Smyrna times., 1881-06-08
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from Dover.
DOVER, June 4, 1881

DOVER, June 4, 1881.
MR., EDITOR business is very brisk at
our depot ut this time, nearly every day a
car load or two of berries are shipped to
the different cities.
The ValedictOrian at the Conference
Academy this term is Thos T. Kellum, of
this town, ]. w. Hazel, of Sudlersville,
Md, the salutatOrian. The number of
graduates will be ten.
Messrs. Fisher & BOckman have been
awarded the contract for the building of
the new hotel of Mr.. A. B. Richardson &
Son. A large force of workmen COM
menced tearing down the old factory on
Tuesday Of last week. We understand it
will be completed by the first of December.
Mr. James Leatherbury an emplOye in
the sash factory of Messrs. Hazel & Penne-
will, had his index and middle finger cut
off while working a circular saw on Tues
day.
We understand the army worms have
made their appearance. At this writing
we have heard of only two wheat fields
they have visited, Mr.. Paris White Oak
farm and Mr.. ThOs. Wilson's farm, near
Little Creek Landing. Their number is
! small and are confined to a small patch of
the wheat. These gentlemen have dug
| deep trenches, in order to stop their
| further spread.
The festival which was held on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of last week,
by the young ladies and gentlemen, on
account of the weather, was not as great
a success as was anticipated, realizing
however, $125 for their labOrs.
| George V. Massey and wife, who have
been on a visit to ManitOu Springs, Cal,
since April l, will return home this week.
SDnIf nf nIIr NFNpr
lawyers, has been attending to the legal
business of Mr.. NJ. during his absence,
The Court of Errors and Appeals will
meet here on Tuesday.
In my last letter l mentioned that last
Monday would be observed here as Deco
ration day, but as it was written before
Monday / could not of course give any of
its proceedings, so / will now try and give
you and your many readers synopsis OF
the dOings of the day, Fhe feiends and
relatives of the deceased soldiers, had, for
several days previous been making exten-
sive preparations in the way of collecting
flowers and making beautiful boquets and
wreathes, which were to be laid on the
graves. By Monday everything was ready.
At the roll of the drum the Grand Army
of the Republic assembl ed at their armory,
together with pqmbeF OF l4dles and
gentlemen, and about forty little girls,
with baskets filled with flowers in their
hands. After the singing Of one or two
beautiful hymns by a select choir, Hon.
Geo. p. Fisher came to the front and made
an eloquent address. At the conclusion
of the speech the choir sang the old patrl.
otic hymn, "My Country It's of Thee, !"
when the meeting adjourned. The Gen.
Torberts Post Of this town then proceeded
to the south end Of the town where they
were met by Company Is. From W zomllnG,
commanded by Captain Carey, Captain
j Carey be it remembered, IS no young
man He was drummer boy in the wars
of 1912 and 1860, and as he marched
through our streets, Mt the head of his
company beating time with the fife, his
time was as good and his roll as perfect as
they %ereIp the 9aYsof the rebellion, when
he was young ana film afitfs. IN the pro-
cession the militia company took the Iehd,
IL was followed by u wagon drawn by A
span of white horses, which had In II a
large monument of flowers; Immediately
following the wagon was the Post, dressed
in full uniform, behind It came two hacks
loaded with little girls, and several car
riages, The graves were each marked
with aagI tire members of the Post went
on one side Of the grave, with toe goyer
girls on the other, and the militia s0inb
distance in the rear. A short service was
read by the Commander and Chaplain OF
the R6st, yFeHtheg were placed. on the
grass and the flower gifls tHfe@ on sprgys
until the graves were covered with ao@#efs
The militia In their tnrR fred three vol:
leys and the procession moved on to the
next cemetery where the same ceremonies
were gone through with. There are ten
soldiers buried here and their names are
, as follows: New M. Il. Cemetery, Can't
James Burnett; Episcopal, Major VIM. +
Smith; Presbyterian, Chaplain t. G.. Muir
phey; Old NJ, Y, Cemetery, Col. David
Stricken, sergt. Samuel Letherbury, sergt