Smyrna times., 1931-06-24

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year and a like amount next year.
Mrs. S. Baynum Hiley is at Sum-
nit, N. j., where she went for the
wedding of her daughter, Miss
Emily Walker Hiley, which took
place last Saturday, June 6. The
Rev. Hiley returned to Dover Sat
urday evening. Others from here
attending the nuptials were: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert j. Ferguson and
Eldad L. Clarke.
Miss Gladys NJ. Wallace, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy T. Wal
lace, of Odessa, and Mr.. Edward
Thompson, of Wilmington, were
united in marriage in Elkton, Md,
Saturday afternoon, June 18th.
The couple were accompanied to
Elkton by the brides mother, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Ennis, of
Odessa. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
will reside in Wilmington.
Walter L. Fox Post, No. 2, Amer
lean Legion of Dover, will sponsor
swim meet on Saturday, June 27.
The meet is under the direction of
the American Red Cross and the
Wilmington Y. NJ. c. A. and will
have as the instructor, Arthur M.
Potter The meet is scheduled to
be held at Silver Lake, Dover, and
committee from the Walter L.
Fox Post will be here. 4
Sheriff Austin Smith of Kent
County, Tuesday, sold at public
sale the four tracts of real estate
of the West Dover Farmers Pack
ers, Inc, including one farm of 78
acres near Dover and three other
properties in Dover including the
packing house near the Delaware
Railroad in the northern part of
the city. The entire lot of prop !
critics sold for $6,875 being bid in
by Thomas c. Frame, attorney.
Miss Jane Elizabeth Joseph, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul |
Joseph, and G.. Howard Green, son |
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Green, both |
of Georgetown, on Thursday after
noon, when to Salisbury, Md, where
they obtained a marriage license
and returned to Delmar, and were |
married by the Rev. John T. Bailey |
pastor of the Delmar M. P. Church.
The groom is connected with a
chain store at Georgetown.
Miss F. Eleanor Downes, daugh- |
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall B. |
Downes of Bridgetown, near Ridge
ly, was not only valedictorian of |
her class at the commencement ex-
ercises at ST. Mary's Junior Col
lege, st. Mary's Md, but also won
an essay prize which was awarded |
by the Colonial Danes of Southern |
Maryland. Miss Downes left last |
week for Baltimore where she is |
employed by the State, with head
quarters in that city.
Announcement has just been |
made of plans being completed for
state extension camp at Mills
boro on the Indian River. The |
camp, held the week of July 1918,
is for any rural homemaker of the
State. 1t will be divided into two |
sections of three days each. Reg
istration will begin at once. Any
homemaker wishing more details
regarding this camp, please get in
touch with Louise r. Whitcomb,
Home Demonstration Agent of
Kent County.
At meeting of the State Game
and Fish Commission there was
discussion as to the reclaiming of |
ponds in Kent and Sussex counties
which had been drained and have
never filled up. 1t is the intension
of the Commission to have COM
petent engineers make a survey of
the several ponds which have been |
drained with the idea of having
banks built to hold the water and
have the ponds refilled and stocked
with fish. The last legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for the reclaim
ing of such ponds.
The State Road Commission have
decided to build four and a half
miles of new State Road of con-
cvrete, beginning at Cordova, Md,
and following along side of the
railroad down to near Pahllman's
corner on the present road leading
from Easton, Md, to Cordova, Md,
via Lednum's corner. 1t is expect
ed that in the near future the road
along the railroad track will be ex-
tended until it strikes the Old
Chapel and Easton Road about a
mile and half north of Easton,
DR.. Paul E. Ellsworth, president