Smyrna times., 1917-01-10
IFTS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
,ev ITEMS GATHERED FROM
o,,s STATE EXCHANGES

..tine Items from all Partsof the
l',, ".oiusuIa About Your Friends and
Ns,ghbOrs and Their oOings.
rso Girls of the New Castle Camp
,ia lD ore rehearsing betty Wales
ri,I. lnI +" play to be given in Febru'
Gy.
,,.onb / France, the newly elected
r'itsd S States Senator from Maryland
uni'Ia nnrcbased the 20O-acre Craig
a's a, near Port Deposit, at private
sale.
-. and Mrs. Nathan Moore, of
n,vsr entertained on Wednesday,
D..omber Ds 27, fifteen invited guests.
:. - wss a very enjoyable affair.
Connecticut tourist enroute to
v,o,ida damaged a machine in Perry
%Io last week, was held up by Sheriff
sa,idan in Bel Air, and made to
..trrn to Perryville, where he was
fined S25 and costs.
Iobn Blizzard, a former Smyrna
,,tol nroprietor, who retired a few
.o.rs AGO. living on the Lockwood
state adjoining Middletown, is
critically i'll with pneumonia
Mrs Anna R. Adams, wife of
Samuel P. Adams, of near Elkton,
M was so badly burned while singe-
mo chickens a few days ago that
/ death ended her suffering A family
survive her.
Governor Miller will be given a
i farewell testimonial dinner by the
members of his military staff and of
u tho general staff of the militia at the
a H,ol dupont, Wilmington, on the
n night of January 13.
u These officers have been elected by
y tbe Middletown Bethesda Methodist
q EDiscopal Church. President, Eugene
i HOckety; vice presidents, James Jar
ren Frank Lewis and S J. Brockson ;
4 treasurer. Enoch e. Alice; secretary,
4 George P. Swain; chaplain, W. 7.
81 Pearce.
u Thomas Webb, aged about 80 years,
vas stricken at the home of his daugh
ter Mrs. William Hall, of Milford
Neck, Wednesday morning. He was
walking about the home when he fell
twice before assistance could be give
him. He will probably recover.
Mrs. Joseph L. Carey, an aged
widow living alone on Lake street
Niddletown. was found in an uncon-
EiOua condition by Mrs. J. M. Foster,
lneighbOr, late Thursday afternoon.
It is thought she had been lying un
conscious long time, as all of the
Tres in the house had gone out.
] Pneumonia within two days of last
Eeekresulted in the death Of four o.
The Oldest residents of Cherry Hill
section, near Elkton-Coyington Wood
aged 81 years; George W. Huntsman
$ years; Miss Mary McClay, 7S
yssrs, and Mrs. Elizabeth Trull, n
!esrS.
n The cunning season in SUISSE,
county, which came to close Monda,
Jan according to the sportmen, wa
Dot as profitable as that of some forme
seasons because the birds and rabbit
tdnOt stay in the open fields bu
lowered in the wood.
IN New Years Day George Mes
NsE' aged 70 years, hogan reading th
NOle, according to a custom bega
@snty-six years ago. He begins 9
ue hrst of the year and reads the eI
ufe book by Christmas. He believe
0s the only man in Sussex count
WOO has read the Bible through tn
lumber of times.
Ihe annual election of the Milfol
V0O was held last week, at whiC
aae the old officers were re-electeI
'Vln Abbott, president; ]. j. FOUL
"1etary and treasurer. The ne
Nard Of directors as elected are:
,Oan Abbott, Louder N. Hesrn, ].
,@lk' George Russell. Howard
%pp and Thomas C. Reynolds.
announcement has just been ma
me marriage of Miss Anna
SS'uurix, formerly of New Castle,
Inward M. Kirby. of Wilmington,
" AeV. J. L. Johnson, pastor of t
~" NJ E. Church. The weddi
wa place at the parsonage on NJ
"'fs day at noon.
j uaie DOnOway. son of Sherif-elt
'spn N. DOnoway, has been select
u' 1ather as the turnkey at I
s''S4 county Jail. Chester W. Wa
Zee Deen named as deputy sheri
An '~ DOnoway took charge of
s% on Monday Jan. 4th. and fr
a ~ueatOns ba nil l.