Smyrna times., 1911-05-10
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK OF
INTEREST TO OUR READERS


Best News Culled from the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
Charles Godfrey, of Elkton, was
injured Thursday while at work in
mill at Newark.
While plowing in a field near
Bridgeville, Ben Shockley found
some coins nearly 200 years old.
In the hope of drying up stagnant
pools Georgetown authorities will
plant sunfowers in bitches near the
town.
Twenty-four Georgetown young
people gave a minstrel show and
cleared nearly 500 for the Red
Men.
Falling from fence which he
was trying to climb, Parker Schu-
man, aged years, Of Middletown,
broke leg in two places.
While boys were burning off a
baseball lot in Milton, the fire es-
capped their control and seriously
threatened the big shirt factory.
While the residence of Thomas
Hood, of Milton, is being moved
on skids from one part of the town
to another, the family continues 70
occupy it.
Captain William Myers has been
granted a leave of absence of four
months from military service as
commander of Company H. of New
Castle.
While gathering wild flowers some
boys set fire to Hollingsworth IS
woods, just north of Elkton, Thurs
day, the flames raging all day and
doing much damage.
John T. Kemp, of near Dover,
was injured a few days ago by &
horse falling on him. His ankle
was badly hurt, requiring the use
of crutches for him to get about.
Members of the New Castle count.
bar have presented silver servic'
to Joseph C. Jolls, clerk of the Or
phans Court, as twenty-fifth wed
ding anniversary gift.
The members of Good Will Fir
Company serenaded Chief Enignee
Andrew Lenoir and his bride at Ne,
Castle Wednesday night using tn
bells on the hose carriage and abou
80 horns.
DR.. A. H. Bishop, of Dover, re
ceived word last week that his son
Lieut.. Augustus Bishop, U. S. A.
had successfully passed examinatio
for a captaincy and would be CON
missioned a captain in the regul;
army.
Desiring to erect handsome ne
parish house for st. Paul's 2.
Church, Georgetown, the vestry hi
appointed Charles l.. Moore, Lo
dreth L. Layton and Robert
Fooks committee to devise wa
and means to raise the money #
the proposed undertaking.
COMPTROLLER George H. Hall,
Milford. has appointed Howard
Cooke, son of Passenger Asgent 10
R. Cooke, of SeafoId, who at pre-
ent is located in Georgetown, whe
he is a student-at-law under Robe
G. Houston, deputy comptr oller
Sussex at salary of $500 per ye'
The Hotel Townsend at Rehobo'
located on the Avenue, and oWr
by Daniel Townsend, of Georgeto"
was sold last week to Larry
West, of Millsboro, proprietor OF
hotel in that town. Mr.. West "
conduct the hotel this summer,
before opening, it is said, extens
improvements will be-made.
Mrs. A. B. Houser, of Milfo
was astonished to learn that she
been left nearly all of the $40,
estate of Miss Mary Fl. Ratcil
an aged recluse, to whom NJ
Houser had occasionally she
kindness. A few distant relati
gave notice that they would con
the will.
George P. Phillips died iii
Emergency Hospital in Milford,
Friday, April 28th, and was ia
to Laurel for burial the follow
Sunday. On March 4th he
urned seriously by fire at
Nationa Hotel in Milford. Thl