Smyrna times., 1912-01-31
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting TENS From all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
DR.. James H. Wilson, of Dover, |
who has been seriously i'll, is grad
ually recovering, his many friends
will be pleased to know.
Thomas J. Stevenson, of Dover,
received large number of congrat-
ulatory letters and postcards on
Friday last, the occasion being his
74th birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Hancock, |
of Dover, celebrated their Both we'd
ding anniversary on Thursday even
ing of last week. They were sur
prised by large party of friends.
Harvey W Calhoun, of the firm
of Calhoun Brothers, BARRIERS, of
Georgetown and Miss Mary Hastings
of Washington, D. c., twin sister
of the wife of John T. Calhoun, his
senior partner, were married last
week.
Senator r. R. Kenney and wife
left last week for a six weeks
southern trip. During their absence
State Insurance Commissioner
Charles H. Maull and wife will oc-
cupy the State street home of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenney.
The funeral of Mrs Sarah Hearn,
one of the oldest residents of Del
mar, who died Sunday night, was
held at the M. E. Church Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Hearn was in her
87th year and leaves one son, Levin
w. Hearn.
The Grand Chapter of Delaware,
Royal Arch Masons, has donated
$500 toward the fund for the put-
chas of the new Masonic Home near
Wilmington.
At the annual election Of officers
of the Kent Club. United States
Senator Harry A. Richardson was
reelected president; John H. Jones,
vice president, and w. Charles
Boyer, secretary and treasurer.
A swindler who represented him
self an agent FOR a large poultry
house in Philadelphia, robbed the
farmers of Kent and Queen Anne
counties, Md, of about 81, 500 worth
Of poultry during the holidays.
Mrs. Maria E. Anderson, of Ris-
ing Sun. announces the marriage of
her daughter, Miss J snnie Glider
sieve Anderson, to William H.
Paine, Tuesday, the twenty third of
January. The wedding took place
at the home of the brides brother.
Howard Anderson, in Philadelphia.
They will be at home after the
seventeenth of February, Rising Sun,
Delaware.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Delaware State Feder-
alton of Women's Clubs was held in
Dover Thursday. After the meet
ing the members were entertained
at luncheon by the Dover men,
bers: Mrs. James Pennewill, first
vice-president; Mrs. Robert J.
Ferguson, chairman of arts and
crafts and Mrs. Mary M. Walcott,
chairman of legislation.
j.. Kemp Stevens, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Caroline county.
Md, and Miss Ethel Anderson were
married on Monday, January %, at
the home of the BRIDES mother,
Mrs. Harriet Anderson, in Denton,
Md. Rev. J. Gibson Gautt, pastor
OF Christ Church, Denton, performed
the ceremony. only relatives at
tended as the BRIDES father, Isaac
ID. Anderson, died recently. The
bride is a fine musician and was
educated at the Peabody Conserva-
tory of Music, Baltimore. The
groom is a lawyer.
Fire on the farm of Miss Ada
Lockwood, near Warwick, Md. q,
tenanted by Mr.. Joseph Shriver,
about O'Clock Wednesday morning
destroyed most of the buildings,
together with the corn, hay and
other articles on the farm. The
loss is considerable, especially on the
crops, which we understand were
partially insured in the Kent County
Mutual Company. The origin of the
fire is a mystery, but is supposed
to have started from a traction en-
gine which was run to the farm
early in the evening.
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