Smyrna times., 1917-01-03
M OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
ITEMS GATHERED FROM
W." VIZ STATE EXCHANGES

..r Items from all Partsof the
In0'si 0,..nia About Your Friends and
y.,vbbors and Their OoIngs.
] .;f Thomas Kirby is preparing
1e from the Dover Jail residence
. Milford, his former home.
o...,olds Clough, of Dover, enter
~; nv a number of nis friends at
nrIsy "Ie dinner at his home on Bradford
.Hset.
u.ae ounning near Ponder's mill,
! ,rm miles from Milton, Harry Wal
L;llsd an otter, the skin of which
nought him $780,
,,ronneement has been made of
- marriage of Miss Elizabeth M
o..tt ~ of Clayton, to Harry G. Davis,
] 4 MiddletOwn.
While operating a sausage grinder,
I n.odore H. Wood, of near Middle
.vu w caught his hand in the machine
md crushed tw" fingers.
Arthur L. Hill, station master at
So,kIey, has purchased the store and
,,onerty of the late George L. Short
] 4 overlook for $17OO.
4 s. FARRELL, of Mid1letown, is
,sDorted to be the biggest shipper of
mix in that section. During the
,ost month his shipments amounted
4 b more than $500.
Sberif-elect Frank Vansant and his
/ Deputy. Arthur j. Kingsbury. have
msifed and assumed charge of the
a Kent county Jail Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Seaverton,
\ Of "Hill Top" farm near Middletown
have issued invitations to the mar
rsge of their daughter, Lillian Mae
n Sesyerton to Albert franklin Legg.
The ceremony will take place Thurs
tsy night at the home of the BRIDE s
parents.
y If plans that are being worked out
BY several farmers in that section of
the county mate-ialize, Georgetown
will have a milk station by next sum-
mer and a special milk train will be
run on that branch, connecting with
The milk train that comes as far sout h
IS Harrington.
Following the filing of names fol
members of the town cornell of Mil
ford, elected on Monday. the announce.
nent was made that Chief of Police
Stanton Draper had rendered his re-
sgnstiOn. Only the names of lnde
pendent Republicans appear on the
ticket nominated.
N Elijah F. Todd, aged 76. a retiret
farmer, was found dead in bed Thurs
day at the home of John L. Paul, viii
whom he had lived for some time
n he had been sick for several months
and when he failed to appear at break
fast Mrs. Paul went to his room an
found him.
Notice was received in Dover Wed
nesday of the appointment by tn
National Security League of the fol
loving delegates to the congress Q
the lesgue to be held in Washington
D. C., on January 25, 20 and 27
t. R. Kenney, James H. Hughes, A
g. Magee. Col. w. D. Denney an
George T. Maxwell.
A horse and carriage belonging I
John R H. Price was taken whil
sanding in front of a restaurant
Alddletown on Monday Dec. 25. Tw
AOurs later they were found, the ca
rage being upset. Blankets, rob,
adChristmas packages were missing
lne Farmers Protective Associate
Aa' the case in charge for investig
q ton.
The Vinyard Shipyards, of Milfor
U0 the Mispillion river, which ha
DSen IDLE for several years, have be-
eased by c. B. McLauren, of Ne
iofk' who will operate the plant aft
January lst, 1917. He will have 6
"elated with him William Deput
wa0 was formerly with the Wills
'nyard Company, but who has be
WIN William G. Abbott, the 81
'ader Of Milford, as one of the fol
~sa Oh that plant. The new va
vii build hulls for steam freightt
VT The New York trade especial
au as soon as the materials can
s'.en together, and the plant ov
s'uled and put into working shal
Ie Keel for new steamboat will
'au and workmen put to work. T
Lsans the demand for additional 81
''''aers for the Milford yards.
tle annual Christmas dance, gi'