Denton Area News Briefs and Local Notices
Local gardens and car sales headline a Denton page with notices of special sales on watches and Overland cars at William Bullock's. Reverend Hooker is asked to return for another year at Denton Methods Protestant Church. Illness delays Bible Institute events. Denton fire guards neighboring property after two dwellings burn near Greensboro. Construction bids call for a cement road between Denton and Long's Corner with state commission. School closures set for June for white and May for colored pupils under a county board decision. Regional high school principals conference held at Denton High School to discuss teaching and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Dukes
Theo
A. Tobin
Milton King
Overland
F. J. Wright
G. J. Hooker
Denton
Protestant Church
William Bullock
Bullock
Long’s Corner
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
Hillsboro- Ridgely
Melvin G. Morris
Vanity Fair
Hickman School
Clarence Porter
Carl Parker
Clifford Breeding
Floyd Breeding
George Breeding
Reese Brown
Bruce Bowdle
Virgil Torbett
Minerva Todd
Violet Breeding
Florence Hollis
Hester Wrofen
Board of Education
Christine Wilson
Federalsburg
Sue E. Wright
Burrsville
Agnes Andrew
State Normal School
J. Max Chambers
Preston
Clara Hartman
Reading
Greensboro
Kent
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Caroline
Denton High School
Cook
E. C. Fontaine
Leary
Hart
Washington College
Pitman
Harwood
Stevens
Caroline High School
Birthday of eleven and three quarters pound baby noted
Mr and Mrs Norman Marvel of Marcus Hook Pa celebrate birth of an eleven and three quarters pound boy named Noman Jr born Wednesday February 75th. Mrs Marvel is Edna V Maloney of near Burrsville. Several social visits and stays are listed among local families and out of town relatives with trips to Washington Wilmington Baltimore Annapolis and New York reflected in a social notes column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Marvel
Marcus Hook
Noman, Jr
Marvil
Edna V. Maloney
Burrsville
J. Frank Saulsbury
J. Frank Booth
Washington
Will Ewing
Wilmington
Ewing
Fred Powell
James Calall
Harrington
Wesley E. Thawley
Riverton Avenue
B. F. Greenlee
Arthur
J. W. Wooters
J. D. Stewart
Seaford
J. Hubert Dunning
Ridgewood
N. J
C. £. Dunning
Ralph Cover
Paul
Baltimore
George Horsey
Greensboro
Harry B. Mason
Easton
Cleveland Smith
Dorothy Wright
Preston
Anita Strange
Annapolis
Asbury Greaves
Coopersmith Breeding Case Returns Verdict in Elkton
David Coopersmith v William R Breeding of Federalsburg was tried at Elkton with damages sought at 2500 dollars over possession of a Federalsburg storehouse Breeding denied rental contract The court instructed the jury that Coopersmith had not proven a legal right to recover and the jury ruled for Breeding Attorneys listed for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Coopersmith
William R. Breeding
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Elkton
Coopersmith
Breeding
T. Alan Goldsborough
William J. Richards
Omar D. Crothers
Henry R. Lewis
J. Qwen Knotts
Joshua Clayton
Hillsboro Attendees and Social Roundup
February perfect attendance at Hillsboro School lists William Thompson Frederick Wright Francis Fleming Charlie Hammer Rum sey Mullikin Leslie Wright Robert Eve land Lawrence Groff Gertrude Riley Anna Wood Marion Wood Jeannette Sharp Mary Virginia Sherwood Louise Hammer Woris Sharp Stewart Sharp William Hammer Francis Short William Clark James Sherwood Mason Clopper George Wood Thomas Ire land Mildred Hill Mary States Alleen Barton Louise Wright Robert Barton Mary Louise Dodds Marie Sard Viola Sard Edna Clopper Kathleen Anuner Hilda Seward. Social visits include Mr and Mrs S Newton Smith hosting at dinner. funeral of Mrs White in Milford attended by Arthur Blot and others. Guild of St Pauls entertained at Mrs EH Lay Beaven. Dr Norris Pilchard visit. many local residents visiting relatives and friends in Chestertown, Salisbury, Farnhurst, Ridgely, Cordova, Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro School
William Thompson
Frederick Wright
Francis Fleming
Charlie Hammer
Rumsey Mullikin
Leslie Wright
Robert Eveland
Lawrence Groff
Gertrude Riley
Anna Wood
Marion Wood
Jeannette Sharp
Mary Virginia Sherwood
Louise Hammer
Woris Sharp
Stewart Sharp
William Hammer
Francis Short
William Clark
James Sherwood
Mason Clopper
George Wood
Thomas Ireland
Mildred Hill
Mary States
Alleen Barton
Louise Wright
Robert Barton
Mary Louise Dodds
Marie Sard
Viola Sard
Edna Clopper
Kathleen [Anuner
Hilda Seward
S. Newton Smith
Harry Fleming
F. A. Greaves
Denton
Arthur Blolt
Virginia
Ethel Holt
I. T. Sparklin
Mrs. White
Milford
St. Pauls
EH. Lay Beaven
W. B. Sparks
S. Thompson
William
Chestertown
Norris Pilchard
Salisbury
S. N. Pilchard
James Seward
Centreville
T. R. Seward
Edgar Blades
Oswell Callahan
Wye Landing
Ida Rice
Farnhurst
Del
Oscar Rice
Alan Pennington
Columbus
Ohio
Ella Pennington
Ohelia Shaw
Cordova
Local Families Visit and News From Cambridge Area
Cambridge residents share weekend visits with relatives across Easton Denton and Federalsburg. Highlights include the Shores and Cheezums visiting kin, a 87 year old grandmother, twin boys born to Emmett and wife, and Miss Margaret Roe and Miss Margaret Stevens seen visiting friends in Easton and nearby towns.
Church Classes Report Attendance and Donations
Queen Anne reports Wesley Bible Class attendance of 33 on Sunday morning with a mixed gender group. The school contributed 175 dollars to Missions, superintendent H. M. Morgan and assistant G. B. Stewart noted. St Pauls plans a monthly party Friday night the 26th in Community Hall. Harris Chapel praises higher church assessments. George Staten has returned home from Easton Hospital with use of crutches. St Pauls topics include Carelessness as the worst enemy. services at Harris Chapel at two and three. A St Pauls Wesley Bible Class program is planned for Sunday night and the Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. H. M. Morgan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Bible
H. M. Morgan
G. B. Stewart
St. Paul's Sunday School
Harris Chapel
George Staten
Easton Hospital
St. Paul's
St. Paul's Wesley Bible Class
Woman's Missionary Society
Social Visits Across Town and Nearby States
Mrs Alfred Griffith and daughter Jeannette and Mrs John Fletcher and daughter Virginia Lee of Preston visited Mrs Gertrude Bryan at Trappe last week. Miss Margaret Curry and Miss Josephine Bernard of Greensboro spent the week end with Miss Eloise Jarrell. Miss Carlotta Silver and a friend from Towson spent Sunday with her father Dr Silver. Miss Elizabeth Heather of Marydel was week end guest of Miss Louise Dennison. Miss Dorothy Rawlings of Greensboro spent Friday night with Miss Marguerite Griffin. Miss Marietta Heather of Marydel spent the week end with Miss Edith Lane. Mr J Frank Lane and family visited Mrs Lane's parents at Elkton on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Griffith
Jeannette
John Fletcher
Virginia Lee
Preston
Gertrude Bryan
Trappe
Margaret Curry
Josephine Bernard
Greensboro
Eloise Jarrell
Carlotta Silver
Towson
Dr. Silver
Elizabeth Heather
Marydel
Louise Dennison
Dorothy Rawlings
Marguerite Griffin
Marietta Heather
Edith Lane
J. Frank Lane
Mrs. Lane
Elkton
Upshaw Talk at Ridgely High School Encourages Perseverance
Pupils and visitors heard Congressman William D. Upshaw of Alabama speak on the motto Let Nothing Dis Courage You Never Give Up. A prize of two tickets to his Greensboro lecture went to Dan Cecil for the best definition of discourage. The event featured Rev. Morris and Rev. Matthews, with Mrs. Wheatley reviewing Home Play and a Community Club meeting discussing Better Homes contests and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Upshaw
Alabama
Greensboro
Dan Cecil
Lewis Lynch
M. E. Wheatley
S. E. Parsons Jed
Simon
Rebecca Swing
Mulberry Bush
Elsie Matthews
George Imler
U. S. Marine Corps
Mexico City
Paris Island
South Carolina
L. R. Brumbaugh
Church of the Brethren
Christian Workers
Elmer Crouse
St. Gertrude’s Academy
Dover
Joseph Lee
Ridgely
Better Homes
Ben Weaver
Ernest Jones
Gus Keeneman
Tom
Cordova
Weaver
Harry Lobb
Media
Houston Pennington
Harvey Holsinger
Frank Seward
Anna Frances
Marian Hemmons
Walter Booker
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
the Reformed Church
Jones
Herbert Jones
Mary Hagadone
Silent Watcher at New Dover Opera House This Week
Alma Bennett plays Lily Elliott in The Silent Watcher with Gertrude Astor supporting Mrs Steele. Lionel Belmore and DeWitt Jennings portray campaign and police chiefs. ensemble includes Apgie Herring, George Nicholls, Brandon Hurst and Pat Harnton. Frank Lloyd presents a human drama with Bessie Love, Glenn Hunter and Hobart Bosworth leading. March 18 and 19 feature musical synchronization and short reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Bennett
First National
Lily Elliott
Steele
Gertrude Astor
Norma Talmadge
Mrs. Steele
Lionel Belmore
Barnes
DeWitt Jennings
Apgie Herring
George Nicholls
Brandon Hurst
Pat Harnton
Frank Lloyd
Cinema Hall of Fame
New
Dover Opera House
Bessie Love
Glenn Hunter
Hobart Bosworth
Local Building Materials On Sale At Hughes Yard Near Depot
The Hughes Lumber and Coal Company advertises a large yard stock of building materials at reasonable prices and invites the public to inspect before buying elsewhere. L. & Towers & Bro. report a CANLOAD of top house and barn paint at extremely low prices, urging customers to see before purchasing. Maryland grown clover seed offered at special price by R. H. Stafford, Yurrsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Lumber and Coal Company
L. &. Towers & Bro
Maryland
R. H. Stafford
Yurrsville
Steamboats disappearance on the Eastern Shore grows
A Baltimore Sun special reports a drastic decline in steamboat service from Cambridge, Crisfield, Seaford and other ports to Baltimore. The piece traces historical routes via Pocomoke Nanticoke Choptank and notes railroads’ rise, wharf decay, and near extinction of such trade, with only two ferry lines remaining. It cites Gen. Joseph B. Seth on early dominance and the shift to rail, ending with local school news in Caroline County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Cambridge
Crisfield
Baltimore
Pocomoke River
Pocomoke City
Snow Hill
Choptank
Denton
Seaford
Del
Nanticoke River
Wicomico
Salisbury
Chester River
Chestertown
Sassafras
Susquehanna
Pocomoke
Nanticoke
Delaware
Peninsular
Joseph B. Seth
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Chesapeake
Eagle
Nathan L. Weems
General Seth
Choptank River
Baltimmore
Greensboro
Tred Avon
Easton
Easton Point
Seth
Baltimore City
Card of Thanks from Blades and Legates
Mrs. Charles Blades and Mrs. Lawrence Legates thank friends for sympathy and kindness in their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blades
Lawrence Legates
Orphans' Court Proves Multiple Wills and Appraisals
In the Orphans' Court on Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. The will of George Ralston Neal was proven and the executor qualified with bond. Creditors were to be notified and appraisers named. The will of Elizabeth A Jenkins was proven and admitted to probate. executor William E Cox qualified with bond and creditors notified with appraisers named. The will of James D Neal was filed by custodian T Pliny Fisher. executor qualified and appraisers named. David L Morris, executor of Mary Emily Wooters, filed releases for listed distributees. Mary Doerr and Frank H Doerr, administrators of Commodore H Doerr, filed account of sales of personal property, examined, approved, and ordered recorded. The will of Robert Leonard Hicks was proven and admitted to probate. The will of Catherine A Kinnamon was proven and admitted to probate. A local vendor advertised coal yard stock near the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
George Ralston Neal
E. T. Orme
Harry S. Cooper
Elizabeth A. Jenkins
William E. Cox
Harry W. Davis
Charles W. Hackett
James D. Neal
T. Pliny Fisher
Thomas H. Everngain
David L. Morris
Mary Emily Wooters
George Gottwals
Florence Gottwals
Grace Gottwals
Mary Elizabeth Gottwals
George W. Wooters
Ethel Louise Bishop
Mary Doerr
Remembrances of Local Citizens Pass Away in Week
Mrs Rhoda A Kemp 66 wife of Capt James T Kemp died suddenly February 27 near Federalsburg after long illness. Survived by husband and stepdaughters Myrtle Toro Ruth Tubbs and Mrs John Todd. Funeral at Chestnut Grove Church and interment Concord cemetery. Rev F C MacSorley and Rev C H Atkins officiated. Mrs Sarah Frances Porter 64 wife of Henry Porter Greensboro died of pneumonia at home Sunday night. Survived by husband seven sons Ernest C Porter Robert Porter Roland Porter Fred Porter Jesse W Porter Harvey Porter and daughter Mrs Lawrence Larrimore. Funeral Wednesday with Rev W O Bennett. Mr Robert Leonard Hicks 53 of Greensboro died in Philadelphia after weeks illness. Survived by widow mother Harriett Hicks and children Frank Hicks and Mary Hicks. Funeral Sunday in Greensboro M E Church with Rev W O Bennett. Interment Greensboro cemetery. Mr Thomas Jefferson Williams Federalsburg prominent citizen died Saturday after stroke. He was 71. Survived by widow and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday conducted by Rev C M Elderdice with Revs G E McDorman and T S Holt. Mr George Williamson Bethlehem resident died Friday March 9 at daughter Mrs Charles Blades home aged 72. Paralyzed since Tuesday. Survived by daughters Mrs Charles Blades and Mrs Lawrence Legates. Mr August L Haupt recently moved to Caroline from New York died near Hobbs Saturday at 58. Pneumonia. Funeral Monday at home. Rev H Drews officiated. Interment Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda A. Kemp
James T. Kemp
Federalsburg
Afr
Kemp
Myrtle Toro
Dallas
Texas
Ruth Tubbs
Baltimore
John Todd
Chestnut Grove
Concord Cemetery
F. C. MacSorley
C. H. Atkins
Sarah Frances Porter
Henry Porter
Greensboro
Ernest C. Porter
Cumberland
Robert Porter
Washington
Roland Porter
Stevensville
Fred Porter
Wilmington
Jesse W
Clayton
Harvey Porter
Lawrence Larrimore
Denton
W. O. Bennett
Robert Leonard Hicks
Philadelphia
Hicks
Harriett Hicks
Del
Frank Hicks
Gathersville
N. Y
Mary Hicks
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Jefferson Williams
C. M. Elderdice
Crisfield
G. E. McDorman
T. S. Holt
George Williamson
Bethlehem
Charles Blades
Williamson
Lawrence Legates
August L. Haupt
Caroline
New York
Hobbs
H. Drews
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Denton Cemetery
Federalsburg Odd Fellows Welcomes Large New Class
Federalsburg Federal Lodge No. 35 I O O F conferred degrees on a large local class at the Masonic Temple on Monday evening. The degree staff from Miller Lodge Easton and speakers including Rev. George J. Hooker and A T Lane addressed members and visitors from Denton Centreville and other areas. The lodge is noted as progressive with prominent county and state business and religious figures among its membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Lodge
Federalsburg
Masonic Temple
Miller Lodge
Easton
George J. Hooker
Liberty Lodge
New Market
Maryland
A. T. Lane
New Haven
Conn
Wesley Thawley
Caroline Bar
Denton
J. Virgil Moore
M. K. Newnam
Cecil Blake
C. C. Merriken
Co. S. Kauffman
C. H. Stewart
J. H. Summerfield
Walter George
G. J. Hooker
Centreville Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Dorchester County
William H. Wix
duPont Boulevard
White Oak
Smyrna
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Wheatley
Second Streets
Market and
Franklin
Bank Alley
Second Street
Market Street
LF. Zink
Brooklyn
Palestine
Harry M. Collins
International Bible Students Association
Johor
Andersontown
Denton Community Club
Bete Sippel
California
Federation of Women's Clubs
Fritz
P. R. Fisher
Hillsboro
George Shores
Harry Thomas
Harry Cheezum
D. C. Gullette
Henry Cheezum
Frank Roe
Margaret Roe
Louise Cheezum
Charlie Johnson
William Perry
Soo
Billy
Stork
Emmett Perry
J. A. Davis
Margaret Stevens
George Stafford
Fred Wright
Queen Anne
Goldsboro
Journal
Ines
Rep
Vratt O
Mack Molas
Atodere Weis
Aaron T. Oreigie
J. Roland Dashiell
Somerset County
Theodore Wells Pietsch
John T. Carter
J. Owen Knotts
Frederick B. Nuttle
Frederic N. Nichols
Benjamin H. Johnson
J. Roland Chaffinch
William I. Norris
THE
Ridgely News
Melvin E. Wheatley
Edward Pearsaul
Swing
Jonas Shane
John Hoffman
Warren Richard
Leonard Dean
Tom Temple
J. T. Moore
Carlton Marvel
Mervyn Seward
Aberdeen
Melvin SE
Lemuel Hicks
Melvin FE
Mary Laird
Lawrence Lynch
Mortis Goldstein
Samuel Hear
Margaret McCloud
Thomas McCloud
Girard College
Church House
Charles L. Hobbs
Central Avenue
Will Mason
Ruthsburg
Harry Zeigler
Sue Hamilton
Oxford
Watson Booker
A. D. Stanton
A. S. Thompson
Harry Holsinger
Mary Cooper
Mary Hoffman
Paul Holsinger
Our County
Wicomio
Our
Federalsburg High
Greensboro High
Preston High
Friendship
Moore’s
Garey's
Central
Oaks
Cedar Grove
Barcus
Maryden
Camp Grove
American Corner
Concord
Howards
Harmony
Jonestown
John’s
Odd Fellows
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