Local notes on farms sales and church events
Local dairy and vegetable prices shift as winter sales ads appear. Farmers like Richard Tock and W H Clark win prizes at the Great Maryland Week Exposition for five corn. J H Thawley’s sale is postponed to buy cattle. Community notices include church services, anniversaries, and a high school operetta The Feast of the Red Corn. A trove of local family news covers farming, building, and bereavement in Caroline and Dorchester counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Redden & Co
Wooters
Burrsville
Long & Beall’s
John H. Thawley
Richard Tock
W. H. Clark
Caroline County
James Good
J. H. Beer
Dudley & Carpenter
Baltimore
O. W. Downes
W. H. Deen
Possum Hill
Jones Corner
Ma. Elbert Been
Long & Beall
Mere
Occar Briscoe
T. A. Lynchwich
Dr. Crouse
Union M. P
W. F. Adams
P. LE
Hillboro
Manley Sharpe
Wyatt
M. E
Peninsula
Hl. J. Messenger
Caroline
Journal Today
M. B. Nichols
Eaton
Easton
James T. Raughley
Shadrach J. Raughley
T. Alan Goldsborough
Mary’Emma Lock
Baughley
Preston
J. E. Smith
Williston
Smith
Masonic Hall
Caroline High School
Gertrude Guilbert
Bryan Langsdale
Hewett H. Langsdale
Shentf
Sheppard
Pratt Santianum
Towson
Baltimore County
Norris Farn
Denton
Alee
Frank Adams
Elobb
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS Matrimonial Matters of Interest
Mr Norman C Downes son of Mrs Ellen T Downes and Miss Ola Starkey of near Ridgely wed on November 16 at Hillsboro M EParsonage led by Rev Charles Turner Jane DBD. They plan to entertain at the A G Saulsbury farm and settle there. The notice covers multiple social events and visits including a Fairfax Virginia wedding of Dr J Packard Laird and Miss Matilda Coleman Page with officiant Rev Dr Frank Page, a Page relative to the American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page. The item also notes a 20th anniversary celebration at the home of Mr and Mrs Francis A DeFond of Tuckahoe Neck and several visits and travels among Denton and Baltimore residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Downes
Ellen T. Downes
Ola Starkey
C. E. Starkey
Near
Ridgely
Hillsboro Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Charles Turner Jane
J. Packard Laird
Devon
Matilda Coleman Page
Frank Page
Thomas Nelson Page
W. W. Goldsborough
Francis A DeFond
Tuckahoe Neck
Joseph H. Carroll
East Jewett
Catskills
Margaret
Susie Carroll
Farle Horsey
Grant Gastee
Bessie Bradley
Viola Gastee
Harry Phillips
Salisbury
Terman Horsey
Oscar Morgan
Denton
Andrew Weener
Preston
Caroline Younge
Isaac L. Duke
Philadelphia
W. H. Satterfield
Burrsville
Mainie Pearl
Clarence C. Voss
Harrington
Helen Crouse
Strayer’s Business College
M. P. Parsonage
T. Alan Goldsborough
Laird-Page
Fairfax
Virginia
P. Fl. McShane
Baltimore
Willoughby Nowell
I. G. Cooper
Kate Bermard
Joseph F. Bernard
Henry Wilson
T. Alan Galdsborough
New York
Stayton Family Man Dies in Queen Anne Home
Mr Thomas C Stayton aged sixty nine died after a long illness at his home in Queen Anne The funeral will be held at his residence Monday at 2 pm with interment at Hillsboro cemetery He was born in Staytonville near Milford Det He leaves a son T Herbert Stayton and brothers John W Stayton Edward Stayton James Stayton Mrs Stayton died years ago Staytonville Delaware was named by the Stayton family Two other local deaths are noted including Mr John Horsey aged seventy eight who died in Easton after kidney disease Funeral services were held in Concord with Reverend M E Wheatley officiating Interment followed at Concord Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Stayton
Queen Anne
Hillsboro Cemetery
Stayton
Staytonville
Milford
Det
Charles Stayton
Portland
Oregon
Lote
John W. Stayton
Ophir Creek
Alaska
Edward Stayton
Hartsville
James Stayton
Delaware
John Horsey
Easton
Tie
Caroline
Eaton
Elmer Horsey
Alphon
Meredith
Williston
Zeb Horsey
Denton
Martha Everngain
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Berlin
Maggie Vane
Cambridge
Caroline County
Concord
M. E. Wheatley
Concord Cemetery
819 Truck Falls Through Brinckview Bridge
A Philadelphia Gas Company truck weighing 22 000 pounds loaded with 850 gallons of oil plunged into the Nanticoke River when the Brinckview bridge between Eldorado and Brookview collapsed on Wednesday. Driver Ray Young escaped with minor injuries after leaping clear. About 30 feet of the span was torn away and a 50 gallon oil spill flowed into the river. Traffic across the two foot long bridge is suspended while salvage efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinckview Bridge
Nanticoke River
Eldorado
Brookview
Philadelphia Gas Company
Ray Young
Maryland
Hillsboro Social Roundup Includes Many Visiting Guests
Hillsboro residents host visitors from Princess Anne Chester Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington with long lists of guests and trips. Rev D J Givan hosts Thompson family. Miss Virginia Holt heads to Baltimore to run a dressmaking establishment. numerous locals welcome relatives and friends from Easton Trappe Wilmington Leipsic and Wye Mills. A surprise party for Earl Love features many neighbors and friends and Revival meetings are held locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
H. M. Thompson
Alma
A. D. Branford
Princess Anne
D. J. Givan
T. J. Belle
Sarah Belle
Chester
W. J. Thompson
Virginia Holt
Baltimore
Lucretia Gibbs
Willard Jones
Leipsic
Del
Gattus Worth
Garrettson Smith
Wilmington
J. T. Sparklin
Joseph Taylor
Litle
Trappe
J. C. Sherwood
Elsie A. Flowers
Easton
Alma E. Thompson
John Wilson
Washington
Annie Beaven
Ralph B. Thompson
New York
Wim
E. Sylvester
Annapolis
Ethel S. Holt
C. ‘Pf. Jones
W. B. Spark
Philadelphia
J. Norman Clark
Burrsville Couple Wed In Concord Church Ceremony
Miss Mamie Pearl Satterfield and Clarence C. Voss surprised friends with a Friday November 16 marriage in Concord officiated by Rev. Melvin E. Wheatley. The bride wore midnight blue poplin. groom in black. They will reside in Wilmington. Guests include Mr and Mrs Thomas Vivans and daughter Mildred of Camden New Jersey. Other notes mention visits and health updates from local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrsville
Mamie Pearl Satterfield
William H. Satterfield
Clarence C. Voss
Brownsville
Concord
Melvin E. Wheatley
Voss
Wilmington
Thomas Vivans
Mildred
Camden
N. J
Charlie N. Fountain
Mary E. Harvey
Philadelphia
Mass
John Voss
Grownsville
Wesley M. E Church
Frank Porter
R. W. Ross
John WV. Stephens
Local social notes list Greensboro and Baltimore visitors
Mr and Mrs Howard Pritchett and Mrs Effie Plummer of Greensboro were guests of Mr and Mrs J E Morgan Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Gale and daughter of Baltimore attended the funeral of Mrs Annie Gale. Mr and Mrs Frank Barton and son of Philadelphia were guests of Mrs S J Barton over Sunday. Rev E H Dashiel of Wilmington visits Mrs G L Jump. Miss Helen Hicks spent the week end at Henderson. Miss Edith Richards visits friends in Goldsboro. Mr Charles Rhodes spent the week end in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Pritchett
Effie Plummer
Greensboro
J. E. Morgan
Clarence Gale
Baltimore
Annie Gale
Frank Barton
Philadelphia
S. J. Barton
E. H. Dashiel
Wilmington
G. L. Jump
Helen Hicks
Henderon
Edith Richards
Goldsboro
Charles Rhodes
Birthday celebration at Woodenhawk for James Collison
James Collison entertained his children and grandchildren on Monday for his birthday. Clarence Parker and daughter Marie visited. Edna Adams spent the weekend with Grace Adams at Hickman. Emma Collison visited sister-in-law Mrs. Clarence Adams. Thomas Hall visited relatives at Cambridge. Revival services continue at Bloomery M E Church. Claude Adams purchased an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Collison
Clarence Parker
Marie
Baltimore
Edna Adams
Grace Adams
Hickman
Emma Collison
Clarence Adams
Thomas Hall
Cambridge
Bloomery M. E. Church
Claude Adams
Ridgely People Attend Akron Meeting And Ill News
Ridgely residents travelled 250 miles by automobile to an Akron Pennsylvania ministerial Sunday School and missionary meeting last week. The column lists attendees and cars, notes the death of Moses S. Godhnour at 84, and mentions funeral and burial in Imler, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Fetcher
T. F. Imler
B.C. Ringgold
Roy Cherry
Imler
W. E. Sanger
Crouse
Henry Wise
E.R. Longnecker
Wise
M. F. King
Clement Drake
Sallie Eldsinger
Ella
Alice Wagner
H. F. Klotz
Godhnour
George
Harry
Elmer
Sunnyside
Washington
David
William
Bedford County
Charles
Easton
Sarah Slick
Ridgely
the Reformed Church
Jerome Davis
Goldsboro
Hillshare
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and News
Nichols family members entertained by Walter Covey on Sunday. L F Covey and Miss Mabel Baker visited New York City. Mrs. Samuel Callahan and her daughter Erma spent Tuesday with Denton friends. Fred Potts secured a position in Wilmington. Maurice Wright is quite sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Noble
F. Corkran
Walter Covey
L. F. Covey
Mabel Baker
New York City
Samuel Callahan
Erma
Denton
Fred Potts
Wilmington
Maurice Wright
Spence Injured By Ammonia Hit At American Corner
Mr J H Spence suffered a painful accident Tuesday when an ammonite ran into him and threw him into a machine injuring his arm and leg. Denton visitors Mr and Mrs Wilner Parker and their son joined by Mrs Caleb Bowdle and daughter Roberta, and Mrs Rena Alford hosted guests near Trinity and Wilmington. Miss Emma Hopkins from Cordaya was appointed teacher here to assist Miss Willen. F T Eyden, recently ill, is slowly improving. Mrs Sharp of Baltimore visited Mrs Win A Alford, while Miss Edna Adams spent weekend with relatives in Hickman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Spence
American Corner
Amomnhile
Wilner Parker and Son
Denton
Win
Parker
Caleb Bowdle
Roberta
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ali
George O'day
Rena Alford
David Bunning
Trinity
Emma Hopkins
Cordaya
Willen
F. Eyden
Sharp
Baltimore
Ladies' Aid Meeting and Parish News Notes
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Agnes Taylor last Thursday afternoon. Eighteen members attended including Georgie Collins Elsie Thompson Louise Legates Nettie Thomas Alexine Ledmin Flora Taylor Mallie Harding Lillian Blades Florence Dean Willie Pritchen Mrs. Dewilder Iphie Harrington Jane Legates Agnes Gardner and Mrs. JF Richardson. Refreshments followed the business portion. The next meeting will be at the parsonage December 14 hosted by Mr J P Richardson. Mr and Mrs Roland Carroll and two sons of Wilmington visit the parents Mr and Mrs N Legates of this place. A Juniors box social held Saturday evening was well attended and a success. Mr Larry Etall has purchased a new Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Taylor
Georgie Collins
Elsie Thompson
Louise Legates
Nettie Thomas
Alexine Ledmin
Flora Taylor
Mallie Harding
Lillian Blades
Florence Dean
Willie Pritchen
Dewilder
Iphie Harrington
Jane Legates
Agnes Gardner
JF. Richardson
Ater
J.P Richardson
Roland Carroll
Wilmington
Boy shot while rabbit hunting dies at hospital
Dr. Silver sent Robert Gould, a colored boy, to Easton Hospital after an accidental gun discharge during rabbit hunting. The load struck his arm and abdomen. he died soon after. Also noted are infantile paralysis affecting Helen Roe and improving cases involving Miriam Jarrell and Billy Jarrell, with Mrs. Edgar Walls remaining bedridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam
Billy Jarrell
Edgar Walls
Henderson
Tri-State Milk Commission Meeting in Baltimore
The Governors Tri-State Milk Commission met at the Fifth Regiment Armory Baltimore at 2 p m on November 16. The Production Committee the Cost of Distribution Committee and the Surplus and By Products Committee heard from producers and distributors on milk production distribution and surplus disposal. Subscribe for the JOURNAL and get all the county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governors’ Tri-State Milk Commission
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Miss Roes Birthday Party in Hobbs
Mrs Edward Roe hosted Lulu Winifred Roes eighteenth birthday party Friday November 16 attended by many locals including Mrs and Mrs C Carroll Mr and Mrs Carl Callison Miss Cathell Ward Emma Plummer Pearl Satterfield Lola Fountain Anna Hignutt Myrtle Roe Hazel Davis Mary Dean Lulu Roe Esta Hummell Blanche Chaffinch Louie Fountain Pauline Nichols Dells Wooters Ella Kelley Rosa Ivans Vida Gordon and numerous others Games and abundant refreshments followed. Several extended family and visitors from Milford Neck Concord Baltimore Federalsburg and other nearby towns were noted in a long column of social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Roe
Lulu Winifred
C. Carroll
Carl Callison
Cathell Ward
Emma Plummer
Pearl Satterfield
Lola Fountain
Anna Hignutt
Myrtle Roe
Hazel Davis
Mary Dean
Lulu Roe
Esta Hummell
Blanche Chaffinch
Louie Fountain
Pauline Nichols
Dells Wooters
Ella Kelley
Clifton Nichols
Marvin Davis
C. H. Satterfield
Mary
Milford Neck
Hobbs
F. Stafford
B.S. Robinson
W. AV
Corn Club prize winners tour through Western Maryland and Southern Maryland
The Home State Tour of the Eastern Shore arrived in Denton on Friday evening to a hearty welcome. Attending were Earle Remsburg 17 Adamstown Carl Ahalt 18 Middletown Orman Nichols 14 Clarksville Jerry Nichols 12 Clarksville Willard Harvey 16 Brookeville Kenneth Barnsley 17 Rockville William E. Brickerd 14 Glendale Roy Sellner 13 Camp Springs Maguire Mattingly 15 Leonardtown James L. Mantingly 16 Mechanicville Charles Hyde 18 Clear Spring Fiery Site 18 Clearspring W. Speicher 16 Accident Wilhelm Weber 1 Oakland Samuel Wilmer 16 Faulkner Barlette Frere 13 Tompkinsville Frank Conaway 16 Mount Airy Russell Leatherwood 19 Mount Airy Ozald Gray 16 Long Green Clifton Crinock 13 Long Green Robert N. Wilson 14 Cumberland Lester Hite 16 Cumberland Guy Wilson 15 Rawlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Club
Maryland
Denton
Earle Remsburg
Adamstown
Carl Ahalt
Middletown
Orman Nichols
Clarksville
Jerry Nichols
Willard Harvey
Brookeville
Kenneth Barnsley
Rockville
William E. Brickerd
Glendale
Roy Sellner
Camp Springs
Maguire Mattingly
Leonardtown
James L. Mantingly
Mechanicville
Charles Hyde
Clearspring
Fiery Siite
W. Speicher
Accident
Wilhelm Weber
Oakland
Selmuel Wilmer
Faulkner
Barlette Frere
Tompkinsville
Frank Conaway
Mount Airy
Russell Leather
Joint Sussex celebration by Democrats and Republicans
Sussex county hosts a joint victory celebration next week with John G. Townsend supplying an ox roast and A F Polk providing a band. Democrats claim gains in Congress, Legislature, and county offices. Republicans win the Governor, sheriff, and other posts, with joint speeches planned in front of the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex
John G. Townsend
Selbyville
A. F. Polk
Georgetown
Orphans’ Court
Court House
Big Possibilities in Good Tear Work and Town Clubs
An opinion piece extols local newspapers as a catalyst for community clubs in Oxford Pennsylvania and Sandy Springs Maryland. It cites examples of parades health campaigns historical festivals and mutual aid groups that grow from small beginnings into broader town welfare efforts. The author argues towns can imitate these initiatives and asks Which shall we do first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
Sandy Springs
Maryland
Bermuda
Maryland Auriculums College
Pocomoke
Improvement Society
Hoquiam
Washington
Charles Zeublin
Orphans Court Proceedings Reported in Tuesday Session
Judges Liden Moore and Covey presided as various estate matters moved forward. Probate actions included caveats to Shadrach J. Boughley and inventories and sales approvals for Mary F. Montague Rebecca Chance and William Wharton estates, with guardian investments and mortgage assignments authorized. Highest cash prices paid for eggs listed by W J Blackiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liden, Moore and Covey
Orphans
Mary Emma Lock
T. Alan Goldsborough
Shadrach J. Boughley
Cecelia Brady
Charles 8. Harrison
Mary F. Montague
Martha Y. Ford
D. B. Mn
Rebecca T. Chance
Emma C. Wharton
William C. Wharton
Henry P. Turner
J. Frank Turner
T. Clayton Horsey
Millard C. Bartley
Annie M. Raughley
Joshua B. Raughley
John J. Hammer
Anna Hammer
Df. B. O
Jacob Hammer
Margaret Hammer
Death of Mrs Delma Ehintt Thomas at Cambridge Hospital
Large crowd gathers for funeral at Bridgetown church and Greensboro cemetery as the 26 year old wife of Edward Thomas and mother to a newborn son dies after brief illness. She was active in the Methodist church and beloved in the community. Her death is mourned by husband, parents Mr and Mrs Walter Elliott, brothers Calvin and Carroll Elliott, and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delma Ehintt Thomas
Cambridge Hospital
Thomas
Walter Elliott
Galdshoro
Edward Thomas
Bridgetown
Calvin Elliott
Wilmington
Carroll Elliott
Angleside
Jesus
C. T. Wyatt
Denton
Amos
Windsor
Greensboro
W. N. Conaway
Melissa Elmer Brown
W. E. Brown
Federalsburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Dry Vote In Maryland Across Counties
Maryland voters weighed the dry question in several counties with mixed results. Frederick and Washington counties supported dryness by about 000 and 500 votes respectively, Havre de Grace favored dry by 22, Carroll County returned to wet, Allegany and Prince George's counties moved wet by about 100 and 250 votes, Annapolis supported wets by 500, Brooklyn and Curtis Bay districts rejected by about 100, Ellicott City went wet by 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Frederick County
Washington County
Havre de Grace
Carroll County
Allegany
Prince George's
Annapolis
Brooklyn
Curtis Bay
Ellicott City
Provident State Bank Mourns Death of Director G Edgar Williamson
Board notes Divine Providence removal of G Edgar Williamson after faithful service as Director since founding and nine years as Cashier. Resolution expresses deep loss, sympathy to his family, and orders minutes copy and publication in county papers. Signed A W Sisk President and S E Doucras Secretary. Also noting new sweater lot arrival from Long Beall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divine Providence
Provident State Bank
A. W. Sisk
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Local Department
Dorchester
P. W. Sullivane
Janes’ Corner
Fred R. Owens
Earl
Maloney
William Lave
Mary Liden
Magpie Meredith
Anna Mae Spence
Cora Williams
Mary Everagain
Helen Bailley
Evelyn Ritter
Edna Griffith
Minnie Cork
Moira Wright
Nellie Sullivan
Hazel Towers
Anna Ross
Ruth Ross
Ethel Ross
Walter Evern
Gam
Wilmer Collins
Orland Glosson
Claude Howard
Sydney Collins
Frank ‘Adams
Roy Lane
Horace Robinson
Oscar Alford
Ernest Griffith
Dorsey Nichols
Bruce Wilson
Harry Sullivan
Roland Reed
Morris Hunt
Irwin Hunt
Harry Askins
Norman Smith
Claude Lankford
Earl Lave
Ollie Connelly
George Connelly
Ruth Howard
Hurlock
Danney
Wye Mills
Frank Collins
Near Here
Linnie Hunt
Woodenhawk
THE
Ridgely News
Methodist Church
Prinnine
Charles Sheldon
Will Smith
B. A. Headley
Harold Headley
Geo. Mitchell
Swedesboro
J. M. Swing
J. Harry Hemions
L Way
Chris. Elorfman
F. R. Longnecker
J. K. Lynch
Joseph
Andrew
Herman Mitchell
C. L. Opperman
Baltimoore
Alfred Thompson
Will Rickards
Marcus Hook
Lyons
Dorothy Saulsbury
Bertha Jackson
Clayton
Mabel Ford
Louis Hell
Atlantic
Carrie
J. C. Madara
J. Ira Fisher
James Rezzo
William Cornell
Harry Kates
Willow Grove
Walter H. Lord
T. F. Smith
Miriam Clark
Baptist Society
E. C. Preutyman
Anti-Saloon League
E. F. Lawrence
J. Olan Clark
C. L. Verzog
Margaret Herzog
Mollie Richards
Paulsboro
Haman
Eastern Shore Society
Kent
J. H. K. Shannahan
Ekaman
China
Switzerland
Lincoln
Goose Hill
Turkey Foot
Baltimore City
Smithville
Bethleham
Tri-State Milk Commission
Journal
Miss Roe
Mr. Smith
J. D. Neat
Andersontown
A. J. Billing
Zon
Donald
J. A. Billing
J. T. Payne
Haywood Todd
Harmony
Lutler
J. D. Neal
J. W. Epstorm
Stevensville
Ricards
G. L. Jopp
Frank Yeo Snan
S. M. Jester
E. R. Seeders
Florence
J. W. Lord
W.J. Blackiston
Wm. £. Brown
Templeville
Benj. Starkey
M. E. Moore
George Davis
Newark
Gurmey Knotts
Mary Knotts
Emma McKnott
Pearl Cooper
John Davis
T. Cooper
S. E. Doucras
Newspaper
Ntlhiye
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