Smyrna times., 1912-03-13
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.

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Neighbors and Their Doings.
1t is said that once during the
long freeze there was not a pound
of meat nor a sack of flour for sale
on Chincoteague.
Miss Caroline R. Riggs, of Dover,
was given a miscellaneous shower
by her friends at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Reynolds Clough, on
Monday evening.
Rev. Daniel Wilmot Gateson, of
st. George Episcopal Church. has
been elected vicar of old Swedes
Chuch, to succeed Rev. Albert E.
Clay, retired.
The next annual meeting of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society will
be held in the dupont building,
Wilmington, January 2, 8 and 4,
1918.
q Rev. E. L. Coblentz, pastor of
St. Paul's Reformed Church, Ridge
ly, Md, for the past II years, has
been unanimously elected pastor of
the First Reformed Church at
Carlise, Pa.
The trends of Jack Ennis, near
Dover, have made up a purse of
$15O to purchase a horse for him on
account of his heavy loss during the
recent storm that did mu.h damage
to his stock and vehicles and wreck
ed his barn and stable.
= The fishermen of Love Point, Md,
' are operating their drift nets with
much success. Last Saturday they
shipped several barrels and boxes of
fine rock and white perch, and on
Monday they shipped between 6, 900
and ZOO. pounds of these fish.
Seymour C. Hutton, died at his
home in South Milford last week
after a lingering illness, aged IA
years. Mr.. Hutton was one of the
best known old men in Milford,
and in his earlier days, took active
part in many enterprises in this
section of the State.
The remains of the one -year-old
child of MIR. and Mrs. Peter Pallina.
of Hartly, were buried at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Dover, last week.
Death was caused by the child pull
ing basin of boiling water from
the cook stove over on itself.
The ROBBINS Hose Company of
Dover rhas elected the following
officers: John, H. Jones, president;
George G. Clendaniel, vice-president;
A. B. Baxter, recording secretary !;
Hiram B. Donoho, financial secre-
tary; Harry Vane, treasurer: W.
c. Boyer, trustee.
All the assessors of Kent county
were ordered by the Levy Court to
appear before that body Tuesday
with their scrap assessments for
the purpose of adjusting and revis-
. ing all assessments, in order that
the dupli ates may be issued TO the
collectors as soon as possible. The
odd assessment books were also
ordered to be turned over to the
assessors to aid them in their COM
parisons.
On Monday of last week, George
Walton, a timer employed by the
7. K. Jones & Bro. Co., met with a
painful accident. While going up
a ladder on top of the Pollett build
ing on Loockerman, street, Dover.
which had been unroofed by the
storm, when near the top the ladder
fell, carrying Mr.. Walton heavily
to the second roof. a distance of 1S
feet. He sustained a broken ankle
and severe jarring.
Col. Thomas j. Ewell lost out in
his fight for reappointment by Gov
ernor Goldsborough, of Maryland, as
State Fire Marshal, and the place
goes to Edward Myers of Frederick
county. Former State Senator
Harry A. Roe, of Caroline county,
was appointed Automobile Commits
SlOher Iu place OF John II. George.
The Governor announced that both
Messrs. Myers and Roe will make
their homes in Baltimore and will
devote their entire time and atten-
tion to the duties of their respective
offices. Frank A. White, of Talbot
county, Md, is named as the chief
of the Bureau of Statistics.
A snow white muskrat was shot
by. Baynard Carroll at his tidewater
farm near Huntsville, Md, recently
which will be mounted and placed
on exhibition in Easton as one of the
curiosities of the Eastern Shore.
The high tide drove the rare animal
up from his pine in the hanks of