Smyrna times., 1900-09-19
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

Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known
The watermelon season in Sussex
has been short this year, owing to the
drought.
Hon. George Gray and wife arrived
at their home in Wilmington On Satur
day last, from trip to the Paris Ex-
position.
The contract has been awarded for
the construction of st. Marys Epis-
copal Chapel at Townsend, which will
be under the charge of the Rev. W. j.
Wilkie. The structure will cost about |
$1,000.
Within three months near Whining |
ton the barns of Mr.. Alvan Walker,
Ferris Reform School and Edgar Yer
non have, with their contents, been
destroyed. All three fires looked like
the work of fire bugs. The State De-
tectives should run the mystery to the
ground.
The total number of votes cast for the
several candidates for sheriff n ew Castle
County was 1896, and in consequence
of the large vote there is feeling OF
satisfaction among Democrats. Chair
man Neary of the county committee is
elated and believes that it means sue
cess for the party in November. This
was before the Republican factions
harmOnized on one ticket.
Agent Stout of the Society to Protect
Children from Cruelty, last week re-
moved Lydia E. Hall, aged 13, who
has been living with a relative near
Marydel. He found the child had
been compelled to sleep in chicken
coop and her resting place was board
on which had been placed piece of
quilt. Agent Stout had her taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital, Whining
ton.
The resolutions adopted at the Dem
ocratic State Convention say: "GoOd
roads would increase the value of every
farm in the State, and lessen the cost
of transporting farm products to mar
kets. We favor a systematic and
scientific improvement of our public
roads continued until they are in good
condition for travel during every sea-
season of the year, and we believe that
this can be accomplished without in
II e M.
nually expended for such purposes.
Robert d. Ratledge departed this
life rather suddenly, although afflicted
for some months, on Tuesday 18th inst
aged rs years. He leaves a wife an(
quite a number of grown children
having been married three times h
was born near smyrna in the year 1925
and died in Middletown September II
tn, 1900. In his youth he united wit
the Union Methodist Episcopal Church
For many years Mr.. Ratledge ha
been devoted member of the Bethesd
NJ. E. Church, ,Middletown.
Frank E. Maloney, State collector {
oyster revenue, has been notified tina
poachers are at work along the oystt
beds and that hundreds of bushels {
oysters have been taken from tn
beds for planting purposes. tt
wholesale stealing, says the De
0UGre0n, has been partly stopped /
the presence of the tongers on ii
beds, but another violation of the 10
now said to be on is the sale in Il
market of oysters under size. II
tongers are urged, that in cases whel
the oysters are small and undevelOpe
they be allowed to grow until later
the season, in order % be perfect, whi
custom is not only according to LAY
but will supply oysters of perfect qui
ity to the lovers of this delicious
valve.
cit was the biggest job I ey
tackled" declared detective HutC
ins, of Dover on Saturday, aft
leaving the Office of Magistrate P.
Cooper, where four men had just BET
tried and sent to Jail They were TO
young men from Wilmington W
have been tramping through this 81
tion of the country under the lead
ship of 'Whiskers" Mullin. Compla
was made that they we're having hi
iinks" at Ridgely,s lane, on
Delaware r. r. Co.'s property. I'll
were each fined $40 and costs and
default of bail, were sent to Jail
await the action of the grand iu
The men with "Whiskers" Mul
were Harry Grubb, John Clarke {
Harry Meiser. The officers assist
Detective Hutchins were Shern
Hurd, Chas. Hutchins, and Fri
Whelen, Jr.