Smyrna times., 1910-06-29
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
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Best News Culled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
Shad, the finest obtained this
season, are being caught in the Sus-
ouehanna River at Port Deposit and
COnowingo.
The shipment of potatoes from
Cape Charles during the past three
davs has been phenomenal, over 35,
900 barrels being shipped.
The graduating class of the Cam
bridge High School consisted of II
graduates, the largest class in recent
years.
Oliver H. Newton. of Bridgeville,
president of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, has cleared over SIS, 600 |
net from forty acres of strawberries.
The Cecil County Commissioners
in session at Elkton last week fixed
the county tax rate for the year at
$l.O5. an increase of 10 cents lover
last year.
W. D. Hines, of Baltimore, has
been appointed Road Engineer for
Cecil county, to succeed r. B. Irwin,
deceased, at a salary of $500 per
year.
The official board of the M. E.
Church at Chestertown is so we'll
pleased over the work of IS pastor,
Rev L. E. Barrett, that it voted him
an increase of $500 in salary and in
vited him to return.
The Board of Trustees of the
Wilmington Conference Academy has
reelected William Salisbury, presi-
dent; Joseph T. E. Martindale. vice
president; Joseph Smithers, secre-
tary; and Harry Mayer, treasurer,
to succeed John S. Collins, who re-
signed after several years of excel
lent service.
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Leila Deane to Howard Brasher
Armstrong, of Philadelphia, has
been received. Miss Deane is a
daughter of Joshua D. Deane, for
many years a resident and prominent
business man of Dover. The wed
ding took place in Philadelphia, Sat
urday, June IS.
While hunting down Sinopuxtent
Bay a few weeks ago, Charles Thigh
man found a wild duck nest con-
tanning eleven eggs. Tilghman
wrapped the eggs in his sweater and
managed to keep them warm until
he got home In a weeks time
the eggs hatched, and Tilghman i;
now possessor of ten ducklings of the
black Branr species.
L. c. Gooden, of Parnell, Mo. after
an absence of twenty three years is
visiting his father, John G. GoOden
and sister, Mrs. C. r. Culver, o.
Dover. Mr.. Gooden is a graduate
of the Conference Academy, whC
began his fife work at the printer!
of James Kirk and Son Dover. He
is now publisher of the Parnel
Sentinel.
Dover real estate brokers hav
made the following deals: The 5. w
Eyer fruit farm of 55 acres, nea
Cheswold, to r. R. Couson, of Lon
Island, N. Y, for $500, including
all growing crops: the town hous
of John H. Treat, at New and Rec
streets, was sold to Joseph r. Nevlll
for 81, 900 cash: the J. r. Neville
farm of twenty-five acres, near Oa
Grove schoolhouse to John h. lea
for S46O0. This fruit farm is in
high state of cultivation.
Nathaniel T. Megihnis, trust cler
to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
although 65 years of age, has take
up the study of law and is junior
the University of Maryland MI
Meginnis is related to Mrs. Jane
V. Boyer of Dover, and is we
known by many Kent Countians. r
studies Blackstone and other leg
lights daily and has two more year
study before he gets his sheepskl
He is also a grandfather, but sa
man is as old as he thinks he
The new corps of public schc
teachers for Milford, as elected
the Board of Education, is as Il
lows: Principal Professor }.
Hoover, $1,000: Misses Annie Ha
Annie L. Roat, Nellie G. Davidsc
each $3.50: Misses May Foulk, lie
Short, Ruth SippIe, Viva Johnsc
May Watson, Cora Sipple, Sa