Local Notes from Denton and Vicinity
Local items report seed rye price and advertising for fashion at Denton stores. Community notices include Labor Day closures, church events, sermons, and lectures by Rev Seese. Typhoid cases in Caroline County and a Martin airplane crash near Queenstown are noted along with Red Cross relief for Japan.
Two Baltimore couples wed in Denton social notes
Miss K. Elsie Knotts and Mr. Edward C. Schofield wed at the Wright home in Denton and plan residence in Baltimore. Miss Annabel Willis and Mr. Brice Milligan married at Harmony, with celebrations and future home in Linwood. The column lists many arrivals, visits, and social events from Denton to Philadelphia and Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Elsie Knotts
Edward C. Schofield
Baltimore
F.J. Wright
Denton
C. Nadal Jones
Greensboro
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
G.E. McDorman
Harmony Church
Inez Marine
Frank Robinson
Ruth Jona
Joseph Henry Figgs
Thomas J. Kee
Karl
Hilda
John Wray
Walter
Joseph F
J. Payson Watterson
Washington, D. C
Ee Revo
Alward Chamberlaine
Ocean City
Robert Lloyd Chamberlaine
Baltimore County
Charles Reich
Wilmington
Charlie Collison
John Statum
Esther
Walter George
Elsmere
Ridley Park
Richardson Park
George E. Saulsbury
California
T. Pliny Fisher
Earl S. Harrington
Mildred Barnard
Ridgely
M. E. Parsonage
Leslie A. Lewis
New York
Samuel Lewis
Local social and obituary notices from Chalfont area
Mr. Levi Moyer and relatives visited Chalfont, with a large gathering picnicking at Pealiquar and boating afternoons. Mrs. Mary R. Hemmons, widow, dies at 31 after paralysis. funeral held at J. C. Hemmons home with Centreville burial. Community church notices discuss Rev. Wheatley topics and upcoming school-night services.
Visitors and Happenings Across Town Journal Notes
A flurry of visits from Durham Cambridge Baltimore and Philadelphia marked the week with gatherings at Mrs Blades and relatives in Denton Harrington and Wilmington. Social events at Wesley Burrsville Union Church and local gatherings feature speakers visitors and concerts as the community maps out September plans.
William A Whiteley Died After Lingering Illness
William A Whiteley died in August after a prolonged illness from Bright’s disease. He built several mills in the East Midwest and Canada and was respected in the milling fraternity. He is survived by one son A Courtney Whiteley and several sisters and brothers. Funeral services were held at his late home with Rev. J P Outten officiating and many out of town relatives attending. Interment followed in the M E churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Whiteley
Bright
East
Middle West
Canada
A. Courtney Whiteley
Golden College
Benjamin Davis
Federal Community Club Holds Old Fashioned Meeting
The club met at Mrs. Harry Sullivan's home with an old-fashioned gown theme. Miss Kellogg explained early clocks castor oil and calendars while Mrs. Dorsey Nichols won first prize for the best old-fashioned costume. Refreshments included fruit punch black ice cream and cake. Next gathering with Mrs. Beauchamp on September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Community Club
Harry Sullivan
Miss Kellogg
Dorsey Nichols
Fred Beauchamp
Socially mingle at Willis home gathering
Mr and Mrs A Willis hosted a Sunday reception attended by Mr Willis Goslin and wife from Brooklyn NY Miss Stevinges and brother from Oxford Mr and Mrs Peny Milligan of Oak Grove Mr Frank Russell of Baltimore Miss Mildred Neal Mr Frank Robinson Miss Inez Marine Rev G E McDorman wife and child were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Willis
Willis Goslin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Stevinges
Brother
Oxford
Peny Milligan
Oak Grove
Frank Russell
Baltimore
Mildred Neal
Frank Robinson
Inez Marine
G. E. McDorman
Thanking Those Who Assisted In Our Loss
We express gratitude for the kindness shown after the death of our husband and father. From Mrs. G S Topp and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G, S, Topp
Local Notes Of Easton Area Visitors And Events
Local families host relatives from Philadelphia Baltimore Wilmington and Chester while dairy association managers discuss expanding the Queen City plant to handle 200 cans. Several weddings visits and weekend trips are noted along with cantaloupe shipments and community social gatherings.
Illness of Milton Dill Leads to Hospital Treatment
Notice records the severe illness of Milton Dill who traveled to Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore for diabetes treatment. It notes friends’ wishes for his speedy recovery and lists numerous social visits and family correspondences from Labor Day and nearby weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Dill
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
Ed. Schoppe
Labor Day
Mamie Schoppe
Josephine Carroll
Francis
John Schoppe
Philadelphia
Allan Sweeney
Ethelyn
Allan
Amy Sweeney
Frank Melvin
Harold
Mr. Rash
Wilmington
W. E. Sanders
Emma Newlee
Thomas Robb
Elma Sanders
Mary Robb
Dukes Robb
Sadlersville
George Dize
New York
F. B. Sweeney
S. S. James
L. A. Gooden
Olivia Coffin
Middletown
Margaret Dukes
Ridgely
Clifton Cohee
Henry Shultie
Alston Long
Marcus Hook
Elwood Westrell
Fred Bowdle
Helen Long
William Golt
Dean Family Visits Wilmington and Attends Fair
Mr and Mrs Marion Dean of Ridge ly spent several days in Wilmington with their two sons Charles and Russell. They attended the Wilmington fair during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dean
Ridgely
Wilmington
Charles and
Russell Dean
Eastern Shore grows in crops and commerce driving rail outlook
A Baltimore News editorial cites a Governor Commission finding that nine Maryland Eastern Shore counties shipped about 94 709 carloads of diverse products and show rising tax bases and agricultural output. It notes gains in taxable securities, strong corn and wheat harvests, substantial potato and sweet potato yields, and a growing manufacturing sector as transportation challenges improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor's Commission
Baltimore News
Maryland
Virginia Peninsula
Wallace
State Tax Commission
Eastern Shore
Queen Anne's
The
Extension Service
Baltimore
Queen Anne and St Pauls Open With Services This Week
Queen Anne and St Pauls announce regular services Sunday School at 9 30 preaching at 7 o clock and 7 30 respectively Harris Chapel offers Sunday School at 2 and preaching at 3 Revival services start October 14 with Rev R L Wittig of Beltsville Md. Hillsboro and Queen Anne pupils join a Tri County High School piano recital Saturday September 8 at 8 15 p m Public invited. Schools opened Wednesday with good enrollment. Rally Day and Go To Church Sunday planned for St Pauls September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
League
Harris
Schoool
R. L. Wittig
Beltsville
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
Sara Neff
Tri-County
John Mulliken
Philadelphia
E. S. Bowens
John Chairs
Easton Hospital
Lightner
Edward Dashiell
Salisbury
K. M. Barnett
Ocean View
Emily Knotts
Labor Day
Laura Knotts
Belle Knotts
North East Point
Marjorie Sparks
Baltimore
Social Guests Visit in Local Hosts Spread
Mr and Mrs J H Spence entertained on Sunday with guests including Leon Bradley from Hurlock, Mrs Robert Thomas of Cambridge, Elbert and Lewis Wright and Gorman of Philadelphia, and Maggie and Mildred Meredith. Additional gatherings featured L M Alford and family hosting William A Alford Tom Shaffer and mother from Chester Pa. Mrs Thomas H Porter and grandson Woodrow Bradley of Baltimore visit Debor ah Adams who is ill. Ernest Graves and son Frank join Blanche Brucie of Philadelphia to visit Earl Alford. Pearl Wright Ethel Adams Floyd Smith and Ormond Wright spent Sunday at Oyster Shell Point. Garrett Liden of Bethel spent Sunday with Reese Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Wright
Lewis Slaughter
Minnie Price
Brownsville
Harvey Slaughter
Billy
A. Taylor and Lewis, Jr
Harrington
Harold Cain
Elmer, N. J
Helen Anderson
Baltimore
Laura Porter
Emma Hall
H. A. Porter
Millard Collison
Maggie Melvin
Roby Melvin
W. A. Smith
William Chambers
Andersontown
John Adams
Benjamin Reed
Federalsburg
Lawrence Tucker
Chester
George McKnett
William H. Satterfield
Annie Raughley
Thomas Wyatt
W. C. Raughley
Eddystone
Harry Raughley
Larrimore
Union M. P
George Gooden
Beatrice Ennis
Wilmington
Charlie Jones
Lee
Clayton
Alva Griffith
Caroline Circuit
Union M. B. Church
C. S. Larrimore
Little Son
Alberta Ross
Near Here
Clark Smith
Goldboro
Phil Cheezum
Wesley E. Thawley
Louise Gray
Denton
Thawley
Hills
Pauline Stevens
Milford
Alberta Stevens
Frederica
Catherine Hopkins
Edith Fountain
Harry Fountain
Ridgely
Lawrence Voss
William H. Smith
Harry Cheezum
Oliver
Lansdowne
Edith Simpson
Seaford
East New Market
Hurlock
James A. Trazzare
Starry Collison
Lucy Pierson
Swarthmore
Luther Griffith
Henderson
C. H. Fountain
G. L. Blades
A. J. Russell
Philadelphia
Evelyn Willis
Lillian Griffith
Elmer Bryan
Easton
Blanche Griffith
Gertie Griffith
Ross Simon
Alfred Griffith
Turbit Bush
Mitchell Bush
C.H. Clayville
George Johnson
Queen City Dairy Association
J. H. Schooley
Wilbur Griffin
Mary Stricker
Luther Griffin
Elizabeth Smith
Mattie Jarman
Sadlersville
Ruth Shockley
Roland Cartwright
Will Palmatory
Ocean City
Nellie Kenney
Jane
Noble Farrell
Beatrice Hickling
Marcus Hook
Noble Bickling
Brown Duling
Ross Duling
J. A. Rood
Queen Anne
Methodist Parsonage
Otis Smith
Whiteleysburg
Thomas Cahall
Paul Cartwright
Devolston
Clifford Cortelyou
Rehoboth
Robert Jarrell
Arthur Lewis
Margaret Bennett
Norman Smith
E. J. Saunders
Nerva Wharton
Kennett Square
Earl McMichael
Wyoming
Frank Smith
Olivia Coffico
Middletown
W. J. Murphy
Walter Seward
Willard
J. H. Spence
Leon Bradley
Robert Thomas
Cambridge
Elbert
Lewis Wright
Gorman
Maggie
Mildred Meredith
L. M. Alford
William A. Alford
Tom Shaffer
Thomas H. Porter
Woodrow Bradley
Deborah Adams
Ernest Graves
Frank
Blanche Brucie
Earl Alford
Pearl Wright
Ethel Adams
Floyd Smith
Ormond Wright
Oyster Shell Point
Garrett Liden
Bethel
Reese Adams
Missing Webster Ladies Aid Member Susie Patton
The Webster Ladies' Aid notes the death of Mrs. Susie Patton and resolves to miss her cheerful helpful presence. A copy of the resolutions will be entered in minutes and published in local papers. Signed by M.E. Owens S. V. S, Webster L, T, Ramsdell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.E. Owens
Webster
L, T
Ramsdell
Ferry Service Policy Sparks Bus Route Permit Revisions
The Public Service Commission will not renew Shore Transit Company’s Claiborne Salisbury bus permit, expiring December 31,. It will grant a new permit for Elkton Salisbury with two route options via Denton or via Centreville Easton. Pennsylvania Railroad does not protest Elkton Salisbury lines. The Claiborne Salisbury run is viewed by rail interests as injuriously competitive by paralleling the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Shore Transit Company
Claiborne
Salisbury
Elkton
Denton
Centreville
Easton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Week End Guests Visit from Federalsburg Area
Mr and Mrs Emory Lynch of Federalsburg hosted a group of relatives and friends for the weekend. Attendees included Miss Althea Lynch Marcus Hook Pa and Mr and Mrs L Weimnert with Anna Bell, and many Lynch relatives from Federalsburg Penns Grove and Cambridge plus the Cox and Wroten families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Lynch
Federalsburg
Althea Lynch
John Wroten
Virgil
Virginia Louise
Howard Cox
Roland Jack
Anna Lee
Cambridge
Card of Thanks for William A. Whiteley Auction
A notice expresses gratitude for aid during sickness and death of William A. Whiteley. Special thanks to Dr Downes and wife for care. The item lists 500 White Leghorn hens to be sold at auction on Wednesday September 12 at Olen Matthews farm in Talbot County between Easton and Trappe with milk cows and farming tools, twelve months credit. Auctioneer J Dawson Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Whiteley
Talbot County
Olen Matthews
Easton
Trappe
J. Dawson Stafford
Household Auction Item List Including Furniture and Fixtures
The listing details a near new kitchen range, eight stool chairs, an extension table, carpets and a large dish collection. Also included are a clock, ice box, two beds with bedding, a couch, hall rack, a four piece furniture set, lamps, a tub, four milk cans, two milk buckets and two lard cans. LUMIPHOU Tats.
Tract Offered in Four Parcels Then as Whole
The tract will be first offered in four parcels and then as a single unit. Three parcels front on the State road and are very desirable for poultry farms. The fourth parcel is well set in thrifty timber.
Four Buildings On Property Described As Ideal Home
The improvements include a six room dwelling a good barn 20 by 40 with an artesian water supply. Two chicken houses 20 by 50 and 16 by 32 plus a broad er house 12 by 24 all in good repair.
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Denton Journal
the Local Department
Nuttle Milling Co
J. Ed. Nichols
Golden Gate
Hipnuit’s Park
J. S. Hollingsworth
M. E. Church
Paul Emerson Titsworth
Washington College
New Jersey
J. Fletcher Rolph
H. S. Burns
Denton M. E
John W. Hamilton
Washington
W. R. Seese
China
Church of the Brethren
Seese
Liao Chow
Shansi
Caroline
Jonestown
Ganey's
Harmony
Mr. Chamberlaine
Christ Church
Venton
St. John’s
Trinity
Aberdeen
Langley Field
William Willis
Queenstown
St A.m
C. W
Mr. Seese
Japan
J. S. Lapham
Caroline County
American Red Cross
Goldsboro
Fred R. Owens
Chevrolet Motor Company
Flint
Mich
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Charles H. Holtzman
State Department
Crisfield
Annapolis
B. C. Barton
Barton
Charles
United States Department of Agriculture
Tabor
Henry Porter
Ernest C. Porter
Cumberland
Roland G. Porter
Stevensville
Robert H. Porter
Fred M. Porter
Del
Lawrence Laramore
Lawrence, Jr
Jesse W. Porter
Clayton F. Porter
Harvey M.porter
C. H. Whitby
Lawrence B. Towers
Whitby
Margaret Rathell
Beechwood School
Nellie Thawley
Beacom Business College
Ralph Bender
W. L. Barnes
W. F. Murphey
John O. Davis
Cape May
Pottstown
Reading
Dorothy Todd
Montgomery County
Hilda Wiggins
J. W. Wiggins
Paul H. Horsey
Hayward S. Harsey
Mary Wiggins
Katherine Singer
Marguerite Young
Marshallton
Gilbert Hagadone
Josephine
Mary Pippin
Olivia P. Roe
Glenrock
William H., Nuttle
Helen Hagadone
G. S. Roe
Fletcher Grove Camp
Delanco
Milton Smith
Levi Moyer
Mary
Chalfont
David Moyer
Bessie
Blooming Glenn
Andrew Mitchell
Mitchell
Edna Detwiler
Ruth Mitchell
Edward Carter
Margaret Robinson
Viola Jones
Elsie Matthews
Ella Goldsborough
J. C. Hemmons
J. H. Hemmmons
Melvin Wheatley
R. P. Nichols
Methodist Church
Delaware
Pennsylvania
David Swing
Thompson
Dorothy
Chevy Chase
Nelson Rickards
Jane Worthington
Frank Long
Thomas McCloud
Girard College
Rebecca Swing
Maple Shade
N. J
Pauline Wiley
Smyrna
Bertha Seymour
Durham
N. C
Nora Dunn
Granville Dunn
Edgar Blades
Houston Russum
Chamberlaine
Cahall
Herbert Beaven
Covington
Florence Beaven
Pauline Roe
Ted Smith
Harrisburg
Mary Larrimore
Virginia Blades
Virginia
Clarence Roe
Jane Wine
Margaret Beck
Frances Fisher
A. D. Branford
G. L Wilson
Milford Kline
Nancy Jane
Oscar Flinn
Miss Knoll
Ralph Holland
Nelson Beaven
Walter Parker
Trainer
Eam. Hopkins
Cordova
Guerney Tarburton
George Morris
Ralph Halland
J. R. MacSorley
Roe, Jr
Ruth Edgell
Towson
Christine Wilson
Jack Wilson
Annie Beaven
Grace Collins
Corinne Greenly
Lock
Leo Weber
James Stoan
Mr. Daly
Burrsville
Church Services Tomorrow
Neighborhood News
William Beauchamp
Betterton
Jack L. Stevens
Henry Walters
Kent Island
Robert Anderson
T. Wesley Porter
Herman Halteman
Jefferson Porter
James Morgan
Tolchester
Redden & Son
David Hurd
Preston
Flenderson
Smithville
Susie Patton
the Ferry Service
Palmer Walls
J. Qwen Knotts
Circuit Court
James E. ER
Carter’s Corner
Shell Road
Ford Automobile
Lumiphou
James Temple
Joan W. Clark
J. Owen Knotts
Denton National Bank
W. I. Norris
Tuckahoe Station
Fallon
James E Wright
Ridgely, Md
Journal
Court House
Smith’s Landing
Smith
Thomas Guest
W. Brewster Deen
Belle Deen
A. A. Willis
Jenny. W. Clark
J. A. Beck
Chy
Thomas J. Keating
Geo, A. Deakyne
Nisi
W. Brewater Deen
William J. Wright
Ceuta
Equity
W.rewater Deen
A. Deakyne
Geo
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