Smyrna times., 1908-08-12
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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Gathered During the Week.
The annual campmeeting at Reho-
both will begin August 10th and con-
tinue until August Both.
William D. Denney of Dover has
joined the Delaware colony at Front
enac, Thousand Islands.
Lieutenants Thomas and Gordy,
special detectives on the Delaware
Division, are now uniformed.
John Clampett, died at FELTON,,
Friday, July oath, after a prolonged
illness aged 62 years.
William Nathan, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Evans Cook, of Wood
side, died Monday night, August 8.
Willard S. Dill, a native of this
county died at Chestertown, Monday,
August 8, aged about so years.
Robert Larimore died at his home
near FELTON,, Saturday, August 1st,
aged about 81 years.
Robert Marshall, well-known res
ident of Frederick, died last week,
aged 50 years.
Mrs. George Hanson died at Har-
rington, July 25, from a complication
of diseases.
Elizabeth, wife of John Evetts,
died Saturday, August 1st, near
Whites Church, aged about 70 years.
Governor Lea gave a reception at
his home Wednesday afternoon to the
officers of the Delaware militia and
the officers of Fort dupont.
DR.. Wilbur D. Burton of Dover,
has sold the Magnolia farm, the prop
erty of the heirs of Mrs. E. A. Bur
ton, to John W. Wright and wife of
Camden, N. j., for $50, 90 cash.
Mrs. E. B. Louderborough of Dover
was called to Philadelphia Wednes-
day on account of the death of her
brother, John F. Green, who was
well-known in Dover.
Smith w. Dill and Miss Pearl
Pippin, both of Henderson, were
married on the 29rd of July, at the
home of the BRIDES parents, in Hen
derson, Md, by Rev. E. H. Derrick
son.
A class of twenty-eight young
people were received into full mem
bership at Wesley M. E. Church
Dover, Sunday morning, August 2,
and one was received on probation,
previous to the communion service.
Mrs. Sarah Argo, one of the oldest
women in Kent County, died Monday
night, at her home in Little Creek,
aged 80 years. She is survived by
four grown children and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren.
The Hon. L. Irving Handy has
been appointed to the important
position of a member of the advisory
committee of the democratic natinoal
committee. Mr.. Handy was appoint
ed by National Chairman Mack and
he is placed in a position where he
will be in close touch with the
situation throughout the country.
Wednesday afternoon a severe wind
and rain storm occurred in this sec
tion. A tree in Wesley Parsonage
yard Dover, was blown down. The
roof of car in a northbound freight
train was completely blown off while
the train was running at full speed
near Middletown. The roof of a
second car was nearly blown off.
Camden Camp opened Wednesday
evening under very favorable
circumstances. Over thirty substan-
tai and comfortable cottages are
occupied and the surroundings
resemble the good old time of long
ago.
Frank W. Davis, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mark L. Davis of Milford.
has received notification of having
successfully passed the entrance ex-
animation to Lehigh University and
will enter that institution at the fall
| term.
Mrs. Thomas o. Cook of near Will
low Grove was thrown from her car
riage and seriously injured last Satur-
day while driving to Dover, by her
horse being frightened by an auto.
She was taken to DIR. Conwell's office
in Camden.
The well known HUM family of