Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
People You Know and their Doings
in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.

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to Purnell J. Messick.
The teachers of the Sussex Insti-
tute passed resolution asking that
in the future the Summer School of
Methods be held at Rehoboth instead
of Dover.
DIR. Walter L. Cariss of Dover
who played baseball the first part of
this season with the Wilmington I'm
ion League club and finished the sea-
son as captain of the Wheeling, w.
Va, club of the Central League, has
been signed by the Boston Nationals
for next year.
The Sunday School children of
Dover M. P. Church are engaged in
an effort to collect a carload of old
news papers, magazines and
periodicals, ETC., for the purpose of
selling them and applying the money
toward the new parsonage now
nearing completion.
While friends were entertaining
Miss Bessie Horsey, of Washington,
D. c., in Seaford Monday evening,
small boys gained an entrance into
the diningroom and stole all the re-
freshments, including large box of
choice fruits and candies which had
been placed at Miss Horsey's plate as
a surprise.
Elmer Outten has sold his farm
three miles west of Dover, contain
ing 136 acres, to Frank M. Ames of
Michigan, for SIG, 600. Mr.. Ames
will move to the farm January l.
Mr.. Clark of Ontario, Canada, who
recently bought the J. Blair Reed
farm near Dover, has just arrived in
Dover and will move to the farm at
once.
The first river spann the Cecil
side of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road bridge across the Susquehanna,
near Frenchtown, Cecil County, Md,
collapsed Wednesday morning at 6. As
o'clock under an eastbound freight
train, precipitating six loaded coal
cars into the river. No one was
killed, and the only man hurt was
Bridge Watchman Wilson, of Havre
de Grace, who had leg broken.
Lieutenant Herbert M. Jones with
a detail of men from Company G,
First Infantry, of the Organized
Militia, is engaged in laying out
fine practice rife range on the Della
ware Bay shore. The range is To-
Gated on the Logan property and it
is probable that temporary barracks
will be established there for the SOL
diers who come here for Saturday
practice and remain over Sunday.
Capital Grange, Dover, last Saturday
installed the following officers ::
Worthy Master, Fred Phillips, in
place of ]. Blair Reed, resigned :;
Overseer, E. H. Salisbury, to succeed
Mr.. Phillips; chaplain, Mrs. E. H.
Salisbury, to succeed w. F. Mckee,
deceased. The officers were installed
by Prof. Wesley Webb, who also
made short address. Mrs. Jas.
Killings was appointed lecturer in
the absence of Mrs. Hipwell.
The South Murderkill Hundred
Sunday School Association will hold
its fourth annual convention at
Barratt's Chapel, on October 9. ].
Elmer Perry of Wilmington, and
Miss Maggie S. Wilson, State
Secretary, will be present and, as
an all day meeting will be held,
it is advisable to bring lunch boxes
as this has been the rule on former
occasions, and the recess takes the
form of an enjoyable picnic in the
grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Raughley of
Harrington last Sunday celebrated
their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Raughley, who was formerly a
Dover business man, is hopeful of
living to celebrate, with his cheerful
life companion, their diamond we'd
ding anniversary. They have chill
dren and grandchildren and great
grandchildren scattered all about the
country and they were all expected at
Harrington Sunday.
For the first time in the history of
Sussex County the Bibe was on the
desk of every schoolboy and girl
at the opening of the session last
week. Supt. j. D. Brooks sent a
communication setting forth his
views that the bible should be on
the desk of every school child. In
response to Professor Brooks
petition the desired number of copies
have been purchased and have been
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