Local items note farming, prices, and community news
The column reports shad in Chop Tank waters, Fritz Lyons yields a fine otter on Windy Hill farm, and soft coal prices falling. It notes milk prices rising, local agents and businesses, a bake sale, and Easter goods. It covers a real estate sale, road construction bids, a ship board appointment, car tire care, school events, a Woodrow Wilson poem, and influenza cases along with a stolen Ford and missing robe from the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Lyons
Windy Hill
Denton Auto Co
J. H. Straughn
Reliance M. P
Farmers’ Club
Court House
Trippe and Tubbs wed in Elkton ceremony
Mrs Edward T. Tubbs of Baltimore announced the marriage of her eldest daughter Frances Melvin Tubbs to William Richard Trippe son of Dr and Mrs Samuel C Trippe of Royal Oak Talbot county. The ceremony at Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church Elkton was performed by Rev Sidney H Dixon with few relatives present. The couple will live in Baltimore after a wedding journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Tubbs
John Street
Baltimore
Frances Melvin Tubbs
William Richard Trippe
Samuel C. Trippe
Royal Oak
Talbot County
Sidney H. Dixon
Trinity Parish
Cecil County
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Elkton
Trippe
Oswald Tilghman
Foxley Hall
Easton
Col. Tilghman
Maryland
Tench Tilghman
Washington
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Lord Cornwallis
Edwin Warfield
Denton Community Club
T. H. Everngam
Concord
Howard Sullivan
Everngam
W. H. Nuttle
Hobbs
Enoch 8. Garey
Johns Hopkins University
War Department
Lake Champlain
New York
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Clifton H. Lord
Tallahassee
Florida
Mre
Lord
Mr. Lord
Land of Flowers
Alma Thompson
St. Augustine
Miami
Palm Beach
Billy Bryan
H. B. Pilchard
Worcester County
Grand Lodge of Masons of the
Philippine Islands
Pilchard
Clarence M. Taylor
Snow Hill
T. Alan Goldsborough
Taylor
John Walter Smith
Caroline Richardson
J. T. Richardson
Harrington
Denton and
Preston
Harrington Bank
Matthew McDaniel
Ohio
McDaniel
Tuckahoe Neck
Ollie Robinson and Son
Chicago
Linda Boone
Edward Boone
Dudley Price
Trainor
Denton
Ralph Finkbinder
T.H. Everagain
J. W. White
Wilmington
William Bullock
R. N. Hitchins
Audubon
N. J
S. G. Bye
Chester County
Blanche Croft
Florence Morgan
Elizabeth Evans
Joseph M. Johnson
Milton
H. Clay Hobbs
C. W. Gray
Wisconsin
Richard Lister
Fred McNeal
C. K. Evans
Rachel Cowman
Talbot
George A. Deakyne
H. E. Ramsdell
Havre de Grace
J. E. Nichols
T. ©. Crouse
Lida M. Wine
R. H. Ober
Richardson Park
Del
Elizabeth Pippin
Greensboro
L. B. Towers
W. R. Allaband
Dover
Clayton
Marc Bryant
John L. George
Hix Long
Emily Johnson
Easter Service Planned and Community Notices
Hobbs hosts an Easter service at the church with committees named for music and children’s training led by J R Ricards and others. Local life updates include residents visiting, illnesses, and community events with several names and towns mentioned.
Social notes from Templeville and nearby towns
Templeville and surrounding areas report visits and family events. Elmer Biddle attended his brother in law James Hevalow's funeral in Ridgely. Mrs. Kate O Knotts hosted Mrs. Davis of Wilmington and Mrs. Taylor of Hartly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Biddle
James Hevalow
Ridgely
Kate O. Knotts
Davis
Wilmington
Taylor
Hartly
RK. FE. Lane
J. Frank Lane
Goldshore
Harry Clough
Sadlersville
J. A. Vansant
Clayton
Virginia Sparks
Mary Cahall
Smithville Community Notes and Move Of Tucker Mill
George Tucker and family moved to Williston to run the mill of W C Todd. George Neff and family from Philadelphia visit Mrs Neffs sister Mrs Fred Fountain. Mrs Herbert Bullock and children visit their mother Mrs Wilson in Federalsburg. Bloomery Ladies Aid meets at Mrs John Elrick's home on Tuesday March 29. Arthur Hedburg returns from New York. Mr and Mrs Joseph H Spence entertain friends. Miss Marian Adams hosts friends. John Kern ill but improving. Blaine Bullock in Washington last week. Will Davis and family very sick. Ear l Adams on sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Ricards
Corinne Thomas
O. J. Chaffinch
Manning Merriken
Melissa Paisley
Ethel Collison
Mary Merriken
Robins
Maryland
Elmer Butler
Harold Roe
Newark
Del
Carl Collison
Samuel Ellwanger
Whiteleysburg
M. Merriken
Marion L. Beck
Denton
Wilmington
Jesse Reed
L. H. Thomas
Hopkins
B.D. Lawless
S. M. Liden
Greenwood
William FE. Liden
Walter Fountain
Lawless
Milford
Lince Melvin Brown
Grover Passwaters
George Tucker
Williston
Tucker
W. C. Todd
George Neff
Philadelphia
Arthur Hedburg
New York
Joseph H. Spence
Marian Adams
John Kern
Blaine Bullock
Washington
Will Davis
Ear
Adams
Grove delegates attend group meeting of Methodist Protestant church
Rev S C Wood and delegates from the Grove charge join the group meeting in Salisbury on March 4. The Wood party also travels to attend peninsula ministerial association events. Nearby, Federalsburg M P Church hosts a Grove group meeting on March 1 with many Grove members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Wood
Frank Collins
American Corner
Edwin Lowe
Ellwood
Grove Charge
Methodist Protestant Church
Salisbury
Peninsula
Federalsburg M. P. Church
Lee Murphy
Cambridge
Ethel Ireland
Philadelphia
New Jersey
C. W. Bradley
Bessie Stafford
Jesse Bradley
Smith
Otter Skin Sale Details Noted in Transaction
Mr. J Spencer Lapham paid Trapper John Porter 25 dollars for an otter skin of fine color and quality. The animal from which it was taken was not grown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Spencer Lapham
John Porter
Death of James Callahan at Ridgely aged 66
Mr. James Callahan died Tuesday afternoon March 8 at age sixty six. Funeral at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Joseph LOffice officiating. Survived by wife and nine children. Burial at St. Joseph's. Weather and local church notices follow with forthcoming events: St Patrick's Day, a festival, and community meetings plus a spring musical festival planned with Denton Choral Club.
Illness of E C Orrell Jr. prompts Philadelphia treatment search
Greensboro notes show E C Orrell Jr remained ill after December illness despite treatment from many city hospitals. Other items include FE S Adkins Co. field day with Eastern Shore contractors, visits by local residents to Queen Anne's county and Prince Frederick, and various local business and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Orrell
Philadelphia
E. C
C. H. Pippin
FE. S. Adkins & Co
Salisbury
H. R. Fritchett
Russell
Queen Anne's County
Cross
Eglantine Poultry Farm
Pennsylvania
Arthur Smith
Prince Frederick
F. P. Roe Company
Edward Smith
Cambridge Hospital
Effa Plummer
Showard Culver
Hebron
Card Club
O. W. Barton
L. W. Taylor
Harmony School Spelling Bee Planned for Wednesday
Harmony School hosts a spelling bee on Wednesday evening March 16 with a contingency for the following night if needed. Proceeds go to the school. Admission is 15 cents for adults and 5 cents for children. refreshments are free. Ev eryone is invited. The Harmony Aid was entertained by Mrs W R Thomas last week with a large attendance. Mrs George Smith visits daughter Mrs Roland Thomas who is sick. Mrs Louise Arringdale has recovered enough to go out after a paralytic stroke. Miss Hattie McConnell left for Philadelphia last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony School
Harmony Aid
W. R. Thomas
George Smith
Roland Thomas
Louise Arring
Williston Ladies Guild Elects New Officers
The Williston Ladies' Guild met at the Gelletly home last week and appointed Mrs. A Meredith and Mrs Gelletly to replace resigned officers. J H Harker has returned from New York and Bayonne. Mrs. Frederick Howard leaves the house for the first time since fall. Patrons' meeting set for Thursday at the school. Ruth Pringle improves after pneumonia, while Mrs. Minos Wright remains ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild
A. G. Gelletly
A.meredith
Ruth Pringle
Minos Wright
Teachers Dinner Honoring Sunday School Leaders
The teachers of the M. P. Sunday School were invited to the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Spence on Saturday evening. Mrs. Spence served refreshments. Mr. Spence is the school superintendent, and the school is described as flourishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
J. F. Spence
Denton Postoffice Robbed by Bold Burglars
Thieves forced entry to the Denton postoffice and wrecked the vault with nitro glycerine stealing stamps worth about a thousand dollars and other items. The theft was discovered Monday morning and authorities say a local gang's activity may be linked to similar crimes citywide. A reward of two hundred dollars is offered for the capture of the burglars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fant
Smith
Law
George Beck
Beck
Abe
C. P. Dunning
Washington
Conner
Denton
Church Hill
Mr. Dunning
Howard Butler
I.T. Saulsbury
Ridgely
Orphans Court Grants Letters and Appointments
In the Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. Renunciation led to letters of administration for Edna Von Staden’s estate to John M. Wright Jr with bond approved. Appraisers Clellie Turner and Guy White named. Inventory and appraisement filed for George W Simmons estate by Mary B Simmons executrix and approved. Further administrations and sell orders granted for several estates including Howard L Thomas and Emily P Willis with appraisers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West
Harper and
Shawn
Edna von Staden
John M. Wright
Clellie E. Turner
Guy C. White
Mary B. Simmons
George W. Simmons
John H. Mitchell
James H. Mitchell
Hiram LeRoy Bailey
George W. Bailey
Henry R. Lewis
J. Owen Knotts
Howard L. Thomas
Bayard Nichols
Susan D. Nichols
Emily P. Willis
Mary .W. Clark
Bond
Jesse T. Dennis
S. Elbert Douglas
Desperate Auto Bandit Escapes after Choptank Office Try
A Preston dispatch reports Edwin Stoner, wanted automobile bandit, fled Justice J T Blades's office after a night chase, shots fired, and his pursuers. C Collins of Townsend Del identified the abandoned car as his stolen vehicle along with four new tires and groceries stolen from Townsend merchants. A horse stolen from William Snow’s stable was found exhausted between Wye Mills and Centreville, suggesting hard riding by the fugitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Edwin Stoner
J.T. Blades
C. Collins
Townsend, del
Stoner
Townsend
William Snow
Wye Mills
Centreville
Talbot Court Portraits Donated by Holliday and Seth
Colonel Henry Holliday Jr a 36 year deputy clerk of the Talbot court and General Joseph B Seth have furnished the Easton court room with portraits of judges who sat in Talbot from Judge James Holliday of the Provincial Court to the recent past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Holliday, Jr
Talbot Court
Joseph B. Seth
Easton Court
Talbot
James Holliday
Provincial Court
In Memoriam Acknowledgment for Mrs Hester Noble
The children of Mrs. Hester A. Noble, deceased, express gratitude for the respect and love shown their mother by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester A. Noble
Prizes His Victory Medal Article Note
One of Caroline county's volunteers in World War I, who enlisted June 2, 1918, in Chester Pennsylvania, is noted for crossing the Atlantic aboard a vessel flotilla in which three boats were sunk by submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Chester
Atlantic
Deaths of Mrs Hester Noble and other Maryland notables
The death notices honor Mrs Hester Ann Noble, long Caroline County resident, at her home near Denton after a brief illness. Funeral rites were led by Rev W E Hills with interment in Denton Cemetery. Also noted are the passing of Miss Sarah E Richmond, educator in Maryland, and the death of Mrs Anna Cooper in Easton after a vehicle accident. Survivors and immediate family are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Ann Noble
Clement Noble
Noble
Miss Deen
Caroline
Noble Homestead
Denton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Martha E. Liden
Ida R. Fountain
William W. Noble
Edward M. Noble
W. E. Hills
Denton M. E. Church
Denton Cemetery
Sarah E. Richmond
Maryland
State Normal School
Baltimore
Anna Cooper
Fletcher Cooper
Easton
Betty Hopkins
Henry Powell Hopkins
Talbot
Col
J. H. Hopkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Baltimore
Sig Truck Line seeks Eastern Shore bus service
The Tidewater Transportation Company filed with the Public Service Commission for permission to operate an Elkton Salisbury Shore bus line. General Manager Allyn said 26 new buses are needed to cover Salisbury to Hurlock, Chestertown, and Elkton with repair shops and weatherproof ticket offices at each terminus. The project, costing between three quarters of a million and one million dollars, aims for a June 1 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig
Tidewater Transportation Company
Public Service Commission
Eastern Shore
Elkton
Salisbury
Allyn
Wickes
Transportation Matters
Hurlock
Chestertown
Maryland
Auto Show Comes to Cambridge Armory in March
Cambridge schedules the first Auto Show at the Armory from March 15 to 19. The event features the latest car models, a strong musical program, and festive decorations. Organizers expect large afternoon and evening crowds and view the show as a sign of prosperity for the Eastern Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Armory
Autoists Held Up Near Cecil County Jail
Mr Harvey Patrick of Preston and Mr Charles R Quar of Wilmington reported to Sheriff Townsend in Chestertown Friday at about four in the morning that two masked men attempted to hold them up on the Cecil County side of Cecilton. A pole across the road deterred them, they sped past the first obstacle and then another pole appeared. The masked men with guns stepped forward as the car neared, but the drivers sped away and escaped after opening fire. Bullets missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Patrick
Preston
Charles R. Quar
Wilmington
Chestertown
Sheriff Townsend
Cecilton
Cecil County
Mr. Harvey
John
Delaware
John Barleycorn
Tilghman Harvey
Burrsville
Ancient John
Commonwealth
Harvey
Dover Delawarean
Denton
50,000 Cabbage Plants Ready by March End
A. W. Short & Co report 50,000 cabbage plants will be ready by the last of March. Hyacinths are now ready from the same supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Short & Co
Real estate transfers recorded in the Clerk's office
A series of transfers includes Carlton G. Bradley to Albert S. Handy for 1000 acres in Second district at 2000 dollars, Elise V. Tufft to Aaron K. Wrightson in Preston Lot 82 100, Henry Medford to Harry Billboard 172 acres at 7000 dollars, and multiple other deeds from William R. Warren Jesse W. Porter Martha Boyce John A. McCrea Martha J. Short Frederick Betton and Samuel Oberholtzer, Addison A. Christian and wife to J. J. Pinder, and more across Second Federalsburg Greensboro Ridgely and other locales with varied parcel counts and prices. The list records numerous transfers and prices, reflecting ongoing real estate activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton G. Bradley
Albert S. Handy
Elise V. Tufft
Aaron K. Wrightson
Preston
Henry Medford
Harry Bilbrough
Thomas A. Smith
James H. Pritchett
Walter R. Warren
Jesse W. Porter
Second District
Martha Boyce
Greensboro
John A. McCrea
Martha J. Short
Federalsburg
Frederick Betton
Shemuel Oberholtzer
First District
Willard S. Booth
Walter Sapp
Goldsboro
Samuel B. Qoberholtzer
Christian H. Still
Edward YF. Nuttle
Sarah J. Swiss
Harry E. Lane
C. Clarence Deen
Charles Beulah
Anna Edwards
Pearl Edwards
Addison A. Christian
J. J. Pinder
J. Herman Noble
N. F. Andrew Et al
Clinton Morris
Henry T. Nuttle
Charles Thomas
John Hollina
Mary I. Holmes
Vachel Downes
Benjamin Ernest Reed
Ridgely
Ambition of Women and Spring Business Outlook
Miscellaneous note observes that men favor women seeking larger business success as supporters. It mentions farmers buying little fertilizer due to crop cost uncertainties. As spring opens, business activity increases and prospects brighten for legitimate industry. landscapes become livelier and greener with continued spring weather.
Smithson Visit of Nelsons to Rhodesdale Woman
Mrs Nelson English and her young son from Rhodesdale visit Mrs R F Coleman, staying with the household as they travel.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Frank Tucker
Rector’s Guild
J. S. Hollingsworth
Newman D. Richards
North British and Mercantile Insurance Co
Denton Post Office
Anna N. Shure
Martin M. Wright
Howard Towers
J. Hall White
Roy M. Messick
K. W. Short
Short
Town Hall
May Thompson
Near East Relief Fund
Christian Endeavor State
Towson
Washington College
Ernest Griffith
Howard Melvin, Jr
Ross D. Murphy
William Kinsey
Blue Ridge College
Church of the Brethren
Ae R
Mr. Trippe
Miss Tubbs
Templeville
Smithville
Grove
THE
Ridgely News
James Callahan
St. Menedict’s Church
Joseph Lee
Joseph and
Carroll Callahan
Cordova
Fred Wood
Lewis Rhodes
Queen Anne
William Ringgold
Jed Long
St. Joseph's
Callahan
Alexander Callahan
Howard
Herman
Earl
Bessie
Mattie
Mary
W. F. Towers
Herbert Hammond
Roland Porter
Stevensville
Ridgely Baptist Church
Baker
Main Street
Lord God
Elijah
St. Patrick's Day
Reformed Church
China Famine Relief Fund
Elsie Matthews
J. M. Haymaker
Florence Laird
Harry Swann
Elizabeth Flounders
Emma Day
Frank White
Vergie Reninger
Denton Choral Club
Pearl Dill
J. . Walls
Evelyn
Alexander Gooden
Henderson
C. D. Sharpless
George Clayville
R. H. Dill
Charles Herzog
Charles Hammond
Maple Avenue
First Avenue West
Harry Nickerson
Grace
Marcus Hook
Belle Andrews
J. S. Ober
Kranz Hotel
David Stayer
Shaw
Ambrose Taylor
T. L. Day
David Holsinger
Paul Holsinger
Seattle
Price
Edith Quigg
C. L. Herzog
Coursey Hemmons
Tolson
Geyser
Methodist
Grace Thompson
Myrtle
Robert Jarrell
Galdsboro
John Jarrell
David Barton
Tuckahoe
Easton Hospital
Samuel ‘Thomas
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Mary Hagadone
Margaret Saulsbury
Grippe
L. A. Robinson
Laura Godwin
Russell Swann
Samuel Bear
T. A. Smith
Orphan's Court Proceedings
Cann
N. Coursounn
Thomas J. Williams
Henry F. Bell
Smithson
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