Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTING ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS
Local Happenings of the Different Towns of
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal. Social and Otherwise.

Inc y. w. hefr Idfun, Hohr Oou1On,
has been sold to B. W. Parker for
50, 100.
Forty persons have professed con-
version at the revival services in Elk
ton NJ. E. Church.
FELTON, NJ. E. Church has invited
the Rev. j. D. Kemp to return as pas
tor next conference year.
The wedding of Miss Anna F. Carter
and Ernest I. Lucas will take place in
Asbury Church, Salisbury, February
36.
Dover Public School children have
forwarded S5.2S to Treasurer Feaster,
Wilmington, for the Mckinley Monu-
ment Association.
George T. Musselman, postal clerk,
has been transferred from the Clayton
Chestertown route to the run between
Seaford and Cambridge.
H. l.. Cooper, W. H. Deweese and
F. B. Owens, have purchased the old
Choptank Hotel in Denton and will
put up a modern office building.
Martin c. Short, Joseph W. Willard
and David Coverdale, are applicants
for the L&Ses postmastership. Will
liam P. Carter, the incumbent, seeks
reappointment.
Sheriff Frank Reedy on Tuesday
sold the two-story frame dwelling of
Linda j. and John r. Taylor, Jr, stu
ated in the town of Cheswold, to Sam
uel Leager for $3.50.
The Atlantic States Gamers Asso-
station has elected Edward Green
abaum of Seaford vice president, and
David Refs of Milford member OF
the executive committee.
The State Board of Agriculture has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. S. H. Messick; Recording Sec
retary, A. W. Slaymaker; Correspond
ing Secretary, Welsey Webb.
Mrs.J ohm G. Gruwell, of near Peter
burg, during last month, January 1906
sold 1868 eggs from SO hens, beside
three dozen and half that were useG
in the family during that time.
John H. Bishop, of Cheswold, has
purchased of X. l.. Cowgirl the dwell
ing, corner Lockerman and New
street, two stores on Lockerman st.
and stable on New Street for $28O0.
The ice in the bay drove wild duck
into the town of Lewes for refuge las
Saturday night and many of them kill
ed themselves by striking agains
church steeples and other high places
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Graham will
celebrate their crystal wedding anniy
ersary with uniquely arranged pro
gram Monday evening, February "a
About $50 invitations have been issue
for the event.
Robert Green, Jr., and Miss Mimi
Voshell were quietly married at tn
home of the brides parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Elisha Voshell, near Dover WeC
nesday afternoon, by Rev. Alfre
Smith, d. d.
Farmers report wheat looking sic
and believe the hard freeze just befOl
Christmas is the direct cause of IL
present condition of the crop. The il
dications are that wheat is damage
fully % per cent.
Mrs. George w. Anderson, who r
sides with her husband on farm OF
mile north from FELTON,, gather'
from her hennery of 80 hens, durin
the month of January, 1902, 816 egg
Not bad saving when you take Il
number of hens into consideration.
The commissioners of Rehoboth a
placing several car loads of oyste
shells on the roadbed of Railroad az
nue., from the depot to Surf avenu
A new boardwalk, sixteen feet wild
"All alSO D6 du improvement houS
Rehoboth before the season opens.
G. A. Snow & Co., of Washingto
D. c., will send free a booklet CO
tanning abstracts of decisions IN les
ing patent cases, and other inform
tion of interest to inventors, patente
and manufacturers. They will al
send booklet on trademarks to a
one who may desire to have trat
mark registered.
Much interest is being taken in
coming appointments by the New G.
tie Levy Court of constables a
bridgetenders. The candidates
constable in st. Georges hundred
William A. Rhodes, of Odessa, q
John W. Denney. There are no bri,