Smyrna times., 1922-09-20

YAK Orchard c0ttagerS are planning |
for reunion of present and former
visitors in Christmas week at the re-
sort.
With the installation of an electric |
fire alarm system in the New Castle |
public schools, Superintendent Snavely |
has arranged for daily drills for the |
pupils.
The Sussex County Poland China
Breeders Association, with head
quarters at Georgetown, took all the
first prizes in showing hogs at the
Salisbury fair.
Postmaster Wiley has announced
that William F. Hardesty and John J.
Parsons had been appointed mail car
riers for Seaford when free delivery
goes into effect on October l.
1t is reported that the Eastern
Shore Electric Company which fur
nishes current to most of the Della
ware and Maryland towns will take
over the Harrington plant.
Federal prohibition agents made a
raid on moonshiners at Rising Sun,
Friday and captured six men, who
were taken to Baltimore. Three stills
were destroyed and so gallons of liq-
uor confiscated.
Edward ]. Faucet, who has been
grocer in Dover for 30 years, will re-
tire from business October l. He has
also been the Dover representative of
the Western Union Telegraph Co. for
many years.
School boys over 10 years of age
will picnic at Augustine Beach next
Saturday, September %, as guests of
the Dover Rotary Club,which will pro-
vide automobiles for the trip. Athle-
tic sports will feature the outing.
Merwyn Aiken, of Joplin, Mo-, a
student at the University of Delaware,
guard on last years football team,
started to hike the 1900 miles from his
home. He arrived in six days and at
cost of $5, due to lifts by automo-
bile drivers.
The body of Mrs. Viola Allen Lyons
who died at Newark, N. j., September
9, has been cremated, and the ashe:
H were taken to Dover, Wednesday, anc
I buried in Lakeside cemetery. She wa!
a sister of Mrs. William P. Forkum o.
Il Dover.
II Anniversary services of Barratt'
II Chapel will be held October 1, whel
Il Bishop William F. Mcdowell of Wash
II ington will preach. The bishop will
II also preach at the morning service o
III the Avenue M. E. Church, Milford, O
HI that date.
HI Chicken thieves have been operating
III in Milford Neck, and many fowls hav
HI been stolen from farmers. Mrs. Jer
III ME Tolbert had half of her large floc
III of hens stolen. State officers hav
III been notified and are working on tn
HI case.
III William Deputy formerly of Mi
III ford but later of Edge Moor, died {
Ill Edge Moor last week. The remain
MI were brought to Milford and interre
Hi in the Odd Fellows cemetery Thur
I'LL | dow M. nor,,4xr =. hxv l,
Hi wife, who was formerly Miss AM
iii Cole of Milford
Illl Mrs. Z. Jennie Truitt, widow
James Truitt, of Seaford, died in t
jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Tue
day of blood poisoning. She was
years old and is survived by two ch
dren, Mrs. Lulu Conaway, a schC
teacher at Millsboro, and Harry
Lank of Brownsville, Texas.
Union Lodge, A. F. A. NJ, of Dow
has installed the following Office
Worshipful master, Frank Collins, S,
ior warden, John P. LeFevre; jun
warden, Walter d. Ross; senior d.
con, D. Rodney Bice; junior deac
G. Herbert Smith; senior steward,
Townsend; junior steward, Fred Ri
ards; secretary, R. ]. Fergus
treasurer, Eldad L. Clark; tyler, ]
eph Bonsall.
Prisoners in the Easton, Md,
will now find it difficult matter
escape, although up to the pres
time a feat easily accomplished.
county commissioners have deci
that something must be done to ins
against deliveries and contract
being negotiated for the erection {
three-inch concrete wall inside the
on the three sides exposed to
streets.