Smyrna times., 1912-10-09
NEWS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neghbors and their Doings.
Concrete pavements are being laid in
the Perkensville section of North East,
Md.
T. jackson Waller, of Laurel, is
exhibiting 27 ears of corn that fill a
bushel basket.
The residences of James B. Bice
and J. Frank Startling, of Dover, are
being remodeled.
Two Canadian farmers have pur-
chased farms near Milford and will
take possession next year.
The old strawboard mill in Chester
town, Md, has resumed operations
after several years of idleness.
A, falling casting smashed the left |
hand of William Kelley, a planer, at
the Baldt steel plant, New Castle.
Samuel L. Merchant, of Millington,
has been appointed constable for the
First district of Kent county,
Md.
Joseph Brown, of New Castle,
placed his pipe in pocket and was
severely burned on the left side of his
body.
John Ganegart, charged with selling
| hold
under $500 bail for Court by Magis-
trate Carter, of Townsend.
Norma Smiley and John Earl, color
ed, have been lodged in Denton Jail,
charged with robbng the stores of J.
w. Simons and Eugene Lynch at
Dounes Station, Md.
Miss Mary E. Caldwell, former
librarian of Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, Md, and a sister of Mrs.
Vaughan S. Collins, of MiddletOwn,
has departed for Florida to reside.
Growers of this section are now
busy picking and storing their crop
of apples. The majority of the best
fruit will be sent to the cold storage
warehouses.
In the case of William Gartkand,
aged 70 years, who died from a fall
down the steps of Wilmington Ho-
tel, a cOroner's jury returned YER
dict of accidental death.
DR.. Wilson Pendleton, formerly
superintendent of the Gaylord Farm
Sanitorium of Connecticut, has been
appointed superintendent of Hope
Farm, near Wilmington.
Fire believed to have been caused
by sparks from a passing locomotive
partly wrecked a store house in the
plant of the American Car and Found
ry Company in Wilmington.
Alfred P. Townsend has been ap
pointed freight agent of the Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad, il
Georgetown, to succeed Charles P
Tunnell, who has resigned after A
years service.
William Brothers, former resi-
} dent of Dover, but of late years
resident of Canada, died at Arden
New Castle County, Delaware, Fri
day, September 26th, aged about 81
years. The remains were taken t
Dover and buried at Lakesid
cemetery.
The six room frame dwelling O
Mrs. X. L. Cowgirl, situated Oh
American avenue, Dover, was soil
} last week at public auction. Georg
) Meggers, of near Dover was tn
purchaser, consideration 81, 900
} Mr.. Meggers will leave the farm an
move to Dover
Alden B. Richardson, of Dover
who has made excellent scores in re
cent shooting matches, will be one o
the All-Delaware team to uphold tn,
) honor of the State at the mate
between the Delaware team and tn
: New England team at Wellington
Mass, on Saturday.
: Mr.. and Mrs. S. Harrington Mes
; sick, of Bridgeville, will leav
: November 4th, for Spokane, Wash.
2 where Mr.. Messick, who is Master Q
! the Delaware State Grange, wi
= represent his organization at tn
= convention of the National Grange
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Messick will later G
Z to San Francisco and Los Angeles an
: will be away from home about
: month.
z Alfred w. Collins, son of Mr.. an
2 Mrs. William c. Collins, of nes
: Farmngton, and Miss Mary F. Mere
Z dith deughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bethu'
= Meredith, of near Houston, wei
: quietly married Sunday evening, Sept.
= at the Pennington M. E. Parsonage