Smyrna times., 1920-12-22
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
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Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
suIa Towns and Communities

Rrief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger Penin-
suIa Towns and Communities
The contractor on the new DUPONT
roa dthrough Milford finished pouring
concrete between Milford and the Tub
Mill, on Thursday afternoon. The
work is now finished to point about
two miles from town. and will be
thrown open to traffic as soon as the
surface has sufficiently hardened.
w. T. Bennett, editor of the State
Register of Laurel, is suffering from
a severe case of blood poisoning in his
right wrist and forearm. A few days
ago a small pimple made its appear
ance on the wrist, which was picked
by Mr.. Bennett with his finger nails.
Infection set in and rapidly spread
until blood poisoning developed.
Republicans and Democrats of Sus- |
sex county are taking much interest in |
the approaching special election to be |
held in the Seventh Representative
district, on Thursday, December 80, |
for the selection of Representative
the lower house of the Delaware Cen
eneral Assembly,. At the last gen.
eral election the vote in that district
was tie between Elmer j. Turner,
the Democratic nominee, and William
Hickman, the Republican.
H. E. Stahl, principal of the Sea-
ford public school and his assistants
are soliciting funds for the purpose
of erecting and equipping a gym
nasium in connection with the school.
They are meeting with great success
and - building, which will be erect
ed on the school yard, will be COM
menced soon. 1t will also be used
for the basket ball teams of the
school. The building and equipment
will cost approximately $2,500.
Poultry thieves have been busy
around Milford, and many farmers
have lost fowls they were saving for
Christmas.
Turkeys have dropped from the
so cents asked at Thanksgiving to
40 cents a pound, live weight, at
Georgetown.
The work of concentrating the Sea-
ford-Laurel State highway is co e.
plete and the road will be opened
tn travelling public about January 1.
1t is estimated that 5000 persons
in Wilmington are without steady
employment.
Ducks. although plentiful in the
early part of November, are getting
scarce. as very few can be seen at airy
time on the river or flying over the
marshes.
James Maloney, one of the Dovci
high school boys, broke his left arm
while playing basketball last weak
While playing at recess at the little
Creek school, one of the boys of th'
lower grades fell and broke his lef
ann.
Morris Gross, aged 81 years, faths
of Louis Gross, of Dover died in ;
Wilmington hospital, on Monday, De-
cember 9th.
The young men of Dover and vicin
ity will hold their annual Christina
dance on December 3st in the Hott
Richardson.
William Thomas and Miss Virgini
G. Schifferdecker, of Leipsic, Wen
married at the M. E. parsonage b
Rev. L. T. McLain, on Tuesday ever
ing, December 7th. They will resiC
in Leipsic.
Wesley James, of near Harbeso
suffered a broken leg when throw
from his wagon by an unknown aut
mobilist, who drove off and left hi
in the road.
A bottle washed up on Rehobo
Beach and found by Sara Wilson,
cottager, contained a note statil
that it was dropped from the shor
of England, two years ago.
The Odessa Parent-Teacher Ass
citation has elected these officers f
ne coming year: President, Mrs.
ram Pleasanton; vice president, c.
Price; secretary, Mrs. Howard No
ris; treasurer, Mrs. l. G. Webb.
was decided to change the name
Home and School Association.
Major Howard Milligan, former
of st. Georges, who was stationed
Migalia, Mexico, for three years, /
been detailed to Madison, Visions
TO the State University, as profess
of Military Science and Statistics.
Richard Wallis, aged about SO ye;
cashier of the National Bank of Ch
apeake City, died at his home Frit
morning, after an illness of seve
months. He was native of X
county, Maryland, and before going