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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1928
Page
5
Community calendar items include Hallowe en preparations at local stores and notices for oyster suppers and dances. Upcoming auctions and garage sales list Denton and Caroline County venues with dates in late October and early November. Public health notes report cases of tuberculosis and typhoid in the county.
The Denton Community Club will host the County Federation meeting on November 16. At the club’s October meeting the treasurer announced a $12 check to Mrs. Alice F. Hignatt for milk costs for one child for this school year.
Funeral services were held last Monday for Henry Downes Cranor a former Caroline county resident who died Friday night at his home in Conshohocken Pa where he had lived twenty years Born near Whiteleysburg October 19 1845 Cranor worked as a clerk in Wilmington and later with Goodyear Rubber Company He was twice married first to Fannie E Conrad and then to Abbie C Jones Surviving are his widow a son Donald F Cranor and a Brooklyn grandson In late years he pursued genealogical research Also noted Susie Marie infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Collison Jr of Denton died aged four months and twelve days Funeral services were held Sunday at the Holiness Church with burial in Denton cemetery Pallbearers were four girls including Sara Bynard Mabel Richards Dolly Towers and Ernestine Carroll.
A PTA gathering at Friendship school on October 24 elected officers for the year: President Carl Deen, Vice President Harry Willis, Treasurer Mary Lane, Secretary Ruth Beauchamp. Topics included PTA purpose, report card attitudes, reasons for some students’ difficulties, and home study needs. Students performed recitations and humorous selections, with the play Taking The Teacher's Place providing laughter.
The first annual Caroline County Poultry Show runs Monday and Tuesday under the Caroline County Poultry Association. Events include lectures by W H Rice H L Shrader and T B Symons, plus talks on preventing losses in poultry from G M Dallas and H M DeVolt. Denton Firemen’s Band performs nightly. local feed dealers host booths. State Game Warden E Lee LeCompte curates a ten cage wild fowl exhibit.
The Federalsburg Federal Community Club opened its year at Mrs. Elmer Robinson's home on October 12. Members voted a dollar each for the county health nurse and reported nine sick visits and fruit and flower donations. A witching tour planned for October 30 will showcase Miss Spafford's home demonstration work and a modern kitchen display. The next meeting is set for November 3 at Mrs. Banister Meredith's. Funeral services were held for William T. Eddington, 65, at Holt Avenue with Rev. Ransom P. Nichols officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest cemetery. Eddington, longtime flour mill owner, is survived by a widow and four children. Mrs. Jennie Logan, 63, was buried at Hillcrest after dying in Philadelphia. services led by Rev. G. E. Leister. Logan was visiting her daughter Mrs. Alice Hall and is survived by sons Stewart of Oklahoma and Arthur of Philadelphia, plus another daughter.
Mrs Minnie Murphy has been entertaining relatives from Trainer Pennsylvania. The social update notes visits and family gatherings in a concise local notice.
The Women s Home Missionary Society met at the M E Church with Miss Viola Jones presiding. They planned postcard exchanges for mission fields, discussed the Epworth League report, and endorsed the W C T U prayer day before the election. A welfare conference featured Evangelist Carter on prohibition. Community events included a Halloween program and a political meeting at the Community Theatre. Local social notes report visits, marriages, illnesses, and travel among Ridgely residents and relatives from Wilmington, Dover, and nearby towns.
In Greensboro on Monday a fire broke out shortly after 8 30 in Walter Moore s butcher shop at Main and Railroad avenues. The Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company fought the blaze with prompt action preventing serious damage. The Denton Fire Company was called but not needed. On Wednesday evening a fire occurred in the lumber yard of M B Cooper and was extinguished on arrival.
Hobbs hosts a Hallowe en Social at Oaks School on Thursday November 1 at 745 PM with children performances then magician Ardeena for spiritualistic effects. Admission 150 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Also notes church updates and local social visits.
Mrs Franklin P. Medford 58 of Marydel died last Tuesday in Emergency Hospital Easton after three operations. She leaves husband Franklin P. Medford president of the Goldsboro Bank and five children W. T. Medford Baltimore Franklin P. Medford Jr. Fort Lauderdale Rebecca Mildred Louise Medford at home plus three brothers, one sister. Funeral at her Marydel home yesterday at 11 with Rev. E H Collins and Rev. Kelley officiating. Pallbearers listed. Interment Greensboro cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Keeneman are spending his vacation in Washington. Miss Ada Matthews spent Tuesday to Thursday in Middletown. Mr. C. N. Reese has gone into business in Chester. Mrs. Harvey Sewell is visiting in Sharptown. Mr. Fred Sewell is on a trip to Texas.
Hillsboro and Queen Anne towns share social life with Ardeena Co entertainment for Tri County High School in the auditorium Wednesday October 1. Tickets 25 cents adults 10 cents children. A ham chicken salad and pie sale by Thompson Home and Supply Co occurs on Election Day under Hillsboro Ladies Aid Society. Numerous local residents and visitors from Collingswood Camden Wilmington Dover and Philadelphia are noted at gatherings and visits with family and friends across the area including church activities school events and parcel post sales.
The Community Club hosts an annual supper at the High School auditorium on Saturday November 3 featuring ham oysters chicken and potato salad biscuits rolls hominy homemade cakes pies and candy Proceeds will go toward town water pipes A magician performs in the Tri County High School Assembly Hall on Wednesday evening October 11 at 8 o clock Admission 25 cents for adults 10 cents for children Proceeds benefit the school Refreshments available. Community notices include visits and travel by local residents with various relatives and a benefit card party by town Indies.
Mrs. Margaret Trussell and Miss Lucille Trussell of Baltimore plus Miss Flossie Hearne and Mr. Samuel Woodcock of Salisbury were guests of Mrs. Creall Macomber over the weekend. Rev. D J Lambert will preach at the Methodist Church Sunday night and conduct the first quarterly conference. Mr and Mrs John Phillips of Wilmington and Mrs Beulah Sweeney of Norwood Pa spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wm Cheffins. Elijah Smith and children of Bridgeville visited Mrs Tenet Griffin earlier in the week. Mrs J R Downes of Newark visited her father Mr Robert Jarrell Sr this week. Mr J Ti Reehe rushed to Wilmington Sunday night due to his mother’s illness. Miss Sarah Glass of Newark visited her mother Mrs Laura Glass for the weekend. Subscribe for The Journal.
A sequence of visits as Philadelphians Mr. and Mrs. John Schoppe and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hindman entertain with Ed Schoppe. Wilmington guests include Langford Sanders and family with W. L. Sanders and John Cooper households. Millersville and Norfolk transfers visit their kin. Various locals host visitors from Chester Wilmington Ingle side Easton Marcus Hook Goldsboro.
Ex Governor Denney invites Mrs Alice H Ross to Dover to meet a near relative with a checkered teaching record in China. Immense funeral crowd honors Ora Smith a longtime choir leader and community figure. Sympathies extend to widow and daughter of C A Smith and the family.
The Collison family expresses gratitude to friends for kind thoughts and floral tributes during their recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. John Collison Jr.
Mrs. Alonzo Boley, chairman of legislation for the Maryland State Federation of Women's Clubs, will address the Denton Community Club next Friday, November 2.
Mrs Jennie H Wright wife of W M Wright died at the Church Home and Infirmary Baltimore on Friday October 19 1928 after years of suffering. Survived by husband eight children and five grandchildren. Funeral held Bethesda M E Preston October 23 with pallbearers and many relatives in attendance. Community notes include a Halloween party plan and local social updates from Preston Maryland.
After an association meeting in Washington DC final arrangements for a pastor at Williston and Preston were left to General Pastor Rev. George Henry Dole of Wilmington. Rev. Mr. Hamilton of Vineland NJ may visit soon to preach. Mr and Mrs A G Todd Buffalo NY visiting W C Todd and relatives. Mr and Mrs Harry Cooper moved to Denton. Cooper sold home to Barnes of St Michaels. Mr and Mrs Gelletly visited Gelletly sister near Cecilton last Sunday. Sunday School at 10 AM.
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