Smyrna times., 1919-06-04
NEWS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA

fact there was Stacking up in stur-
geon fishing during the war.
From present indication 100000
worth of new road work will be con-
tracted for in Delaware this wear.
compared to $1,9OO,OOO worth last
year. State funds will be boosted by
the government to the extent of
$45O,OOO.
The season for catching crabs has
arrived and they are beginning to
bite. John Scotten, of Wilmington,
caught about two dozen in Leipsic
creek recently which were the first |
caught this season. There, no doubt, |
will be plenty of them as the mild |
weather last winter did not kill them. |
Mrs. Lizzie Lank, of Milford, wife |
of Major William E. Lank, who is
overseas with the First Delaware
Pioneers, who has had their house
closed since he left, came to Milford
a few days ago to open it up for the
summer. She found that while it was
closed some one had broken into it
and had searched the place thorough
ly. A few articles belonging to her
son, who is with his father in the
same regiment, and some of the ma
jor's private papers were taken.
The commencement exercises of the
Middletown High School will be held
in the New Century Club Building,
on Thursday and Friday evenings,
June 19 and 20. The class day exer-
ing and commencement will be Friday
evening. The graduating class is
composed of two girls and six boys,
as follows: Elva NJ. Freeman, Mar
garet E. Caulk, A. Claude Fouracre,
Purnal L. McWhorter, Jr., Ernest J.
Tee, Wilson V. CHM, Daniel C. Bing-
near and Frank P Jones.
The first fishing party of the sea-
son left Dover last week and tried
the fish with hook and line. They
fished near Ship John Light and
landed 40 croackers but no trout.
The trout, no doubt, will begin biting
the coming week. Those who made
the trip were Messrs. Frank Buck
ingham, William Reed, Jester Nor
ris and William Prettyman, of Dover;
Aaron Reynolds, Nolan Jones, J. f.
Jerman and N. T. Jerman, of Leipsic.
Mr.. Prettyman had the honor of
catching the largest number of fish.
Mrs. Sinah E. James, widow of the
late Elias P. James, of Dover, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara
Hutchins, on Governors avenue,
Dover, Saturday May "a, following
an illness of one week, aged 76 years.
Mrs. James is survived by eight chill
dren: Mrs. William Dempsey, of neal
Dover; Mrs. B. o. Perry, of Whining
ton; Jefferson NJ. James, of Kennett
Square, Pa; William J. James, Ev-
eretterett E. James, Edgar S. James
and Harry B. James, of Dover. Flu.
neral services in charge of Rev. J. w
Colona, of Wesley Church, were helC
Tuesday afternoon, followed by in
terment in the family lot at Lakeside
Cemetery. Six grandchildren of tn,
deceased acted as pallbearers.
An effort is being made to raise til,
schooner "Florence Erickson" of New
Jersey, which capsized recently a
the mouth of Leipsic creek, losing
load of about 500 bushels of oysters
BY order of the Mayor of Salem
N. J., all stores were closed and a
business was suspended in that tow
on last Thursday afternoon, May q
during the funeral of Rev. William '
Louderbough, pastor of the Firs
Presbyterian Church, of Salem, VIII
died shortly after entering the churc
on Sunday morning, May 18. E.
Louderbough, Of the Sentinel, Dove,
a brother of the deceased, and wife
Mrs. Carolyn Louderbough, a niece
and George E. KINNEY, of Camdel
attended the funeral.
Major Richard R. Kenney, Judg
Advocate, U. S. Army, arrived in Dc
yer last week Major Kenney has bee
in the service since September, 1911
In the fall of 1917, he was statione
in Washington. On January 1, 191
he reported at Camp Shelby, Miss,
Judge Advocate of the 38th Divisio
with which he served, going over ses
in September, 1918, until Novemb'
20, 1919, when he was appointed
member of the Army Board OF Co
tracts and Adjustments, and went
Paris, where he served until May vt
1919. Major Kenney sailed for hon
in May, on the 18th, and arrived
New York on May %. He is to I
main in the service and will be st
lie toned in Washington, D. c. He is