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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1937
Page
5
Fragments list livestock for sale and goods for rent and sale from Denton and Burrsville. Notices advertise wool, seed wheat, furniture, a three room apartment, a used water heater, and other items. Community events include church suppers, bridge luncheons, and meetings by the Denton Chamber of Commerce and various clubs with dates in October. Social notes cover marriages, events, travel, and family news from Denton and nearby towns.
Mrs Blaine Bullock Mrs John Adams and sister Edna and granddaughter Virginia Lee were among Rural Women's Short Course Club members at a Garland Lake picnic on Wednesday. A weenie roast with fruits chips coffee and cakes was enjoyed. The barrel of cans was received from Methodist Hospital Philadelphia and is to be filled with community help. Mrs Orrie Williamson and son Harry of Federalsburg visited C W Adams last Sunday. Communion services will be held at Bloomery Sunday afternoon. Sunday School at 2 p m. D F Johnson and two sisters spent Sunday in Cambridge with their sister and family. Mr and Mrs Thurman Fountains entertained her parents at their home Sunday.
September closed with clear crisp weather as highs reached 72 and lows 41. August warmth faded early month, with highs around 85 on key dates and a 40 degree low on the 18th. North winds prevailed and rainfall remained light.
Metropolitan Opera star John Charles Thomas will perform at the Avalon Theatre in Easton on Sunday, October 10 at 3 o clock. The fall concert has become a Talbot tradition benefiting Easton Hospital, reflecting the baritone's generous contribution to the community.
Several Denton area churches publish a Sunday October 2 3 schedule with service timesincluding Denton M E Church Rally Day October 3 morning worship 1045 communion Epworth League 645 pm preaching 730 pm Ladies Aid plans and quarterly conference October 6 with Dr Cartwright and Rev Hallman at 2 and 730 pm open to public. Other notices include Concord Brethren and Williston church timings and Epiphany Mission and St Elizabeths St Benedicts Mass times adjustment October 8 with confessions times listed.
Mrs H H Nuttle and Mrs L H Thomas attended the Advisory Council meeting with Miss Spafford last Tuesday afternoon. More than twenty five Rural Homemakers Club members were present under president Mrs Clifton Crouse. Congratulations to Francis and Mrs Smith of Philadelphia on the birth of daughter Joan Barbara on September 18. Plans for annual supper October 7 at the Community House. Various visits and social gatherings noted including the Towers and Willoughby families and Christian Endeavor service led by Mrs T H Towers. Subscribe for the Journal.
The Ridgely weekly letter lists new B Y P D officers for the year starting October includes President Mrs Caro line Hutchinson Vice President Amanda Ebling Secretary Lena May Hutchinson Treasurer Homer Hutchinson Jr Service chair Marie Dodd recreation Annie Ebling Elwood Cherry worship Mary Brumbaugh program chair Amanda Ebling library Mildred Ebling Marie Hutchinson adult advisor Mrs Clifton Crouse A Ridgely wedding at the Methodist parsonage Miss Marguerite Jackson to Dr Marion Gillis maid of honor Miss Leona Jackson annual library food sale Saturday starting at ten a m committee members listed Trash baskets placed around business section urged residents to use them instead of littering streets Miss Helen Mary Rash wed Alfred Callahan of Centreville at St Benedict s Catholic Church couple to live in Perryville many community club notices and social updates throughout the area
Dr Paul R Mort of Columbia University told Caroline and Talbot County teachers that moving away from Latin and history toward practical subjects is revolutionary. He urged democracy hinges on education shaping tomorrow, aiding happiness and growth, and argued schools should help youths make choices and live more abundantly. T Wilson Cahall chaired the meeting in Preston.
A Denton relic, The Bureau, built after the Civil War to aid freedmen, stands neglected as windows and doors vanish. Once a church school and recreation center, it is decaying since 1910, with public will needed to preserve the only Freedmen's Bureau on the Eastern Shore.
A new automatic dial telephone system will be installed in Hillsboro within a few months, replacing manual dialing. The upgrade, similar to Greensboro and Ridgely, eliminates operator number input and halves ringing on rural lines, with no rate increase and Queen Anne added to the base rate area. About 120 phones connected to the Hillsboro central office will switch, with completion expected before year end.
Billsboro Queen Anne Letter notes Mr and Mrs Charles Jarrell and others spent the weekend touring Yorktown Williamsburg Richmond Charlottesville Monticello Skyline Drive and Washington. Mrs Edith Rebecca Jester wed Henry Medford Porter at Hayden M P Church. Several locals travel, visit, host gatherings, and plan a Community Club meeting in October.
Billy Brown son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Brown died at Emer gency Hospital after being thrown from a horse Saturday his foot caught in the saddle causing internal injuries He attended primary school and was a Sunday School scholar at St Pauls Church Funeral services were held at the grandparents home in Ruths burg Rev J M York officiating The Brown family mourns with the community
The Annapolis Claiborne Ferry Company will christen its new 400000 dollar boat after Governor Harry W Nice. The all steel craft with Diesel engines will launch at Maryland Dry Dock in December and serve between Annapolis and Matapeake next spring. The firm also plans a shuttle service from Claiborne to Kent Island by December 1, reusing the Harrington name for the reconditioned boat.
Baltimore visitors Mr. and Mrs. Russell Adams and Mr. Olin Porter came to Ridgely on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knott announce the birth of a baby girl on Tuesday morning. Misses Evelyn Cohee and Dorothy Rash of Marshallton spent the weekend in Ridgely. Rev. Leoland Jackson of St. Michaels visited friends Wednesday.
Preston notes the Community Club of Preston holds a box lunch meeting on Tuesday October 6 at 1 pm at Mrs B T Robins home Wrights Wharf. It marks the first gathering of the new club year with re election of past president Mrs G C Carmine. Many local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and friends across Easton Washington Ches atertown and beyond with travel between Maine Maryland Florida and Virginia.
Templeville residents hosted and visited multiple families during the weekend. Wilmington couples stayed with Knotts. Marydel and Philadelphia guests joined gatherings at various homes. Antioqch M E Church announced Sunday services and Sunday School.
Burtsville scenes report guests including E Phillips Luther Littleton Albert Littleton and two friends from Snow Hill Maryland plus Harvey Griffiths from Chester and Will Wilson. An oyster supper for Wesley Church is set for Wednesday October 13 at the Community House with menu details to follow. Mrs Clifford Baker and two children Betty and Margaret visited relatives in Wilmington and Chester. The Union M P Church Mite Society met at the Community House Friday evening. J W Price visits his children Frank Price and Mrs Ernest Knotts in Chester.
The 23rd aid room supper at Choptank hosted by M P Church drew strong turnout from surrounding towns and community members. Guests stayed long, and sincere thanks are offered for the generous response. net proceeds amounted to 64.10 dollars.
Mrs Virginia N Adams 64 wife of Charles H Adams of near town died last Friday morning after a yearlong cancer illness She was a Daughters of Pocahontas member Survived by husband four sons and four daughters ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren three sisters and a brother Funeral services were held at St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday at 2 pm Interment in Greensboro cemetery Numerous relatives and out of town visitors attended extending to the services and family support.
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