Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Inte resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and Their Doings.

George L. hnlgnt has purchased
the ITO acre farm of VIM. G. Smith.
near Chestertown, Md, for $1,000,
and will remove to it.
The newly organized lodge of Owls
in Elkton has 348 Charter members,
the largest fraternal body ever insti-
tuted in the town or county.
Falling less than a foot while crab
bing on the old Taske street wharf in
New Castle on Friday, Aug. II,
Robert S. Thomas broke his left leg.
George c. Brittingham has resign
ed as carrier of the mails between
the Postoffice and the Dover railroad
station, and will remove to Millville,
N. j.
w. D. Drysdale's Office and store
room near the railroad station at
Dover was badly damaged by fire
early Saturday morninsg of last week.
Virgil Trader, an express helper
running from Philadelphia to Cape
Charles, was caught at Laurel with
eight pints of whisky strung con-
cealed about his waist He was ar
raigned before Magistrate Hearne,
last Wednesday, and committed to
Georgetown Jail Traders actions
aroused suspicion which led to his
arrest.
Stanley NJ. Arthurs. the prominent
artist. is at the present time busy
finishing the mural painting, "The
Landing of the Dutch at Lewes, 3"
which will be hung in the dining
room of Delaware College. The
painting. which is executed in Mr..
Arthurs' brilliant and best style, is
seven feet square and it is expected it
will be completed in several weeks.
Members of Methodist Protestant,
Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal
Churches of Seaford held their second
community sing last Wednesday
night at the entrance of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Mrs. w. D. Stew
ems Officiated at the piano, while MIR.
e. w. Robinson and Nathaniel Coma
way played cornets. All the popular
patriotic songs were sung. The sing.
ing was led by L. c. Culver.
The peach crop is now being har
vested throughout Kent county. The
best fruit the Georgia Belle, is nov
on and the price is very low, rang
ing from 35 to so cents per basket
The tomato crop has far outdone tn,
peachc crop as to price. Owing to th'
small yield Of tomatoes, cannerie
are clamoring for the red fruit. The
price ranged from 25 cents contrac
price, to 81 cents per basket in tn,
open market.
The New Castle Levy Court ha
awarded the Biulithic Co., the contrac
for building Section No. 3 of tn
Lincoln Highway, at the bid of $138,
912. 78. 1t is to be constructed o
Warrenite. Awarding of contract
for Section No. 6 was postponed fo
one week. A number of bidders pro
tested against delay and declared
would be difficult in many cases
carry out contracts at the prices bic
Two asked leave to withdraw thei
bids. Section 3 extends from Wi
mington to Marshallton and sectio
6 from Newark to Maryland Stat
line
Charles Downs and Miss Mar
Knotts, of Cheswold, were united
marriage at the home of the bride
Cheswold at 8 O'Clock Saturday evel
ing Aug. 18. The young couple al
we'll known in that vicinity. The
will reside on farm near Cheswold
Reports of the arrest of the Bere
sisters, revivalists, who CO nducted
series of services in this county
short time ago, have reached Poe
moke. The sisters are reported I
having been arrested by the FEEDER
authorities for spreading pro-Germs
literature and for aiding the Germ;
cause by attempting to intiuen
Americans to refuse to enlist for Sc
- vice against Germany and to oppo
II the selective draft measure. Viii
Ii official information has not been o
II tanned on the subject, il ia report
| here that the two revivalists W
doubtless be sentenced to terms of il
| prisonment in the Federal prison
i Atlantic, Ga.-Pocomoke City lie
/ ger Enterprise.
II Miss Mildred Newman, of Wilmin
ton, and Bryna j. Schockley, of Cole
boro, Md, were married at st. A
RI drew's Episcopal Church, Wilmin
ton, by the Rev. r. w. Trapne
Thursday Aug II. Miss Newm
was escorted to the altar by MI
Catharine Shockley, the bridegroom
II sister. She wore an attractive gov
Ill Of dark iaffee blue charneI1ae aati