Denton and Caroline County News Highlights
Local notes report new Ford cars owned by W R Allaband and Walter J Kelly, rising egg prices, and a Denton auto company shipment. Typhoid cases in Greensboro improving. wardens appointed for Caroline county. a vote registration reminder. church services and a farm sale announced. a horse and carriage stolen near Denton after a circus visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Walter J. Kelly
W. J. Blackiston
H. E. Smith
Denton Auto Company
H. Ringgold & Co
Pretty Wedding Near Ridgely Celebrates Grace Amelia Stevenson
At six o clock Saturday morning September 26, Grace Amelia Stevenson wed Dr. R. M. MacGibbon at the Stevenson home near Ridgely. Officiant Rev. J. Gibson Gantt led the ring ceremony as Miss Bertha A. Smith and Mr. Anderson Redden wed in Hobbs. The event, attended by immediate family, followed with a breakfast in yellow and white, then a trip by train to Fredericton, New Brunswick. Other society notes include postal officials attending a Washington convention, missionary plans for Rev and Mrs. A. L. Grey, and updates on local residents and officials across Denton, Federalsburg, and Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Stevenson
Ridgely
Grace Amelia
R. M. MacGibbon
Fedralsburg
Charles Stevenson
J. Gibson Gantt
Episcopal Church
Denton
Harry Gibson
Delmar
Lohengrin
Ridgely Station
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
National Capital
Dentonians
Lumlay
Board of Foreign Missions
M. E
London
Caledonia
India
Roger Duffey
Washington
J. Harry Covington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Catholic Church
Simon’s Hall
Anna Lynch
Dorothy Haymaker
Owen Knotts
the Plains
Edna Walters
Chicago
Albany
Hudson River
New York
Boston
Ridgely High School
Lora Lynch
Grace Dennis
Preston
Miss Lynch
William K. Meeds
Klondyke Meeds
Rosie Thomas
Baltimore
L. 5. Matthews
M. EL Sunday School
A. M. Raho
Reformed Church
Local notices and ads from Easton paneled with farm fire and politics
Local items note Marianne Hardcastle’s appointment as traveling specialist for Spirella Corset Company to serve East North Carolina from Easton. Dalfinger Dairies plans a milk cooling station in Easton. Autumn weather brings many autoists and fashion ads tout heavy knit sweaters. Willis Poole farm buildings burned. insurance partly covers loss. Registration lapses affect voters in September. next week offers chance to register. Sussex Court to skip October session due to remodeling. Underwear urged for cold weather. quick lunch spot promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianne Hardcastle
Spirella Corset Company
Niagara Falls
Easton
East North Carolina
Easton Gazette
Dalfinger Dairies Company
Queen Anne
Caroline
Maryland
J.H. Pastorfield Co
Willis Poole
Preston
Delaware
Sussex
Georgetown
Sussex County Court
J. H. Pastorfield Co
E. H. Ringgold & Co
Hobbs Social News From Hobbs and Nearby Towns
Hobbs and area residents share visits and travel news with relatives in Hillsboro Ellendale Wilmington and Philadelphia. Incoming visitors include Mrs Ernest Whitman from Bellville Pa and Miss Lola Willoughby heading to Philadelphia for stenography work. Farmers face difficulty plowing corn ground for wheat while Miss Elizabeth Uilling suffers rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Ricards
B. I. Allen
Love Point
Washington
Alvin Meredith
Hickman
Ricards
Hobbs
Ernest Whitman
Bellville
Smith
Wesley Walls
Little Son
Wilmington
F. Love
Caroline
Garrettson Smith
Mary Neal
Hillsboro
J. D. Neal
Andersontown
Catharine Welch
New York
A. J. Billing
Goldsboro
J. T. Neal
Dallas
Ingram
Ellendale
Milton
Ed. Collison
Queen Anne
J. T. Lister
Ames
Chas. Howard
Lola Willoughby
Philadelphia
Evans
Baltimore
Ed. Warner
Elizabeth Uilling
Smithville Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Teaching Change
Smithville residents reported a busy weekend with visits from the Nuttles, Coveys, and Parkers from Federalsburg and Denton. The Bloomery M E Church Ladies Aid met at the Bannings, while Miss Menshaw substituted as a week due to Miss Ledman illness. Local families, including Adams, Hubbard, Pennypacker, and Johnsons, hosted relatives over Sunday and reports noted health concerns for John F. Bullock and Loeckerman’s Easton visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Parker
J. J. Nuttle
Allie Covey
Federalsburg
Wilmer Parker
Little Son
Denton
Banning
Herbert Bullock
Win. Pennypacker
Mary Menshaw
Trappe
Tom Loeckerman
Easton
5. M. Lyden
Epworth League Meeting and Sunday School Delegates
Hickman notes that the Epworth League held a business meeting Thursday hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fountain with a long list of attendees. Sunday School convention delegates gathered at Todd's Chapel last Tuesday, including Mrs. John Delmer and Rev. M. W. Marine among others. Other items include visits and returns of several residents visiting relatives in Philadelphia Camden Wilmington and Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Frank Fountain
Leander Thomas
George Wilson
H. D. Ritchey
James Morgan
J. C. Wratten
Frank Stewart
W. FE. Melaney
C. H. Melaney
Hester Noble
Naomi Haymon
Bessie Torbert
Violet Messick
Lena Torbert
Evelyn Torbert
Florence Morgan
David Messick
James Dougherty
Freddie Torbert
Helen
Margaret Stewart
Hilda Ritchey
Henry Morgan
Todd's Chapel
John Delmer
Atkins Jester
M. W. Marine
Ivah Passwaters
Stella Fountain
Laura Baynard
Wilmington
Hattie Price
F. T. Peters
Philadelphia
Camden
Irvin Ritz
Elmer
Jane Messick
George Zott
T. A. Cleaves
Rosa Carroll
Denton
Community notes and visits from area towns
Queen Anna Mrs S J Barton has returned home after weeks with her daughter near Crisfield. Mrs Frances Clark of Wilmington visits her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Rhodes. Revival services at the M E Church South begin Sunday November 8. Miss Clara Mason of Easton spent the week end with Mrs Robly Hackett. Mrs Jennie Lord of Denton visits her sister Mrs R F Barnes. Mrs Laura Wooters spent several days in Easton this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anna
S. J. Barton
Crisfield
Frances Clark
Wilmington
Charles Rhodes
M. E. Church
Poultry roup warning and remedy sold locally
Local hardware store advertises warnings about roup a dangerous poultry disease and promotes Frairfield's Roup Remedy to be added to drinking water. If birds are sick it suggests dosing via throat with a dropper or feather. John Clark, Greensboro hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frairfield
John Clark
Greensboro
Ridgely Churchgoers Host Busy Social and Notices
The Ridgely News column reports a successful Catholic Church social at Simons Hall with chicken and oyster supper and desserts. It covers school staffing changes, local weddings, Bible class contests, church sermons, illness and travel notes, and farm updates including army worms and mayoral health.
Fairfield Blood Tonic and Milk Producer Ad
Feed and water keep a cow alive but Fairfield’s Blood Tonic and Milk Producer keeps her healthy and increases milk yield. See cows receive it regularly to insure no more milk fever abortion or red water. John Clark Hardware Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Clark
Hardware
Greensboro
Local Social News and Weekend Visits Spill Over Town
Henderson and Hollingsworth families spent Sunday with friends near Ridgely. Visits include Geo King and daughter from Fenton's Beach New Jersey, Ma and Mrs J M Jones near town, and Mr and Mrs Barry Totten returning to Virginia. Cannery closes for season as Italian workers leave. Mrs W I Goodwin visited Goldsboro, and Katie Downs with Winn Clark traveled to Dover. Harvey Bickling visits his father Vir Thos Bickling. Rev and Mrs WN Conaway return from Baltimore. Miss Anna Jones is home from Baltimore. Mildred Gooden visits Miss Helen Hicks at Queen Anne. Greensboro show drew many locals. Mrs Martin Bennett and Wilmington relatives visit. Mr R H Dill buys a new Ford. J B Melgin spent Wednesday in Cavensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Goodwin
Win. Hutson
Goldsboro
Katie Downs
Winn Wo F. Clark
Dover
Harvey Bickling
Willington
Thos. Bickling
W. N. Conaway
Baltimore
Anna Jones
Mildred Gooden
Helen Hicks
Queen Anne
Greensboro
Martin Bennett
Wilmington
R.H. Dill
J. B. Melgin
Cavensboaro
Local Orientations and Visits Across Cities
A string of social visits bridges Philadelphia Cambridge Hobbs and Baltimore with residents like Annie Beaven Ella Wilkinson Alma Thompson Mabel Duffey Roberta Rowe and Grace Collins. Mrs. J D Neal hosted near Hobbs while Guy Hoskins and family moved to Baltimore and others traveled between Delmar Newark and Denton for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Beaven
Ella Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Rey
S. N. Pilchard
Garrettson Smith
Mary Neal
J.D. Neal
Hobbs
H.W
Rowe
Roberta
Baltimore
Alma FE. Thompson
Marjone L. Merrick
Denton
A. 13 Clark
Rehoboth
Del
Mabel Duffey
Annie Parker
Delmar
J. HB. Willias
Mabel van Wert
Newark
Emma Hobby
John Friel
Guy Hoskins
Grace FE. Collins
EL. Thompson
Changes in Marydel charge hours set for Sunday
Marydal reports a major scheduling change with Sunday preaching moving to Templeville in the morning and to Marydel at night starting October 4. The Marydel charge includes Rev W Miller McCann presiding over a wedding in Templeville October 7 at 2 pm for Miss Mary Emma Robinson and Mr Grover Cleveland Moore. Other notes include Rev Robert Watt preaching in three Marydel churches and visits involving Rev McCann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
M. E Church
Templeville
Mary Emma Robinson
Grover Cleveland Moore
W. Miller McCann
M. E
Robert Watt
Mr. McCann
W. M. McCann
John R. Wilson
Harry Sparks
Cambridge
Walter Moore
Oxford
Nev
Pearl Cooper
Philadelphia
Epworth League Attended by Rev G S Thomas at Parsonage
The Epworth League business meeting at the parsonage Friday evening was hosted by Rev G S Thomas and Mrs Thomas. Attendance included numerous couples and single members, readings recitations and music followed by refreshments. The group will discuss A Song of Companionships with Eva Wright leading, as Rev Thomas conducts revival meetings at Chestnut Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Thawley
Eva Wright
Pearl Fountain
Edna
Ruth Carroll
Lynnie Wright
Ruth Vanscoy
Alice
Florence Seeders
Marjorie Nichols
Mildred Morris
Miriam Todd
Messrs
Walton Trice
Harry Nuttle
Atwood Todd
Somers Carrall
Clarence Hignutt
Lyman Todd
Wilbur Vanscoy
Epworth League
G. S. Thomas
Chestnut Grove
The Snappiest Season of the Year
A vivid ode to autumn and approaching winter, celebrating crisp air, sunny warmth, and seasonal cheer. The speaker revels in changing skies, revived spirits, and the anticipation of Christmas as winter nears.
Notable local obituaries mark deaths of Gravatt Webber Sipple
Necrological notes report the deaths of Mr George W Gravatt of Denton and Mrs Edward Webber of Burrsville with brief histories. Gravatt, 53, suffered paralysis and declined after a rural mail career. funeral at IP Sr Church with Heptasophs attending. Webber, 41, died in Greensboro after heart trouble following dental work. buried at Wesley Church cemetery. Also noting Miss Bessie Deakins of Manassas, aged 46, after long illness. funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church. she had ties to Baltimore and Hillsboro. Mrs Sipple, 28, died of typhoid at Greensboro Station. survived by husband and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manassas
Bessie Deakins
Baltimore
Arrval
University Hospital
Charlottesville
George W. Gravatt
Ip, Sr
Improved Order
Denton Cemetery
Gravatt
John
John Cohee
Denton
Edward Webber
Burrsville
Greensboro
Wesley M. J. Church
J. T. Price
George Sipple
Greensboro Station
Threshermen win over State Roads injunction in Maryland
Frederick report notes the Maryland court dismissed the State Roads Commission injunction to bar threshing machines with cleats from state highways. Judges Urner and Worthington ruled little road harm from their occasional use, signaling a shift against the law framed by the commission and possibly prompting an appeal to the Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
State Roads Commission
Urner
Worthington
Court of Appeals
Community News Briefs and Local Visits
Sunday church attendance was strong nearly doubling past figures. J R Fredericks is installing new machinery after a fire destroyed his stave mill. Alva Blades and family visited Brades' sister at Rhodesidale. Boyd Hall visited Mrs Hall's parents near Concord. John FE Brades installed a new Olds vacuum engine in his shop. Bohemians returned to Baltimore as canning season ends. Ar J Patchett and D M Cheezum visited Denton. Mrs Philip Hall and Miss Mary Wright spent Tuesday in Easton. Frank Patchett of Preston spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs John Hopkins visited Mrs W K Pritchett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Fredericks
Alva Blades
Brades
Rhodesidale
Boyd Hall
Baltimore
Ar. J. Patchett
D. M. Cheezum
Denton
Philip Hall
Mary Wright
Easton
Frank Patchett
Preston
John Hopkins
W. K. Pritchett
Hog fattening tonic ad promises daily weight gain
John Clark Hardware Greensborough markets Fair field's Blood Tonic and Flesh Producer for Hogs Only claiming the tonic prevents Hog Cholera and makes hogs gain weight daily, contrasting with farms that see little profit from thin hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Clark
Hardware
Greensboro
Canning Industry Faces Small Tomato Crop Across Caroline County
The article notes a potential drop in canning output in Caroline County as tomato crops may yield only partial packs. Local growers like Mr. Messenger, Mr. Jarrell, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Redden predict below normal production, with several estimating 80 percent or less of a good year. An Easton expert also warns Talbot will lack a full pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Europe
Southland
Secretary of the Treasury
Maryland
R. W. Messenger
Robert Jarrell
George Herbert Wilson
George T. Redden
Talbot
Dream of Captain Adams and the Tomato Gate
Captain Adams falls asleep and dreams of perdition where the devil shows millions of tomatoes and reveals Vienna farmers seeking high canning prices. He is warned to alert remaining farmers and to urge Winfield Webster and Clay Webb to beware, or face a dire fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adams
Preston
Cambridge Record
Caroline
Winfield Webster
Clay Webb
James R. Phillips
Perdition
Vienna
Capt. Adams
W. J. Layton
Prisoners Escape Denton Jail In Maryland
Three prisoners escaped Denton jail by prying window bars with an iron bar and tying blankets to reach the ground. The escape occurred as Sheriff Temple hunted another Colored suspect, Artie Saulsbury, nearby. Two other prisoners stayed behind claiming they raised the alarm. The fugitives include Joe Wilson of Baltimore Joe Coleman of Washington and Pierce Sheppard of Federalsburg. Saulsbury remains at large and authorities searched Seaford for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Joe Wilson
Baltimore
Joe Coleman
Washington
Pierce Sheppard
Federalsburg
Temple
Artie Saulsbury
Jesse Brown
Ridgely
Brown
Easton Hospital
Saulsbury
Liberty
Tax Commission Plan Visits Caroline County Officials
The State Tax Commission will visit each county periodically to confer with county commissioners and the supervisor of assessments to learn assessment methods and record keeping. The first conference occurred last week with Baltimore county officials at Towson, and all other counties will be visited in due course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Commission
Caroline
State Tax Commission
Allan C. Girdwood
Baltimore County
Towson
Oysters served in all styles by Ringgold Company
Oysters prepared in every style are offered by Ringgold & Co. The advertisement highlights a full range of oyster preparations and positions the firm as a supplier of diverse shellfish options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H, Ringgold & Co
Orphans Court acts in Gallagher Goslin and Adams cases
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as petitions were heard. The court dismissed the appeal to probate the Gallagher will and the caveat, directed Goslin executors to convey real estate on full purchase money, and ordered minors' funds placed in First National Bank Federalsburg savings. Administrations granted, notices to creditors ordered, and appraisers appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Orphans' Court
Thomas H. Gallagher
W. Brewster Deen
John Gallagher
John C. Foster
Reuben Garey
Edward FE. Goslin
William T. Hignutt
Jake Nichols
Myrtle
Isaac Lake Nichols
First National Bank of Federalsburg
Mary A. Bracket
Charles B. Boyer
W. F. Clark
Geo. H. Wilson
T. Clayton Horsey
Solomon Cahall
Deborah Schaube
Augustus Schaube
Charles S. Kinder
E. A
Wesley S. Kinder
Josephine Ms. Downes
Robert W. Downes
Mamie Gallagher
Frank P. Covey
Wm. O. Ledman
John W. Adams
Charles Wesley Adams
Wm. H. Deen
John Butler
Jurors Summoned for October Panels by Districts
The following gentlemen are summoned as jurors for October panels with court starting next Monday by district: First district Arrington Breeding William C Wharton John E Swift Jr William G Carrow Charles H Conley Clarence E Hollingsworth Second Harry Bilbrough Charles II Jarrell Charles W Kinnamon Gustavus Pritchett John D Singer William H Sipple Third Robert B George W Henry Beck William G Wooters John F Kelley Elmer T Orme John M Woot ers Fourth astley E Lord Leonard Taylor George W Poole Levin C Reid James E Perry Charles J Gallagher Fifth Earle G Poole J Jerome Frampton Robert Nichols William R Pennypacker Robinson Nichols Martin Towers Sixth Harry M Thompson W P Fleming Herman Mitchell Charles Kline William T Bradley Thomas B Sparklin Seventh Charles E Starkey Jonas Shaner Thomas W Jones Benjamin F Miller Henry F Klotz Frank P Simon Eighth Herbert J Beauchamp Leonard R Towers Thomas J Daffin Edward B Maloney Gootee S Liden Garey J Hubbard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrington Breeding
William C. Wharton
John E. Swift, Jr
William G. Carrow
Charles H. Conley
Clarence E. Hollingsworth
Harry Bilbrough
Charles II Jarrell
Charles W. Kinnamon
Gustavus Pritchett
John D. Singer
William H. Sipple
Robert B. George
W. Henry Beck
William G. Wooters
John F. Kelley
Elmer T. Orme
John M. Wooters
Astley E. Lord
Leonard Taylor
George W. Poole
Levin C. Reid
James E. Perry
Charles J. Gallagher
Earle G. Poole
J. Jerome Frampton
Robert Nichols
William R. Pennypacker
Robinson Nichols
Martin Towers
Harry M. Thompson
W. P. Fleming
Herman Mitchell
Charles Kline
William T. Bradley
Thomas B. Sparklin
Charles E. Starkey
Jonas Shaner
Thomas W. Jones
Benjamin F. Miller
Henry F. Klotz
Frank P. Simon
Herbert J. Beauchamp
Leonard R. Towers
Thomas J. Daffin
Edward B. Maloney
Gootee S. Liden
Garey J. Hubbard
Fall of Bice Into Tuckahoe River on Hillsboro Bridge
Salesman Bice of Betterton suffered a serious accident Saturday while crossing the Hillsboro bridge in his automobile. A team on the bridge forced him to collide with a timber, the banister gave way, and the car slid into the river. Bice’s feet tangled in the machine, and the craft sank with him, water rising high before workmen rescued him and hoisted the car out by ropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bice Fellu
Tuckahoe River
Bice
Betterton
Hillsboro Bridge
Mr. Rice
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the Local Department
W. R. Allaband
Ford
Justice Hobbs
Reuben Jones
Flfl Carey
Edward Seward
Dorchester
Nepro
F. J. Wright
Harvey L. Cooper
Frank
Joe
Guy Ewing
New Bridge
Dr. Cadman
Young Woman's Guild
Methodist Protestant Church
Dunham
Tuckahoe
Denton M.E
W. W. Goldsborough
William Swann
Cambridge Hospital
Brit
P. C. Parvis
James H. Scotten
Priestly Porter
Edward Willoughby
al. Homer
Wm. D. Fleetwood
Walter H. Lord
Richards
Goldsborough
Mr. Gantt
St. Paul's
Christ Church
Peninsular Light and Power Co
Atlanta
Nelson H. Fooks
Lawrence B. Towers
Wm. A. Percy
S. L. Boutan
Quakertown
Shanley Roe
W. A. Roe
Roe
J. Allen Moore
Wssppa
Smithville
Fale
THE
Ridgely News
Ladies of the Reformed Church
Beatrice Bowers
L. R. Brumbaugh
Church of the Brethren
FP. F. Imler
W. E. Slabbart
Edith Quigg
HL. ‘T. Quigg
Elkton
M. IE
Henry Wilkinson
Ada Matthews
Clayton Roe
Will Seward
Alexander Russell
Lulu Hevalow
Maryland University Hospital
A. C. Reber
Elizabethtown
Ed. Walters
John Myers
McKees Rock
Pittsburg
Morton Holsinger
Holsinger
Paul Holsinger
Sara Matilda Neff
Peabody Institute
Baptist Sunday School
E. E. Dragon
Hilda Dean
James Curry
Bertha Shull
Stella Matthews
Parker
Baptis
Jumptown
Alice Cleary
Concord
Elsie Cleary
Guy Turner
Willian Swann
Iris Smith
Pauline Tinley
HiNlsborn
Marydal
Webber
Sipple
Deakins
Bethlehem
Orphans’ Court
Old Point Comfort
Dover Bridge
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