Smyrna times., 1917-10-31
l[VS Of THE. DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
.swsy ITEMS GATHERED FROM
o,,p STATE EXCHANGES
-. .estng Items from all Partsot the
ln'' .S.,,ts About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and Their OoIngs'

lnls'.1i ..,,ia About Your Friends and
Nerghbors and Their DOings'
nnor,s public school children have
!Oibnted pOnT over So. 900 to the Liberty
fon'I %.nds the amount sought for being
but S4, 600.
Mics Mabel Lo!ge, of Magnolia, is
nnlicant for the County Superin-
a..tendency a. of Public Schools made
'acsnt as by the death of DR.. James E.
Carroll.
A. directors meeting of the
poonlos Bank of MiddetOwn, Mr..
watson Iar K. Belts, of Frederick, was
.'octed cashier, and will enter upon
Ii. new duties November 1st.
lanes E. Tunnel, trustee. sold
onoral farms located near Laurel, the
.onertv of the late Mrs. Naomi
Chort Saturday afternoon, the land
Srinoing an average of about $40 per
acre.
The first service flag displayed in
nover is at the home of Senator
Ricbard R. Kenney, State street. 1t
hears two stars, for the Senator him
.sIf and his son Caleb. who is also in
.orvice of the National Army.
The Dover Branch of the Red
Cross is planning to send Christmas
Roxes containing non-perishable good
les and gifts to the U. S. Patrol,
U.Boat zone in European waters.
Tbev must be started about Novem-
Der Is.
s Warren Hall and family, of
DIVER have returned from Portland,
Maine. where they spent the summer,
and after spending few days at Dover
with Mrs. Samuel W. Hall, will go
to Atlantic City, where they will spend
the winter at VentnOr.
When the wet weather sets in the
narrow gauge railroad from Milford
TO the new fort at Cedar Beach will
be buried in the mud, unless a grav ell
or stone foundation is placed under it.
Cedar Beach soil is not the kind with
which to build substantial roads in
winter weather.
The Wesley Collegiate Institute,
located at Dover, is planning a cam
paign for 5000, 900 endowment FOR
the school. Last Sunday, October
18th, every minister in TIE Whining
ton Conference, 1870 in all, preached
in the pulpit of another pastor in the
morning. 1t was Launching Day. "
Several farms near Laurel, the
property Of Mrs. Mary Fooks VOL
colt, wife of United States Senator
Josiah 0. Wolcott, were put up at
auction at Laurel Saturday, but were
withdrawn because the bidding was
not spirited enough.
When the DUPONT Boulevard is COM
pleted from Georgetown to Redden,
it will be pleasure to travel between
Milford and Georgetown. Just think
what it will mean to get "hogs' jowl
and turnip green's in the real George
town style, and in thirty minute:
after you have made up your minC
that you want that kind of grub.
Paul Meredith, son of John Mer
edith, of SmithvillA, and Miss Minnit
Russell, daughter of Frank Russell,
Of Dover, but formerly of Williams.
burg, Md, were united in holy bond
Of matrimony on the evening of Sep
tember p, at the parsonage of Unit,
Church, by Rev. N. M. Snyder.
was a very quiet but pretty wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith will reside a
the home of the groom.
John M. Smith, of Moore, Pa.
brother of the late William E. Smith
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Carrow las
week. In reviewing Dover, hi
former home, he related many inter
esting "reminiscences. His father be
ing the first railroad station agen
there, ne said it was a custom then o
persons to inform the agent of thei
intention Of going away on the cars
ano 1t was his duty to go around tow
ana awaken the expected passengers
VINO were few in number.
Mrs. William Salisbury, who ha
EDITED and published the Delawarea
lor the past year, has secured a NOR
lucrative position in Washington
u T., and left for that city Monday
70 take up her work in the War De
paftment of the Federal Government
m's' salisbury recently passed Civ
service Examination and it was c
'nls alone that she secured her ne
position and not by aid or influence
any one.