Smyrna times., 1909-01-27
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF PENN SULA
People You Know and their Doings
in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.

A. Donnell Marshall, clerk to In
surance Commissioner Maull, has
moved to Dover from Milford. AT
present Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall and
baby are at the Hotel Richardson.
Daniel Mifflin, of Dover, has pur-
chased the lumber business of Der
rickson and Martin, who recently
purchased the same of c. S. Penne-
will and came from Elizabeth City,
North Carolina. Mr.. Mifflin and son
Walker will conduct the business.
Rev. George w. Bevan, of Hills
boro, Md, died at his home at the
rectory in that place on Sunday Jan
uary 9th, in the 85th year of his age.
Mr.. Bevan was one of the best
clergymen of Maryland and has serv-
ed st. Paul's Church for 81 years.
Mrs. Mary M. Wolcott of Dover,
and Mrs. Henry WOlcOtt of Harring-
ton, will spend the remainder of the
winter Florida. State Senator
Drexler will occupy Mrs. Wolcott's S
State street residence during her
absence. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. VOL
colt will be quartered at the Capitol
Hotel during the time.
Louder T. Layton of a brokerage
firm in Philadelphia, was in Dover
few days ago in the interest of
State trolley line. His firm promises
to buy up existing franchises, and all
the private light and power plants
on the route. Perhaps some day the
trolley will come if we keep up the
agitation.
Mrs. Raymond G. Taylor, wife of
a prominent Lebanon farmer, died
Wednesday of pneumonia. The disease
was contracted at fire which de-
strOyed Mr.. Taylor's farm buildings,
during which Mrs. Taylor worked for
hours at the pump. The deceased was
prominent in church and charity work.
The students of the State Colored
College made their first public ap
pearance in the Inauguration parade
on Tuesday. There were fifty men in
line who made creditable showing.
In lieu of rifles they bore stats with
pennants showing the college colors.
They would show to better advantage
In uniforms and with arms.
At the annual meeting of the Ma
'.i5nal Board of Trade, held in Wash
ington, Arley B. Magee and William
H. Baker, delegates from the Dover
Board of Trade, were appointed to
membership on three important COM
mittees. Mr.. Magee was made a
member of the committee on Diplo-
matte and Consular Service and River
and HarbOr Improvement and Mr..
Baker is on the Committee on Inter
national Arbitration.
The annual meeting of the Kent
County Protective Association was
held IN Dover on Thursday. 1t was
well attended and more than fiftv
new members were added to the mem
bership, with $3.50 in the treasury.
This is good start for the new year
and shows that the association is an
preciated and doing good work. The
membership fee is only one dollar, and
it would pay every farmer and bus
mess man in the county to Join.
George M. Fisher was re elected
president and T. C. Roe secretary.
Pickpockets reaped harvest in the
inaugural ball and general inaugura-
tion day crowds. How many private
citizens suffered from the strong arm
men and light-fngered jostlers in the
crowd is not known. The losers among
the legislators were: DR.. j. w.
Marsh, representative from Lewes
and RehobOth hundreds, $50 and his
purse; Benjamin F. Hudson. Jr-. re-
preventative from Milford, S12 and
his desk keys; Walter Donoho. re-
preventative from Seaford, pocket
knife and some keepsakes; f. w.
Davis Of Milford, $40.
While Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Hall
who reside IN the southwestern EDGE
OF Milford, were attending a play in
Armory Hall last Wednesday night
robbers entered their home and took
$75 in cash from drawer, but they
apparently did not disturb anything
else. Evidently the thieve or thieves
were familiar with the house, ard
knew that Mr.. Hall had that day col
lected several bills. With the money
were a number of checks payable to
his favor; these the robbers pushed
to one side. The authorities have not
arrested anyone yet but a party sup
posed to be the principal or accessory
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