Smyrna times., 1912-02-28
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting TENS From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.

Neighbors and Their Doings.
Anticipating high prices, farmers
around Georgetown are planting
large acreages of English peas.
DIR. Walter v. Woods. of Odessa,
has been elected presiden: of the
American Polish Club of Boston,
Mass.
Driven off by the winds, there is
scarcely any ice on the Delaware
river shore at New Castle or vicin.
ity.
A company of Boy Scouts has
been organized in Milford by Major |
William Marshall with a member
ship of &c.
Wild ducks flew upon the
marshes at New Castle. Wednesday
afternoon and one gunner secured |
nine with one shot.
Thieves robbed the meat house of
Harry Sinnex, near Clayto Mon
day night, taking 20 of the 80 hams
and shoulders that he had stored for
future use.
The strike of the students of
Delaware College has been adjusted
and the juniors Wednesday attended
the class of Professor Sturges. whom
they tried to force out. while the
seniors will go back next week.
Nathaniel Horsey of R., an es-
teemed citizen of Greensboro, Md,
died February 9Th, after an illness
of six weeks of neuralgia. The
deceased was son of Revel Horsey
and was born. near FELTON, in 1885.
Capt. Julian Bacon, who was due
to return to Elbow Lighthouse on
January 18th was unable to get
back to duty until last week on
account of the ice blockade in the
Delaware Bay.
Bishop Frederick j. Kinsman has
returned home much improved in
health and will be able to keep all
his regular appointments for the
Lenten season. He has been in
Bermuda.
Senator Omar D. Crothers has
tackled the local telephone problem
in the Maryland Legislature by
offering bill making the rates in
Cecil $l.5 per month for residences
and So. so for business phones and
abolishing the zone feature.
A bill has been introduced in the
General Assembly of Maryland
which infiicts penalty of from six
months to three years imprison-
ment upon any person who makes
an assertion that reflects upon the
good name of woman.
Old residents of Port Deposit,
Md, cannot recall ice conditions
like those of the present in the
Susquehanna. At the south end of
the town the ice is 81 inches thick
at Rock Run it is 16 inches.
Sleighs and autos are racing across
the ice at McCalI's Ferry. which is
% inches.
Edward w. Redfeld, a native of
BridgevilIe, has been awarded the
Walter Lippincott prize of $500 by
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, for his picture,
1.-The Laurel Brook. - The picture
was shown in the academy's 10th
annual exhibition.
The fast trotting horse, Charles
Mitchell, of near Dover, was sold
last week to C. K. G. Billings, in
New York for 81, 500 and will be
retired from the race track with a
record of 2. 044. His winnings dur.
ing 1911 amounted to SIS, 900. Mr..
Mitchell sold him last year for SO,
600.
NsOOCAS OhC VI the tOlQ6l
citizens of Milford died last week
in the Methodist Hospital in Phila.
delphia, after long illness. The
remains were taken to Milford.
Funeral services were held at the
home of his son-in-law, Charles
Hobbs, Wednesday afternoon anC
interment was at Odd Fellows Gem.
etery. A widow and several child.
rem survive him. Mr.. Jester was
highly respected citizen.
While trimming tree in from
of j. R. Chapman's in Newark, las
Thursday, Locke Warpole, a we'll
known resident of that locality me
with fall which caused instant
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