Smyrna times., 1910-05-04
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FRIENDS ana NelghpOTS'
Mrs. Andrew Donovan, 30 years
old, and the mother of two young
children, died at her home at Little
Creek Monday of consumption.
Postmaster Jolls at MiddletOwn
has figured out that the burglars who
blew open the safe in the pOstoftice
got away with 81, 274 in money and
stamps.
Milford's first Automobile Show
will be held in Armory Hall, May II,
lS and IA. This show should draw
many persons from other communities.
In the evening many lectures on
good roads will be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilder Han
sen, of Camden, have announced the
marriage of their sister, Miss Eva
Nycolena Hansen, to Arthur Joseph .
Richard, on Wednesday last, in Phila-
dephia. The young married couple
will reside at Ridgely, Md.
Miss Syrena J. Hall, Regent of .
the Milford Chapter, Daugh- /
ters of the American Revolution, /
attended the 11th Continental Cong
ress held in the city of Washington
last week. This society represents
over 60, 900 women descendants of I
the Patriot Heroes of l776.
Jutiss Stain, the well-known Bal
timore, Md, astronomer, is of The
opinion that the visit of Halley's
comet will be followed by an unusual
ly hot summer. Particles of the
comets tail discharged into space, he
believes, will cause increased evapo-
ration from rivers and oceans.
At congregational meeting held in
Middletown Presbyterian Church We'd
nesday evening, for the purpose of
electing five trustees, Andrew S.
Eliason, ]. Frank McWhorter, John
S. Crouch and John c. Sites were
reelected and Howard A. Pool was
elected to fill the unexpired term of
Edward Reynolds, deceased.
The battleshlp Delaware will not
steam up the Delaware before the
middle or the last of August owing
to some changes that have been
ordered on the vessel before the ac-
ceptance by the Government This
information was received by the
Battleship Committee of the Will
ington Board of Trade Wednesday.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Bertha Rea
Mcbride to Noble Salevan Warren.
Miss Mcbride IS a social favorite
and prominent of the Bachelor Girls
Club of Camden. Mr.. Warren is
engaged in the commission business
in Philadelphia.
Another colonial residence for
Dover was contracted for Tuesday,
to be constructed in the section
known as City Beautiful. George
E. Coffin got the contract to build
for Henry l. Beers the new colonial
residence, AZ by 43 feet, shingle fin
ish, with porches and cement walks
about it.
Among the themes to be presented
by candida tes for degrees at Lehigh
University, South Bethlehem, Pa. .,
for the June commencement, is one
by Caleb Samuel Kenney of Dover.
His subject, which will be presented
for the degree of civil engineer, will
be "The Effect of Freezing on the
Compressive Strength of Concrete. .
According to an exchange there
is a new religious sect out west who
call themselves the Half-W eeker'
because its members believe in work
ing only half week. If this sec
would move into the east and chang'
its name to Whole Weekers they
could greatly increase their member
ship.
Miss Eva James, of Seaford, wa
swinging in rope swing, last week
when one of the ropes gave way ant
she fell to the ground striking he
spine against tine root of tree. Sh
was picked up in a unconscious con
dition and carried to doctor. She i
now unable to move and physician
think the spine has been greatly in
iured and fear bad results.
Manuel Bates, a boy of years
auarreled with his little cousin, Han
nah Bates, on Monday, at Magnolia
and killed her with a shotgun. Find
ing the girl was dead he becam
frightened and dragged the body int
a nearby thicket. The child's mothe
saw a couple of dogs pulling at wha
anneared to be a bundle and clothe