Smyrna times., 1905-06-07

Miss Dora WlluS OF lover, Will be q |
bridesmaid at the wedding of her
school friend, Miss Maggie Bell of
Louisville, KY, this week.
Mrs. John S. Crouch, wife of the
cashier of the Citizens National Bank,
fell Thursday evening and dislocated |
her right shoulder. Dn Lewis at
tended her.
The ladies of the Dover Century
Club will give another entertainment
similar to that given on July 4th of
last year, at Mrs. Richardson's Park
north of town.
Mr.. w. Lee Cannon and bride of
New York have been spending a few
days in Dover with his sisters, Mrs.
Ella Marshall and Miss Mary Cannon.
Miss Mingle, a sister of Mrs. Cannon
accompanied them.
Information was received at Dover,
Thursday that Mr.. and Mrs. George
" Massey of Philadelphia, formerly
of Dover, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Helen Massey,
to Macmillan Hopes of Elkins Park,
Pa.
The Columbia Guaranty Company
was chartered at the State House last
week, to buy and sell bonds, mort
cages and stocks. The capital stock
is 100000 and the incorporators are
from Pittsburg. A charter was granted
to Elks Home Company, Wilmington
concern to deal in lands and tenements
and to carry mortgages and debentures.
The capital stock is $50, 900.
an occasion Unexpectedly. There is
some excitement in the astronomical
world over the apparent discovery of a
new star by an assistant at the Harvard
observatory. That assistant is Miss
Annie Cannon, formerly of Dover, but
who has recently achieved large sue
cess in her chosen field, among the
stars.-Evening Journal.
The crews of the life saving stations
of Lewes and Rehoboth vacated their
duties for two months on Wednesday
at midnight. The captain and surf
men of Lewes and Cape Henlopen sta
tions, with their families reside in
Lewes. They have had few wrecks
during the past 10 months of service
aud general good health with most of
them. The winter was one of the most
severe of their experience.
Middletown High School will hold
its commencement exercises on Friday
evening, June 10th, in the Opera
House. The graduates, Misses Anna
Denny, Mary Gill, Prudence Lewis,
Josephine Cochran, Helen Davis and
Messrs. Victor Jones and Ernest Sir
man, will be given a reception on the
following Tuesday. Rev. A. w.
Lightbourne preached the class SER
mon on Sunday evening.
The quarterly Conference of Wesley
NJ. E. Church has forstalled all COM
petitors who have arisen or may arise,
for the services of DIR. L.. E. Barrett,
the Dover pastor. The conference
voted to and extended a unanimous in
vitation to the March, 1906 session oi
the Wilmington Conference for DR.
Barrett's return for his sixth year
This is probably the first invitation ex
tended on this peninsula to a metho
dist pastor. DIR. Barrett has just en-
tered upon his fourth year.
John Beth, member OF the Trus
tees of the Poor, appointed from Black
bird hundred has resigned as a mem
ber of that board. Mr.. Beth has beer
appointed tax collector for Blackbiro
hundred by the Levy Court. He hal
been active in the work of the Trustees
of the Poor and was on several of tn
important committees. He was gen
eral favorite with the members who re
gretted to see him leave their number
but who wish him success in his neV
position.
The State Board of Agriculture me
at Dover last week and adopted reso
luton heartily lndorsing the publics
tion by the Delawarean of 'Dela
ware edition." largely to presentin
the agricultural and horticultural II
terests of the State. The board dii
cussed reports circulated to the bod
was nothing more than real estat
agency. 1t was decided however
take no actien unless such reports ar
continued and incline to dednit
charges, in which the board will Civ
to the public any information that ma
be desired in reference to its work.