Smyrna times., 1916-07-05
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

lnte resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
heighbors and Their Doings.
Chief Justice and Mrs. James
Pennewill, accompanied by Miss Alice
Danner and Miss Anna P. Cahall Of |
Dover, spent the week end at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. A. D. Chaytor, Jr.. and dsugh-
ters, Matilda and Betsy. of Whining
ton. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Hopkins and Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
TAYLOR.
ssThe Grand Lodge officers Of Della
ware Odd Fellows paid an official visit
to Philodemic Locge. The local lodge
held reception and provided supper
for the state officers.
A thief, sUmetime between midnight
Tuesday last and early morning en-
tered the yard of the NJ. E. parsonage
of Dover and stole the bicycle Of the
Rev. W. E. Gumby. pastor.
DR.. and Mrs. W. D. Burton and
family of Dover are occupying their
summer cottage at kits Hammock,
where they will spend the month.
They will be Joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arley B. Magee.
DuringFthe past week Magistrate
John B. Wharton issued the following
marriage licenses: Isaiah Deputy and
Ada Rust. both of Viola; John Van.
Milford, and Unity NJ. Thomas. of
Dover; Herbert Kasulke. of Milford.
and Lena Murphy, of Lincoln.
Miss Marian E. Fish for the past
two wears teacher of the Dover public
schools, will spend the summer in
Concord. N. H.. and in Portland,
Me- In the fall she will take a
special course .oi school work in Mas
sachusetts.
At the State Normal School at West
Chester, Pa. last week, Anna May
Downhsm and Elisabeth H. Wiess.
both of Wyoming. this county. re-
cieved the degree of bachelor of pc.
dagogy. and Grover c. Stock, also Of
Wyoming. received second diploma.
Mrs. Lewenor F. Barrett ifelonl
resident of Magnolia. died Monday
June 90. aged So years. Funers
services were held Wednesday after
- noon. when interment was made q
Barratt's Chapel Deceased wa
married twice. her first husband bein
Observation-Disclosures.
George w. Kersey died at his HON
near Hazlettville, June 20. in hi
seventy-second year, after a severe III
ness of about six days. The decease
had been in poor health for about tw
years. Funeral services, in charg
of Rev. B. F. Mcfarland, we're hel
at his late home. Friday 23rd. j
terment was made at Odd Fellow
cemetery Camden. He is survived b
a widow and one daughter.
Frank Rand. who four or ive year
ago. moved to Georgetown from Cas-
City. Va. and purchased fern o
the Georgetown -Bridgeville road, hS
disposed Of it to Mr.. Griffen. Of A
toona. Pa. the consideration bein
81. 600. The farm contains about
acres and it is understood that the ne
u owner will utilize part Of il as an e.
II tensive poultry farm.
u At a meeting of the Republicans
NJ Middletown VINO have recently organ
II zed a club. these officers were eleete
" President. Merritt n. Willis; vic
II presidents, Enoch G. Alice. J. Evere
iii Walls, Joshua 2. Grassland; seer
III tary. Jacob H. Emerson; treasure
n Thomas Edgar Clayton. Joseph
III Iolls and Dr.. Warren S. P. Com
were named to draft bylaws. Regul
u meetings will be held every Frid
evening.
III At a sheriff's sale in Dover, Tut
III day. the following properties were d
n posed Of: Mill property snd dwelli
III Of Henry E. Moore. two and one-hi
y miles south of Dover. TO A. B Mas
iii Dover, for S4. 700. Two lots
Queen street. Dover, property Of
= bic Simmons and Thomas Simmer
to J. A. Downs. for $500. Farm
a 10 acres and a strip of woodland n