 25.
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Smithville
Raymond Noble and Son
Federalsburg
Blaine Bullock
Win. Hollis
Sadie
Greenwood
John Alford
Helen Lyden
Clarence Parker
Bridgeville
Houston's Branch Visitors Aid Tornado Sufferers
Masters William and Edward Wagner of Delaware visited Mr. S. L. Young last week. Locals aided tornado victims while many neighbors visited and helped with relief efforts. Mr. John Downes of Greenwood visited on Sunday. Now is the time to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masters William and
Edward Wagner
Delaware
S. L. Young
John Downes
Greenwood
Summer Visitors and Relatives Around Queen Anne
Dr H Clarence Duffey and two sons visit his sister Mrs Charles Jarrell and will stay summer with her. Mrs Marion Dean and children Carrie and Mattie spent days with Baltimore friends. Mrs J R MacSorley and Mrs H W B Rowe with Roberta visit Mr and Mrs Harry Wright in Choptank. Walter Stevens of Sadlersville stayed with sister Mrs W B Sparks in Queen Anne. Mrs Miller and children of Wilmington visited Mrs Lady Sparks. Lank Prettyman of W C A vacations with Rev and Mrs J W Prettyman. Mamie Foard of Frostburg spends summer with Mr Wm Dukes near Queen Anne. Marguerite Rolph, Clayton High School graduate, last Thursday. Mr and Mrs G L Wilson visited Rehoboth Saturday and Sunday. Mrs I E Thompson visits Mr John A Mackintosh in Denton. Annie Jones of Greensboro guests of Mrs Ed Keets.
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H. Clarence Duffey and
Washington
Charles Jarrell
Marion Dean
Queen Anne
Marion
Carrie
Mattie
Baltimore
J. R. MacSorley
H. W. B. Rowe
Roberta
Harry Wright
Walter Stevens
Sadlersville
W. B. Sparks
Miller
Wilmington
Lady Sparks
Lank Prettyman
J. W. Prettyman
Mamie Foard
Frostburg
Wm. Dukes
Marguerite Rolph
Clayton High School
G. L. Wilson
Rehoboth
IE. L. Thompson
John A. Mackintosh
Denton
Annie Jones
Greensboro
Ed. Keets
Henderson News Briefs on Local Residents and Raspberry Trade
Henderson reports raspberry shipments dominate the D and C Railway trade. Local visitors include Amos Coffin of Ridley Park Pa with his mother Mrs E J Coffin. Mary Pippin returns from Wilmington. Miriam Gooden of Dover visits her parents A B and Mrs Gooden. Rudolph Spenka of New York visits L M Jones. Mrs George Reed and Mrs William Reed visit Wilmington relatives. Carroll Pippin spends time with his father J M Pippin. S S James of New York visits her father H C Gooden. Major Cohee visits Mrs Ed Harris near Denton. Elanora Richards visits relatives in Ridgely.
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New York
L. M. Jones
George Reed
William Reed
Wilmington
Carroll Pippin
J. M. Pippin
S. S. James
H. C. Gooden
Major Cohee
Orphans Court Proceedings Review and Appointments
Orphans Court heard guardian accounts for Francis Wheeler and two minors, approved. Administrators Coulbourne and Warren presented estates and releases. probate granted for Susan Lord and John Dawson, with letters testamentary issued. Appraisers named for several estates. Todd guardianship and Patton estate appraisals approved. Bond filings, creditor notices, and real estate sales reports recorded.
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Clark, Liden
Fleetwood
Annie E. Wheeler
Francis
Edward
Chester C. Wheeler
Luke Coulbourne
M. Ella Anthony
Calvin N. Coulbourne
Susan FE
Lord
Isaac Hughes
Robert Jarrell
Mervin Jarman
M. Bates Stephens
John W. Stephens
Jonathan Warren
Reuben Garey
Annie Garey Meekins
John F. Dawson
Albert G. Towers
Clinton Cook
Oscar Bernard
Charles 4. Harrison
Charles A. Carroll
Roswell W. Carroll
Annie E. Todd
Thomas Todd
Mary E. Todd
Orlando Patton
Charles LB. Harrison
Robert Patton
Nettie
Marjorie Todd
Edward E. Insley
Phoebe J. Insley
John Jarvis
William Wooters
Death of Mrs Katherine Naudain Hardcastle in Denton
Mrs Katherine Naudain Hardcastle widow of Dr Alexander Hardcastle died at her son Alex ander Ilardcastle Jr 1217 John street Baltimore after pneumonia. Born near Dover Delaware she was daughter of Elias and Margaret Naudain and niece of Dr Arnold Naudain a former US Senator. Married July 28 1857 to Dr Hardcastle they lived at Castle Hall and later Denton where funeral was held Monday at the Hardcastle home with Rev Westerfield and Rev Gantt assisting. interment in Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Naudain Hardcastle
Alexander Ilardcastle
Alexander Ilardcastle, Jr
John Street
Baltimore
The League’s Big Tempermance Fund Drive
A prominent Episcopal Church member subscribed $1,000 to a $10,000 temperance campaign fund aimed at pushing the local option liquor bill. Four men started the drive with $1,000 each, contingent on $6,000 more by July 1. The offer now leaves $5,000 to raise, with all new gifts before July 1 matching by the League. The League hails the gift as a conservative breakthrough in temperance work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
League
Anti Saloon League
Episcopal Church
Locomotive boat stars at Cambridge regatta records
At the Cambridge regatta this week John J. White of Atlantic City formerly of Caroline had the fastest boat. The twenty foot craft with a ninety horsepower gasoline engine built by Victor Emerson's company reached thirty five miles per hour, far ahead of competitors. Caroline residents attended in numbers. The article ends with maxims about luck and reputation versus income.
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Speegen
Cambridge
John J. White
Atlantic City
Caroline
Victor Emerson
Emerson
This
County
R. R. Emerson
Familiar Hymns Series and Local Church Life
Rev R S Litsinger presents Familiar Hymns and Their Writers at Holy Trinity P E Church. Sunday school at 9 30, morning prayer and sermon 11, evening prayer and sermon 8. Community notices list social visits, birthdays, travel to Cambridge for races, hospital visits, and local gatherings through June.
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R. S. Litsinger
Holy Trinity P. E. Church
God
Enoch
I. C. Horsey
Fred R Malone
Mr. Horsey
Cambridge
Clinton Jarman
D. J. Zacharias
Arthur Brumbaugh
C. R. Strausburg
Captain Cruser
T. M. Green
Atlantic Hotel
Rehoboth
Ruth Plummer
Baltimore
Effa Plummer
Maryland University Hospital
George W. Carrow
Dennison
Senderson
S. D. Carrow
Addie Jarrell
Western Maryland College
Wesley Jarrell
Lewis A. Jarman
Rushville
Jarman
Thomas H. Jarman
William E. Ayres
Wilmington
R. R. Shull
Maple Avenue
Thomas P. Green
Charles Koenneman
Philadelphia
Will Manship
Ida Draper
Charles Rich
Devastating cyclone wrecks Southern Caroline area
Reports describe hundreds visiting the cyclone scene in Southern Caroline and Sussex noting extensive damage from the wind. A deed for Mr. Bassen's property blown away during the storm was later found near Georgetown Delaware and returned. Clothing and household goods were lost, with damages running into thousands of dollars. A wind cut a straight channel through woods and a hickory tree was twisted and torn, illustrating the cyclone's power.
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Caroline
Sussex
Bassen
Georgetown
Delaware
Caroline County
Paine
Crap shooting arrests in town lead to prison terms
Sheriff Chaffinch jailed Harrison Lewis Leonard Adams and James Carter, all colored, for crap shooting a forbidden game. Adams Holmes and Carter were sentenced to six months in the House of Correction. Lewis’s charge was not sustained. The piece notes the gambling lure and illicit woods venues with sentinels to warn of approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Lewis
Leonard Adams
James Carter
Chaffinch
House of Correction
Luther Holmes
Adams
Holmes
Carter
Steele
Lewis
Church Notices From Greensboro July Camp Meeting
Church news item briefly lists ordination at Holy Trinity Greensboro with Rev W S Litsinger rector and sermon by Rev J Gibson Gantt. Holiness camp near Denton set July 21 to 31 with visiting ministers Geo B Kulp W R Cox and E R Monroe. Mite Society cobweb social at Thawley’s Hall June 29. Rev J E Smith to preach at Williston after recovery. Porch carnival by Methodist Protestant July 4 5. John Wesley M E Church colored rebuilding under contractor Eaton. Ice cream festival by Ladies Aid at Henry W Hughes porch. Children’s Day services at Harris Chapel and Hickman M E Church. Colored camp meeting at Bell’s Chapel Tuckahoe Neck starts July 9.
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Bishop Adams
Holy Trinity Church
Greensboro
W. S. Litsinger
W. Y. Beaven
Talbot
J. Gibson Gantt
Denton
Messrs.Dickinson
Beaven
Geo. B. Kulp
Battle Creek
Michigan
W. R. Cox
N. C
E. R. Monroe
China
Mite Society of
Thawley's Church
Thawley's Hall
J. E. Smith
Williston
Methodist Protestant Church
John Wesley M. E. Church
Eaton
Hillsboro
M. E Church
Henry W. Hughes
Harris Chapel
Hickman M. E
Time to Swat the Fly Says Home Companion Rules
A reprint of the July Home Companion guidance urges women to act against flies spreading disease. It lists steps: kill flies near the sick, remove decay, cover garbage, keep drains and food protected, screen windows and doors, burn pyrethrum, and report nuisances to the health department if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
July Woman's Home Companion
Merchants’ Association of New York
Health Department
Fire Destroys John Hurlock Roller Mills Near Ennals Springs
Miscellaneous matters report a Monday midnight blaze at the roller mills of John Martin Hurlock near Ennals Springs three miles from Hurlock, with no fire prior presence that night. The entry notes the factory’s long quiet period before the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martin
Hurlock
Ennals Springs
John Foley
Congressman Covington
Browning Baker
New York
de Coursey
Cheston-on-Wye
Edwin H. Brown
Centreville
Bb. C. & A. Railway Co
John Marker
Milton
Marker
Tomorrow Comes a Review for Sunday Class
A lesson guide outlines varied review methods for a Sunday school class covering six Old Testament books. Activities include essays, question slips, picture recall, team debates, adult talks, and memory-based copying exercises to reinforce quarter lessons and ensure comprehension.
A Very Small Pack of Peas
G T Redden and Co output about nine thousand cases of pack ed peas this year far below potential. Pea packers on the peninsula faced heavy losses as weather reduced crops. The firm normally settles with growers for fertilizer and seed even in short seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Redden & Co
Redden & Co
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