Smyrna times., 1900-07-04
NEWS OF THE PENINSULA.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interests
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known

With Regard to People Well Known
B. Bension Cahoon of Missouri, is |
visiting his brother, William r. Ca
hoon at Dover.
John Camac, of Dover, has signed |
with the Millville club in the South
Jersey League.
In game of baseball at Cheswold on
Thursday, the Hartley club was teaten
by score of 10 to 1.
Frank S. Hall, sen of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. W. Hall of Dover, graduated at the
Pennsylvania Dental College recently.
The Dover colored baseball team de-
feated the Smyrna colored team in a
well-contested game by a score of 16
to 8, on Thursday afternoon.
Two farms and storehouse belong
ing to the estate of the late William
Shaw, of Harrington, were sold by
Samuel L. Shaw, executor, for 81, $50.
Mrs. Mary Harnett, wife of the late
Timothy F. Hartnett, who was buried
about five weeks ago, died at her home
near Marydel, Wednesday of paralysis,
aged 6S years.
The engagement of Miss Maize
Townsend of Camden, Del, and Will
liam Parker of Milton is announced.
They will be married and sail for
Europe July IA.
George H. Otwell, of Laurel. on
Tuesday afternoon, lost two-thirds his
crop of wheat by fire caused by spark
from a traction engine. About 100
bushels were consumed.
The wedding of Rev. William Hi
rons, pastor of Bishopville NJ. E.
Church, son of James Hirons of Dover,
and Miss Lizzie Derrlckson took place
at Roxana, Wednesday.
Miss Harriet Comegys, daughter of
the late Chief Justice Comegys, has
given the Kings Daughters of Dover,
building lot which will be sold, and
the proceeds will be used in obtaining
site for the Old Folks Home.
Andrew Keith and Miss Cora B.
Moore, a we'll known teacher were
married Wednesday evening, June 20,
at the M. E. Parsonage, Smyrna, by
Rev. G.. l.. Hardesty. They will re-
side on the groom's farm near Dover.
Gerhard Schirmer, who recently re-
signed his connection with the Indus
trial Accident Ins. Co., of Dover, as
secretary and general manager, has ac-
cepted a position with the Metropoli-
tan Insurance Co. as superintendent
at Hoboken, N. J.
George w. Tebo, of Dover, has re-
Gently sold the 23S-acre fruit farm be-
longing to Rev. Joseph Waugh, near
Wyoming, to a syndicate. 1t is esti-
mated the farm will yield 12, 900 bask-
cts of peaches this season. Mr.. Tebo
will be manager of the property.
Says the Sentinel: "IE the appoint
ment of registrars and alternates, Gov
ernor Tunnel, true to his Democratic
instincts and prejudices, has ignored
Union Republicans entirely. Having
gone so far, he might as well have
made the job complete and appointed
all Democrats.
While Richard Davis was driving
from Reybold to Wilmington he fell
asleep and a stranger whom he was
, giving ride robbed him of $23, but
when Davis reported the matter to the
police he himself was arrested for en-
bezzling the $23 from another man.
The Scientific American suggests
that if you are afraid of lightning, sim
ply put on your rubbers and stand vi
so your clothes won't touch anywhere
Whether you are in doors or out o
> of doors you are perfectly safe, foi
), rubber is non-conductor and you are
completely insulated.
Caleb J. Freeman, editor and pub
Usher of the NetO Era of Middletown
was quietly married in Philadelphia
ii. Wednesday afternoon, to Miss CLAIR
Markley, a prominent school teache
of that city. They went to Niagari
n Falls on wedding tour. For a while
d Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman will make thei
n home at the Middletown Hotel. Mr.
e Freeman is having a handsome resi-
> dence erected, but owing to the de
&C lay in the arrival of material it is no
d finished.
i A telegram last week told of the ar
: rest in Philadelphia of Abe Sessler
the man who made arrangements fo
J. Stine & Company, incorporated, b
which the berry growers of Cheswold
Milford and Lincoln lost about $40,
~ 900, He is wanted on the charge q