Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
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NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger Penin-
sula Towns and Communities
David R. Rees has sold his feed
business in Middletown to John w.
Voshell.
Mrs. Fannie Fogel has sold her dou-
bic dwelling on Anderson street, in
Middletown, to Sidney ]. Baker.
Mrs. Edward D. Heame, formerly
of Georgetown and Washington, has
moved to her handsome new home on
South Broad street, Middletown.
Thomas P. Wallace, aged 60 years,
died at Odessa, Tuesday. He is sur
vived by his wife and several children.
Funeral services were held late last
Friday afternoon,
Rev. F. F. Carpenter, pastor of st.
Johns M. E. Church, Seaford, has
been invited by the official board of
the church to return for the third
year.
Wilson T. Bryan has sold his store
and dwelling located at Broad and
Lake streets, Middletown, to Mr..
Harry M. Smith, a plumber. Mr..
Smith will occupy his new residence
after March 1st.
Mrs. Martha T. Belts, widow of S.
James Belts, formerly of Ocean View,
Sussex county, died at the home of
Captain R. w. Richards, in Camden,
N. j., Wednesday. Her body was tax
en- to Ocean View and funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon.
John Paynter Marvel, aged 72 years
a former justice of the peace of Days
borO district, died Thursday morning
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Vanneman, of Georgetown, fol-
lowing an illness of three days. Fun
eral services will be held at Bethesda
NJ. E. Church, near Stockley, Sunday
afternoon, in charge of Rev. C! w
Spry and Rev. John T. Bailey.
Hon. Daniel w. Corbit, of Odessa
who has been suffering from high
blood pressure is seriously ill at his
home. For several months he has
been unable, because of illness, to at
tend the meetings of the board of trus-
tees of the New Castle County Work.
house and the University of Delaware
or the Board of Directors of the Equit.
able Trust Co., of Wilmington, ot
which he is a member.
Kent County Bar Association has
elected the following for the ensuing
year: President Henry r. johnson
(dean of the barr; vice e-president
Henry Ridgely; secretary and treasur.
er, Thomas C. Frame; censors, Johr
B. Hutton, James H. Hughes. The as.
sociation with this years election, in.
augurated the plan of a weekly lunch
4 con, to be continued each Thursday.
Edward H. Harris, aged 95 years, {
retired farmer and oldest white person
in Sussex county, died suddenl!
Thursday night at Laurel. He ha,
been remarkably active and free fron
sickness until he was ninety years old
1t was his delight to mingle with
Il crowd of woodcutters and fodder strip
pers and beat them at their work. H
II leaves several children, two score o
II grand and great-grandchildren.
II While Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, o
H Milford, and some friends were o
II their way home Thursday night in a
II automobile, after having attended tn
III Methodist Conference at SeaforC
III they were startled by a pistol sho
III They discovered at once that a bullt
III had entered the gasoline tank of tn
III car and they were compelled to retur
III to Seaford for repairs. 1t is nc
III known who fired the shot.
III Richard Johnson, colored, was sci
H fenced by Judge Richards in the Ne
HI Castle County court, Tuesday to serV
III two years in the New Castle Count
II Workhouse and to pay 500 fine. TT
II charge was assault. johnson was oril
II inally charged with intent to comm
III murder but the Attomey-General pc
HI mitted him to plead guilty to the fir
III charge of assault and the more ser