Smyrna times., 1912-08-07

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Judge Victor B. WOoIey, Or ]. A.
Ellegood and j. Harvey Whiteman
have gone on trip across the con-
tinent. The objective point is Cali
fornia but they will also visit
several other points in the far west.
The Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland and District of
Columbia and Virginia making ar
rangements for the third annual re-
union of the order, which will take
place at Pen Mar to. morrow, August
Sth.
Dogs destroyed 18 turkeys and
one turkey hen setting on eggs for
Mrs. Harry Collins of Houston, Del.
A number of guineas were also
killed by the dogs. But for the
timely arrival of Mr.. Collins with
his gun he believes more of his
poultry would have been killed.
Charles W. Hardesty, of Dover,
made the trip to Sea Girt, N. j.,
Wednesday with a delegation of
Delaware First Voters to call upon
Governor Woodrow Wilson, at the
Little White House, to deliver
resolutions favoring his election as
the next President of the United
States.
Agents of milling companies, it is
reported, are trying to purchase
70, 900 bushels of wheat in the Port
Deposit section of Cecil county,
Nd. . owing to western grain grad
ing inferior to usual standards.
There is likely to be a similar de-
mand for the Delaware and Pennsy-
lvania products.
Mary B. Steward, wife of Peter
E. Lowber died Thursday afternoon,
after a prolonged illness, aged 81
years. Deceased was born in the
vicinity of Cowgill's and has spent
all her life in Kent county. The
funeral was held from her late home
near Dover Water Works. Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, interment al
Lake side Cemetery.
RumOrs have been current il
Dover that an appeal in the DuPont
: boulevard case would be taken t
the Supreme Court of the United
States within go days after the de
cision allowed for an appeal. Calet
S. Layton. one of the counsel in the
case, said that while such actor
was probable, so far as he ant
Henry Ridgely are concerned nj
such steps have b3en taken.
The Camden Camp has had thre,
big days: Last Sunday, when owe
5000 people we're in attendance
last Tuesday and yesterday. Sun
day next being the last big day will
undoubtedly be largely attended
The association has met with re
markable success this year in man
aging the boarding tent and store
They have gone to considerabl
expense in equipping the boarding
tent and hope to draw patronage.
The United States Senate passe,
Wednesday the standard apple barre
bill, which was reported by Senate
Warren. The bill provides a uni
form barrel for apples in interstat,
shipment and calls for designation
of size of apples on the outside o
the barrel. The measure is one i
which the apple growers of Mary
land. Delaware, Virginia and Wes
Virginia are vitally interested.
The S. F. Bickford farm, o
about go acres, near Woodside on
of the finest fruit farms in tha
locality has been sold to Rev
William M. Wine, of Union Bridge
Md. Mr.. Wine is German Baptis
minister and is also President Q
Blue Ridge College, at Unio
Bridge. Mr.. Wine will move t
his farm at once, he is going t
give up college work and give hi
attention to fruit growing. He hs
a fine opportunity here and is we
pleased with the farm. He PAL
; Sl1, 600 for the property.
Judge Herbert Leigh Rice ar
Mrs. Helen Tyson Challenger. tn
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Tyson, of Wilmington were marie
at Union M. E. Parsonage Wednei
day afternoon of last week by I'll
o pastor, Rev. W. F. Corkran. Th
ceremony was performed at2 o'clocl
Joseph C. Lawson. a close friend (
Judge Rice, attended the ceremon!
Afterward the couple left in an aut
to the Pennsylvania Railroa1 station
Ay where they boarded train for Cal
y May, N. j., where they will sper
y the summer.
r. Waiter G. Feaster and Miss Ha