Smyrna times., 1899-10-04
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

dious dwelling ON Railroad Avenue, at
Harrington.
Richardson & Robbins factory star
ted up Monday for the manufacture of
plum pudding.
The Milford Steam Laundry, for
merly owned by Grier Bros, has been
purchased by 7. D. Pierce.
William Biggs, son of the late Gov
ernor, drove three of his horses at the
Pennsylvania State Fair at Bethlehem.
Miss Katie Clements, who has been
in Dover on visit to her friends,
has returned to her home in Philadel
phia
Work is being rushed on the electric
light plant at Dover audit is now the
intention of the Town Council to turn
the light on Nov. /.
Josiah o. Wolcott, who was recently
made principal of the public schools at
FELTON,, has resigned and will become
a student at Wesleyan College.
Lemuel Ely Quigg, son of the late
Rev. J. B. Quigg, has been reelected
chairman of the Republican committee
of New York. Ely is getting there.
The Wilmington Board of Trade is
trying to arrange for delaware Day"
at the Philadelphia Export Exposition,
and Governor Tunnel heartily favors
the plan.
DIR. w. G. A. Bonwill, known all
over Kent county as dentist and in
ventor, died in Philadelphia Sunday
week and was buried at Dover on
Tuesday. He was Sc years old.
The New Castle & Delaware City
Railway Company has elected Harry
A. Richardson, president; F. Fl. Treat,
vice-president; Peter J. Ford, treas
urer, and Peter L. Cooper, Jr., secre-
tary.
The new trolley company has secur-
ed the right of way over the streets OF
all the towns through which the line
will pass. The last one, that of Mag
nolia, was secured on last Wednesday
night.
The merchants and shopke epers Of
Milford have decided that it is not pos
sible to pay any increase in rents IL
Milford, aud several have decided tC
go out of business or move to cheaper
places.
An unusual sight is seen by persons
driving by the farm of 5. IL. Derby
near Woodside. On both sides of the
road for nearly half mile are apple
trees heavily laden with red winesapl
apples.
J. Wesley Stevens, a well-knowl
and prominent citizen of Camden, ant
Mrs. Mollie Sheppard, of Lebanon
were married at the home of Mr.. AM
Mrs. W. A. Jester, Delaware City
Monday, Sept. 25.
That Travers tragedy down the Stat
is chock full of Significant develop
ments.' Nearly every correspondent
special aud staff, who has handled
has discovered several of these lyin
around loose in Seaford
The report last week of the assault {
Hvnson Melvin upon his aged father
near Vernon, turns out upon invest
CATION, to have been grossly exaggera
ted. There was an alteration an
blows, but the affair was not of such
nature as to call for official investigf
ton.
The Union Republican has the fC
lowing: "Th9re is one thing not like
to be done in Delaware in anotht
campaign-and that is sacrifice Il
State ticket for the sake of their ele'
toral votes. They will all stand or fl
together.
Many leading farmers of Kent coun
will remember J. P. r. Polk, who di
the past month, at Charlotte, n.
He took deep interest in the agricl
tural affairs of his native State, a.
was especially effective in bring abe
improving facilities for marketing t
peach crop and the farmers exchan
at Wyoming.
VIM. G. Abbott, of Milford, has &C
tracted with Jonathan Mays Sons,
Philadelphia, to build a four-mast
schooner, which when completed v
be the largest vessel ever built i
Milford ship yard. The new yes
will be 1862 feet keel, 80 feet beam,
foot depth of hold and 1905 tons.
W. III. Ross, of Seaford, has lea
the Coulbourn property, at that pla
aud will erect a large oyster pack
house thereon. Mr.. Ross will emp