Smyrna times., 1908-11-25
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.

People You Know and their Do1ngs
in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.
Miss Belle Price of Earleville,
Md, was painfully hurt by her horse
running away and throwing her out
of the buggy while she was driving
to school.
The advance" a Hurlock, Md,
newspaper, has been purchased by
the Dorchester Standard Publishing
Company, of Cambridge, but will be
conducted Independent as heretofore.
David Crockett, aged Is years, wh9e
cunning for ducks near Onancock
last Wednesday, received a fatal
wound by the accidental discharge of
his gun. He bled to death before
reaching the Salisbury hospital.
Mrs. Walls, of Hartly, who was
bitten some days ago by dog sup
posed to be suffering with rabies is
now taking the Pasteur treatment at
the State Board of Health LabOra-
tory Delaware College.
Chancellor Nicholson has appointed
J. Stanley Short of Milford trustee
of the Potter estate. to succeed John
w. Causey, of Milford deceased.
The Potter estate is located in the
southern part of Kent county, having
been left many years ago by the
owner to the poor of Kent County.
1t includes several valuable farms.
With the dog so close on the'rab-
bit that both were struck by the
train, going to Lewes, Clarence Prit-
chett lost a valuable hound. When
the gunners came along the rabbit
and dog lay side by side, both having
been killed instantly.
Charged with opening the mail Of
other persons without authority
Joseph T. White, deputy postmaster
of Easton, Md, was arrested and
taken to Baltimore Tuesday by the
United States authorities. White
waived a hearing before United
States Commissioner Rogers and was
released on 81, 500 bail for the federal
grand jury's action.
According to reports issued by the
government, Delaware is one of the
five leading states in the production
of tomatoes. The figures show
that during the last 20 years the
poduction of tomatoes has increased
rapidly, the total out put in the coun-
try being 13, 900, 900 cases in 1907 al
increase of 80, 900, 900 over that OF
1887.
At recent meeting the newlyelect
ed Board of Managers of the Palmei
Home for Old Folks organized will
the following officers: Pesiden
Miss Mary E. Salisbury; vice presi.
dents, Mrs. E. S. Anderson and Mrs
James S. Pennewill; recording secre
tary, Miss Annie D.Alloway; CORES
ponding secretary, Miss Kate S. Ha
man; treasurer, Mrs. George M
Jones. In recognition of the excel
lent work done recently for the home
Miss Lydia Hum, of Philadelphia
was made an honorary member of tn
Board of Managers.
A double wedding of Virgini
couples, the result of a double elo
pement, was held at midnight at
Methodist parsonage in Hagerstowr
Md. The principals were Miss Iren
Racer, aged 16, and Elmer o. Judd
and Miss Matte M. Racer, aged Is
and Joseph E. Judd, all of Pag
county, Va. The brides are sister
and the bridegooms first cousins
The father of the brides obiecte
strenuously to the weddings and keI
close watch on his daughters t
prevent them marrying, but tn
mother sided with the girls, and or
man had little chance against thre
women.
Died at the home of his son, Arm
well L. Quillen, near Spring Mill
Wednesday morning the 11th, Jaco
Quillen, aged IS years, months an
IA days The deceased was we
known in the lower part of Kent an
upper Sussex counties. He had NJ
been a we'll man for some time pr
vious to his death. Some years az
when he was able to farm, he WI
considered among the best of farmers
He was a member of the M. /
Church for II years. Funeral Sc
vices at his late home and interme
at Union Cemetery, near Milford {
the 18th.
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