Smyrna times., 1913-04-16
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwsY ITEMS GATHER Z FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Nerghbors and their Doings.

peninsula ABOUT tOur FRIENDS ana
Nelghbors and their Ooings.
Sudlersville is experiencing its
biggest building boom for % years.
The Sussex county wheat crop will
be larger this year than ever before.
Julius Clayton has entered the fight
for the pOstmastership at Chesapeake
City.
Miss Anna Fisher, of Denton, has
been appointed principal of Ridgely
public school.
a movement is on foot to preserve
the historic Dunkard Church on An
tietam battlefield.
The colored schools of Caroline
county have closed for the year on ac
count of lack of funds.
A number of capitalists in that
section are agitating for modern
canning house in Delmar.
Governor Miller Thursday appiont-
ed William Gebhardt. of New Castle,
shad patrolman.
Edwin K. Thompson. Of Whining
ton. sprained his right arm while
cranking his automobile.
Sheriff James P. Dukes, of Sussex.
has purchased an automobile, and will
use il on official business.
Capital Grange. of Dover, has COM
pleted progam for its weekly meeting
fer the next three months.
DR.. James H. Chapman, of George
town. has been elected County Physi-
clan by the Trustees of the Poor.
Governor Charles R. Miller return
ed to his home in Wilmington, for a
rest after the strenuous work at Dover.
r. L. Culver will open shirt fac
tory in Delmar at which 25 girls will
be given employment.
A hen that mothers several kittens
is owned by Mrs. John WagamOn, Of
Georgetown.
In the absence Of Mrs. Lizzie
Martin, of Lewes. in Washington. d.
c., someone poisoned her pet dog.
Delmar farmers are putting in the
largest acreage of watermelons and
canteloupes ever known in that Sec
tion.
Fred w. BlandOn, Of Mooresboro,
N. c.. has arrived in Lewes, to be-
come general manager of the Lewei
Creamery Company.
According to present indications
the Sussex county strawberry season
will open May l. nearly month ear
lier than usual.
Some time Wednesday night loo
by the wagonload was carted ava!
from a new house in course Of con
struction in Wilmington.
Levy Courtman, Cove Lynch, Q
Redden. has been petitioned to pu
the road between Georgetown an
Ellendale in good condition.
Archibald Bradley, operator an
agent at Porter's Station. on tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad. has been mad
postmaster.
Thieves raided the hennery on tn
Glebe farm, New Castle, tenanted b
Mrs. John Burris, the fifth time with
in year.
The first haul from the large pom
of the new fishery at Rehoboth wa
made Thursday, when 15 barrels {
the fine fish were caught.
Escaping from the Ferris Industri'
School on Febrary "a. Howard Ma
shall, aged "a years, was capture
by the police of Camden, N. J.
Rev. Harry H. Henning, fOrmerl
of New Castle, ordained as pastor
the First Baptist Church at Emporium
Pa. Sunday.
Joshua Underwood, who is in Wi
mington Hospital suffering from
broken back sustained when throw
from a wagon, is expected to surviv
The public square in Georgetown
being filled with dirt and will
sOwn in grass, with flower beds
the center.
While digging in Market sire
workmmen employed by the Lew
Gas Company unearthed the bones
q long-buried woman.
The young people Of HurlOck W
present "Old Maids Association
this evening, the proceeds to go
the Ohio food suffers.
W. c. Parrett, an Easton farm'
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