Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
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 OIQSI OWLS anu loSSoJ
Gathered During the Week.
W. A. Sharpe, the oldest Knight
Templar in the United States, has
been attending the annual meeting
of the order at Niagara Falls this
week.
John Wilson and Mrs. Annie P.
Hall, both of Dover, were married
at the M. P. Parsonage, on Thursday
evening, August 20, by Rev. Clay
bourne Phillips.
w. L. Pritchett of Dover, few
days ago purchased in Wyoming the
old writing desk that "Bob Allen"
the negros desperate, robbed of
500 aud left SIS, 900 in nearby
chest.
W. C. Jamison, of Wilmington,
While working on the residence of
]. w. Tucker, in Dover, for I. K.
Jones and Bros, Co., fell from a
scaffold and fractured his right
ankle.
John ]. Scanlon has purchased
the property at the corner of New
and Loockerman streets Dover, of
John Bishop of Cheswold, for So, 200.
The sale includes the corner house
and the two properties adjoining.
James T. Shallcross of Middle
town, member of the State Board
of Agriculture and one of the best
known farmers in the state has
determined to experiment with Alaska
wheat on his farm near Middletwn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Willis have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Laura c. Willis,
to William E. Nelson, on Wednesday
evening, September 9, 1908, at
8 O'Clock, at their home, near Ches-
wold.
1t was reported on Wednesday that
Senator John M. Mendinhall may
resign as candidate for Lieutenant
Governor on the Republican State
ticket, for the reason he has not the
time to devote to the office.
The management of the Steamer
John P. Wilson report that the boat
has carried 70, 900 baskets of peaches
from Lebanon to the Philadelphia
market this season. The railroad
has carried about $50, 600 baskets
from Wyoming station alone.
]. Cow Evans, who has been with
the ]. Frank Allen Company of
Dover, for over two year, has for
the present returned to his home in
Milford. Early in October Mr..
Evans will go to Philadelphia, having
secured a position with a wholesale
jewelry firm in that city
Mrs. Mamie Redefer was arrested
in Dover on the charge of keeping a
disorderly house and after a hearing
before the alderman was locked up
under $1,000 bail. She was released
on parole next day and given until
Saturday to get out of town.
At the request of General T. Cole
man DUPONT, head of the National
Speakers Bureau of the Republican
Party, DIR. George W. Marshall has
taken charge of the Bureau for
this State. The doctor is one of
the best known political workers in
the State.
While playing about he barn of
Charles Cullen, of Georgetown,
Wednesday, small nephew, Frank
Shiel, of Onancock, Va, fell from
the hay NOW to the floor below anC
landed on the pitchfork, impaling his
foot on one of the prOngs.
Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Lewe.
and Milford residents will ioir
Georgetown in an effort to have
mail train run through to Philadelphi:
on Sunday afternoon. They clan
that many important letters could b,
in business houses in Wilmington
or Philadelphia by Monday mornin,
with such car.
Officers Hurd, Foreaker and Murph,
broke up a crap game back of tn
Postoffice on Monday afternoon AM
captured four men who gave thei
names as Harry Williams, JohI
Ball, Henry Clifton and Georg
Gibbs. Clifton tried to escape an
refused to halt when the office
threatened to shoot, but he droppe
with a load of shot in his legs. The
were all brought before Alderma
Wood and after hearing were hel
for court under various charges
Clifton was later sent to Delawar
Hospital.
Miss Katherine Carey, who live
in Dover for the past three yea,
until few months ago, and wh
nursed the aged Mrs. Stanlemar