Smyrna times., 1912-09-18
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Ineresting Items From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friendsand
Neighbors and Their Doings.

Interesting Items From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friendsand
Neighbors and Their Doings.
Charles R. Ford, of ElktOn, has
crop of Keiffer pears on his farm near
Fairhill estimiatedat 10, 600 baskets.
Frank E. Williams, Of ElktOn has
bought the Armstrong mill property
at North East for $6, 200.
While trying to stop dog fight in
MiddletOwn, George DerrcksOn's left
hand was badly torn.
James H. S. Gam, of St. Georges,
has bought the ReybOld farm near Del
aware City, containing about 250 |
acres, the consideration being $14, 600. |
Friends of former sheriff John r. |
Steele, of Georgetown, have annOunc-
ed him as a candidate for Comptroller
of Sussex county on the Republican
ticket.
Colonel Benjamin F. Nields, who
during the Civil War, entertained the
40 survivors of his command at Clay
mont Friday.
Edward ]. Steele, aged 40 years,
an industrious florist of MiddletOwn,
died Sunday, September 9Th. De-
ceased was a native of the western
part of Kent county.
J.R. McGonigal & Son have sold the
fine farm formerly owned by Thomas
w. Wilson, now by R. T. Ceilings,
situated near Little Creek, and con-
tanning 2O1 acres, to Derrickson &
Martin.
Nina Anderson, widow Of James f.
Anderson, died at her home in Rising
Sun, Delaware, Thursday, Septbemer
5th, aged 81 years. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon, intrement at
Odd Fellows cemetery, Camden.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware has
decided to dedicate the new Masonic
Home along the Lancaster turnpike
near Wilmington, on October End,
following the annual communication
in Wilmington.
Wilbert Clark and Mrs. Venie
Sayres, both of Dover, were married
in Wilmington Saturday evening, Sep
tember 7th, by Rev. F. F. Carpenter,
at the home of MIR and Mrs. Howard
Caulk, No. 4O1 West 18th street
They are residing on north Governor
avenue, Dover.
Irving Culver, a Delmar produce
broker, during the fruit season which
closed last week, has shipped 391
carloads of fruit and produce, and i
is conservatively estimated tina
these shipments brought into the com
munity nearly S1OO, 600. Of the to
tai shipments, 121 were watermelon
and "a cantaloupes.
Mrs. Elnor Torbert, widow of JOsepl
Torbert, of near Greenwood, died Sat
urday afternoon, Sept. 7th, of drOpsy
aged "a years. Funeral services wer
held at the home of her son, Wesl
y Torbert with whom she had been liv
9 ing for some years, on Monday, Sept
: 9th, with the interment at Bridge
. Vile. This is two deaths that hav
2 occurred at the home of Mr.. Torber
8 within the past three months, he hav
= ing lost his wife in June.
Supposed to be visiting Philadelphi
= on pleasure trip, friends of Mis-
= Emma Dill Warren, daughter of fol-
mer State Senator E. Wise Warner
q and L. Coleman Douglass, of MiltoI
= were surprised Thursday when the
4 arrived home and announced that the
2 had been married in Philadelphia tt
= Saturday night previous. The WEE
: ding was a complete surprise to the
. friends and the parents have extendt
= their forgiveness to the young couple
= The speedy construction of Il
Eastern Shore Power, Light and Raj
= way Company, is now guaranteed, a
= cording to local fnanciers who al
interested in the project. The ne
= road, which has obtained a right
way, will be AZ miles in length, ru
ming from Deals Island to Snow Hill
= Work of construction, it is state
will be started the first of the yea
Z A novel feature of the road will
2 that at every half mile siding W
be placed, enabling farmers to 10
Z produce on the cars without having
9 haul it long distances. 1t also is pr
posed to erect storehouses where farl
ers can store their milk and eg
z pending shipment.
Jacob Stout Cowgirl, after an j
ness of over year, died at his hor
- ohe,. 9Th