Smyrna times., 1921-06-01
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
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In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

arm broken.
Considerable quantities of fresh |
mackeral have made their appearance
in the Seaford market, selling at 20 |
cents pound.
Floyd Mullen, Seaford plumber,
ran large splinter in his foot while |
bathing in the Nanticoke river there,
and had to have it cut out.
Edward V. Stockman, of Havre de
Grace, has contracted with the farm
ers of Buck Neck to grow tomatoes at
20 cents a basket this season.
AS the result of the sweeping layoff
of prohibition agents throughout the
country, but one hooch-hunter in the
entire State of Delaware is left.
At a public sale of the Liberty
Brand Canning Company's plant, Of
fered by the owners, on Tuesday, the
highest bid received was $500, re-
sulting in a withdrawal of the prop
erty.
DR.. Joseph S. Mcdaniel, Dover, has
been commissioned by Governor Den
ney as captain in the Medical Corps
of the Delaware National Guard.
Principal Armstrong and James
McWilliams, Dover, while on short
fishing trip, Wednesday morning at
the old Coursey Mill, caught seven
teen fine bass, one of which weighed
more than four pounds. They also
caught two pike.
William Lawder, manufacturer of
mattresses, while experimenting the
loading of a cargo of his mattresses
on a vessel at Seaford, slipped on the
wharf as the last load was being put
on board. He received severe injuries
to his foot and leg; the skin was torn
from the flesh up to his knee and his
foot crushed.
Rev. Henry S. Dulaney, pastor Of
Sharptown M. E. Church, a well
known member of the Wilmington
Conference, is quite i'll at the parson-
age of his church.
Mrs. James T. Shallcross, of Mid
dletown, has issued invitations to the
marriage of her daughter, Esther
Livezey, to Thomas Clarence Mar
shall, Yorklyn. The wedding will
take place in Old Drawers Church
near Odessa, on the evening of Satur
day, June 4. There will follow a re
ception at Flowerdale, the Shallcrosi
home.
Christine Christensen, of Newport
who was bitten by a dog, is taking
Pasteur treatment under the direc
lions of the State Board of Health
administered by DR.. Merritt Burke, O
Newport.
Governor Denney has announces
the disappointment of DIR. Walter d
Steel, of Newark, and Hervey P. Hall
of Smyrna, as members of the Boar
of Trustees of the State Hospital a
Farnhurst for term of three years
There is a vacancy on the boar
from Kent county caused by the re
cent resignation of DR.. E. Richmon
Steele, of Dover.
Mrs. Ida Carrow, who for man
years was a resident Of Camden, afte
a short illness passed away last Sun
day morning, May p, at the home 9
her daughter, Mrs. George Fisher, III
in Wyoming. Mrs. Carrow was
member of the Methodist Church an
also of the society of the King
Daughters and has since her remov'
from Camden retained her circle
friends there, who feel deeply n
death. Funeral services were he
Tuesday afternoon Of last week wit
interment at Odd Fellows cemeter
Camden.
Mrs. Eleanor Reed, wife of Richa
Reed, died at her home in Dover
Wednesday after an illness OF Ion
duration. Deceased was II years
age. The funeral services were ne
on Saturday morning at ten o'clo
and will be conducted by Rev. j.
Colona, D. D., pastor of Wesley M.
Church. Interment was made
Glenwood cemetery at Smyrna.
Alfred J. Phillips, a farmer
Dagsboro hundred, was committed
the Sussex county Jail in default
$4,000 bail, by Justice of the Peace
P. Quattlander, of Millsboro, eharg
with shooting Jesse Hood, color
with a shot gun. According to
story of Hood, he was riding alo
the road when a shot was fired FIR
the woods. A part of the load lodt
in his side, but it is thought no Sc
GUS results will follow. Hood clai
that Phillips committed the act,
Phillips denies all knowledge Of
incident.
Before Resident Associate Jul
William H. Boyce, Wednesday, he
ing was given on writ of hab
corpus for the custody of the t
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. K
inson B. Bullock of near Whitelt
burg, Kent county. Mrs. Bull
separated from her husband on
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