Smyrna times., 1912-05-01
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Interesting Items From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
The 8nO-acre Tottman farm on
WicomicO Greek has been bought by
the Albert Nelson Company of New
Jersey, for SIG. 500.
Recorder of Deeds Amos P.
Hinsley has purchased the Mrs. o.
W. Evans property in Dover, con-
sideration 81
The Milford Board of Health has
forbidden the drying of pea vines
on lots within the town limits this
year.
The State Council of the Senior
Order of American Mechanics open
ed its annual session in Millsboro.
Thursday.
The Civic Committee of the New
Century Club has started a cam
paign which promises to make New
ark an unusually clean town.
For the benefit of the Lewes Ath-
letic Club, young people will pre-
sent the play, 1.-THE Awkward
Squad" next Wednesday evening.
A "Box Social" will be held at
Oak Shade school, Friday evening
May 8. If stormy it will be held
Saturday night. All are invited.
The Cecil county Commissioners
have appointed Charles ]. Campbell
road supervisor for the Elkton dis
trict, and Charles P. Fitzgerald
supervisor for the Ninth district.
John I. Carter has been named
postmaster tor Denton, Md, to sue
ceed Thomas Green, who has filled
the position for the past twelve
years.
Lightning struck the house on the
Polk farm, near Mt. Pleasant, dur.
ing a recent thunder storm. Very
little damage was done. The farm
IS tenanted by Henry Neff and his
son-in-law, George CHM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Derrickson
of near Fairview, entertained
large number of friends in celebra-
tion of their fifteenth wedding an
niversary.
James A. Conway. aged 8 years,
OF Wilmington, nearly choked to
death when a piece of meat lodged
in his throat, but at the Delaware
Hospital the offending morsel of
food was removed.
Herbert S. Moreton, of ALBANY.
N. Y, at present employed as a
bookkeeper al Washington and Miss
Emm ]. Greenweli, of Washington.
were married at Christ P. E. Church
rectory, Dover, by Rev. Benjamin
F. Thompson on Saturday.
E. S. Clark has sold his 8-acre
fruit and truck farm, situated near
Cooper's Corner, to F. L. Water,
of Greenport, N. Y, consideration
SIS, 600. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark are
stopping at the Hotel Richardson.
Dover, at present before deciding on
a permanent location.
Claiming that a county road
supervisor is deducting per cent.
OF the wages of the men working
on the roads for the county under
him, the Democrats of Pencader
hundred have appointed a committee
to bring the matter to the attention
of the Levy Court.
j. Milton Davidson, a well-known
Dover newspaper man and musician
has been forced to temporarily give
up his work owing to poor health.
He is threatened with a general
breakdown and has gone to the hills
of Pennsylvania to recuperate. It
is understood that MIR. Davidson
will have tc seek a higher altitude
FOR his health and has decided to
dispose of his interests at Dover.
The one hundred and twenty sixth
annual convention of the diocese
of Delware will meet in Christ
Church, Milford, Wednesday, May
Sth, at 9 O'Clock. 1t will be pre-
ceded as usual by missionary SER
vice to be held in the church on
Tuesday evening. Postal savings
banks will be opened in Delaware
on May at the following places
Odessa, Camden, Greenwood, Fred
erica and Dagsboro. Postofice In
spector Plummer was in Greenwood
on Thursday instructing the post
master there. He will go to Camden
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