Smyrna times., 1910-07-06
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
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Friends and Neighbors.

Eugene RduSHley, Oh fnllaOeI pnla,
has purchased of William J. Shockley
his residence on North Bradford
street, Dover, for 50, 500 Mr..
Raughley and family will move there
about September first.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Nickerson died |
at Camden, N. j., on June p in her
7Sd year of age. She was a native
of this county and was well known |
in ST. Jones' Neck, where she lived.
She was a sister of L. P. and Jacob |
S. Cowgirl of Dover.
Harry Cummins and Mrs. Cora
Gallagher, both of Dover, were mar
ried at Little Greek, parsonage, We'd
nesday afternoon. by Rev. w. C.
Buckson A reception and wedding
supper followed at the home of Mrs.
Jennie Short.
Large quantities of early apples
are being shipped from Kent county
farms They are bringing from 60
cents to 81 per hamper. 1t is re-
ported that F. NJ. Soper and Son
shipped 81, 900 last week and their
shipments this week will amount to
81, 500.
Rev DR.. Thompson, of Reading
Pa, the newly chosen rector of
Christ Church, Dover, arrived last
week with his family and moved
into the rectory, which has been
given a thorough renovation and re-
modelling. He was warmly well
coined by the congregation.
Louis ]. Howell, the Philadelphia
baritone singer ard his wife, who
was Miss Nina Prettyman, violinist
and Academy graduate of Dover,
have been spending a few days in
Delaware prior to Mr.. HOwell's de-
parture with his wife for Europe for
a long course of training as a grand
opera and concert singer.
S. B. Hancock. has purchased of
William Uhlig for the Dover Gas
light Company, the ground upon
which are five double house on New
Street and Bank Lane, Dover, 145x134
feet, for 50, 700. Mr.. Uhlig is tc
move the houses early next year.
This will give the gas plant an un-
broken street frontage on three sides.
Louis Masten, while cutting whea
Monday, at his farm, near Cow
gill's Corner, lost horse valued al
$3.50. The horse was in the lead anC
for some unaccountable reason turned
and walked into the blade of th'
binder. Both front feet were
severed and the animal bled to dealt
in a short time James Tignor,
State Road farmer, also lost a hors
that was overcome by the heat.
E. L. Sutton, who has had charg
of the business of the Internationa
Harvester Company of America i
Kent and Sussex counties for tn
past five and a half years, and VIII
resigned his position six weeks age
has gone to assume his duties a
sales manager of the New Hollan
Machine Co., New Holland, Pa
Mrs. Sutton has gone to Mt. Gretn
for the summer. They will prot
ably locate permanently in Lancast'
some time in the fall.
The Board of Education of Dove
Public Schools has promoted Mi
Mary Collision to take Miss IC
Frazier's grade and employed Mi
Olive R. Carton, of Wyoming. wi
has Just graduated at the West Che
ter Normal School to teach Miss 20
lison's grade. Miss Alice Burchen
has also been employed as an add
tional teacher for the High schoc
which will have about so pupils du
ing the next term.
At the annual meeting of the Pc
ples' Church of Dover, Friday eve
ing, William H. Ridgeway and We
lev Webb were reelected truste
DR.. James H. Wilson was elected
fill the vacancy caused by the
moval from Dover of ]. H. EckeI
Robert H. Lewis and William
1azel were elected trustees,
number having been enlarged fr'
seven to nine members. The no
over members of the board inclU
William ]. Benson, Thomas j. Ste
enson, John B. Hutton and James
Keith. They organized by elect
Wesley Webb, chairman; John
Hutton, secretary; DR.. ]. H. Wills
R. H. Lewis and W. M. Hazel, pr
erty committees. A contribution
$50 was received from Francis Shl
Brown, a Philadelphia lawyer, bu
former resident of Dover, and brot
of Mrs. P S. Downs.