Local Market and Community News From Denton Area
Local notes report cash prices for wheat corn eggs and turkeys with Denton ads for rentals and sales. A large oil tank near the depot by Texas Company and a big celery crop highlight regional business while revival meetings and a Christmas push appear in church and merchant notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Blackiston
M. Lawless
Hobbs
Denton
Easton Court
W. E. Bullock
Hickman
Talbot
Texas Company
M. Bates Stephens
Anthony's Mill
Harris Chapel
Tuckahoe Neck
Downes
Mary Riemer
Caroline
Dover Bridge
Preston
A. E. Cooper
F. J. Wright
Isaac J. Moore
R. N. Hitchens
S. L. Smith
Wedding notes mark joyous Kent county scene
A string of social items from Kent county documents weddings, visits, and family events. Miss Alta May Sapp wed M Kemp Newnam at Goldsboro M E Church. Florence Edna Dill married Claude Lahrey Draper at Willow Grove M P Church. many relatives and friends hosted Thanksgiving gatherings and a flurry of travel and social visits among families in Chestertown, Ridgely, Hobbs, Denton, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Goldsboro
Alta May ‘Sapp
Walter Sapp
M. Kemp Newnam
Oxford
Clark Smith
Whiteleysburg
Messrs
William Newnam
Chestertown
W. S. Booth
T. Noble Jarrell
Harry Gibson
Bridgetown
Archer Sapp
Maryland
W. E. Miller
Greensboro
Kent County
Willow Grove
Florence Edna Dill
Claude Lahrey Draper
Harry Shipley
A. N. Ward
Katherine Murchison
Peter Clark
Elizabeth
Emma
Addie Wilson
Thomas G. Clark
William A. Percy
Vienna
Mary Ellen Darby
Wicomica County
William Thomas Darby
E. Hardcastle Foster
Indianapolis
Savannah
Florida
Alva F. Blades
Jacksonville
Clifton L. Jarrell
Ridgely
Chestertown Driving Association
E. M. Stack
Scranton
Charles Sewell
Ingleside
George C. Skirven
Chas
E. Stevens
Daniel Fields
Federalsburg
Thomas E. Davis
Easton
A. Cooper
John H. Boggs
Robert
Philadelphia
Elijah Griffith
W. O. Lednum
Lednum
Bethlehem
Elmira Shockley
Frank Roe
Clara D. Cohee
Burrsville
Viola B. Smith
Greenwood
Ella Carter
O. W. Downes
Baltimore
Denton
A.T. Porter
Alfred Raugtrey
L. Weathered Barrell
Town Hall
Thos. C. West
John A. Mackintosh
J. Frank Booth
Sidney Gadd
Centreville
G. Richard Percy
Dorchester
George L. Wallace
Thanksgiving updates and local visits in Denton area
Mr and Mrs Thomas W Jones and Mrs Mary J Fisher with family and friends hosted and attended gatherings. M K Newnam and bride welcomed to Rail Road Avenue home after wedding. multiple residents travel to Philadelphia Wilmington Dover and Baltimore for visits. Bur rs ville family reunion and M E Church Ladies Aid entertained. various residents moving, visiting, or entertaining over Thanksgiving weekend.
Elizabeth Legates Awarded 1500 in County Case
In Goldsboro near Goldsboro the Talbot court heard the suit of Elizabeth Legates and her parents against the county over an accident on a public road. A wheel hit a deep hole and crushed a limb, the jury awarding $1500 to the plaintiff after a three day trial. Plaintiffs were Goldsborough and Covington. defendants Richards Lewis Seth Shehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Legates
Talbot Court
Goldsboro
Elizabeth
Goldsborough and
Covington
Dickerson Gets Ten Years in Talbot Court
Washington Dickerson, a young Black man, was convicted in the Talbot court for feared felonious attack on Miss Sullivan near Federalsburg after a dawn visit. He received a ten year sentence in the penitentiary, with States Attorney Owens and State's Attorney Butler leading the prosecution and Towers and Goldsborough defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerson
Washington Dickerson
Miss Sullivan
Federalsburg
Talbot
Owens
Caroline
Butler
Towers and Goldsborough
Frances Pennington 86 dies in Betterton home
Mrs Frances Pennington former Hillsboro resident died at the home of her daughter near Betterton Monday at age 86 Funeral services were at St Pauls Episcopal Church Thursday morning November 28 with interment in Greenmount Cemetery. Numerous local residents and relatives attended the obsequies and related memorials observed in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Frances Pennington
Our Town
Eugene Burnwell
Betterton
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Greenmount Cemetery
H. M. Thompson
C. H. Dean
Baltimore
Thompson
Laura Mason
Easton
Paul Mason
Harrington
W. L. Mason
Grace Collins
Mollie Smith
Blanche
Wilmington
Houston Russom
J. F. Russom
Kemp Williams
Denton
J. B. Williams
F. Asbury Greaves
A. D. Branford
Elizabeth Wheeler
Local notes of thanks and greetings from community figures
Mr. Howard Todd expresses gratitude for thoughtful kindness in sorrow at his home. Mrs. Captain Kemp returns home after visiting Easton and Hillsboro friends. Mrs. C. B. Corkran entertained several friends on Thanksgiving Day.
Local Social Roundup From Town and Nearby Areas
Mr. and Mrs Zack Johnson of Houston visited Mr and Mrs Chambers. LeRoy Haymond returned to Elwyn Pa after a week with family. Frank Hollis and children Ford and Thelma of Greenwood visit Hollis parents. Wm Croll traveled to Baltimore on business for Christmas goods. Mrs W P Carroll of Hobbs visiting her parents the Laytons. Mrs Wm Layton and daughter Hattie Price listed as sick. Geo Johnson of the P R R Co is home for a week. W R Peters of Dover was a town visitor last week. Stella Reynolds visiting in Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Garrett
Laura V. Stafford
Messrs
R. Henry Stafford
J. Otis Stafford
Ray Stafford
W. Austine Stafford
Ison
Clayton
Ernest B. Raughley
Dover
J. B. Raughley
T. H. Wyatt
Denton
P. S. Raughley
Whiteleysburg
Alfred Raughley
Harrington
George M. Buntley and Sons
Garrettsford
Elva Thawley
Coursey Hammond
Miss Thawley
Etta Beauchamp
John Beauchamp
New Bethlehem
Harry K. Eyde
Berkley
California
Charlie E. Jacobs
Ellsworth
T. R. Jacobs
Philadelphia
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Sarah Breeding
R. H. Thawley
George Mason
Thomas Downham
Wyoming
Del
J. M. Mitchell
Laurel
M. P. Wheatley
M. E. Parsonage
M. K. Thawley
Milford
Mr. Stafford
J. Kingsley Mercer
Wesley E. Thawley
Messrs. Smith and
Shirley
Goldsboro
Clark Smith
A. M. Dulin
P. P. Councilman
Easton
John W. Parris
Wilmington
Elizabeth Billing
Hobbs
Iva Russell
Brown
Eddystone
Lyman Porter
Baltimore
J. B. Baughley
Zack Johnson
Houston
Chambers
Mr. Johnson
LeRoy Haymond
Elwyn
Frank Hollis
Ford
Thelma
Greenwood
W. P. Carroll
Wm. Layton
Hattie Price
Social Round of Ridgely Residents and Guests
Ridgely hosts include Mr and Mrs Gilbert Price of Baltimore and others. Visitors from Wilmington Queen Anne Centreville and Milford join Mrs Selby Smith Laura Godwin and Bryan Turbitt for gatherings and a Thanksgiving visit. Hunters report scarce game due to sustained warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Gilbert Price
Baltimore
J. W. Bush
Wilmington
Bernard Sparks
Queen Anne
Selby Smith
Jocie Turbitt
Bryan Turbitt
C. S. Holsinger
Laura Godwin
Joseph Richardson
Centreville
Latcham
Milford
Local Households Report Health and Travel Updates
Marydel residents Mrs Annie Shoebrooks and her daughter return home for the winter from Chester. Mrs Lizzie Hall remains in a Wilmington hospital after a shoulder dislocation. Mr Edward Stafford shows no improvement after several weeks ill. Miss Clara Bostic returns home from a Washington visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
Annie Shoebrooks
Chester
Lizzie Hall
Wilmington
Edward Stafford
Clara Bostic
Washington
Union Grove Local News Brief
Miss Mabel Baker of Williston visits her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Baker this week. Mrs George Murphy is in critical condition due to heart trouble. Neighbors are killing hogs around here. Miss Hattie McConnell is greatly improved. Revival meetings are still in progress here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
Mabel Baker
Williston
Chas. Baker
George Murphy
Hattie McConnell
Social News From Hickman And Nearby Areas
Bethlehem families and local residents gather for Sunday visits and socials. Harold Lewis hosts a corn husking and party. Parrotts visit Parrotts in Bridgeville while Parrott hogs weigh over 2400 pounds. J B Todd and H M Parrott butcher hogs weighing 318 and 394 pounds. Elsie Griffith visits Mary Brodes. Annie Swain returns from Baltimore visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Parrott
Thomas Parrott
Bridgeville
H. M. Parrott
Lorrell
Baltimore
J. B. Todd
Elsie Griffith
Mary Brodes
Queen Anne Milk Centre Drives High Prices for Farmers
Queen Anne becomes a rapid milk hub as Wills Jones McEwing Company ships milk to Philadelphia in refrigerated cars each morning. Dairymen receive $1.60 per hundredweight for 4 percent milk and higher prices for richer milk. hog cholera persists in the Hillsboro Queen Anne area, causing heavy losses inclining Mr N C Straughn to near total pig losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
Wills Jones-McEwing Company
Hillsboro
N. C. Straughn
Philadelphia
First Suit Under Important Law in Maryland Rail Case
Mrs. Thomas A. Embert sues the Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company for twenty thousand dollars for the death of her husband Thomas A. Embert killed at Love Point while shifting cars on December 1 1910. The suit is the first under the new federal employers liability act with broad protection for dependent wives and children. Embert was about thirty, employed by the railroad for years. Counsel for plaintiff include J Frank Harper James T Bright Thomas J Keating and J Harry Covington. Defense to be argued by Henry R Lewis General J B Seth and Col J C Mullikin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot Court
Thomas A. Embert
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company
Love Point
Embert
Imbert
J. Frank Harper
James T. Bright
Thomas J. Keating
J. Harry Covington
Henry R. Lewis
J. B. Seth
J. C. Mullikin
Local Notes and Visits From Henderson Community
Henderson residents report Mr L C Cole underwent appendectomy in Mercy Hospital Baltimore and is improving. Miss Isabelle Carrow from Greensport visits her parents, Mr and Mrs Geo Carrow. W L Goodwin of Ridley Park stayed with his parents. Edith Goodwin attends Dover Teachers Association. Lena Reed returns home from Harrington area visit. W G Carrow Jr and family visit from Cape Charles. Ladies Aid festival planned for Saturday evening, Nov 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Association
Dover
Lena Reed
Harrington
Mule Hospitalizes Tumor Removal Sets County Record
Dr. David Barton operated on a mule owned by Mr. Robert Bryan of Tuckahoe Neck, removing a tumor eight years old weighing nine and a half pounds. Reported as the county’s largest animal tumor surgery, the mule will recover. The tumor is preserved for public viewing. Orrell Saulsbury, a cannery entrepreneur, has labeled and shipped most of his pack in his first year. William Ewing supervised the cannery operations, Harry Moore sold several carloads of corn, and nearby residents butchered hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Barton
Robert ‘Bryan
Tuckahoe Neck
Barton
Orrell Saulsbury
William Ewing
Harry Moore
Lincoln residents visit relatives this weekend
Miss Jennie Trice and her Lincoln companion stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs M S Trice on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs James Willis and daughters Effa and Pauline returned home after a month in Hudson. Mrs Ira Turner came back after visiting her brother Ernest Covey in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Trice
Centleman
Lincoln
Del
M. S. Trice
James Willis
Effa
Pauline
Hudson
Ira Turner
Ernest Covey
Chicago
Blades head to Philadelphia for Army Navy game
Mr and Mrs J T Blades left Thursday for Philadelphia to attend the army and navy football game Saturday. Mr and Mrs W M Wright visited Carlisle Pennsylvania earlier in the week. Their son is a student in Conway Hall. Miss Estella Wright and Miss Myrtle Patchett attended the Naval Academy football game at Annapolis. Subscribe for the JOURNAL and get all the county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Blades
Philadelphia
Army and Navy
W. M. Wright
Carlisle
Conway Hall
Estella Wright
Myrtle Patchett
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fine New Printing Machines for the Journal's Plant
The Denton Journal installs three standard presses to expand capacity and improve service. The Monarch Cottrell weekly press is praised as top class, while the New Series Chandler & Price handles books and pamphlets. A 30 inch Chandler & Price cutter replaces a smaller model, enabling faster, accurate production of books, pamphlets, programs, invitations, cards, and posters for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Journal
Monarch Cottrell
Chandler & Price Job Press
Chandler & Price
Scout Movement Praised by Brooklyn Leader in Early Boying Effort
A Brooklyn businessman, George D. Pratt, praises the Boy Scouts of America, noting today’s boys are tomorrow’s men. He cites daily good turns, self reliance, hygiene, and adventure as core benefits, and highlights the movement’s reach from Denton to Ridgely as a force for uplift and character building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Greensboro
Ridgely
Caroline County
Boy Scout Movement
Brooklyn
George D. Pratt
Boy Scouts of America
Hearing on freight demurrage in Maryland
A Public Service Commission hearing for Maryland shippers and receivers will be held at the Builders' Exchange Building in Baltimore on Wednesday December 11 at 11 oclock. The case concerns railroad demurrage with many seeking a 72 hour load unload window instead of 48 hours, noting newer larger cars require more time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Public Service Commission
Builders’ Exchange
N. E
Charles and
Lexington Streets
Baltimore
Oddities In the News from Lewes and Jamaica
Readers report a rabbit-hunting pig near Lewes Delaware. The New York Times recounts a tame young bear acting as a nursegirl in Rev Chauncey Shawkins home Jamaica. Blitzen the bear adores the mistress’s baby boy and plays with him, but its damp kisses upset the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewes
Del
New York Times
Chauncey Shawkins
Jamaica
Blitzen
Orphans Court Grants Private Sale Of Deceased’s Property
In the Orphans Court Tuesday Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided. John W. Cox administrator of James 5. Cox deceased was granted an order to sell the deceased’s personal property at private sale and presented an account of sales which the court examined and ordered recorded. Joseph B. Colgain guardian to Elsie Mitchell and Pearl Mitchell presented bond which the court approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
John W. Cox
James
Cox
Joseph B. Colgain
Elsie Mitchell
Pearl Mitchell
Emerson to occupy newly built farm dwelling this year
Edinburgh reports Mr Thomas Emerson is constructing a dwelling on his recently purchased farm from Hobbs Owens and plans to occupy the property at year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Thomas Emerson
Hobbs & Owens
Parcels Post to Carry Farm Eggs and Meats Under New Rules
The Parcels Post Commission outlines regulations for shipping eggs meats and dressed fowls from farms to city consumers under the Lewis farm products provision, effective January 1. New corrugated boxes and egg crates will protect goods during transit and may reduce urban prices. Insurance rules will identify lost packages, and a returning money scheme may use fractional currency. Postmaster General Hitchcock seeks city merchant use data to plan adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcels Post Commission
Lewis
Parcels Post
United States
Hitchcock
Liden Family Visit and Health Update
Mr and Mrs William E Liden spent a few days with his sister Mrs Jacob M Charles and report his health improved Look Beginning Nov 11 and until Dec 24 we will give one of Harrison Fisher s drawings free and frame it in regular artist mouldings for you Bradley s Studio offers a tasty Xmas present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Taveau & Co
Baltimore
Journal Today
H. Redden
J. E. Ellwanger
Marydel
Templeville
George Washington
George R. Laird
Sunnyside
J. Frank Booth
Ralph Thawley
W. W. Dukes
Concord
Washington
Andrew Slaughter
Caroline
Talbot Bar Association
Pearce
Harrison Fisher
Bradley
Denton
William E. Liden
Mr. Liden
Jacob M. Charles
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