Smyrna times., 1916-09-27
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Peninsula About Your Friends and
Nelghbors and Their Doings.
Strawberries and raspberries are
being brought to Dover markets, and
find ready sales at good prices
Miss Florence Phillips of Dover and
John r. Confer. business man. will
be married at Holy Cross Catholic
Sunday October /.
Chicken thieves are operating in
Dover. several fine fowls having
recently been stolen from the resi-
dences Of John II. Taylor and Captain
John 7. Buckson. on Bradfor4 street.
Frank II. Brink of Holland. y. Y.
has been elected manual training
teacher for Dover public schools sue
ceeding Prof. Hagely He is a grad
uate Of Mechanics Institute, Rochester, |
y. Y.
Edward Heite. Dover machinist. |
has given the contract fo- frame |
dwelling on one Of the Burton lots.
south of Dover. recently purchased by
him. 1t will be 2Sx4O. Contractor
McNatt will have charge Of the work
Dorothy Hayes. the little daughter
Of Councilman John c. Hayes. of
Dover. was successfully operated on
at the Presbyterian Hospital, Phils-
delphia. for appendicitis She is
showing steady Improvement
Ned Thompson. John Litz and Lee
Jackson. fishermen at Bowers Beach
narrowly escaped drowning when their
boat was filled by heavy wind beat
ing water into i. Being eyuert
swimmers both Thompson and Litz
were able to make shore. Jackson.
however. cannot swim. and it was only
the fact that he was able to grab the
land line of the seine while people on
shore pulled him to safety that saved
his life
Mr. Emory Eukill. of Middletown.
who was seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident at Centreville, Md.
some months ago. and being at the
Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia.
ever since. was brought to his home
| in Middletown last week. Although
getting along nicely he is still unable
to walk. He appears quite cheerful.
and almost daily is taken an auto ride
| by his brothers. He is at his grand
mothers residence. Mrs. J. X. vii
liams. near Odessa.
Miss GRANGE W. Greene leaves this
week for William Smith College, a
female school located on Seneca Lake.
at Geneva. n. Y. Miss Greene will
be instructor in English and play pro-
du.er. DR.. Lyman Powell. formerly
of Dover. is president of Smith Col
lege. also President of Hobart College
for men, which is located at the same
place, although the schools are not
connected. Miss Greene has been
associated with Swarthmore College.
Joe Cook. a we'll known negro
character, died Monday of last week
and was buried Friday. For year Joe
had done odd jobs for many families
in Dover, but he was better known
as Old Joe Cook. 1.-THE chimney sweep.
About this time of the year he made
trips around the town weighted dowr
with his paraphernalia. consisting oi
ladders. ropes and brush brooms. He
and his familiar yell from the house
top was familiar to everybody whC
knew him.
The seventh and last dance givel
by the Pool Orchestra in the Middle
town New Century Club building wa
held on Tuesday evening of last week
These occasions have been 80 delight
ful and successful that the members o
the club and their friends are hopin
for more in the near future. Th'
sum netted for the cloak room fund
about S1S5. The hostesses were
Mrs. Harris B. Mcdowell, Mrs. j
Frank McWhorler, Mrs. John B
Spicer. Mrs William B. Wilson an
Mrs. =. I. OOmDS.
Rev. Charles H. Hastings has a.
cepted an appointment as chaplain
the Z. S Navy, and has entered upc
his duties at Philadelphia for the pr,
sent. Mrs. Hastings and two daugl
= ters are with her parents, Mr.. al
3 Mrs. J. Edward Gruwell, of net
Dover. Mr.. Hastings is native
fredericksburg, Md. and a graduate {
the Conference Academy. class Of 100
and Of Drew Theological Seminar
class Of 1910. following which
entered the Baltimore NJ. f. Co
ference. and successfully filled pa
. torates at Union Bridge and Abbin
don. Md.
Delta Lodge, No. "a. Knights
Pythias. Laurel. is making arranR
ments for the entertainment of
oo Grand Lodge of Delaware. to me
a.