Smyrna times., 1912-12-18
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.
U. G. Harshman, who has an apple
orchard of 1900 trees, near Hagers-
town, has planted 1, 600 more.
The First Presbyterian Church, of
Chesapeake City, has extended a call
to Rev E. G. Eggert, of Harring
ton, Del.
Elkton Council has appointed
dog catcher to enforce the ordinance
requiring all dogs to be muzzled while
on the streets.
William Harris and George Bratton,
Jr., of New Castle. obtained 26
muskrats Saturday from their traps
and by shooting.
The Dover Public Schools will close
Friday, December 20, Tor the Christ
m as holidays and reopen Thursday, |
January 2, 1913.
The largest hog killed in Sussex
county this season was slaughtered
by J. M. O'Day, of near Reliance,
weighing 748 pounds.
Falling while playing, May, the
little daughter of William Stabbings,
of Port Deposit, sustained a compound
fracture of one hip.
The reclamation of Sussex county
swamplands as phase in agricultural
progressiveness is being discussed by
farmers of that section.
John L. Dick was awarded S130
damages by a Hartford county Court
against ]. w. Silver & Co., road con-
tractors, for the death of a mule.
Harry Jordon, of St. James, Wash
ington county, Pa, so far this sea-
son has caught 152 opossums, IL rae
coons, 80 skunks and one wildcat.
Miss Sara J. Eddy, of Bristol Ferry.
R. l., has given Otis Chapel Sunday
School, near Elkton, an oil painting
by her of a Madonna and child.
The administrator building the
Delaware tuberculosis Society
is building at Hope Farm at a cost
of $50, 900 will be ready for occupancy
about January 1.
Ira w. Joseph, of Milford, son OF
the late Gardner w. Joseph, who
died few weeks ago, has been ap
pointed Justice of the Peace in hi
fathers place.
The Caroline County School Boart
has authorized the county truan
officer to make several arrests of pu
pills, parents and guardians who are
violating the school attendance law.
George H. Cariss has bought tn
10 acre Wilson farm adjoining tn
Henry Dagger farm, below Dover, an
is having the dwelling remodeled b
B. F. Abbott. MIR. Abbott will ais
remodel the large barn on the Carts
farm which was recently purchase
by Rev. ]. G. w. Fast of Johnstown
Pa. DIR. Fast is putting out appl
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ments next spring.
Wilmington, Del. Dec. 15.-Whil
her sons and their wives were playin
cards in the dining room of the
- home, at No. 1903 Pine street la'
night, a burglar entered the hous
and, after chloroforming Mrs. Charlie
Smith, who had retired early, searche
y the house and carried off small SUI
2 of money. Harry Smith, one of tt
! sons, was startled when he detected
= strange odor permeating the hous
= and finally traced it to his mother
: room. He found her unconscious, al
= later developments showed the pla,
9 had been robbed. Mrs. Smith w
: not revived until several hours late
9 After having lived to enter up'
her ninetieth year, Mrs. Elizabe
= Lore Clarke, mother of Ex-May
9 Eldad L. Clarke of Dover, and sist
: of the late Chief Justice C. B. Lor
passed away at her daughters res
dence in Baltimore and was buried
Dover Wednesday in Christ Chur
Z Cemetery. Mrs. Clarke resided
& Dover fifty years, beloved in her hor
and town. She was a native of M
: Jersey but came to Delaware in h
. girlhood with her father and brotht
locating at Odessa. She has liv
for seven years in Baltimore with
= other surviving child, Mrs. Cal
: Churchman. Mrs. Churchman' r'
= tor, DIR. Boosey of Baltimore, &C
= Quoted the funeral service.
= Forty-five minuted before the {
piration of the twelve-day limit
which they were to collect $500, 0
9 for the Delaware Hospital at W
mington, the committee in charge
the work, Tuesday night at IL.
o,clock announced that the