Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

heV. w. y. Rowan of Baltimore, has
accepted the call to become pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Newark.
A party was in Milford Wednesday
looking at the Herald plant, with a
view of moving it to Chincoteague,
Va.
Alex. WOlcott has been given a po-
sitiOn in the Pennsylvania R. r. Co.
Office at Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia
On the 18th ult., Mr.. James S. Bell
and Miss Anna Lord were quietly mar
ried at the brides sister, Miss Virginia
Lord in Odessa.
Larg quantities of fine apples are
being shipped from Kent county at
present. Prices range from 80 cents to
$1.25 per crate.
The total assessment of property in
New Castle county is SAB, 900, 900, of
which $31, 900, 900 is in Wilmington, an
increase during the year of 1900, ,OOO
The New Castle branch of the State
Farmers Bank having closed its doors,
the accounts of the depositors were re-
moved to the Wilmington Bank.
Three tracts of timber land near
Milford, the largest belonging to Will
liam NJ. McColley, were set fire to
Thursday, by threshing machine
Rev. L. E. Barratt, in his sermon
the Sunday preceding the 4th, plead
for pure ballot box, compulsory edu
cation, and suppression of the Philip
pine rebellion.
H. [. Beers, who has been connected
with the Pennsylvania r. r. Co. for
some years has resigned his position
and purchased the Dover Ice Fac
tory.
Herbert Blackiston, who recently
closed his restaurant in Dover has
opened a restaurant at RehOboth and
is also making arrangements to open a
vaudeville show at that place.
At the sale of the personal property
of Jacob G. Lewis, deceased Thursday,
the six-year- PAGER Schley, with a
record OF 2.40, was sold to G. Edward
Dawson at S217.5O.
Rev. Charles A. Grise, D. D., and
Misses Florance and Annie Grise, have
gone to Portland, Orgon, where DR..
Grise will attend the meeting of the
National Press Association. He rep
sents the Peinsula Methodist.
Many visitors are daily going to Re
hoboth and spending some time in the
city by the sea. The Pennsylvania
and Queen Anne's Railroads botE
carry numerous passengers and excur
cursions are frequent.
The Dover Town Council have de
cided to buy an additional 500 feet o
cotton hose for the fire department
The department is now equipped will
1000 feet of good hose and 500 feet o
fairly good quality.
D. H. Webster's residence nea
Slaughter's Station, was destroyed by
fire early Sunday week. Mr.. Webste
lost everything except two beds and
few small articles, with no insurance
Origin of the fire not knoYn.
Mrs. Catherine Crowley, of Dover
was bitten in the leg last Tuesda
morning by the dog of Cyrus W. Der
mis-. The dogs teeth left an ugl
wound and Mrs. Crowley expects
take action in the matter. .-Sentine
DIR. MURRAY ELECTED TRUSTEE.
The Rev. W. L. S. Murray, d. d
Thursday, was elected a member of tt
board of trustees of the United Societ
of Christian Endeavor, which held i
18th annual international conventiC
at Detroit, Mich, last week.
The ''kissing bug" craze was a Go
send to several Dover benedicts WI
spent the Fourth at Woodland Beac
Scraps were plentiful on the beach al
swollen lips and eyes were the rul
To man every DOverite who can
home bunged up, swore that the bea
lust swarmed with ''kissing bugs. "
DeL0U0redn.
The Seaford Ne,Os says: WhOrtl
berries are being shipped in considt
able quantities from this section of t
country, where they grow in abu
dance. The crop is said to be u
usually prolific this season. This Gro
which grows wild, is large reven
producer for the picker.
BRYAN TO CANVASS DELAWARE. f
Congressman Handy has received 81
eral letters from Colonel William
BRYAN, who says he will visit this ST