Smyrna times., 1922-12-27

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Clarence C. Strickland, cashier of
the National bank of Elkton, Md, is
suffering from heart trouble.
Traffic through the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal was suspended last |
week because of the breaking down of |
a dredge near Bethel bridge.
Peter " P. Mundy and Miss Annie |
B. Beauchamp, both of Dover, were
united in marriage at Dover on De-
cember IA, by Rev. Avery Donovan,
Pastor of the Dover M. P. Church.
Fire of an unknown origin damaged
the mansion house of Mrs. John r. |
Bond, near Port Deposit, Friday after
noon causing $4,000 loss partial in
surance. Fire companies from Rising
Sun, Perry Point and Port Deposit
were called.
A meeting of citizens of Betterton
was held last week when the project
of establishing a ferry between Bet
terton and Havre de Grace was dis
cussed. F. S. Groves of the Ericsson
Steamboat Line, will supervise the
work, which will begin in the spring
So much sickness has developed
among teachers and pupils of the
Georgetown schools that unless there
is change for the better the schools
will probably have to close. Nearly
one-half of the teachers are at home
sick and many pupils are unable to at
tend school.
Simon H. Duryea, died suddenly at
his home near Middletown, on Monday
night of Paralysis. Mr.. Duryea was
67 years old. Three children survive
Mrs. Samuel H. Buckworth, of Mid
dletown, and Henry and Charles Dur
yea, who made their home with their
father. The funeral services were
held Thursday.
The Ku Klux Klan paid a visit to
each of the churches in Delmar and
gave the ministers each twenty-five
dollars to be used for the Christmas
of the towns poor. Four members
remained on guard at the entrances
and the other two walked quietly up
to the pulpit, returned just as quietly
and joined their waiting companions.
A movement is on foot for the es-
tablishment of a hospital in Denton.
At meeting of the Caroline County
Medical Society held in Denton, a
committee was appointed, consisting
of DR.. J. c. Madara, of Ridgely and
Drs. Dawson o. George, Frederic
| N. Nichols and Rolin B. Page, to fur
ther the interests of the Undertaking
Lee Webb, who carries the mai
from the train to the postoffice a
WOodside, is in a serious condition al
result of being struck by freigh
train going south. He was knocke,
unconscious and hurled several fee
when struck by the train, suffering
two broken ribs, deep cash in the bacl
of his head, badly lacerated face an,
several body bruises.
Mrs. Sarah Z. Walker Krumpel die
at her home on South Broad street
4 Middletown, Monday night of pneu
monia, aged Ga years. Pneumonia de
veloped on Saturday. She leaves on
son and one daughter, Norman "
Kumpel, and Mrs. Daniel w. Steven.
both of Middletown. The funeral wa
held Thursday afternoon at tw
81 o'clock.
DR.. ]. r. Milligan, for a number {
years pastor of the St. Georges Pre-!
byterian Church, as we'll as state
clerk for the New Castle Presbyter
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
1s Stuckert at st. Georges. DR.. Mi
ligan now makes his home in Wasl
ington, ID. c., with his son-in-law ar
daughter, LieutenantColone and Nh
A. w. Foreman.
Lorenzo Mitchell, farmer residiI
80 near Millsboro, butchered hog Tue
= day of last week, that weighed 6,
'OO pounds. This is the second large
hog that has been slaughtered in Su
sex county. Delaware this year. R
lis Gently Everett West, of Baltimore, d
md trict killed one that weighed Z
'eS pounds.
hat
nty Bids for dredging and other wo
1oe me in the St. Jones and Mispillion rive