Smyrna times., 1919-03-19

NV % Peninsula About Your Friends
Nd NeighbOrs and their DOings.
A. the Armory parsonage on Febru-
9th. Clarence w. Sapp and |
o,r+ba Dr. Pleasanton of West Dover
Tnndred, U we're married by Rev. Thos.
pardee They will reside on a farm
near CheswOld.
Miss Henrietta GOldsbOrough
laughter of DR.. Brice w. GOldsbor-
~nb became the bride of Wilbur
,rT Morse Lieutenant U. S. Naval Re
.orve at Cambridge, Md, Saturday,
March 8.
Decrees of nisi We're issued in the
allowing divorce cases, Edith Smith,
Forence G. Cooper. In the case of
Harry Scotten VS.. Mary E. Scotten the
nottion was dismissed on motion of
attorney for the plaintiff.
Mrs. Annie w. Stewart of Mer-
,bantville, N. j., and Mrs. Frank M.
casson of Hurlock, Md, are at the
bedside of Former Postmaster, John
" Casson of Dover, who is critically
il.
Mrs. Susanna George, formerly of
Wyoming, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George H. Webb, Phil
adelphia, Monday, March 10th, aged
7 wears. Funeral services were held
at Wyoming, interment at Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Camden.
On Sunday evening, March the 9th,
Mr.. John A. Massey a prominent far
mer of Casson's Corner, West Dover,
and Mrs. Sallie E. Butler, who has a
store on Lockerman street, were mar
ned by Rev. Thomas Pardee, they will
reside on the grooms farm at CassOn's
corner.
The members of the General AS
sembly expect to receive as cOmpensa-
ton of their service $5 per day for %
days and $40 per day for 80 days, as
result of the constitutional amend
ment In his estimate of legislative
expenses for this year Governor
Townsend included such allowance.
Mrs. Mary E. Foster, widow of the
William A. Foster, formerly of Port
Deposit, Md, died suddenly on Satur-
day night of appoplexy, aged SO years
at the home of her daguhter, Mrs.
Robert NJ. Ewing of Frederick. Fun
eral services were held at her former
home in Wilmington, with interment
at st. Anne's cemetery.
William N. Slaughter formery of
Slaughter Station, this county, died at
the home of his daughter, in Phila-
delphia, Saturday morning, March 8.
Age n years. The deceased was a
veteran of the civil war. Intement
was made at Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna, Wednesday.
Court convened on Wednesday and
sentenced the four young men who
We're convicted of an assault on
Florence Emory, aged Is years. Each
one, William Rodney Fisher, Boyd
West, Frank w. Fariess and William
Greenhaugh were sentenced to two
and half years in the workhOuse at
Greenbank, 5000 fine and pay costs OF
prosecution.
Aida B. Powell, the Wyoming hard
ware merchant has recovered his new
Hudson automobile which was stolen
from him in Philadelphia, December
last. 1t is reported that the automo-
bile was stolen by a young woman
who also confessed to the theft Of e
other automobiles. She took it from
Broad street and went to Atlantic City
and thence to New York City where II
was disposed of. The cost of re
cOvery by Mr.. Powell was over $3.50.
The House, by a vote of 19 to y
passed the House bill providing fol
the erection of a building-a memor
ial to the soldiers and sailors of Del
aware.-adjoining the Capitol on th'
north and appropriating $125,OO'
therefore. Speaker Corbit said th'
building would be a memorial to sold
iers and sailors from the Revolution
to the present time.
Friends of Miss Hazel Plummel
who recently resigned her position a
Home Demonstration Agent for Ken
County, have just learned of her mar
mage to Mr.. Donald D. Ball, whlcl
took place at her home in French LICK
Indiana, February 18th. Althoug
Miss Plummer held her former posi-
ton in Kent County for only 81.
months, she made a host of friends