Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-03-21
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FORM OUR HXcHNGES.

Gleanings Gathered from all Parts of the State
About Your Friends and Neighbors and
their DOiogs During the Week.
The official visit of the Grand Mas
ter of Delaware, l.. Irving Handy, to
the Masonic fraternity of Milford, will
be on Wednesday, March 2Sth, when
banquet will be served.
Harvey Dyer, assistant foreman of
the railroad section, was struck and
almost instantly killed by the north
bound passenger train arriving at
Cheswold about ten o'clock Wednes-
day.
An appropriation of $500 was made
by the last legislature to erect monu-
ment at Lewes to commemorate the
first landing of the Dutch on Della
ware soil. The committee held its first
meeting last week and will go ahead.
The work Of improving the Mispil-
lion River, under the provisions of the
last river and harbor bill, is about fin
ished. Assistant United States Engi-
neer Miller inspected the work a few
days ago. The dredge has been cutting
turning canal and filling a wharf for
the new steamer, City of Milford.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Wilmington, New Castle
& Southern Railway, in Wilmington,
last week, Henry l.. Evans rendered
his resignation as president and di-
rector and the resignation was &C
cepted. I. Bayard Heisel of Delaware
City was unanimously elected presi-
dent of the company at an election
which followed the acceptance of the
resignation.
Mr.. William Henry Eaton and Miss
Almeta Davis, both of FELTON,, were
married at the home of the bride We'd
nesday at high noon. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. d. Given,
uncle of The groom. A wedding break
fast was served, after which the happy
pair took the Norfolk express for parts
unknown. Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton will
reside in FELTON, after their return.
| Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Virginia Harring
ton and Harry Crawford, both we'll
known and popular young folks of Do
ver's social circle. Miss Harringto
is the daughter of Mrs. j. H. Wilson
and the late Richard Harrington. Mr.
Crawford is a native Virginian and tn,
son of Professor Alexander Crawford
principal of Dover public schools. TIL,
wedding will take place some tim,
next month, and they will reside nea
town.
DIR. George W. Todd, of Salisbury
because the States of Delaw are anC
Maryland will not take steps to estab
lish sanitorium for consumptives OIL
this Peninsula, is contemplating tn
establishment of private sanitoriun
for the cure and prevention of tubercu
losis, and has already secured the op
ton on a tract of suitable ground
about mile from Salisbury. He vii
probably appeal personally to tn
people of the Peninsula for all thei
moral and financial support in his un
dertaking, meanwhile he is goin
about the country, visiting all the sue
cessful consumption sanitoriums an
ascertaining the best methods of fight
ing the great white plague.
The annual inter. Collegiate debat
between Delaware College and tn
Maryland Agricultural College wi
take place in the College Oratory a
Newark, Delaware, on March %, be
, ginning at s pm. The subject is Re
solved, That Labor unionism has ez
erted benefcent influence on the in
dustrial development of the Unite
States. Messrs. l.. f. Zerkel, an
M. II. Adams of Maryland have the al
: firmative side and Messrs s. l.. Han
: ilton and e. F. Warrington, of Deli
: ware, the negative. This is third d,
bate in series, each college has bee
successful once. Music will be ful
nished by the College orchestra. Th
public is invited.