Smyrna times., 1913-02-19
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.
Burglars who entered the home of
hrs, Minnie Mayer. Wilmington,
tole all her iewelry and s45 in cash.
State organizer Alfred Frankel. of
the Patriotic Order Sons of America,
is in Milford trying to organize a
camp.
Seek ng TO put the Milford shirt
factory on full time, so more opera
tors are being hired, and extra ma
chimes will be put in.
William J. Carson, late treasurer
4 the town of Lewes, has accepted
the position of head cook with the
Delaware Fish Oil Company.
Throwing out Of the window a
lighted lamp upset by his grand chill
dren and then smOothering the blaze
in rug,J.P. Rose averted fire at his
homo in Newark.
Postmaster Davis. of Milford. has
succeeded in securing a parcel post
wagon for that section, and William
Warren will make two, morning and
afternoon, deliveries. :
Tomato growers in the lower part
Of New Castle county have decided
20 ask the canneries $40 a ton for
sheir next crop, an increase Of 81
over last year.
Milton citizens at a public meeting
voted to increase the present apppro-
priation of $50. 600 to $50. 900 for
building a water plant and an addi-
tional sewer system.
Lieutenant Charles c. Herman. Of
the Fifth United States Infantry, last
week succeeded Lieutenant Francis B.
Eastman as military instructor at
Delaware College.
Lewes W0men's Auxiliar has de-
cided to meet each week during Lent,
each woman TO bring her special
Lenten sewing, while parts Of the
Conquest Of the Continent" will be
read.
United States Senator Will
ard Salisbury has announced the
selection Of House Speaker, Chauncey
P. HoleOmb, Of New Castle County,
10 be his secretary.
Townsend & Company, Of RehobOth,
are trying to purchase a large site
beyond the town To start cannery
Many Of the members Of the Rehobotl
Packing Company are interest in th'
new company.
Some excitement occurred among tn
several hundred employees in the d.
Pont Powder Company offices build
ing, Wilmington, when a fire occur
red in one Of the offices after lighte
match had been dropped into vast
paper.
Archdeacon Turner. returning fror
Florida stopped off in Washington
ask privileges for the Lewes ligh
house keepers, who. if they com
ashore for a short time and are pre-
vented from returning 20 duty o
time, are docked.
Levy COurtman Keith has had w
carloads Of oyster shells put on Ii
road leading from Dover TO Lit
Creek the past week. The farlnel
did the hauling from Dover static
without charge.
Homer w. Collins. son Of John
Collins cashier Of the First Nation
Bank Of Dover after an absence,
two years. which has been spent
Denver Colorado. for his health, a
rived home last week for a two wee
stay with his parents.
Mrs. John Carrow, Mrs, james
Biee, Mrs R. H. VanDyke and Mr.
Lille Johnson. of Dover, and Mrs. '
D. Hudson of Smyrna, are membe
Of a house party given by Nj
William L. McGonigal. nee Miss Lii
Brown. Philadelphia
Henry X. Harper, aged SO year
died at his home between CheswC
and Leipsic, Tuesday, February lit
Deceased has been engaged in a
ri:ultural pursuits in this cOur
n,arly all his life and is the fati
Of Andrew n. Harper, former lie
COurt Commissioner. The funeral y
hnld Monday.
Mrs John A. Massey died suddenly
hnr home near Cassons Corner, Tu
day morning. after an illness Of i
titan half an hour. of heart troub