Smyrna times., 1916-03-29
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

died Friday. near Laurel. He leaves
two sons.
John Philips. of Gray's Branch,
has purchased the West restaurant,
in Georgetown.
Mrs. Anna Ruthven has been elected
president of the Graduate Nurses
Association, Of Delaware.
Two building lots belonging to
Frederick Brady in Middletown have
been sold to Elias NJ. Shallcross.
Miss Mabel Danuser. of Crown
Point, Ind, has been appointed ex-
tension secretary of the Wilmington
Y. w. C A.
Mayor Price received a spe cial de-
livery registered letter from France
with but blank sheet in it-another
trick OF the censor.
Harry Massey. negro. while drink
ing in Bridgeville. was shot close to
an eye, while his assailant slipped |
away on the next train.
Miss NJ. Eva Hughes. of Greensboro.
Md, and Charles A. Dyar, of Cas-
cade. Montana. were married by Rev.
H. 7. Quigg. March 18th.
Miss Ida Moore. of Dover. and Ell
wood Wilhelm, of Wilmington, were
married at Seaford Sunday, March
18th. by Rev. John J. Bunting.
Announcement was made of the en-
gagement of Miss Edith Richards,
of Georgetown. Del, and Walker L.
Mifflin. a well known young man of
| Dover.
Shad fishermen of New Castle are
now practically ready to wet their
nets and are waiting reports from the
Delaware Bay and lower river of the
shad coming up.
Exhibits of drawing and manual
training work done by the pupils of
the Bridgeville public Schools were
shown publicly Thursday by the Bridge
willie New Century Club.
A horse and buggy were stolen
Thursday night from John w. Banks
stables at Stanton. and recovered Fir
day in Wilmington by Detective Ben
son.
The remains Of William II. Lofiand
of Wilmington. a former resident.
were brought to Middletown Thursday
for burial. Mr.. Lofand was at one
time the postmaster at McDonough.
Bridgeville jumped into the politi-
cal lime light, Thursday night. when
it organized the first political club of
this years campaign. the Republican
League. with y members, and Will
liam E. Dimes president.
During the absence of S. j. Jones
and his wife from their farm house
between Milton and Glendale. thieves
broke in and stole several gold watches
and lot of valuable jewelTy, some
of which were heirlComs.
Miss Nellie f. Cannon, aged as
years. died at the home of her broth
er. Martin II. Cannon, Wednesday
morning. For many years she was
a trained nurse, ana only a few weeks
ago returned TO Seaford from Pennsyl
vania.
The term of Postmaster Ebe T.
3 Lynch, Of Lewes. expired last Mon
day, but so far United States Senator
Willard Salisbury has made no re
commentator as to his successor
Frank NJ. Salisbury. James p. Pretty
man and Charles V. Jones are tn
most active candidates for the place
Mrs. Martha H. Swain. Of IA S
New street. Dover, announces thu
= marriage of her daughter. Maud
> Carleta Swain, to Phillip Il. Viven
of Wilmington. The ceremony wa
performed on March Is by Rev. W
E. Gunby. pastor Of Wesley NJ. E
Church.
Mrs. Annie Griffinberg. wifi
of Frank GrifEinberg. formerly q
Rising Sun, died at her home
Philadelphia Wednesday Afternoon
Funeral services were held from he
late residence. 5627 Germantow
avenue, Saturday afternoon.
Thomas Darling. aged "a years.
Civil War veteran. and we'll know
farmer, died at his home near Viol'
Del, Tuesday. after his first illnei
!. for years. He was native OF thi
section and is survived by a wife an
seven grown children. The funeri
was held at Viola NJ. E. Churcl
Thursday morning. and lnterment wi
z made at Barratt's Chapel.
z Herman W. Carly. Of Salisbur,
= Md. but formerly Of Dover. has be-