Smyrna times., 1917-11-14
l[N2 Of THE DELAWARE
''' MARYLAND PENINSULA
.cwsy ITEMS oATHsR.0 H5Faaofs FRO"
new we STATE EXCHANGES

.o Items from all Partsof the
Iot'tss!s t.''s.u!s About Your Friends and
Psn.a, ..,shbors and Their DOingS'
-. Engineer Wilson says New
CGuH's % county, has enough crushed
.1,,' .tone on hand to complete the 'oaO
work under way
wv. .o+.l subscription to the Second
.s,r InS '' Loan Department of the Del
L,D','i a,,ore Division, reported at . p; sE0 m''
sr Sridsy, October g. l9I" S0o'
10000.
,or0e buildings in Wilmington
l,"iod l"i by Cahill & Co. as a garage
ocsup'' e rooms and carriage factory
'IV nSicb was destroyed by fire o" Friday
m;n vii he rebuilt at once.
Corsral auto Collisions has occurred
:. ond near Chestertown, Md. during
~ IL. M mast week. Polk DeCorse was
W ;rto bv an auto Tuesday morning
i.I = 10 turned the corner at Kent Circle.
q ui. vehicle was damaged somewhat.
Milford has heen selected rs the
.,ooo for holding the neyt annual ses-
;.n If the Great Council of Delaware,
ImD,oved Order Red Men, beginning
- % 1918. Competing for
tbe honor with Milford were Lewes
and New Castle.
George T Kay aged about So years,
formerly Of Seaford, was accidentally
tilled Tuesday Nov. 9th while at
work in the Big Sandy News offire,
Of Louisa, KY, where he was en-
Moved He was working around one
If the presses when he was caught in
revolving belt.
Volley NJ Murray, of Selbyville,
has been made superintendent of the
work of cleaning the land on both
sides of the dupont boulevard. 1t is
Gen. duPont's idea TO have grass and
AoWer plots all the way from George
town to Selbyville.
With pork selling in the western
markets at SIG per hundred, the local
butchers are paying $23 per hundred
for dressed hogs, and are finding it
hard to get them at that price as some
of the farmers are demanding $25.
The high prices of meat has greatly
increased the demand for scrapple,
as it can be bought for 123 cents pei
pund.
Dover friends have received an
nOuncements of the marriage of Har-
man A. Dempsey, son of Mrs. Hattie
Dempsey, of Dover, and Miss Marthl
Dolores Hicks, of Washington, D. G..
The wedding took place in that city,
where Mr.. Dempsey is employed
October 31st.
Kent county's local exemption boart
has received the registration card o
Charles B. Heisel, vice-consul a
Cape Town. Africa. Mr.. Heisel is
native of Milford and registered a
Cape Town on August %. giving a
his home Milford, Del. He made n
claim for exemption.
Mr.. Samuel H. Buckworth has o
exhibition in Leatherbury's show wir
dow at MiddletOwn,s 3 basket of exceI
tiOnally large white potatoes. tn
tubers are of the peach blow variet
and Mr.. Buckworth informed tt
transcripts scribe that 80 of his pt
tatOes filled basket. The exhibit hi
been greatly admired.
With pork selling in the westel
markets at SIG per hundred. SUISSE
county butchers are paying $23 pI
hundred for dressed hogs, and are fin
ing it hard to get them at that pri,
as some Of the farmers are demandiI
Szo. The high prices of meats b
greatly increased the demand f
scrapple, as it can be bought for i
cents per pound.
The name of the Harlan & Holling
worth Corporation, Wilmington,
been changed to ''The Bethlehem Shi
building Corporation, the Harl
Plant. " Joseph B. Weaver, the ge
eral manager. is the executive hea
Inc change in title is in keeping wi
tne plan announced by the Bethleht
oteel Corporation to make dire
branches Of all its subsidiaries.
The War Work Council of the n
uonal Board of the Y. W. C. A.
raising $4,000, 900. for war We
among women. This amount is
pected to be enough to cover expen
until next June. If it is not sufficie
more Will be raised. Mrs. T. Co
man DUPONT is council member
delaware. Most of the sum will
spent here in our own country on ,
men affected by the war.