Smyrna times., 1910-11-16
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
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Best News Culled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
An epidemic of mumps has broken
out in the Elkton schools.
Thrown from a horse at Asland,
Russell B. Hutchins is suffering from
internal injuries.
Discharging a gun in play near
Melitota. Kent county, Md, Daniel
Griffin killed Leaf Cottman.
Assaulted and robbed by parties
unknown, near his home, Charles
Zeissman, Roslyn, Md, farmer, is
in a critical condition.
From a 5n-acre orchard of 7-year-
old trees Joseph T. Hopes, of Har-
ford county, Md, has picked over
5000 bushels of apples this season
The residence of Charles F. Bur-
ris, on King Street, Dover, has been
sold to Capt. John T. Buckson of
Little Creek, for So, 400.
Maryland Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution want a metal fiagpole
1000 feet high erected in Fort Nc
Henry from which to float the
largest flag in the world.
A "ery handsome individual COM
munion set was used at the Dover
Presbyterian Church last Sunday
morning for the first time. 1t was
the gift of Mrs. Caleb S. Pennewill.
The large barber shop in the Capt.
tol Hotel, Dover, well known to Del
awareans and Legislators, has been
sold by W. L. Loller to w. j.
Swarner of East Downingtown, Pa.
The annual meeting of the Della
ware Pilot Commissioners was held / t
Lewes on Monday. John P. Virden
was elected president, and l.. B.
Morrow secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Sallie M Hopkins, wife of
Joseph Hopkins, of near Hazlett-
willie, died Friday at the age of 63.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon. at 80 with inter
ment at Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.
Walter Beardsley Tewksbury and
Miss Marian Garfield Metcalf, of
Philadelphia. went to Dover, We'd
nesday and after securing marriage
license, were married by DR.. A. w.
Lightboul ne.
A pretty and interesting Thursday
evening wedding was that of Edward
Wolf and Miss Mary Cummins, who
were married at the Wyoming par
sonage by the Rev. Leolan jackson.
Both the bridegroom and bride re-
side ner Dover.
Charles L. Peck, of near Harring.
ton, and Miss Sarah H. Clark
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ALFRED
Clark, of near Denton, were married
at the home of the BRIDES parent!
at o'clock Tuesday morning, Rev
E. P. Roberts officiating.
Mrs. Ollie w. Evans, Dover, wa
in Philadelphia last week attendin,
the twenty seventh annual reunion
and banquet of the Alumni Associa
tion of the State Normal School O
Miilersville, Pa, held at the Penn
sylvania Museum and School of In
dustrial Art, Broad and Pine streets
DR.. Caleb r. Layton of George
town, has resigned his position a
Auditor of the State Department a
Washing ton, to take effect the frs
day of December next. He will a
once enter into important persona
business interests that demand hi
attention.
According to DR.. George A. Hart
er, president of Delaware College
that institution is considering tn
matter of opening the institution I
girls, but is unable to do so unles
bHe WOulu LIdhG ali al
preparation large enough to provid
the additional buildings which woul
be needed.
A queer diet for duck as learr
ed by Miss Lizzie Proud of near Bes
Station, when she killed a larg
Muscovy fowl. Upon cleaning it st
found several tacks protrudin
through the gizzard. An inspectic
revealed ten tacks. The duck W;
the largest of flock of thirty an
had always been able to eat. 1t
supposed it ate the tacks when your
end they remained there ever sine
The "pure food law" is design'
by the Government to protect Il
public from injurious ingredients
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