Local notes on spring events and Maryland Day
The column lists spring activities and local news from Denton and surrounding towns. Highlights include hotel and steamship plans at Love Point, a new depot for the Maryland Delaware Virginia Railway at Tuckahoe, and social notices such as obituaries and school events. The piece notes Maryland Day observances, renovations at Garey’s school, and a fatal accident near Hurlock. It also mentions discutirions on garbage disposal near the Denton causeway, a wrecking of a gasoline powered wood sawing outfit, and census research by Rev. R W Brooking on Eastern Shore industries.
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Maryland
Leonard Calvert
St. Mary's
State Board of Education
Edgar C. Ross
Denton
Young Wright's Sad Death At Tuckahoe Station
Frederick Folk Wright aged 20, railway agent at Tuckahoe, perished in a fire that destroyed the station and flour mill. Initial theories cite an oil lamp explosion igniting a spill of oil. his remains found after the blaze. Funeral held at Denton cemetery with local clergy and the Heptaphes in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Folk Wright
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Tuckahoe
Mr. Wright
C. E. Turner
Ohn Cade
Bell Telephone
Cade
Messrs. Turner
David Barton
C. A. Pentz
Friends
Wright
James I. Wright
East
Denton
Death of Mr Alfred Sigler of Ridgely
Mr Alfred Sigler prominent Ridgely resident died Saturday afternoon at Union Protestant Hospital Baltimore from impoverished blood after a prior surgical check showed no organ trouble. native of Paterson New Jersey moved to Ridgely forty years ago he was a farmer and former postmaster and church member. Survived by wife two brothers John A Sigler and George Sigler sister Mrs Richard Carter and son William who died in 1892. Funeral held Monday at home Rev W E Habbart officiated choir sang. remains taken to Paterson for interment Tuesday after his sixty ninth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sigler
Ridgely
Union Protestant Hospital
Baltimore
Sigler
Paterson
New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Isaac J. Sigler
Service in Greensboro honors hymn writer Fanny Crosby
On Thursday evening Rev J P Otis conducted a memory service for Fanny Crosby. World famous hymns were sung and readings given. A good congregation greatly enjoyed the service. Alfred Smith purchased a new saw mill outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Otis
Fanny Crosby
Alfred Smith
Card of Thanks for Mill Fire Efforts
I wish to thank everyone who endeavored to save my mill and contents, which were burned on Wednesday morning. Their efforts were fully appreciated. W. I. KEEFER.
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W. I, Keefer
Maryland Day program at Burrsville school observed
Burrsville teachers and pupils plan an observance of Maryland Day on Friday afternoon April 1 with a patrons meeting to discuss topics including two rooms decorations and ways to engage students. Pupils Wesley Thawley and John Stallman argue ambition over money while Artie Baker and Addie Orwell argue the opposite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley E. Thawley
John Stallman
Artie Baker
Addie Orwell
Union Methodist Protestant Church
Messrs
J.B. Baughley
W. BP. Stafford
W. T. Harvey
A. T. Porter
Homer Melvin
PS. Raughley
W. E. Cahall
W. E. Cheezum
Arlington Price
Alfred Hopkins
Alfred Raughley
A.tr. Porter
T. Wesley Porter
Christian Endeavor Society
T. Wilton Porter
Samuel JL. Young
Armours Seek Storage for Sugar for Strawberry Season
The Armours plan storing thousands of pounds of sugar to be used for the coming strawberry crop. They leased the Alliance cannery for that purpose this season. Saulsbury Bros. report owning three automobiles and expanding pea acreage to 2100 acres. The Alliance Canning Company and Saulsbury Cos. are canning for the tomato season, with white potato plantings 500 acres greater than last year, from Cordova to Greensboro. Day Swing & Co. will run their cannery to full capacity, idle previously. Farmers rush to prepare for crops as white potato planting nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armours
Alliance
Saulsbury Bros
Alliance Canning Company
Saulsbury Cos
J. H. Hemmons
Cordova
Greensboro
Swing & Co
Wright Praises Hobson Speech in Salisbury Audience
Preston reports Walter M. Wright of Caroline heard Congressman Hobson speak in Salisbury last Sunday and compare him to William Jennings Bryan. Wright and hundreds stood two hours in rapt attention, believing Hobson’s eloquence showed promise. Also noted: Harvey Bridegroom, 22, died Friday of pneumonia. funeral at Friendship Church with Rev. William J. Wright officiating. interment in Federalsburg. Junior Order helped with rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Walter M. Wright
Caroline
Congressman Hobson
Salisbury
Wright
Hobson
William Jennings Bryan
Harvey Bridegroom
Money a curse or a blessing at Hobbs church
The Christian Endeavor service Sunday evening at Hobbs discussed the topic Money a curse or a blessing led by an unnamed speaker. Visitors and locals, including Mrs J E Merriken and children of Monroeville N J, visited J H Merriken. Hobbs basket factory operates with seven workers and local residents like B B Cohee add a front porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Merriken
B. T. Seeders
B. B. Cohee
Appointments announced for M. E. preachers district by Bishop Hamilton
Bishop Hamilton announced Tuesday the new appointments for Wilmington and Laston and Salisbury districts. The list names superintendents, pastors, and supplies for numerous churches across Delaware and nearby Maryland towns, including Wilmington Asbury and Brandywine, Easton, Annapolis, and other circuits with assigned clergy and supplies.
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Bishop Hamilton
Wilmington
Edwin L. Hoffecker
Bethel Circuit
J. M. Lindale
J. F. Kane
Supply
Charlestown
J. T. Price
Cherry Hill
J. D. Reese
Chesapeake City
Edwin Gardner
Chester Bethel
J. A. Brewington
Christiana
C. W. Spry
Claymont
G. E. Sterling
Color
W. H. Wingate
Mt. Debanon
Asbury Burke
Mt. Pleasant
E. L. McDowell
Newark
G. T. Alderson
New Castle
F. X. Moore
Newport
J. H. Mitchell
Warren Burr
Perryville
E. C. Sunfield
Port Deposit
F. F. Carpenter
Red Lion
E. B. Taylor
Rising Sun
J. W. Jones
Stanton
H. T. Ennis
St. Georges
Kirkwood
Harry Taylor
Zion
W. H. Briggs
Asbury
E. C. Macnichol
Brandywine
H. C.turner
Cookman
J. T. Richardson
Eastlake
J. R. Bicking
Elsmere
T. H. Harding
Epworth
G. C. Williams
Grace
H. W. Kellogg
Harison Street
C. T. Wyatt
Kingswood
D. H. Willis
Madeley
D. J. Givan
McCabe
W. C. Poole
Mt. Salem
S. M. Morgan
Richardson Park
R. H. Adams
St. Paul’s
C. A. Hill
Scott
W. G. Koons
Silverbrook
W. E. Greenfield
Trinity
John White
Union
W. F. Corkran
Wesley
T. R. van Dyke
James W. Easley
Wilmington City Missionary Society
J. M. Arters
Peninsula District Anti-Saloon League
Epworth Quarterly Conference
Hackett’s Gape Cure Scientist Donates Time Here
Dr. H R Hopkins of Claremont California acts as secretary for the new Hackett’s Gape Cure Company while maintaining an office and town practice. His office is in the house of Richard Evans near the late Dr. T B Saulsbury. Hillsboro welcomes Rev L P Corkran back from the Wilmington Conference and notes his four-year stay with the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Hopkins
Claremont
California
Hackett
Hackett’s
Richard Evans and
T. B. Saulsbury
Hillsboro
Wilmington
L. P. Corkran
Corkran
H. W. B. Rowe
Washington
M. E Church
Charles County
Hubert Sydenstricker
M. E. Church
Queen Anne
Baltimore
C. E. Buck
Front Royal
George Moore, Jr
Paul Knotts
Edgar Blanch
Edith Cooper
Goldsboro
Addie Jarrell
Hl. W. J. Rowe
Henrietta Brierly
Centreville
Fred
Sylvester
W. Arthur Holt
Chestertown
Lulu Beaven
Philadelphia
George H. Beaven
Earl Short
Hiram Short
Nellie Lang
Easton
Edgar S. Bowens
Mabel Knotts
Lelia Bailey
Alex. Herson
Edward B. Davis
Loretta Rhodes
Cora Pippin
Marydel
Ella Fisher
Greenwood
Embroidery Club Guests at Miss Heather’s Home
Maryhal residents recall a Wednesday evening Embroidery Club gathering hosted by Miss Effa W. Heather. Several locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilds from Kenton, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Jump, while others visited relatives and attended local happenings. The article notes construction on Mr. Harry S. Dailey’s new Main Street home and social visits by Mrs. Temple Jump and Mrs. O. M. Hignutt with new millinery stock displays.
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A. B. Gordon
Wilbur Clarke
Hartly
M. C. Boyer
Kent County
Local school attendance bill for Caroline county discussed
Local legislative notes outline a proposed school attendance bill for Caroline county. It requires children seven to twelve to attend public day school for at least seven months and ages twelve to fourteen for six months, with exemptions for mental or physical reasons or private schooling. Penalties include fines and potential jail time after proper notice. Other items: attendance officers, new duties for justices of the peace, and measures to strengthen Caroline county's local option law.
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Caroline County
Williamson
Board of District School Trustees
Goslin
Acts of Assembly
Justice of the Peace
Quiet Social Wedding and Local News Items
Miss Maude Towers and Mr. Lucas Kelley wed quietly on Wednesday night at Union Grove M P parsonage with attendants Charles Culver. The couple then went to their farm near Friendship. Nearby reports note relatives visiting ill Alonzo Whitby in Philadelphia, Ridgely baseball player Charles Herzog with the New York Giants in Texas, and weddings in Williamsburg. Several locals are mentioned visiting relatives and attending events as Easter approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Towers
John R. Towers
Lucas Kelley
Union Grove M. P
Biggs Elliott
Charles Culver
Ridgely
New York Giants
Marylin
Texas
New York
Serzog
Maryland
James M. Hill
Williamsburg
Maud Augustin
Herman Higgins
W. B. Elliott
Senator Goslin
Mabel Wilson
Portsmouth
S. M. Newton
W. A. Polk
H. B. Anderson
Cora Mercer
Alice Taylor
Riverton
Mrs. Il. Webster
Court to Hear Abortion Case Against Dr Merritt and Deen
In Carroll County court the case against Easton resident Dr J J Merritt and John Deen of Caroline for abortion moves forward. Also moved are four railroad cases from Kent and Talbot counties, with prior verdicts reversed and new trials ordered. Plaintiffs connected to Elkton dramatic troupe allege arrest and beating after a station dispute, with Henry R Lewis and Fred Haines for defense and Crothers Covington Evans for plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Merritt
Easton
John Deen
Caroline
Kent County
Aaron C. Jones
P. B. & W. Railroad
Harry M. Green
Kent Court
Railroad
Court of Appeals
Talbot
Crawford
Moore
Cecil Court
Elkton
Havre de Grace
Henry R. Lewis
Fred Haines
Omar D
Orphans Court Proceedings Reported In Local Court
In the Orphans Court Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood preside as Draper seeks letters of administration for William Minner estate. Albert G Towers trustee for Vaughn G Todd real estate presents an account ratified. Court approves referees J O Clark T J Sparklin J H Nichols and attorneys E W Deen and Fred R Owens for arbitration of accounts in the Raughley Andrew matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Clark, Liden and Fleetwood
Thomas H. Draper
William Minner
Albert G. Towers
Vaughn G. Todd
Shadrach J. Raughley
Geo. W. Raughley
Hulda W. Andrew
Jacob Andrew
J. Olan Clark
Thomas J. Sparklin
James H. Nichols
E.W. Deen
Fred R. Owens
Williston Church Preaches and Local News Update
Rev. J. E. Smith will preach here tomorrow with the subject The darkest night and the brightest morning. A patrons meeting at the school house is planned for Wednesday evening March 36. Miss Edna Detwiler visits sister Mrs. A. G. Gelletty. Mrs. Minnie Todd returns from Baltimore. Mrs. C. E. Willis visits Hillsboro relatives. Mr. O. Gilbert Hignutt arrives home from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Smith
Edna Detwiler
A. G. Gelletty
Minnie Todd
Baltimore
C. E. Willis
Hillsboro
O. Gilbert Hignutt
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Denton Journal
the Local Department
W. J. Blackston
Sheriff Chaffinch
Smith & Walls
F.C. Brown
Fifth Avenue
Wmn. B. Nuttle
Choptank Canning Company
R. D. Bradley
Urlock
Edward Alonzo Vicker
Pinchester
Cambridge
Love Point
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railway Company
Laston
Joseph and
Mary Lilliter
Williamon
S. 2. Shipman
Lucy I. Smedley
Tueday
John Andrew
Eighth District
Matthew Patton
Andrew
Howard Thomas
Justice Davis
Pederalsburg
Thomas
Thomas Wee
Garey
Thurday
Glenn Harper
Hurlock
Gaseline Auto
George W. Harper
Young Wright
Maryland Agricultural College
Wilson Parvis
Preston Parvis
Bertie Dill
S. W. Dill
Beverly
Noble Pippin
Millington
R. H. Pippin
Frank Marvel
Town
Lula Marvel
Charles Marvel
Wyoming
Del
Mr. Skinner
Irving Coleman
Corwin Pritchett
Burrsville
M. E
Dover
R. K. Stephenson
Armory and Asbury
J. A. Buckson
Beckwith
J. A. Judson
Blades and Epworth
Melvin Wheatley
Bridgeville
J. W. Colona
Spurrsville
Thomas Sard
R. ‘T. Coursey
Camden
W. F. Dawson
Canterbury
C. H. Atkins
Church Creek
G. S. Allen
Sconcord
L. B. Morgan
Crapo
Georgetown
L. E. Poole
G. S. Thomas
C. W. Strickland
Harrington
R. EE. Adams
Hooper's Island
J. H. Canaway
Houston
M. D. Nutter
Lakesville
W. V. Harris
Leipsic
T. S. Barrett
Seaford
W. O. Hurst
W. W. Sharp
Taylor's Island
Vienna
W. W. White
J. W. Sutton
Wills
R. S. Stephens
Leelan Jackson
Wesley Quarterly Conference
P. H. Rawlins
The
Stewards’ Endowment Fund
Seaford Quarterly Conference
Laston District
Robert Watt
Bayside
Borman and
Neavitt
L. R. Janney
Cecilion—Omer E. Jones
William A. Wise
Louis I. Barrett
Cheswold
Mihton McCann
Church Hill
E H. Derrickson
Clayton
Isaac G. Fosnocht
John L. Sparklin
Crumpton
Daniel Wilson
Thomas E. Terry
Fairlee
John M. Kelso
Galena
Edward H. Collins
Gelt
John P. Otis m Henderson
Ivanhoe Willis
Louis P. Corkran
Kent Island
George L. Hardesty
Kenton
John F. Anderson
George R. Neese
Middletown
Vatughn
Collins
Wilmer Jaggard
Odessa
J. Howard Gray
Oxford
Elijah
Betterton
John H. Beauchamp
Sadlersville
W. O. Bennett
Tilghman's Island
Jesse E. McCoy
Townsend
Frank C. McSorley
Trappe— Wye
Harry C. Shipley
George P. Jones
Annamessex
W. F. Atkinson
Millville
E. W. Jones
I. H. Wilson
Mt Vernon
J. M. Mitchell
Nanticoke
G. W. Hastings
J. W. Gray
Ocean View
L. T. McLain
Onancock
G. E. Wood
Parsonburg
R. H. Lewis
Phoebus
E. H. Marshall
Pocomoke City
W. L. S. Murray
Pocomoke Circuit
Horace FE. Truitt, Supply
Powellville
D. J. Ford
Princess Anne
W. E. Gunby
Pittsville
S. D. Quimby
Quantico
W. H. Revelle
Roxana
G. W. Stallings
St. Peter's
A. W. Goodhand
T. E. Martindale
J. W. Nardesty
Selbyville
V. FE. Hills
Sharptown
L. I. McDougle
Smith's Island
E. A. Gillespie
Snow Hill
C. W. Prettyman
Somerset
George A. Cooke
Stockton
G. W. Townsend
Tangier Island
J. R. Cannon
Westover
W. B. Guthrie
Whitesville
T. C. Smaot
St. Gertrude’s
Ireland
Order of Hibernians
St. Gertrude’s Academy
Mandolin Club
Ethel Seager
Anna Behen
Elsie Cleary
Lillian Pippin
Helen Reinecke
Bridget
Olive Seward
Dinah
Circuit Court Notes
Christ Church
J. Gibson Gantt
Christ Episcopal Church
William K. Scotten
Scotten
Hamilton
Cain
Abel
Wm. E. Saulsbury
Thawley's
Wm. P. Stafford
Jonathan E. Towers
Hobbs
M. P
Christ
Jerusalem
Mr. Gantt
H. F. Scheeter
Holy Trinity Church
Scheeter
St James Church
J. W. Pitcher
Bible Holiness Chapel
Pitcher
Bertha Haymond
Hickman
J. M. Sheridan
Ladies’ Mite Society
Thawley’s
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
G. L. Hardesty
Wesley M. E. Church
Edward E. Dixon
Darby
Chestnut Grove
Chestnut Grove M. E
Herman MacMahan
Wiliam Pennypacker
Williston