Local notices and events mix in Caroline County
Local dispatches report the government nullified a $24 ton order. Several town items note meetings, theatre events, and appointments including a parkers theatre show with Fairbanks, a new explosive licensor for Caroline, and a food administration discussion on tomatoes. Obituaries and incidents across Denton, Queen Anne, Ridgely, and surrounding areas are listed with community updates and thrift stamp totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Washington Dispatch
James E. Pott
Church Hill
Harry T. Moore
Tuckahoe
Farmers of
Delaware
Dover
Farmers’ Club
J. HL. Smith
Ridgely
Maryland Packers and Prowers
Douglas Fairbanks
Parkers New Theatre
L. B. Towers
Caroline County
State Oratorical Association of Maryland Colleges
Washington College
Red Cross
George C. Moore
Queen Anne
U.S. Food Administration
George C. Skirven Widelp
Parker's Theatre
J. Harry Rose
Hall Tailoring
Baltimore
Choptank Tribe
Robert Gibson
W. F. Jackson
Gibson
W. George Smith
State Tax Commission
Caroline
Henry Urry
M. L Beck
Denton
T. O. Crowe
Denton Ceme
婚礼与社交新闻在特拉普顿城的军营准新婚夫妇
3月2日星期六在斯帕坦斯堡军营举行露天婚礼 新娘Florence Louie Parker来自弗吉尼亚 新郎Webster S. Blades来自巴尔的摩 由牧师H W Forenton主持 证婚人为Wraymond Russell及其妻 之后在Cleland酒店举行晚宴 新娘将居住于Spartansburg Oakland大街22号 律师出身的Blades来自Choptank 现任1st Pioneer Infantry旅指挥L Co 备受知情人关注 其后多对新人及军人家庭的聚会报道继续提及多位人士及在外地的婚事与调动计划
Fire Bures in Tuckahoe Neck homes in high winds
Fires raged Sunday at two houses in Tuckahoe Neck. Walter Calloway’s residence on the Alfred Wilson or Clement Harrington farm burned rapidly with only a small lot of furniture saved. Mrs Calloway and children found relatives while Mr Calloway sought help nearby. A separate blaze at Wilbert P Butler’s farm damaged interiors and was hard to extinguish due to strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Calloway
Alfred Wilson
Clement Harrington
Tuckahoe Neck
Wames
Mrs. Calloway
Mr. Calloway
Wilbert P. Butler
Vasti Garey
Ladies' Aid Meets at Adams Home on Tuesday
Mrs. Mollie Holt spent Thursday with Mere. Clarence Adams attends with Miss Altha Adams visiting Wilmington. The Ladies' Aid will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs D BR Adams on Tuesday the 26th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodenhawk
Mollie Holt
Mere
Clarence Adams
Altha Adams
Wilmington
Aid
D. BR. Adams
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Henry M Cade
Mr and Mrs Henry M Cade express thanks to those who helped during their brother’s illness and to friends who braved the violent wind to attend his funeral. The Sunshine Poultry Farm this week received a 60 chick order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Cade
Sunshine Poultry Farm
Mrs Elizabeth Smith Cahall Rites At Hickman District
Mrs Elizabeth Smith Cahall of near Hickman died Saturday after a fourteen week illness at 77. Funeral services were led by Rev Tay lor of Greenwood and Rev George L Hardesty of Seaford. She is survived by husband Alfred Cahall three daughters four sons twenty six grandchildren and six great grandchildren along with siblings and nieces nephews. A box and shadow social sale at Adamsville school is planned for Friday night March 22 with a possible postponement if stormy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Smith Cahall
Alfred H. Cahall
Hickman
Mr. Taylor
Greenwood
George L. Hardesty
Seaford
John Everngain
Denton
Professor Mortis
E. O. Anderson
Lillie Melsin
Samuel Jester
Melvin Wheatley
Concord
George Whawley
Herbert Beauchamp
T. H. Abluney
James Breeding
Lide
Marie
Philadelphia
E.W. Brown
Epworth League
Emma Bullock
Smithville
C. C. Stevens
Lillie Melvin
Baltimore
Grace Adams
John M. Adams
August Zimmerman
Dover
Wim. Croll
Nettie Haymond
Tilghman Meloney
Harmony Patrons Meeting and Local Events
A patrons meeting at the school featured Prof. Jump of Proton High School and Mr. Oliver Wright speaking on Red Cross work and Thrift Stamps. A collision near Charles Collins' yard injured no one, followed by various local incidents, weather damage, and community notices including services, entertainments, and social events.
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Prof. Jump
Proton High School
Oliver Wright
Jump
Red Cross
Wright
Saulsbury Garey
Denton
Melton Willis
Friendship
Charles Collins
Garey
Willis
Eugene Ferrins
W. H. Collins
Preston
W. P. Wills
Owas
Solomon Beulah
J. McLain Brown
Christian Endeavor
Webster Todd
A. J. Todd
Roland Thomas
Foote Canning Supt Visits Farmers. Local Injuries Noted
Mr August Helliich superintendent of Foote Canning Company spent Saturday among farmers inviting contracts via Mr George Collier. John Lane of Templeville was blown from a fodder rack sustaining a fractured shoulder and was taken to Easton hospital. Mrs Daniel Heck keeps hens laying eggs from top hens daily. Elizabeth Tharp visiting her mother Mrs Erwin Coleman. Conrad Faulkner visiting relatives in Winningeton. A Sunday wind storm caused fodder tick damage. Albert Elliott Jr of Chester Pa visiting friends here. Mary Spicher spent the weekend at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Helliich
Foote Canning Company
George Collier
John Lane
Templeville
Easton Hospital
Daniel Heck
Elizabeth Tharp
Erwin Coleman
Conrad Faulkner
Winningeton
Albert Elliott, Jr
Chester
Mary Spicher
Sunday School Reorganization by Rev Scarborough
American Corner will reorganize next Sunday morning March 17 led by Pastor Rev Mr Scarborough. Miss Mabel Fleetwood of Wilmington visited her aunt Mrs Frank Collins nearby over Sunday. Miss Anna Warren stayed with her uncle Mr Ambrose Griffith and family. Winds last Sunday caused damage around the area. Mr Wesley Towers bought a new piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Scarborough
Mabel Fleetwood
Wilmington
Frank Collins
Anna Warren
Ambrose Griffith
Wesley Towers
Red Rock tomato seed offered by W J Blackiston
W J Blackiston advertises Red Rock tomato seed for sale at £2590 per pound by parcel post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rock
W. J. Blackiston
Parcel Post
Severe Sunday wind damages farm house and injuries noted
A Sunday wind storm caused extensive damage including a tree toppled roof damage at the farm dwelling owned by Dr M Hates Stephens and tenanted by John Baker. Carriage house collapsed remain details. Several people sustained injuries from accidents and household incidents while several residents and visitors were noted in social updates and ill son reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hates Stephens
John Baker
Alt
Garrett
Llawn
Brown son of Rachel Brown dies at Brown's Mills New Jersey
Mrs Rachel Brown reports the death of her son Charles C Brown shortly after midnight at a sanatorium in Brown's Mills New Jersey where he was treated for nervous trouble He had been in Lake Placid New York over a year and moved to Brown's Mills a week earlier for warmer climate He was raised near Greensboro and had worked for a New York brokerage firm He is survived by his mother and one brother John C Brown of Lebanon Pennsylvania.
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Rachel Brown
Charles C. Brown
Brown's Mills
N. J
Lake Placid
N. Y
Greensboro
New York
John C. Brown
Lebanon
G. Earl Nichols
Neva
C. E. Butler
Warren
Nichols
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Edgar Anderson
Bridgeville
Chas, Jackson
New Castle
Mary Jackon
Chas. A. Tauber
Whiladelphia
Mary A. Joiner
Win. A. Joiner
Sallie McKnott
Pearl Laramore
J. Calvin Smith
Katie Russell
Philadelphia
William Totheroh
Camp Meade
Geo. Mitchell
Clayton Nichols
George Nichols
Cornelius Baggs
Atlantic City
Luther Dill
M. P. Conference
N. Charles St
Baltimore
Luther F. Warner
Maryland
M. P
T. Pliny Fisher
William S. Crouse
T. O. Crouse
T. P. Fisher
T. F. Johnson
Jennie P. Moore
John T. Harris
John A. Mackintosh
J. E. Smith
Preston
Williston
J. A. Trazzare
Denton M. E. Church
Wilmington
Dover
J. L. Everngain
Epworth League of
C. T. Wyatt
Methodist Protestant Church
Measles Epidemic Lowers School Attendance
An epidemic of measles reduced attendance to five on Wednesday. Mrs Harry Sparks left Friday for Philadelphia to spend several weeks. Mrs O M Hignatt of Williston visits her daughter Mrs James Thawley. Miss Ahna E Thompson visits relatives in Pottsville Pa for a couple weeks. Mr H Lay Deaven spent days in Salisbury. Miss Belle Connolly of Easton visiting relatives. Mr Chas Jarrell spent part of the week in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sparks
Philadelphia
O. M. Hignatt
Williston
James Thawley
Ahna E. Thompson
Pottsville
H. Lay Deaven
Salisbury
Belle Connolly
Easton
Chas. Jarrell
Washington
Box Social Net Wins Forty Eight Dollars for Church
The box social at the school house last Thursday evening by the Junior Aid raised about forty eight dollars for church benevolence. Miss Isabell Carroll had guests and hosts Friday with Mildred Collins Lorna and Cora Mudge and Ollie Hastings Gilbert Collins. Mildred Collins of Harmony visited Miss Isabell Carroll. Mrs. W. E. Pritchett and Mrs. W. T. Carroll were guests of Mrs. Wm. Cheetum Tuesday. Several children have measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Aid
Isabell Carroll
Mildred Collins
Lorna
Cora Mudge
Ollie Hastings
Gilbert Collins
Harmony
W. E. Pritchett
W. T. Carroll
Poplar Neck Social News and Visits
Miss Ethel Cheezum returns home from Centre ville after time with her brother Harry Cheezum. Earl Sennett of Marcus Hook comes home from the home of B oN Chambers. Emmet Perry and family spent Sunday with Annie Chambers near Harmony. J E Cheeszum and Willie Chambers visited in Centreville Sunday. Miss Mary Cheezum visits relatives in Ridgely.
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Ethel Cheezum
Harry Cheezum
Centreville
Earl Sennett
Marcus Hook
B. On. Chambers
Emmet Perry
Annie Chambers
Harmony
J. E. Cheeszum
Willie Chambers
Mary Cheezum
Ridgely
Caroli nian Views Paris and Versailles Visit
Lieutenant Hackett H. Downes writes from Paris on February 18 during furlough about a beautiful city. He details a day at Versailles noting its vast 700 acres of gardens statues and fountains and visits Napoleon's Arch of Triumph and tomb praising French architecture and originality.
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Paris
Versailles
Hackett H. Downes
Louis Viv
Napoleon
France
Jurors Named for April Court in Local Proceedings
Sheriff Rice completes juror summons for the April term listing 40 names including Coleman Carter Gough Jarman Lane Green Swann Rawlings Newnam Moore Smith Deen Blades Beauchamp Garey Garrett Clark Dennis Hubbard Messick Turner Proctor Andrews Kinder Trice Smith Mowbray Rosser Nabb Schlegel Cade Wilson Cannon Wright Thompson Ringgold Hoffman Jackson Cherry Day Lynch Smith Covey Alford Everngain Beauchamp Dew. The court will replace I A Morris with a new juror after Morris moved to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Rice
David I. Coleman
John I. Carter
T. H. Gough
Marion E. Jarman
J. Frank Lane
Thomas P. Green
Ralph Swann
Raymond Rawlings
Martin K. Newnam
Harry H. Moore
Goldsborough Smith
William H. Deen
George L. Blades
J. Walter Beauchamp
Owen C. Garey
A. Thurman Garrett
Thomas G. Clark
Jesse T. Dennis
Albert F. Hubbard
Arthur J. Messick
Charles M. Turner
Burton Proctor
Charles E. Andrews
Harry E. Kinder
Lewis Trice
William A. Smith
William A. Mowbray
John Rosser
T. Db. Nabb
Thomas A. Schlegel
Nathan J. Cade
G. L. Wilson
William T. Cannon
E. F E. Wright
WW. L. Thompson
Bernard Ringgold
Walter J. Hoffman
Charles W. Jackson
Charles Cherry
Thomas L. Day
C. D. Lynch
O. B. Smith
Walter T. Covey
Wiliam A. Alford
Charles J. Everngain
Fred H. Beauchamp
James Dew
I. A. Morris
Mr. Morris
Wilmington
Death of Rev Chesley of St Michaels
A St Michaels minister Rev J W Chesley died after a lingering illness at his Chestnut street residence at 4 a m Thursday His funeral was held Friday at Christ Church with Bishop W F Adams and Rev W E Allen officiating The community mourns its oldest resident born in Baltimore on April 15 1825 and would have turned 93 if he had lived to another birthday
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Mr. Chesley
St. Michaels
Easton Star-Democrat
J. W. Chesley
Chestnut Street
Christ Church
W. F. Adams
Haston
W. E. Allen
Baltimore
Templeville Family Returns to Collingswood NJ
Templeville and Mr H W Temple along with their family, long based in Philadelphia, have moved back to Collingswood New Jersey, where they had previously resided for several years.
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Templeville
H. W. Temple
Philadelphia
Collingswood
N. J
Draft Notices For Denton Area Examined For Army
Notices mailed to men from Denton Federalsburg Ridgely and surrounding towns chosen by the selective draft to appear near Denton on March 8 for army examination. Includes transfers from other boards and lists many names with residence numbers and towns. Also a letter to editors discusses the rising cost of living and teachers salaries during wartime and calls for salary increases to match inflation and increased workload.
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Denton
Willard W. Schuyler
Federalsburg
Henry Pettyjohn
Carroll Wilson
Lewis Turner Newlin
Greensboro
R. Francis Coursey
Hamer
Harry Thomas
Ridgely
Lawrence E. Lynch
Erasmus Dunning
Hobbs
Alonzo L. Bridegroom
Preston
Frank Andrews
Henry Flowers
T. Mark Breeding
James D. Long
Benj. Franklin Rouse
Goldsboro
Edward Adams
Hillsboro
Carroll Basse
Griffin
Alton R. Messer
Clarence A. Wright
William Owens
Oscar Flamer
Clarence Frederick Lane
John Shehan
John E. Bell
Edward Weels
Wilmington
Del
Herbert Sean
Henry F. Wheatly
Baltimore
Kemp Wright
John P. Dunning
Robert Handy
Norman Thomas
Joseph Howard Perry
Clarence Elwood Spence
Leonard Wilson Adams
Leland Columbus Wright
Oscar G. Johnson
John Cox
James Earle Brown
Albert Fletcher Sisk
Foreman Alexander Perry
Wm. J. Cannon
Samuel B. Cohee
Marydel
Joseph Edward Moody
John Harvey Kimble
Gretsham
Milton W. Hurlock
Earl Levin Legates
William Wheeler
Herman G. Lewin
Joshua F. Holland
G. A. Williams
Howard Dickerson
Wayne A. Cawley
Legislative Notes in Maryland Legislature
A Maryland School for Boys near Loch Raven faces possible closure unless state takeover occurs under a special bill. A House bill to appoint school superintendents as attendance officers is under consideration in Caroline and other counties. The Senate passed a third reading on a lights-on-at-night bill. Debate preceded passage. Delegate Wright of Caroline occasionally serves as chaplain for the House. Senators Andrews and Nuttle introduced bills banning liquor on trains and reinstating bar admission, respectively.
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Maryland
Maryland School For Boys
Loch Raven
Houpse
Senate
Caroline
William J. Wright
Clouse of
Andrews
Nuttle
Orphans Court Notes With Multiple Administrators Appointed
Orphans Court met with Judges Liden Moore and Covey presiding. Reports of sales, accounts, and inventories were filed for multiple estates including Eliza J Sigler and John H Collins. Guardianship accounts for Wingate and Margaret Neal approved. Letters of administration granted and bonds filed. Probate actions include wills of Jacob Colledge and Sarah C Nichols, with administrations and distributions ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liden, Moore and Covey
Orphans’ Court
Fred R. Owens
E. A
Eliza J. Sigler
Charles B. Harrison
John H. Collins
Ida Nichols
Olin Hubbert
Edward Hubbert
Charles B. Harrison, Trustee In Chancery
Laura V. Neal
Samuel G. Nuttle
Edward W. Neal
Wingate
Margaret G. Neal
F. Elwood Fleming
Mary E. Eaton
John Fuchs
John C. Fuchs
Elizabeth Fuchs
Elisha D. Park
Georgia B. Cade
Henry M. Cade
Charles H. Whitby
Josiah A. Beck
Alonzo R. Schwaninger
Mary E. Maud Closson
William H. Closson
Sarah C. Nichols
C. A
Harvey F. Nichols
Thomas J. Wright
Isaac C. Taylor
Reputation Drives Local Specialization in Farming
The article notes that communities gain buyers by specializing in a single product. Johnson county Missouri shows this with a shorthorn cattle surge selling 53 animals for 7000 dollars in one day. Caroline county farmers likewise gain value from distinguished fruits and cattle, with cows valued at 100 to 200 dollars each.
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Johnson County
Missouri
Caroline County
Automobiling Under Difficulties Amid Serbian Flight
A Ford car earns rare praise from the commander of the First Anglo-Serbian Field Hospital describing an 800 mile retreat to Belgrade. She notes staff walked when needed and that drivers and cars performed feats beyond ordinary driving as they ferried the wounded through mud, broken bridges, and icy torrents.
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Belgrade
Knitting Output From Caro Line County Chapter
The Knitting Department reports items made since August 1 by towns Federalsburg Preston Denton Ridgely Greensboro Hillsboro totaling 295 sweaters 22 helmets 69 wristlets 18 bed socks 35 socks 66 scarfs and one convalescent robe of 81 squares.
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Caroline County
G. C. Skirven
Federalsburg
Preston
Denton
Ridgely
Greensboro
Hillsboro
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Potomoke City
State Board Committee On
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Linnle Anne Wilson
G. Herbert Williken
Pave
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S. Davis Willoughby
Stevensville
Phawley
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Purman
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H. W. Forenton
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Blades
Oakland Avenue
Lieutenant Blades
Winchester
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Choptank
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Harry B. Wolf
Fort Myer
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Newport News
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Aviation Corps
Waco
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N.Y
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Cordova
Heatrice Welch
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Queen Anne's National Bank
Clifton Lard
Marc Bryant
Hog Island
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Roy Gordon
Thomas C. West
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George F. Robinson
Howard Shields
Jane J. Moore
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Athantic City
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Ridgely High School
Newcome
Rip
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EL. M. Cade
Harvey Clark
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Harry Williamson
Bellwood
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Newark
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Indianapolis
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Shadelands
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T. J. Day
Cuba
W. W. Seward
Mire
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Queenstown
J. J. Ivison
Ada Matthews
Lapham
Annie Turner
Mires
William Catinon
J. R. Bicking
Emma
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AL G. Saulsbury
William Davis
St. John’s College
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Jonas Shaper
Pennsylvania
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Henry Barrow
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J. T. Richardson
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Edinburgh
Burrsville
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C. J. Cahall
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Wyoming
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John Singer
Eva A. Thawley
Coursey Hammond
Barrington
R. I. Thawley
Lydia Hardesty
Brownsville
Robert Thawley
Wesley
Vertie Cahall
Harrington
Michael Lo
Austine Stafford
Freeborn Illwanger
Elsie Benson
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Board of Education
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