Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-02-02
NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Inte resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.


The Lloyd Moore canning factory.
SeafOrc, purchssd by w. F. Allen
and V. A. Moore will be enlarged
to operate the whole year.
Mrs. Harry X. Wright, is filling
the position of teacher at Progress
school, near BriJgeville. during the
illness of Miss Grace Elliott
Bishop Frederick Kinsman. a Del
aware diocese, will begin a four days
mission at ST. Psul's Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, this week.
For driving an automobile % miles |
an hour in Wilmington. George NJ.
Benson. a negro chauffeur. was fined |
$40 and costs.
Samuel B. Miller. of State road, a
prominent Democrat and farmer. is
an aspirant for the Legislative nomi-
nation from the Tenth District
A leg of Joseph Krejei. Of Clay
mont, was broken in three places
when his motorcycle collided with an
automobile on the Philadelphia turn
pike.
Charged with the unlawful sale of
liquors in Dover. Charles Ross. coloTed.
was held in $500 ball by Magistrate
Wharton for Kent County Court
A poem entitled "Old Farmer
Brown" written by Prof Alexander
Harrington. principal of the SeafOrd
High School. is receiving much favor
able comment
James Chase, wealthy negro. of
Nanticoke. who has just received
word that large bequest has been
left him by New York uncle. is
near death.
James Doris. railroad detective.
arrested Mr. and Mrs John E Young,
of near Port Penn, on the charge Of
the larceny of copper wire at Car
Isle. Ps.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T Milbourne
quietly passed their ffty-seventh
wedding anniversary at their home on
Division street. Dover. Wednesday.
Linwood Cubbage and Mrs. Thomas
Smith of rear Willow Grove were
married by Elder B. E. Cubbage at
his residence IN Wyoming. Saturday,
January 22nd.
William Loper has bought the farm
known as the William Anderson farm.
containing twelve acres, near the
Merium Spring. in St. Jones' Neck.
from G. S. Johnson; consideration
5000.
Frank Stout special agent in nom
support cases before Wilmington
City Court. has collected a total OF
STA, O2O O5 from delinquent husbands
and fathers.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the annual session of th'
State Council of Delaware junior
Order United American Mechanics,
which cons enes at Laurel Tuesday
February 18th.
Miss Emma K Morris, of Dover
and James H. Denney were married
Wednesday evening. January 26th a
the Peoples Church Parsonage b.
Rev. A. W. Lightbourne. They viii
reside on a farm near Leipsic.
The Wilmington tag day contribu
tions to the Jewish relief fund for III
benefit Of war sufferers amounted
$500. and S424. 80 was eTorted b
subcommittee through the State
while S115S was collected at a mas
meeting in Adas Kodesah synagogue
making the total $3Os2 80.
Owing to the illness of Rev. 7. E
Martindale Sunday last. Rev. Waite
E. Gunhy. pastor of Wesley Church
Dover. was unexpectedly called
Salisbury, Md. TO fill DR.. MaItir
| dsle's pulpit. Rev. Henry G. Buc
| of the Conference Academy filed NJ
| Gunby's pulpit, morning and evel
ing.
Reginald Culver, of Dover. who
at Silver City. New Mexico for h
health. sends the Index souvenir
Villa the Bandit. in the shape Of
Five Peso bill issued in the State
| Chihuahua by the Villa Government
and which is absolutely WORTHLESS
Reginald writes eneOuragingly 81
speaks of the country as great.
President Downward, Of Wilpiir
ton Council. has appointed the raet
bers of the Finance and Public Bull
ing Committees 10 serve as a spec
Joint committee in cooperation wi
- Mayor Price. in arranging for
eity's part in the dedication Of