Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

'nte resting Items from all Partsof the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
NeIghbors and Their Doings.
Weimer Heite. stationed at the
Panama Canal. in the service of the
Federal government. for the past year,
is visiting his mother in Dover.
Thomas Jester, of FELTON,, and Mrs.
Alice Downham, postmistress at Viola
were married Wednesday. November
28th, and are away on their honey
moon.
Harry C. Hammond, of Harrington,
and Miss Hazel K Green, of George
town, were married at Wesley M. E.
Parsonage, by Rev. E. Gunby, Satur-
day afternoon, November "a.
Register of Wills Ernest B Raugh-
ley has granted letters of administra-
tion on the following estates: Of Mar
garet " Kirby to William A. FAIRIES,
Smyrna; of Joseph A. Garbutt to
Jennie E. Maris; of Julia Boyd to
Thomas Muncey. Letters testament
tary were granted to George W. Col
Inns. Jr., on estates of Fannie c.
Davis of Magnolia.
A joint convention of East Dover
hundred and Little Creek hundred Sun
day schools will he held in Wesley M.
E. Church, Dover. tomorrow. Samuel
B. Fares, general secretary of the
Philadelphia Sunday School Associa-
tion, and Rev. T. Davis Preston, the
new State secretary of the Delaware
Sunday School Association, will make
addresses.
Magistrate John B. Wharton has
issued the following marriage licenses
Thomas Jester, of FELTON,, to Mrs.
Alice Downham; Harry C. Hammond,
of Harrington, to Hazel K. Green,
Georgetown: Alfred O'Neal, of Har-
rington, to Ethel B. CLANCY. of Wood
wardVille, Md. !; Elsey Shockley to
Margaret Winters, both of Dover
The finding of deserter from the
United States army was the result OF
hunt for rabbits by Harry johnson
and a party of friends from Miltor
when a man jumped out of the wood;
through which they were cunning.
Afraid of serious injury the men re-
Trained from shooting close to him snC
he managed to get away. Investigst
ing, they found a small hut built ot
boughs of trees and pine needles
a few rude cooking utensils. Ashe
of fire showed that the man ha,
been there some time, while paper
ard letters showed that he was a de
serter. Although they searched fo
the man for some time, he proved bet
ter than the crowd, for upon their re
turn to the hut they found that tn
man had circled around and had visite
the place, removing all his belonging
and apparently had left this section.
John w. Carroll, brother of tn
late Professor James E. Carroll, SU
perintendent of Kent County Publ
Schools. died at his home in Federal:
burg, Md, Wednesday. November q
He was IA years old and had live
around fredericksburg all his life.
his early life he began the butcht
business in Fredericksburg and contil
ued in the business until about ]
years ago when he retired from actiV
business life. Mr.. Carroll was twit
J married. his first wife was Miss MAJ
Rebecca Harris, who died in Marc
1896. By this union there were thr,
children all of whom are still living
Pratt Carroll, of New York; H. \
Carroll, of fredericksburg, and Mrs.
E. Moore, of Hoena Path, S. C.
April, 1898, Mr.. Carroll again ma
l ried, taking for his wife this tin
Miss Carrie Jefferson, daughter of Il
late DR.. C. w. Jefferson. She, wi
the children named above, and o.
grandson. ]. Russell Carroll, are t
only survivors.