Smyrna times., 1912-05-15
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.

S''A nCI DOuiSSs
Former Governor Austin L..
Crothers is critically i'll at his home
in Elkton, Md, and there is little
hope of his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. David C. Wilcutts
gave a birthday party for their
daughter, Miss Cora May Wilcutts,
Magnolia, Tuesday evening.
DR.. Walter P. Conway, of At
lantic City, has purhased of W. F.
Horsey the building lot adjoining
his new residence on State Street,
Dover.
Another high-record price has
been established for Kent county
farms by the sale of the 7O-acre R.
c. Taylor farm, near Magnolia, for
$40, 500 to c. A. Davis, of Texas.
A strawberry festival under the
auspices of the Round Table Club
will be held in the rink, Wyoming,
tonight. Ice cream, cake, straw
berries and automobile rides for
sale.
The annual school election for
schools in Kent county will be held
Saturday, June 1st, except where
the school chart designates a special
date. There are probably only two
exceptions, Clayton and Harrington.
While digging for a telephone
line on his farm, near Havre de
Grace, Md, John Leight discovered
a sand pit which he has leased to
the Pennsylvania railroad for s4.-
900.
By vote of Sc to 81, the Demo-
cratic county convention in session
in Wilmington last week voted to
change the rules of the part provid-
ing for the nomipation of all county
officers by direct primaries, instead
of making nominations by the con-
vention system.
Enoch T. Heite, of Dover. has a
cat that mothers four kittens and a
rabbit dog puppy. The latter was
given to him when only a few days
old, was willingly accepted by the
cat, that seems quite proud and
happy with her brood of five little
ones.
Town Councilman Walter H.
Peterson, of Dover, claims to have
Matched IL ducks from a setting of
IL eggs. The freak, which lived
two days, is the twin with four
legs and feet that he now has pre-
served in alcohol at his shop, corner
OF New and North streets, Dover.
The handsome new First National
Bank of Dover has been completed
and was open for inspection Satur-
day afternoon and evening. A con-
crete sidewalk is being laid and it
is expected that business will be
commenced at the new quarters this
week.
Realestste brokers have sold the
R. c. Taylor farm, near Magnolia,
containing 70 acres, to C. A. Davis,
of Texas, for $40. 500. The M. C.
Jackson farm of rs acres, near Har-
rington, to Washington McNeice,
of Minnesota, for SO, $50. 1t con-
tains 1000 apple trees, all in bear
ing.
There were between 80 and 100.
present at the annual meeting and
roll call of the Baptist Church,
Dover, Monday night of last week.
A large number of reports were
heard from the various departments,
sixteen in all, and humorous poem
was read by Mrs. A. +. Watson,
along with music and refreshments.
Thirty have been added to the
church during the past year.
The Dover Board of Trade met
in regular monthly session on Tues
day evening. Herman C. Taylor
was elected secretary by acclama-
tion, to succeed ]. M. Davidson. re-
signed. Messrs. Magee, Mayer and
W. H. Baker we're appointed a COM
mittee to secure ground for the
Chautauqua tent. The Academy
campus was suggested as the most
suitable location.
George Deiger, aged about so
years, died suddenly at Mrs. John D.
Hawkins boarding house i'll Dover
Wednesday. Deceased went to
Dover Friday evening, May 8, and
was employed by M. L. Deputy at
the Capitol Hotel barber shop. He
was taken i'll Tuesday noon and was
found dead in bis room Wednesday
afternoon. His family was located
in Philadelphia.