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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1916
Page
5
Various notices from local businessmen and residents including cash sales for cabbage plants lard and farm properties, sales at Long & Beall and J H Pastorfield Co, upcoming church services and harvest events, a canine game letter, a large football gathering at Chestertown, and a concert by the Hearens Sisters in Denton.
Invitations for the marriage of William Ford Breeding and Minnie Jane Donoho are noted, with plans for November 13 at St Luke's Church. The column also records illnesses, recoveries, social visits, and travel among residents, including a Baltimore attorney's eye troubles and various family visits in Delaware and Maryland communities.
A Denton Gun Club trap shooting event drew a local crowd and several strong shooters led by J R Beauchamp of Delaware as high gun among amateurs and pros. The listed scores show Beauchamp 96, Worthington 90, Belt 68 and many others in the competitive field.
Smithville social news lists visitors and journeys to Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and Denton. Names include Thomas Trice Lightcap Webb Hignutt Trice Wright Donovan Melvin Cavender Porter Scott Reed Hubbard Lyden Adams Bowdle Lyden Gootee Lyden and others. The Ladies' Aid meetings are noted and a Wilmington market turnip price is reported.
An attempted burglary occurred Friday evening at Mr. F. Staffords home during a Halloween party at Oaks schoolhouse. Drawers were ransacked but only a coat of Mr. William Stafford was taken. an overcoat and shoes were left behind in a hasty exit. Other items mention local travel, road work, funerals, visits, and farming updates.
The Bethlehem Junior Aid group gathered Friday evening at Mr. Orland Blades home with many members listed by name. After the business meeting refreshments were served and the next meeting is planned with Carlton Dulin on November 16. Due to Chautauqua, the Halloween social is postponed but a box social is set for Saturday night November 11, with all invited. Mr and Mrs Thos F Hotz have returned from Baltimore after attending the funeral of Mrs Mitchell Hall’s brother-in-law. Family visits and local friendships noted include various Carroll, Legates, Patchett, and Harding households.
Williston held a surprise party on Wednesday evening for Miss Daisy Frazier. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ogle Melvin, Mr. and Mrs. John Segar, and many named friends and relatives. The evening was described as very pleasant with numerous attendees.
The Hallowe en social given by the Ladies Aid Society Saturday evening was a financial success. Messrs. Harry Davis and R. Easton of Edge Moor Delaware spent the week end with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Benton of Sadlersville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. Bowen Sunday. Rev E L Hoffecker of Wilmington will preach here on Sunday evening November 5.
The Ridgely news column covers a bustling Halloween event by the Willing Workers' Sewing Circle at Roger's Garage with 26 dollars from admissions and about a hundred dollars total from sales and fortune tellers fees. It also notes baptisms at the Church of the Brethren, Lyceum attendance, performances by the Boston Lyrics, multiple local thefts, school reports, church and social visits, and community updates across Ridgely and nearby towns.
Preston reports Mr. Levine Taylor and his bride visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor last Saturday. The Chautauqua drew a large crowd and Sunday evening services were held in the M. E. Church. Rev. Mr. Richardson to lead a harvest home service next Sunday evening. Mrs. Jump of Delaware visits Prof. Jump. Mrs. Nettie Carmine opens a millinery parlor on Main Street.
A brief ad notes Long and Beall offer a splendid line of blankets and comforts. Shoppers are urged to view the wares before purchasing.
A Hickman birthday party honored Lula Wooter on her sixteenth birthday with music games and gifts. Delegates from Hickman attended conventions in Frederica and Lewes, Epworth League reports urged greater service, and revival services began at Bloomery and Epworth with notable speakers. Local residents traveled to Federalsburg and Seaford for events while others planned Hallowe en activities and fielded political impressions from Washington.
Relatives and friends from Hirdsboro and nearby towns visited St Michaels and Beulah Holy, with exchanges at Griffiths and Ross households. Highlights include Wesley Walls and family returning from a visit, Dorsey Nichols with a sprained ankle, Irwin Hunt breaking an arm, and Mrs Kate Howard visiting West Denton.
Two Johns Mr and Mrs WF Towers entertained Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs James Callahan Mr and Mrs Herman Callahan and children Mr and Mrs Herbert Hammond and Misses Georgia and Lilian Towers Mr and Mrs Ed Flint and son Ralph visiting relatives in Pennsylvania Also Mr and Mrs Walter Howard and Mrs James Bdoward visiting Philadelphia Dr and Mrs Clinton Neal with Mrs Neal’s parents Mr and Mrs Alva Griffith Mrs G W Towers returned home after visiting son Ernest Towers and Mr H Trice was Sunday guest of daughter Mrs James Willoughby
Henderson and Mrs. Elias Jester of Centreville visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Norris. Miss Margaret Morris, formerly unable to walk for four years and treated in a Baltimore hospital, is regaining the power to wait and move.
Shadrach J Raughley died after a stroke and long illness. Funeral at Gay street home, Denton cemetery graveside. noted as a lawyer with deep classical knowledge. Also mourning Edward F Anderson of Baltimore and Annie K Burnite of Denton with funerals in Denton and Easton. Burnite survived by three daughters. Anderson leaves a widow and daughter Alice. Funeral arrangements and church services described.
In sad but loving remembrance we honor our dear sister Edith Thawley Trice who left us October 30, 1912. Four long years have passed since we saw our dear sister waiting to meet us when we shall come. Just a little longer dear sister to wait, then we'll meet you at the golden gate. By sister C. N. B.
In Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges Liden Moore and Covey handled matters. Admin Edward E Nuttle filed inventory for John F Alford deceased with sale order granted. Executors Shulthies and Smith presented estate inventories and private sale orders. Mary E Montague probate filed and letters testamentary granted to Charles B Harrison. Appraisers named. G Edgar Williamson personal estate letters to Carrie Haslinger and Aaron Wrightson. Hammer executors of Margaret Hammer reported sales and ratification nisi.
A near miss at Second and Main in Denton sparked a call for swift enforcement to curb unlawful speed. Eyewitnesses recalled a woman and a child narrowly escaping, while a cyclist who avoided a vehicle was left bruised. The piece urges confiscating suspicious cars and revoking licenses through the State Commissioner of Automobiles to prevent future deaths and crippling injuries.
The 27th anniversary session of the Easton District Epworth League Convention ended in Sudlersville with 106 delegates including 18 ministers. Rev C T Wyatt spoke Wednesday and Rev Joseph Herson of Salisbury spoke Thursday. New district president Rev Leonard White of St Michaels and treasurer W Harry Jones of Sudlersville were elected.
Bryan Langsdale, 76, allegedly insane, killed Hewitt H. Langsdale at his Easton office on Tuesday. States Attorney Charles J. Butler visited the suspect in jail, where Bryan confessed the shooting and said he planned death by his own hand or his father's. He spoke of an earlier intent to poison.
Two to three infantile paralysis cases identified in the First district raise fears of contagion spread. Mrs. Edgar Walls of Henderson is bedbound after three weeks of illness, with physicians monitoring her outlook. In Goldsboro, two children of the Jarrell family show clear or suspected cases, prompting quarantine precautions amid prior surges in Caroline County. Wild geese migrate south as cold weather nears.
A list of recent transfers shows multiple property deeds with buyers, sellers, districts, and prices. Notable entries include Harvey L. Cooper assignee selling 220 acres in Second district for 7000, George H. Russell Greensboro property and 82 acres in Second district for 10, Lizzie G Redden and husband to Owen C for 82 acres in Second district for 4000, and numerous Greensboro and Denton properties with prices ranging from 1 to 1800 dollars.
Recent marriage licenses list shows Willard R. Jones with Emma W. Worth of Hillsboro Ralph L. Jump of Houston Del. with Myra S. Wright of Choptank Roy Thomas with Nettie Sloan Den Maurice B. Farr of Marydel and Nattie Viven Hartley of Del Levin W. Taylor of Preston and Ruth Plummer of Greensboro W F Griffith with Cecilia Blackburn Downes George Wustner of Philadelphia and Emma M. Lamore of Harrington Del Herman Dyer with Margaret Lynch of Greensboro Marion M. Ireland with Nellie Price of Burrsville Harry R. Ringgold of Greensboro with Bessie Flamer of Hillsboro Frank E. Cole with Hattie Wright George Hutson and Mary Newlee Philip Dyer with Susie Horner Milton R. Henry with Emma Johnson Raymond Kenerd of Concord and Mary Hammond of Federalsburg.
The sixtieth anniversary service for St Pauls Episcopal Church was held Saturday with rectors Rev Doctors Sharpe Chesley and Darby Stev ensville among those present. Civil war veteran Richard Smith continued his long tradition of attending, marking his 60th birthday on October 28. Local social notes include the Ladies Aid of the M E Church hosted by Mrs Hackett Morgan near Queen Anne, plus several visits and travels among Hillsboro residents and guests from Ridgely Easton Dover York Pa and Baltimore during the week.
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