Smyrna times., 1919-04-30
NEWS or THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Colonel z. H. Buisfeld, of Eldorado, |
has sold the William w. Hackett farm,
765 acres, between Seaford and Edo
rado, to Tlghman R.. Hackett. The
purchase price is said to have been in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
Shad fishermen at Delaware City
report small catches the high boat
last week being SO shad, caught by
Rufus Yearsley. The fish brought
$1.7O apiece With the recent cold
spell, very few shad are expected to
be caught for several days.
The marriage has been announced
of Miss Bertha Hickman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hickman of
Laurel to Edwar dLecates, on Satur-
day. April 10, at Centenary M. E.
parsonage, by Rev. Frank F. Carpen-
ter of that town.
Reports from all Peninsula sections
where strawberries are usually grown,
are to the effect that the representa-
tives of city dealers are on the ground
offering Is cents per quart for berries
delivered at the railroad stations. This
is a remarkably high price and is due
to the prospects of short crop. The
crop shortage is not predicted on the
weather, but on the small acreage
| planted last year. Few farmers plant
ed Strawberries at all because of the
high price and scarcity of sugar, due
to the war and shortage of labor.
When the United States Navy De-
partment at the breaking out of the
war, asked for the loan of binoculars,
there was no one quicker to answer
the request than Captain C. T. Lacey,
of Milton, as the government official
promised to see that they were re-
turned. But the captain is known to
have said that if his act would help
win the war, they were welcome to
win the glasses. One day recently,
according to promise, the Navy De
partment returned the glasses in just
as good shape as when he sent them
and also he received letter of thanks
from the department.
The three-story building adjoining
|
, ford has been sold by Short & Hall
who recently purchased it from the
estate of James H. Latchum, to Will
liam Webb, who owns and operate!
teh garage on Railroad Avenue, il
] | North Milford. Mr.. Webb will re
model the entire building. The frs
e floor will be changed to a glass from
e tand be used for the display of new
: cars and accessories for automobile
e and trucks. The second and thir
f floors will be made into apartments
: which will be for the accommodate
il of the families of the employees. TIL
s old bakery building and stables Wi
e be removed entirely and in their plac
e a concrete modern garage will b
y built, with the main entrance o
e Front street, opposite the MasOni
e. Temple building.
IL Lieutenant Commander Ignatius
IS Cooper, U. S. N, of Camden, and Mis-
20 Amanda Jenkins, daughter of E. '
Jenkins of Suffolf, Va, were marie
4 in the Friends meeting house at Can
eS den last week, according to the Ger
y monx,of Friends. Rev. Homer Smit
Is a Methodist minister, cnofTmed Il
u marriage after the Friends ceremon
g George Massey Jones of Dover,
as friend of the brides family, read Il
%. certificate of marriage which w
OF signed by more than one hundred pc
ie- sons present. The brides dress W
of plain white georgette crepe and t
rk groom wore his naval uniform. ApI
re blossoms were the decoration. A ]
,e- ception was held later in the Wyomil
ed clubhouse. After an automobile we
m ding trip the couple will live in Cal
re- den. Lieut.. Cooper is a son Of t
,th late DIR. E. w. Cooper.
Of Plans are now being worked out
M the system of permanent roads IL
! are to be built in Sussex county T.