Smyrna times., 1922-09-13
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
Milford Council is enforcing a dog
license tax and has ordered all dogs
killed which are not tagged with a
1922 license tag.
Work on the Conowingo dam has
been started The dam will cost $1O,-
100000, and three years will be re-
quired to build it.
| Charles Z. Dare, of Rising Sun has
been appointed engineer of mainten-
ance of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad.
William E. Smith, of Kirkwood, died
in a Wilmington hospital on Sunday
Sept 3, as a result of injuries received
in an automobile accident at State
Road week before last.
Frederick L. Price, of Harrington,
and Miss Catherine Thompson, of
Harrington were united in marriage
at Greenwood on September 3, by Rev.
George R. Jones.
Lewis ]. Todd, of Greenwood and
Miss Clara c. Kelley, of FELTON,, were
united in marriage on August %, at
Harrington by Rev. J. 7. Richardson,
of Harrington.
Wilbur Hitchner, of FELTON,, and
Miss Myrtle |. Belts, of Wilmington,
were married at Wilmington on Sep
tember 2, by Rev. Thomas ]. Lard, of
Wilmington.
Women voters of Sussex County
were to have met at Rehoboth Beach
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2, but be-
cause of heavy rains and bad roads
the meeting was postponed until this
week.
Mrs. Joshua Robbins, of Milton has
in her possession a number of deeds
for lands in that vicinity given by
William Penn. The stipulated price
per acre for land being one bushel of
wheat.
The oyster tongers are busy catch
ing oysters, but the demand for them
Il is slight on account of the hot wealth
er. The outlook is considered much
better than that of last year, when
H the oysters were covered with mussels
H Very few of these are seen this sea
II son. Colder weather will have to set
Il in before the demand becomes any
II where near normal.
II The Georgetown Volunteer Fire Co.
II has purchased La France fire engine
II at cost of $10,550 and on Saturday
II Sept 2 gave a demonstration in the
II public square. To raise funds to ap.
II ply to the purchase price a carniva
III is to be held. The firemen from al
III parts of the State and the Easter
III Shore of Maryland will be invited.
iii
III w b. Johnson, who resides neal
HI Staytonville and is noted as weather
III forecaster, says there will be killing
HI frosts in Delaware, October $40 ant
III predicts a cold winter. He points t.
HI the iron weed, now in full bloom ant
III states frost appears six weeks afte
HI the blooming of the weed. Becaus
II acorns are numerous he thinks tn
HI winter will be severe.
Ill Installation exercises were held b
Hi Union Lodge No. Z, A. F. and A.M.,o
iii Dover, on Tuesday evening of las
iii week, when the officers to serve durin
hi the present year were installed. Th
Hi exercises were in charge of Prof. H. '
Ill Holloway and Harry Mayer. The OF
Hi ficers installed were: Master, Fran
Hi Collins; Senior Warden, Col. John /
iii Lefevre; Junior Warden, Walter l
iii Ross; Senior Deacon, d. Rodney Bice
iii Junior Deacon, G. Herbert Smith
In Senior Steward, Ira Townsend; JuniC
lI|l Steward, Fred Richards; Secretar.
1nIIl R. j. Ferguson; Treasurer, Elda
Hill Clark, Tyler Joseph Bonsall. At I'll
Hill close Of the ceremonies, the newly il
Hill stalled officers were hosts to the men
Hill bers at luncheon.