Local Fair and community notices span Maryland events
The itemized column lists events from Timonium Fair dates September 5 to 10 and local bake sales to church meetings in Denton, Federalsburg, Ridgely, and Andersontown. It notes fire company efforts, 4-H club entertainment, upcoming sermons, community meetings, a May 19 program at Caroline High School, theft at a garage with recovered evidence, and Red Cross flood relief donations. Names include Pliny Fisher, S. Ira Arnold, Mrs. Mabel Duffey, Rev. T. O. Crouse, Dr. J. A. Cottam, and Sheriff Jackson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
T. Pliny Fisher
Denton
Greenwood
Del
M. BE
Preston
Williston
Caroline County
Federalsburg
P. A. Rigby
J. R. Watkins Co
Watkins
Federalsburg High School
Greensboro
Harmony Methodist Protestant Church
T. O. Crouse
D. D
Old Wells
Smithson Chapel
Young People’s Department
Caroline Sunday School Association
Methodist Episcopal
Andersontown
4-H Club
Emerson
Denton Company
M. P. Church
Pliny Fisher
Holy Land
Mabel Duffey
S. Ira Arnold
W. L Norris
Norman Raleigh
Harvey A. Gifford
Denton Volunteer Fire Company
Caroline High School
G. H. Rue
Louise B. Fisher
Frank Flounders
M. A. Brackett
J. A. Cottam
Cottam
S. G. Nuttle
Jewett
Jackson
G. I. Wilson
Red Cross
Eastern Shore Federation
Vienna
M. E. Wheatley
Juniata freshman Mervin Pentz sets high jump mark
Mr. Mervin Pentz a Juniata College freshman and son of Mr and Mrs C A Pentz of Denton broke the college high jump record by clearing 6 feet 11 inches in a meet with Dickinson College. He is a 1926 C H S graduate and shows strong athletic potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Pentz
Juniata College
C. A. Pentz
Denton
Dickinson College
Pentz
Juniata
William T. Cannon
Tuckahoe Neck
Henry Wilder
Short
Earle Perry
Delmar
Martha Cannon
Elizabeth
Emily Cannon
James Cannon
F. J. Wright
Maryland and Delaware Retail Jewelers’ Association
Hotel du Pont Biltmore
Wilmington
Arthur Allston, Jr
Harry Mason
Near Town
Linwood Eaton
Marie
Charles Steelman
C. W. Ree
Lynne Stevens
Stevens
Margaret Walls
Del
R. Earl Fisher
Baltimore
Martha E. Fisher
William J. Kindley
T. Pliny Fisher
Clarence Towers
George Hanna Dennis
Milford
Eva Dennis
Rachel Lucas
Cambridge
Temperance Declamation Contest Held in Denton Church
Middletown District Temperance Declamation contest took place at Denton Methodist Episcopal Church with contestants from Henderson Wye Mills Cheswold Crompton Denton Marydel Smyrna Ridgley and others. Prizes were awarded to Benjamin Evernham Edna Smith Faith Burkett with Evernham advancing to Dover for regional competition. National targets set for Washington DC on June 19 with prizes of 1000 500 and 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Ruth Richards
Henderson
Lewis McClintock
Wye Mills
Carlton Vaughn
Cheswold
Prohibition
Faith Bur- Edna Smith
Crompton
Faith Burkett
Denton
Greensboro
Elsie Matthews
Ridgley
H. H. Nuttle
Andersontown
Melvin E. Wheatley
Benjamin Evernham
Edna Smith
Wilmington
Dover
Salisbury
Washington
D. C
Maryland marriages and divorces rise in 1926 figures
The Department of Commerce reports 25 831 marriages in Maryland in 1926 up from 25 447 in 1925 an increase of 184 or 1 5 percent. Divorces total 1 883 up from 1 614 a gain of 269 or 16 7 percent. Annullments numbered 7 all in Baltimore. Population estimates show 1 58 million in 1926 and 1 56 million in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Maryland
Baltimore
State Department of Health
Caroline County
Annual Donation Day at Easton Home for Aged Women
The Annual Donation Day at the Home for Aged Women in Easton Maryland is on Tuesday May 17 with a free lunch from 12 to 2 pm. Donations for the pantry and linen closet are welcome, and cash gifts are encouraged. Those unable to attend may send donations via Mrs J W Stowell Federalsburg Mrs A W Sisk Preston and Mrs John Swing Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For
Easton
Maryland
J. W. Stowell
Federalsburg
A. W. Sisk
Preston
John Swing
Ridgely
Strawberry Tickets Offered By The Denton Journal
The Denton Journal advertises early strawberry tickets available in any quantity. Readers can call or write to the newspaper in Denton Maryland for orders and details.
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Denton Journal
Denton, Md
Smithville 4-H Girls End-Year Meeting at Smithville School
The last meeting of the 4-H Girls club year will be May 19 at 8 PM in Smithville School featuring a health play The Beauty Parlor a 4-H Club play songs recitations a style show and movies Cakes candy and various items will be on sale Community Club holds May 17 meeting at 2 PM with all members urged to attend Recent local notes mention visits and trips among residents and ongoing Farm Bureau event and sick list updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Community Club
College Park
Sidney Collins
Lizzie Todd
Norris
Horace Robinson
Blanche Adams
Marion
Edna Adams
Todd’s Chapel
Earl Pennypacker
Federalsburg
Floyd Smith
Ray Dew
Leon Meredith
Clarence Adams
Corell Johnson
Baltimore
John Harris
William Dill
Easton
Jacob Smith
Reliance
Chester Scott
Marriage Licenses Issued in April and Early May
April through early May saw marriage licenses granted at the clerk’s office to numerous couples from Denton and surrounding towns. Notables include Harold Scott and Mildred Wright of Denton, and Lelia Davis of Federalsburg with A Leslie Davis of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Scott
Mildred Wright
Denton
George Larmore
Easton
Blanche Betton
Ridgely
A. Leslie Davis
Philadelphia
Lelia Davis
Federalsburg
John Kemp
Verdie Hutson
Goldsboro
J. Henry Lorenzen
Camden
Del
Edith D. Sprayd
Bowers
N. James Cade
Hilda Reed
Oscar Wyatt
Mary Moore
Greensboro
James H. Trice
Sophia May West
Harlan L. Tubbs
Oak Grove
Helen C. Tull
Seaford
Thomas Hughes
Edith M. Edwards
Sherman Pierce
Lulu E. Howell
Lloyd Vincent
Lansdale
Lucy Ella Blough
Robert Moore
Mabel Huber
Alvin Melvin
Helen Shockley
Howard B. Short
Oakley
Agnes Jester
Milton
Charles A. Trice
Helen Lankford
Sherman Christopher
Etta Trice
Clarence E. Dyer
Madelyn B. Walls
Marydel
Sherman Wright
Ethel Gunner
Colored
Harrington
Carlton Foster
Pearl Thomas
Preston
John W. Lake
Lydia Cane
East New Market
Rural Representatives See Electra in New York
National Community Foundation representatives from towns nationwide attended a New York Metropolitan Opera House event featuring Margaret Anglin in the revival of Electra of Sophocles. The performance showcased high theater as entertainment and public instruction, thrilling urban audiences and offering rural leaders a memorable cultural experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Community Foundation
Metroplitan Opera House
New York
Margaret Anglin
Sophocles
Christ
Anglin
Electra
Maryland's Best Garages and Den ton Auto image
The Maryland Motorist article titled Maryland's Best Garages features the Denton Auto Company garage, noted as perhaps the oldest among four stations. It has operated for about 20 years, was a long time Ford agency, runs a modern machine shop, employs four mechanics, and can store about 40 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Motorist
Automobile Club of Maryland
Denton Auto Company
Maryland
Ford Agency
Local Notes on Residents and Visits
Ridgely Miss Mildred Swann is in the Baltimore Municipal Hospital with senriet fever. Mrs Mamie Smith of Centreville spent the week end at her home here. Mrs Carroll Meredith visited in Centreville Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Isabel Andrews has returned after a month's visit in Greensboro.
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Highlights Local Society and Events
The Wo man s Home Missionary Society met at the Methodist Church with 75 names on the register. Easton led in attendance from nearby towns. The day featured devotions, music, talks by Rosa Santee and Bertha Reeves, and a school sketch. A spring music festival crowned a fourth grade victory. Mother's and Father s Day activities filled services, with notable baskets and a Prodigal Son dramatization. The Parent-Teacher Association planned a spelling bee and Miss Nichols supervised. Community visits and store updates rounded out the week, including a $38 bake sale for the Primary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Our Methodist
Anne Hastings
Elsie Matthews
Anne
Alina Wilson
Viola Jones
Mary Laird
Leonard Dean
Stevens
Spain
P. R. Fisher
Louise Fisher
Adeline Fisher Kindley
McBride
Reformed Church
Church of the Brethren
Herbert Koeneman
Spellers
Milton King
Ada Matthews
Paul Hemmons
Nellie Jackson
Frank Flounders
S. E. Parsons
Brackett
Glessner
The
Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Harford Porter
Chesapeake City
Crumpton
Dorothy Porter
Baltimore
Mary
Worton
Anthony
Centreville
Denton
Haymaker
Mitchell
Mont Wiley
Pauline
Collingswood
N. J
William Matthews
Smyrna
Del
Elizabeth Detwiler
Wilmington
Leo Mitchell
Walter Bennington
Paul
Concord Ladies Meet and Local School Sports
Hobbs The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Alex Noble's home with forty six attendees. Activities included a social hour and abundant refreshments. They plan to meet at Mrs George Torrade's home in June. Concord school beat Chestnut Grove and Smithville in dodge ball last Monday, and again defeated Chestnut Grove at Concord in two games on Friday. Virginia Adams, after Beacoms College, Wilmington, accepted a position with General Insurance in Ford Building. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore who have four living great grandmothers. Various social visits and illnesses noted, with leagues and church groups meeting and residents moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
Concord
Alex Noble
George Torrade
Concord School
Chestnut Grove
Smithville
Virginia Adams
Beacoms’ College
Wilmington
General Insurance Company
Ford
Paul Moore
F. N. Smith
J. A. Billing
Greensboro
E. T. Orme
William Chambers
Baltimore
Walter Patton
Fred Carpenter
Harrison Satterfield
Dover
G. A. Henry
Frank Massey
Harrington
C. V. Clarke
Alex. Noble
Raymond Noble
Hobbs
Lawless
Thomas
Philadelphia
Elsa
Blanche Scott
Milford
Georegtown
P. E. Trippe
Little Son
Fort Eustace
Martha Liden
William Liden
N. M. Vanseoy
Denton
Lee Scott
Marvin Linn
W. H. Lord
Concord Ceimetary
Jason Reed
Hickman
P. T. Everagan
D Julia Melvin
Charles H. Atkins
Delaware
William Everagain
Laura Sullivan
Orphans' Court Approves Ricketts Personal Property Sales
In regular session Judges West Harper and Shawn pres ent, Charlotte Ricketts administratrix of George W. Ricketts had her account of sales of personal property approved. The court authorized Anne Blanch Bell guardian to use funds for Mary Etta Pippin and Anna Ruth Pippin, minors. Charles H. Denley’s admin on his estate granted to Samuel P. Conley with bond approved. Creditors notice ordered. Lewis Walls and John Carter named appraisers. Ancillary letters testamentary on Otis V Handy estate granted to Charles F Handy. bond approved. Charles W Hackett and Warry W Spicer named appraisers. Austin J Durney estate: Rhodes filed additional account of sales, approved. Margaret J Morris will admitted to probate. Isaac Hi Morris named as testamentary. bond approved. creditors notice ordered. Oliver W Handy and Tilghman Slackett appointed appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West, Harper and
Shawn
Charlotte Ricketts
George W. Ricketts
Anne Blanch Bell
Mary Etta Pippin
Anna Ruth Pippin
Charles H. Denley
Samuel P. Conley
Lewis Walls
John Carter
Otis V. Handy
Charles F. Handy
Charles W. Hackett
Warry W. Spicer
Charles Rhodes
Austin J. Durney
Margaret J. Morris
Harry W. Davis
Isaac Hi. Morris
Oliver W. Handy
Tilghman Slackett
Williston Community Club Sees Visitors And Sewing Lesson
The Williston Community Club met Thursday with Mrs C A Sennett and twelve members plus visitor Mrs Joseph Collins of Ohio visiting her son nearby. Miss Spafford taught new sewing ideas. Diners hosted by Mr O M Hignatt for Mr and Mrs Harry Richardson and daughter Anna Martha from Denton. Mrs Collins of Youngstown visiting son James A Collins who bought Gaither farm. George Mulder and Easton guests of W T Love. Mother's Day observed at church.
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C. A. Sennett
Joseph Collins
Ohio
James A. Collins
Gaither Farm
George Mulder
Easton
W. T. Love
Our Church
Local family visit over weekend in Goldsboro
In Goldsboro Mr. Ernest Lyons Miss Hattie Shiveley and Mrs. William Simpson and children spent the week end with their parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Cahall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lyons
Hattie Shiveley
William Simpson
T. H. Cahall
Ebenezer church elects officers and notes club purchase
At the Ebenezer M. E. Church Sunday School meeting officers were elected including Superintendent Charles Jarrell and treasurer Mrs. W. B. Sparks. The Community Club house deed goes to the purchasing committee with remodeling to follow. Stewart and Jarrell donated generously for the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer M. E. Church
Charles Jarrell
J. Ralph Holland
W. B. Sparks
Virginia Blades
Emma Holland
William Cooper
William Thompson
H. P. Flowers
Virginia Sherwood
The
Missionary Society
William P. Taylor
S. S. Thompson
Temperance Society
Harry Jump
Home Department
Emma D. Cashe
Cradley Roll
T. H. Stayton
Community Club
Messrs. Stewart and
Jarrell
Community Club Entertainment Draws Crowd Despite Storm
The Tuesday night program by the Community Club drew a large audience despite the bad weather. Home talent presented two plays and out of town performers from Goldsboro Preston Ridgely and Cordova entertained. The Senior Class of Tri County toured Washington during a recent trip. Members later assisted Lewistown School with an entertainment. Visitors Keplar Barnette from Baltimore, Mrs Francis Clark in Houston and Dorothy Jump returning home for summer break were noted. A large Community Club contingent traveled to Vienna for the District Eastern Shore Federation. Mrs Horace Morgan and niece attended the Dorchester athletic meet at Hurlock. Mr and Mrs Showard Culver of Webron visited. Mrs Perry Taylor, ill but improving, was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Jarrell
Goldsboro
Edwin Wright
Preston
Trank Flounders
Ridgely
Willis
Cordova
Tri-County
Washington
Lewistown
Keplar Barnette
Baltimore
South
Francis Clark
Houston
Texas
Dorothy Jump
North Carolina
Vienna
Eastern Shore Federation
Horace Morgan
Dorchester County Athletic Meet
Hurlock
Showard Culver
Webron
Perry Taylor
Thomas Nichols
Gilbert Lair
House of Correction
Young Lair
Leon Todd
Lair
Denton
Nichols
T. S. Webster
North Main Street
Herman Noble
Ira Williamson
Webster
Mr. Noble
William Ross
Federalsburg
Ross
Roselle Covey
Federalsburg High School
Caroline County
Elizabeth Rawlings
Greensboro
Hannah Hopkins
Covey
Rizpah
Tennyson
Rawlings
Zingarella
Gipsy Flower
John Lankford
Washington College
George Messick
W. J. Hurlock
William Hurlock
South Main Street
Manship Hurlock
William Moore
Wilmington
Del
Isaiah Jones
Charles Colbourne
Fred Williar
John W. Hurlock
W. B Payne
Phodesdale
Christ Methodist Protestant Church
G. E. Leister
Hillcrest Cemetery
Margaret J. Morris
Federal Hill
J. B. McCabe
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
I. H. Morris
E. Lee Morris
Messrs
J. B. Wright
A. S. Handy
G. C. White
Charles Hackett
Dennis Nichols
Philetus Jefferson
Lottie Finnegan
Rebecca Charles
Ruth Stevens
Mary Carson
Marie Brodes
Helen Covey
Gladys Bradley
Helen Cook
Virgie Nichols
Myrtle Towers
Elizabeth Trice
Lillian Noble
Ellwood Dobson
Nelson Pusey
Paul Croll
Leon Towers
Carl Donovan
William Lankford
Leslie Williams
Hiram Longaker
Frank Smith
Treat Calloway
Edwin Willin
Noble Calloway
James Harper
Woman’s Club of
Club
Treasury
Local Families Host Guests Across Wilmington and Goldsboro
A string of social visits highlights the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hutson and others from Wilmington and Goldsboro visiting host families in Wilmington and Goldsboro. Edith Melvin sustains a burn from hot water while at home. Betty Montague and Betty Quillen are noted visitors with respective families. Beatrice Wood spends Sunday at Rehoboth Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hutson
John Cooper
Wilmington
Orville Melvin
Betty
Goldsboro
William Goodwin
Herbert Walls
Irvin Kenton
Dorothy
Nathan Walls
Robert Jones
Harry Cohee
Queenstown
John Quillen
William Rogers
Philadelphia
Greenlee
William Carrow
Cape Charles
I. F. Shinn
Reading
L. A. Gooden
Beatrice Wood
Rehoboth Beach
Templeville social notes and church services
Templeville residents share visits with relatives in Dundalk Millington and Newark with Wilmington guests. Church Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 7 45 p m. Emma McKnett of Washington D C visits L A McKnett. Rev P Kelly dines with J W Davis. Virgil Morris and son Julian dine with Kate Knotts. Amos Wyatt leaves Friday for Airey Maryland to take railroad agent post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Buckey
Betty Jean
Dundalk
Edward Cahall
William Cahall
Hyland Seamans
Millington
J. Frank Raughley
William Morgan
Newark
Del
Gunter
Bernard Gunter
Virgil Morris
Julian
Kate O. Knotts
Amos Wyatt
Airey, Md
Proposals to Lease Post Office Quarters Wanted
Post Office Inspector W Chambers in Baltimore invites scaled proposals for 1600 square feet of post office quarters in Denton Maryland. proposals due by June 1 1927 for five or ten year lease starting January 1 1928 including heat light water toilet facilities safe and furniture. The department may reject all proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Post Office Department
W. Chambers
Post Office
Baltimore
Mrs Maggie May Twilley of Preston Dies at 49
Mrs Maggie May Twilley wife of G Walter Twilley died last Tuesday at her Preston home after a disease complication. She was forty nine. Survived by husband son Calvin Twilley four sisters and one brother. Funeral at home Thursday afternoon. Rev Harding to preach Sunday morning at Preston Methodist Church. Evening sermon on Sin and Judgment. First quarterly conference set for May 21 at 7 30. Choptank preaching at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie May Twilley
G. Walter Twilley
Preston
Calvin Twilley
Clarence Harvey
Oscar Beckwith
Albert Woolen
Walter Harper
Hurlock
Frances Schimerka
East Orange
N. J
Harding
Preston Methodist Church
Choptank
Marydel Wedding in M E Church May Seventh
Miss Madeline Walls and Mr. Clarence Dyer were married in the M E Church here around five o'clock Saturday May seventh. The couple now reside in Marcus Hook and were warmly entertained at the bride’s home Saturday night with refreshments. George Long of Marcus Hook visited William Walls, bringing his wife and daughter home. Mrs. Anna Jump and daughter Ann spent Sunday in Sudlersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Walls
Clarence Dyer
M. E
Marcus Hook
George Long
William Walls
Anna Jump
Ann
Sudlersville
Twentieth Century Club entertains Bethlehem ladies at Choptank
The Twentieth Century Community Club enjoyed an evening with Bethlehem ladies in the Community House. Miss Spafford spoke instructively. The next meeting will be at Fred Perry's home with sister Marie on the 18th. A club room affair at Choptank is planned for June first. Details to follow in The Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Federalsburg Police Hunt Missing Youth Lair
Constable Thomas Nichols seeks Gilbert Lair a youth with a prior correctional sentence after a disputed arrest. Lair faced a $60 fine for striking an officer and was jailed in Denton. suspected of stealing a filing case a typewriter and tools, with items traced to multiple local shops and sales.
County Extension Advice on Crop Dusts and Sprays
County Extension catalogs spray and dust formulas to combat strawberry weevil asparagus beetle and cabbage worm. For strawberry weevil a mix uses 85 pounds sulfur and 15 pounds calcium arsenate. For asparagus beetle dust mix includes 1 pound calcium arsenate and 16 pounds hydrate lime. Cabbage worm uses the same dust as asparagus beetle.
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the Local Department
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Hillsboro
Tuckahoe
J. M. Eaton
T. Irving Walker
Chestertown
Samuel Turbutt Wright
Nebraska
Herbert Saulsbury
Saulsbury
W. F. Dickinson
Garry Smith
Penn’s Grove
Seward Smith
Alfred Smith
I. T. Sparklin
Nettie Lee
Florence Beaven
Reginald
Boonsboro
Ladies’ Guild
Barbara Worth
Ridgely Theatre
Mr. Lewis
Shrewsbury Parish
Kent County
Ella Pennington
Lulu Beaven
Dawson and
Bromley
Dixon
Louise Dukes
Wright Gorton
W. F. Pennington
John Wilson
Annie Beaven
Dora Morris
Henry Covell
Wilmer Parker
Milford Wine
Norman Straughn
Frank Fleming
J. Norman Clark
Susie Thompson
Queen Anne
Templeville
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