Smyrna times., 1900-01-24
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 We Know.

WIN keXdIu tO feOpie we hnOW.
A movement is now in progress to
restock the State with game birds.
DIR. J. H. Hardcastle, of Cecilton,
Md, has moved his goods to Middle
town.
Milfords diptherla excitement has
subsidized and the public schools have
been reopened.
The Richardson & Robbins canning
firm has decided to exhibit their can
ned meats and plum pudding at the
Paris Exposition.
Mrs. Mary E. Clark, serving an eight
years sentence for completely in the
burning of the Dupont barns, COM
pleted her term in New Castle Jail on
Monday.
William Davis, son of the late Larry
Davis, died in Odessa, Tuesday week,
after several years illness from a COM
plication of diseases. A widow and
one son survive him.
George V. Massey is again reported
to be in Delaware politics. The scheme
outlined in current reports has Levi
G. Bird and John Biggs as candidates
for the Uninted States Senatorship.
Surveys are being made for the pro-
posed trolley line from Wilmington to
West Chester. Pa, but property own
ers are asking so much for the right of
way that the project may be aban-
doned.
Albert T. Layton, formerly of this
county. died in Wilmington, Thurs
day, after an illness of several weeks,
aged 81 years. The remains were in
tered Monday, in Lakeside cemetery,
Dover.
William Storm Corsa, son of William
P. Corsa, of Washington, D. c., and
Miss Eugene L. Gregory, were mar
ried on January 10th, at Lawrence,
Kansas. Their home will be at
Chicago.
The Middletown NJ. E. Church .Offic-
ial Board with few friends repaired
last week to the parsonage, when they
presented their pastor, Rev. E. w.
Caswell, D. D., with revolving chair,
it being the eve of his fifty-sixth birth
day.
Mrs. Julia A. Baker, wife of Geo.
W. Baker, Dover merchant, died on
Sunday week. Her death is attribu-
ted to pneumonia. She leave hus-
band, one daughter and three sons, all
married. Interment was make in Lake
side Cemetery.
The Educational Committee of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
held meeting in FELTON, last week and
tomorrow the executive board will
meet in Milford to arrange for the an
nual meeting of the Federation, to be
held there in May.
Farmers want some concerted action
by which the price for raising toma-
tops for canning purposes may be
agreed upon. The farmers of New
Jersey have "struck" against reduc-
ton of last seasons prices of $500 per
ton to 5000. Our farmers are desirous
of maintaining the price of the last
season.
The work of constructing the large
arch under the roadbed of the railroad
near st. Anne's crossing, Middletown,
is completed. 1t was a big job, re-
| quiring some months labor to a num-
ber of stone cutters, and is a stubstan-
tial structure.
DIR. George Edward Reed, president
of Dickinson College, who will lecture
at the Conscience Academy, to-mor-
row, Thursday evening on "Enthu-
siasm and Enthusiasts" will deliver
his popular lecture on "Qualities that
Win" at Milford this evening.
Misfortune has been the lot of Rev.
John D. Rigg. Recently he recovered
from a severe illness, and now Mrs.
Rigg and her sirter are seriously ill
with typhoid fever at their homes, in
Chester. Mr.. Rigg was formerly q
pastor of the Smyrna NJ. E. Church.
The shipping people of Lewes are
putting up stiff fight against an APP
preparation of 800, 200, for the western
end of Assawan Cana, AS recommended
by the engineer. Lewes people desire
it spent on the eastern end where it
will do the most good.
While Thomas Hopkins, of Leipsic,
was entering his carriage, in front Of
the Capitol Hotel, dover, Wednesday.
his horse became frightened, and rar
away. Mr.. Hopkins was dragged NJ