Smyrna times., 1927-01-12

marriage at Dover on December Z9tF
by Rev. A. w. Campbell, of Dover.
Arnett w. Potters and Miss Angie
M. Graham, both of Harrington, were
married at Middletown on January
End by Rev. w. A. Hean, of Middle
town.
Maurice N. FARRELL, of Woodside, land
Miss Kathryn A. Short, of Wyoming
We're married at Wilmington on Janu-
airy 1st by Rev. L. B. Smith, of Viii
mington.
Mr.. Foster 1. Rawley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Rawley, of near
Odessa, and Miss Clara G. VanHorn,
of Townsend, were quietly married by
Rev. E. H. Derrickson at his residence
in Odessa, on Saturday, December 25.
The Nanticoke, most modern type
of oyster patrol of the sloop design,
has been commissioned and is station
ed on the Nanticoke and Wicomico
Rivers. Residents of Worcester Coun-
Maryland, are asking for a similar
patrol in the waters of Chincoteague
and Sinepuxent Bays to protect sea
food interests.
Colonel Earl 1. Brown, U. S. engin-
eer for the Wilmington district, re-
jected bids Tuesday for the digging of
two wells near bridges spanning the
| Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, one
at st. Georges and the other at Sum-
NIT. Colonel Brown stated that the
work would be done by the govern
ment at cost of approximately $400
less than the lowest of the three bids.
Miss Almedia Spicer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Spicer, of near
Middletown, and Mr.. John Whiting
ton, of Wilmington, were quietly mar
ried at Elkton, Md, Thursday evening
December oath. They were attended
by the groom's sister, Mrs. Harold
Smith, of Wilmington. After a we'd
ding trip to New York the bride and
groom will make their future home in
Wilmington
Joseph Henry Blanchfeld, of Chesa-
peake City, Nd, died last Wednesday
night at eight o'clock at Union Hos
pital, of apoplexy. He was a son of
the late John and Mary Kane Blanch-
field, and was 81 years of age. Two
brothers and number of nieces and
nephews survive him. Services were
held Friday afternoon at Pippins fun
eral parlors, and interment made in
Bethel Md, cemetery.
Due to weather conditions, county
roads are almost impossible for auto
mobile travel. A rainy spell softened
the dirt roads and heavy travel cut
them up considerably; this was follow
ed by a week of freezing weather
which froze the roads in this cut up
condition, making them passable but
very rough. This past week of rain
and warmer weather has thawed the
frost out of the ground and softened
them to bottomless pit of mud.
At the annual meeting of the Della
ware City Fire Company held last
week officers for the year of 1927
were elected. The result of the cleo
ton was as follows: President, David
Money; vice president, Marshall L.
Derrickson; secretary, Allen S. Beck;
treasurer, Norris w. Wilkinson; fire
chief, Frank Derrickson; first assist
ant fire chief, Frank Neff; second as
sistant chief, Samuel Hall; fire mar
shall, George N. Bright, and janitor,
Carl Cats.
While returning home in his Chew
rolet sedan, Samuel Berg, a tailor of
Middletown, was hit by the midnight
train at Kirlwood crossing about
1915 A. NJ, Friday, narrowly escap-
ing instant death. His car was badly
demolished and his condition is not
known. He was taken to the Della
ware Hospital where he is being ex-
amined for possible injuries. The
cause Of the accident, whether negli-
gence on the part of Mr.. Berg of the
crossing watchman, is unknown.
George L. Bright, son of Mayor and
Mrs. George N. Bright of Delaware
City has been named by Transit Di-
rector Ehlers of Philadelphia, to CO
operate with Assistant Solicitor John |
B. Guest, in the city probe of the p |
r. I. trolley service. Mr. Bright has
been special statistician and traffic ex-
pert Of the Department of City Traffic
for the past few years. Mr.. Bright |
was recommended for the position by
Director Of City Transit Ehlers and |
was subsequently appointed by Mayor
Freeland Kendrick of Philadelphia.
John Lilly, Jr., the 3-year-old son of |