Smyrna times., 1912-11-20
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSU A
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and their Dongs.

Samuel T. Cubbage, M. D., of Fell
ton, announces that he is an applicant
for the position of clerk of the next
House of Representatives which is
Democratic by large majority.
James Wise, Jr., formerly of
Dover, who has been associated with
the w. B. Riker Co.,, in New York,
has been placed in charge of a new
store opened by the firm in Schnectady,
n. Y.
Miss Maggie Slaughter, who has
been spending the past two months in
this state. and after a week with
Dover friends, returned Saturday to
her home in Lottsburg, Va.
The first of a series of "at homes, -
at Dover, during November, by Mrs
Mary H. Salisbury. Miss Annie B.
Hayes and Mrs. M. Hayes Wilson,
was given Tuesday of last week.
Miss Laura Lush, of Chestertown,
Md, lost nearly her entire flock of 80
turkeys from the cholera. She has
only 4 of the flock left.
Some of the friends of Judge Gray
are talking of movement to suggest
the Judge for Secretary of State un-
der President Wilson.
An alarm of fire at Dover recently
proved to be an error. The large vol
ume of smoke came from the rebuild
ing of fire at the lumber plant of J.
A. Hartnett & Brother, near the rail-
road station.
Floyd C. Ramsdell, former senior
editor of the Denton, Md. Americn
Union, died very suddenly Wednesday,
November 6, aged 76 years. He was
born in New York State and from
1869 to 1879 was a resident of Wy
oming, this county.
Charles E. Glazire died at his home
near Milford, Thursday, October 31st,
ged 70 years. Deceased was engaged
in farming a short distance west of
Dover few years ago. The remains
were taken to New York State for
burial.
The Harriet Burton will contest was
heard in court Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Suit was brought by Mrs. Ann
S. Rodney, sister of Mrs. Burton,
against George Burton, the benefci-
ary. The jury rendered a verdict
Wednesday afternoon sustaining the
will and in favor of Mr.. Burton.
Mary Catharine Luff, aged 76, of
near FELTON,, died November 2, 1912.
She was the daughter of Thomas JEFF
ferson and Catharine johnson Moore,
and sister of DIR. John A. Moore, late
of FELTON,. December 8, 1857, she
was married to Nathaniel P. Luff,
who was for several years engaged in
the mercantile business in FELTON,.
Mrs. Marinda Sipple, of Frederick,
met with a sad accident in Philadel-
phia last week by being knocked
senseless on the sidewalk near Broad
Street Station by stout man hurry
ing to a train. She was carried un-
conscious TO the hospital and after
ward to the residence of Mrs. Ettie
Fl. Lister, where she was visiting,
and is not yet able to return home.
The memorial gate at the main en-
trance to the new athletic field at
Delaware College, Newark, has been
completed. The two large brick pill
lars are ornamented by large granite
top, attached to each of which is a
tablet. The tablet on the pillar at
the left on entering the field reads /:
"Jose Frazier Field, 1872" The
inscription on the other pillar is as
follows: "In Memory of Joseph Heck
art Frazier, 1882-1911, B. C. E.,
1908. Erected by Eben Boyd Frazier,
Helen Heckart Frazier, James Stanley
Frazier. -
Mrs. Sarah Anderson, aged 81,
was rendered dinner on the occasion
of her natal anniversary. Sunday, No
vember 10th. at the home of her son,
Rev. J. F. Anderson, of St. Georges,
Del. Many of her grandchildren from
various states were present and she
was the proud recipient of many val
uable gifts. Mrs. Anderson still re-
tains her mental faculties to an aston
ishing degree, and is as hale and
hearty and jovial as many people half
her age.
The Organized Militia of Delaware
during the coming year will receive
from the United States Government
SIG, ZIG. 81, for the purchase of var
ious supplies and for the maintenance
of camps, according to an order issued