Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES


An eight-foot fence is to be built
around the reservation at Fort DUPONT
TO extend nearly four miles.
A rare specimen of bald eagle was
Killed by Lee Davidson, of New Cas-
tie, who discovered the eagle fiving
away with chicken.
Thomas S. Fouracre, of Middle
town, has announced his candidacy
fol the Republican nomination for
County Treasurer, of New Castle Co.
A new edifce on Market street. to
cost about $5OOOOO is being consider
cd by the Central and First Presby-
ter1an congregations of Wilmington,
which recently united.
Unable to find homes in Whining
ton, the Harlan plant has obtained
lO9 war emergency houses at Car
ney's Point, and will house a number
of its workmen in them.
Rev. DR.. Thomas ]. Lacey, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, is making an auto
mobile tour of Delaware and Mary
land, studying the Colonial church
foundations.
A meeting of the corn growers in
the vicinity of st. Georges with G. R.
Snedeker, owner of st. Georges can
merry, $40 per ton was decided as
fair price.
AT meeting of tomato growers of
Carolina county, Md, the proposition
of the packers to pay $25 ton for to-
matoes was rejected, and growers de-
mand $50 or will not plant the seed.
1t is a report that former Senator
Frank E. Williams, of Elkton, Md,
editor of the Cecil Wing, will run as
an Independent candidate for Con-
gress in the Eastern Shore district.
Mr.. John Heydmeyer, Jr., has sold
his property located on the northwest
corner of Broad and Main streets,
Middletown, to Mr.. Julian G. Cleaver,
the consideration being private.
Delaware has the distinction over
four states in furnishing at least one
general officer during the World War.
The states who did not furnish a gen.
eral officer during the war are Neva-
da, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Mrs. Rosa Webb has sold her pro-
perty on East Main street, Middle
town, to Mr.. Nelson Rash, of Will
mington. Mr.. Rash has moved his
family, into his new property and
proposes to make several improve
ments and alterations to the building.
Miss Helen Wallace, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wallace, Of
Odessa, and John William Dunn, of
Salisbury, Md, were married Satur-
Gay afternoon, April "a, in Brandy
wine M. E. Church, Wilmington, by
the Rev. Ernest Greenfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dunn left for an extended trip
south.
Mrs. Amy G. Clark, daughter of
Mrs. Anna Gallagher, of Middletown
and Mr.. David w. Shellander, of Will
mington, were quietly married at the
home of the groom's brother, No. I'll
Jefferson street, Wilmington, last
Saturday evening, April "a, at $50
o'clock. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Charles H. Hudson. Mr.
and Mrs. Shellender will reside III
Wilmington.
The attention of the Superior
Court was taken up all of Friday
hearing the case of COoney, Ecksteir
& Co., Inc, of New York VS.. Wilson
M. Vinyard, trading as Vinyard Ship
building Co. VinyaTd purchased from
the New York firm lumber to the
amount of S2965.7O on which he paiC
$4,000. Vinyard claimed the wood re
ceived was not usable and refused tt
pay the balance. The jury returned
a verdict for Vinyard.
MISS II. GeTIIuue hChOOhy uNuSAA"S'
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Harry KentOn, o
Centreville, Md, and Fred Kochli, O
Alliance, Ohio, were married Thurs
day by the Rev. N. o. Gibson, pasto
of Christ M. P. Church, Chestertown
Md. Mr. Kochli, is veteran of tn
war. He was a captain and spent tw'
years in France. He was wounded
! 70 times and one of his wounds cos
' him his right arm. He was recentl!
: discharged from the Walter Rec
T Hospital, Washington
James w. Foster, who has been su
& perintendent of the New Castle Coun
a ty Hospital, for number of years
was reelected at meeting of tn
trustees Wednesday afternoon. Al
the other nominees at the caucus he'll