Smyrna times., 1930-01-22

An interesting slant on the
Eastern Shore topography Of ages
ago was revealed recently when
workmen in driving one of the two
large artesian wells for the Easton
Md, Electric Light and Water
Plant pumped up sharks back
bone and tooth from a distance of
$50 feet below the surface of the
ground.
The annual municipal election of
Dover this year will be held under
entirely new regulations, and the
old system of a town melting two
or three nights before the election
to nominate a ticket being done
away with under the new charter.
Candidates for mayor and four
councilmen will be nominated by
petition.
Alex Murray, colored, of James
town, a negro settlement near
Easton, Md, was under arrest
Sunday charged with the murder
of William Howard, colored, also
of jamestown. Murray is accus-
ed Of shooting Hward thru the
heart at the home of Jesse Webb
after fight over girl. Murray
was captured later by Sheriff
Faulkner.
Levin Brown and William Elias,
both colored, are in the Kent coun-
ty Md, Jail charged with stealing
two turkeys from Mr.. William H.
Mahan, near Chestertown, recent
ly. Mr.. Mahan reported his loss
to Sheriff Hadaway and within
short time the turkeys were locat-
ed and returned to their owner and
the two colored men were lodged
in jail.
A reunion Of the surviving
members Of the old Wilmington
Bicycle Club, probably some night
next month, is being planned The
club fourished thirty years ago
and many Of the members have
since become prominent in profess
sional, business and civic life Let
ters suggesting the reunion are
being sent the members by Will
liam Kirk, a former captain of
the organization.
The Oyster Commission recently
appointed by Governor @. Douglas
Buck to study the oyster industry
in Delaware with an effort to i'm
prove it and save it from becom-
ing a thing of the past, met rec
emily with the Governor The
commission is composed of form
er Governor Robert P. Robinson,
Charles w. Cullen, Of Georgetown;
John G. Darby, of Frederick, and
Wilbur Raughley, of Dover.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Peoples Bank
of Elkton, was held last Wednes- +
day, the following directors being
elected: E. Kirk Brown, Robert
v. Criswell, ]. B. Decker, William
Sterling Evans, John Lawrence,
Argus F. Robinson and H. Els
worth Shippers. The directors or
ganized by electing Mr.. Decker,
President; Mr.. Evans, Vice Presi-
dent, and Mr.. Robinson, Cashier.
The Pioneer Point COW, Bettina
of Penrook, No. 168,395, a 4-year-
old Guernsey, has just completed
a yearly test to be the envy of
many breeders of the state. Bet
tina's record for 1929 shows 49,
O75.9 pounds of milk and 707
pounds of butter. This advanced
registry test conducted through
the office of H. @. Baker, of the
University of Maryland, closed at
the end of December from January
/, 1929.
The Board of County Commits
sioners for Cecil County, Md, has
appointed the following assessors
of property for the ensuing year:
William H. Brown, Cecilton;
George B. Conrey, Chesapeake
City; Horace c. Reynolds, Elkton;
Albert j. Willis, Providence; John
Futty, North East, r. D.; William
SINNERS, Rising Sun; Edward c.
Williams, Port Deposit; Howard |
Logan, Rowlandville; j. Edward
Crothers, Calvert.
A meeting of particular interest |
to the women of Kent County was |
held recently in the Duval Tea
room at Dover when two women I
from each community doing coun-
ty extension work came together /
to discuss the program of work
for the present year and to meet /
the new Home. Demonstration Il
Agent, Miss Louise r. Whitcomb.
An interesting program of work
was outlined and rural markets |
discussed.