Denton Community News Highlights Local Events
Social notices cover shop sales at J H Nichols Co and Christmas card engraving plans. Church events include Eastern Star supper, Sunday School rallies, and Thawley M P Church oyster supper. Fire department reports a minor Burrsville blaze. Local clubs schedule meetings, library and school notices, and a Maryland Company factory project begins. Obituary notes Mrs G A Horney aged 42. Court reports list several cases and sentences in Caroline County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Nichols & Co
Denton M.P
Denton Fire Co
Burrsville
Market Club
Masonic Building
Court House
Palace Theatre
Denton
Thawley’s M. P. Church
Thawley’s
Maryland Company
Willoughby Nowell
Ladies Aid of Concord Church
Canning House
Concord
Paul Titsworth
Washington College
Chestertown
Denton Rotary Club
Federalsburg
Caroline County High School
Caroline High School
Willoughby’ School
Dorothy Fountain
Mildred Sutherlan
Mary Sutherlan
James Willoughby
John Crumbacky
Norman Willoughby
Grover Willoughby
Dawson Fearins
Alvin Fearins
Dawson Fountain
George Fountain
Brooks Layton
Paul Willoughby
Helen Trice
Anita Frank
Mary Trice
Nina Lee Wheatley
Mary Willis
Anne Seiler
Marie Noble
Marjorie MacDonald
Phoebe Brown
Irwin Smith
Francis Wright
Marvin Chambers
Elmer Harrison
James Howard
William Murphy
Charles Behlke
Noble Brown
Malcolm MacDonald
Earl Passwaters
William Behlke
G. A. Horney
Denton M. P
T. Pliny Fisher
C. H. Roe
R. Boon Beauchamp
Lee Walston
W. S. Crouse
Cecil Blake
James Wooters
Margaret Beck
Helen George
Lucille Bailey
Emma Clark
Mattie Moore
T. Pliny - Fisher
Caroline County
State of
Social News Updates from Mrs Russell Department Heads
Mrs Russell, in charge of the Methodist Sunday School beginners, will be assisted by Mrs Nuttle as organist and Mrs Johnson as secretary. Numerous local residents and visitors, including Misses Bullock Morgan and Miss Beauchamp, travel to Wilmington Cambridge and other towns, visiting relatives and attending rallies and services across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen T. Russell
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
W. H. Nuttle
B. F. Johnson
Emily Bullock
Florence Morgan
Talmage
A. R. Strong
Wilmington
Sallie Morgan
J. Henry Morgan
Emma Clark
Lucille Bailey
Edith Towers
Mildred Flaharty
Marjorie Beauchamp
Marjorie Beauchamp Are Attending the State Christian Endeavor
Cambridge
Charles G. Dukes
Rocky Mount
N. C
J. E. Fonvielle
Edwin G. Satterfield
Frederica
Barratt’s Chapel
Paul Beauchamp
Marcus Hook
William T. Beauchamp
H. B. Simmons
Chestertown
Harry Laughlin
Baltimore
Mary B. Simmons
Helen Chaffinch
Beacom’s Business College
John E. Chaffinch
Lucy Smedley
Caroline
Caroline P. Redden
Samuel Lowrey
Norfolk
T. L. Trice
Thomas W. Bradley
Virginia Lee
Paige
Adonia
H. Hackett Downes
Pittsburgh
Josephine Downes
Hans Weltin
Oakley
W. Brewster Deen
Joseph Denthe
Philadelphia
W. A. Stewart
Elvis
Philip Nuttle
F. L. R. Nuttle
Edward Hill
C. H. Stewart
Iva Whitby
Paterson
N. J
Harold C. Nuttle
Paul Hynson
Thelma West
James Trice
William J. Kindley
Passaic
T. Pliny Fisher
Harry Brunker
Tarburton
Lillian St. James
Emmittsburg
Carlotta Kinnamon
Anne Anthony
Francis E. Yeoman
Kennedyville
Ida V. West
J. Lester Everagain
Mary Pastorfield
Attendance Stars at Oaks School In September Program
Local pupils Verna Henzen Catherine Starkey Celeste Clark Louise Adams Evelyn Adams Susie Oros Elizabeth Stafford Margaret Ashe Irma Henzen Lester Smith Wilson Jopp Roland Towers honored for perfect September attendance. Nearby events include Bel lanca Airport opening spectators Mr and Mrs Chambers funeral in Philadelphia and Rally Day at Barratts Chapel alongside the Middletown district Epworth Leagues convention withDevotions lectures and discussions across Tuesday to Wednesday in the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaks School
Verna Henzen
Catherine Starkey
Celeste Clark
Louise Adams
Evelyn Adams
Susie Oros
Elizabeth Stafford
Margaret Ashe
Irma Henzen
Lester Smith
Wilson Jopp
Roland Towers
Wm. Chance
Charlie Chance
Church Hill
Enos Cleaves and Sons
Burrsville
Wm. Chambers
Philadelphia
Epworth Leagues
Middletown
Methodist Episcopal Church
D. J. Moore
Ridgely
Edna W. Shipman
Denton
Clara Evans
Sadlersville
Epworth League
Katherine Thawley
H. G. Budd
Greensboro
C. W. Clark
Still Pond
M. Eleanor Maddox
Centreville
Harvey B. Moore
Betterton
Viola Jones
J. W. Easley
D. D
Hillsboro
A. J. Croft
Salisbury
Walter A. Henrn
Easton
Chas. H. Atkins
Concord
Del-Mar- Va
Epworth League Institute
Genevieve Watters
St. Michaels
Virginia Leaverton
E. W. Heavis
the Future League
Irene Worrell
Deaconess’ Home
Wilmington
Del
Lena Lewis
Omar E. Jones
Jesus Christ Our Living Leader
L. E. Poole
H. E. Woolever
National Methodist Press
Washington, D. C
Schools Contribute To Red Cross Hurricane Fund
Schools across the region donate to the Florida West Indies Hurricane Fund. Readable entries list Que-Teacher Schools Bee Tree Bridgetown Oaks Chestnut Grove Harmony Hillsboro Friendsh ip 35.00 Denton Primary Preston Goldsboro Caroline High Ridgely Primary Federalsburg with a total shown.
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Red Cross
Bridgetown
Denton
Preston Goldsboro
Caroline High
Ridgely
Federalsburg
One Delegate Will Be Elected Nov 6 in Caroline
Governor Ritchie ordered an election for November 6 1928 in Caroline county to fill the unexpired House of Delegates term caused by death of Marriott S Redden. Democratic committee nominated George H Wilson of Denton a former delegate and farmer to run. Republicans declined opposing the appointment, citing vacancy by death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie
Board of Election Supervisors
Caroline County
House of Delegates
Marriott S. Redden
Democratic State Central Committee
Denton
State Central Committee
George H. Wilson
Redden
Wilson
Maryland
House
Denton Community Club
Federated Women’s Clubs
Wicomico County
Democratic Committee
Republican Committee
Enigma A Timely Suggestion
The text presents an encoded riddle list with numbered clues and ends with a quotation about faith, solitude, and voting with God. It references a Nazarene and a ghost among other entities, and concludes with an answer line from last week’s enigma.
Weekly Ridgely News Letter Eventful Anniversary Notes
Attendees at Barratt's Chapel anniversary service include Henry Wilkinson, Hattie Hagadone, Harley Barrington, Emma Jackson, J. T. Saulsbury, Charles Starkey and daughter, Mont Wiley, Vergie Sparks and others. Rev R V Whitehurst, former Hillsboro pastor, preached at the Moore home and on to Monterey Virginia. Community Club to meet with Margaret Swing. Harvest Home planned for Oct 14 to World Service Fund. Many visitors and relatives from Wilmington, Philadelphia, Elmira, and Dover featured. library moves to new home. extensive notices of funerals, visits, and family reunions across Ridgely area.
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Barratt’s Chapel
Henry Wilkinson
Hattie Hagadone
Harley [Arrington
Emma Jackson
J. T. Saulsbury
Charles Starkey
Peacock
Mont Wiley
William Ewing
Vergie Sparks
R. V. Whitehurst
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Hillsboro
Mary Laird
Anna Frances Seward
Nell Briscoe
Methodist School
Denton
Watson Booker
Carter
Ocean City
Florida
Margaret Swing
Thompson Swing
Harvey Sewell
Paul
Montrose
Pennsylvania
Morton Holsinger
Moore
Philadelphia
Paul Ho
Willard Jones
Wilmington
New
Earl Hammond
Lucile
Elizabeth
Charles Hammond
Vernon Latshaw
Tunica
Sam Lane
Messrs
Carroll Meredith
John Davis
L. S. Matthews
T. A. Smith
A. G. Saulsbury
T. L. Day
Ernest Jones
Alfred Bennett
Clayton
New Castle
World Service Fund
Alice Bennington
Vera Sharpley
Chincoteague
H. L. Wolsinger
H. L. Watsons
Catherine McElwain
J. M. Haymaker
Altoona
Orreil Saulsbury
John
Ord Raleigh
William
Valley Forge
Anna Latshaw
Church of the Brethren
Ridgely Cemetery
Maggie Durney
J. A. Rhodes
Love Point
Joe Rhodes
Centreville
Herbert Lane
Blaine Skinner
Dover
Paul Neff
Oak Lane
Hoffman Brothers
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Little
Maggie Bryan
Mary Jackson
Greensboro
Ellen Hoffman
Easton Hospital
John T Hoffman
Andrew Mitchell
W. M. Wiley
Charles Stewart
Dorothy Holsinger
Lancaster
Adam Holsinger
Wescott Porter
Charles Ek Stewart Dies After Sudden Illness in Hillsboro
Charles E Stewart a Hillsboro resident and former mercantile and canning businessman died unexpectedly Sunday evening after ill health began the previous Tuesday in Denton while serving as a juror. Born March 9 1859 at Wye Landing he was the town’s longest resident and survived by children Kemp Stewart Mrs Asbury Sharp Mrs Powell Short and Mrs John Sharp with brothers Joseph and George B Stewart and sister Mrs Everett Gale. Funeral at his residence Wednesday at 2 30 led by Rev R V Whitehurst with assistance from Rev J A Rood W F Dawson and W P Taylor. interment at Greenmount Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Stewart
Hillsboro
Denton
Stewart
Wye Landing
Joseph and
Marcella Stewart
Stewart & Jarrell
Mary Kemp
Kemp Stewart
Asbury Sharp
Powell Short
John Sharp
Queen Anne
Joseph Stewart
Matthews
George B. Stewart
Hilsboro
Everett Gale
Methodist Episcopal Church South
R. V. Whitehurst
J. A. Rood
Royal Oak
W. F. Dawson
Hurlock
W. P. Taylor
Berman
Greemmount Cemetery
Federalsburg Social Roundup and Obituary Notes
Federalsburg hosts a bridge luncheon in honor of Mrs Lawrence Stoward of Delmar attended by dozens of locals. The region mourns Mrs Emma Sparklin at 76, with funeral in Union Methodist Episcopal Church and burial at Hillcrest. Also reported are PTA reception plans, revival services at Bethel Church, a Liberty Church sermon, and various social visits and staff changes in area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Wright
West Central Avenue
Inlaw
Lawrence Stoward
Delmar
P. C. Cantner
E. G. Poole
Harvey H. Long
J. Frank Short
Hazelwood Spicer
Henry Morris
Raymond QC. Dean
William S. Nabb
Claudell Wright
Charles Bryant
Donald Jefferson
J. W. Stowell
W. C. Lennon
F. T. Brooks
Roland Nandy
Talmage Goslin
Claude Howard
Hambleton Grace
Ward Edgell
Herbert Owens
Lee Wheatley
Louise Brooks
Elizabeth Spicer
Ruth Vickers
Florence Messenger
Kathleen Todd
Adelia Jefferson
Myrtle Messick
Federalsburg
Barton Freeny
Kathleen
Lawrence Howard
Louise Richardson
Roland Windsor
Nesbitt Murphy
Hurlock
Wallace Keys
Irene Winvete
Harrington
W. D. Smith
Greensboro
Emma Sparklin
Green Ridge Terrace
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
Rawson P. Nichols
Hillcrest Cemetery
T. S. McCrea
H. L. Hignatt
Victor Dean
F. L. Williams
Alice Bailey
D. E. Jefferson
A. W. Miller
J. H. Owens
Philetus Jefferson
Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Hudson
Seaford
Del
Liberty Methodist Protestant Church
Federansburg
Maryland
G. E. Leister
Christ Methodist Protestant Church
Roland Handy
Adelina Jefferson
Bridge
Nellie Hackett
Daytona Beach
Florida
Katherine Noble
Mesdames W. C. Lennon
Maude Davis
W. S. Nobb
John W. Hurlock
Priscilla
Glendola
Raymond Elderdice
May Brown
Easton
Carl E. Cook
Evelyn Lankford
W. F. Davis
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
Oscar Miller
Los Angeles
California
Williston Social Guests and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs William Rex and daughter Matilda and Mr James Ward of Philadelphia visited Mr Roland Wheatley and family on Sunday. Misses Sara Cecilia Mary Helen Dumm and Mary McAdoo of Philadelphia attended the Potter Mansion gathering last Saturday and Sunday. Mr Sherman F E Hignutt of New Castle Del spent Sunday with family. The Community Club met at Mrs Webster Pringle’s home this week. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fooks of Preston were visitors here last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rex
Matilda
James Ward
Philadelphia
John Miller
East New Market
Roland Wheatley
Sara
Cecilia
Mary
Helen Dumm
Mary McAdoo
Potter Mansion
Sherman FE. Hignutt
New Castle
Del
Webster Pringle
Lloyd Fooks
Prestton
Ladies Aid Society
Hardie Williams
Assembly Hall
Griffin
W. J. Murphy
J. S. Lapham
J. W. Gibson
W. T. Jarman
A. D. Quillen
Grant Dewitt
Henderson
Ladies Aid
Nina Moore
William
Charles Jarman
Conowingo
Randolph Quillen
Bridgeville
Mollie Diggans
Queen Anne
James Mullikin
Harry Gibson
Delmar
Barratt’s Chapel
Thomas Shockley
Elsmere
Wilmington
William Sylvester
Chester
George Sylvester
Harrison Bennett
Sara Glass
Newark
Laura Glass
F. Sylvester
Hillsboro Queen Anne Letter and Weather Bureau Plan
Hillsboro and Queen Anne social notes list guests and gatherings across multiple households including Mrs. Dal Lee and Ms. Beaven, with church events, PTA meeting, and visits by residents of Wilmington Ridgely Chestertown Wye Landing and Baltimore. Goldsborough plans a U S Weather Bureau station on the Eastern Shore with an 8000 annual appropriation to serve farming business interests and share data with the national bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsborough
Salisbury-Wicomico Chamber of Commerce
South Ocean City Development Company
Del-Mar-Va Association
Kent County Chamber of Commerce
Denton Couple Wed Quietly In North Carolina
Miss Helen Eaton and Mr Clifford Elliott wed in Denton with Rev Melvin E Wheatley presiding The bride is the Eaton daughter and the groom the Elliott son from Goldsboro They will reside in Wilmington where the groom works for the Pennsylvania railroad Also notes: Ladies Aid officers elected at St Pauls Church and various local social visits and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Eaton
Clifford Elliott
Wilmington
Denton
Melvin E. Wheatley
Geo. Eaton
Carroll Elliott
Goldsboro
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ladies Aid
St. Paul’s Church
Ienry Barlowe
Reynolds Murphy
Lorace Morgan
E. Dise
Vernon Howard
Easton
I. M. Barnette
R. V. Whitehurst
A. M. Altwater
Baltimore
Splent
Exama Short
R. H. Gibson
Archie Purse
Seaford
Howard Sewell
Chestertown
Howard Smowers
Frank Willis
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
John Skinner
Ruth Reynolds
Mollie Diggans
John Shively
Ben Brown
Journal subscription drive promises nonstop news access
A promotional note offers subscription to The Journal, pledging unlimited access to all news. The message emphasizes constant updates and comprehensive coverage, urging readers to subscribe for ongoing reporting.
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Journal
Sunday Church Services and Local Visit Highlights
Sunday School at 10 a.m. features a stereopticon lecture on Mission Fields by Miss Margaret Isley. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis and son Cooper, Mrs. William H. Cooper, and Mrs. D. C. Haynes visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cooper of Collingswood New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Isley
Mission Fields
John W. Davis
Cooper
William H. Cooper
D. C. Haynes
G. C. Cooper
Collingswood
N. J
A. E. Starkey
Ridgely
A. Peacock
Jamaica
L. L
Kate O. Knotts
Dorothy Knotts
Salisbury Normal School
Gurney Knotts
Barratt’s
Dudley
Laura Sinclair
Philadelphia
Concord visitors attend Bellanca Airport dedication
Concord residents Mr and Mrs Harvey Lord and son Billy visited Wilmington on Saturday for the dedication of the Bellanca Airport in New Castle. Mr and Mrs Somers Carroll and Mr and Mrs Paul Maloney joined Dover friends Mr and Mrs Fred Wright for a Sunday gathering. Ernest Lord of Wilmington spent Sunday with his parents nearby. A piano was purchased and installed in the church, and Mr Bradfield of Baltimore visited on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Harvey Lord
Billy
Wilmington
New
Bellanca
New Castle
Somers Carroll
Paul Maloney
Dover
Fred Wright
Philadelphia
Ernest Lord
Bradfield
Baltimore
Preston matters of interest in Preston Woman's Club
The Preston Woman's Club appoints standing committees for the year including Legislative publicity program music and fine arts and ways and means. Rally Week at Bethesda M E Church features a full schedule from Monday through Sunday with services, lectures, contests, and a rally day. Local residents attend events in nearby cities. several members and relatives are noted in recent travels and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Preston
W. M. Wright
M. M. Parker
We H.se Civic
H. M. ‘Flollis
J . M. Parker
J. F. Ledman
J. T. Dennis
William Cannan
E. M. Nelson
A. J. Messick
Ann Cook
Clara Rumbold
W. K. Wrightson
Paxton Ledman
C. F. Noble
Floyd Cannon
T. C. Taylor
Lloyd Brodes
Bethesda Methodist Episcopal Church
A. J. Croft
Salisbury
A. W. Sisk
H. B. Wright
John Noble
Jas. Reidy
Clare N. Payne
Patty
Sisk
Banker’s Association
Naomi Wright
Prince George’s County
J. O. Wright
Harold Scarborough
Church Home Hospital
Baltimore
Evelyn Todd
State Normal School
Towson
Elizabeth Douglas
S. E. Douglas
Lelia Cox
M. C. Day
Federalsburg
H. M. Hollis
W. K. Cummings
Gaines
Greensboro
Community Notes and Weekend Visits Around Delaware Towns
A roundup of local residents visiting relatives in New Castle Wilmington Chestertown and elsewhere. Families such as Nichols Ashe Gruwell Luff and Duffield are mentioned along with hospital and host town visits. Hurricane Relief Fund updates report Caroline county at 663.10 and several towns’ contributions toward a 950 target.
Cucumbers and peppers grower contact in 1929 notice
A 1929 notice invites interested growers to contact E. M. Willey at Hobbs Ma A about a receiving plant already established, seeking participation in cucumber and pepper cultivation for the year.
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E. M. Willey
Hobbs
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