Smyrna times., 1921-01-26
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities
Harry Conoway, of Georgetown, is
threatened with blood poison from a
badly cut hand.
The C. & D. Canal Co. is placing
submarine electric wires at the outer
entrance to the lock at st. Georges, to
furnish electric light on both sides of
the lock.
The Frederick Creamery has been
sold to the State Highway Commission
to make way for the proposed State
Boulevard route, which runs directly
through the present site of the fac
tory.
Fountain pens, valued at $50 were
stolen from the jewelry store of R. c.
jackson, Greensboro. The show win
do wcontaining the pens was cut with
a glass cutter and the pens removed.
John M. Reed, Richard Knox, Frank
D. Howard, William Johnson, Town
send Walters, George Morgan and I.
N. Lorraine have been elected directors
of Chesapeake City Fire Co.
When the citizens of Trappe, Md,
decide on a site for the new public
school building there the Commission
ers of Talbot County will give them
$4,000. The law requires that a
three-acre tract of ground be used for
this purpose.
During the present season Seaford
packers have used about 100000 BUSH
els of oysters from the Delaware
creeks wherein in former years all
their shell stock came from Maryland
waters.
Georgetown young men have form
ed a jazz orchestra for dancing and
named it The Harmony Boys. They
already have two weeks engagement
for dances in that section. They will
visit Frankford, Milton, Lewes and
Millsboro next week.
The United State Fish Commission
er in his report states that unless the
state of Maryland complies with the
conditions for the opening and oper-
ating of the hatchery at the head Of
the Chesapeake Bay, near Havre dc
Grace, they will condemn.
Eastern Shore farmers are to have
their own weather bureaus in all the
towns where competent observers car
be placed. James F. Shields, mana
ger of the Tomato Growers Associa.
ton, has been named for Salisbury
and William G. Beckwood has beer
named for Denton.
Kent County's Levy Court commits.
sioners having recommended the EN-
ployment for four months of Mr.. Glib
son, Georgetown, to the new board Of
assessment of Kent county to give in
structions in the system of assessment
in Kent county which has been il
vogue in Sussex county for severa
years. Mr.. Gibson was engaged TO.
four months.
Arrangements will be completed il
the early spring for the erection of tn,
new $4,000 Pythian Castle by tn
Brunswick K. of z. Lodge, who's
membership now numbers nearly SOC
The Commissioners of Kent county
Md, have made reduction of 20 pc
cent in the wage scale of all roa
workers and similar cut in othe
work. --.....
The engineer department of tn
State Highway Commission has bee
removed from the State Armory I
TIE residence of Edward Scott an Kin
street adjoining the Richardson
Robbins foctory. The building We
for several years the home of formt
Superintendent of the Delaware Raj
road R. L. Holiday and is one of IL
most imposing places in Dover. M
Scott and his family have rented Il
American Legion Building, corner
State street and Dover Green, forme
ly the First National Bank buildir
and residence.
The Volunteer Hose Co., Of Middl
town, elected these officers for the co
ing year: President, ]. F. McWhorte
presidents, w. S. Letherbury,
C. Cleaver, Clarence P. Weber; seer
tary, Charles F. Beaston; treasur'
Edward s. Jones; trustees, Edawrd
Jones, Harry c. Eliason, w. Randol
Gary, Earl G.. Cleaver, Clarence