Smyrna times., 1917-11-21
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,,teresting Items from all Partsot the
r.;,eula About Your Friends and
Nelghbors and Their Doings'

The refrigerator of Mr.. and Mrs
~ lincoln Clayton of Dover was
.obbed of dressed chicken and other
provisions a few days ago.
Henry P. Jones of Dover hes been
oIocted a director of the Peoples Build
40 and Loan Association, to fill the
nocsncv caused by the death of DIR.
lanes F Carroll.
1ohn Anderson, of Harrington. and
Miss Lola c. Donovan, of Frederlca,
wore married on Saturday evening
November 10th in Mt. Salen M. E.
parsonage. Wilmington, by Rev. W.
E. Habbart. 4.
Mrs. John P. LeFevre left Saturday
Nov 10 for Admission, Alabama,
whore sbe will temporarily reside with
her husband, Captain John P. eFevre,
at Camp Mcclellan.
Private W. Riley Brown, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Brown. Of Wyo-
ming, has been promoted at Camp
Mcclellan, Admission, Alabama, and
is now wearing an officers uniform.
Mrs. Herbert M. Jones and son,
Ned Jones, left Friday for Admission,
Ala. where they will join Captain
Herbert M. Jones of the Delaware
militia. who is with the United States
troops at that place. Mrs. Jones ex-
meets to reach Admission Saturday
afternoon.
With many gunners out Thursday.
the first day of the open season for
game in this state reports from some
sections of the county showed both
rabbits and birds plentiful, while in
other sections but few catches we're
made. One party near Dover went
ont and out of eleven rabbits seen ten
were bagged.
Robert Stott, of Dover superinten-
dent of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company, who has heen at the
Company's sanitarium at Mt. Nc
Gregor, N. Y, for the past two
months, has returned home, greatly
benefited and able to resume his
work.
David Miller and Simon Miller, two
Dunkard families vets of Dover have
sold their personal property and will
return to Montana. At their sale
unusually high prices prevailed. Hay
brought S29 ton; hogs SIS each on
foot, and all the used machinery
brought more than it cost a year ago.
For several days Newton E. Ward,
of Laurel, had been hearing a scratch
ing in the pipe laeding from his hot
air furnace to the register in the
diningroom. Tuesday night he de.
cided to investigate. Removing the
register he held light down the pipt
and saw two bright eyes blinking a
him. Making a pair of tongs from
two stove pokers he finally drew VI
into the room half grown 'possum
The animal was weak anc gaunt from
its Imprisonment without food ant
water, and consequently was yer.
tame. How the 'possum entered the
heat pipe is a mystery.
Delaware's district exemption boar
convened at Dover Thursday afterl,oo
in the Representative hall o
the state house, where they hogan tn
review Of cases, most of the agricul
tursl claims Many registrants VIII
had been certified up as well as wit
nesses from Kent and Sussex countie
were in Dover practically all day
The board, with the exception of ligh
lunches at supper and midnight, re
malned in session until early Frida
morning. They sat through Frida
hoping to finish Friday night.
The Industrial Accident Board az
pointed last week by Governor job
u. Townsend, under the Workmeni
Compensation act, met at Dove
thursday, for organization, all th
members present. Sylvester D. Towr
send, Jr., member of the board forl
New Castle cOunty, was chosen pres
dnet, and Charles H. Grantlant
secretary. While Mr.. GrantIand
term of service does not begin unit
january l. he will enter upon tn
duties Of his office at once I'll
board will have headquarters at tn
State House, with branch office
Wilmington.
The Good Fellows musical entertain
ment at the Dover Opera Hous
tuesday and Wednesday evenings, WI
one Of the best musical comedies ev
rendered by local talent. Those wi
look part included: Edward S. Va
Leer' of Philadelphia, Mrs. Frar
hall Davis, of Dover, Miss Mar
Glllbrida Of WI l~,;.c.ae.. Aa: H.