Smyrna times., 1902-05-14

Local Happenings of the Different Towns q
lne Peninsula and the Rural Districts
Personal, Social and Otherwise
A. ID. Harrison has bought Oak
Level farm near st. Michaers. fo,
So, 2jO. . 'o'
II. Ridgely Harrington has secnrod
position with the Diamond STATE
Telephone Company at the Dover
office. 0'''
Ihe official Board of the North East
NJ L. Church has decided to build q
$1,000. "'V'O u
Rev. B. +. Davis, of West Chester
Ia, will become supply pastor of tho
Fort Penn Presbyterian Church for
the next six months.
The estate of the late DR.. Z. Dewitt
Ia,mage Is valued at $500, 600 one-tbird
OF which he leaves to his widow and
the remainder to his children and tbai,
heirs.
Rev. Walter E. Avery who recently
Died IN Wilmington was a member Of
Diamond Lodge No. 9, A. 0. U. w
OF Dover, and the sum of g.. 600 was
Iald to Mrs. Avery bv Recorder Car
roll
William II. Morgan, an emplovaa of
the state Sentinel Dover, and Miss
Evelvn Todd, of Lebanon, were mar
RED nthe NJ. E. Parsonage, WYOMING
on Wednesday night last by Rev G.
?. Smith.
The wedding of Miss Bessie Ennitv
stevens, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. q
Lacey Stevens of Denton, and Fred
erlck Clifford Brown, will be solem.
nlzed IN Denton NJ. E. Church on
tuesday evening, May 90 at 8 o'clock
Inc salaries of the principals of the
three Cecil County High Schools have
been fixed as follows for the cominc
school year: Elkton, 81, 900: North
East' $500; Chesapeake City, $500.
The High School assistants will re.
eei7e S4OO per year.
by looking down the barrel of a gun
ana deliberately pulling the trigger
win MS toe in order to end his life.
hugh Kemp, prominent farmer and
man OF means living in the Trappe
district near Dover met instant
death by blowing off the side of his
mead. He was 50 years old and had
been depressed by continued i'll heath
The Rev. H. H. Price. the newly
appointed pastor of the Dover Method.
ISL Protestant Church, was married at
Westminster, Nd, Thursday to Miss
woodward of shat city. Both of the
Young people are graduates of Western
Maryland College. After a short trim
Mr.. Price will bring his bride TO
Dover, where they will be welcomed
by his parishioners.
The Ushers' Association of Dover c
which was recently organized by the
young mensOf Wesley NJ. E. Church.
mas increased its membership to about 7
thirty well-known young men of the I
congregation. The members act as
lshers and collectors at the Sunday
services at Wesley Church, and are
appointed each month for the duties. :
frank NJ. Cassen is president of the
association and J. o. Wolcott, secre- =,
-ary and treasurer.
4he graduating class of the Whining a.
oh Conference Academy will number
'l4 this year, and the class has organ s
@eu by electing Will Lewis Chandler.
resident, and Miss Frances Slav-
maker, secretary. At the class-dav 9
'Aerclses during commencement week. r
,eslnnlng June s, the Rev. T. Howard Fl
ones will make the opening address: Il
ulss Slaymaker the farewell address 81 81
, uu deliver the class prophecy; Harvey W
= hellar will be class poet; Harry B. h,
= ,,'ouloourn, historian, and w. l.. NJ
'uandler will deliver the class ode. no n'
Tho - sc
Inc barn, stable and out buildings. fa
o'gether with hay and corn, on the be
4arry Reese farm, near Millington. to
by Mr.. Grove Everett, were wr
recently. The fire is supposed to
:. nave caught from sparks from the MI
-'Cnen chimney and was discovered ga ga
atiy' but the straw, hay and corn i5i Pi
.a'ks burned so rapidly that efforts to Pr
nA"nsulsh = the flames were futile. est
Here ! was no insurance and the loss is il aai
'a'eu at over $1,000 It is said that int
IS stable Waq ona of ~