Smyrna times., 1912-06-05
NEWS OF The DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

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Interesting Items From all Parts of the |
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neghbors and Their Doings.
The Alumni Association of the
Dover High School is planning to
hold a banquet Thursday, June 20.
Spelling 300 words correctly, Ag-
nes Bayles, sixth grade pupil won
high honors at Stevensville SPELL
ing bee.
Lewes fishermen are catching a
large number of Holsters at present.
1t is thought there will be over 400
traps set this season.
Cadet James NJ. Kirk, of Dover,
is one of the graduates at West
Point this year. His aunt, Miss
Sarah Q. Kirk, and sister, Miss
Julia Kirk, leave for West Point to
attend the graduating exercises.
Miss Leah A. Burton, of Lewes,
daughter of ex-Congressman Burton,
is the honorary representative for
Delaware on the general committee
of 100 women comprising the execu-
tive of the Women's Titanic Me-
mortal.
In the Chautauqua circuit estab-
lished with Swarthmore College at
the lead are the following dates
June 10-15, Chestertown, Nd. June
Ills. Georgetown; June 1917.
Laurel; June 1918, Dover; June
14-19, Elkton, Nd.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Miss Helen Brown, of
Church Hill, Md, and Madison B.
Bordley, editor of the Centreville,
Record. The wedding took place at
St. Luke's Church, Church Hill,
June l.
Thomas l.. Davis, of Ridgely, Md,
has seven geese pulling weeds in his
young strawberry patch. The geese
have plucked every piece of grass
in sight and the patch is as bare as
the middle of the road with every
berry vine undisturbed by the
hungry fowls.
The organ recital at the Dover
Presbyterian Church Tuesday even
ing of last week was a rare treat.
DR.. Henry G. Hanchett, the organ
ist, was assisted by Miss Mildred
Matthews, soprano; Mrs. J. Hall
Anderson, violinist, H. H. Smedley,
baritone, andN C. S. Preiner, tenor.
The Republican State committee
met in Wilmington recently and or
gaized by electing Edmund Mitchell
= State chairman and Thomas S.Lewis
secretary. Charles H. Colbourne,
of Wilmington, was elected a
member of the committee. He was
recommended by the colored voters
of Wilmington.
The Delaware Branch of the New
Jersey Home for Friendless Child
rem has elected A. M. Daily, presi-
dent. Rev. H. L. Bunstein and Rev.
R. K. Stephenson. presidents
John B. Hutton, secretary, treasurer
and general counsel; C v. Will
liams, general superintendent; W.
K. Lord, assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w. Hall,
of Dover, who have been at jackson,
Mississippi, for the past three
months have returned to their State
street residence. Mr.. Hall states
that he was about As miles distant
from the flooded territory. The
waters of the Mississippi river have
receded and left the land fertilizec
and very much richer and in time
for planting the cotton crop.
"Kill the fy' is the battle cry oi
those who intend to wage a deadly
campaign against the germ-bearine
insect. The common little house
fly will no longer be allowed to en-
joy the privilege of entering the
sugar bowl, helping himself anC
then finishing his repast by batF
in the milk pitcher. The crusade
is on and an active fight shoulC
greatly reduce the number of tht
little pest.
Seaford cans more peas every
year than are canned at any othe
place in the world. From a small
beginning few years ago, the in
, dustry has grown until now thert
are two large, well-equipped fac
tories there, owned and operated b,
Greenabaum Brothers and Z. c
Ross, giving employment to a larg
number of people and during tn
heioht of the season running ia,