Smyrna times., 1916-05-31
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
Ns"sT ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
'nte resting Items from alt Partsof the
peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.

'nte resting Items from all Partsof the
peninsula Abou, Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
Senator H. A. dupont has appointed
Donald Pancoast Horsey. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer ?. Horsey of Dover.
Cadet to West Point Military Aca-
DENY. Don is we'll and favorably
known throughout the State and is in
the sophomore class at Delaware Col
lege.
DR.. and Mrs E. NJ. Vaughan. of
Middletown left today Wednesday,.
May 3lst. for Buffalo. Niagara and
by steamer to Detroit. Mich. thence
to Minneapolis. MINI. DR.. Vaughan
Will attend the annual meeting # the
American Medical Association while
IN Detroit and be away until June Is.
Miss Cora B. Clark arrived in
Dover Monday evening from Califor-
mia. where she had spent the past
four months with Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace F. Clark in a most delightful man.
ner. A remarkable thing about Miss
Clark's trip is the fact that during
the entire six days trip across the
continent the trains made schedule
time. At no time were they late at
any point
The following Dover ladies' are in
New York City visiting and attending
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs: Mrs. James Pennewill. Mrs.
Emma Burnett Mrs. r. H. VanDvke.
Mrs. Cecil c. Fulton. Mrs. Henry
Ridgely. Mrs. c. D. Sypherd. Mrs.
Robert !. Ferguson and Mrs. Will
liam J. Benson. There is an exhibit
at the Federation by the State Lii
braTy Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Abbott of
Wyoming. announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Lola NJ. to Mr.. Ira
Short, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Short of Georgetown. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. George
White Dawson, pastor of Asbury NJ.
E. Church. Wilmington. After the
ceremony a reception was held at the
home of the BRIDES aunt. Mrs. f. D.
Noll. 1901 West street.
Postal Inspector Plummer. of viii
mington. who has been investigating
the rural routes in Kent County as
well as the other counties Of the State
completed his Investigations in this
county last week and will report tn
the Government a recommendation
that the old routes as in vogue over
a year ago in Kent County. be re-
stored. The same recommendation
has been made as to Sussex County.
At a meeting Of the Kent County
Republican Committee held at Dover
on Wednesday. at which a full atten.
dance of the committee was had, John
w. Herring. of Milford. one of the
delegates TO the Republican National
Convention from Kent County. vas
elected vice chairman Of the County
Committee. The Committee prepared
the lists of registration officers to be
submitted to the Governor for appoint
ment next month.
On behalf of the State of Delaware.
Mrs. Charles Copeland. chairman Of
the commission that procured the |
mural painting. Delaware Troops
Leaving Dover Green. July l776, "by |
Stanley NJ. Arthurs. was formally |
presented to Governor Charles r. |
Miller. in the Senate Chamber of the
State Capitol at Dover. at noon We'd
nesday. There was no ceremony be-
yond that the presentation formally |
marked the turning over of the pic
ture to the State The pi.ture is now
open for public inspection
Lee NJ Hutchins of the United |
States Department of Agriculture has
been in Kent county looking over the
apple orchards that are affected by |
the fire blight that has destroyed a
good many of the apple blossoms this
year. Mr.. Hutchins says that there
is no doubt about the nature of the
trouble. It is the old fashioned FIRE
blight of the pear and the apple. the
same disease that did so much damage
this year. is apparently no worse
than last except on one or two var
ieties of apples. notably the Yellow
Transparent.
At a meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation of Milford last week Gilbert
Nickel. of Easton. Pennsylvania. was
elected principal of Milford Public
Schools to succeed Professor c. E.
Varney. who has resigned to take a
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