Smyrna times., 1908-07-29
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.

in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.
The Greensboro Free Press has been
sold to w. C. Meintzer of Easton.
Rev. C. T. Wyatt has been invited
to return to Harrison Street Church,
Wilmington, for the fifth year.
The Wilmington Republican First
District Committee has selected Au-
gust % as the date of it's primaries.
The Sabbath School of St. Anne's
Church, Middletown, picniced at
Lorewood Grove. on the Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal, yesterday.
Wesley M. E. Sunday School will
go to Bowers in lauches tomorrow,
Thursday, July 9Oth. They will leave
Water street wharf at Z o'clock.
Homer W. Collins, of Dover, re-
cent graduate of Delaware College
in civil engineering, has secured a
position with the Delaware Railroad.
Oscar Cannon and Miss Matilda
Holston were married at the First
Baptist parsonage last Saturday even
ing week, at Dover, by Rev. S. J.
Cleland. They will reside in Dover.
Rev. R. K. Stephenson, Robert M.
Burns and w. L. Carnay will repre-
sent the Grand Lodge of Delaware, 1.
90. F., at the annual meeting of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, in Denver,
COL, in September.
Mr.. Charles S. Ellison who resides
near st. Augustine, Md, mad two
stacks of weat burned Wednesday
night during the severe thunder
storm. The two stacks contained
about 900 bushels of wheat, and were
partially insured.
Miss Hester E. Wiley, of Bridge
vile, has been elected assistant prin-
cipal of the Middletown public schools
to fill tn vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Miss May Maxwell, who
has accepted a position in the Allan
tic City, N. j., public schools.
Reports from Georgetown state
that the potato crop in that vicinity
is one of the most profitable the
farmers have had for years. The
yield has been fifty barrels or more
to the acre and the price has aver
aged So. 40 per barrel.
A new refrigerating car has beer
put upon the English market. In.
stead of ice, the car is supplied with
a mechanical refrigerating plant
operated by the motion of the car. II
obviates delays due to icing and is
available at all times at any point.
The wedding of Mr.. John T. Jake:
and Miss Mary Esther Downie, Of
Wilmington, is announced to take
place Monday, August 18th, at the
home of the bride in that city. Mr.
Jakes fomerly resided at Wy
oming and is a son of William H
Jakes.
Lightning struck and destroyed tn,
Frank Knott's barn near Whiteleys
burg. The subsequent fire com
pletely consumed his crops, consisting
of 250 bushels of new wheat, 1Ol
bushels of corn, two crops of hay ant
the farm machinery.
The LaurelBethel Camp is reputet
to be the finest on the Peninsula
A choir of 200 voices will assist il
the services. A colored woman
who was conducting a boarding ten
at camp near Lewes was arreste,
last Saturday for not having an eat
ing-house license.
Mr.. George B. Cadwallader, form
erly Of Chestertown, but at present
resident of Centreville Landing, am
Mrs. Mary Jane Clough, were marie,
at the residence of the bride on las
Thursday evening by the Rev. Mr.
Wright, of Kent Island.
Henry Petit, the negro who wa
wanted by the Delaware ,authoritie
on charge of shooting Constabl
Steen at Seaford on August 25th O
last year and captured in Dover re
Gently, was taken to Georgetown O
Thursday night of last week A hear
ing was given him before Esuuir
Warrington, who committed him (
: jail without bail.
kilograms received at Dover b
Miss Annie w. Luff, announce th
death at Cotton, California, of tb
Rev. Isaac Jewell, D. D. For wear
Mr.. Jewell was one of the bes
known ministers of the Wilmingto
Methodist Episcopal Conference H
e served a score of important appoint
ments on this peninsula and was in
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