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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1931

Page

5

Local notices from Denton Md list sales rentals and events

A page of Denton Maryland notices includes Everngam’s offers on shoes and fall hats, bread prices, rent ads for two rooms and Market Street house, and local shops like Harrington’s used furniture. Community events feature church services, guild meetings, bake sales, a chicken and ham supper, a Sunday School rally, and a 4-H club meeting with a marguerite demonstration. Additionally obituaries note the death of Mrs. Sarah Emily Hayman and Governor Ritchie naming Caroline county Juvenile Court Committee members.

Everngam R. J. Ashe Hobbs Geo. H. Koenig Denton Everngam’s W. D. Taylor Harrington N. 6Th St Liden’s W.L. Jump Guild of Christ Church Eugene G. Anderson Ladies Aid of Denton M. BE. Church M. E. Church Ford Garage J. Ed. Nichols Woman’s Christian Temperance Union William Finn Ladies Aid Society of Hobbs H. W. Hughes Philadelphia Athletics Jimmy Foxx Easton Denton M. P Good Cheer Bible Ora Carroll Walter Beauchamp Elbert Deen Elmer Orme M. E. Ladies Aid of Cordova R. E. Swartz A. G. Saulsbury Ridgely Epiphany Mission Preston St. Andrew's Mission Hurlock Methodist Protestant Church Christian Endeavor Society Denton Pats Harriet Burns Jean Neal Sarah Emily Hayman Steward Hayman Concord Cemetery L. Hanley Caroline County Albert C. Ritchie Maryland Howard Harris Jacob Williams Federalsburg Harry H. Nuttle A. W. Brumbaugh Greensboro D. Thompson Swing Board of County Commissioners

Marriage of George A McDaniel and Etta May Hottle

Amid a floral setting in Cannon Branch Church Manassas Virginia Mr George Arthur McDaniel wed Miss Etta May Hottle in a Saturday ceremony conducted by Rev J Curtis Miller of Burlington W Va A reception followed at the bride's parents home in Manassas and the couple will reside in Federalsburg Maryland Mr McDaniel editor of the Federalsburg Times and a 1930 graduate of Bridgewater College Virginia also celebrated his birthday that day.

Cannon Branch Manassas George Arthur McDaniel Etta May Hottle J. Curtis Miller Burlington W. Va D. A. Cline Weyers Cave Anna Blough Lohengrin M. J. Hottle Mary Katherine Baker Mary Baker Margaret Hottle Amos Crouse Arthur Reinhold Paul Leese Denton George Haney Toronto Ohio William McDaniel Denton Community Club Caroline High School Caroline Junior High May Thompson Caroline County J. Kemp Stevens State Normal School Salisbury Women’s Club Elizabeth E. Pippin Laura Melvin J. Henry Summerfield Henry Hughes Myrtle Dukes Hattie Dukes H. E. Ramsdell Lulu Downes Addie Nuttle Irvin Smith Wyatt Pickering Willoughby Nowell A. T. Reichman W. B. Collison Ella Marie George W. Stant A. B. Frye Greensboro Church Hill High School Church Hill Bank Kent County Carlton Wade Hughes Hazel Scothorn Bennett Wm. L. Bennett Rockville Hughes N. C Pennsylvania Delaware Virginia Messrs Oscar Clark J. Carroll George John H. Emerson Allee Allaband Melvin C James B. F. Johnson Philadelphia Selden C. Watters Fannie Shields Watters Clement H. Noble Western Maryland College Eugene G. Anderson Sparrows Point B. C. Willis T. M. Todd Dorothy Washington G. Robert Joiner Wilmington Del Dorothy Turner Hazel Love Emmett Baughley Harrington B. H. Johnson

Obituary notes and social news from Caroline County area

Greensboro Elmer Cole dies at bank meeting from heart trouble at age unknown. Otto Schalk, 69, dies after hospital stay in Easton. Many local residents attend housewarming and weddings, with multiple weekend visits and social events across Bridgetown Denton Wrighton Barclay and surrounding towns.

Local Residents Visit Former Pastor and Community Notes

Burraville residents including the Baughley and Stafford families and others visited their former pastor Rev W T Archer of Dagsboro Del on Sunday. Maurice Wright received a miscellaneous shower at the Wright home. Wes ley Church will hold Rally Day on Sunday Oct 18 at 10 30 a m with all invited. Florence Dennis and her son Homer of near Berlin Md spent part of last week with her sister Mrs W I Littleton. James Parris and daughter of Jersey City are visiting Mr and Mrs John Parris.

Alfred Baughley Austine Stafford W. T. Bullock H. A. Porter Henry Walters Rosa Hurd Laura Porter W. T. Archer Dagsboro Del Maurice Wright Wm. H. Wright Wesley Church Florence Dennis Homer Berlin W.I. Littleton James Parris Jersey City John Parris

Weekly Ridgely News Letter Recaps Local Activities

Mrs Joseph Carroll of Denton hosts Ladies Aid and husbands supper planning at Ridgely church with committees for October flowers and welcoming guests. Harvest Home services planned with District Superintendent Johnson and Rev Leelan Jackson. Community Club and Theatre events feature tree planting talk by Mrs John Swaine and a free concert by the Sterling Male Quartet. Notices urge hunting dog owners to carry hunter licenses and tags during specified seasons.

Orphans Court Clears Several Admin Actions in Caroline Co

Caroline County Orphans Court met Tuesday with Judges West Towers and Fleetwood. Administrators filed first and final accounts for Dr Randolph H Downes and William J Brown estates. Releases from Louise M Downes and Amanda E Brown were filed. Inventorys and appraisements approved for Hattie E Butler and T Frederick Towers estates. Letters of administration granted to Eva M Steele. Bonds approved, creditors notice ordered, appraisers named.

Caroline County Orphans’ Court West Towers Fleetwood Oscar L. Lord J. Owen Knotts Randolph H. Downes Louise M. Downes Everett Nuttle Hattie E. Butler Rufus H. Steele Eva M. Steele J. H. Chue Clarence Jones Lawrence B. Towers T. Frederick Towers Amanda E. Brown William L.brown William J. Brown

Oyster supper to be held in Community House

Hobbs announces an oyster supper at the Community House on Thursday evening October 15. The menu includes chicken oysters salads biscuits rolls candied sweet potatoes and hominy with supper served at 5 o clock. Tickets are fifty cents.

M. Merriken Christian Endeavor T. H. Towers L. H. Thomas Greenwood Ladies’ Aid Conrad L. Harmon Willard Hall Little Son Norton Wilmington Del F. N. Smith J. A. Billings Greensboro Cecil H. Mark Western Maryland College

Community Notes From Harmony Area and Nearby Towns

Harmony residents visit relatives in Berlin and Trenton while a Clara, Clyde and Elizabeth names appear among several local family updates. Notices report communicable diseases in Caroline county from September 28 to October 5 including tuberculosis typhoid fever and diphtheria with cases in Denton Preston Ridgely Greensborough Henderson and Federalsburg.

Caroline County Preston Ridgely Greensboro Henderson Denton Federalsburg

Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter Highlights Local Visits

News items from the Twin Towns Along The Tuckahoe recount visits and social ties. Dr and Mrs W F Dickinson plus Miss Mary Saulsbury returned from Ocean City where Mrs Dickinson sprained her ankle and broke a rib. Other residents and guests from Wilmington Baltimore Denton and other towns are listed with social calls, club hosting and local events.

Preston Club Opens Year With Home Themed Meeting

The Community Club of Preston held its first 1931 1932 meeting Monday night with Mrs Harry Hollis as president delivering a welcome. The program committee announced the year theme The Home and staged a Back to Club party with the Capsule Sisters. Red Men sent H S Deane and W J Bonner for an official visit to Delaware. Various church and social notices follow, including obituaries and local visits.

Preston Harry Hollis State of Delaware Deane W. J. Bonner J. Merritt Parker Katie Smith Margaret Lowe Parker Bal ‘Timore Helen Smith Maple Avenue Main I Street Maude Reidy Monongah W. Va Smith Edward Burlingham W. Barrington Rhode Island Walter M. Wright Bethesda M. E Ella Griffith Byron Griffith Federalsburg T. L. Trice James Nichols Winfield Nichols Denton A. J. Messick J. C. Taylor Stevensville Maynard Hoke John Spicher Henrietta Baker Preston High School Baltimore Ladies Aid Bethesda M. E. Church Hollis’ Store John Robertson T. B. Marden A. Fletcher Sisk Philadelphia James Winfield J. Max Chambers J. R. Downes Newark Del Harry Wright Levin Morris Reese Deane Elizabeth Douglas Washington, D. C J. J. Garris North Carolina Hooper's Island J. L. Gallagher Walter Courson

Local society notes and visits across Chestertown

Queen Anne Met gala attendees include Robby Hackett Horace Morgan and Harry Gibson at Eastern Star grand visitation in Chestertown. Miss Eugenia Morgan and Dora Sewell visit Washington College. Ladies Aid officers elected: president Mrs Harry Kemp vice Mrs E B Lightner secretary Addie Morgan treasurer Mary Rowe. Community Club and Woman's Missionary Society meet. hostesses serve refreshments. Mr and Mrs Oscar Briscoe visit Rochester and Niagara Falls. Rev A A McNeer to Frankford Va. Rev W C Smith to arrive. New baby born to Mr and Mrs Jake Gibson at Easton Hospital. Attendees include Horace Morgan Bernard Messix and Harry Jump at a Philadelphia game. Mrs Fred Sylvester hosts M E Church Ladies Aid. Ruth Sewell convalesces after appendectomy. Mrs Francis Clark of Cleveland visits Chestertown. Everett Blades visit Dupont gardens Wilmington. Ora Richardson Ruth Reynolds in Salisbury. Ernest Emory visiting relatives in Washington DC.

Mesdames Robby Hackett Horace Morgan Harry Gibson Chestertown Eugenia Morgan Dora Sewell Washington College Ladies Aid Harry Kemp E. B. Lightner Addie Morgan Mary Rowe Mesdames Everett Blades Byron Barton Marion Covey Woman’s Missionary Societyand Church ‘House Oscar Briscoe Milton Briscoe Rochester Niagara Falls Ruth Sewell Easton Hospital Francis Clark Cleveland Ohio Chas Rhodes duPont Gardens Wilmington Ora Richardson Ruth Reynolds Salisbury Ernest Emory Washington, D. C

Social visits span towns in the region

Ridgely Mrs T L Day hosts her brother Percy Stewart and his wife from Newport News Virginia. Mrs Albert White and Mrs Richard Blackburne called on Wilmington residents last week. Mrs Watson Dukes and Miss Richardson of Denton visited Miss Cora Allen Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs William Harrison of Harrington spent last Sunday with relatives. Miss Addie Griffith stayed with Mrs Walter Sylvester in Denton Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Watson Booker entertained her sister Mrs Proutz of Chambersburg Pa. Mr Davis Wilson returned from Swampscott Massachusetts. Mr Harper Lang visited, then returned to the State Sanitarium. Mrs Frank Flounders visited Mrs Charles Hobbs at Cambridge Saturday. Mrs I E Mason entertains Mrs Ray Mason of Grenlock.

Elmer Cole Bridgetown Caroline County Bank Cole Otto Schalk Easton R. B. Rawlings Francis Kirwan Denton Greensboro Cemetery Medford Price The Baptist Church George Washington Stant Worton Ella Marie Charles Walls Mary Mitchell Maggie McCloud Ridgely Ed. Weaver Annie Green Charles Walker Philadelphia L. S. Jones Guynn Smith Betty Jane Nelson Olin Price Ellis Murphy George Sara Wilmington Arlie Dingledine Lucy Oscar Wyatt Charles Ingram Near Barclay Walter Ingram Maurice Steward Alice Steward N. K. Swanwick Lester Stevenson Ralph Sharp Carrie Hobbs Baltimore Burt Hobbs Hewitt Smith Washington, D. C N. A. Smith Alfred Blackburn Newark Del Emma Roe Connecticut M. B. Cooper William Wroten Clayton Card Club Irvin Brumbaugh Imla Hubbard Frederick Beverly Goldsborough Beverly Katie Elliott Della Clark Will Clark Harvey Dunning John Luff Alveah Dobson Abe Gottwall Mabel Hastings Effa Plummer E. L. Hoffecker Belleville Otto Zacharias Calvin Porter Wilton Marcus Hook Oscar Nichols Michael Ash Elizabeth Deen Nolan Hubbard H. F. Stevens Eastville James Thawley W. F. Dickinson Mary Saulsbury Ocean City Carrie Fleming Sara Steele Ball M. Taylor Norwood Emma Gardner J. K. Brown Richard Beaven Harvey Baker H. Lay Beaven Edgar Blades Elwood Fleming Jas. Hicks Gladys Mildred Gale H. S. Fisher Federalsburg Earl Newman J. R. Holland C. R. Hicks J. A. Gibson S. N. Smith W. Fleming Havre de Grace Kathryn M. Covell Centreville Florence Beaven Henley Nelson Beaven Ida Rice Delaware Cambridge Chester O. Rice Susie Rice Tunis Mills Florence R. Story Crumpton K. M. Covell R. H. Grace J. M. Eaton Charles Jarrell T. L. Day Percy Stewart Newport News Albert White Richard Blackburne Wilmingtonn Watson Dukes Miss Richardson Cora Allen William Harrison Harrington Addie Griffith Walter Sylvester Watson Booker

Notice to Duck Blind Owners Reducing Maryland Season

State Game Warden E Lee LeCompte announces a thirty day duck hunting season from November 16 to December 15. Riparian owners must procure licenses by October 10 and erect a duck blind with license number details, or offshore waters become public for blinds with compliance to distance rules.

Maryland Chesapeake Bay Atlantic E. Lee LeCompte

Court convened here Monday in Caroline County term

The October term of the Circuit Court for Caroline County opened with Associate Judge Thomas J. Keating presiding. Jurors were drawn, 57 witnesses examined, 19 presentments and 19 true bills returned, and several committees reported on the County Farm and jail conditions. Cases disposed included Theis Motor Co. v Lister, Hill v State, and multiple theft and larceny pleas, with mixed verdicts and sentences. Court adjourned to Tuesday morning.

Caroline County Thomas J. Keating Harvey Long Federalsburg Foreman W. J. Murphy Thomas E Heather J. O. Hummer F. B. Ellwanger E. C. Carter W. W. Weaver Austin R. Murphy Martin P. Allen Isaac L. Dukes W. H. Williamson John F. Spence J. Virgil Moore W. W. Noble J. W. Funk Sherman T. Griffith William R. Dulin A. D. Ivins Tilghman R. Hackett John A. Hyland Harry E. Kinder PF. Edward Jarrell William E. Sylvester Samuel Bear Thomas P. Gaitery Herbert L. Jones Harry L. Sullivan Joseph C. Clark Mark Howard Clayton Covey Messrs Mark Hignutt M. P. Allen Christian Nagel Frank Kibler Austin Murphy Court House House of Delegates Theis Motor Co Richard Lister Knotts Richards Lister John Hill State of Md Carter Hill Owens State J. E. Willis Greensboro Willis Self Roughley Crumble House of Correction W. L. Merriken Traverser Curtis Jenkins State of

Miss Hilda Elben Weds Enoch Nuttle in Federalsburg Md

Miss Hilda Elben daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William T Elben of Hillsboro Md quietly married Sunday morning to Enoch Nuttle son of Mr and Mrs Edward Nuttle of Federalsburg Md The ceremony was at the couple's new Federalsburg home after a wedding trip to Atlantic City Rev Ransom P Nichols officiated The bride formerly taught in Maryland and Folsom Pa The groom is a leading Federalsburg merchant The wedding party and guests include multiple Alford and Thrift family members from Baltimore Newark and nearby areas in attendance and visiting birthdays and weekend gatherings noted on the day

Hilda Elben William T. Elben Hillsboro Enoch Nuttle Edward E. Nuttle Federalsburg Atlantic City Ransom P. Nichols Federalsburg Methodist Episcopal Church

Local visitors fill Sunday at Bloomery and around town

Mr C W Adams and two daughters Bernice and Reba Mrs Ella Peters Mrs James Adams and Miss Edna visited Mr Thomas Porter and family at Sadlersville on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harrison Trice and son Reese spent Sunday with sister Mrs Earl Adams who is sick. Mrs Blanche Adams and sister Edna spent last Wednesday with their uncle Mr John Morris of Greenwood. Miss Mary Johnson spent the weekend with Miss Alice Hastings near Mrs Mollie Liden of Federalsburg visiting their brothers and sister Sunday. Sunday School at 2 preaching at 3.

C. W. Adams Bernice Reba Ella Peters James Adams Edna Thomas Porter Sadlersville Harrison Trice Reese Earl Adams Blanche Adams John Morris Greenwood Mary Johnson Alice Hastings Bridgeville Mollie Liden Federalsburg Bloomery

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the Local Department Burraville Joseph Carroll Carroll Orrell Saulsbury Ord Raleigh Emma Jackson Herbert Hammond Norman Wilson Carroll Meredith Roy Tawes Onelia Henry Wilkinson A. W. Thompson Adam Holsinger Walter Bennington Paul Robert Dean John Swing Margaret Proutz Anna Frances Elma Louise Harry Swann Ellen Viola Jones Ada Elsie Matthews Catherine McElwain Beatrice Bower Nellie Briscoe Church House John Swaine Royal Oak Beatrice. Bowers Thompson Swing Frank Flounders Louise Wilson Johnson Leelan Jackson Sterling Crisfield B. W. Briscoe Addison Reformed Church Earl Hammond Charles Carroll Bright Alice Bennington Elizabeth Haymaker Emma Carter Neal Richardson Ridgely Reformed Church Geo. Garman E. D. Springer C. C. Shott Lizzie Otland North Cumberland Woman’s Home Missionary Society I. E. Mason Ida Imler Honey Miss Irma Elmira N. Y Evans Delia Green Frank Seward Ridgely M. E. Church Wilmington and Middletown Robert Headley Strafford S. T. Saulsbury John Starkey Alonzo Christopher Elizabeth John Christopher Claude Cox H. E. Todd Harry Arringdale Belle Dean Nora Reichman Joe Poole Leon Todd Trenton N. J Cora Todd Brown Williamsburg John Cohece Mildred Marker Yonkers Helen Messick Talbot Franklin Tuckahoe Queen Anne Grand Jury Adams Croes Roads Journal Newspaperhacaly
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