Smyrna times., 1912-07-24
NEWS Of The DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Increasing Items From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.


Neighbors and Their Doings.
Professor K. M. Wiley has been
elected principal of the Bridgeville
High School.
A big gristmill in Milton has
made arrangements 10 have it's power |
furnished by electricity.
Arthur McCloskey, of near New
ark, was thrown from his carriage |
last week when his horse ran away,
but was only slightly injured.
The Roosevelt Progressive Club of |
Georgetown, claims to have 200 sign
ers who will support a third party |
ticket in Sussex county this year.
The John Hammond farm, of 1913
acres, near Clayton, has been sold
to W. G. Guessman, of Pennsylva-
MIA; for So, 700.
The Girard farm, near Hartly, con-
tanning 35 acres, has been sold to
Robert Campbell, of New York
price, So. 400.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains at Farnhurst berailed
several cars and blocked traffic but
injured no one.
George Walls, a Georgetown
painter, fell while at work, striking
his left hand on an upturned nail
and inficting a very painful wound.
Mrs. Bessie Parker, wife of William
Parker, died at Leipsic Monday, July
Is, aged 81 years. The funeral was
held at Roby NJ. P. Chucrh on Wed
nesday.
Milton Council at its next meet
ng will take up the proposition of
having the sidewalks paved with
GENE 1t, the town paying half of the
bill.
Thomas F. Gormley. a represen-
tative in the Legislature from Will
mington,. will be a candidate for
the Democratic nom inaton for State
Senator.
Kent county, Maryland's biggest
wheat grower, Mr.. Eugene M.
BoDwill, only got 26 bushels per
acre. He usually gets from 80 to
40.
The 1O-acre farm OF John Gomery
near Hsrtly, has been purchased by
Thomas Maxey, of Pennsylvania,
for 81. 900.
To check a "slide" into the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, at
Summit Bridge, the canal company
has a pile-driver driving 5O-foot
piling into the bank.
The residence of David Taylor,
near Centerville, was fired by lightn-
ing Thursday night. both Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor being stunned, but re-
viving in time to escape.
After the women of Bridgeville
have raised enough money to pur-
chase a street sprinkler, some OF
the Town Commissioners are now
opposing the use of the machine.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Arthur Hall, of Ocean
View, son of Amos Hall. and Miss
Maggie Evans, daughter of William
Evans, of Clarksville, on July 8, by
Rev. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burton, OF
Dover, announce the marriage of
their daughter Miss Florence Elvs
Burton, to William Burton Pretty.
man, of Georgetown. The wed.
ding took place in Wilmington, Tues.
day, July 8.
The lumionus tower of Ship Johr
Shoal Light, Delaware Bay, has
been increased from $40 to about
4,60O candles for the white light, anC
from 130 to about 1900 candles fol
the red light, by changing the illu
minant from oil to incandescent OF
vapor.
DR.. H. B. Simmons, of Chester
town, performed slight operation
on Addie Gale Atwell, the eight
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
j. W. Atwell, Thursday. by taking
a grain of popcorn out of her ear
- This corn had been in Adde'S ear
since she was two years old, bu
, had not given her any special trouble
= until about a week ago. The grair
was swollen to it's double size anC
had caused considerable pain.
Mr.. Wilmer Benton, Oldest son O
" Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Benton
? of near Millington, died at his hom,
', July 18th, at II p. M, after a i'll
paoo of aauaral month, e. Do.Ao.