Local notes on surging tomato trade and fall goods
Hundreds attend Caroline County fair in Easton as fall merchandise lands in Wrights Evergan s stores. Officials issue intermediate registration notices while local firms report record tomato harvests despite a glut. Court and church notices mix with advertisements for clothing, pianos, and legal proceedings in this Denton area recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Wright's
Everagain's
Caroline
Delaware
Evergan
Easton
Dera Gollcly
Denton
John T. Carter, Jr
Camden
Del
Shevill Seward
Lilies
Chnickren
Everngaim
W. J. Wright
Smith
Hughes Lumber and Coal Company
Piney Church
J. LE. Ellwanger
Democratic State Central Committee
EL. E. Ramsdell
Republian
W. A. Stewart
Leroy C. Longfellow
Trustees of the
Ebilick
Gilbert Smith Pian Co
Baltimore
Duck Hotel
Continental Life Insturance Company
Harvey DL. Cooper
Geo. J. Sainsbury
du Pont Building
Wilmington
W. OH. Thawley
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Masonic Hall
Wilson
Andersontown
Hayward Ufignutt
W. Thomas Uign
Breele
Cambridge
Travers
Euston
Association
Dover
Houston
Sussex County
Johnson Bros. Company
Weddings and Visits Highlight Denton Personal News
In Denton and surrounding areas many notices of marriages and social visits appear. J Paul Graham wed Ella Mae Ferguson at Oxford M E parsonage with a wedding supper at Mundell home then departing for a new Edgemont Avenue home. Ella Beauchamp married Herbert Powell in Berlin with a Lohengrin march and friends and family attending. Local residents travel, study, and move between Philadelphia Baltimore and Port Deposit as Prof Howard Benson and Rev Kenney conduct church duties. Visitors include Senator Tharp and Misses Gibson and many townspeople changing jobs, moving, or returning from college and trips. The community notes reflect continued social life, road and street improvements, and local civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Goldsboro
J. Paul Graham
Ella Mae Ferguson
Philadelphia
Oxford
M. E. Parsonage
J. H. Roger
Naomi Farra
Porkasio
Charles Gaye
Isaac Mundell
Sixth Street
Mune
Graham
Edgemont Avenue
Elle C. Beauchamp
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Herbert B. Powell
Berlin
G. C. Williams
Louise Powell
Anna M. Taylor Owas
John Stith
Powell
Mr. Powell
Burbage, Powell and Company
Baltimore
Luther H. Meredith
Grace L. Gibson
Queen Anne's
Tuxedo Park
Baltimor County
J. L. Straughn
George Gibson
Love Point
H. B. Simmons
Chestertown
G. W. Simmons
Denton
Simmons
Mary E. Hobbs
Katherine
Roberta
Claran Hobbs
Girard College
Linda Cooper
Gertie Schoenhals
Washington College
Dickinson
Bertha Porter
Columbus
Noth Carolina
Armstrong, Cator & Co
W. P. Draper
Bateman
Filla Downes
Lynchburg
Henrietta Anderson
West Point
Robert Downes
Stanley Deakyne
Washington and
Golden’s Business College
Annie Lewis
Miriam Taylor
Woman's College
Prederick
Howard Benson
Westminster
F. T. Benson
Mary Fisher
Porto Rico
Maryland Agricultural College
Georgia Anthony
S. P. Manship
W. Emmett Greenlee
Wilmington
G. Lucy Stevens
Rooe Arundel County
Williston Sermon by Rev J E Smith Tomorrow
Whilston editor notes Rev J E Smith of Philadelphia will preach tomorrow September 22 at Williston on the topic Before the Gates. The item lists local social visits and school notes amid continued obituary notices and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Smith
Philadelphia
Williston
James W. Thawley
Rhoda Marine
J. B. Lauer
Baltimore
Gooden Family Visits and Local Arrivals
Mrs M W Gooden and daughter Rachel of Wilmington visit Mrs H C Gooden. Miss Edith Gooden leaves to teach in St Marys County. Mrs Cecil Hudson of Bathmore visits her parents Mr and Mrs Gi L Reed. Mrs Carrie Arrants of Philadelphia visits Mrs W B Gruwell near town. Mr and Mrs D M Gooden visit Hollinville relatives. Lizzie Jarman visits her grandfather Mr John Kirk. Mrs Chas Clayville spends part of the week in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Gooden
Rachel
Wilmington
H. C. Gooden
Edith Gooden
St. Mary's County
Cecil Hudson
Bathmore
Gi. L. Reed
Carrie Arrants
Philadelphia
W. B. Gruwell
D. M. Gooden
Hollandaville
Easton
Lizzie Jarman
Jobn Kirk
Chas
Clayville
Mabbs and local notes from Ridgely and vicinity
J R Chaffinch leaves for Carlisle to resume studies at Dickinson College. Infant son of Mr and Mrs J Fletcher Walls died aged six months. Mr B B Allen of Washington visits Ridgely. Mart Howard and Annie Statum spent weekend with Charles Howard. Gertrude Adams to Federalsburg for millinery work. Mrs T F Chafileh and Mrs E M Willey attend Easton Fair. Joseph E Andrews dwelling sold to Wm N Cannon for 1270 dollars. Andrews a noted contractor and former Justice of the Peace faces renewed prospects after a troubled Talbot contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Chaffinch
Carlisle
Dickinson College
J. Fletcher Walls
B. B. Allen
Washington
J. E. Towers
Mart Howard
Annie Statum
Charles Howard
Gertrude Adams
Federalsburg
T. F. Chafileh
E. M. Willey
Easton Fair
Ridgely
Joseph E. Andrews
Harvey L. Cooper
Wm. N. Cannon
Andrews
Elswhere
Talbot
Democratic Day at Talbot Fair draws Maryland figures
Thousands attended Democratic Day at the Talbot Fair where candidates for the United States Senate and Maryland governor spoke. Governor Edwin Warfield, ex Governor John Waller Smith, Judge Crothers, Dr Hering, Magruder and others campaigned as residents praised Crothers as a likely next Maryland chief executive. Crothers’ Talbot reception felt like a homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot Fair
Easton
United States Senate
Judge Crothers
Dr. Hering
Mr. Magruder
Conman
F. C. Talbott
Baltimore County
John Waller Smith
Worcester County
Joshua W. Miles
Somerset County
Edwin Warfield
Talbot
Maryland
Commonwealth
Crothers
Cecil
Girl Attacked Near Denton. Suspect Detained Then Freed
A daughter of Robert Parrott driving toward Denton from Tuckahoe Neck was seized by a negro as her horse paused near a wooded branch two and a half miles from town. The assailant dragged at her, fled when cries drew nearby help, and George Driver was charged after being identified. Sheriff Seward arrested him, but an alibi led to release later that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Parrott
Denton
Tuckahoe Neck
John E. Wilson
George Driver
Sewrd
Driver
Owerver
Seed Corn Selection for Higher Yields and Quality
An Illinois Agricultural Station bulletin urges selecting the best ears from reliable breeders to improve corn yield and quality. It recommends examining at least 200 ears of the desired type for chemical quality and notes corn kernels differ in composition, informing a simple mechanical selection method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Agricultural Station Bulletin
Harvest Home Services at Christ Church on St Michael’s Day
On Sunday September 29 harvest home services will be held at Christ Church to sanctify and bless the fruits of the earth. The program includes intercessions for absent ones morning prayer and holy communion a sermon The Fruits of the Earth by the rector a children's song service and an evening sermon The Fruits of the Spirit by Rev Chester Gautt Also notes Rev W N Weir was ordained at Christ Church Stevensville and other sermons and events are listed with local church leaders inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. EK
B. L. Parrott
Coir
Edna Morgan
Ailie Clark
Epworth League
Trappe
Talbot County
Samuel H. Chance
G. C. Moore
J. Earl Clough
L. J. Sneed
Hiram Short
Mildred
Louise
Greenwood
Elizabeth Truitt
Carmichael
M. R. Andrews
H.L. Andrews
M. R. Andrews & Son
Chas. Adams
Hillsboro
Byron Barton
Front Royal
Randolph- Macon Academy
Norman Hunter
Pinder
Wm. Hardesty
Harrington
Medford Turner
Easton
A. H. Smith
Maryland
Caroline
Baltimore Sun
America
Lim
Baltimore
St. Michael and All Angels
Christ Church
Mr. Gantt
Chester Gautt
W. N. Weir
Stevensville
Adams
Oldham
St. Thomas’ Church
New York
Gantt
Denton
Weir
A. GC. McGilton
Holiness Mission
Moses
Canaan
Promised Land
Nebo
God
Joshua
Jesson
Israel
Aaron
Michael the Archangel
Jude
Is_rael
Earth
Abel
Spence Canning Establishment Opens With Community Support
Smithville reports that Mr. Joseph H. Spence started a canning establishment last week and is already busy. The community extends best wishes for his enterprise and its prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Spence
Spence
O M Hignutt Quotation From Williston Market Store
Williston merchant O M Hignutt shares interesting quotations from his market store setting offering notes and remarks on prices and business wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Hignutt
Williston
Back to School News and Moses Death Lesson
Hillsboro reports return of students to Western Maryland College Washington College and Denton High School with a flurry of visitors and guests from nearby towns. The Sunday school lesson discusses Moses death, burial, and faith, noting Joshua as successor and the enduring influence of a virtuous life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Orphans' Court Proceedings In Maryland History
Orphans' Court proceedings report inventories and appraisements for John J. Barnes and William A. Atwell estates, with sales and guardianship actions. Will of Anah R. Holmes admitted to record with Henry R. Lewis as executor. Clinton Cook and Jonathan Evitts named appraisers. Notice to creditors ordered. Guardian for Dolly Lucella Tricker appointed, bond approved. Trustee Harvey L. Cooper bond for sale of William A. Williamson estate presented and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
T. Pliny Fisher
John J. Barnes
Anah R. Holmes
Henry R. Lewis
Clinton Cook
Jonathan Evitts
Adah M. Atwell
William A. Atwell
Samuel L. Tricker
Dolly Lucella Tricker
Harvey L. Cooper
William A. Williamson
Tomatoes flourish in Andersontown and American Corner area
In this vicinity and for miles around there is a very heavy crop of tomatoes on most farms and the packers here at Andersontown and American Corner are very busy with good prospects of an excellent sea 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown
American Corner
Chestnut Grove Woman Returns From Johns Hopkins Care
Chestnut Grove resident Miss Myrtle Kemp who has been treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital returned home on Tuesday. The town notes an abundance of tomatoes and reports Mr. Fishell's new cannery is now in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Kemp
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Preston Exposition Visit Notes and Legal Move
Mr and Mrs Geo Whiteley spent last week at the Jamestown Exposition. Mr Fred Noble has gone to Jacksonville Florida to engage in the practice of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Geo. Whiteley
Fred. Noble
Jacksonville
Florida
Caroline Horses Win at Easton Races Likely
At Easton races Black Crow owned by E. M. Garey and Henry W. Hughes placed second in the 2.30 event while Mabel Direst owned by E. M. Garey took second in the 2.40. Shadeland won three straight heats in the 2.16, Timea 2.17. Edgar Wilkes won three straight heats in the 2.20, Time 2.18. Golden Rod led three straight heats in the 2.27 with 2.29. Tours Boy, owned by a local company, was among the notable entrants yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Easton
Black Crow
Measrs
E. M. Garey
Henry W. Hughes
Mabel Direst
Shadeland
Timea
Edgar Wilkes
Golden Rod
Laurels
Tours
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
the Local Department
Joseph Gettier
James A. Trazzaro
Elbert Nuttle
Henry Wilson
R. Earle Greenlee
Grace Lindale
May Gootee
Jamestown
T. E. Brown
Cambridge Hospital
Richard Noble
Laurel
Jennie Downes
Alva
Hagerstown
Griffin
Holt
Mrs. England
Margaret
Harald England
Joseph Caulk
Ann Caulk
M. E
Beachamp
R. W. Messenger
W. J. Warren
Oak Grove
Lewis
Elma
Herman Wright
Isaac Warren
Joseph Patterson
Ruth
Sarah
John Buitt
Otis Handy
George Handy
Galloway
Hallie Noble
Uniontown
J. Walter Noble
Peter Stevens
E. M. Stack
Whilston
Kalico
Darby
Walter M. Hitch
Carolina County
Bessie Trice
L. Anna Cooper
Samuel B. Cooper
William M
Roland W
Ira
Cora
F. I. Multineaux
Methodist Protestant Church
Harrington Cemetery
Whiteleysburg
Cooper
Martin Smith
Levin Williams
Williams
Miss Collins
Beauchamp
M. E. Church
New Cemetery
Ee Dobia C. Avery
Caroline County
Avery
William C. Turner
Friendship
Queen Anne
Mabbs
Thomas & Messer
Baltimore St
THE
Packers
Church News
Smithville
Mary Sylvester
Western Maryland College
Messrs
Fred Sylvester
W. Arthur Holt
Kathleen Knotts
Laura Knotts
Denton High School
Bertha Evans
Francis Sanson
Sanson
Ellendale
L. P. Corkran
George A. Sherwood
Church Street
C. E. Stewart
R. J. Bowen
Robly R. Hackett
Annie Jump
Lizzie White
Wm. Gray
Mater William Gray, Jr
Milford
Robert Jarrell
Mary E. Fleetwood
Saulabury Sparks
Lincoln
G. Wilbur Relph
Hotel Rolph
Franklin City
Linnie Carter
Glassboro
N.J
Reba
Lee
Marguerite
Lucile Rolph
Ston
Edward Willis
Greensboro
John F. Russom
Grace Ponvington
Manassas
Charles Kemp
Miss Prouse
Harris Legg
Leng Island
Anna Holt
Cordova
H. M. Thompson
Edward Fleming
John A. Mackintosh
Frouse
Winchester
Charles E. Stewart
William E. Sylvester
Catharine Duffey
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Concord
Chestnut Grove
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