Local notices of sales, church events, and incidents in Ridgely area
Local items report The Farmers Supply Company advertising seeds and dairy feed and tempting prices. Den-Mar Mobile Co expands by purchasing property. Rev J H Straughn to speak at Oak Grove Church October 5. Births, deaths, arrests and accidents recorded in Ridgely and Caroline County. Revival services begin at Central M E Church. tent meetings held in Hickman and Greensboro. diocesan bishop Davenport consecrated in Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Smith
J. Virgil Moore
Farmers Supply Company
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Cleveland
J. H. Straughn
Oak Grove Church
Maryland
Nuttle Milling Company
L. B. Towers & Bro
Maryland Queen
Thomas B. McCloud
Ridgely
Massanulten Academy
Woodstock
James Temple
Anthony Kalbaba
Henderson
Kalabba
Christ P. E. Church Guild
T. Pliny Fisher
Central M. E. Church
George W. Williams
Anne B. Jump
Marydel
Second Street
Houston Towers
William Bullock
First Regiment
Eastern Shore Volunteers
Federalsburg
Emerson Hotel
Baltimore
Caroline
Young Folks Head Off to School for 1920
Large share of Caro Line High School class of 1920 will study elsewhere this year. Misses Skirven Spicher and Davis enroll in Delaware College Towson Normal School and other institutions. Several relatives visit, travel, and relocate for education with updates on local residents and returning students.
Community Club Picnic At Hobbs Andersontown
Hobbs Andersontown-Hobbs Community Club held a picnic on the campground with a large crowd. The event featured ice cream, a victrola program, talks on rural organization, recitations, and nursing class diploma recipients. Several locals returned from trips and teaching assignments while others entertained and visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown-Hobbs
Collins Thomas
Bomberger
State Agricultural College
W. W. Newcomer
L. F. Thomas
Virginia Davis
Edith Norman
Templeville Social News Highlights Local Visits
Templeville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Church Hill Wilmington Sudlersville Goldsboro and Kenton. The gatherings featured Mr and Mrs 1D T Richards entertaining Skinner Walbert and Steele families while others, including Miss Nell Knotts and Mrs Jester with her son, spent time with relatives across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Richards
George A. Skinner
Church Hill
Theodore Walbert
Phyllis
Price
Henry Steele
Vernon
Washington Jester
Clarence
Wilmington
Jester
I. T. Moore
Nell Knotts
Herbert Knotts
W. O. Bowen
Homer Benton
Sudlersville
James T. Knotts
Knotts
Kate O. Knotts
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
Lane
Rjfl Lane
Guiney Knotts
Newport
Del
Wm. Sparks and Sons
Earle
Edward
Near Roe
William Kinnamon
Asbury Memory Cherished Amid Washington Memorial Gap
The Baltimore News notes a shock that Methodist churches have largely ignored securing a lasting remembrance for Francis Asbury in Washington. Asbury helped shape America and had strong ties to Baltimore and Maryland. The piece recalls his role in the Revolution era and the founding events at Lovely Lane in 1784.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury
Balttmore News
Methodist
United States
Washington
Francis Asbury
America
Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland,Delaware
Ele
Coke
Methodist Episcopal Church of the United
Williston Woman Dies After Two Months Ill
Mrs. Robert D. Windsor of near Williston died Sunday morning at 71 after a two month illness. Surviving are three children and her husband. Funeral service and burial were at Denton cemetery last Tuesday. Visitors included Andrew Towers with the Howards, Mrs. J. P. Neal of Baltimore, Roland Howard of Linwood, and Eliza Wright of Philadelphia. Nellie Cotee visited her parents. little James Howard is sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Windsor
Williston
Denton Cemetery
Andrew Towers
Alonzo Howard
J. P. Neal
Baltimore
G. R. Neal
Roland Howard
Linwood
Eliza Wright
Philadelphia
Nellie Cotee
James Howard
Harmony Notes From Local Social Weekend Gatherings
Harmony area social page reports Mr and Mrs John EH Clopein and Miss Barbara Blocher of Baltimore spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Roland Towers. They were accompanied home by Mrs Towers and her son Chester and Frederick Clopein. Mr and Mrs Edward Keets and children were Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Arringdale. Mr and Mrs RL OR Deen and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs J R Christopher. Rev and Mrs J L Nichols and son Wilton spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs G S Todd. Mr J H H Covey has been visiting relatives in Federalsburg for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High School
Helen Skirven
Edna Spicher
Heacom’s
Wilmington
Delaware
Virginia Davis
Delaware College
Newark
Louise Noble
Wiandhe Chaffinch
Catharine Cohee
Virginia Thomas
State Normal School
Towson
Hugh Clark
Tome
Port Deposit
Elias Nuttle
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia
Mary Melvin
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Harris Thomas
Trinity College
Hartford
W. H. Young
Wild
Queen Anne's County
William B. Spira
Bank of Somerset
Princess Anne
Cora Norris
Akron
Ohio
S. T. Norris
Maryland
Eyank White
Ethel
Cade
Ridgely School
Wilmington Public
H. Earle Smith
Mirtha Smith
C. Leslie Walls
William I. Norris
Sadlersville
Church Pill
Elizabeth Stevens
Montrose
Earl Chaffinch
Andersontown
PR. R
North Philadelphia
W. A. Robinson
Philadelphia
Eleie Knotts
Edward Schofield
Baltimore
F. J. Wright
E. HE. Hirs
Oakland Motor Car Co
Jean Frances Schreibner
J. A. Mackintosh
Mary Kemp
Federalsburg
FE. A. Hirs
New York City
G. B. Hemming
John J. Ghingher and Son
Henry R. Lewis
W. Park Newcomer
University of Maryland, College Park
Albert R. Nuttle
Denton
George W. Smith
Roland Thomas
Harmony
Mildred Nuttle
Port Allegany
K. T. O. Crouse
Mattie Moore
Woman's College
Del
Addie Wilson
Howard County
John L. Everngam
Atlantic City
Margaret Allaband
Cecil
Hix Long
Edna Hobbs
J. R. Ricards
L. H. Thomas
LE. M. Willey
James D. Neal
H. T. Nuttle
B. B. Lawless
Wm. Chambers
Minerva Todd
Blanche Butler
Helen Hubbard
Nellie Thawley
Ethel Comegys
Marietta Butler
Paul Moore
Edward Towers
Wilmer Sutherland
A. W. Betts
Martin
Hetts
Manning Merriken
John Hallipan
Clarence Chaffinch
Kirkman
Discovery
B. Allen
Washington
Esther Willey
Ridgely
Melissa Paisley
Wheatley
Dover
Con, Martin
Capshore
Blanche Chaffinch
Corinne Thomas
James D. Bailey
Hunt
Altoona
Annie Seeders
James Bailey
John EH. Clopein
Barbara Blocher
Roland Towers
J. L. Nichols
Wilton
G. S. Todd
J. HH. Covey
William Singer
Frank Reed
Edward
Chester
Edward Clark
Goldsboro
John Singer
Roy Chance
Harvey Jacobs
R. Jacobs
Clarence Voss
Wiliam H. Satterfield
Jefferson Hospital
Lucy A. Cahall
Dorothy
Beatrice
Edgar
Russell
Pittsburgh
Ray Staffod
John Deere Company
Washington, D. C
Register of Wills
Ernest J. Raughley and
William Frazier
John Henney
Alfred Raughley
Catherine Chance
Ruth Harvey
Mary E. Raughley
Uarsington
Ridgely School Opens With Diverse Teaching Staff
Ridgely schools opened with a large faculty across grades. High School has Frank Stag ey as principal and teachers including Mrs. Wooters, Miss Willey, Mr. Horsey, Mrs. Smith, Miss Jones, and Miss Bowers sharing sixth grade. Primary adds Mrs. Parsons as principal, Mary Laird, Lillian Seager, and Mrs. Styer. Janitors appointed. about 165 primary pupils enrolled. Several local families and visitors shown in community notices, with plans for Harvest Home at the Reformed Church and several residents traveling or visiting nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Frank Stagey
Louisiana
Wooters
Hillsboro
Esther Willey
Hobbs
Ralph Horsey
Denton
Mamie Smith
Lydia Jones
Millington
Beatrice Bowers
Mary Laird
Lillian Seager
Sadlersville
Frank Stiyer
Ira Andrews
Joseph Smith
Elmer Crouse
G. M. Dowaues
Harry Rawlins
R. E. Smith
Rawlins
Bridgeville
Annapolis
Military Academy
Russell Swann
Reacom Business School
Baltimore
Mildred
Newark
N. J
Mass
Margaret
Swing
Rev
Los. Matthews
Lapeer
Detroit
Western Michyrad
Brown Elliott
Chthhren
Chestertown
Ambrose Taylor
C. S. Herzog
Tme
T. J. Day
Louise White
Towson
Mare Paul Neff
Miss White
Ada Gooden
Smyrna
A.W. Dukes
Centreville
Mary Frances Dukes
Bertie
The
Reformed Church
Hoffman Orphanage
Robert Headley
Swedesboro
New Jersey
J. T. Saulsbury
Earl Hammond
Lucile
Wilmington
Herman H. Cade
Afr
TH. M. Cade
Chicago
Evelyn Lane
Preston
Melville Hubbard
Easton
Mary Traverse
Dorothy Mancha
Hood College
Frederick
Harry Hemmons
New York
Atlantic City
Stone
Billy
Beverly
Catherine Glanding
C. W. Jackson
Bessie Wilson
Elsmere
Delaware
Robert E. Smith
Baltimore County
Marie Shultes
Althea Robinson
T. L. Day
Rebecca Lee
Grace Thompson
Townsend
Kennard Pindar
Johns Hopkins University
Dudley Davis
St. John’s College
Florence Laird
Cedar Grove
Matthew Kemp
Local Notices From Burersville And Nearby Areas
Residents and visitors from Chester Goldsboro Baltimore Philadelphia and Dover gather at the Singer home and other visits noted. News includes hospital operation for Mrs Cahal l and family travels to Baltimore Washington City and Greensboro. Several locals take jobs attend school and host or visit kin with updates on teaching and travel.
Anniversary of Methodism Observed at St Pauls Greensboro
Greensboro observes the 132nd anniversary of Methodism with Bishop J W Hamilton of Washington preaching both morning and evening. A Sunday School rally is at 2 PM. Funeral of T Henry Jarman held Sunday. interment at Greensboro cemetery. Hagerstown and Greensboro ball clubs draw large crowds over three days. final farewell by Rev Melvin G Morris noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
St Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Hamilton
Cp. D
Washington, D. C
Hamilton
T. Henry Jarman
J.A. Leach
M. BE
Fhas. H. Lewis
Westminster
Jarman
Hagerstown
Melvin G. Morris
Ednah Carroll Returns From Vacation Near Preston
Miss Ednah Carroll returns to Wilhington after two weeks with her parents C A Carroll in Preston and relatives in Baltimore. Mrs C A Carroll and two daughters Gertrude and Eunice also return from Baltimore. Mrs William Gadow of Wrights Wharf visits Johns Hopkins Hospital then returns home. The town mourns James Wright killed by a train. Ollie Carroll of Philadelphia visits brothers C A and L C Carroll. Mrs Boyd Hall and son James visit relatives near Preston. Mrs James H Barrow and daughter Mary visit town while Rev S Wood lies ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Ednah Carroll
Wilhington
C. A. Carroll
Baltimore
Gertrude
Eunice
William Gadow
Wright's Wharf
Johns Hopkins Hospital
James Wright
Ollie Carroll
Philadelphia
Messrs. C. A
L. C. Carroll
Boyd Hall
James
Wilmington
James H. Barrow
Mary
Wood
The License and the Tag Game Warden Speaks
Warden LeCompte urges all hunters to secure licenses and free arm tags. He advises keeping the license in a hunting coat pocket and sewing the tag on the left sleeve for easy inspection. He notes early licensing reduces clerks’ seasonal congestion before upland game season opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee LeCompte
Clerks of Court
Pame
Local visitors spend time with relatives in Newark and Choptank
J Merrick Cohee of Philadelphia stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs J W Cohee early last week. Mrs Ruth Whiteside of Choptank spent last week with her daughter Mrs John Cohee. Mr and Mrs George Ner spent Sunday in Newark Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merrick Coohee
Philadelphia
J. W. Cohee
Ruth Whiteside
Choptank
John Cohee
George Ner
Newark
Del
Clayton Earns Milk White Tag For Clean Town Status
Clayton in Delaware receives a milk white tag for cleanliness and healthful, attractive town efforts. Residents celebrate the designation and continue improving public spaces and amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Delaware
William J Wright Dies After Car Train Crash
Prominent Fourth district citizen William J Wright was fatally injured when his car struck a Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad train near Hog Island after dropping grandchildren at school. He died at Emergency Hospital Easton. A former state legislator and local preacher, he served as county commissioner and led public efforts in support of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth amendments. Surviving are nine children and several siblings. Funeral services were held Wednesday with Interment at Preston churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Spencer Lipham
Baltimore
Rock Hall
Philip McCannell
Roy Otto
Harmony
McConnell
George W. Davenport
New York
Easton
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Forbes Adams
Trinity Cathedral
Preston Church
E. Smith
Williston
J. E. Smith
Caroline
William J. Wright
Fourth District
Preston
Hog Island
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad
Wright
Orlando
Ernest
Ollie
Heron Wright
Caroline County
Ralph Wright
Philadelphia
Nellie Jump
Myra Jump
Stella Wright
Delaware
Jesse A. Wright
Seaford
Walter M. Wright
Martin M. Wright
County and community exhibits announced by agents
W Collins Thomas and Edith G Norman announce community exhibits across Hillsboro Preston Ridgely Greensboro Choptank Federalsburg Denton Henderson and American Corner with dates October 25 to 28 and November 1 for a county display. Exhibits will feature vegetables fruit grain hay nuts canned goods baked goods sewing flowers and other prize winning displays. The county seeks public cooperation for the best displays yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Collins Thomas
Edith G. Norman
Hillsboro
Preston
Ridgely
Ga. m
Greensboro
Choptank
Gam
Federalsburg
Denton
Ga.m
Henderson
American Corner
Women urged to vote and register in presidential election
Cardinal Gibbons urged women to exercise suffrage as a duty, praising intelligent voting to support progress. In Wilmington, Rev. George C. Williams and a large church audience cheered as they endorsed lower standards of righteousness and urged women to register and vote to counterbalance unscrupulous influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
McCabe Memorial M. E Church
Wilmington
George C. Williams
Miss Thompson Urges Patrons to Meet Teachers Half Way
Miss May Thompson, supervisor of schools, addresses patrons urging support for teachers. She praises their desire to improve the community and children’s lives, and asks patrons to acknowledge neat yards, orderly classes, good behavior, thorough lessons, prompt school affairs, and fair treatment. A word of approval from home can spur better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Thompson
Miss May Thompson
Smithson Accident Report and Visitations in Brief
Smithson notes that George McCarty sustained a broken arm while cranking a Ford on Sunday morning. George and others are referenced as incidents alongside visits from A. H. H. Willoughby to Easton, Ed Theiroff with parents in the West, and Lucy McWilliams visiting friends in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCarty
A. HH. Willoughby
Easton
Ed. Theiroff
West
Little Lucy McWilliams
Baltimore
Orphans Court Grants Administrations and Accounts
In Orphans Court Judge West, Harper and Shawn preside. William R. Phillips and Anna M. Hughes estates receive letters of administration to Thomas F. Phillips and Frederick Hughes respectively with bonds approved and appraisers named. Denton National Bank funds to Lillian Wilkins, and final accounts for Laura B. Hanson and T Elwood Allen estates ratified. Thomas F. Phillips files inventory for William R. Phillips estate and sale ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
William R. Phillips
Thomas F. Phillips
Edward E. Nuttle
Joseph P. Patchett
Anna M. Hughes
Frederick Hughes
Richard Blackburn
J. Calvin Smith
Denton National Bank
Lillian Wilkins
James M. Clark
J. Norman Clark
Roland Clark
Harry D. Hanson
Laura B. Hanson
T. Elwood Allen
Cut Wood for Winter Fuel and Timberland Cleanup
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture urge cleaning the woodlot this season to secure a winter wood supply. Remove dead trees and large limbs first, thin crowded stands without over thinning, and leave evenly spaced trees likely to become salable timber. Gather waste timber for fuel and conserve ashes for fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
The Gay and Thoughtless Throng on the Move
A Sunday motor road scene shows intense restlessness as people rush between places. The piece argues motion feeds ideas for the observant traveler, contrasting hurried activity with thoughtful travel and noting how trips become opportunities to learn what others in the same line are doing.
Washington College Re organizes After Alumni Meeting
A special Alumni Association meeting at Chestertown Maryland gathered nearly two hundred alumni from the East and Midwest to address Washington College’s dire finances. Plans were set to reopen and expand the college, with remodeling to house 200 students for the upcoming fall term despite initial friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington College
Chestertown
Maryland
United States
mid-West
Delaware Democrats Nominate Ticket at Dover Convention
At a Dover convention last Tuesday the Democrats of Delaware named their ticket for statewide offices including Governor Andrew J. Lynch of Georgetown and Congress candidate J Reynolds Clements of Clayton with Lieutenant Governor Herman C. Taylor of Dover. William T. Lynam of Wilmington was chosen for Attorney General, William D. Millin of New Castle for Treasurer, Dr. James Martin of Magnolia for Auditor, and Alex J. Butler of New Castle for Insurance Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Dover
Andrew J. Lynch
Georgetown
Congress
J. Reynolds Clements
Clayton
Herman C. Taylor
William T. Lynam
Wilmington
William D. Millin
New Castle
James Martin
Magnolia
Alex J. Butler
Women urged to attend important public meeting in Denton
A women focused public meeting at Masonic Hall Denton tonight 8 oclock discusses voter registration. Caroline county women are deeply concerned about new responsibilities. Speakers include former Governor Emerson C Harrington and T Alan Goldsborough with others expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Denton
Caroline County
Emerson C. Harrington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Alan Goldsborough
Congress
Easton
John Walter Smith
Cambridge
Armory
Smith
Goldsborough
Red clover breeding and state politics in Delaware notes
The passage discusses red clover self-sterility versus white sweet clover seed set, Delaware Democrats selecting Andrew J. Lynch as governor nominee, game laws and hog cholera precautions, quail brood protection, hog disease control measures, Rehoboth Beach cottages moved from surf, a cedar shingles shipment by L. B. Towers & Bro., and Dr. Copeland predicting a mild winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Andrew J. Lynch
Georgetown
Sussex
Lynch
Dicknson College
Rehoboth Beach
L. B. Towers & Bro
Copeland
New York
Remembrance of Mrs Rebecca Darling 69
In loving memory of my dear mother Mrs Rebecca Darling aged 69 who departed this life September 5 1919. Dear is the grave where my mother is laid. Sweet is the memory which shall never fade, heart of our life is buried deep under the sod where my dear mother sleeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Darling
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Grove
WM. James Wright
Tanyard
Smithson
Democrats of
Irwin Jopp
France
Irwin
Hero Boy
Lipa
Brooklyn
N. Y
Niew
Per and
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