Smyrna times., 1913-04-09


places to locate.
Miss Mary B. Ratledge, assistant
principal of New Castle public schools
has found the envelope in which she
lost three $40 bills, but the latter
she has been unable to trace.
William o. 'Connor and Aaran Willis
shad fishermen, left New Castle on
Sunday evening, were not heard from
until Wednesday. having been caught |
in the heavy gale in the Delaware
and driven to New Jersey.
Under the new law, short termed |
prisoners of Kent and Sussex counties
are compelled to work on roads.
This will include the commitment of
tramps or other persons for terms
ranging from 10 to 80 days.
Governor Miller has appointed DR..
James H. Wilson. Dover as a delegate
to the annual Peace Congress, st
Louis, May 1-3 in lieu of Harry A.
Richardson, resigned.
After numerous ballots, New Castle
County Levy Court failed to elect
county representative on the building
commission of five which will have
charge of the construction of the pro-
posed new Court House.
George w. Twitmyer, superintend-
ent of the Wilmington public schools,
has declined the dictatorship of the
summer school for teachers TO be held
at Delaware College. Newark for FIVE
weeks, beginning June "a.
Helen Smith. of Bethel, has ac-
cepted a position as operator in the
Seaford exchange Of the Diamond
State TelpehoLe Company, to succeed
Maybelle H. Thompson. resigned.
AS the term of Justice George
Stengle expired two month ago, and
Governor Miller has not appointed his
successor, Seaford is without a Mag
istrate. Former Constable William
H. Torne is a candidate for the Office.
The new brick plant of the Sails
bury Brick Manufacturing Company.
under going construction at Delmar
since the middle Of last year, began
operation Thursday and will turn out
80, 600 bricks day.
Seventeen candidates from Della
ware, Pennsylvania. Maryland and
New York took examinations before
the State Board of Pharmacy at New
ark. when w. R. Keyes, of Clayton,
newly appointed, attended his first
session.
In anticipation of a bumper fruit
and berry crop on the Peninsula, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is in
creasing its facilities by double-track-
ing the system in Lower Delaware
and building additional side tracks al
Bridgeville, Seaford and Selbyville.
Rev. John E. Eggert was in
stalled as pastor of the First Presby-
: terian Church, Chesapeake City, last
/, Tuesday night. The sermon was
preached by Rev. j. S. Gilfillan. OF
Newark. the charge TO the pastor by
Rev. B. J. Brinkewa. of Zion, anC
the charge to the congregation by
Rev. John McElmyle. of ElktOn
Announcement was made Wednes
day of the engagement of Thomas w
> Miller. Secretary Of State, and Miss
; Katherine Tallman. daughter of Mr.
n and Mrs. Frank G. Tallman, Of Viii
mington. Mr.. Miller is the eide
: son of Governor and Mrs. Charles R
II Miller.
/ Marriage licenses have been record
81 ed at the Office of DR.. j. Lynn Pratt
Clerk of the Peace, as follows: Harr
N C. Harrison and Nora E. Collins. bot
,t of Cheswold; Roy Webb and Louis
IF Bernard. both of Harrington; Coz
don r. Edwards. of Brooklyn, and Fl
Goottee, of Clayton.
n. An alarm of fire, at Dover, Monds
le evening of last week, about z 0'cloc
e during a high wind storm caused
great deal Of excitement througho'
the town. An over heated stove ar
10 chimney fire at the Office of Danner
no Co. the old skating rink, LoekermS
= street. was the cause of the alarm
~ No damage was done.
80 Among the bills receipted for
be Secretary Of State Miller, at Dow
Wednesday, for the consideration
o. the governor were the acts relating
the hour Of closing saloons in the ci
Of wilmington from IL to u o'clo
l. at nights, and the Hazel anti-shippil
by liquor bill in TO dry territorie
ist Both Of these bills will be consider
'ge by the governor in their regular ord'
the
Chief Justice Pennewill and Assoc