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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1927
Page
5
Maryland Day is a public holiday. seed oats at $1 per bushel from Nuttle Milling Co Denton MD. News lists church suppers fundraisers, revival meetings, concerts, and community events across Caroline County with dates March 23 26 and 24 25. Community health, Bible Institute, and mail service updates accompany notices from Denton and surrounding towns.
The Ladies' Aid entertained guests Friday evening March 11 in the Sun day School room of the M E Church honoring the side with most new members. A program featured singing and readings by local performers, with the Orme Orchestra providing music. Miss Marian E B West and Mr Raymond W Elliott were married at Rev T O Crouse's home last Sunday afternoon. The couple plans a wedding trip in the South. Other local happenings include visitors from Baltimore and trips to Washington and Snow Hill, with some illnesses noted.
Mary Katherine Voss, wife of James W. Voss, died of a heart attack while visiting her son in Wilmington after nearly ten years of illness. Born 68 years ago to James Bayard and Annie Garrett Meloney, she leaves three children, Norwood Voss of Wilmington, Martin and Annie of Denton, and a bereaved husband. Funeral services were held March 11 at the home, with interment in Denton cemetery. Also noted: Mrs. Mary E. Hill, 90, died in East Denton after pneumonia and old age. funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Denton cemetery. William Pierce Clark, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Clark of Henderson, died in Easton Hospital of pneumonia and measles after falling ill last Saturday. Funeral held yesterday at the Henderson home, interment in Greensboro cemetery.
The Sunday School meets at 9 45 a m next Sunday with the lesson The Christian's Hope. The sermon at eleven will be The Misunderstandings Caused By The Cross, third in the series The Cross. At 7 30 p m an illustrated sermon titled The Friends and Friendships of Jesus. Next Sunday afternoon the Every Member Canvass runs from 1 to 3 p m with two by two visits to homes to raise funds seen as God's business. G J Hooker Pastor.
A flurry of visiting relatives and friends fills Greensboro over the weekend. Edward Morgan of Philadelphia and his family joined local gatherings, as did Oscar Eskridge and Harvey Dunning with their kin. Numerous Wilmington and Wilmington area guests, plus Philadelphia visitors, kept households busy with calls, dinners, and social visits throughout the town.
A committee of Mrs. Lida Murphy Mrs. Myrtle Cohee and Miss Bessie Spafford met with Mrs. L H Thomas last Friday to revise the Andersontown Hobbs Community Club constitution and by laws. Local social notices list numerous guests visiting and visiting hosts across Greensboro Ridgely Dagsboro Goldsboro and nearby areas with various family connections. J H Dandy will lead the Christian Endeavor service tomorrow evening.
Mrs Edna Cahall hosted guests from Delawares Middletown and Rising Sun while Rev H N Bailey led Sunday services after Sunday School at 10 with evening preaching at 7 30. Local visits included Washington Jester and I J Moore and others with several households on sickness and entertaining duties.
The Twentieth Century Community Club met on the 9th at the Hopkins home with many members present. Officers elected: Mrs W R Dulin president, Mrs J B Todd vice president, Mrs E W Lane secretary, Mrs Gilbert Lane treasurer. Next meet is March 22 at the Dulin home. Miss Spafford to share 1928 ideas. Supper at Choptank on the 23rd promised. warm welcome extended.
Funeral of Captain Samuel C Walters held at home on First Avenue with Rev Leelan Jackson preaching and burial at Millington. Survived by wife, a daughter and four grandchildren. Also reports on Parent-Teachers Association meeting, shop notices, school bus accident injuring Frank Brown, upcoming minstrel show, and numerous social visits and church events in Ridgely with multiple named residents and locations.
Smithville community columns report Sunday visits among residents near Barratt's Chapel Tuckahoe Neck Seaford Federalsburg and American Corner with several families hosting and visiting. Bloomery Church Ladies Aid meets March 30 at Mrs Joseph Spence. preaching at 3 pm and Sunday School at 2 pm.
Ridgely and nearby towns report visits and illnesses. Mrs John Hannaberry and Mrs Ralph Meredith in Tuckahoe Neck receive updates about health. Miss Neelen Selin of Baltimore visits Mrs Biger. Mrs Leonard McKnett and children from Easton visit town. Swing Brothers start strawberry crate manufacturing and several residents recover from illness. Rev Harry Zeigler journeys to Pennsylvania. Mr Henry Shoemaker injures a crushed hand. Old cooling station being dismantled. Mrs Mamie Smith from Centreville spends Sunday here.
Burrsville society reports recent visits to Wilmington Chester and Philadelphia by Mrs Powell Hopkins and family. Easton guests included Mrs Earl Ivins and relatives. Local hosting included Mr and Mrs Alfred Raughley entertaining the Mite Society. Several town residents, including Miss Iva Moore and Master Burnley Wyatt, are noted visiting relatives and changing jobs locally.
Marydel residents hosted guests including Foster and Ernest Dill of Wilmington and Seeney, Schweitzer of Hartly, and John Stafford family. Heather and daughter visited Mrs Evans. Rosiene Secotton hosted Genevieve Cooper of Greensboro. Mrs Sparks attended a funeral in Oxford for her brother Sinclair. Dailey and Davis families noted in Denton and Hartly, with Oxford and Hillsboro day trips.
St Pauls Guild holds a Saturday market in Mr Thomspons office on March 19 at 3 pm offering ham chicken potato salad rolls biscuits pies and cakes. Various local residents and visitors are listed as guests and attendees, with social visits and a quiet wedding noted. The Community Club meets with a cafeteria supper planned for March 19 and the seniors present a play titled Fickle Fortune.
Harmony Community Club held its March 9 meeting with a roll call on child health. Miss Spafford demonstrated nutrition and Marguerite Steenken and Elsie Messick served cocoa and cookies. March 23 will feature fancy stitches. Several local residents visited Mary E. DuHadway and relatives in Easton, Preston, Baltimore, Trappe, and Preston.
The University of Maryland Extension Service will host a horticultural school in the Court House Fasten on March 17 18 and 19 for orchardists and farmers with talks by E C Aucher A F Vierheller S B Shaw P D Sanders and R A Jehle A forestry planting demo on March 24 at 9 a m on Ira H Samis property adjoining Isaac Fleetwoods farm West Denton John C Curry supervising one acre or 1200 loblolly pine seedlings from the State Forestry Nursery College Park The loblolly pine is fast growing suited to Eastern Shore conditions Seed corn selection demos continue county wide during the week of March 1 An all day women’s meeting in Denton at the Community Club House Franklin and Second Streets on March 24 from 10 a m includes registration demonstrations canned meats and vegetables by cold pack and pressure cooker Miss Margaret McPheeters nutrition specialist luncheon at 12 15 then activities 1 30 to 3 30 with Orme’s Orchestra reading and various demonstrations and talks by local figures and Miss V M Kellar State Home Demonstration Agent University of Maryland.
The court met with Judges West Harper and Shawn and transact ed business including final and first accounts for Frederick P Roe Emma Shufelt and others, inventories releases from banks, letters of administration granted to Oliver W Handy, appraisers named, and several rent and debt accounts approved. Executors Coxs and Coxs filed their first and final administration account which the court approved.
County schools show outstanding winter attendance at Chestnut Grove noted for Miss Ruth McCrea. Despite a small building the class with about 35 of 36 pupils present, health and vigor appear linked to regular play on intermission breaks. Visitors observe happy, healthy children, suggesting play activities boost fitness and classroom performance.
Mr and Mrs John Adams entertained guests on Sunday including Mr and Mrs Don Harmon and Mr John Morris of Greenwood Earl Robinson and Miss Edna Adams Sunday School and preaching at Bloomery marked the last service before conference Mrs Edward Brown and Miss Grace Adams of Federalsburg visited with Misses Blanche and Pennington Horsey and two children of Tuckahoe Neck Rita Seely hosted Todd's Church Aid at her home last Wednesday Ira Adams of Horsem Pa visited relatives here over the weekend
The last quarterly Denton M E Church conference named trustees stewards recording and district stewards and numerous committees for church and parsonage property, Sunday School, Ladies Aid, and missionary societies. The Ladies Aid of St Pauls Methodist Greensboro held its year end meeting March 10, reporting 2206 dollars raised for parsonage and hall improvements.
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