Smyrna times., 1912-11-06
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSU A
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and their Ooings.


NeIghbors and their Ooings.
The muskrat season, which will |
begin November Goth and run until |
March 18th. is a great industry in
this section and many farmers who
own marshes realize more profit from |
the muskrats than from their farms.
Farmers are taking great precau-
tiOn against the dreaded disease, chol-
era, which has in past years killed |
such number of the large porkers.
Many are killing early, although they
are taking a chance of their meat
spelling should the weather get
warmer.
Harrington citizens are making
war on the sellers of cider and other
local option drinks. A committee
went to Milford and acquired a copy
of the ordinance which that town
passed prohibiting these ales. The
town council will be urged to pass
the same restrictions.
Reuben M. Outten, after only 4
months as messenger in the passenger
station of the Delware Railroad at
FELTON,, has passed a successful ex-
animation as a telegraph operator
This is considered very quick work,
as the usual time requires from nine
months to year.
The new ice plant at Frederica has
been completed and the machinery
installed, and the work Of making ice
is now in progress. The building is
a handsome one and up-to-date,
credit to the builders and to the town.
Miss Ada Brittingham, formerly
of Dover, died October II, at her
brothers. home in Massachusetts, and
was buried at her old home. Berlin,
Md. Miss Brittingham was a music
teacher and a member of the Presby-
terian Church, Dover, for many years
and was dearly beloved by large cir
Gle of friends.
Mrs John A. Wade announces the
marriage of her daughter. Adelaide, to
David Cooper, on Thursday, October
81. Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper will be at
home after November IL, at 725
Mulberry street. Springfield, Ohio.
Mr.. Cooper was a resident at FELTON,,
Delaware, for many years.
Rev. H. S. johnson of Dover, has
been appointed secretary for this
State of the National Reform Asso-
citation. He will have full charge in
Delaware of the Second Worlds Cit
izenship Conference to be held at
Portland, Oregon, next June.
Leonard H. Kinnard, for several
years general commercial superinten-
dent of the Bell Telephone Company,
and its associated companies in Della
ware and Maryland, was on the 23rd
ult. elected second vice president
and manager to succeed P. L. Spald-
ing. Mr.. Kinnard resides at Wynne-
wood, Pa. He is succeeded as super
intendent J. H. Crosman, Jr., of Har-
risburg.
General T. Coleman dupont has off
cred to present to the Historical So
ciety of Delaware wooden statue of
George Washington, which is said to
be ITO years old, and is one of the
relics of New York's colonial days.
1t is now in the hands of Joseph
Liebahn of Vineland, N. ].
At the relgular meeting Monday
evening the following were elected
for two years on committees to man.
age, together with the holdover mem
bers, the Palmer Home for Old Folks
at Dover: Application, Mrs. Robert
Stott; reception, Miss Mary L. Kel-
lum; household, Mrs. T. j. Collins,
Mrs. Lynford Outten, Mrs. James H.
Wheatley matron and nurse, Mrs. j.
Frank Startling, Miss Laura Cannon
collecting, Mrs. Richard B. Jones
property, Mrs. Eugene Raughley; re-
ligious services and funerals, Mrs.
George M. Jones; finance, Mrs. Will
liam Salisbury. The recent supper
netted Silt.
On Wednesday,, Emma Jenkins, q
colored woman, appeared before Mag
istrate Wood complaining that Katie
Orrell, also colored, had hit her on
the head with kettle. Katie fol-
lowed her to the squire's office, plead
ing not to be prosecuted. The mag
istrate was preparing to fill out a
bond when Katie rushed out the door.
Mr.. Wood started after her and just
outside of his Office he was attacked
with vertigo and fell to the pavement.
His right shoulder was dislocatel and
his left knee badly cut and bruised.
He was taken to DR.. Anderson's office
| where his iniuries were attended IN