Smyrna times., 1913-05-28

country.
Mr.. Harry Voshell. farmer on the
James T. Elisson farm. near Mount
Pleasant, had the misfortune to lose
two young calves in an open hole dug
for telephone pole recently. The
animals were missing two or three
days before being discovered and
when found they were both dead.
They were both in the same hole, and
il is a mystery how they could both
be so trapped.
Miss H. Constable Of Chestertown,
Md. and Mr.. Ethelbert Waldron. of |
Atlantic. Georgia, were married Sat-
urday at one p. m. at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arthur Bradley. on
Water street. Chestertown, Md,
The cermony was performed by Father
Curran, of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. The only attendant was
Miss Merritt Page Beck who will act
as flower girl. After a wedding trip
they will reside in Atlanta, Ga.
Secretary Of State Miller has re-
ceived letter from the Post Office
department requesting that he sendf "a
Delaware State Flag to the Depart
ment to be used in the exercises COM
memorating Flag Day, on June IA
On this day the post Office department
in Washington is to fly the flag of
every State of the United States from
some part of the building, and the
Delaware Flag will be sent down by
the Secretary of State for that occa-
sion.
Barton Wiltbank, a native of
Lewes. Del. has returned to this
state from Nicaragua where for many
years he has been successful as an
agriculturist and raising stock. and
will spend sometime visiting relatives
in the state and in Philadelphia. At
present he is visiting a brother and
sister in that city. Later he will
visit in Georgetown his mother, Mrs.
Lettie Wiltbank and another sister,
Mrs. David E. johnson. He will
then 60 TO Lewes to visit E. w.
Wiltbank. another brother.
Oppossum Farm. Harland Turner,
a Northerner, who recently removed
to Delaware from Canada, has started
a farm as an experiment. the like af
which has never been seen in Della
ware. A few days after his arrival on
his farm he caught seve. al oppossums
in woods in the rear of his land. The
next day he caught ten young ones
and their mother. He now has over
thirty Of these animals which he is
growing. II was his intention to start
a chicken farm, but the unexpected
catch of oppossums has caused him to
change his plans. Now he will de-
vote his time to raising these animals,
for which he says he has a market.
Arrested in Wilmington on Tues.
day and commmitted to the workhoust
at Greenbank indefault of a small
fine. Joseph Urban was found dead il
{ his cell in the prison Tuesday morn,
ing by a guard who went to see why
he did not get up. The dead MAJ
was employed by Thomas O'Connell
a tailor at No. 7O3 Market street, a
> a coat maker. He was from SoutI
Bethlehem, Pa, where he lived Will
his sister. He had not complained
> about feeling unwell and during tn
, night men in adjoining cells heard n
unusual noises. Coroner Spring ha
. taken charge of the body and vii
: hold an autopsy 10 determine the caus
/. of death.
= The will Of the late John N bod
: was presented to the Kent Orphan
c Court in Chestertown Nd, on Tues
day last. II bequeathes TO his wifi
all his personal estate with power
convert il into cash and to use sam
, IS she may wish for her comfort ar
p support. She is also left all the re'
% estate TO use as she thinks props
81 during her life. Either to sell or rer
s same and money invested and used
$ her during her life. After the deaf
T of his wife he directs that all Il
a. real estate shall be sold and proceed
{ divided between Charles L. Dodd, ID
e Harry L. Dodd and John Newell Gra
!, ham. His wife is made executrix
'. the will which was made March p
.. 1908 ana drawn by the late Thos. /
Topping and Geo. w. Hatchersol
A codicil to the will was made De
ne ember 8. 1909 and witnessed by
N ID. Bacchus and F. G. Usilton, whi'
% did not materially change the will.
- The great calamity in Omaha "
80 quickly over shadowed by the terri
- n. d;s.stroue floods in Ohio Gre