Smyrna times., 1915-09-29

NetphbOrs ana heF COi"bS'
The explosion Of gasoline stove
seriously burned Mrs. George Murray.
Of ewes.
The Literary Society of the Lewes
g.ob School has elected Benjamin
Baylis president
James Chambers has been elected
president Of the class Of 1916 Of the
Iewes Union School.
Warren Collins. of HOekessin. sus-
tained fractured hip when a 46 quart
milk can fell on him.
Otto Gibson. Lewes baker, fell
off wagon and broke his right arm
and mashed his left foot.
MNhoney Denning. of Georgetown.
has been appointed musical director Of
the choir Of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
The students Of the Georgetown
High School have formed an athletic
association. with an advisory board
COMPOSED Of business men.
Because merchants objected to the
noise made by the whistles Of the
traffic policemen in Wilmington. the
Police Board abolished the whistles.
Horses at the public sale Of Harry
George, at Ferris Corner. brought
$50 to $3.50. cows $50 to Sill,
young stock S25 20 $40.
Seeing a man drop a bundle in a
sewer inlet in Wilmington, people
who Investigated discovered the body
Of a white boy baby.
A choral club was formed at New
Castle with about so members. and
Miss Pauline H. Rogers. Of the New
Century Club Direetress.
Because of the large fruit crop and
the low prices offered. Sussex county
farmers have thousands of gallons Of
homemade wine stored this year.
John D. Uric, the Republican
nominee for States Attorney in Kent
county. has withdrawn from the
ticket. leaving Harrison w. Vickers
the Democratic nominee. unopposed.
Examinations will be held at Della
Fare College on October 3 and 6 or
the Rhodes scholarship 10 Oxford IN
Fersity. England. which is worth
$500 year.
Mrs Edith Stewart Nichols and Iva
Leanord Phillips. both Of Cambridge.
we're married IN Bridgeville by the
Rev. D H. Willis, assisted by the
Rev Howard Davis.
A circus which was extensively ad.
vertised around Georgetown failed 4
materialize and hundreds Of country
penple who had driven several miles
70 the show we're disappointed.
Contracts have been approved fol
repainting Of the interior Of tn,
Brdgevile Methodist Church. new
carpets for the church and Sunda,
school and other renovstions.
Attorney General Wolcott has di
rected the county assessors TO brinl
before the Court Of General Session
all merchants and proprietors Of bus
iness establishments who have faile,
to take out licenses.
The fishing IS extra fine just nov
on the Indian River. and large eatche
are being made at the Inlet, DR..
G Sharp. Of Philadelphia, catching
65-pound channel bass one day las
week.
County Agricultural Agent l. h
Cooch has organized a number Of pig
potato and poultry clubs among III
pupils Of the rural schools. and III
State Board of Agriculture has offere
special prizes to arouse interest
the work.
His salary as pastor Of the Newar
Presbterian Church having been IL
creased to $1,000 a year. DR.. Williai
!. Rowan, who for several yeai
taught rhetoric and oratory at Deli
ware College. in addition to his pa
tofal duties. has resigned as a men
Der Of the college faculty.
Kent County apple growers al
now gathering in the crop Of wint'
apples. which 10 by far the bigge
and best ever grown in the Stat
among those who have splendid erol
are Samuel II. Derby & Co. ar
william NJ. Dickson. Of Woodsidl
Z. H. Bancroft & Son. R. NJ. Ricl
srdson & Son, Camden; Rev. Afr,
smith & Son, Wyoming; Frank 4
and J. Leonard Soper. Of Msgnoli
and Edward Todd, Viola.
James n. Huges. Jr., ESQ. vi