Smyrna times., 1910-06-15
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS

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FROM ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
Best News CuIled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neghbors.
Mrs. Lucy Richardson will sail
from New York today, Wednesday,
for trip abroad. She will be ac-
companied by Mrs Mary R. Paris,
of New York City.
J. Harry Raymond and Miss Clara
Heverin, both of Dover, were married
at the Peoples Church Sunday even
ing, June 5th, 1910, by the Rev. A.
w. Lightbourne.
Governor Pennewill has reappoint-
ed Messrs. l.. Scott Townsend, of
New Castle County, John Carrow, of
Kent, and Charles L. Moore, of
Sussex, members of their respective
County School Commissions.
Kent County School Commission
has granted the petition to divide
scchool districts Nos. 26 and 112 and
Viola will build a school house and
be known as District No l12. Canter-
bury will retain Number 26 and con-
tinue the the present school.
Miss Sara S. Goodwin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodwin, Sr., of
Frederick, and J. Wheeler Kern, of
Milford, we're married ct the home
of the brides brother, John Goodwin,
Jr., in Frederick, by Rev. G. W.
Bounds, on Sunday evening, June
5th. They will! reside in Milford.
Miss Agr es NJ. Belts daughter, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Belts, of near
Frederick, and Fav House of SYRIA
cuse, New York, were married in
Christ Church, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. by Rev. Charles Brine on
Wednesday, June 1st.
The cottagers of kits Hammock
have subscribed $25 and with the
assistance of Kent County Levy
Court an artesian we'll for public
use will be sunk at this we'll known
resort. w. S. Bostic has charge of
the project.
The old whipping post which has
always served as a curiosity to visi-
tors at Georgetown, and which fell a
few weeks ago because of it's decayed
condition, has again been set up and
is once more ready to serve the pur-
pose for which it was erected.
John H. Johnson, one OF Houston s
oldest and most respected citizens,
died at his home in that town OF
Saturday. June 4th, aged 81 years
For years Mr.. Johnson had been ont
of Houston's most public spirited
men.
James F. Alice, Jr., of Dover
son of former Senator }. Frank AL
lee, passed in all twelve points o
examination in the law at Georg
Washington University, Washington
and will be graduated at the institu
tion next week Mr.. Alice will ap
ply for admission 60 the bar both i
Washington and Delaware.
Levy Court Commissioner Andrev
S. Harper, of Leipsic, has announce
himself as a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for Clerk of tn
Peace of Kent County to succeed tn
incumbent, S. W. Darby Jr. Wi
liam H. Walker, of Dover is bein
urged as the Democratic candidat
for this office.
Messrs. ]. T. Lowe, J. F. {
Blocksom, D. C. Montgomery, S. \
Lowber and Howard McGonigal. rel
resenting the parties who are inte
ested in improving Little River, hay
contracted with the Richards Dredl
ing Company of Philadelphia,
dredge two cuts offs and turnir
basin at Little Creek wharf. I'll
work is to be commenced before Ju
first and be completed within
days. Other work is also to . /
done and it is necessary to have
the money subscribed for the VOL
paid in at once.
Mrs. Marshall, wife of DR.. Georl
W. Marshall, left Milford on Tue
day of last week for a short tr
through the West. Mrs. Marsha
is a delegate from Delaware to Il
fourteenth annual conference of t