Smyrna times., 1917-11-07
v[VS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
-,.,ev ITEMS GATHERED FROM
o,,e STATE EXCHANGES
.,..ssting Items from all Partsot the
ln'e'.'", n'.,o About Your Friends and
ma,0bbors and Their Doings'

Risbop Bristol has been assigned to
n,eside over the coming session o'
ls'Ii Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
tne n;Il he held in Dover, beginn-
w. March goth next.
More than $500, 900. 900 was spent
or highway construction ano malnten- n
Vi n % the United States in 1916.
oe on'. tbio amount 16 southern States
~ .nent approximately $50, OOO' 900.
Tho State of California has voted
e15 600. 900 to be spent in perfect:
?nr the State highway system and
ot ln5 single county failed to give the
a~roUering measure a majority.
Howard NJ. Buckson has been
.,ootod Recorder of Diamond Lodge,
NJ q A. 0. U. W. of Dover, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Or James E. Carroll.
A new $50 bicycle was stolen from
tho aide porch of Wesley Parsonage
in Dover. recently. The wheel be-
l,noed to Pasto- Gunby's son Olin, and
bad been bought by him from his own
earnings. 1t was the best OF the
+bree wheels on the porch at the time.
Watson K. Belts. formerly assis-
-ont cashier of the First National
Rank of Frederick, has been appointed
cashier of the Peoples National Bank
of Middletown, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Robert
Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Short, of
near Dover, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Leila Cole Short, to Mr.. George
Hinkle Bullock. The wedding will
take place at the home of the bride s
parents in st. Jones' Neck Thursday
evening, November 22nd. at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Weaver, Will
liam Hurley and Miss Elsie Hurley,
who Joined the Benson Berger Carni-
val Shows with two attractions when
the Firemen's Carnival was held in
Dover, arrived home Monday evening.
They have toured the Southland as
far as Florida.
Mrs. Charles Gibson, of Philadel-
phia, but formerly of Dover, has an
nounced the marriage of her daughter,
Miss Lula Gibson, to Emile Gretz-
macher. They were married July
the seventh and reside at Swarthmore.
Pa. Miss Irene Gibson and Edward
H. Dilkes were also married anC
live at Logan, Pa.
S. Warren Hall, of Atlantic City
has purchased of Herman Dill, build
ing lot on State street, Dover. 1t il
located on the west side of the stree
opposite the residence of MIR. and Mrs
Charles B. Wilson, and it is under
stood that Mr.. Hall will erect a resi-
dence thereon for himself.
"Bill" Curry, the little son o
Mrs. Curry at the Bayard House. tn
mascot of Company l, National Arm
while in Dover and at the New Cast
Rife Range returned home from Ar
niston, Ala, last week. "Bill'
drilled regularly with the DelawaI
boys, even to the long hikes, but whe
the Delaware troops were scattere
he had to he sent home.
Hervey P. Hall, Of Smyrna, chai
man of the Kent county fuel admin
trative committee. has appointed JoE
c Hopkins, of Dover, and John Al
bott, of Milford. members of the fu
administrative committee for the Kel
county district, and who, with hir
self, will administer the coal situati,
as far as it pertains to this secti,
of the State.
Mrs. John C. Hopkins and Mrs.
Z. Taylor of Dover, Saturday, r
celved word of the safe arrival
France of their nephew, Sergea
Robert Wright Thomas, of Contr
vile, Md. member of the Nation
Guard of Connecticut who has cross
the ocean with his company to ass
the Allies. Sergeant Thomas visit
MS home in Centreville three or fc
weeks ago and at that time KIN
nothing definite as to when he wol
cross the ocean.
The auction sale Of the ]. Wesl
Stevens real estate situated in Ca
oen, took place on Wednesday
charge of the Dixie Realty Compar
There was large attendance and
sale totaled $18, 528, which is cons
ered very good. The tract contain
ABOUT 60 acres divided into SO bui
ing lots. Among the purchasers W
j. Hall Anderson, Of Dover, v
bought 5 acre and a z acre ap
and pear farms, 2 dwellings, ba
and fUn n.