Smyrna times., 1912-04-10

| Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
Thomas U. Marvel. aged 63 years,
died suddenly at Milford.
The Miller farm, 100 acres, near
Maryedl, was sold at public sale on
Tuesday to 7. C. Frame, Jr., at
orney, for 81, zoo.
j. Massey Minner, Woodside. has
been appointed constable by the
Levy Court for the seventh repre-
sentative district.
Mrs. Annie M. Tilley, widow of
DR.. Joshua Twilley, of Chestertown,
died Sunday night, aged 76 years.
Deceased was the stepmother of DR..
J. M. Twilley, of Dover.
Twenty-three cows. seven horses
and two mules perished in a recent
fire when the barn of Charles Turn
er, nOar Wilmington was destroyed.
Loss, $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
The pea crop will be some weeks
later this season than usual. The
weather has delayed blowing and
planting. Last year many farmers
had put their peas in the middle of
March and usually the entire crop is
planted by the 25th.
Wreckers report that the Steamer
GOldsboro. recently stranded on
Brandywine Shoals. has entirely
disappeared from view, and it is
supposed she has been swallowed up
by the quick sands. The wreckers
were unable to save anything of
value on her.
At the next meeting of the State
Board of Education the subject,
"Delaware Needs a New School
Code, " will be debated by six mem
bers of the board: Afirmat Fred
Brady, George S. Messersmith,
Henry Ridgely; negative-H. C.
Davis, John W. Herring, Prof. Harry
Hayward.
The funeral of Mrs. John W.
Hall took p ace Wednesday from
Trinity Methodist Protestant Church
at Marion, Rev. R. R. Lewis off
ciating. Interment was in St. Paul
Cemetery. She was So years of age
and the mother of FIVE, living, grown
sons in Crisfeld and vicinity.
A Champ Clark club has been or
ganized in Kenton. The following
officers were elected: President,
Enoch 7. Williams; vice president,
= H. W. Hilyard; secretary, W. D.
Wilds; treasurer, C. W. Graham.
1t has as its members most of the
representative democrats of that
locality.
Alden B. Richardson, of Dover,
won the Coleman dupont Glass A
spoon event. He broke 25 straight.
Mr.. Richardson lost the Glass A
challenge cup, which he won recent
ly from E. A. Everitt by breaking
so straight, to H. H Lukens. The
winner Saturday broke 48 out of So
Richardson's score was 46.
The Democratic road overseers re
Gently appointed by the Levy Cour
to repair and improve the roads o.
central Delaware will each receiv,
a draft Of rules and regulations fo
the drainage and improvement O.
the public roads, revised and adopt
ed by the Levy Court after consu lta
tion with an engineer.
Caroline Burton, colorpd, tn
oldest inhabitant of Lewes, die
last week of old age, aged SO year
and six months. Until the pas
week she had been we'll and takin,
her daily stroll around town. "Aun
Caroline, as she was familiarl,
called was slave and told many
stories of her life in downcas
countenances.
Lave N. Cross, the veteran base
ball player who has been spendin,
the past winter in the vicinity o
Dover, left last week for Haverhill
Mass, where he will manage tn
club of that city in the New Eng
land Leue. He begins his 2Sth sea
son and has always been a sta
player. Of that time 20 years wer
spent with the Philadelphia AthIet
les. A the end of last season Law
had an injured leg, but it is o. K
now and he starts out in goo
shape. He has decided to becom
permanent resident of Ken
county, owing to the splendid fishinl
and cunning of this section.