Community notes and events in Denton area
Denton broadcast of local notices includes book releases at Wrights and S Frank Cole flooring stock. Preston High School to stage It Happened In June March 10 with 35 cent admission. Chest disease clinic planned March 8 9 30 a m in Denton Health Center and 2 30 p m Greensboro Ladies Aid Hall. Millinery show March 8 9 invites. Highway route surveys Denton Hickman toward Green wood. Greensboro Baptist Church scheduled services March 6. Winter storm and snow reach Peninsula. Spelling contest results from Concord with several grade winners. Ladies Aid bake March 19 10 a m M P Church. Lord's Supper Preston Methodist Church next Sunday. evangelistic evening. Chop Tank sermon Great Sin of the Age at 3 p m. Toilers' Club Rosetime March 15 8 p m high school. Denton retail activity note. Communicable disease tallies in Caroline County. P T A meeting March 7 8 p m Caroline High School auditorium with Dr Howell. W C T U public meeting March 14 Brethren Church 8 p m memory Frances Willard. Thawleys M P Church supper March 11 5 30 menu oysters chicken ham salads etc tickets 60c. Lee Harris murder case update with child drowning at Carter's Bridge near Henderson. Chrysler automobile show next week in Denton Caroline Auto Sales Company with Pasadena Orchestra Easton Thursday. Caroline Synchronous musicians Saturday. All are welcome no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright's. S
Ladies’ Aid Hall
Greensboro
Ida Hollingsworth
Denton
Hickman
Delaware
Greenwood
Greensboro Baptist Church
Pocomoke City
Pocomoke
Concord
George Neal
Gregg Everngain
Hazel Donovan
Chestnut Grove
M. P. Church
Maryland
Preston Methodist Church
Toilers’ Club
D. Kay Hackney
Caroline
Goldsboro
Federalsburg
Howell
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Church of the Brethren
Frances Willard
Lee Harris
Edna Edwards
Edna Reed
Dover
Harris
Kent
Carter’s Bridge
Henderson
Chrysler
Caroline Auto Sales Company
Market
Fourth Streets
Pasadena Orchestra
Easton
Caroline Syncopators
Nellie Jackson
Cinderella
Paul Temple
Sir Oliver
Catherine Wilson
Helen Eliott
Marguerite Jackson
Rufus King
Jesse Zeigler
Nelson Richards
Anna Frances Seward
Allen Temple
Prince
Prof. McBride
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Frank Flounders
Franklin Stayer
East New Market
Walter Bennington
Chester
Land
Nor Iman Wilson
Louise
Wilnington
Harry Zeigler
Jesus
T. L. Day
William McShane
Elizabeth Shannahan
Ed. Stevens
Rehoboth
Mary Laird
Myra Jackson
Miriam
Floyd
Oxford
Maud Starkey
Philadelphia
William Foss
Wilmington
Ernest Jones
A. S.thompson
Alfred Bennett
Clayton
Roy Wilson
Baltimore
Leelan Jackson
Pauline Wiley
Collingswood
N. J
W. M
Wiley
Reformed Sunday School
John Hannaberry
Young Men's Christian Association
Thaddeus Snowberger
Inlaw
Hannah Snowberger
BE. F. Nickerson
Sadlersville
Kent Temple
Newark
Tom Temple
Frank Matthews
Deborah Hughes
Elijah Dean
Ruthsburg
Elizabeth Sparks
Joseph Ohr
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Thomas Ryan
Rebecca Lee
Smyrna
Miss Lee
J. T. Moore
Leona Jackson
Charles Starkey
James P. Swing
Cambridge
Thawley’s
Keeneman
Cordova
A. W. Saulsbury
Centreville
T. W. Jones
M. S. Merriken
Sue Hamilton
Watson Booker
J. C. Madara
Harry Wilson
John Swing
Meeting of County Federation in Ridgely
The February meeting of Caro line County Federation of Women's Clubs was held in Ridgely with Mrs. G. H. Wilson presiding. Rev Leelan Jackson gave the invocation and Miss Elsie Matthews proposed an endowment fund for retired teachers to be introduced in the Legislature. A prize of $50 was offered for a club story. Speakers included Capt Charles W. Wright on The Chesapeake Bay, Miss Ida Belle Wilson on Colonial Maryland, and Mrs. Thompson Swing on The Star Spangled Banner. The gathering adjourned after singing God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ridgely
G. H. Wilson
H. E. Ramsdell
W. H. Alderson
Leelan Jackson
J. Kemp Stevens
J. Mulford
M. A. Bracket
Baltimore
Spafford
Thompson Swing
Frank Flounders
Miranda
Harry Swann
Jackson
Ida Belle Wilson
Salisbury
Maryland
Silver wedding surprise for Ledmans ends with gifts
Mr and Mrs W O Ledman learned Friday evening of their twenty fifth anniversary as the choir and church members gathered at their home in Denton. Mrs Ledman received silver dollars from the Ladies Aid Society Circle Sunday School and the choir. Other social visits include Rev William R Mowbray named clerk of Wilmington Board of Public Works and multiple family dinners and trips among local residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Ledman
M. E. Church
William R. Mowbray
Wilmington M. E
Lewes
Del
Board of Public Works
Mr. Mowbray
Caroline
J. Owen Knotts
Walter Whitman
Albert Whitman
Pleasantville
N. J
Ida ‘Taylor
Baltimore
Charles S. York
Seventh Street
R. C. Smith
Morgantown
W. Va
DeLeon
Texas
National Association of Education and Superintendents
Denton
Houston H. Newman
Edinburg
L. J. Redden
Washington
Cairo Hotel
Jennie Jones
Hurlock
Ruth Reed
West Denton
Alex. McWilliams
Florida
Four Fires This Week In Denton Fire Reports
The Denton Fire Company fought four incidents this week. A chimney fire near West Denton on Monday. A Hillsboro Hotel call on Wednesday afternoon. A Ridgely farm blaze at C. E. Farrier’s home where most furniture was saved. An early morning barn fire on George Henning’s farm near Central Church with flames confined to the outbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
West Denton
Hillsboro
C. E. Farrier
Ridgely
Farrier
George Henning
Central Church
Funeral for two women killed by trolley car at Pikesville
Concord reports Miss Addie and Mr. Roland Lord attended the funeral for Margaret Fisher and Nettie Mann of Pikesville Md who were instantly killed by a trolley car on Tuesday. Miss Mann had many friends in Den ton and around the area. Miss Addie Lord has returned to Swarthmore College after a brief visit with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Addie
Roland Lord
Margaret Fisher
Nettie Mann
Pikesville
Miss Mann
Denton
Addie Lord
Swarthmore College
Harvey Lord
Constable uses clever ruse to capture suspect in Muddy Lonesome
Charles Dickerson, a young colored man, ran amuck in Muddy Lonesome frightening locals for over an hour. Con stable Thomas Nichols lured him by inviting a ride to Denton on business and a visit to Rex Sheppard in jail. Dickerson was confined with Sheppard and is held for mental evaluation. Funeral held for Mrs Harland Wright at Union M E Church with interment at Hillcrest. Socials note Edna Slocum’s wedding to Fred Foreman. Epidemic flu affects Federalsburg area as workers fall ill. Local news covers weddings, church appointments, moves, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickerson
Denton
Thomas Nichols
Nichols
Charles
Rex
Rex Sheppard
Poole Brothers
Dickerson
Sheppard
Harland Wright
Green Ridge Terrace
Union M. E
J. B. McCabe
Alonzo Travers
Williamsburg
Walter Coulbourn
Church of God
Hillcrest Cemetery
Clayton
Satterfield
Holt Avenue
Edna Slocum
Fred Foreman
Danstown
Slocum
Federalsburg
W. W. Holt
Amy G. Allen
Wilmington
John J. Bolth
Baltimore
Hanover Presbyterian Church
Wibner Davis
Union M. E. Church
Salisbury
W. S. Noble
Leslie Eddington
Richmond
W. T. Massey
Dover
Fourth quarterly conference at the church in Hobbs
The fourth quarterly conference was held at the church Tuesday afternoon. William Reed elected delegate to the Maryland Annual Conference in Baltimore on April 6. Howard Wright chosen as alternate. Various social visits noted include the Betts family reunion and guests of the Neal and Paisley households. several local residents visited kin in Bridgeville Dover Wilmington and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reed
Maryland
Baltimore
Howard Wright
A. W. Betts
Burton Smith
Marthe Smith
Lester Smith
Allie Neal
Williston
L. H. Thomas and Son
Hopkins
O. J. Chaffinch
Fred Paisley
Dover
Edward Towers
Buffalo
Wilmington
Celeste Clark
Frank Massey
William Middlemas
J. A. Todd
New Jersey
Millard Hartzell
J. Hartzell
Bridgeville
George Henry
Finkbinder
Near Todd’s Church
Delaware
Virginia Adams
Choptank Ladies Plan Chicken Salad Supper
The Ladies Aid of the M P Church at Choptank met at the Spence home with Rev and Mrs Jenkins present. They set a chicken salad supper for March 23 if fair, else March 24, in the club room with cream cake and pie. Next Aid meeting with Mrs Whitely at Mrs Williamson’s home on April 6 5th. The Twentieth Century Community Club enjoyed a February 9 meeting at the Dillons home. next gathering at the Hopkins home on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
Choptank
J. F. Spence
Jenkins
W. F. Whitely
Latest in box paper at F. J. Wright's
The newest stock of box paper in white and tinted varieties is now available at F. J. Wright's storefront. High quality options are featured for various writing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Wright's
Glass Slipper operetta charms Ridgely crowd twice
The weekly Ridgely News Letter reports a strong showing by high school pupils in The Glass Slipper at the theater Tuesday. Nellie Jackson as Cinderella and Paul Temple as Sir Oliver lead a cast with 25 in the chorus. Due to overflow, a Thursday repeat was planned.
Death of Mrs. Robert Clark in Wilmington
Mrs. Robert Clark of Greensboro died at Delaware Hospital Wilmington on February 27 after gallstone surgery. Survived by husband four daughters and one son and five grandchildren. Funeral held at Railroad Avenue home with Dr H G Budd officiating. Interment Greensboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Robert Clark
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
Milton Roe
Ralph Sharp
Walter Weaver
Lester E. Stevenson
R. Paul Clark
Norman Usilton
Price Station
Frank Usilton
George King
Salisbury
Thomas Dobson
Louise Cohee
Near Hickman
Martha Carrow
Margaret Luff
John Luff
Carrie Hobbs
Washington College
Chestertown
Strode Beckham
Philadelphia
B. C. Beckham
Chaaries Webber
Marcus Hook
Lizzie Wheeler
Near Town
Pearl Edwards
Local families gather and travel updates in Marydel area
Marydel and nearby communities report social visits andMovements. Roswell Bowdle sustains jaw fracture and eye injury after bicycle collision with Marydel friends Roswell, Ware and Guy Bowdle. Several residents host relatives over weekend. Delphin Harman and Elma Melvin wed in Greensboro February 24 and reside with groom's brother.
Goldsboro Community News Highlights
Next Sunday evening at 7 30 the Methodist Church choir will present special music featuring old hymns. Mr and Mrs Leroy Cartwright and daughter Mary Jean and Mrs Thomas Shockley visited relatives at Elsmere and Wilmington. Cottage prayer meetings were held midweek at the homes of D Cartwright Luckey. Mrs Jennie Griffin was called to Ingleside due to her father Mr Connelly’s illness. Mrs Bill Marvel and daughter Helen of Ridgely visited Elbert Saunders and family. George Sylvester hosted friends from Willow Grove. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs J F Lane. Sewing Circle with Miss Carolyn Lapham. Mrs Harry Williams visited Wilmington for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Leroy Cartwright
Mary Jean
Thomas Shockley
Elsmere
Wilmington
D. Cartwright
Luckey
Jennie Griffin
Ingleside
Connelly
Bill Marvel
Helen
Ridgely
Elbert Saunders
George Sylvester
Willow Grove
J. F. Lane
Assembly Hall
Carolyn Lapham
Harry Williams
G. C. Johnson
Birthday party for Little Louise Brown at Brown home
Sunday celebration hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anthony for Little Louise Brown. Guests included Phoebe Brown Sara Elizabeth Carey and Marshall Anthony with ice cream cake and lemonade. Ella Marie Brown shows improvement after illness. Mrs. Howard Anthony visited her parents Thursday. Phoebe Brown spent the weekend with Mrs. Howard Anthony in Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Louise Brown
J. M. Brown
Howard Anthony
Phoebe Brown
Sarah Elizabeth Carey
Marshall Anthony
Ella Marie Brown
I Harrington
Hillsboro and Queen Anne Church Notes and Events
Last Sunday was observed as Everybody Go To Church Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Herman Taylor of Dover sang and preached at the night service. he also sang at Ebenezer Church Ruthsburg. A sermon on Character was delivered in the morning. Next Sunday the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed and church membership by letter confession of faith or on probation offered. Numerous social and church activities follow, including parish house opening, fire scare at a hotel chimney, a high school play fundraiser, spelling match, guild meetings, and various visits and gatherings across town. The Senior Class of Tri-County High School will present Fickle Fortune on Friday night March 11 with proceeds to the class. Several visits and events at churches and homes are noted, including Episco pal, Methodist, and Baptist affiliations, with community club plans for a cafeteria supper and a bake sale March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Herman Taylor
Dover
Ebenezer Church
Ruthsburg
Ietter
Confession of Faith
Ella V. Pennington
Roy Taft
Murlock
Messrs
H. Lay Beaven
R. W. Beaven
E. H. Gale
Denton Fire Company
Tri-County High School
Assembly Hall
Guild of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
John Holt
Mildred Gale
Normal School
Salisbury
Edwin Gale
Wilmington
Dorothy Knotts
George Wilson
Herbert Rice
Washington College
Frank Seward
Ridgely
Edith Rose Seward
San Antonio
Texas
I. T. Sparklin
Samuel Briscoe
Woolford
Ladies’ Aid Society
Denton
Edgar Blades
William Nelfrich
Trappe
Katherine Andrews
Mary Virginia Sherwood
J. Earl Wothers
Jean
Perryville
J. E. Wothers
Ruth Greaves
N. Smith
George B. Stewart
Christine Wilson
Federalsburg
Clifton Hicks
Emma Wilmot
George Cannon
Wright Garton
W. F. Pennington
William P. Taylor
Baltimore
H. W. B. Rowe
Goldsboro
Vesty
Elmira
N. Y
Ushers’ Union
New Church House
S. N. Pilchard
Hillsboro
Dr. Pilchard
Mr. Whitehurst
H. B. Morgan
Howard Eley
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society
J. E. Morgan
Ernest Jarman
Berlin
Edward Melvin
Louise Short
Annapolis
Effa Plummer
Greensboro
Lapent
Week-end visitors and local notes in Burraville
Burraville residents entertained and hosted guests over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dunham and several Misses, with evangelistic meetings to begin at the Holiness Church led by Rev. W L Jump. Local social items mention visitors from Darby Collingsdale and Denton, a birthday party, hatchery expansion, and hospital stay for Alex Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Dunham
Elsie
Emma
Ellen
Lemuel Schaffer
East Lansdowne
W. H. Satterfield
W. L. Jump
Holiness Church
A. T. Garrett
William Beauchamp
Charles Messick
Louise
John Baker
Dan Doheny
Darby
Harry Cheezum
Oliver
Collingsdale
William Andrew
Little Son
Amherijean Corner
Mesdames C. W. Stokes
Philadelphia
Denton
Lewis Adams
Alex. Baker
Cambridge Hospital
Harmony Community Club Organizes and Welcomes Members
The Harmony Community Club formed on November 17 1926 elected officers Blanche Thomas Nellie Todd Elsie Messick and Eva Arringdale and now meets the second and fourth Wednesdays in a school room. The group has 22 members with committees in Finance Publicity Recreation and more. A program series includes Miss Spafford visiting monthly and a February meeting featured a dyeing demonstration. A later note mentions Mrs Otto Steenken’s 38th birthday party and Harmony M P Church quarterly conference set for March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Community Club
Blanche Thomas
Nellie Todd
Elsie T. Messick
Eva Arringdale
Nellie Trice
Marie Quillen
Lena Todd
Ada Baker
Spafford
Marguerite Thomas
Miss Spafford
Sesson
Rand
Otto Steenken
John Cohee
B. Ivins
Clarence Wright
Evelyn
Cannon
Mattie Todd
Jennie
Louise
Willie Collins
Roy Hubbard
Edward Kelley
Stella Williamson
Revival and social visits mark Mt. Holly community week
Rev George Thompson of Mt Holly N J preached at Marydel on Sunday morning during Rev Mr Bailey’s revival. Alfred and Mrs Blackburn with children from Greensboro visited J Frank Baughley. Sunday School at 10 am. Revival starts Hardy School Sunday night. William Lowman returned home after ten days with grandchildren in Kenton Del. Norman Wyatt family of near Massey visited William Cahall. Amos Wyatt returned from State Sanatorium after over a year. Linwood McKnett of Marcus Hook stayed with his mother L A McKnett. Margaret Ilsey hosted by Kate O Knotts. Elsie Westrod visited Louise Sittig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thompson
Mt. Holly
N. J
Bailey
Marydel
Alfred Blackburn
Greensboro
J. Frank Baughley
Hardy School
William Lowman
Kenton
Delaware
Norman Wyatt
Near Massey
William Cahall
Amos Wyatt
Linwood McKnett
Marcus Hook
L. A. McKnett
Margaret Ilsey
Kate O. Knotts
Elsie Westrod
Louise Sittig
In memory of Rhoda A Kemp obituary poem
An obituary note honors Rhoda A Kemp who died February 27 1925. The verse expresses enduring grief and comfort that she rests with the Saviour in a peaceful afterlife, signed by her husband and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda A. Kemp
Earth
Ladies' Aid hosts readings and Bible drill at Mrs Robinson home
The Smithville News Budget reports the Ladies' Aid gathering at Mrs Horace Robinson's home with a program of readings and a Bible drill. A Sunshine Committee was formed to visit the sick, music from the radio was enjoyed, and refreshments were served. Numerous local residents and guests are listed in attendance and various visits and events around town are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Robinson
Lattie Atkinson
Dorothy Beaumont
Helen Melvin
Hazel Passwaters
Irvin O’day
Clarence Melvin
Walter Fountain
Ormond Wright
Tuckahoe Neck
Arthur Adams
Raymond Meredith
Marian Adams
Elizabeth Adams
Earl Robinson
Teese Adams
Jacob Smith
Kathryn Sturley
Edward
Williamsburg
Finchville
Federalsburg
Charles Wright
Earl Alford
Donald
Walter Liden
Mildred Scott
Ida Nabb
Hattie Atkinson
Denton
Earl Pennypacker
Smith
Floyd Smith
J. H. Spence
Katie
William Dill
Bloomery M. E
Frank Wright
Concord
Edward C. Wright
Ruth Fountain
Hickman
Sidney Collins
John Harris
George Tucker
Rock
Herbert Bullock
Preston Lodge Jr O U A M Banquet Highlights and Officers
The Preston Lodge annual banquet featured a full meal and a program with Rev C C Harris John Pool Sr Lawrence B Towers and several musical interludes. Officers listed include Councilor John Pool Sr vice councilors William Krause and Wm R Dulin recording secretary William R Dulin and others with trustees Wm R Dulin Clayton Carroll and Charles Carroll. The next sermon topic will be The Golden Calf from Exodus 32 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Lodge
Order
United American Mechanics
Maryland
C. C. Harris
John Pool, Sr
Preston High School
Lawrence B. Towers
John Payne
Max Chambers
John C. Belton
Bernard Blades
Homer Hall
Clayton Carroll
Wm. R. Dulin
W. Lane
L. Clayton Carroll
Chas. A. Carroll
Preston
Williston
Exodus
Death claims prominent farmer near Whiteleysburg
Mr John C Longfellow a prominent farmer near Whiteleysburg died suddenly at his home from heart trouble around 1 o clock Wednesday. He had been in good health. Survived by widow, daughter Bertha, son Frank, two sisters Mrs Henry W Hughes of Denton and Mrs Howard Clegg of Baltimore, and brother Ernest Longfellow merchant of Whiteleysburg. Funeral from the late home Saturday at 11 with Rev Henry G Budd officiating. Interment at Greensboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Longfellow
Whiteleysburg
Denton
Howard Clegg
Baltimore
Ernest Longfellow
Henry G. Budd
Greensboro Cemetery
Miss Lydia Urry Returns From Visit to Claymont Friends
Miss Lydia Urry has returned home after a two weeks visit with friends in Claymont Delaware. She was entertained by local families and report a pleasant stay and safe travel back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Urry
Claymont
Del
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
of County Federation
Pefr
Hobbs
Roswell
Ware
Guy Bowdle
Guy
George Long
Madeline Walls
William Walls
Long
Delphin Harman
Eima Melvin
James Hummer
Jimmy
A. L. Hummer
Rebecca Medford
J. P. Medford
Joseph Isaacs
Charles Isaacs
Paul Smith
Temple Smith
Ann Jump
Emma Jump
Wesley Walls
B. R. Kaler
Anna Wilds
T. O. Ford
Tuckahoe
Queen Anne
Burraville
Templeville
THE
Smithville News
Ladies’ Aid
J. C. Longfellow
iWright’s
Newspappe