Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES


interesting TENS From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
Lebanon, St. Jones and Rising
Sun rendered their pastor, Rev. W.
+. Dawson, a donation. together
with a surprise party.
Most of the ice which had been
packed in the Delaware opposite
Penn's Grove for weeks, has disap-
peared. 1t has been as high as
forty feet at some points.
The Bridgeville Dramatic Club
gave the drama, "Followed Bv
Fate" in the Bridgeville Opera
House Tuesday evening for the ben
eft of the local fire company. Music
was furnished by the Dover Orches-
ira. After the performance a
dance was given by the young men.
The Wyoming W. C. T. U. ceIe-
brated its first anniversary last
Wednesday evening. A short pro-
gram was rendered after which re.
treshments were served and a good
social time enjoyed by all.
A new railroad station, costing
S25, 900, is promised for Salisbury.
Md, at the point where the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
tracks cross those of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railroad.
The bid of William M. Newton.
of Dover, for the completion and the
erection of the Miah Maui Shoal
Light Station in the Delaware Bay,
has been accepted by the govern
ment. Mr.. Newton's bid was ST..
657.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 2. FELTON,, of
Philadelphia, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. John Hutton, of Dover,
after attending the wedding Of Mr..
Felton's s niece at Millington, Md.
on Tuesday evening of last week,
when Miss Daisy FELTON, and Jona-
than Jones were married.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. K. Donaldson
and son, of Dover, attended the
wedding of Mr.. Donaldson's sister.
Miss Lillian, to William H. Mccoy,
of New Castle, at the home of her
brother, Thomas Donaldson, 9Th and
Washington streets, Wilmington.
The newly married couple will live
on the Mccoy manor property at
Hares' Corner.
Horace L. Pratt, son of Henry
Pratt, of Dover, who has been living
for several years in southern Cali
fornia, sent to his father box of
oranges which had been on exhibit
tion at the National Orange Show,
which was held at San Bernerdino.
California. They are very deep
yellow, fine flavor and came in per-
feet condition.
For the benefit of the athletic
association and the promotion of all
the outdoor sports, 1 musicale was
held at the Wilmington Conference
Academy, Dover, Tuesday evening
which was we'll attended although
the weather was bad. Miss Mildred
Matthews, Professor Smith and
Professor Briner, members of the
faculty sang a number of selections,
including vocal trios and several of
the students took part. Mrs. Helen
Hughes who was to have played the
accompaniments, was detained by
the serious illness of her father, and
Miss Edna Cariss was the pianist.
The Dover Century Club on We'd
nesday evening discussed a move
ment to make the Chautauqua week
in Dover a homecoming week for
Dover. 1t is estimated that hun
dreds can be attracted there and
highly entertained. The conven-
tion the previous week in Baltimore
and the other June conventions will |
attract many persons from the West
as we'll as North and South to Balti-
more. Besides these all of Dover's |
former residents now living can be
looked up and written to by a
special committe. The movement |
was viewed by all present with de-
cided favor.