Smyrna times., 1916-03-01
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEwSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

'NNtat0 t'gtN dN aEAa0N ANG
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and Their Doings.
A gold watch, a 5000 diamond
ring and 500 in cash were stolen
from the Delaware Hospital.
An order issued by the dupont
Powder Company after March l, will
con pei the men employed in the
Carney's Point Plant to live there.
Knocked down by a pair of unruly
mules at his farm. near Roxana,
George Wilgus was seriously kicked /
before his son could rescue him.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Summit
NJ. +. Church held sale of oy sters
and coffee at the Dickinson sale and
cleared up about $50 Thursday.
Yeggmen. Thursday night. broke
into Chesapeake City post office and
rifed the evening mail. but got moth
ing of value, the stamps being kept in
the bank.
The Thomas Hotel property, North
East. has been bought by Joseph
Coudon, of Perryvlle. for $4,000, and
it will be converted into a rectory for
St Mary's P. E. Church.
Asserting that their names had
been forged 10 the bond of George E.
Hearn. a tax colleC tor from whom
Sussex county claims about $4,000.
John W. Hean. the collectors father.
and Southey Britti1gham. both
prominent farmers of Little Creek.
secured a verdict from jury Friday
setting aside the bond and judgment
and relieving them of paying the
$4,000. AS the statute of limitations
operates in this case. nobody can be
prosecuted for the forgery.
The friends of Mrs. Susan Parker
Sites. widow Of Dr. j. c Sites.
the dentist. have IeceiV ed announce
ment Of her marriage to Robert Leh-
man. Of Detroit. Mich. formerly Of
Norfolk. Va The ceremony was
perfol med at Scranton. Pa. the home
of the brides sister. Mrs. L. G.
Steiner. at noon Saturday Of last week.
The bride and groom left Scranton
for Buffalo, n. Y. and went to their
new home in Detroit. Mrs. Lehman
is a daughter of the late Joseph c
Parker. of Middletown. and Mrs Par
ker. who now makes her home in
Scranton with her daughter. Mrs.
Steiner.
At a special meeting of MiddletOwn
Board of Education Tuesday night the
board decided to keep the school closed
for two weeks because Of a small out
break of scarlet fever There are
four cases Of scarlet fever among the
pupils of the school. The board took
this action to avoid as far as possible
any further spread of the disease.
Every room will be fumigated and
afterwards cleaned and scrubbed
II was also deciced to burn every bool
in two rooms of the school. Tit
| IOuT patients were IN NucSt LoOtul
when the disease was discovered. Tn,
books are valued at about 5000. Thi
action Of closing the school for tive
weeks will necessitate keeping j
open two weeks later than usual il
June TO scure the State appropriation
Postoffiee Inspector Plummer re
ceived wor1 Saturday from Postmaste
C. w. jefferson that burglars brok
open and robbed the postoffice a
fredericksburg. Md, Of a small sum o
money and stamps. The safe in tn
Office was blown open with two heav
charges of nitro glycerin. The bur
H glars made their escape. Polio
H officials have been notified Of the rob
berJ of the postoffice at BettertOn, Md.
Wednesday night. At first it wa
II said that money and postage STAMP
Y had been taken. This was elaine
s later TO be an error. When InspectC
- Plummer was asked about the matte
II he could give no further information
y but he issued this warning: Il hoI
III the postmasters all over DelaWal
III and the remainder of the peninsu
III will be on the alert for these fellow
n Il is evidently the purpose of q
l | ploaa