Smyrna times., 1911-10-11
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
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FROM ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
Best News CuIIed From the Three
Counties of Delaware About
Your Friends and Neighbors

Best News Culled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About
Your Friends and Neighbors
John D. Smith and Miss Edna
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Smith, of near Leipsic,
were married by Rev. A. W. Light
bourne at his home on Division
Street, Dover, on Saturday, Septem-
Der 80.
John Hunter, Dover lad employ
ed by E. j. Scanlon, fell into the
cellar of DR.. James new house, now
under construction, while walking
on the foundation wall. He was
found unconscious in the cellar with
his collar bone dislocated.
Commissioner Donoho of the Kent
County Levy Court, becoming tired
of waiting for DUPONT to commence
the construction of his road between
the town limits of Dover and
Coopers Corner is getting busy in
soliciting bids for the construction
of this much used road.
The railroad company is driving
six artesian wells at the south of
the station at Dover, preparatory to
installing new water tanks for sup
plying the locomotives. The present
tank house and tank will be re-
moved and the new house and tank
will be built farther south.
Interest in religious circles is
centering largely in the approaching
Ecumenical Conference of all
branches of Methodism, to be held
in Toronto, Canada, October to II.
Delegates are present from America,
Canada, England, Ireland and Aus
tralia, representing a membership
of nearly IA, 600, 900 people.
Word has been received at New
ark from George A. Brown, who
went to Austin, Pa, several days
ago, fearing that his two sons and
their families had been lost in the
disastl Gus flood, to the effect that
one of his daughters-in- and her
daughter were still missing. The
daughter was bookkeeper in a store
that was carried away by the flood.
A powerful dredging machine
| frAv,a Dhs1nInlnhin hoe hoor af oil
for several days widening the river
opposite the steamboat wharf al
Frederick so that the steamer OF
I her arrival can run her bow up tt
e her warehouse and swing arounr
3 with ease to her dock. This i'm
g provement obviaGes much trouble
+ especially when the tide is low ant
e the adverse winds high.
William G. Abbott, of Milfor
q has contracted with the Lewes Fish
g cries Company to build 2 fishing
81 steamers for them. The new boat
1t will be $50 feet long, "a feet bear
g and IL feet depth in hold. MI
Abbott expects to rush the work o
the boats, which was begun on Nor
day morning. They will be use
for deep sea fishing off the Delawar
\ Breakwater.
On Saturday, October 21st, tn
annual meeting of the Veters
I Employees Association of the Dels
ware Division of the Pennsylvani
|. Railroad Company will be held
Wilmington. The business meeting
a which will be presided over
y Superintendent F.. B. Johns, of tn
Delaware Division, will be held
- the division headquarters at tn
French Street station, during tn
morning and dinner will be serve
at the Clayton House at 1.30 p. n
The State Board of Pharmac
held its quarterly meeting at IL
State Board of Health's Laboratory
az Newark last week. The follow
>, ing presented applications to Seer,
q tary Norman. c. Downs and wei
81 examined as to their qualification
4 to practice pharmacy in Delaware
y Samuel A. Wilson, George E. Bow
u man and William S. Feulner,
y Baltimore, Md. w. A. Lobensteil
a of Philadelphia; R. D. Hancocl
q of Delmar; Jacob Marshall,
z Lewes, and George Helwig,
u Chester, Pa.
- The wedding of Grover C. Frei
a of the Farmers Bank Dover,
y Miss Beulah Cooke Benson, daught,
u of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Benson,
~ Wyoming, took place Wednesds
~ afternoon at the country home
IA the brides parents. William