Smyrna times., 1912-05-29

The annual school election in !
Kent county will be held Saturday,
June 1.
DR.. j. R. Downes, of Preston,
MI, has been appointed health
officer for Caroline county.
Claiming cruel treatment and
desertion, Jefferson u. Beltz, of
Cecilton, Md, has sued for divorce.
Marydel campmeeting will be held
this year from August 2 to 16 in
elusive, Rev. Chaires in charge.
William H. Anderson, of Denton,
Nd, has been appointed clerk to
the County Commissioners at 81, 200
year.
C. Watson Dunham, of Dover,
has purchased the shore villa,
"Idlehour,' Rotan Point, Long
Island Sound; consideration SO, 200.
The Supreme Court of the State
of Delaware will convene in Dover
Tuesday, June Is. Seven cases are
scheduled for argument and one for
decree.
Thrown from a bicycle, James
McKelvey, son of William McKelvey,
of Rising Sun, was rendered un-
conscious for several hours and pain
fully injured.
Two subscriptions of So, 500 each
and another of $500 have been re-
ceived by the Delaware Historical
Society for the fund for the new
building in Wilmington.
The Talbot Grand Jury has in
dicted John;Spencer and Fred Johns
ton, colored, for violating the local
option laws; William Smith for
assault and Colt Burk for murder.
Friday, June IA, is Flag Day. 1t
should be celebrated everywhere by
display of the flag and when pos
sible by appropriate exercises in
the churches, schools and lodges.
Because of an epidemic of child
ren's ailments the Children's Day
services in the Middletown churches
have been postponed until Septem-
ber.
Lillian Shockley, aged 8 years,
was injured near her home in Will
mington when run over by heav.
ily-laden wagon while she was play
ing in the street.
Rev. Charles Erdman, professor
at the Princeton Theological Semi
nary will preach the annual sermon
at Old Drawers, near Middletown
on June 2.
A shoe repair man, afte tayini
in New Castle four days, decampe'
with his tools and % pairs of shoes
the property of colored persons nov
trying to locate him.
James M. Satterfeld, executor o
David Minus, deceased, sold Satur
day last a frame dwelling and va
cant lot situated on Kirkwood stree
Dover, to T. C. Frame, for $855.
Isaac Moore died at the home o
his daughter, Mrs. Wesley Rash, o
} New street, Dover. Wednesday
May %, aged 76 years. The fur
eral was held Saturday.
Representatives of a roller graf
company from Syracuse. N. Y
were in Newark this week in col
) ference with members of the Boar
of Trade relative to a site for
} foundry.
At the request of the G. A. R
: Wilmington City Council has askt
; the residents to display all flags
! half staff on Memorial day and thi
Z all bells be tolled for FIVE minut,
at noon.
z In crap raid at Laurel, Chi
: Steen and Policeman Baker arrest
Z Fletcher Benson, William Wrigh
Z Edward Grant and Roy Curis, fin
of IS being imposed by Aldermi
3 Clapham.
: Becoming frightened at a stes
roller on Main street, Newark,
= Thursday, horse attached to Fra
: Carpenters milk wagon ran ava
: spilling forty quarts of milk a
2 injuring the driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Fork
have issued invitations to their II
wedding anniversary which will
. celebrated on Monday evening, il
8, at 8. 80 O'Clock, at their residei
on north Governors avenue, Dove
The intensity Of the Delawl
Mill p.aakmatar front range light Y