Smyrna times., 1919-01-08
IpVy M Of THE DELAWARE
- MARYLAND PENINSULA
,.,v ITEMS GATHERED FROM
o,-p STATE EXCHANGES
,.,,s.ting Items from all Parts of
ln'''' peninsula About Your Friends
'ls " NeighbOrs and their DOings.

] RI. New Years dance given Tues
] evening in the State armory, at
O,ror r', was largely attended.
] norid W. Mosley for many years a
II Known berry grower near Dover
We S'1 moved to Raymond's Neck, near
nrrra where he has taken a large
snl.
dauqbter was born to D. Maurice
romlinson, of Dover at Philadelphia
t.,rital on Christmas day. Lieuten-
Tomlinson is with the 59th
Pioneers in France.
Mrs Sallie Watson Graham, of Do
,sr and children of Viola, are plan
.irc TO 90 to Panama, next month,
rbsre they will join Mrs. Graham's |
! trOther, Charles Watson.
] Nm complaint of Joseph Heintz, a
noror harness maker, that he had
Iean assulted by B. Kolsky, tinsmith,
+be latter was given a hearing before
MAGISTRATE f. F. Wood, and was fined
So with costs.
The old familiar landmark on south
State Street in the Reed building Oc-
cped for many years as cigar
store. has been closed by its last ten
ant William H. Dewitt, who will
move from Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Berry have
issued invitations for the celebration
Of the fftieth anniversary of their
wedding on Saturday the eleventh of
January, at eight o'clock, in the Club
House. Wyoming, Delaware.
Miss Lizzie Buckingham picked
roses and other flowers from her
Bradford street garden, in Dover to
decorate her Christmas dinner table.
Lieutenant William d. Denney, of
Dover has rented the State street
home of Mrs. Mary NJ. Wolcott, and
with his family will occupy the same.
A bag of mail hung to one of the
mail posts to be caught by the iron OF
the mail car as it passed through
Wyoming, on Tuesday, in some way
missed its connection and the bag was
torn and cut destroying practically ali
Of the letters in the bag among which
were some very valuable ones.
Mr. and Mrs. John I. BucksOn, of
Dover announce the marriage of their
youngest daughter, Frances Elizabeth,
to Mr. Arleigh Warren Arthurs, of
Brownsville Oregon, December 81
1918, at Elkton, Md, by the Presby-
tenan minister, Rev. John w. Elmoy-
Ter. Mr.. Arthurs in the United States
Navy now on the L. S. S. Savannah anC
Stationed at Charleston, South Carroll.
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At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the New Castle County Ma
tOnal Bank of Odessa, the following
directors and officials were elected
Daniel W. Corbitt, reelected presi
dent; James T. Shallcross, vice-presi
dent, to fill vacancy caused by dealt
Of Merritt n. Willitts; directors: Dan
lel W. Corbitt, Alexander P. Corbit
Clarence t. Pool, Daniel COrbit, B. +
Watkins, L. V. Aspril, Jr., James I
ShaLcrOss, J.Woods, L. ]. Crother'
Joseph G. Brown, Theodore Ferguson
The second floor officials, Clerk O
the Peace Jacob Heyd, Sheriff ,
Evans Cook, Comptroller Harry
Gneves and the Levy Court Commis
aoners are moving into the remOdele
Court House, the State having not
ned them that the road engineer
would move into the old County BuilC
ing at once, it being necessary to V;
cate their present quarters, the con
mlttee rooms needed for the comm
session of the Legislature.
There was considerable excitemel
IN the lower part of Delaware City {
New Years eve when a man unknOv
IN that vicinity fell into the Ches
peake and Delaware canal. Provo
Marshal Kinkead of Fort dupont al
kichard Hall, of that place, hearil
'ne cries for help, rushed to the see
and rescued him. After being Civ
ury clothing he was taken care of
Town authorities.
While Delaware City was celebrs
ing the advent of the New Year wi
'ne blowing Of whistles ringing
Oells and shooting of blank cartridg
d serious accident occurred to Willis
Nneln' age Is years. He and his co
panlOn had an old muzzled loadi
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