Smyrna times., 1913-04-09

az Frederick. Md.
Blown from lumber pile during a
storm at Laurel, 20 year old William
Robinson was seriously injured.
Union Lodge of Odd Fellows,
Georgetown, has elected Frank L.
Hudson noble grand.
Ira F. Hearn has been appointed
express agent at Delmar, vice Clar-
ence w. Jones resigned.
The new shirt factory of r. L.
Culver, Delmar began operation Mon
day with % girls.
Falling from a barn loft. Myrtle
Winstead, of Broad Creek, broke an
arm while hunting eggs.
The Georgetown roller mills have
resumed operation under the direction
Of Mr.. Moore, of Philadelphia.
Falling from the steps of the
Georgetown depot, A. P, Townsend,
freight agent, fractured three ribs.
The catch of rockfish the past few
DAYS in the Chesapeake a few miles
below Havre de Grace has been
phenomenal.
The explosion of an incubator lamp
on his farm near Roxana cost Wilbur
Derrickson 800 eggs ready to hatch
and $50 chicks.
While moving a house in George
town. contractors pulled an electric
light pole over and put numero us tel
ephones out Of service.
Wilmington Council is preparing
$50. 600 bond issue for street i'm
provements and $50. 600 for the pur.
chase of public playground site.
Rev. R. NJ. Holmes. Of Harrington
Methodist Protestant Church. has been
unanimously invited to return for an
other year.
DR.. Harrison Mannering, who grad
uated from jefferson College, Phila-
delpha, a short time ago, has estab-
lished pratice at Seaford.
The Gamers Association met in
Harrington Wednesday to discuss the
pure food laws and arrange for more
sanitary conditions in the factories.
For the first time in many years
Seaford will not be represented by a
single case in April Court at George
town.
Oliver L. B. Rhodes, of New
York. has been appointed assistant
manager of the Federal Traction
Company lines at New Castle.
Ralph P. Watts has withdrawn hii
candidacy for president of New Castle
Council and left the field to Theodore
w. Cavender a former Smyrnian.
For the alleged embezzlement o.
s2ss from Mrs. Florence R. Crumlish
of Wilmington, George P. Dougherty
advertising agent, has been placed Ol
trial.
A derailed freight train at Mills
boro put Thursday passenger and mai
trains from Franklin City to Phila
delphia out of commission for sewers
hours.
Miss Florence B. Egee, has bee
appointed acting pOstmistress q
chesapeake City by the sureties 9
the late Postmaster Coleman.
A branch Of the Boy Scouts {
America has been organized in Elktor
with Chief Judge Albert COnstab
president and Harlan johnson secr'
tary.
Innoculation against anthrax
Kent county has been completed al
the Live Stock Sanitary Board
hurrying the work in the other cOu
ties.
Having secured lease from Lew
Of a location on the beach front, Il
Coast Fish Oil and Fertilizer Cor
pany will commence work today
its plant.
The reception given Rev. John
Johnson and his wife. on return
Conference to New Castle Methodi
Church for another year, was so lar
the auditorium would not hold
people al one time.
The Mems Club of Emmanuel P.
Church, New Castle, added ten me
bers TO its roll this week, and Wedn'
day night gave a dinner TO SO, W
Attorney Francis HOffecker, Wilmir
ton, as guest Of honor.
Shad and herring fishing at poi
along the Nanticoke river is exe'
tionally fine. Theodore Blades csuI
60 shad at one haul, which net
him a little over s255.