County News and Local Updates From Caroline County
Caroline county items include school supervisor appointment for Olivia Coffin of Middletown Del, ferry bus route from Claiborne to Easton Hurlock and Cambridge, clock gifted to Clerk L B Towers, retail millinery display by Mrs I S Hollingsworth, and social events hosted by Mrs Fred Towers. Also reported are farm sales, postmaster vacancy in Goldsboro, disease counts, barn fire at George C Moore farm, a fatality near Ingleside, and church services with sermons on faith and miracles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long & Beall’s
Nuttle Milling Co
Olivia Coffin
Middletown
Del
Caroline County
Claiborne
Lawrence B. Towers
Parcel Post Service
Emp Srevens
Legates
Roland W. Carroll
Rey M. Legates
Clinton B. Jarman
Greensboro
Kirby Metz
Dover
Goldsboro
Easton
Joseph P. Harris
Patchett Farm
T. Pliny Fisher
Eiphth
George C. Moore
Talbot
Denton
William Henry Jarrell, Jr
Harry Jarrell
Ingleside
Preston
J. E. Smith
Williston
West Denton
Ridgely
Burton W. Parker
Lewis & Knotts
William Bullock
Robert H. Dill
Burrsville
Calvert Harvey
George A. Bullock
J. R. MacSorley
Telephone Company
Hillsboro
Farmers and Merchant's Telephone Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Co
Onancock
Focal
Perry Castle
Mattie Simpson
Ferry Neck
Bertha Simpson
Isaiah Fountain
Castle
Charles W. Wright
Porter
Quancock
John H. Baggs
Second Street
Veterans’ Bureau
Palace Theatre
M. E
Lee A. Walston
Franklin Street
Walston
J. Norman Pitts
Nmr
Marriage of Clark and Davis in Denton area wedding
A Denton area marriage unites Alfred Clark and Bertha Davis at the bride’s parents home with Rev. Davis officiating. The social column notes Bishop and Mrs. Davenport celebrate a twenty fifth anniversary in Easton with a small reception, plus local visits and travels of residents including Long, Gelletly, Sapp family, Green family, Anthony family, and others visiting Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, and Waverly Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Clark
Bertha Davis
G. 5. Davis
Denton
Mr. Davis
New Jersey
Bishop
Davenport
Bishop's House
Easton
Merritt D. Lord
Ruth W. Banning
Federalsburg
Centreville
M. E. Parsonage
M. E. Wheatley
George A. Deakyne
Inlaw
Lillian and
Agnes
Harrington
C. C. Merriken
J. Woodall Green
Baltimore
Thomas R. Green
J. Melvin Anthony
M. Ella Anthony
James Wise
Dover
J. Owen*Knotts
John L. Everngam
B. Sargent Wells
Albert G. Towers
R. Emmett Baughley
Hartington
B. H.ns
Mrs. J. A. Dudley
Boyer Downes Kidnapped From Denton School Grounds
Kidnapping of Boyer Downes, son of H Hackett Downes of Tuckahoe Neck, occurred Wednesday at the Denton primary school playground shortly before noon. A Delaware-registered car halted the grounds, a veiled woman and two women with four men drove off, later reappearing to say the others transferred to a faster car. The boy’s mother, Downes’s ex-wife from Interlaken, N Y, is suspected. Custody had been awarded to the father by a Missouri court after a prior Interlaken incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer Downes
Boyer
H. Hackett Downes
Tuckahoe Neck
Denton
Delaware
Downes
Interlaken
N. Y
Maryland
Missouri
Accident on State Road Near Amerian Corner Leaves Man Injured
Earle Love, recently living with his father William T. Love near Amerian Corner, sustained a fractured skull and broken collarbone after a collision on the State road south of Denton Saturday evening. His car rolled over several times. Arthur Noble of Hickman drove a second vehicle. Noble's car was less damaged. Love’s father arrived, had his son's wounds dressed, and transported him to Easton Hospital where his condition was improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Earle Love
William T. Love
Amerian Corner
Easton Hospital
Love
Arthur Noble
Hickman
G. S. Davis
Mr. Love
Mr. Noble
Military funerals for two WWI soldiers in Maryland
The body of Alvan D. Meredith lies at his parents home near Federalsburg awaiting funeral services at Federalsburg M E Church. Rev. Wheatley and other ministers will lead the 2 PM service with the American Legion in charge. interment in Federalsburg cemetery. Remains of Private Samuel Cohee, killed in France in 1918, were buried last Sunday in Greensboro cemetery after services at Marydel M E Church with ex soldiers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvan D. Meredith
France
John Meredith
Federalsburg
M. E
Melvin E. Wheatley
Centreville
F. C. MacSorley
James L. Nichols
American Legion
Samuel Cohee
Marydel M. E
W. W. Chairs
Greensboro Cemetery
Revival Meetings Lane in St Pauls Churches South
Rev A E Owens Miss Annie Woody and Rev Gordon E Smith conducted a Sunday School institute with evening talks by the visitors. St Pauls M E Church South plans a meeting starting Monday night with Rev R C Meeks preaching nightly. Wilbur Clark and Kemp Stewart left for Westminster College and the University of Maryland. Mrs J Alexander Rood to speak Sunday night. Francis Clark and Sallie Jones noted among local visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Owens
Annie Woody
Gordon E. Smith
Wilbur Clark
Westminster College
Kemp Stewart
University of Maryland
W. W. McIntyre
Harris Chapel
McIntyre
J. Alexander Rood
St. Paul's Church
Francis Clark
Columbus
Ohio
Sallie Jones
Franklin
W. Va
George C. Moore
Baltimore
Harry Flowers
Bernard Sparks
Social Notes From Templeville and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Gurney Knotts hosted dinner with Miss Ethel Sparks of Philadelphia Miss Pearle Cooper of Washington Miss Elizabeth Pippin near Dover Miss Virginia Sparks and Miss Elizabeth Perkins of Templeville. Friends and relatives from Ridgely Sadlersville Wilmington Barclay and Marydel attended local gatherings and a funeral for Mr Samuel Cohee killed overseas in 1918. Mrs Sarah Lewis of Wilmington returned home after visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney Knotts
Ethel Sparks
Philadelphia
Pearle Cooper
Washington
Elizabeth Pippin
Near Dover
Virginia Sparks
Elizabeth Perkins
Templeville
Samuel Cohee
Marydel
Cohee
Sarah Lewis
Wilmington
William Lowman
Mollie Everett
Virginia
Kate ©. Knotts
Ridgely
Sadlersville
M. E. Perkins
Barclay
Henry Steele
D. T. Richards
Laura Godwin
W. N. Bowen
Federalsburg News Notes Mowbray Takes Charleston Post
Federalsburg resident Mr. Alderson Mowbray cancelled engagement with Swarthmore Chautauqua and has joined Mason's Music School in Charleston West Virginia. He began duties on the 15th. He is son of Mr and Mrs W A Mowbray M r and Mrs W Metten of Willington visited the M E parsonage last week Miriam Wrightson of Baltimore visited Rev and Mrs F C MacSorley last week W E Brown of Newark Delaware recently visited Federalsburg formerly a resident here Mr and Mrs W T Adams returned from Bowers Beach where they spent the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson Mowbray
Federalsburg
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association
Mason's Music School
Charleston
W. Va
W. A. Mowbray
Mirs
W. Metten
Willington
M. E. Parsonage
Miriam Wrightson
Baltimore
F. C. MacSorley
W. E. Brown
Newark
Del
Brown
W. T. Adams
Bowers Beach
Infant of Downes Family Dies Near Baltimore Corner
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Downes near Baltimore Corner died Sunday morning. The funeral was held Monday afternoon with Rev J H Schooley officiating and burial in the family graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Downes
Baltimore Corner
J. H. Schooley
Luther Bennett
Herman Elliott
Wilmington
Walter Elliott
Ruth Shockley
Methodist Church
Hattie Shively
Concord Social Roundabout Notices and Visits
Concord society notes report Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Smith in Chestnut Grove. Mrs. Clarence Atkinson returned home after a pleasant Dover visit. Rufus Nichols, once ill with typhoid fever, is able to be out. Theresa Keel of Greenwood visited Miss Agnes Hignutt last weekend. Mrs. Ida Johnson visited friends in Greenwood. Mrs. L A Dudley is visiting friends around Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
George Smith
Chestnut Grove
Clarence Atkinson
Dover
Rufus Nichols
Theresa Keel
Greenwood
Agnes Hignutt
Ida Johnson
L.A. Dudley
Denton
Local notes on residents and visitors in Choptank area
Patrolman and Mrs. C M Stafford of Baltimore are vacationing with his parents Mr and Mrs L P B Stafford. Mr and Mrs H A Coulbourn and Mrs George Tull of Reliance spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs We W Collins. Mrs C H Carmine, long in Wilmington, returned home last Saturday. Mr B E Butler, troubled by lumbago, is able to go out again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrolman
C. M. Stafford
Baltimore
L. P B. Stafford
H. A. Coulbourn
George Tull
Reliance
We. W. Collins
C. H. Carmine
Wilmington
B. E. Butler
Colored men run for Legislature on Republican ticket
Two Black candidates are running for the Maryland Legislature in Baltimore on the Republican ticket, signaling a bid to gain representation in the statehouse amid party realignments and local political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pumpkin weight prize and local social notes in Ridgely
The Seventh District column reports Mr Albert White offering a large pumpkin for guessing its weight at Davis's drug store with top guesses ranging from twenty five to 138 pounds and a final weight of sixty nine pounds shared by Edith White Helen Haymaker Mrs Leavy and T H Wells. It also notes real estate moves Dr F W Taylor purchasing West View from a Baltimore party, relocation of Slaughter and family, and Bennington selling his store and dwelling. The piece lists church events school enrollments and upcoming meetings plus community visits and local sports results showing Ridgely ball team’s sixth straight win with Mallonee striking out 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert White
Experiment Farm
Davis
Edith White
Helen Haymaker
Leavy
T. H. Wells
White
Mont. Wiley
Middletown
Methodist Sunday School
Epworth League
Harvest Home Service
Methodist
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Carlisle Bennington
Linwood
William Lynch
Hobbs
Dever
Denton
Baltimore
Frank Long
Ridgely
Sadlersville
Mallonee
Federalsburg
Jennie Smith
Gertrude Deyo
Terwilleger
Jeannette
Walkill
N. Y
Ord Raleigh
Lucy Raymond
Baptist Church
Jumptown
Samuel Troxell
Palestine
Baker
Reformed Sunday School
Lyceum
Japan
Henry Wilkinson
Mollie Wilkinson
Queen Anne
Barnette
Roland Fountain
Newark
N. J
Comarty
J. C. Madara
William Cooper
Samuel Cooper
Herman Truitt and Sons
Edwards
Havre de Grace
Mrs. Polk
Sykesville
Mary Laird
Dorothy Haymaker
Miss Laird
Thomas
Rehoboth
W. T. Temple
George Banks
Mary Johnson
New York
Frank Simons
Gus Koenneman
Ida Betson
Joe Lynch
Milton Smith
Coulbourn Clark
Fred Flounders, Jr
Donald Davis
St. John’s College
Fred Madara
Taylor
F. W. Taylor, Sr
Norwood
Change in church service time noted at Methodist church
Various local notes record minor events including a change of the Methodist Church vestry service time from 7.45 to 7.30 and social visits. Birthday dinner for Mrs. John Lynch, guests from Ohio and Philadelphia, and several residents ill or traveling.
Democratic tickets named for Maryland counties
Democratic nominees listed for Queen Annes Talbot Kent Wicomico Dorchester Dorchester and Dorchester counties. Names include Gurney Knotts Charles E Shawn Linwood Carter Fred Carter Noble Coppage Sanford Spry Mc Daniel Highley Harrison Coulby Lloyd Spence McKenny Willis Caulk Bowers Miller Ayers Caldwell Wilson Asilton Hadaway Farlow Byrn Robbins Smith Todd Dunne Smith Thompson Baker Insley Wheatley Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney Knotts
Templeville
Charles E. Shawn
Denton
House of Delegates
Queen Anne's
R. H. Linwood Carter
J. Fred Carter
Noble L. Coppage
Sanford E. Spry
Talbot
John S. McDaniel
A. Newdle Highley
Robert S. Harrison
Chas
A. Coulby
B. Lloyd
Register of Wills
James A. Spence
James McKenny Willis
Ira K. Caulk
Kent County
E. C. Bowers
Charles L. Miller
Robert R. Ayers
S. G. Caldwell
Leonard Wilson
Jesse
Atthlus H. Todd
J. Fred Dunne
Russell 2. Smith
George A. Thompson, Jr
John A. Baker
William M. Insley
Iran Y. Wheatley
Jon ‘I’, Robinson
Sunday School Week Observed at Methodist Church
Sunday School Week events announced promotion day with music during morning service. Next week includes teacher training Monday night and a Wednesday night combined prayer and adult Sunday School address by Rev. J. A. Leach of Greensboro. Friday is youth night with Epworth League banquet for Sunday School attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. A. Leach
Greensboro
Sunday School
Epworth League
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Visits
Hickman reports Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stevens and daughter Helen visiting Baltimore and Washington. Mrs. George Willis from Chestertown spent two weeks with aunt Mrs. George Noble. Mrs. Minnie Hughes visited her mother Mrs. John Hughes for the weekend. Miss Hazel Brown stayed with Miss Grace Rutter in Denton. Mr. Harvey Bowdle spent the weekend in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stevens
Helen
Baltimore
Washington
George Willis
Chestertown
George Noble
Minnie Hughes
John Hughes
Hazel Brown
Grace Rutter
Denton
Harvey Bowdle
Wilmington
Family Visit Highlights Greensboro Gathering
Mrs Mary J Joiner near Denton spent time with daughter Mrs A E Shields and brother Mr Charles E Shields of Philadelphia visiting Golden Grove. Master Albert E Shields spent the weekend with sister Mrs Raymond Bennett in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Joiner
Denton
E. Shields
Charles E. Shields
Philadelphia
Golden Grove
Albert E. Shields
Raymond Bennett
Greensboro
Brown Family Weekend Visits Across Cities
Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown and sons Melvin and Henry traveled to Newark and Wilmington to spend the weekend with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs S M Liden and son Fred joined Mr and Mrs Norman Thawley for Sunday dinner. Mr Waylord Brown visited friends near Easton on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Brown
Melvin
Henry
Charlie Culver
J. M. Brown
Newark
Wilmington
S. M. Liden
Fred
Norman Thawley
Waylord Brown
Easton
Smithville Ladies' Aid to Meet at Mrs Scott Home
The Ladies' Aid of Cloomery will meet at Mrs J B Scott's home next Tuesday afternoon September 27. Mrs Joseph H Spence was taken to Easton Hospital last Wednesday with illness but is slowly improving. Mr and Mrs Willie Neat of Philadelphia spent this week with his father Charles R Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloomery
J. B. Scott
Joseph H. Spence
Easton Hospital
Willie Neat
Philadelphia
Charles R. Neal
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Flowers
Mr and Mrs John Cohee and family extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during the sad hours and for the many beautiful flowers sent in memory of their loved one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cohee
Democrats Open Campaign at Masonic Hall Meeting
A large Democrat gathering in Masonic Hall welcomed by a luncheon and speeches led by Congressman T. Alan Goldsborough. State Central Committee call spurred broad attendance from county, with district committees formed to organize voter registration efforts. Federalsburg sent the largest delegation as activists pledged to elect the ticket this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
State Central Committee
Harvey L. Cooper
T. Alan Goldsborough
Mesdames
J. Kemp Stevens
M. Bates Stephens
A. E. Cooper
T. H. Everaham
E. M
Orphans Court Grants Administrations and Guardianships
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges West Harper and Shawn presided. The Register of Wills granted letters of administration on Sallie F. Brown and bond was filed. Appraisers named Edward E Nuttle and R W Messenger. Grace R Henry and Harvey L Cooper filed inventory for S Asbury Henry estate and an order to sell. Cora E Murphy authorized to withdraw funds for Mildred Wallace wards. Letters of guardianship granted to Sarah E Matthews for Mildred Matthews. Bond filed and approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
West, Harper and Shawn
Register of Wills
Sallie F. Brown
Thomas F. Brown
Edward E. Nuttle
R. W. Messenger
Grace R. Henry
Harvey L. Cooper
S. Asbury
A Venerable Minister Revs Philip H Rawlins 87th Birthday
Rev Philip H Rawlins oldest Wilmington Conference member living in Seaford celebrated his 87th birthday with friends visiting his home on Saturday. Despite total blindness in recent years he remains mentally sharp and attended St Johns M E Church in the morning. He was licensed as an exhorter on his nineteenth birthday and served actively in ministry for many years, including 1869 onward with the Wilmington Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip H. Rawlins
Wilmington
Seaford
St. John's M. E
Rawlins
M.el
County wool shipment for blankets and robes planned
County Agent W Collins Thomas announces a wool shipment next Monday September 26 at Denton M D W station from 8 am to 2 pm. Bring clean wool for double bed blankets 72 by 84 inches or motor robes, with colors white blue pink gray blue tan. Requires 10 pounds for blankets and 8 for robes, extra for unclean wool. Costs: 575 upfront and 4.35 for robes. market prices cited as 11.25 for blankets and 8.75 for robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Collins Thomas
Denton
Twenty Thousand Trees to Distribute by State Board
The Maryland State Board of Forestry offers at cost a large assortment of trees for roadside and forest planting. Stock ranges from 8 to 12 inch conifer seedlings to vigorous trees up to 12 feet tall. Notable offerings include elm varieties, oriental planes, and white ash. A nursery list with kinds, sizes, and prices is available by mail from the State Board of Forestry, 815 Calvert Building, Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Forestry
Maryland
College Park
New England
Calvert Building
Baltimore
Love Point Ferry Launch Marks New Route Across Bay
The Love Point ferry route opens as an established service with an inaugural trip and dinner at Love Point Hotel on September 12 attended by Baltimoreans and Shore residents. Regular schedule starts September 15 with the fast steamer Riverside serving through winter and a larger vessel planned for spring. The venture aims at strong profits to fund equipment and expanded service, under Peninsula Ferry Company oversight and Public Service Commission supervision, aided by a state subsidy and road improvements from Queenstown to Love Point to handle expected traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love Point
Baltimore City
Riverside
Peninsula Ferry Company
Love Paint
Public Service Commission of Maryland
Queenstown
Telephone Service Quickly Restored After Denton Fire
A morning fire at Denton near the Franklin street garage of Mr. Lee Walston disrupted Bo telephone service by damaging 22 trunk lines 56 local lines and a 400 pair cable. Telephones for physicians and subscribers were back in service by night as crews repaired lines and restored long distance connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Walston
Franklin Street
Denton
Telephone Company
Escape by Johnson Foils Delaware Raid Near Marydel
Sheriff Graham of Dover with deputy State Detective Wharton and Chief Lane pursued escaped prisoner Harvey Johnson to a Marydel area house. They found Johnson’s belongings in a loft but credits show he evaded capture by fleeing into nearby woods, likely spooked by the raid and hounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Dover
Harvey Johnson
Marydel
Wharton
Lane
Johnson
Chief Lane
State Forester Besley Speaks To Denton Club
Friday program at the Denton Community Club featured F. W. Besley State Forester lecturing on planting and caring for public shade trees. He urged long lived native varieties along town approaches and noted war memorial plantings in Maryland towns. Prof. J. C. Mattoon of Maryland University added remarks. Next meeting set for October 7 with Mrs. Summerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bates Stephens
Denton Community Club
F. W. Besley
Maryland
J. C. Mattoon
Maryland University
Besley
Thomas G. Clark
Emily de. Ford
Walter Beauchamp
Emancipation Day celebrated locally with colorful events
The colored people held a creditable Emancipation Day celebration on Thursday showing community pride. Subscriptions to the JOURNAL bring county news and more reports from the area.
Transfers Of Real Estate In Clerk's Office Record
Transfers of real estate recently recorded include James H Pollard to Nancy J Kitchen in Denton for 1 dollar and reverse, Federalsburg parcels sold among multiple pairs, West Denton and Greensboro properties, and several Federalsburg deeds with prices from 1 to 6500 pounds. Notable entries show Owens, Hurlock, Redden, Towers, Williams, Handy, Morris, and Bacsak among buyers and sellers across Denton Federalsburg Ridgely and Seventh district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Pollard
Nancy J. Kitchen
Denton
Third District
Isaac H. Morris
William E. Walker
Federalsburg
Mary E. Tilghman
Calvert C. Merriken
West Denton
Thomas S. Holt
John W. Hurlock
Samuel F. Knox
Ormond W. Downes
Lawrence B. Towers
Greensboro
Jesse W. Porter
Zadoc Draper
H. Clinton Wright
Lizzie G. Redden
T. Houston Towers
Albert S. Handy
Clarence V. Williams
Luther H. Covey
Jay Webster
Harvey D. Williams
Donald E. Jefferson
Charles C. DeHart
Francis Knowles
Sallie Holsinger
Samuel Towers
Ridgely
Harvey H. Long
Harvey L. Cooper
John Bacsak
Maryland Road Signs and the New State System
Maryland plans new highway markers that will do more than show location and distance. Signs will include maps to guide travelers, indicate routes, and explain traffic laws for strangers, reducing legal entanglements and guiding safe driving on main routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Road Commission
Harry D. Willier, Jr
Commission
New York Times
Maryland
Prin. Pat
Willier
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the Local Department
W&papr
Mr. Clark
Miss Davis
Concord
THE
Ridgely News
John Lynch
John Noecker
Jonas Shaner
Quantico
Dorothy Lane
Albert Saulsbury, Jr
C. W. Jackson
McKnott
Armel
Verpie Reininger
Mary Pye
Epstein
Virginia Kennerly
Ida Bets
Smithville
Democrats
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
State Forester
Journal
Agkabes
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