Smyrna times., 1912-09-25
NEWS OF The DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting 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.
James Quillen, of Williamsport,
Pa, who said he was 19 years old,
tried to get a marriage license in
Wilmington, but failed because of his
youth.
Edward J. Carter, of Dover, died
Thursday, September 10, aged 88
years. The funeral was held from
his late home in Dover on Saturday
afternoon September 21st.
Because Georgetown has been side
tracked by all the circuses that are
coming down Delaware, the small
boys are asking the business men to
urge Council to lower the license fee.
W. Evans Smith, of Dover, has
purchased of his father, L. C. L.
Smith, his interest in Smiths Res
taurant and Steam Baking Company,
and becomes the sole owner of the
business.
While 300 baskets of tomatoes
were being transported from Dover to
Leipsic, in the large auto truck of S.
B. Hancock, a small bridge near
Leipsic caved in, causing the auto
dray to settle.
Lee Sparklin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward S. Sparklin, and Miss Laura
Belts, daughter of Mrs. Henry Mason,
were married at the M. P. Parsonage,
at Salisbury, Md, on Saturday after
noon, September 18th, by Rev. L. F.
Wagner. They will live at Milford.
Chief Bender, the great Indiar
pitcher, and Rube Oldring, outfelder,
both of the Athletic base ball club,
are rusticating at Bowers Beach
They went to Dover on Tuesday after
noon in the Chiefs automobile anC
took in the town.
A very pretty dwelling has beer
erected on the south western part O.
the farm of j. F. Moore, near Dover
for his son, M. C. Moore. who returns
from the west to take an active par
in the grape growing business es
tablished by Mr.. Moore.
Mrs. LaSalle Corbell Pickett, tn
widow of the famous Confederat
General of Gettysburg Battle fame
who lectured in Dover at the recen
Chautauqua, is seriously i'll wit
pneumonia. She was taken i'll i
Philadelphia last week, but has bee
removed to her home.
The marriage of James Andrew Rus
sell, son of Mrs. James Russell, O
Milford, and Miss Agnes Mae Utter
mul, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morto
M. Uttermul, of Baltimore, took plac
Monday, September End. Mr.. and Mrs
Russell will make their home i
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard r. Cochran
of Middletown, have issued invitation
to the marriage of their daughter
Agnes Linsey, to Mr.. Louis f
Hutchinson, of Trenton, New Jersey
on Wednesday, October End, at or
O'Clock, p. m. The ceremony wi
take place in St. Anne's Church.
Mr.. Harry Ellison, of near SUNNI
Bridge, is the owner of twin colt
They are a great novelty and al
attracting much attention amor
farmers of that vicinity Both al
thriving. Mr.. Ellison had intendt
to exhibit them at the Delaware Sta
Fair in Wilmington, last week, b.
one of the colts is being raised {
the bottle. Mr.. Ellison is natural
very proud of his colts. They a
now some three or four months old.
Richard Colt, poineer of the o
school, passed away at his home
north Governors avenue, Dover, Su
day night, September 18th, aged
years. He was a native of We
Dover, but has lived in Dover for t
past 80 years. He was an agricU
turist, but took an interest in publ
matters. He was local preacher
the Methodist Episcopal faith a
especially interested in all chur
work The funeral was held Wedne
day and burial was made at Lakesi
Cemetery.
Dr. E. ]. Stout and Miss Lau
M. Bowman announce their marria
on Tuesday,, the tenth of Septembe
Philadelphia, Pa. At home aft
October thirty-first, 1401 Oxfo
street. DIR. Stout is a practici
physician in that city and until r
} Gently held chair in Jeffers
) Medical College. He is well-kno'
as being a former resident
Dover and is large owner of r,
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