Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
[VS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
,.,vsy ITEMS GATHERED FROM
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....stng Items from all Partsof the
'Is' s.nnsuIa About Your Friends and
N.,vhbors and Their Doings.
II. Iobn P. Mcintyre has disposed
ri. hotel property in Swedesboro,
and is making arrangements to
%~ .',n 10 Middletnwn. where he will
D. .nnv his modern home on Cass
street,
vi.bermen at kits Hammock and
o.ro,,s Beach made good catches of
D s;,o perch and rcck fish Tuesday.
%.rv " If them were brought to Dover
"A I mid at fancy prices. Perch 20
Nd I 25 cents a bunch. Rock from
a.OO to s1.5O each.
Mrs Bessie Davis has sold her
,.orerty situated at the corner of
S,,t. and Water streets, Dover, to
%s congregation of Christ P. E.
rburcb for $4,000. By this purchase
State street entrance to the church
!, available. The dwelling will be
..moyed and further improvements are
n bs made to the church property.
Not in the memory of the oldest
,ssidents has farm labor been so
SARGE in this community as at the
n,s,eut time. Indeed there is a pos
,bility that many Of our farmers may
mt get sufficient help to plant their
u,ual tillage of corn this spring, and
there is no apparent relief for this
serious labor problem.
The Senate. Friday afternoon, passed
he House bill to permit the sheriff
Of Kent county to work the prisoners
Upfned in the Kent county Jail upon
the county roads or at other outside
@upstions. The vote was unanimous.
The Senate bill providing for the re-
Dewsl 70 charters of corporations that
have expired, and the House joint re-
solution providing for the establish.
nent Of the budget system in thi:
state.
L. Scott Townsend, of Wilmington
hss bought the Veasey farm, contain
ing 125 acres on the road from Sum
nit Bridge to Glasgow from Johl
Tanning For many years this farm
was in the possession of the Towns
end family but sometime ago passe,
out Of their hands. For this reasol
M. Townsend wished to regain tn
ownership of the land. In addition I
this land Mr.. Townsend owns betwee
700 and 800 acres of land in the i'm
Mediate vicinity.
At tea given at the home of Mrs
George Il. Short of Georgetown, Mrs
Short announced the engagement G
hsr sister, Miss Mildred Evans,
Julian E. Townsend. The groom-to-b
is the oldest son of Governor John G
townsend, and has been looking afte
bis fathers interests in Georgetown
Is manager of the ]. G. Townser
Canning Company. Miss Evans is
tuaghter of the late James Evan
IG many years a merchant in GeoTg'
town. She is a sister-in-law of Coz
gsSsman-elect Albert F. Polk. IT.
Wedding will take place during Il
Easter holidays.
That "Tom" Wilson, the injur'
lthlete. who is lying in the Delawa
hospital, represents the best type
Delaware citizenship, was the stat
nsnt made by Everett C. Johnso
Sscfetary of State, before a meetil
a lou members of the alumni of De
sSafe College, at their annual banqu
u the roof Of the DUPONT Buildil
S'urdsy evening. This declarati
Ioused the utmost enthusiasm on &
A1 Of those present since young Wi
." general favorite and mu
@ncen has been felt about hi
aiough all the college circles sin
aS injury. DR.. S. C. Mitchell, pre-
asat Of the college, moved that t
''laration of Mr.. johnson be incC
p'ated in motion which would
Eesented to the athlete. The mott
'@ carried unanimously.