Smyrna times., 1911-04-12
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK OF
INTEREST TO OUR READERS

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Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
Salisbury Council plans to limit
the speed of automobiles to ten
miles an hour.
William D. Merry and William
W. Burkley have been appointed
registrars of voters for Elkton.
Singerly Fire Company, of Elk
ton, will celebrate it's twentieth an
niversary the latter part of this
month.
Captain James W. Slaughter, of
Little Creek, has accepted the posi-
tion of second assistant lighthouse
keeper at Ship John Light.
The Sussex County Trustees of
the Poor held their quarterly meet
ing at the almshouse last evening
and were entertained by County
OVerSeer Tlndall.
Theodore Burton, who has had
charge of the Mahon's lighthouse for
many years, will next week remove
to Dover, the lighthouse board hav-
ing decided to place a permanent
light at that place, which only needs
attention once in six months.
Judge Conrad, of Georgetown, en-
tertained the Sussex County Bar and
officials Monday evening of last
week at his mansion, 1.-THE Judges, "
in honor of Herbert L. Rice, newly
appointed Resident Judge of New
Castle county.
Annie W. Carrow, wife of Enoch
Carrow. aged SO years, died at her
home near Leipsic, Wednesday even
ing. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at one O. clock with
interment at Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Smyrna.
The New Jersey Legislature has a
hatpin bill with the prospects of
becoming a law. 1t forbids the
wearing of hatpins that protrude
more than half an inch unless pro-
tected by a guard. The fine for
first offence is s5; second, $25.
Complaining because they were
neglected at the recent annual Farm
err Institutes throughout Sussex
county, Frankford and Millsboro
made such a stir that the State
Board of Agriculture has finally ac-
ceeded to them and will hold special
institutes in each place beginning
in Frankford.
L. G. Sterner, who has conducted
a general store at Camden, DEL, fol
a number of years past but who re
Gently accepted a position with hi!
father-in-law in Wilmington, hal
closed out his business and left fol
Wilmington where he will make hi
future home. He and his wife leav,
a large circle of friends there VIII
extend to them their every wish fo
a happy and prosperous career il
their new home.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ha
applied to Dover Council for wate
rates for It's engines and depot there
all tanks to be done away with o
the completion of the new passenge
station. Council has referred tn
matter to a committee to get spe
cial rate for the railroad company
if possible, and put the company
property on water metre.
"Hillside Hill," the home {
General T. Coleman dupont, has hs
an inclosure of five acres fenced o
and two buffalo have been place
there. These animals, which al
the first of their kind to be brougl
to Delaware, will be added to
General DUPONT who intends to ha,
one of the largest and finest natur
parks in this section of the countr
Iris C. Wilson, of st. John
Neck, died in Philadelphia, Pa
Thursday, March Both. The d
ceased has been in failing health f
some time and was only seventies
years of age. The remains we
brought to the home of her brothe
Harry Wilson in Dover, where t
funeral was held Sunday afternoo
April 2. Rev. w. F. Dawson CO
Quoted the services and interme
was made at Lakeside Cemeter
Dover.
Wesley Church Sunday Scho
Dover, has elected the followi
officers: Superintendent, w.