Smyrna times., 1921-07-06
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
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Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

sters being made off the Henlopen |
capes they are selling at Rehoboth |
Beach for thirty cents a pound.
DIR. Henry G. Budd, of Dover, has
received notice from Miss Emma r.
Potter that her brother, DR.. Ezra Pot |
ter, of Rochester, N. Y, died on June |
"a, following an operation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Saxton, widow of the |
late r. D. Saxton, died at her home
in Camden Wednesday aged 80 years.
Funeral services were held Friday af-
temoon at l o'clock; interment Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Harry Newlin, of Wilmington,g grand
Instructor of the Delaware Lodge, of
Masons, is visiting the various local
lodges to examine newly-elected of
ficers.
-Four graduates of the 1921 class of
the New Castle High School, who in
tended teaching, have been debarred
by age limits, as they are only 19,but
should be 20 years of age.
Seven cows owned by Edward Stan
nard, tenant on the Lattimer farm
near Folly Woods on the Newport
pike, were killed by lightning Monday
night. The bolt passed through all
the cows. The cows were killed while
the storm was passing over this sec
tion, but no other damage was re-
ported by lightning.
The "Three B" Boys Club of the
Peoples Christian Church are planning
weeks camping trip to take place in
the near future. The club consists of
fine group of boys from tire COM
munity. The membership is not con-
fined to the boys of the Peoples Church
Sunday School, but any boy who
pledges himself to a clean, moral life
is eligible for membership.
The Pastors Association of Dover is
planning a united campaign among
the different churches of Dover which
will be of great benefit to all the
churches and to the community in gen
eral. 1t is fine thing for commun-
ity when the churches and pastors all
work in a fine spirit of harmony. Do
yer seems to be blessed in that re-
spect. AS an illustration of this fine
spirit of fellowship, the pastors are
planning a picnic in the near future
for all the pastors of Dover and their
families.
Paul Vanderbrack," "trusty" and star
baseball pitcher of the New Castle
County Workhouse, escaped while
working outside the prison walls
Vanderbrack, Yho had served one year
of a two-yeaf term for burglary
jumped into an automobile belonging
to one of the guards and dashed to
the railroad, where he caught a pass
ing freight The prisoners, through
the honor committee, offered to raise
$500 as a reward for Vanderbrack'
capture.
The Rev. H. Everett Hallman, OF
Harrisburg, Pa, has accepted the cal
to the pastorate of First Presbyterian
Church of Newark. The Rev. Mr.
Hallman, who is now pastor of the
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Har
risburg, was given unanimous cal
by the congregation of the Newarl
church at a congregational meeting
about three weeks ago. Mr.. Hallmal
is a comparatively young man and i
married, but has no children. He will
come to Newark some time between
July l and Is. 1t is understood tina
two other churches were afer NJ,
Hallman, but he decided to accept tn
Newark call The pulpit of the Firs
Presbyterian Church has been vacan
since the death of Dr. William ]. Ro
wan more than a year ago.
Attorney General Townsend ma
been requested by State Auditor Dan
iel Thompson to give an opinion as
whether the terms OF Chancellor Gun
tbs, Chief Justice Pehnewill and Judg
Boyce and Conrad expired on June l
or whether the officials hold over unit
the appointment and confirmation 9
their successors. The opinion is ask
ed by the auditor because questio
arises over the pay of the four men
bers for the judiciary for. the la:
quarter. Attorney General Townsen
has advised Auditor Thompson to pa
the four judges up to and includin
June ID an that he will later han
down an opinion as to whether tt
judges hold over until the appointmer
and confirmation of their successor
or whether their terms expired Jur
14th.
Ore of Dover's old landmarks
forty or fifty years, is being remove
the printing establishment of the De
aware Republican managed and ope
ated by Benjamin F. Simmons, whi'
for years has been located in the Mo
ris building, on Dover Green, adjoi
ing the old Kent County Buildin
This printing plant was owned al
managed for years by James Kirk
Sons, among Dover's first printer
and for years the Dover Delawarei
was printed there. The moving
the printing plant, is made necessa
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