Smyrna times., 1913-04-16


Louis Curtis, secretary of the Ne
wark Board of Health will make a
thorough inspection of the town to
have sanitary conditions improved.
Large shipments of white potatoes
are being made from Georgetown, one
buyer having purchased four carloads
at so cents a bushel, delivered.
Members of the Lewes Board of
Health. reelected, are Ebe T. Lynch,
DR.. H. r. Burton, n. B. Register,
John NJ. Wells and Colonel L. NJ.
Mustard.
Mrs. Sara Hollis. wife of a bay
shore farmer, near Milford, has hen
which since last April has laid 1919
eggs, which sold for an average Of
three cents each.
Captain George Wilhelme. of New
Castle. will pilot William Gebhardt,
the new fish warden, on Sunday nights
on the Delaware in the search for
violators Of the Sunday fishing law.
Joseph H. Hossinger was elected
Mayor and E. Clifford Wilson, Will
liam H. Baron and Jonathan Johnson
Councilmen of Newark on Tuesday
without opposition.
The duties collected at the Wilm-
ington custom Office during the quar-
ter ending March 81 amounted to
$50, 271. 10, a considerable increase
over the previous quarter.
Mrs. l. Thomas Parker, widow of
the late Lieutenant Governor Parker,
a we'll known railroad conductor. died
at Delmar last week and was buried
in Wilmington
Alfred P. Scott Charles E. Grub
and A. B. Carey. students at Della
ware College, have been chosen del
egates to the Northfield student con-
ference, which meets next summer.
Miss Virginia s. Mercer, of Ohio,
addressed the pupils of the George
town High School on the care Of birds
and animals in the interests of the
American Human Society.
The State Board of Pharmacy has
announced that eight of the Is can
didates for certificates as pharmacists
and assistants, who took the recent
examination have been successful.
Walking three miles daily to the
Cave Neck school, Lille Walker, a
14-year-old girl, was awarded a prize
for not having missed a day during
the school term, which ended last
week.
Although Miss Lillian Roch. OF
Georgetown, who was overcome By
gas in her boarding house in viii.
mington, has recovered consciousness.
she has been unable to explain how tn,
accident happened.
Representative Harvey Hoffeckei
and Professor Charles A. McCue ar,
candidates for the Newark Board o.
Education TO succeed j. ID. Jacquett,
and George F. Ferguson whose termi
expire the latter part of this month
John w. Thompson, of Seaford
pleaded guilty in the United States
, Court, at Wilmington. to conducting
, club house without paying the Gov
, ernment license, and was fined S2Ot
and sentenced two months in prison
The highest catch Of shad for sew
eral days at New Castle was made b,
William Pustill and David Jamison
who caught rs. The fish are sellinI
at $50 per 100, and 81 to SIPS 70
e choice roes.
Harry L. David, aged 80 years,
= well known lodge man and Recording
Secretary Of Washington Camp, No
d 13, p. o. S.of A., Wilmington, die
$ Friday, April 4th.
u Telegraph operators on the Della
ware division of the Pennsylvani
i Railroad hereafter will receive thei
; salary every two weeks, instead G
A monthly.
John A. Tyndall, of Georgetown
has been elected president of tn
> Trustees of the Poor Of Sussex county
with Anthony L. Hudson, of George
> town, secretary.
, Dover Council has elected the 70
lowing members of the Board ,
Health: DR.. L. A. H. Bishop, d.
: P. S. Downs, DR.. E. S. Anderson, I
c. Tayor, E. L. Clarke, r. r. Ker
is ney and S. Bostic.
oe Lower Delaware farmers are pa
IN ing much attention to the culture
bees. owing to the increased price
ct which the honey is sold. In less thu
es five years honey has increased in pri
of ] fror, 10 cor4o rar rnstrI 80 on .a-4