Smyrna times., 1917-05-02
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

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amionation of Delaware College STU
dent who elected to take the special
course.
S. B. Herdman has been reelected
scetary, treasurer and tax collector
for Newark by Town Council and
Jacob Shew was reelected superinten-
dent of the water and light plants.
Announcements have been issued of |
the marriage of Clayton LippIncott |
Hoey, formerly of Frederica, son of |
Mrs. Alice C. Hoey, of Dover, and
Miss Ida Anshutz Robbins, of Penns-
grove, Nj, at Baltimore, Maryland,
Wednesday. April fourth.
DIR. R. S. Stephens of Dover at
tended the 80th birthday anniversary
of his father. Reuben Stephens, near
Laurel, on Monday. There was an un-
usually large number present. There
are living IL children, 80 grand chill
dren and 80 great grand children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip j. Remick, of
Frederick, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Emma Mildred Remick, to Mr.. Omar
E. Harrington, of Crawford, N. j.,
The wedding will take place Thurs
day, May 10th, at noon.
]. Hall Anderson, after consider
able effort and inquiry, has secured
the loan of a large Belgian flag from
the Embassy at Washington. There
is a great demand and shortage of flags
of nations at present and especially
of Belgium. It is composed of three
horlzonal bars of colors, black, yellow
and red.
Caleb S. Kenney, son of Hon. R.
R. Kenney, has been commissioned
First Lieutenant in the Engineering
Corps, U. S. Army. He will prob
ably enter into active service within
the next two weeks. MIR. Kenney is
now connected with the Western Dod-
son Coal Company, of Bthlehem, Pa,
and was formerly County Road Engi-
neer of Kent county.
Announcement is made of a double
wedding that will take place in Will
mington Friday, when two young
men, brothers. of Dover, will be mar
ried. Benz amin Franklin Hamm will
wed Miss Natalie Raughley, of Berlin,
N. J., and Henry S. Hamm will marry
Miss Nina Valiant. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William E. Valiant, o1
Laurel. Bishop Kinsman will per.
form the ceremony.
With fish swarming at the head Of
the Indian River at Millsboro in sucf
quantities that men and boys csulc
scoop them out with small nets so. 00C
herring were caught recently follJw
ing the sudden opening of warm wea
ther. One man with a seine caugh
5000. They were sold as low as S.
hundred and, because of the demand
for barrels and boxes to pack then
for shipment, there was shortage il
packages. Among the catch wer,
some trout and many founders, whicl
leads old fishermen to predict the rui
of trout will be large. Many o
the fishermen have been making a
high as $100 day.
Miss Alma White Henry, daughte
of Mrs. John S. Henry, and for sew era
years a Laurel school teacher, lef
Wednesday afternoon for Dallas, Texas
where she will be married on Apri
% to Charles Nelson Smith. Tn
young couple have known each othe
since childhood and were pupils i
school at the same time. MIR. Smit
is a son of Samuel L. Smith of Lau
rel, and he now holds a position wit
the DUPONT Company in Dallas. No
being able to get away his prospectiv
bride is to join him in his presar
home town.
Ernest B. Raughley. Register {
Wills, has granted letters of admin
istration as follows: Annie Kersey G
estate of Martha S. Kersey; WilliaI
A. Stokesbury, Jr., on estate of Wi
liam A. Stokesbury; Mary A. Robil
- son, on estate of John H. Robinson
Henry D. Downham and Edith Down
ham on estate of John A. Downhan
Arthur F. Dawes on estate of Thomi
Tinley. Letters Testamentary
IN John S. Collins, executor of estate
III Emaline Collins; Harriet B. Watson
executrix of William 7. Watson
Former Governor Watson left b
estate, approximating $40, 600,
~ his widow absolutely.
At a largely attended congreg
tional meeting of Olivet Presbyteri'
y Church Wilmington Wednesday nigh
w a unanimous call was given to Il
Rev. Joel S. Gilfillan formerly He
of Christiana to become the pastor
|. +ha Church whose pulDit has be