Smyrna times., 1916-06-14
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

LihCoin y. costing is now night /
operator and ticket agent at the Dover
railroad station.
Five hundred 17-year old locusts
were unearthed while men were ex-
cavating for residence near Beaver
Creek.
Mrs. William c. Nesbitt has been
elected president of the Junior Board
of the Delaware Hospital. in Will
mington.
Oscar Schafer was rescued from
drowning when he fell into the
Falkland Creek. by Leo Curren and
Frank Loughrey.
John G. Armstrong. of Odessa. a
former member Of the New Castle
Levy Court, who is II years old. is
seriously i'll at his home.
Commencement exercises of the
Dover public schools will be held in
the Opera House. this Wednesday
evening. with II graduates.
John C. White. driver of a delivery
wagon was injured when the wagon
was demolished by a freight train.
near Cooch's Crossing.
Miss Mary Houston, who has just
been graduated from Randolph. Macon
College. has been elected a teacher
in the Georgetown High School.
Material for repairing the bitulithic
of State and Loockerm 3n streets Dover
has been distributed and the coating
Of tarvia is being placed on them.
In a savage fight among berry
pickers, Minos Whittle, of Virginia,
was cut so badly that it took 25
stitches to repair him at the Milford
Hospital.
A large barn on the farm of Charles
Lord. near SeafOrd. was burned last
week. together with over a thousand
dollars worth of wheat and a large lot
of farm utensils.
William w. Richardson of the
Richardson & Robbins Company. has
gone to Philadelphia where he will
spend three weeks at DR.. Rhsyn's
private sanitarium.
Messrs. Alden r. Benson. Jane:
Hall Anderson, J. Frank Alice. d.
Miflin Wilson and James A. Hirons
: of Dover, we're in Chicago last week a
the Presidential Con. entions.
Miss Baron V. Danton, of Virginia
and Miss Phyllis Mason, Miss Addi,
Cooper and Miss Frances Davis, Of
Laurel, have been elected teachers il
the Laurel School.
Mrs. Harrington Messick. presiden
of the State w. C. T. U., gave Al
American Beauty luncheon at he
home in Bridgeville to prominen
members Of the organization.
The Kent County Building and LOa
Association. of Dover. has electe
William J. Benson president; Ed
ward ]. Faucet, secretary, an
Thomas +. Dunn, treasurer.
Mrs. George Sauerwein and he
brother, Albert Hemphill, will leav
Delaware City next week for tn
Canal Zone, where the formers hui
band is employed by the government
Jams A. Hirons of Dover was Il
fortunate bidder for the erection
the Caesar Rodney School buildiT
which is to be located between Camd'
4 and Wyoming. There were eig
l bidders and Mr.. Hirons's price W
l S26, $50.
| A thousand gallon water system
4 being installed on the farm OF Geor
/ Raughley near Dover. It includ
1 hot and cold water and bath for q
home, also water for the farm bull
ings. An engine does the pumpi
Re and also furnishes electric lights
all the buildings.
Announcement has been made
the marriage of Miss Laura Davi
editor of the fredericksburg Couri'
70 Philetus Jefferson, cashier Of
First National Bank Of that town.
take place to-day, June II, at
home Of the BRIDES parents. Mr.. q
Mrs. William j. Davis.
William J. Benson, Dover 81
merchant, was badly hurt Wednesd
last While crossing the street
the Dover Opera House deliv'
messenger on bicycle collided W
him ard threw him 70 the hard pa
street with great force. Mr.. Benz
YVES bruised and sprained eonsiderah
but fortunately no bones were brok
Leon W. Clifton has been awar
, Z the contrae. for extensive impro
..4s to the DIVER p0stOffice, incl