Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
NEWS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and their Doings.
Talbot county Md, is being over
run by gypsies, two bands being en-
camped near Easton.
The Curtis Publishing Company in
Philadelphia has bought a controlling
interest in the Philadelphia Ledger.
In the New Castle Methodist Church
20 converts, the result of the recent
revivals, united with the congrega-
tion.
With 65 criminal cases listed for
trial, the January term of the General
Sessions Court began Monday in Will
mington.
S. N. Culver Of Delmar, has sold
to Larry G. Hammond, seventy acres
of farm land about two miles from
Delmar.
Captain William E. Myers, presi-
dent of the Columbia Athletic Club
at New Castle, will go to Cuba the
latter part of this week.
The stand pipe which has been
placed in Delmar by the Tri-State
Construction Company to supply the
town with water was filled last week.
Governor elect Charles R. Miller
will be inaugurated Tuesday, January
21st. The program of the affair has
not been announced.
Centreville Council has awarded the
contract for machinery in the new
municipal electric light plant to the
Lord Electric Company for SIC, 734.
Two barges carrying wharf timber
and launch, owned by Frank M.
Jones, of Wilmington, were swamped
in the Delaware river near Liston's
Point during the storm last Friday.
Several prominent men of Milford
are agitating the presentation of a
bill at the next Legislature which
would make the minimum width of
agon tires four inches.
The celebration of the Tooth an
niversary of the building of the first
M. E. Church in Frederick began in
the church December 29, and con-
tinued through most of the week.
State Treasurer Charles A. Has
tings has appointed P. E. Wootten
clerk. Daniel B. Jones. the present
clerk, will e-retained by Mr.. Has
tings for a few weeks until Mr..
Wootten becomes familiar with the
duties of the Office.
Governor Pennewill has appointed
James Wilson, Highway Commissioner
for New Castle county; Dennis j.
Wood, Justice of the Peace and no
tary public for Milford Arthur S.
Hearn Justice of the Peace and no.
tary public at Laurel and G. Chester
Marshall notary public at Milford.
Ellis Danner of Dover, has pur-
chased the rs acre Pepper or Craw-
ford farm on the Bay Road, and will
move to it soon. E. T. Hipwell will
move to the Joseph Smearback farm
adjoining Silver Lake, which he has
purchased. Mr.. Smearback has pur.
chased the Charles Crougheoneur ol
Turner farm on the Bay Road and he
will move there.
The record of class standing JUS
issued at the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md, shows that Midshipmal
William H. P. Blandy of Newark
DEL, leads the class which graduate:
next June and will probably finish hi
course with first honors. Last yea
Blandy stood first in ordinance, prin
ciples of mechanics, marine engine
and boilers, mechanics, and efficienc,
and as second in navigation and cleo
trio engineering.
Wilmington City Council has elec
ted the following city vaccine physi
clans for the year: Northwestern dis
trict DIR. George R. Foulk; South
western District DR.. P. A. M. Ro
With; Northeastern district, DR.. H
M. First; Southeastern district, Dr.
NIB. Morrison. All the physician
are Republicans and were elected b
a strict party vote of the seven Re
publican members of Council.
One of the largest corn yields eve
known in that section was obtaine
by Marion D. Collins, of Nutter
District, near Delmar, who gathere
ninety-two bushels from one acr,
The corn was of the Yellow Del
variety. and several ears measure
eleven to twelve inches in lengtl
This yield is more than double thi
usually received by the farmers
that section.
Al a recent meeting of the Sta