Smyrna times., 1912-08-14
NEWS OF The DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting Items From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Frienands d
Neighbors and Their Doings.

The Republican primary cleo tion
for delegates to the State convention
will be held in Wilmington on
August II.
Georgetown Council has ordered
cement crossings put in all over
the town and will open Laurel street
through to the railroad.
The Camden Camp was such a
success this year that it has been
decided to hold it over four Sundays
next year.
David knight aged about 60 years,
a well-known waterman, who died
at Barker's Landing, was buried at
Barratt's Chapel, Wednesday.
S. R. Randall, carrier on a rural
mail route from Cordova, has bought
an automobile. aud his patrons are
receiving letters hours earlier than
before.
Charles Rodney, infant son of
Charles 7. and Minnie Jackson, died
Thursday afternoon, August l, aged
9 months. The funeral was held on
Saturday afternoon of last week.
Lieutenant Frederick H. Fucar. of
the Medical Corps, has been ordered
from Fort DUPONT to the Army and
Navy General Hospital, at Hot
Springs, Ark.
BY daring work Harold Garrett
rescued David Duncan, of Phila-
delphia, from drowning when
Duncan's canoe upset in the Elk
River.
Stanley Francisco, of Whining
ton, paid a negro 81 for some al
legged Italian wine, the first drink
Of which knocked him out so that
he had to be sent to hospital.
By the will of Mrs. Mary Seward
Lowber, who died last week, the
Palmer Home for Old Folks and the
First Baptist Church Dover will each
receive $500.
Miss Edna Colliday met with
much success with her musical en-
tertainment. which was rendered
twice at Pleasanville, N. j.. last
week. She is now training at Ham
montown, N. J.
John Young, for assaulting an
officer, and Thomas Gray, for violat-
ing the local option law, have been
sentenced to six and IL months.
respectively, in the House of Cor
fection by Magistrate ThorD, of
Easton.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Frank Wilds are
entertaining Mrs. J. P. Coverdale,
Of Lebanon, Indiana, and Thomas
W. Coverdale, of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. MIR. Coverdale is Mrs.
Wilds' brother au1 native of this
county.
George w. Stubbs and Miss May
A. Wilson, both of Harrington, went
to Milford Monday evening, Aug.
9Th and were quietly married at St.
Johns R. C. Rectory by Rev. M.
j. Dougherty. After a short trip
they will make their home in Har-
rington.
In less than an hour after Mayor
Mitchell, of Elkton. had received
official notification that the Govern
ment would appropriate S4O4O for
improving Big Elk and Little Elk
Creeks. provided an additional 5000
was contributed by local interest
$1895, was subscribed.
Mary A. Robinson died at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. James H.
Wilson, Dover, Thursday morning.
Deceased was 76 years of age and
had been faithful servant in the
family for the past 38 years. The
funeral will be held at Calvary
Baptist Church Saturday afterno
at 2 o'clock.
DR.. and Mrs. Theodore Sauls-
bury, of Burrsville, Md, who are
well known in Dover, are in very
poor health. For a long time DR..
Saulbury has been unable to prac-
tice his profession, in which he has
been engaged many years in that
village and vicinity.
Rev. W. w. Jones, who for the
past year has been pastor of the |
A. U. M. P. Church at Elkton, was
given a hearing before the bishop
of the Conference and the Official
Board of the local church last week
on the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing minister. He was supended as
pastor of the church and from pas
toral duties in the Conferanca