Smyrna times., 1916-02-09
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Inte resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and Their Doings.
Very promising revival services
are in progress at Magnolia NJ. E.
Church.
Mrs. Margaret Jones. aged 50. of
Middletown. fell in the yard of her
home and broke two ribs.
Colonel Benjamin Nields has been
elected president of the Security /
Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Falling on slippery Seaford pave
ment. George Johnson sprained an
ankle and received internal injuries
An audit Of Bridgeville finances
shows a balance on hand of but 81 43.
while unpaid taxes amount to S85 SO.
Officials of the dupont Powder
Company deny purchasing land near
Crisfeld. Md. for manufacturing
purposes.
Charles NJ. Smith has been ap.
pointed vice principal of Laurel High
School. owing to the serious illness of
Miss Hopes.
Seafo'd's young social set is re-
hearsing a play and several vaudeville
acts to be given for the benefit Of the
baseball team.
Judge Henry Neil. of Chicago, is
in Wilmington. conducting a cam
paign to arouse more general interest
in mothers pensions
Jewish residents of Milford have
forwarded to Philadelphia headquarters
$50 for the fund for the relief of
Jewish war sufferers.
A box social held at Cedarvills
Schoolhouse. under the direction
of the teacher. Miss Matilda Ander-
son. cleared S66 So for picnic fund
Friends of Peter }. Ford. Whining
ton, are urging him to announce him
self as a candidate for the Democrat
nomination for State Senator.
Clinton Dawson. a track walker Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Bridge
vile claims to have walked % $50
miles in his nine years of service.
Perhaps the next thing to happen
will be a German submarine entering
Hampton Roads and sneaking up to
Washington
Rev. John P Kelley. pastor of
Glendale. is conducting successful
revival services. So persons having
been convertei.
District Deputy. Supreme Archon
J. Frank Wilds has installed the newly
elected officers of the Heptasoph Con-
caves at Bridgeville and Milton.
Mrs A. J. Rosa, who lectured at
Georgetown on "Prison Reform" &C
companied by a committee from the
New Century Club inspected the county
Jail.
Friendship Circle No. II, Brother
hood of America, has paid the widow
OF William B. Wondall, of Leipsie,
$3.50 insurance. Captain WOodall
was drowned in a squall on the Del
aware Bay. December 18th last.
The Chestertown. Md. Trans
cript says One of our farmers living
near town still has his wheat in stack.
He was offered SIS per bushel for
il last week. He told the party max
ing the offer that he would thresh il
MAY and then would talk with them.
Stanley NJ. Arthurs. Delaware
famous artist. a native KeutOn boy
recently sent his Delaware Troops
Leaving Dover Green" to New YOrl
City where it will be exhibited thi
month at the annual exhibition o
the Architectural League.
Mrs. William Roe Postles. o
Camden has announced the engage
ment of her daughter. Miss Laur
Leyshon Postles, to Mr.. NJ. John Nc
Keen. of Philadelphia. The weddin
will take place at an early date.
Pierre S. dupont. president OF tn
e /. DUPONT de Nemours & Co.. wa
elected director of the Phils
delpha. Baltimore and Washingto
Reilroad Company. He succeeds A
d. Warner, deceased, a former vii
ingtonian
Because Mrs. A. R. Jones. VIII
owned a corn mill on the road betwee
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