Smyrna times., 1912-11-13
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 Ooings.


NeIghbors and their Ooings.
A boom for R. R. Kenney for
United States Senator has been
started by Dover friends.
While visiting in Wilmington, John
Rice, of Dover, lost $40, and James
Todd is under $500 bail for court.
Georgetown High School boys gave
benefit minstrel show last week to
crowded houses.
Captain John Veasey. of Oak Or
chard, caught 15-pound trout at the
mouth of the Indian River.
Blocked by heavy rain on, Return
day." Georgetown Democrats have
decided to hold celebration of their
Victory, Thursday, tomorrow.
Thomas M. Monaghan, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor who
was defeated on Tuesday. is being
urged for postmaster of Wilmington
by his political friends.
Most of the large crop of buck
wheat in Sussex county has been sold
to the millers, and all of the mills
are now working overtime grinding
out buckwheat flour.
A beautiful window in memory of
James West Marshall and his wife.
Elmer Moore Marshall, has been
presented to st. Peters Episcopal
Church Lewes, by their children.
Herbert Cooper, janitor of the
Milford High School, has been sworn
in as a special truant officer and in
structed to arrest parents of children
between the ages of z and IA years
who do not attend school regularly.
Miss Jennie Riggin, aged 60 years,
Laurel's oldest teacher, and one of
the most prominent women in lower
Delaware, died there last week from
the effects of swallowing a piece of
glass while eating jelly.
Miss Ada Brittingham, formerly
of Dover, died on October 18th, at
her brothers. home in Massachusetts,
and was buried at her old home,
Berlin, Md. Miss Brittingham was
a music teacher and a member of
the Presbyterian Church, Dover,
for many years and was dearly
loved by a large circle of friends.
Trophy Grange had a large collect.
ion of fruit and vegetables at their
meeting Saturday and full member.
ship was present who discussed the
fine specimens.
A horse driven by Mrs. Robert
Stevenson, of Magnolia, ran away
throwing party of women to tn,
street and rendering Miss Emm;
Hart unconscious.
The Firemen's Carnival whicl
closed in Dover recently, after fou
davs successful business, showed
receipts amounting to 1900, whicl
will net a profit of over 81, 200.
Charles L. Terry has purchased tn
Gildersleve peach farm at Bridgeville
consideration SO, cash. TIL
farm contains 26O acres and ha
10, 900 peach and about 1000 appl
trees.
While playing in the hay in tn
barn loft, HAZEL, the fifteen year oil
son of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Roe, O
Magnolia, fell through hole to tn
lower floor and was rendered uncons
cious. Medical aid was summone
and the boy was found to be bu
slightly injured.
Because their pet hen laid an eg
every day for the past 365 days, MI
and Mrs. James Palmer, who ar
moving from Lewes to Florida, re
} fused to sell her, but presented he
to friend upon promise that tn
hen would be well cared for and a.
lowed to die a natural death.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Henry McShan'
of Indianapolis, have, issued invit'
tions to the marriage Of their daugl
ter, Miss Nellie May Valiant,
Mr.. Eugene Hardcastle Foster,
} Sudlersville, Queen Annes count.
Saturday afternoon, November tt
} 18th, at O'Clock, at 1243 Mort
J Pennsylvania Avenue, Indianapoli
Mr.. and Mrs Foster will resid
after their marriage, in Florida.
Announcement was made of u
I marriage last Monday, Novemb
Z 4th, in Baltimore of Miss S. 4
Hess. of Wilmington, and j. I
< Pierson, of Kenton, the ceremor
z being performed by Rev. C. n
Eyster, pastor of the German Luthe