Smyrna times., 1913-05-14

Interesting Items from all Parts Of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Ne'ghbors and their Doings.
The Milford New Century Club has
elected Mrs. George F. Pierce presi.
dent.
Bridgeville taxpayers are discussing
the feasibility Of macadamizing the
whole of main Street.
The trustees of the New Castle
Common have paid off $500 borrow
ed to repair streets six months ago.
The body of baby whics had been
dead for several weeks was found on
farm near Georgetown, Wednesday.
Mail Clerks J. J. LAWN and Tho
mas c. Enos. of Lewes, have been
granted increases in salary.
Philemma Chandler. former Comm
etroller for New Castle county, cell
ebrated his s5th birthday Friday.
For the first time in its history the
county Jail at Georgetown contains but
one prisoner.
Mrs. Ruth A. Steele, of Newark,
Del. has bought the residence of
Clarence Perkins, Elkton, for $1,000.
The body of an unidentified negro,
aged about 40 years, was found in
the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal near
Pivot Bridge.
Sussex County Levy Court will in
stall an electric device to operate the
drawbridge spanning the Nanticoke
River at Seaford.
The Lewes Methodist Brotherhood
mas reorganized with a membership
Of so, and with James T. Lank presi-
dent.
John McNally and Walter Nell
benny, New Castle shad fisherman,
caught a roe sturgeon that netted
them s115.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Mollie
F. Sheldrake was Unanimously elect
ed president Of the Harrington Cen
tury Club.
Private Charles Levy. Of Fort du-
Pont, made a misstep at Delaware
City and fell, breaking his right leg
near the knee cap.
Missing a step while descending
stairs at her home in West Seaford.
Mrs. George f. NJ. Stengle fell and
sustained painful bruises.
George Gardner. employed in a
Wilmington plant, lost much Of the
flesh from one Of his arms when il
was caught in some machinery.
The New Century Club, of Laurel.
has joined Mayor Valiant in efforts
TO secure municipal control Of the
light and dspOwer plants and a sewer
age system.
Losing his footing in the Seaford
shipysrd, Granville Bacon escaped
death in 40 foot plunge because the
Nanticoke River was there 20 receive
him.
The Dover Board Of Health has
elected DR.. L. A. BishoD president,
DR.. E. S. Anderson vice-president and
Herman C. Taylor secretary, treasur-
er and executive officer.
II is believed that liquor is being
received at SharpstowE and then float
ed down the Nanticoke to Seaford,
escaping the ban Of the Delaware
AntiShipping law.
Georgetown's thirsty ones have dis
covered a way to get their whisky by
having it brought from Cape May in
boats and then TO Georgetown from
Lewis in automobiles.
The Glendale High School gradual
ed six students with honors Tuesday
evening. when commencement exer-
eises were held in the Methodist
Church.
Measurements were taken Wednes-
day Of the Sussex County Court
House, at Georgetown, preparatory
70 remodeling il at an estimated cost
Of about $50, 600.
John G. Townsend, Of Selbyville.
will open a new industry next week
when he takes over a big canning
factory at Georgetown for preserving
strawberries.
A number Of inmates Of the County
Almshouse. near Georgetown, were
given a day of and provided with
tickets to attend circus By Supervisor
Eeroy Tindal.
Ex-senator Henry M. Mccullough,
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