Smyrna times., 1900-09-26
PENINSULA MATTERS
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interest.
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known

Cambridge people will fight the dog
tax ordinance in the courts.
Harry Lindley is agian on the PENN
sula with his theatrical trouble.
A mosquito got into Asmus Asmus-
sens watch, Cambridge, and stopped
it.
Farm hands and kitchen servants
have been very scarse during the season
that canning factories are in operation.
The work of floating the wrecked
schooner Falmouth, which has been
lying on RehOboth Beach since last
October, has proved failure
The Misses Josephine and Sue Bate
man have purchased the dwelling of
William Denny on State street oppo-
site the Conference Academy, Dover
for $4,000.
Roy Sykes a 12-year old Cecil coun-
ty boy, has been sent to the House of
Refuge for six months for filling the
High School keyhOle full of putty.
Charles W. Postles has purchased
the 1870 acre Holcomb farm situated on
the bay road in st. Jones Neck, of
Alfred S. Elliott, of Wilmington, for
$11, 800.
For the past two months Cambrid-
geans have consumed and wasted over
100000 gallons of water daily; This is
nearly one hundred gallons each day
for every man woman and child.
Rev. S. n. Pilchard, chaplain in the
army will preach at Greensboro, Md.
until an appointment can be made to
fill the vacancy caused by the transfer
of Rev. Aloysius Green to Newport.
School Eximiner W. S. Grouse and
County Health Officer, DR. J. S. Noble
have closed the public schools at
Goldsboro on account of diphtheria in
houses adjacent to the school build
ings.
The national banks of Elkton are re-
ceiving contributions for the Galveston
sufferers, the funds up to Friday
amounting to $13S.5O. Miss Martha
Finley author of the''Elsie books"con-
tributing $50.
w. Lindsay McFarlane of Smyrna
has been elected chairman of
the Kent County Democratic Exec
utive Committee, and James A. Smith
of Harrington, was elected secretary.
The Ever Ready Circle of Kings
Daughters, of Dover, will resume their
meetings for the winter on Monday,
October l, when they will meet at the
home of Mrs. H. E. Moore. at Moore's
Mills.
Mayor Louis NJ. Wright, who has
be engaged in the mercantile business
for the past nine years, will dispose
of his stock and go from Dover to
Philadelphia where he has other bust
ness interests.
Captain Thomas Muncy, the we'll
known and successful oysterman of
Little Creek, says the Delaware Bay
oysters are of very poor quality this
season. He thinks that tie oysters
will fatten when cold weather arrives.
The people of Wilmington have
made very generous response, thus
far, to the appeal for aid for the Gal
weston sufferers. They have sent
carload of clothing and supplies, and
contributed over 81 ,5OOin money. And
the good work is going on.
Wilbur Ridgway, deaf mute, who
was recently sent to Jail for completely
in trunk robberies was committed to
Jail again Thursday in default of $500
bail, on charge of breaking into the
home of Mrs. Jennie Wyatt, at Wyom-
ing.
Last Sunday was set apart by the
officials of Wesley M. E. Church Dover,
as day for rallying the forces along
the lines of Churca work. In these
days when churches and Sunday
schools are almost broken up by sum-
mer outings some such effort seems to
be necessary.
Says the Morning NeaOs For the
first time since he has been a member
of the high Legislature in Washington
the Democratic party of this state in
convention assembled last week as
sumed responsibility for United States
Senator Richard r. Kenney. To be
sure in some quarters of the state there
has been active and unceasing opposit-
ion to Mr.. Kenney as senator, Mr..
Handy giving voice to this sentiment
at Kansas City, where he vigorously
opposed the election of the senator to
be National Committeeman. The Del
aware delegates, it will be recalled.
were in deadlock for some time, but