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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1922
Page
5
A collage of notices reports town events and updates including fire prevention week proclamation, Chautauqua sessions, a rummage sale, M. D. V. Railways schedule, sweet potato storage plant, thefts, carnival receipts, and local church activities. Also covers steamer schedule changes, notable apple sizes, sermons, fires, wills, arrests, a child injury, and a local court contest.
Among Caroline students to enter Beacom College in Wilmington are ee Allen Curry and Paul Clarke of Greensboro resuming studies. Madeline Lord, 1922 Federalsburg High School graduate, enters commercial normal course. Wilbur Fleming of Hillsboro takes accounting and business administration. Various social visits and gatherings, plus a note on Prof. E. Clyde Walls new church hill high school principal and a West Orange family visiting.
Editors from Maryland county papers gather in Westminster for two day fall meeting with a Monday afternoon business session and a dinner headlined by Governor Ritchie Blair Lee and Alexander Armstrong. Tuesday includes a motor trip to Gettysburg battlefields and luncheon in Westminster.
Hendersons greet Byron Moore family return home from Norristown Pa with Walls parents to visit for a week. Ben Cohee weds Agnes Harris at Methodist parsonage with Rev Handy officiating. Raymond Sweeney and son visit Philadelphia relatives. Montagues, Kimble and Jones families visit. Rev Gray of India preaches. Omar Jones heads to Massachusetts for work. Milton Dill visits Dover mother. Dover carnival draws many. Jesse Richardson visits sister Jahinson.
Queen Anne and Mr and Mrs Charles Stewart and son attended the District Conference of the Southern Church at Highland Md in Mr Stewarts Packard with the St Pauls pastor and John Rood. Tri County High School adds Howard Ele and Miss Adams to the faculty.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown hosted a Friday evening surprise party for their son Melvin with relatives and friends in attendance. Refreshments of cake candy apples and ice cream were served. Anna Hubbert and daughters Louise and Margaret from Wilmington visited J M Brown. Ernest Brown and Lee Culver drove to Wilmington and Philadelphia for the weekend. Wayford Brown of Wilmington spent the weekend with his parents.
The Choptank group met at Mrs Ruth White's home on September 5 with readings by Juniors and Mrs J T Blades. A variety social is planned for September 26 28 with stewed oysters and desserts to raise funds for a new carpet for the M P Church. A community exhibit will be held at Choptank on October 21 26 with talks and refreshments.
Hickman and nearby towns report residents visiting Washington Harrington Wilmington and Rehoboth over the weekend. Florence Morgan returned home after a fortnight with friends. Teachers and visitors including Hazel Brown and Ruby Dehner are noted along with health concerns and weekend gatherings.
Mrs. Willian T Kelley has returned home from Cambridge Hospital after a three month illness and a major operation. Dr J R Downes attends her currently. Miss J Elizabeth Kelley and brothers William and Russell Kelley of Baltimore spent most of their summer vacation with their aunt Miss Julia M Kelley and have now returned home.
Dr. Hess and family from Cobleskill arrive in Ridgely to set up practice in the former Haymaker home on Maple Avenue. The issue notes a new White Egg Wonder breed by Hess, church activities, a Community Sale for fall clothes, and various local visits, moves, and school plans among Ridgely residents and guests.
Burrsville notes list Rev John R Diehl preaching at Wesley and White's in Delaware on September 17 with him to take Burrsville circuit around October 1. Many visitors from Philadelphia Greensboro and Baltimore stayed or called on locals. School opened with good attendance and several residents noted attending events and hosting gatherings.
Hillsboro residents urged to attend next Monday’s meeting as Miss Kellogg is expected to give a talk. The report also notes several local acquaintances traveling and visiting relatives in Towson Baltimore Bladensburg Centreville and Baltimore, with families from Wilson Rice Sloan and Beauchamp referenced.
Thousands of children start a new term after vacation with expectations of benefit. Local residents note travel and visits. Mr John Shively and wife from Wilmington visit relatives. Road work slows due to cement shortages. Several residents report trips and guests visiting family in the area and nearby towns.
Harmony notes report visitors from Newark including Mr and Mrs Luther Todd and Mr William E Todd visiting Mrs Annie Chambers. The Wrights plan to move to Wilmington with their children. A newborn son arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Hynson Darling. Clarence Schwaninger of Waynesboro Pa stayed with Aunt Edith Layton, while Russell Morgan of Philadelphia visited. Good attendance reported. Now is the time to subscribe.
In Maryland a light vote occurred as no local offices were on the ballot. Bruce leads the Democratic senatorial vote with 98 of 133 delegates to the state convention, while Lewis carries Allegany Cecil Frederick Garrett and Washington counties for 28 votes. Norris wins his Baltimore district for seven Democratic convention votes. Republicans renominate Senator France who will gain convention votes. Garrett receives 42. Goldsborough wins Caroline and district-wide for Congress. others follow in the state. Delegates named to state conventions include Democrats Heather Cooper Thompson Hyland and Republicans Roe Wright McCrea Holsinger. The statewide vote on congressional candidates is final. France carries five Eastern Shore counties. Caroline shows the largest Democratic margin.
Roads Engineer Waldorf cites American Association of State Highway Officials data showing rising motor trucks and automobiles in the United States from 1910 to 1921. The notes compare counts of trucks, cars, and total motor vehicles, and outline road construction and motor vehicle investment totals across the periods 1910 1916 and 1910 1921, including 12 000 trucks used for school runs and one car per ten people. It also states that 85 percent of world motor vehicles are in the United States.
The State Forest Nursery near College Park Maryland reports strong stock after heavy summer rains. Seedlings include pine spruce and larch for fall setting out plus elm oak ash plane and maple for roadside planting. Prices range from under a cent to under a dollar per tree. A varietal list with sizes and prices is available from The State Forester 815 Calvert Building Baltimore Maryland.
Everngam's promotes a fall hat sale with a special price of 23.50 in multiple shades. The offer highlights available colors and encourages immediate purchase at the store.
Agricultural statistician John S. Dennee reports crop prospects in Maryland and Delaware at August close show a slight decline from July but overall conditions remain good, near or above ten year averages. Eastern Shore notes include dry spells harming late corn and potatoes in Caroline, tomato yields under 2 tons per acre in Dorchester, damaged wheat in Queen Annes, and mixed results for corn and tomatoes across Talbot with hail and storms causing losses on low lands and high lands yielding well.
Mayor Han J. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia and president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association notes dramatic gains in the Chesapeake and Delaware canal. Over six months, 1,373 vessels passed, tonnage jumped to 468,000, and freight reached 1,191,000 tons. Coal, timber, and sugar movements rose sharply, with a 10 million dollar Congressional canal program and 5.6 million cubic yards dredged. The association supports a 25 foot deep ship canal staged from 12 feet.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. The Register of Wills granted letters testamentary to Harry A Roe for Mary Layton Emmerson. Bond approved, creditors notice ordered. appraisers named E W Liden and Wa A Stewart. Henry Euker executor filed debts list and final administration account. Irene Corkran executors submitted inventory and appraisal, approved. John N Wright Jr administrator filed inventory and appraisement with order to sell. Samuel G Nuttle executor filed first and final account and distribution with Harold C Nuttle release.
A Bureau of Animal Industry warning reports hog cholera at E. L. Fooks near Choptank. Authorities urge care to prevent spread: isolate hogs, restrict dog contact, burn or bury carcasses, call a veterinarian for sick hogs, and vaccinate if exposure occurs. Notify neighbors and the county agent of any sick hogs.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Helen Forbes 30 in Centreville assoc of C P Telephone Co. Judge Philemon Blake Hopper 69 Centreville judge on Eastern Shore. Mrs Mary E Seward 85 Greensboro station. Martin Van Buren Thawley Centreville elder. Fred L Willey Bridgeville postmaster died Philadelphia hospital age 48. services held with local clergy and pallbearers named.
Ex Governor Harrington, president of the company, says business exceeds capacity with two steamers and directors consider buying a larger vessel to handle about seventy five cars. General Lincoln is too small and will be sold after the new ship arrives. The 1922 Ocean City season ends soon with strong business across hotels and enterprises. Delaware lawmakers ban muskrat hunting to prevent extinction. Sussex primaries set for September 23. Last tomato canning week ahead. Walk Overs shoes advertised.
A new law prohibits defeated primary candidates from seeking independent nomination in the general election. Baltimore City Delegate Daniel C. Joseph introduced the petition nomination amendment. The measure also raises statewide petition signatures from 500 to 2000, expanding eligibility rules.
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