Smyrna times., 1898-07-20


Office by Geo. M. Stevenson was highly |
enjoyed.
Edward DeFord is having some i'm
provements made to the residence por-
tion of his store by the building of two
nice bedrooms. His coZy residence
has all the modern conveniences.
The soldier boys at Camp Tunnel
were made glad last week by the appear
ance of the United States Paymaster,
Major Fowler, with S45, 900. The boys
were paid for the months of May and
June.
B. Lewis has completed the bridge
over the causeway at Lake Como and
the road given over to public travel
once more. The bridges are strongly
built of Georgia yellow pine. The work
is guaranteed to last for sixteen years.
Under the heavy rain of yesterday the
pond has about reached its normal
height of water again.
The greeting word with most every
body this morning is: "Wasn't it a
nice rain?" The farmers especially
come to town with lighter hearts than
they have experienced for weeks past
and report the rain most satisfactory.
1t appears to have been pretty general
throughout this section of the country.
While working in the store of Ed
ward DeFOrd Monday evening, W. S.
Evans, carpenter, dropped chisel on
his right foot, severing an artery at
the instep. His shoe was full of blood
when DIR. j. W. Clifton was called to
render medical services.
While playing with box feed cutter
belonging to J. r. Cummings, which
was sitting out in front of Boyer Il
Cos wareroOms, little Minnie Pratt,
the nine-year- daughter of Ma
thaniel Pratt, had two fingers of her
right hand badly cut and mangled, and
it may be necessary to amputate one of
them. DIR. j. w. Clifton dressed the
! wound.
Charles f. Wood, of Wilmington,
Grand Recorder of the A. o. U. W.,
was in town Monday evening and in
stalled the officers of Mizpah Lodge,
No. f6, A. o. U. w. After the above
ceremony, he gave the members of
the order an interesting address. The
organization has paid to the widows
and orphans of the State of Delaware
since 1898, S116, 600, some of the claims
being paid four hours after the funeral
was over.
Mr.. L. NJ. Price has erected hand
some monument of westerly granite in
his lot at Odd Fellows Cemetery. The
structure is an imposing one and in
design especially neat and attractive.
In addition to the monument, he has
had a neat iron railing placed around
the lot, with posts made of the same
kind of of granite. The improvement
has been greatly admired by many
who have been there to see it. The
Misses Pratt and J. Frank Pratt have
had q beautiful monument erected tC
the memory of their deceased brother
Samuel Pratt in Odd Fellows Gene
terry. The style of this monument is
also much admired.
The weather of Saturday, Sunday
and Monday has been record break
er as regards heat. The humidity
was the most uncomfortable part of it
and as a consequence the people hav'
felt little like doing anything but rest
Monday and yesterday were especially
hot, and it was not until a thunde
gust came up and cooled the parchet
earth, that relief was given. The rail
came in torrents and was welcome,
gladly by the farmers, who before thi
had reason to be blue and dOwnhearter
|, over the long and continuous drOugh
which prevailed. Everything wa
: parching mp under the hot sun and i
; looked as if most everything would b.
a failure. The rain was a very timel
one.
Twenty young men from Dover hav
rented the cottage at Rehoboth Owne
by DIR. Hitch, and will spend thei
summer outing there. 1t is not ez
! pected that they will all be there tC
gether, but Accommodations will b
{ made for at least fourteen. The cot
Z tage is now being put in shape and tn
boys intend to have their openin
!; about July Goth. The young wome
u intending not to be OutdOne by til
: boys are also making arrangements I
! rent a cottage at RehObOth, and hoI
\ 4 to have their opening about July 24tl
The following are some of the wome
interested in the scheme: Misses Dor
and Beulah Wilds, Cora and Ma
{ Dunn, Mary Burton, Lizzie Collins
L Helen Bishop, Bertha Smithers {
Il SMYRNA, Lena Atkins of Milton, Kat
y Edmunds of Washington, and Sara
II Vollum of Philadelphia. - MOrnin
:, NeWs.
! y Last Sunday evening the attentio
u of many people was called to the bri
. liant light in the northern heaven
~ 1t was evident that fire was occurrin
Il somewhere, but the objective pOiI
'e could not be learned. There were
number of conjectures made. Son
thought it was the marsh on fire, al
" other thought it was in the vicinity
- TaylOr's Bridge. In view of this ia
- party of young men drove down
a. that direction, only to return witho
~ any information to where it was. Lat
u reports give us that it was the ''ROc
1 land Farm" at the mouth of the Al
poquimimink River, about ten mil
4 from here. 1t is the property of Ge
~ F. Brady, president of the BraC
'e Steamboat Company of this town. A
y the Outbuildings except the dwelliI
y and little stable were consumed
~ the flames entailing a loss of S., ,0C
u The property was partly covered
" insurance.
le Oscar johnson, colored, familiar
known as ''Skeet," was arraigned /
= fore Magistrate Cooper Monday NOR
Su ing charged with stealing a horse /
20 longing to William Collins, while
!SISS the possession of Isaac Sullivan. II
IN animal was stolen from the latte
q es stable, near the creamery, late on So
lt- urday night. ''Skeet" kept it in
sHs pasture over night and the next MOI
~ ing rode to the farm of Joseph Pril
ru rose, near Green Spring, borrowed
u a saddle and went on his way reio
le ing to Camp Tunnel. While scar
x was made for him here, Mr.. Hen
Iss Wood, of near Blackbird, happened
oI visit the camp and noticed the stran
as horse in possession of 'Skeet," a
@ learning more about the matter sent h
and his stolen prize in the direction
home. The latter was met on the road
n William Collins, taken to Smyrna al
= handed over to Constable Pratt.
IL. tba trial xyaotardov Ma0iakrata H.