Smyrna times., 1922-01-11

ana Cugar moore ana FAMILY or Penn
sylvania, have moved into the resi-
dence in Galena vacated by Mr.. Nor
gan.
Charlotte Bergman, probably the
oldest resident in Kent county, Nd,
whose age according to the best rec
ords preserved by her was between |
1O4 and 106 years, died there last
week.
Summit Bride School has been
awarded First Prize in the Health
Poster Contest, their work having
been selected as the cover for January
P. T. A. Pictorial Leafet.
Miss Florence Blanchfield, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blanchfeld,
of Earleville, Md, and Alfred White,
of Wilmington, were married in that
city December %. The young couple
will reside in Wilmington.
Miss Rebecca Moffett, a graduate
of Western Maryland College, mas
succeeded Miss Frances Howard as a
member of Chestertown, Md, High
School faculty, Miss Howard having
resigned to be married.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Craig, of near
Middletown, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Emma, to George S. Yearsley, of
Port Penn. The marriage will take
place in the near future.
George w. Furbush has purchased
from j. Waters Russell the residence
on Kent Circle, Chestertown, Md, now
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Red
ding, Mr.. Redding taking the resi-
dence on Cannon street vacated by Mr..
Furbush and family.
Joseph Cams horses bolted while he
was hauling straw from field to the
barn on his farm near St. Georges. He
was thrown against barb wire fence,
and the wagon passed over one of his
legs. He was cut about the head and
body by the barbs.
With the advent of 1922 some of the
nuisance. taxes" have been cut out,
such as the tax on soda water, ice
cream and proprietary articles, and al
so the government tax on railroad and
steamboat fares, express, freight and
parcel post rates, etc.
Coincident with the opening of the
New Year, prices in ice cream took a
drop equal in amount to the war tax
which has been collected from the gov
ernment for several years. The drop
also is made in anticipation of the eX-
pected reduction in prices of cream
and milk by dairymen.
John Sharpe and Miss Edith Nj
Bowen, daughter of Mrs. Charles A
Bowen, and neice of Mrs. Henrietta
S. Holmes, of Milford, were married
by Rev. Mr.. Atkins, Wednesday even
ing. The bride was attended by hel
sister, Miss Ellen Bowen, and the
groom's best man was Harvey Wat
son. They will reside on the, farm o.
l the late George Polls. e
H At the annual meeting of the Cant
H we'll Loan Association of Odessa, thes'
officers and directors were elected
\ President, Daniel w. Corbit; vice
4 president, Alexander p Corbit; secre
Il tary and treasurer, Joseph G. Brown
Il directors, Daniel Corbit, Clarence (
Il Pool, James T. Shallcross, Leonard '
II Aspril, Jr., Frances B. Watkins
II Theodore Ferguson, A. P. Corbit.
II Joseph Biggs, a retired farmer o
III the Second district, of Cecil county
III Md, died Sunday morning, January
III at his home in Chesapeake City, age
III 80 years. He is survived by his wife
III one daughter, Mrs. William ]. Bryso
III near Middletown, and one son, Arche
HI Biggs, a farmer of the Second dis
Ill trict. The funeral was held Wedne.
III day, with interment at Bethel cemC
III terry.
III A young colored man, about eigl
III teen years old, known as civilian
iii and who worked for Mr.. Jacob Poor
HI near Earlville, Md, met with fat;
HI accident Saturday while driving tv
III horses attached to a pair of wheel
Ill In some way he was thrown and b
Ill coming entangled in the single tire
III his neck was broken. DIR. r. M. Bla'
HI was summoned, but it was so plain
Hi an accident an inquest was deemed VI