Smyrna times., 1912-02-14
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.


A rock fish weighing "a pounds
was cut out of the ice on Chescon-
nessex creek by E. 7. Ayers.
Lester S. German, of Aberdeen,
Md, in the final event of the fifth
annual trapshOoting tournament at
Pine Hurst, N. c., led the profess
sionals with 81 2-3 per cent.
Beginning with the February
number the New Amtsel Magazine
will be known as the Delaware
Magazine. Miss Muriel Bailey
continues as editor.
John Colt, Jr., has sold his four
acre farm just out of Dover, on the
Hazelettville road, opposite the DR..
Henry Ridgely farm, to Thomas G.
Cook, for So, 500.
The steam heating plant at the
Kent county Jail, which broke down
some weeks ago, depriving the
county offices of steam heat, has
been repaired and the county Offices
are now we'll supplied.
Mrs. Eliza Steward, a colored
woman of Bel Air, Md, who claim
ed to be 108 years old, died January
25. She leaves So grandchildren
and S5 greatgraudchildren. Her
oldest daughter, Jane Steward, of
Bel Air, is 88 years old.
The Newark Trust and Safe De-
posit Company has sold the drug
store for Mr.. Eben B. Frazer to
George W. Rhodes. Also the drug
store of George W. Rhodes to
David R. Thompson.
j. Leonard Soper, class of 1905,
Delaware College, and Miss Mae
Helen Huesman, both of Magnolia,
Delaware, were married at the
Presbyterian manse by Rev. W. J.
Rowan on Thursday.
James H. Hughes, trustee, on
Saturday sold the Preston Bros.
cannery, at Middletown, at public
sale. 1t was bought by Harry G.
Preston, for $l1, 500. which was
considered a fair price for the
property.
Miss Anna Massey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G.. Massey,
near Dover was taken to Whining
ton last week, where an operation
was performed at the Delaware
Hospital for appendicitis. 1t was
a successful one and she is getting
along nicely.
David W. Mosley, of Dover, lost
a valuable colt last week. II was
a promising one being the son OF
Barnette B., 2.O63, the dam was
the mother of Baby Russell, which
has shown wonderful speed. Death
was probably due to poor feed. The
colt was valued at $500.
An alarm of fire was sounded at
Dover on Tuesday afternoon shortly
before O'Clock when a barrel of
tar located between the boilers al
the Dover Gas Works, caught fire.
A great volume of smoke and the
dangerous location caused consider
able alarm, but the flames were
nuicklv axfinOuisbad
Miss Pauline Moore, daughter OF
State Treasurer D. o. Moore, OF
Laurel who is a pupil at the Broad
Street Conservatory of Music, Phil
adelphia, sang at the Peoples
Church, Dover, on Sunday morning
the soprano solo, "In Joy Tri.
umphant. - The young singer has
a voice of high range and much
promise.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Griffith
of near Milford, last week cele.
brated the 50th anniversary of theil
marriage. When married, half &
3 century ago, they drove in an OK
cart to the residence of Rev. Trustil
P. McColley, at Milford. The
couple were visited all day by theil
children and grandchildren and they
received many fine presents.
Sunday night, February 4, Will,
James Chandler and his family
were attending religious services a
Summit Bridge, their house neal
that place, caught fire and wal
. completely destroyed together will
all it's contents, furniture anC
clothing, together with this year,
supply of meat. The owner, BoyC
r. Mccoy, was to have moved ther,
on March 25th.
To have boxes filled with canned
tomatoes, the weight of which wa