Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
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Best News CuIIed From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
The Democratic County Committee
held a meeting at Georgetown in the
Democratic club rooms last week and
transacted routine business.
The Sussex County Levy Court
has made an allowance of $1,000 for
the erection of the Bethel bridge,
work upon which was started some
time ago.
A thief entered the store of Han
kin and Zerden, at Lewes, by break
ing one of the large panes of glass
in front of the store and stole some
clothing and shoes.
Newton L Grubb, a farmer of
Brandywine hundred, and a member
of the last Legislature, reports that
his wheat will yield 80 bushels per
acre.
The new residence of Henry l.
Beers, Jr., of Dover, is we'll under
way on East Division street. 1t is
nearly enclosed and presents fine
appearance.
Howard Bramhall, the small son of
Mrs. Jennie Bramhall, who several
weeks ago was struck on the head
by a pitched ball from the hands of
a Georgetown twirler and had his
skull fractured, is able to attend to
his duties.
Wednesday evening DR.. E. F.
O'Day's automobile collided in front
of the Dover postoffice with that of
stranger passing through town.
Both machines were injured, but the
strangers was damaged the more.
While out driving last Friday
evening, Miss Esther Cross horse,
of Dover, was frightened by an auto
mobile and in running away, col
lided with Joseph Parvis' team,
throwing the occupants cut and
wrecking the carriage.
The Kent County Democratic Club
has rented the second and thirC
floors of the W. NJ. Hinkle building,
corner of State and North streets,
Dover, and will soon organize anC
furnish the place as headquarters fol
all Democrats of Kent County.
Mrs. ]. Baker Taylor, of Jenkin
town, Pa, entertained the Bachelor
Girls at dinner Friday afternoon a
the Bradford street home of heI
father, William w. Taylor, of Dover
The gentlemen friends were invited
for the evening.
Harry Samuel Long, of Philadel
phia, and Miss Clara Wright, wer
married at the home of Mrs. Howar
Johnson, at Rising Sun, at noon
Wednesday. The newly Marie
couple went to Dover in a gayl
decorated automobile and took tn
nOrInDOunQ express.
D. r. Merritt, a prominent young
farmer of Kent County, who recent
came here from Aroostic County
Maine, the great potato country, an
bought the Dyer and Casson farm
one mile west of Dover, began tn
harvest of his potato crop this week
and is securing 300 bushels to tn
acre of the Irish Cobbler variety.
Local buyers are paying 92 cent
per bushel for wheat this week
Considerable wheat is being shippe
to points in New Jersey by waite
from Leipsic and Little Creel
There is very little grain grow
in Jersey, which accounts for tn
large quantities of wheat and cor
that are annually shipped there frOl
this county.
Contractor James A. Hirons hi
been awarded the contract to ere
the largest retail store in Dover.
is to cost about $40, 900 and wi
have a frontage of 81 feet on Loci
erman street, with three of the mo-
modern show windows that can
built. 1t will be owned and occupiC
by the we'll known clothing firm
Outten-Boyer Co.
Amos A. Wilson, of Dover, h
been entertaining his nephews, E
sign William Walter Wilson, of Il
U. S. Navy, and John M. Wilso
of New Castle. Ensign Wilson W
graduated from Annapolis two yea
ago and commissioned to the U.
S. Maryland. He has just returns
from a trip around the world.
Capt. Joshua D. Wheaton,
Chincoteague, Va, claims the di