Chautauqua Week Promises Busy Denton Scene
Denton crowds expected as Chautauqua tents rise and the great event looms. Local merchants advertise goods and prices while a mix of public notices, sales, and improvements including bridge work, hotel remodelling, and the Brick Hotel project fill the week ahead. Railroad, court, and civic items mention bailiffs, road plans, and property sales amid a flurry of ads from J H Pastorfield Co and Smith & Walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe Cocon
Pete Bass
J. Frank Booth
Denton
W. J. Blackiston
Denton Bridge
Elforel
Smith & Walls
W. T. A. Lockerman
Talbot Court
W. R. Wright
Regal Shoes
J. H. Pastorfield Co
Colgain
Cedar Mount Farm
W. Brewster Deen
Fifth
J. H. Nichols & Co
State Roads Commission
Peninsula
Social notes report relocations and weddings in Denton area
Mr. J Frank Booth moved with family to Chevy Chase near Washington to manage agents for a separator company and to oversee new Washington properties. Bride and groom announcements include Miss Blanche Hobbs attending her cousin Annie Leidenham’s Bridgeville wedding to Elmer Allen Tull. Jessie and E Dale Adkins to wed in Salisbury’s Christ Methodist Protestant Church. Attendance at conventions and visits unfold among local residents, with moves, jobs, and social visits noted through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Booth
Chevy Chase
Washington
Booth
Blanche Hobbs
Dridgeville Thurday
Annie Leaidenham
Bridgeville
Elmer ‘Allen Tull
Bridgeville M. E
W. R. Graham
Chestertown
Jessie
E. Dale Adkins
Salisbury
Christ Methodist Protestant Church
G. S. Raleigh
Winona Lake
Ind
Church of the Rethren
James H. Smith
Moore's
W. S. Biddle
Swarthmore
H. Earle Smith
William A. Smith
Easton
Princess Anne
A. Norman Ward
Western Maryland College
Denton
Wek
John A. Mackintosh
Helen Barnhart
Richardson
Baltimore
Ellerslie
J. S. Barnhart
B. L. Topping
A. L. Duffey
S. M. Newton
Virginia
M. O. Johnson
C. S. Brumbaugh
T. P. Towers
Gladys Evans
The
Nuttle Hardware Co
Watson Flaharty
Talbot
Wm. E. Lord
Percy
Dawson
Cambridge
F. F. Lyden
New York
Town Hall
M. L. Veasey
Pocomoke City
Gertrude Deen
Wilmington
Elizabeth Harris
Ridgely Community Notes and Train Schedules
Hobbs mill shutdown and social visits fill Ridgely news as residents attend services and gatherings. Strawberries sell well at the exchange. new train schedules go into effect with added service coming June. Commencement exercises loom at the Reformed Church and St Gertrude's plans, while Armours inspect the local plant and shift to piano accompaniment for workers.
Block System to Be General on B A R Road
Congress has required all railroads to adopt a block system to reduce wrecks. The B A R road will implement the manual code, operated from designated stations rather than towers, with rules that no two trains may share a block unless both are freight on special orders. Passenger trains are kept separate to prevent fatal misinterpretations of orders.
Poor Caroline county pea crop hurts canners and growers
Pad-Crop to Poor describes heavy losses in Caroline county pea fields after a late-season freeze and frosts. Hundreds of acres planted under cannery contracts face near ruin with plowing under for tomato plants. East of the Choptank River damage is severe. west, only a half crop hoped. Some Peninsula canners to lose, as seed peas and fertilizer advances are charged against failed crops. Several factories began processing peas this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Western orchards reap wealth from booming apple demand
Demand for apples in the East drove Western growers to wealth as Oregon orchards thrived. Eastern growers have learned to produce perfect apples, reducing the gap in quality and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Oregon
Western States
Mrs Shockley Operated For Gallstones At Easton Hospital
Mrs. A. G. Shockley was taken to Easton hospital where Dr Goldsborough operated Wednesday removing several gallstones. Full recovery expected. Greensboro station survey considers annexation to Greensboro town but owners oppose. A new factory next fall will boost payroll and town prosperity. Citizens build two double houses near the factory for employees. Planned highway improvements to the depot and travel thoroughfare noted. Clinton B Jarman builds a large garage for travelers at his hotel. J H Bernard remodels his dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Walls
Armour
Caroline
Reba Burchenal
Hillsboro
Talbot Court
Cecil Court
Getmar
J. H. Pastorfield Co
Tuckahoe
H.M. Thompson
Thompson Hardware and Supply Company
Cohee
Greensboro
Charles Ringgold
House of Correction
Haddaway
Talbot
Liberty
Winfield R. Wright
Milford
Wright
Delaware
Edgar Plummer
Home Light & Power Manufacturing Company
Elkton
Easton
Cecil County
Conrad
New York
Charles F. Douwth
Douth
Park Avenue
Judge Conrad
Caroline County
A. G. Shockley
Easton Hospital
Goldsborough
Greensboro Station
Greensboro Town
Clinton B. Jarman
J. H. Bernard
Local News Briefs From Bethlehem and Surrounding Areas
Bethlehe m reports Mr and Mrs DB M I all have left the state and will reside in Springfield Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs J R Fredericks entertained friends on Monday evening for her son B M Hall. Mr and Mrs John Smith and son Jesse visited Mrs Smiths aunt in Choptank. J R Fredericks to Philadelphia on business tomorrow. A J Messick to Baltimore this week. Carlton Taylor spent Sunday with his parents in Ellwood. Congressman George Konig of Baltimore is seriously ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
A.B. Smith
Thompson & Smith
Ridgely
Allie Hopkins
Hilda Statum
Russell Brown
Ned Meclelland
Brownsville
Elizabeth Billing
S. J. Chaffinch
M. E. Holbrook
D. Branford
Hillsboro
Baltimore
W. HL. Lord
Concord
Hicks Johnson
Greenwood
Winnie Johnson
Cullum
Calvary
O. A. Henry
A. D. Ivans
Bethlehem
A. J. Billing
F. Bailey
Dover
F. Paisley
B.B. Cohee
F. Smith
J. R. Ricards
Bridgeville
T. H. Everngain
San Diego
California
New York
DB. M. I
Springfield
Massachusetts
J. R. Fredericks
B. M. Hall
John Smith
Jesse
A. J. Messick
Carlton Taylor
Ellwood
Federalsburg Kids Survive Outhouse Lock In
In Federalsburg a three year old, John Stowell, and cousin Eleanor Noble became trapped inside an old outhouse after the door blew shut during play. A four hour search recovered the children. Also noted were ongoing high school fund efforts, local canning business activity, and various local visits and deaths.
Community notes from Trinity church Sunday gathering
Former neighbors from Bridgeville and Dover attended Trinity church last Sunday including C. P. Swain J. Parker Linwood Culver and Walter Culver Farmers welcomed recent rains that loosened hard ground and enabled plowing Strawberries are in good season with fair prices but yields remain small Miss Gertrude Willin led Epworth League services and Mary Davies leads next Sunday evening Guests included Mr and Mrs William Britton and Mr and Mrs W S Davies with a party at the Robert Elliott home last Monday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Downes
T. W. Jones
J. S. Slemmons
Armour Co
James Temple
Exchange
Harrison Holsinger
James P. Swing
William Fraunberger
Los Angeles
Cal
C. A. Stoops
Easton
Faunberger
the Reformed Church
Sara Neff
Pauline Wiley
Florence Breeding
Myrtle Breeding
S. 5. Handy
W. FE. Habbart
M. E
St Gertrude’s Academy
H. Wagner
George G. Butler
S. L. Young
Mary Young
Epworth League
Gertrude Willin
Mary Davies
William Britton
W. S. Davies
Robert Elliott
Marydel boy John S. McKnett dies after hospital stay
Marydel 12 year old John S. McKnett, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar McKnett, died at the Emergency Hospital on Wednesday. His body was shipped to Marydel for funeral service Friday morning. Burial took place at Templeville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
John S. McKnett
Edgar‘. McKnett
Templeville
Landmark Farm Sale Across Oak Grove Peninsula
The Dixie Realty Co sold The Oake farm once owned by Fields heirs to W Iving Mace Calvin Carrington of Cambridge and Thomas J Hackett of Hlurlock for 19490.65 total. Prices ranged from 50.50 to 70 per acre across four parcels including a 12 room home and other improvements. Other sales included Finley Clark farm parcels in Tuckahoe Neck and W J Nuttle lots, with buyers listed and totals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Realty Co
Messrs. W. Iving Mace
Calvin Carrington
Cambridge
Thomas J. Hackett
Hlurlock
Oak Grove
Fields
the Oake
Daniel Fields
M. L. Veasey
Matthews & Co
Perry E. Milligan
Finley Clark
Tuckahoe Neck
Denton
Dixie Realty Company
J. Twiford Williams
G. T. Redden
Albert G. Towers
St.ojo
J. W. Funk
St.Ogo
W. J. Nuttle
S. G. Nuttle
L. I. Towers
John H. Baggs
W. A. Stewart
W. H. Nuttle
R. Ledmand
M.K. Newman
William J. Rickards
John H. George
J. Wesley Perry
L. B.towers
Reuben Garey
Pealiquor Canning Co
J. F. Elwanger
Dr. Dover
L. S. Fleckenstein
Dover Road
Easton
Orphans' Court Actions Pass Multiple Administrations
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as Orphans' Court granted reductions to Edward R. Melvin estate inventory. Guardianships for Eliza J. Williamson and Frederick W. C. Pippin were addressed with final accounts and releases. Accounts of William V. Sharp and others were approved, and letters of administration sought for Harry R. Holsinger. Final accounts for Thomas H. Dobson were examined and recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Clark, Rawlings and
Stevens
Lena Melvin
Thos. J. Pritchett
Edward R. Melvin
Albert G. Towers
Eliza J. Williamson
Norman C. Straughn
Frederick W. C. Pippin
Mary E. Sharp
Robert M. Messick
William V. Sharp
Thomas J. Pritchett
Milton F. King
Aaron C. Reber
Harry R. Holsinger
Thomas F. Dobson
Thomas H. Dobson
Local Gossip From Town And Nearby Visitors
Henderson. Miss Katharine Downes of Frederica returns home after a three week visit. Mr. Thomas Cohee of Wilmington spent part of the week with his parents near town. Miss Katie Hickling of Riverside NJ is visiting her father near town. Mr. Loren S. Pritchett takes a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Newark MD. Mrs. E L Gooden and Mrs. W L Gooden near Wyoming visited Mr. H C Gooden on Sunday. Mr and Mrs R C Taylor of Magnolia spent Sunday with her mother Mrs F B Sweeney. Mrs. W L Cartwright and daughter Esther of Wilmington are visiting relatives here. Mrs S D Carrow of Greensboro spent Wednesday with relatives. Miss Louise Higgins visited Cordova friends over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Pennington
Margaret
Ohio
W. F. Pennington
J. F. Russom
A. D. Branford
Elizabeth Wheeler
Baltimore
N. Pilchard
Cambridge
R. T. Coursey
Philadelphia
Katharine Downes
Frederica
Thomas Cohee
Wilmington
Major Cohee
Katie Hickling
Riverside
N. J
J. T. Bickling
Loren S. Pritchett
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Newark
Maryland
E. L. Gooden
W. L. Gooden
Wyoming
H. C. Gooden
R. C. Taylor
Magnolia
F. B. Sweeney
W. LE. Cartwright
Esther
S. D. Carrow
Greensboro
Louise Higgins
Cordova
Dam Break Damages State Highway at Williston Mill
A heavy washout near the Williston mill floodgates broke the state highway on the west side. The breach was likely caused by burrowing animals or aged timbers. Travel is rerouted around the Williston pond while repairs proceed. hundreds of loads of earth are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston ‘Mill
Williston Pond
Grim Reapers Harvest claims Evitts in West Hoboken passings
Obituary notes the death of Jonathan Evitts aged about 74 in West Hoboken New Jersey after a period of ill health. Funeral set for Sunday at his home with Rev. Westerfield officiating. Evitts was a sheriff, farmer, hardware dealer and town board member. Surviving wife Wilhelmina Williams Evitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Evitts
Journal
Charle G. Griffin
West Hoboken
New Jersey
Evitts
Enton
H. A. G. Westerfield
Mr. Evitts
Talbot County
Easton
Caroline County
Annie Higmutt Evitts
Wilhelmina Williams
John
Mary Cooper Williams
Caroline Countians
John B. Husbands
Lnte
John H. George
Leipsic
Del
Leipsic M. P. Church
J. T. Bailey
Husbands
William Henry Harrison
Denton
Seaford
Children day services at M E Church tomorrow evening
Children Day services will be held in the M E Church tomorrow at 7 30 with a special program and invitation to all. Pastor Westerfield announces no morning services so all may hear Rev J Gibson Gantt sermon to the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Westerfield
J. Gibson Gantt
M.E
Melvin E. Wheatley
M. IE
Stephenson
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Easton
Princess Anne
School Board Reappoints Teachers Across Multiple Maryland Schools
The School Board reappointed Prof A C Brawer principal Federalsburg High School Miss Margaret Screen assistant Greensboro Miss Laura Melvin principal and several assistants at Denton Laurel Grove Cedar Grove Williamson s Federalsburg Liden s Marydel Grove May 12 1920 shows an appropriation shift from 45000 to 42000 for school building at Federalsburg Work by Caroline High School manual training students will be shown at the school building on Thursday June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Brawer
Federalsburg High School
Margaret Screen
Ar Greensboro
Laura Melvin
Caroline Redden
Myrtle Dukes
Denton
Anna Roe
Laurel Grove
Rebecca Satterfield
Cedar Grove
Olivia P. Roe
Williamson’ S
Addie C. Gale
Nellie M. Butler
Grace A. Stevenson
May Thompson
Federalsburg
Mae Price
Liden's
Ella M. Harrison
Grove
Maud Hummer
Marydel
Anna E. Vossamp Grove
Caroline High School
Commencement Dates At Western Maryland College and Local Grads
The 43rd commencement of Western Maryland College Westminster is set for June 6 to 11. Denton resident Isaac Vernon Brumbaugh and Federalsburg native Kath erine Marie Noble are among the graduates. Caroline High School will hold a sermon tomorrow at eleven by Rev J Gibson Gantt with public invitation. Caroline county graduates include Hannah Boyer May Amelia Carmine Carrie W Hassinger and Alice A Williams from the State Normal School. Harold Andrew joins St Johns College graduates this June. Annie Carter of Denton graduates from Goucher College this June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Isaac Vernon Brumbaugh
Denton
Katherine Marie Noble
Federalsburg
J. Gibson Gantt
Caroline High School
Hannah Boyer
Amelia Carmine
Carrie W. Hassinger
Alice A. Williams
Caroline County
Lawyers to Meet at Cape May
The Maryland State Bar Association will hold its annual meeting in Cape May New Jersey on July 1 2 and 3 The Cape May Hotel will serve as headquarters It marks the association s third Cape May gathering Eastonians reported 94 automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
Maryland State Bar Association
N. J
Association
Chautauqua in Caroline County Offers 31 Events Season Pass
The Chautauqua brings 12 musical concerts 11 popular lectures 1 Dickens impersonator 1 Rosani juggler 6 motion pictures for a total of 31 events at $2.00 per season. Tickets transferable, good for relatives, with 102 towns in the circuit. Also quoted from Ralph Parlette praising its inspirational role and benefits. Berry crops in Caroline and Wicomico counties show high prices and strong revenue, with Delmar brokers shipping daily carloads. frost impact mild. Includes thanks from Mars, Sallie M. Peffer and children for recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Ralph Parlette
Traders Secured New Licenses in Court Office List
An updated roll of licenses granted by the Clerk of the Court includes numerous local merchants and residents across Federalsburg Ridgely Denton Greensboro Marydel and other towns. Amounts range from 500 to 30 000 with several entries noting cigarettes billiard tables and other specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domina B. Christopher
Federalsburg
William T. Temple
Ridgely
C. Clarence Deen
Fowling Creek
William H. Cohee
Greensboro
James W. Simon
J. L. Everagam
Denton
Albert
Burt Hobbs
Cigarette
B.& N. U. Williams
Hillsboro
William T. Spence
Elmer Bowdle
Marydel
Jarman & Bro
Goldsboro
Norman H. Scott
Smithville
Lacy W. Spence
Jacob C. Hemmons
David Maxwell
Covey & Noble
Orra G. Williamson
William W. Dukes
Concord
Poole Bros
Clarence E. Hollingsworth
Henderson
Robert H. Dill
J. Ed. Nichols
L. Norman Stevens
Samuel Anthony
W. C. Meeds
Harry Lane
Harry M. Thompson
Nuttle Hardware Co
Miscellany of Farm Ventures and Local Commerce in Delaware
Northerner Harland Turner recently moved from Canada to Delaware and began a farm, shifting from chickens to opossums after catching a growing number of them with a market claim. John Winder Henry Sr. advertised high cash prices for cream, shipping a ton to Washington, with Easton as a major market. Kent county plans a Smyrna to Milford road to enhance cultivation. An ad from L T Layton & Co. promotes tire and auto supplies at discounted rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland Turner
Delaware
Canada
Easton
Washington
theEastern Shore Development Steamship Company
John Winder Henry, Sr
Star-Democrat
Easton Star-Democrat
Kent County
Smyrna
Milford
L. T. Layton & Co
Philadelphia
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the Local Department
the Ridgely News
Armours
M. FE
J. T. Saulsbury
Robert Smith
Aimee Jones
George Konig
John Stowell
John W. Stowell
Eleanor Noble
J. Herman Noble
H. B. Messenger
Opera House
W. V. McMahan
Clayton
E. J. Hammond
Mollie Martine
Z. H. Brinsfield
Eldorado
Lucy Charles
Cambridge Hospital
Norman Ledman
Preston
R. IF. Noble
George Wilson
Libertytown
Elsie O' Neal
S. M. Liden
Baleimore
Hivre de Grace
Belair
Perryville
Nanticoke River
Sharptown
Dorchester
Wicomico
Commission
Church News
Christ Church
Ridgely Exchange
Wicomico County
Delmar
Mars
Sallie M. Perrer
T. V. Redman & Son
American Corner
William E. Brown
Thomas H. Wyatt
Joseph B. Colgain
William L. Longfellow
Stewart & Jarrell
Charles M. Pepper
Father
Jesus
Ethel
Dover Bridge
Gale
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