Smyrna times., 1912-05-08
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
Neighbors and Their Doings.
Mrs. James H. Chapman has been
elected president of the Georgetown
New Century Club.
C. R. Funston, of Bridgeville, an
uncle of General Funston, has been
appointed Justice of the Peace.
Rev. Joel S. Gilfllian has been
reelected to the Newark Board of
Education for three years.
The annual convention of the
Sussex County W. C. T. U. will
be held in Lewes May 9th and 10th.
In anticipation of a large sweet
potato crop, two large houses are
being built at Millsboro for storage
purposes.
Following the resignation of
John C. Cooper, Bridgeville is with
out police protection and unable to
find a man for the Job.
Judge Henry c. Conrad will de-
liver the annual address before the
Delmar High School on the evening
of Thursday, May 3Oth.
Thomas V. Keith, of Dover,
bought the J. M. Davidson property
at public sale last week for s2,-
462. so.
The Milford Board of Education
has engaged an architect to prepare
plans for extensive alterations on
the interior of the High School.
Recorder of Deeds Amos P. Hins-
ley has purchased the Mrs. o. W.
Evans property on King street,
Dover, consideration 50, 750.
A sneak thief who entered the
home of former Postmaster Robert
J. Morrison, at Newark, stole a
pair of gold eyeglasses and other
articles.
George S. Davis and several of
those who raise strawberries in Mil
ford are busy covering their vines
with grass sacks to protect them
from the probable frosts.
Notices have been sent by Towr
p Council to property owners ir
Georgetown that they must pave
their sidewalks with cement within
three months.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, of the Lincoln
M. E. Church is raising the indebt
- edness by having his psrishioner
bring old magazines and papers ant
having them packed and sold.
A. J. Elliott. of near Centreville
has 25 ewes that have yielded hir
81 lambs. There were four sets O
triplets and the rest were twins
Not single lamb was born to an
eve. Only three lambs have died
Chancellor Curtis has allowe
Martin B. Burris, receiver for tn
Joseph C. Parker & Sons Fibr
Company, $1,000, and John
Nicholson and Christopher L. WARD
counsel for the receiver, 81, ,25
each, on account of their services.
Nearly $50, 900 will be spent fC
Pocomoke City, Nd, strC ct improve
ments within the next 18 month
and the main streets will be change
} from the present poorly constructe
roadheds into smooth, hard macadal
roads.
A new corrugated iron building
50x75 feet is being erected at til
packing plant of Richardson & RoE
bins Company to used as
storage building. New floors al
Z being laid in the second story of tt
) other building.
: Rev. H. c. Turner, pastor of IL
M. E. Church at Millville. left {
2 Tuesday for Waterville, Maine,
: assume charge of the M. E. Churt
Z there. He preached his farewe
z sermon on Sunday. He at one tin
: was at Brandywine Church, Wi
Z mington. Rev. Joselyn, who is
= present in charge of the Watervil
: Church, will be transferred to Mil
z vile.
: Flowing up large field by dyn
9 mite was an attraction at Dow
( Wednesday afternoon. Walter Mo
= ris cashier of the Farmers Ban
= who owns a large field on Wat
street near the railroad, had tt
work done by a representative