Smyrna times., 1920-03-10
NEWS OF The DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

1ord is endeavoring through a series
CT dances to raise funds to erect .
building of it's own.
The New Century Club of Milford
Is making drive for funds TO LIQUID
ate the Indebtedness incurred in re-
modelling the club rooms.
Negroes in Kent county, Md. who
pick tomatoes have decided to demand
hve cents basket The coming season.
This is an increase of one cent.
With contribution of 100000 bv
the dupont interests and S5OOOO
raised by the town, a $25O,OOO school
house will be erected at Lewes this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell of
CEeswold announce the engagement
of their daughter, Clara, to Mr.. Wal
ter Ford of Cheswold. No date has
been set for the wedding.
A. Friedman and Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Goodman, who have been residents
of Dover for many years, will move
to Atlantic City next month where
they will make their future home.
Twenty-Five thousand early cabbage
plants will be set along the dupont
boulevard between Georgetown and
Selbyville this year and many acres
Of tomatoes planted under the direc-
tion of the State Board of Agricul-
ture.
B. B. Selph, who has been manager
Of the Hotel Richardson, Dover, for
the past six months, has resigned
Mr.. and Mrs. Selph have gone to
Cambridge, Md, where they will look
over hotel property with a view of
leasing it if satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Mc-Crone
of near Middletown have issued invi-
tatiOns to the marriage of their
youngest daughter, Anna Adelaide, TO
Francis w. Mcdowell. The wedding
will take place Wedn nasday evening,
March 10, 8 o'clock, at the McCrOne
home, near Middletown.
Town election was held in Wyom-
ing on Monday to elect two Council
men. A. ]. Draper and w. H. Jakes
were reelected to serve a term of
three years. Town Council has he
money in hand for the purchase of the
water works system, and the deal will
be consummated in the near future.
F. B. Louderbough, a well known
newspaper man, now connected with
the State Sentinel, and still actively
engaged in newspaper work, celebrat-
ed his 10th birthday last Saturday.
Mrs. Louderbough celebrated her 77th
birthday the week previous. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Louderbough are active
in church work
Mrs. Mart B. Smithers, widow of
the late Nathaniel B. Smithers of Do
yer, and mother of the late William
L. Smithers, Secretary of State under
Governor Pennewill, celebrated her
Ssh birthday Wednesday at her home
on State street. Many friends called
during the day and extended congrat-
ulatiOns Mrs. Smithers is still ac-
tive in church work.
Word has teen received in Dover
that. the Rev. James Lightbourne of
Sidney, Indiana, has received a call TO
become pastor of the Temple Christ
ian Church at Norfolk, Va, one of the
largest churches in that city. Mr..
Lightboune is the youngest son of
the late DR.. A. w. Lightbourne. He
married Miss Margaret Benson of
Dover last September.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Maud Smith Grier of Whining
ton to Mr.. Dewitt Clinton Suplee of
Philadelphia. Miss Grier is the
daughter of the late William G. Grier
of Wilmington and granddaughter of
the late George S. Grier, and Martin
dale Collins of Milford. Mr.. Suplee
is well known in Philadelphia. He is
connected with the Pennsylvania
Lawn Mower Works and is a member
: of the Union League and Engineers
Club. The marriage will take place
in the Church of the New Jerusalem
7 of Wilmington late in April, Rev
i. George Henry Dale officiating.
= Anson G. Raught of Milton, aged
81 years, died Wednesday morning OF
, tuberculosis, aggravated by an attack
:. of grip. Until a few days ago, Mr.
Raught, who was one of the drafts
L men for the Delaware State Highway
Department, was able to attend to his