Smyrna times., 1918-01-16
iIT2 Of THE DELAWARE
''' MARYLAND PENINSULA
.v ITEMS GATHERED FROM
SE"' W.. STATE EXCHANGES

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Iot.'s,.pIs s.'..uIs About Your Friends of.a and
P'1.' S.sbpors and Their D0'nsS'
,+ extraordinary drive for
The rev. sors for the Red Cross resulted
peT nsplD ss,ins an increase of over thirteen
in ,u. seeu.'t5 to that society in the United
States. ,1 of
MI u'.oming. s-r issued their invita-
neal tor %s their silver wedding recep-
tons , l"l Friday, evening, January
the eleventh.
.so first time in the history OF
% l05 y. F. & n. Railroad paSsen-
the \. s,.fic ic' between Cape Charles and
eg,..alE gel t,r Virginia, was interrupted last
No'lOln' account of ice and frozen
csrts Of the channel
,.lia E. dupont. who died in Will
..ron .a December %, left to the
nl'e .t Merciful Rest, $4,000; to
7. no"y Mcbael's Day Nursery. $4,000,
., 3D. 70 tbe Delaware Hospital, $4,000.
Tho annual report of the Cecil
c,ntv Board of education shows that
sV :. ,o.ts SIP, 100 to conduct the public
~ ",5 biob schools in Cecil county last
..r a with 4514 pupils and 459 teach
ers.
u,s Alexander Maxwell announces
.,e marriage of her sister Miss Char
I.t,o Ttompson. ofBaltimore, Md, to
wr Parker F. Fennimore, of Penns-
Grove, N. j., on December 31st'
1917 at ElktOn, Md.
At the Milford Town Election on
Monday the hog issue won, both tick
st, deciding, before the election, in
favor of permitting hogs to be raised
in Milford. in ORDER to help pro-
vide food during the war.
Mrs. H. |. Beers. who had charge
Of the work of sending Christmas boxes
10 the Dover boys in the service, has
received interesting letters of ac-
k1owledgment from many of them,
expressing their appreciation, proving
the effort worth while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan M. Cochran, near
Vt. Pleasant, entertained at dinner on
Thursday in honor cf MIR. Fred Ginn's
birthday the following guests: MIR.
and Mrs. George CHM. MIR. and Mrs.
George A. CHM, MIR. and Mrs. Wilson
Cochran, Mr., and Mrs. George Colds
borough, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred CHM
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Woodal Cochran.
Colonel Grsntley P. Postles, so
Jesr old. a retired leather manufac-
rurer Of Wilmington. was asphyxiated
by gas in a fashionable apartment
house at Wilmington. Colonel Postles
had been in i'll health and the police
believe he became melancholy and
committed suicide.
William Artis, father of E. K. Arts
II Dover, died at Hartly, Saturday,
January 9TH, aged 72 years. The
funeral was held Monday, when in
terment was made at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Camden. Deceased was g
loyal Democrat and at one time County
Tax Collector. He is survived by his
wife and four grown children.
Friends of DR.. w. Victor Messick,
Of Smyrna, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Messick of Middletown, are pleased t.
hear that he is on his way to recovery
ID the University Hospital in Philadel
phla Should the present rate of i'm
PoVement continue, it is thought tina
he can be removed to his home in
couple Of weeks.
Clyde Edward White, aged 81 year
recently resident and land owne
near Hazlettville, this county, died il
Philadelphia Friday, January 4th
MI White came from the Canal Zone
Panama, about two years ago, an
purchased farm. He went to Phil
alelpnla October last and took a posi-
uOn with a shipbuilding firm and wa
,apluiy promoted. He was a 32n
regfee Mason and affiliated wit
Union Lodge, Dover. Deceased
survived by wife and two little sons
Oes'h was due to double pneumonia.
5eorge Ashton and Mrs. Mary Vince
UO'n OF Wyoming, were married &
'ue residence of the groom Tuesda
Ne 1snlng' December 18th, 1917, by Dl
DOner J. Smith. The bride an
g. S'oom entertained company at dim,
"u'H december 28th, when the al
-uOu"cement of the marriage W,
S'..Y a1v 70 the assembled company by Dl
Sul'n' The newly married coup
we're most heartily congratulated.
NJ Edward J. Carter, son of Mr.. al
ot' nS'' herman Carter, of Mt. SterlinI
Sa Sulo, and Miss Edith Townsen
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