Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1907-11-06

Gathered During the Week.
Caleb S. Pennewill, of Dover, has
sold his lumber and mill business to
Derrickson & Martin. of Elizabeth City,
N. c., who will take possession Janu-
airy /.
David W. Zearfoss has sold his resi-
dence in Dover to Lahray G. Smith,
of Willow Grove. Mr.. ZearfOss will |
go into business in the West.
Mrs. Helen Bishop Hughes has re-
signed as organist of Christ Church,
Dover, Miss Emma Stephens and
Charles Lord, Jr. are temporarily filling
the vacancy.
Solomon Brown, of Vernon, this
county, was arrested on Tuesday for
selling cider containing a large per
cent of fusil oil. He gave $500 bail
before Esquire Shaw at Harrington
for his appearance at Court.
A tablet of light gray marble, feet
inches long by feet, was placed in
the east end of the old Court House at
New Castle on Monday by the Della
ware Colonial Danes of America, to
mark the place of VIM. PENIS first
landing in this country.
A horse belonging to Harry B. John
son, of Wyoming, a meat butcher who
IN, frio IA
and ran away on North street at noon
Thursday, and dashed intoa freight
train that was passing. The horse was
killed and the meat wagon badly
wrecked.
The M. Z. parsonage at Camden,
Del, was the scene of quite wedding
on Wednesday morning, at eleven
o'clock. The contracting parties we're
Boyd Boozer, of Kenton, and Miss
Lottie Hepler, of Parsons Corner.
Rev. E. H. Nelson performed the cere-
mony.
James G. Shaw, a we'll known New
Castle resident and prominent Repub-
lican, died in his carriage on his way
home from the station last Friday even
ing, aged 70 years. He had been in
Philadelphia on business. The de.
ceased was treasurerof the Martin Dye
Works of Bridgeton, N. J.
Rised Plummer died at his home il
Dover last Tuesday afternoon, aged u
years. For several years he was editor
of the Greensboro Free Press. HI
leaves a wife and two daughters. Fun
eral services were held Thursday after
noon and the remains were taken t.
Greensboro, Md, for interment.
The Methodists of East New Marke
celebrated the payment in full of thei
church and property debt on Sunda,
by dedicating the building to the
worship aud service of God TIT
churchmen declined to dedicate unit
they had raised the debt and paid TO
their property. Representatives of tn
Masonic lodges of several Delawar
and Eastern shore towns were presen
Ann Hall Anderson, daughter of Nj
and Mrs. James F, Anderson, of Mi
ford, died at 7.3O O'Clock on Thursda
morning, October 31st, 1907 She wa
born September 5Otb, 1888. She ha
been under the care of physician fl
some time. She was a member of til
Kings Daughters, and faithful in loo
ing about the sick and aged, who wei
under the care of this organization
The funeral services will be held at Il
home of her parents in North Milfo
on Saturday afternoon at one o'cloc
Mr.. Lemuel Wright, aged about
years, died at the residence of his 81
ter, Mrs. John Emory near Centr
vile, Wednesday morning of last we
at g. 80 o'clock. Mr.. Wright had be-
in failing health for several years al
had a severe attack of paralysis abe
two months ago, which fastened
death. Mr.. Wright was well-kno,
throughout the county and had ma
close friends. Funeral services We
held from his late residence Thursd
OfternOn.
DIR. Herman S. Davis, son-in-lav
Joseph I. Hoffecker, of Dover,
formerly of Milford, is engaged
making chart of the DAVIS fam
including the branches of the fan
for ten generations and running b
to the marriage of Thomas Davis
Judith Bort in 1870. The chart
ready covers a roll of paper three
wide and forty feet long and sh
more than 1000 persons. The char
to accompany book on the history
some early settlers of Delaware
their descendants. Mr.. Davis is
making a chart of the Potter fal
from whom he is descended on
on his mothers side, and he requ