Smyrna times., 1917-02-14
IFNS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
.swsy ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ouR STATE EXCHANGES

,.,,,ssting Items from all Partsof the
p.,irsuIa About Your Friends and
NsEhbors and Their Doings.
Mr and Mrs. Harry c. Warrington.
n.ro, announce the birth of a fine
son. Harry, Jr.. Wednesday morning.
Packers at Cannons, near Seaford.
have contracted for between rs and
1OO acres of tomatoes for the coming
SESSION at 20 cents basket.
Warren c. Newton. a Delaware
college graduate of the class of 1916, |
AN of State Senator o A. Newton
# fB,idgeville. won first place at the
,ople Judging contest conducted in
,onuection with the meeting of the |
Horticultural Society of Western New
york held in Rochester.
The Dover Circle of Kings Daugh-
isrs was entertained by Mrs. Stephen !
slsupbter and Miss MAZE Conaway last |
seek At the business meeting the |
folloVing officers were elected: Presi-
dent Mrs. E. L. Jones; First Vice
President, Miss Mary L. Kelum; Sec
and Vice President. Mrs. James E.
Carol; Recording Secretary. Mrs.
JOhn B. Hutton; Corresponding Sec
,etsry. Mrs. Robert Stott; Treasurer.
Mrs. Thomas F. Dunn; Birthday Box.
Mrs. William S. Haman.
A very pretty wedding took place
Saturday, February the third, at high
mon. when Miss Hilda G. Lollis be-
came the bride Of Irving G. Ennis. at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Lollis. 512 West 9Th
street, Wilmington, Del. The bride
wore pretty travelling suit of brown
chiffon broad cloth and the groom was
sitiied in black serge. After congra-
hlstiOns were extended and. refresh
ments served. the happy couple left on
the 3.34 train for the North. After
March 1st they will reside on a farm
near Cheswold.
The annual meeting of the Trustees
Of the Poor was held at the Aims
House Wednesday Of last week. with
all members present: Messrs. Benia-
min C. Collins, Smyrna; B. H. Moore.
Dover; T. E. Sylvester. Kenton; /;
Isaac L.Johnson, Cheswold; ] Frank
Wilds. Dover; Jonathan G. Cooper.
I Willow Grove; A NJ. Thomas, Can
/ tsrbury; James K. Hurd. FELTON, /;
I Hooper Ross, Harrington aud W. B.
4 Hall. Milford. Officers were elected
as follows: Benjamin C. Collins. pres
ident; W. B. Hall, secretary, and A.
! N. Thomas, treasurer; Frank E. Ma
lOney, superintendent. Mrs. Frank E.
AslOney, matron; Rev. Ralph T.
COursey, Wyoming, chaplain; DR.. L.
A. 4. Bishop. physician.
! John 3. Jones. of the firm of T. K.
Jones and Brother Company, of Dover,
who died Tuesday evening of lasI
week, had for many years been iden.
thed with Dover's interests of al
kinds and took an active part in mum
eipal affairs. He was a member o.
Union Lodge. No.7. A. F. A. Nj. , ant
Of Diamond Lodge. No. 9. A. o
u. W. For many years he had beel
president of the Robbins Hose Com
pany and only at its recent meeting
TWO or three weeks ago, vas electe
honorary president for life. He wa
also an active and interested membe
d the Kent County Protective Asso
cation and the Peoples Building an
Loan Association. He is survived b
aWldow and one son, Henry P Jone
and three Misses Julis
Ella and Mary Jones.
The forts of the coast defenses G
@e Delaware. comprising Fort Mot
vi 'ne New Jersey Shore; Fort DelS
ware on an island in the middle {
~e nVer, and Fort DUPONT, on tt
delaware side, have taken steps fC
ue protection Of government propert
VI account Of the German break. tt
garrison at Fort DUPONT. consists {
''ar companies of one hundred me
'acn and the hospital and quarte
master detschments. A detachmei
VI q small number of men are on dnt
fOrt Delaware and Fort Mott. A
Nupment at the three forts is q
Tays IN shape for any emergenc
'ue mining company at Fort duPo
81 De used Immediately, it beiI
t,a'med that the Delaware can
tucked in less than twenty. four hou
= mat it will be impossible for a
''''ei TO go up the river.