Denton Local Market News And Community Notes
Wheat at 2.36 a bushel and citrus prices noted while asparagus remains high. Denton headlines include bankers meeting in Ocean City May 21 and 22, diverse local notices, shop ads, and social updates. Caroline county events mix politics, theater, and agriculture with several local figures highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Everngain
Caroline
Everngam
Wooters
Two Wedding Announcements Of Social Note
The Denton area aired two wedding notices including Grace Richard marrying William Garey at Henderson on May 3rd with the ceremony conducted by Rev. Sharpless. Other items mention local visitors and returning soldiers from France, plus various family celebrations and social visits across Greensboro Philadelphia and Wilmington communities.
Burville Lightning Hit Store Sparks Loss and Funeral Notes
A local store owned by T. Harvey and occupied by R. H. Stafford was struck by lightning causing fire and damage to stock and building though insurance covers both. The report notes the death of John Stokes after a long illness and describes funeral services led by Rev. W. N. Conaway. The town welcomes Corporal Ray Stafford back from France and lists various social visits and church activities in Burrsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrsville
T. Harvey
R. H. Stafford
John Stokes
W. N. Conaway
Ray Stafford
19Th Engineers Corps
France
Camp Upton
New York
R. H. Dill
M. L. Wyatt
Margaret Evelyn
Denton
Ed. Mulholland
Vernon
Rachel
M. Harvey
Annie Dudley
Wye Malls
Thos. E Cathall
Local residents hosted guests across several towns
Harmony and Denton visitors included Harriet and Eliza Murphy and families from Andersontown Concord and Greensboro. Wye Mills Baltimore attendees joined R. T. Bryan and C. Collins households while Federalsburg and Queen Anne's groups gathered with Nichols Johnson Messenger. A May 18 start adds Sunday 3 pm sermons and H. C. Todd renovates with new paint as Arringdale returns from Denton visit. Potential note: Dr. Nichols delivered a well received sermon on The Masterpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Turner
Queen Anne’s County
Sarah E. Wilkins
Martin Covey
Paulsboro
N. J
J. H. Covey
H. C. Todd
Louise Arringdale
Denton
Hastings and neighbors share weekend visit updates
Raymond Hastings of Seaford spent the last of the week with his parents Mr and Mrs George Hastings at this place. Mr and Mrs Will Vincent and two sons of New Jersey spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Vincent. Edna and Altha Adams recently returned home after a stay in Wilmington. Wesley Cannon, overseas for the last twelve months, has returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
H. H. Moore
Bess Mitchell
Boyce’s Mill
Lynn Stevens
Denton
France
Messrs
Thomas Taylor
L. W. Taylor
Philadelphia
Preston
A. G. Smith
Owings
Mrs
Edith Goodwin
Wilmington
W. H. Goodwin
T. B. Angeroth
Lansdowne
L. M. Jones
Chas. Quillen
Elmer Baughley
W. N. Walls
J. F. Quillen
H. O. Bostic
Felton
Grover Jarman
Marcus Hook
Alex Bright
Harry Cohee
Thomas Chapel
Flossy Jones
C. B. Boyer
Wm. Hutson
Edward Pritchett
Raymond Hastings
Seaford
George Hastings
Will Vincent
New Jersey
Fred Vincent
Edna
Altha Adams
Wesley Cannon
An Efficient Aid Society Celebrates Dr Stone in Hospital
The Ridgely Methodist Ladies Aid Society marked 36 years with a large anniversary at the Wilkinson home. The event recalled early leadership, parsonage care since 1900, and funds raised for the parsonage, plus a Centenary fund drive and strawberry festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Stone
Birthday party and local notices in Robinsonia area
Miss Dorothy Holsinger celebrated her birthday with a party last Saturday. Many residents were listed visiting, ill, traveling, or attending events in nearby towns including Robinsonia Bethlehem and Bridgetown. The Epworth League marks 30 years with Preston M E Church events and a planned hardware store opening nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Holsinger
Adam Holsinger
J. D. Evans and Son
Robinsonia
Willey
Seaford
Joyce Bunting
S. S. Stone
Baltimore
I. E. Mason
T. W. Jones
Preston
Fulton Noble
Nathaniel Harper
Fletcher
Epworth League
Preston M. E. Church
H. B. Wright
Convocation and church meetings in Hillsboro May 13 14
The Middle Convocation of the Diocese of Easton meets at St. Pauls Hillsboro May 13 and 14 with Holy Communion, sermons, and sessions on Reconstruction The Rural Church Problem and The Every Members Canvass are topics. Clergy from multiple towns attend alongside lay leaders. May 15 district Sunday School convention in Greensboro and a large missionary drive underway for Methodist Protestant Church through May 21.
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Diocese of
Easton
St. Paul's Church
Hillsboro
D. I. Hebbs
Church Hill
W. F. Love
Queenstown
J. D. Cummings
Centreville
Elkton
Messrs. Dickinson
Fairlee
J. H. Chesley
SS Michaels
Sutton
Oxford
W. F. Boyle
W. B. Whipple
Longwoods
Hunter Davidson
Stevensville
S. Borden- Smith
Trappe
Henry Davies
H. Lay Beaven
St Paul's
C. T. Wyatt
Denton Me IL
Caroline County Sunday School Association
Greensboro M.ie
E. Morris Ferguson
Maryland Sunday School Association
Maggie S. Wilson
Leonard White
Wilmington
Del
Methodist Protestant Church
H. L. Eldendice
Deaths and local notices in Kent and Worcester counties
The issue lists obituary facts from Concord near Greensboro Greenwood Andersontown and Denton including Mrs Willis E Carroll Mrs Mary Henry and William H Kenworthy. It notes funeral at Concord M E Church and burial beside the church. Also reports Easton Hospital operations and a Dover court appearance for former Clerk Alfred H Cahall who died at the station. Ocean City bridge completion and officials cited praise the new concrete structure linking mainland to Ocean City with broad regional significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis E. Carroll
Concord
Easton Hospital
Dates Baker
Greensboro
Arthur Carter
Greenwood
Norman Liden
Andersontown
Somers Carroll
Concord M. E
Death of Soldier S Irwin Jopp in World War I
Chester Times reports the death of S Irwin Jopp, twenty four years ago, son of Samuel and Mrs Jopp of Chester. An Army private with Company KK US Infantry, he arrived in France May 3 last year and fought in offensives. He was wounded September 1 1917, missing after the St Mihiel drive on September 12. Prior to service he was a machinist at Baldwin Locomotive Works. He is survived by his parents and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Irwin Jona
The
Chester Times
S. Irwin Jopp
Samuel Jopp
Youne Jopp
War Department
France
William C. Sproul
St Mimes
Morrow
Jepp
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Company
Market Street
Chester
Orphans' Court Proceedings and Armchair Probate Actions
Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided as inventories and admin actions were filed and approved. Ward titled cases included Henry Brummel and Taylor estates with appraisals and distributions. A dramatic note recounts a Talbot soldier Martin whose France letters sparked probate debate and potential Court of Appeals review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liden, Moore and
Covey
Orphans’ Court
Anna V. Garey
Owen C. Garey
Edward E. Nuttle
John N. Brummel
Charles B. Harrison
Pratt T. Taylor
William T. Black
Lena Longer
J. Spencer Lapham
George Gould
Jacob P. Allen
William M., Fleming
Myra Radley
Ryan Fleming
Dillon Fleming
Ann Thomas
Ada F. Baker
Katherine A. Baker
Charles Ib. Baker
Federalsburg Colonel Noble Returns in Militia Role
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Colonel Robert H. Noble of Federalsburg, longtime Regular Army figure on the Pacific Coast, named officer in charge of militia affairs for the Western Department. A veteran of France, the Philippines, and Mexican border service, he is praised for his leadership, fluency in French, and hoped return to France for further military exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Caroline County
Robert H. Noble
Pacific Coast
Western Department
Noble
France
Philippine Islands
Federalsburg
Walham DD. Noble
Herbert Noble
New York
St. John's College
Law School
University of Maryland
Geronimo
Shaffer
Santiage
Philippines
Grant
Hughes
Baldwin
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Army and Navy Journal of
Avni
Robert Hl. Nobre
U. S. AL
Monte Carlo
Bordeaux
United States
Paris
U. S
la Turbie
Colonel Noble
la Belle France
la Turbia
Why Germany Must Pay at Parker's New Theatre
Creighton Hale stars in a historical drama about Prussian brutality in Why Germany Must Pay shown at Parker's New Theatre on Tuesday May 20. The plot follows Conrad Le Breit an Alsatian torn by war, Nurse Edith Cavill aiding injured soldiers, a sister abused by a Prussian officer, and a pursuit to avenge wrongs with khaki men. Denton Orchestra provides music. admission is 25 cents for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Easton Star Democrat
Isaiah Fountain
Germany
Ray
Parker's New Theatre
Glen Sharon
W. C. Todd
Talbot County
Queen Anne
Wye Mills
State Roads Commission
Home Economics Club
Court House
Miss Stevenson
Marguerite Clark
Bob
Douglas Fairbanks
France
Maryland
Conrad le Breit
Brussels
Edith Cavill
von Bissing
Conrad
Wilma
America
Denton Orchestra
School Betterments Urged By County Meeting
A mass meeting at the Court House drew many patrons and ladies to discuss teacher shortages and school conditions in Caroline County. Calls rose for higher teacher salaries, repaired properties, and janitors, with urging of Board of Education and County Commissioners to fund improvements. The article also notes the opening celebration of the ferry at Claiborne attended by autos, bands, and speeches, marking a gala May event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Caroline County
Board of Education
County Commissioners
Claiborne
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Newe
the Local Department
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Thomas Clark
Chautauqua Committee
Miss Hamilton
Chautauqua Association
T. K. Fisher
Lower
115Th Infantry
Lower Caroline
Howard Bryant
City Council of
Dr. ER Downes
Delia Melvin
Hartford
Connecticut
Miss Melvin
Hanford
American Academy of Politica and Social Science
J. Emmons H. Reed
Montfaucon
Newport News
J. F. Reed
T. P. Richard
Grace
William M. Garey
Henderson
C.D. Sharpless
W. Elwell Goldsborough
Norwalk
W. W. Goldsborough
T. Alan Goldsborough
Herbert C. Fooks
Reed Hospital
Washington
C. T. Trazzare
Camp Merritt
Government Hospital
Ousville
N. Y
Robert Patton
James E. Hignutt
Dawson O. George
Oscar Clark
Harold Andrew
Josephine Moore
Mary Moore
Henry Detwiler
Moore
Frank Eaton
Charles Eaton
Gene Burns
Clarence Moore
W. J. Moore
Mary
W. J. Richards
Railroad Avenue
William Fulton
Irene
C. B
Jarman
Effie Plummer
Raymond Rawlings
Wilson M. Tyler
Howard R. Hopkins
Nettie Hunter
Margaret Walls
Covell
Caro Pugh
Annie Jump
Clifton Hicks
J. E Hicks
Dorothy Covell
Ladies’ Guild
Virginia Holt
Smithville
Elizabeth Hastings
Virgil Wright
Charles Messick
Hickman
August Croll
George O' Day
Herbert Hudson
Mavin
Mabel Hudson
Millersville
Samuel
Judson
Town
J. E. Walls
Evelyn
Carroll M. Jones
Goldsboro
Willard Mitchell
Dover
J. R. Jones
T. A. Montague
Catherine
Geo. Moore
Sadlersville
Woodenhawk
Ridgely News
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ridgely Methodist Church
Henry Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Waite
Jesus
J. W. Gibson
Sparks
Ladies’ Aid
C. E. Turner
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T. W. Smith
A. K. Brigden
John Dungan
R. E. Fountain
Alfred Sigler
Amanda Saulsbury
John Sigter
A. Willey
Mollie Rickards
C. F. Smith
Mont Wiley
J. R. Bicking
T. A. Smith
H. 5. Mancha
M. A. Goll
I. E Mason
W. W. Seward
Emma Saulsbury
Charles Sigler
C. E Turner
Joseph Haymaker
J. J. Bunting
Bunting
Matthews Town
Alice Pendleton
York
Pennsylvania
E. E. Pendleton
Nellie Badders
Henry Ludwig
United States Navy
Mike Ludwig
Michigan
Griffith
Exton
Brown
Grand Rapids
Farnsworth
Cordova
Peter Hagadone
Hattie
Harry Swann
Harry, Jr
Home- School Association
Willard Jones
T. le Day
W. L. White
Helen Haymaker
Rock Hall
R. F. Stewart
Briarcliff
Clayton
Burton
C. L. Herzog
Leonard Deen
F. N. Smith
L. H. Thomas
L. Waldrige
C. Bright
Newark
Mr. B.S. Robinson
B. LB. Cobee
Blanch Scott
Helen Hubbard
Hobbs
H. H. Nuttle
W. A. Davis
Albert Cahall
W. H. Lord
Bethlehem
Mary Elizabeth Brodes
Edward Irvin Patchett
Bethlehem M. E Church
J. T. Richardson
Nellie Hopkins
Proom
Charlie Perry
Lloyd Brodes
Hayward Legates
Joseph Pritchett
Isabel Carrol
Mamie Frederick
J. E. Cheezum
D. M. Cheezum
L. N. Blades
Wm. A. Sacker
T. H. Cheezum
Ella Carmine
B. N. Chambers
Edgar Todd
J. P. Covey
Reginald Dulin
Purnell Gadow
J. F. Gadow
Wm. Johnson
Federal Community Club
John Howard
H. W. Rickey
Maryland Agricultural College
Lewis Trice
Harold Dew
Arthur Rosser
Norman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday School of
Christ Church
Ocean City Bridge
Orlando Harrison
April Goth
PE Curroughs
Josiah A. Boston
Board of County Commissioners
Worcester County
Edward M. Scott
G. C. Day
Synepusent Bay
J. Armstrong Kirby
Merrick Dawson
313Th Infantry
Easton Star-Democrat
Talbot
Warner
Schaffner
Marx
Hanna
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Martin
Willson Upshur Martin
Edward Martin
Wm. Ro Martin
Johns
Near
Waston
King Wilson
Court of Appeals
Col. Noble
San Francisco
Creighton Hale
Bentztowo Bard
Newspaper
AA Rasad
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