Smyrna times., 1920-09-22
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger Penin-
sula Towns and Communities

O~A @NS"S A1ShhS VI L COpAe we hllON
In and Around the Larger Penin-
sula Towns and Communities
George Ross, for many years
caulker in the William G. Abbot
shipyard at Milford, died at his hom,
in South Milford, Friday night, age,
68 years. Funeral services were con
Quoted from his late home Monday
afternoon; interment in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
From late reports there appears tt
be good prospects of the U. S. gov
eminent repairing the government
used streets of Delaware City with q
macadam road from the bridge across
the canal to the intersection of Fifth
and Clinton streets, and concrete
road bed on William street from
Washington street to the railroad sta
ton.
Charles w. Conaway, formerly a
Seaford merchant, believes an attempt
was made on his life, by someone en-
tering his home and boring a hole
just below his gas meter, so gas could
escape. Fortunately Conaway did not
sleep at home that night, and when
he entered his residence Sunday
morning, he found the place filled
with gas.
Harry Davidson, Broadkiln Neck,
on Friday was standing in front of a
con-harvesting machine, making re-
piars to the harness of a young horse,
when the animal sprang forward
dragging the sharp edge Of the knife
of the machine across the mans an
kle, cutting deep cash.
Several counterfeit quarter dollars
have made their appearance in Mil
ford during the past week. The coins
are easy of detection, being very
much lighter in weight that the gen.
uine quarters. An Aninvestigation is be-
ing made as to the source of the coun-
terfeits. ~
Governor Townsend, while at
Marion, Ohio, recently, in attendance
on Governors Day with Senator
Harding, was photographed with SEN
ator Harding, in front of the latter's
home. The photograph is an excel
lent likeness of both Senator Harding
and Governor Townsend.
Mrs. Julia Manahan, wife of John
B. Manahan, of Camden, died We'd
nesday morning from an attack of
acute indigestion. While preparing to
spend the evenirT with friends, she
was taken i'll and the family physician
was sent for. Her condition rapidly
became worse until death ended her
suffering. Mrs. Manahan was 35
years old. She is survived by her
husband. The remains were taken to
Baltimore, Md, for increment.
Thomas ]. Bayard of Dover. and
Richard F. Bayard, of Baltimore,
who trace their descent from Angus
tine Herman, the Patron of Bohemia
Manor, colonial grant which
stretched from Chesapeake to the Del
aware, have taken title to Gerry
Farm" in Cecil county, Maryland,
which includes the site on which the
Herman homestead was originally
built. The farm, which comprises 500
acres, has historic associations, which
make it especially interesting to the
new owners. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Bayard will build a country house
Harry R. Simmons, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert j. Simmons, of Dover,
who was overseas during the war in
the machine gun service, has passed
examination for the regular army and
been called into service. He has been
ranked as first lieutenant and will
be stationed at Camp Dix.
By collision of the automobiles of
Miss Edith Van Syckle, Kent county
Board of Education assistant, and
Frank Martin, of Dover, at an inter-
section on the Horseshoe road, west
of Dover, Wednesday, the car of Miss
Van Syckle was turned over and
large number of school books, which
she was delivering to county schools,
were scattered all over the ground.
Miss Van Syckle was caught under
the machine, but not seriously injured.
Both cars were badly damaged by the
collision.
Thomas S. Fouracre, of Middletown,
defeated on the face of the returns,
at the Republican primaries, by Wal
ter S. Burris, for the nomination for
receiver of taxes and county treasu-
rer, cannot give anything definite yet
relative to reports that he plans to
contest Burris' nomination. He said
that at this time he does not know
what he is going to do. In a day or
two, he added, he would know def
nitely what his future action would
be.
, Sudler Wallace, of Odessa, met
with a peculiar accident last week by
having a small chicken bone lodging
in his throat. He was taken as soon
as possible to the Delaware Hospital,
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