Smyrna times., 1900-08-15
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

his family in Oxford, Md.
The annual State Convention of the w,
G. L. U will be held in Milton the 10th
18th and 18th of October.
DR.. Henry Ridgley one of the most prom
inent citizens of Dover and president of the
Farmers Bank, of Delaware, it is announced
willsuppOrt Bryan. Four years ago he sup
ported Palmer and Buckner
While William r. Venable of Sharpstown,
was shaving piece of fitch, in the ship
yard at that place, the piece slipped, and
striking him on the forehead, cut deep
cash about three inches wide.
The twenty third annual catalogue of the
Delaware State Fair Association has been
issued for this year. Among other things
it states that the fair will be held only three
days this year, October End, 3rd and 4th.
The work of mapping the recent survey
of the Mispillion river is being done
under the supervision of Peter +. Causey,
Jr, U. S. Engineer and Inspector, who Is
being assisted In the work by Charles G..
Fisher.
During the absence of Mr.. and Mrs T. G.
Eaton from their home, near Dover, their
infant child, whom they had left sitting in
its carriage, was burned to death and the
carriage destroyed by bicycle lamp which
was attached to it.
James T. Mullin & Sons will make
81 900 worth of improvements to their
store at Sixth and Market streets. 1t
is proposed to lengthen the bulk win
building.
Henry Wilkinson, publisher of the
Press, was one OF the heat victims, and
was for a time in serious condition
but has since rallied. Mr.. Wilkinson
was overcome by the heat in his office
at Dover.
The Philadelphia and Lewes Trans
portation Company has secured a
steamer now IN use on Long Island
Sound, and about September Is will
commence regular trips between Phila-
delphia and Lewes.
Nearly 5000 persons attended Brandy
wine Summit Camp Sunday. The feature
of the day was the sermon by Rev. Ralph
L. COursey, who scored ministers and lay
men who, in his opinion, were not walk
ing with God" He declared that Christian
men should enter actively into politics.
The bank building in Frederica has
been plastered and will be ready for
the carpenters to finish out in a few
days. 1t probably will be completed
| by September 1st.
Brandywine Summit Camp was prac-
tically closed Monday evening with
the usual closing exercises and march
around the circle. The march which
Is always one of the greatest features
of the closing exercises took place i'm
mediately after the evening revival
service. 1t was led by Rev. w. L. S.
Murray, minister in charge.
Willard Salisbury, Jr., chairman of
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, says that questions of honesty,
decency and morality are uppermost in
this state now; not political questions.
That has pretty jingle to person to
whom the past political record of the
Democratic chairman is not known.
Rev. Edward H. Chippey, who for
fifty years was minister in the African
Union Methodist Church, died Satur-
day at Wilmington. He was leader
among the colored people of Whining
ton, general officer of the African
Union Methodist Church, President of
the Middle District and General Treas
urer of the church society.
Peaches and tomatoes are both on
now, and the Gamers of Milford are
busy. The first tomatoes were brought
in on Saturday, and this week will
witness heavy receipts at the factories.
The peaches are bought for cash at the
depot in competition with shippinp
buyers, and are obtained as low as 1S
cents with the basket thrown in.
These are small peaches. Larger ones
are expected to bring about rs cents to
| 81 per brsket.
There are two sides to this tramp
nuisance in Kent and Sussex counties.
When there is big crop of peaches
the growers cannot market the fruit
without the assistance of these knights
of the road, and when the peach crop
is failure there is nothing left for the
tramps to do but to beg their wav
through the peach belt. The heavy
burden falls on the taxpayers when
the jails in Dover and Geore eetown are
filled with tramps sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment.
| Zoar Camp, one of the oldest tented
groves on the peninsula and situated NOT
far from GeOrpetowr baoa,, .,