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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1924
Page
5
Multiple local notices describe events and sales from Caroline and surrounding counties. An upcoming Palace Theatre screening of The Heritage of the Desert benefits the Junior Mechanics, with December next week showings on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Death toll includes Mrs Angelina Goldsborough 96 in Greensboro after chronic illness. Her step grandson Dr William Winder Goldsborough officiated at Holy Trinity funeral. Mrs Georgia Willis Smith dies in Denton age unknown with services in Denton Cemetery. Mr T J Sisk dies in Dover heart failure. daughter Lucetta Sisk, former Caroline High School teacher, is his daughter.
Goldsboro reports numerous church and family visits with Dover Wilmington and Preston residents listed among Sunday guests. A Ladies Aid dollar social is planned for Friday November 28 with a rhymed dollar tale and refreshments. Other items note sermons at the Methodist Church and local residents’ travels and illnesses.
Mr and Mrs Harvey J Cooper entertained Denton Volunteer Fire Company at Fifth avenue home with nearly full membership present. Miss Elizabeth MacDonald assisted. Annual event planned. Denton Board of Trade delegation hosted by Harrington Chamber of Commerce at a pet together meeting with speeches by James H Nichols I Pliny Fisher J Roland Chaffinch J Frank Wright C Leslie Walls De F J Wright and Winfield T Nichols. Rev T C Smnoat sailed from Baltimore to Sarasota Florida hoping winter climate improves health. Mr and Mrs WW M Murphey of Philadelphia stayed with Mr Murphey’s father W F Murphey. Mrs John Chaffich and Blanche visited Baltimore. Mrs Marion Beck spent several days there.
Mrs Barnhart of Millington was struck on the forehead Friday evening while passing from American Stores to the Woshell House. A backfiring engine caused a pebble to strike her forehead, a wound described as deep gust. she recovered after treatment and was sent home.
Mr and Mrs Theodore Warren son Theodore Jr and relatives from Damien New Jersey and Atlantic City host a week at the Warren summer home. Thawleys and kin visit Wyoming, Downham and others attend suppers and pastor Cummins christens nine children. Delights include Denton guest Miss Mattie Moore and Willie Wilson, Harolds Cain and Jo from Elmer New York visit, Frank Alanson from Wilmington schmooze with Margaret Simpson family, Union M P Church revival continues, Clifford Baughley visits, Pearl Presson at home.
Pianos and special valves always on hand at ML RK Newnam's offer flexible terms. Within three years any piano purchased may be exchanged at full purchase price for any piano chosen. We know of no fairer plan.
The Home-School Association gathered at Church House for Education Week with debates on whether today’s system yields better youths than fifty years ago. Local clergy and citizens discussed reforms, text books, playgrounds, hot lunches, and parental involvement. The Community Club reported on carnival finances, Lyceum tickets, and a column from Caroline Sun. Obituaries note Mrs. Lynch’s death after a long illness. Upcoming events include a Lyceum spread, Christmas kindness for Georgia, and Sunday lectures by Rev. George Fitz and Rev. Melvin Wheatley.
Entries record social visits as Miss Louise Fleetwood from Denton stayed with her sister Mrs Lawrence Lynch over the weekend and Mr A O Saulsbury attended the Copners Convention. The piece notes a cold snap troubling celery growers, a Ladies Aid gathering hosted by Mrs Harvey Holsinger, and various residents visiting relatives in Philadelphia Easton Bridgetown and Centreville. A fire damaged a house near Bridgetown and shoe repair moves near the post office. High school teachers held a county meeting at the local high school.
November 17 gathering for eight members and two visitors featured select readings by Amana Connelly Sallie Towers Laly Lewis Dydia Nichols Fannie Griffith Elva Smith Refreshments followed then adjournment to meet Mrs Nora Howard in December A Farm Bureau Meeting set for November 26 with a special program and ice cream sale. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs Harry Sullivan and family with Ann Jury Mere dith and company Mine and Mrs Oscar Nichols and family Mr and Mrs Olaf Smith of near flore and Mr and Mrs Bowers of Friendship. Mary Nichols of New Jersey spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs QO car Nochols near here. Mrs EK OF flaunt and Mrs Olas IL Smith improving after illness. Miss Martha Gridfith returned home after two weeks’ visit with neck relatives.
The Preston Community League met in the High School Auditorium on Tuesday night November 11. The group approved cooperation with observing American Education Week November 17 to 23. Miss Elizabeth Phillips gave an illustrated lecture on Some Interesting Places Visited in London with her father Dr. Phillips, sharing photos of Trafalgar Square and St Paul's Cathedral. The talk drew praise and may be repeated for the Wiph School.
Marydel notices list residents visiting and visiting relatives with names including Mrs Kate Heather and Annie Heather ill after surgery in Hallmare. Dover hosts Harry Vane family and Melvin Smith guests. Helen Heather from Winnington visits mother Annie Heather. Mrs Wesley Walls returns from Wilmington and Chester trip. Ruth Scotten near town visits Naomi Staf fara. Frank Smith and Maude Statford seen with relatives in Newark.
A terse ad urges customers to choose a new radio set now. It mentions The New DeForrest and Crosley Vices with prices 318 to 250. The message invites readers to call Mr. Gail Cooper at the Radio Department in Tewnan for a demonstration.
The Hillsboro Queen Anne area reports a lively community club meeting hosted by Mrs. J. R. Sloane and others. Hospital news notes Mrs. Margaret Dukes of Towson at Baltimore hospital with scarlet fever. Local social items include visits, travel, and preparation for a Chautauqua ticket. Numerous residents are mentioned visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to nearby towns, with mentions of students, Navy service, and retirements.
The article urges 4.5 million eligible veterans to apply for the Adjusted Compensation Benefit, noting only about 1.5 million have applied. It warns that deaths before filing reduce benefits to dependents and stresses that filings must be completed at the Washington office for March 1925 payments. It cites 30,000 daily capacity, 2,000 expected deaths monthly, and that over 300,000 in the corps are eligible but few have filed.
Rev. George L. Helsby of Denton resigns to lead Milton Pa work after a long pastorate. Farewell sermon scheduled for November 30. Helsby’s tenure praised. successor undecided.
In Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn preside. Executors Wheatley Sparklin Deen Deen Wright Horsey Deen Callahan Brown present filed accounts inventories sales and distributions. several were examined approved or ordered recorded with partial or final accounts and interest lists noted.
The Caroline County Farm Bureau Essay Contest concluded on November 16 with judging on November 14 by a trio from the Extension Service Farm Bureau and the School Board. Winners include Helen Cook Federalsburg first prize $10 Nettie Baker Hayien second $5 Naomi Holland Hillsboro third $2.50 and additional prize recipients. County banks contributed prize money: Denton National Bank $10 Peoples National Bank Denton $10 First National Bank Federalsburg $10.
A solar eclipse will occur on January 24 with the moon between the earth and the sun, briefly darkening the sky across the United States. Professor E W Brown of Yale notes it will be seen by millions and stands out as the first such obscuration in living memory for parts of the country.
The Ladies' Art of the Methodist Protestant Church at Choptank thank friends for support of the oyster supper held on the 6th and 7th. Net proceeds were estimated between ninety and one hundred dollars. The Twentieth Century Community Club met at Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dillon's home on the Rath. Next meeting set for December 3 at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dalin. Walk-Over shoes advertised for style and wear.
The Eastern Shore League, three years old on Maryland peninsula, sent 21 players to higher classifications for 1925, with two dozen ex Sho league stars eyed for majors and Class B. Parksley led pennant wins as players moved up, including Cambridge and Salisbury graduates, while Norfolk clubs bought Sho league talents for spring camps.
Mortgagee's sale under a 1920 mortgage from John Jester and Octavia Jester to W Brewster Deen. Assignment to William H. Deen and re assignment to W Brewster Deen for collection. Public sale in front of the Courthouse door Denton between two and four o'clock p m. Property lies in Eighth district on south side of Federalsburg Denton state road American Corner. Beginning at Roop lot corner and following described lines to include the parcel
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