Smyrna times., 1916-08-23
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Int resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Nsighbors and Their Ooings.
Members of Diamond State Grange
gathered at the farm of Charles p.
Diekey at Stanton for their annual
picnic.
While at work at press in one of
the projectile plants at New Castle.
j. I. Walker lost the tips of two
fingers of the right hand.
Leroy Warren, a nephew Of
Postmaster George R. Mears, Of
Georgetown, has been appointed to
West Point by Senator Salisbury.
Weldon. S-year-old son of John
Rey ynolds, of Milton, fell from the
high school building and fractured
his left arm.
William Anderson, of Delaware City
lost one finger and another was man
gled by circular saw at the Beth
lehem Steel plant, near New Castle.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage in Denver, on August z. of
Mrs. Mary C. Kilgore, Of Newark,
and Charles B. Mexican, of Monte
Vista.
The old Townsend NJ. E. Church
was sold on Saturday by the trustees
to John Lattomus for S140. Mr.. Lat
tomus will move the building 70 a lot
at the lower end of South Street
Fire of unknown origin totally des-
troyed the hay barracks. barn. stable
and thirty tons Of hay on the farm of
Secretary Of State George H. Hall and
] Mr.. Shorts. one mile and half south
of Milford. Tuesday afternoon, the 18th
entAlling loss Of over 1000, with
insurance sufficient only to pay for the
loss of the hay and farming imple-
ments.
Rev. Julius A. Herold, pastor Of
Wiromieo Presbyterian Church, Sails
bury. Md, died Tuesday afternoon
the 18th. at Ocean City. Md. after
an illness Of several months of
Bright's disease. Mr.. Herold was for
merly OF Lewes and after preaching
at Dover several times was extended
a call to become pastor Of the Dover
Presbyterian Church.
Between forty and fifty couples en-
joyed the second dance given by the
Pool Orchestra in the MiddletOwn New
Club building Tuesday evening 18th.
The hostesses were, Mrs. NJ. N. Will
Its, Mrs. w. I. Connellee, Mrs. A.
NJ. Chamberlain, Mrs. Lester Naylor,
Mrs. j. z. Walls and Miss Mary
Lewis.
While William Galloway, of Colts.
Nd. and William Weber and three
daughters Of Blaekbird. were making
an auto trip to Augustine Beach on
Thursday their machine skidded and
turned turtle, throwing them out anc
pinning them under il. Margaret,
one Of the daughters Of Mr.. Weber,
fortunately was the only one injured
but not seriously.
The wedding of Miss Maude Natalie
Denney. Of Dover, and Mr.. Jay GordoI
Russell, 3rd, of Boston and London
took place at one O'Clock Wednesday
August sixteenth, at the home of Mrs
Layton B. George. Lenox, Massaehu
setts. After an auto trip through tn
White Mountains and Vermont, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell will make IN cir hom
in London. England.
After being neglected for clever
years, an orchard belonging to Ear
Dilatush in Mercer county, N. J.,prc
dueed a profit Of SIP. Ia per acre an
has a fine showing OF fruit this year
Three years ago. it was properly pru
ned. fertilized and cultivated and hs
] since been given intelligent care b
the owner. The orchard is seventee
years old and is under clean cultisI
tion.
Eugene Manlovs, a farmer residir
near Cecilton, Md, was attacked q
the highway at the outskirts Of tow