Smyrna times., 1900-03-21
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts OF Delaware
and Maryland.

ana maryland.
Harrington's new Opera House is
nearing completion.
The Pendulum Chair Co. will estab-
lish factory at Milford.
The Rev. H. A. G. Westerfeld, who
has become a baptist, baptised 81 per-
sons at Rising Sun, Sunday week.
The wedding of Thomas H. Weldon,
of Baltimore, and Miss Florence
Barnes, of Seaford, will take place
to-day.
A. B. Magee, of Dover, and W. L.
Gooding, of Clayton, were admitted to
practice in the Court of Chancery,
Monday.
The Caulk Dental Co. has bought
the Barber mill at Milford, and will
erect on its site plant for the manu-
| facture of dental specialties.
Greenabaum Bros at Seaford, have
sufficient orders for plum pudding to
give steady employment to $50 persons
until June 5th, when the pea season
will begin.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of Miss Emma Mcqueen, of Fred
erica, and J. Denney Price of Chester,
Pa, on Tuesday, March 9th, in the
Frederick Nj. E. Church.
Mrs. Hester A. Draper, an old resi-
dent of Milford died at the residence of
Mrs. Robbins, in New York City,
Thursday The deceased was the
widow of Lemuel Draper, who died in
Milford many years ago.
Owing to the low run of tides on
Friday and Saturday caused by north
west gales, many men went to Bowers
Beach where they participated in the
catch of oysters and CLANS. Scores of
them were picked up far out in the
bay.
The Rev. DIR. Hanna, of the Goth
century offering, will report to the con-
ference that he has subscribed more
than $4,000 to be devoted to the cause
of conference claimants and to the Will
mington Conference Academy for re-
ducing the heavy indebtedness on that
institution.
The Delaware Clay Manufacturing
Co., which was incorporated last week
with paid up capital stock of SO, 900,
has established its plant on the State
road opposite H. E. Moore's flour
mills, three miles south of Dover. Its
officers are: President, E. N. Kerbin,
of Dover; President, William H.
Smith, of Hackensack, n. j.; Secre
tary and Treasurer, J. Alexander
TrOpe, of Dover.
Says the Milford Democrat: "The
. trolley line is advancing toward us
1t is hoped that no more injunctions
, will be gotten out against this company
g as they mean business, and in a few
months the people of Milford will be
riding from Milford to Dover at chear
Y rate. This paper took sides with Haw
e kin's company, when the two cOmpan
: les were fighting in court, but as tn,
q Hawkins company got completely
: knocked out in the transaction, we are
s now in for the company that is doing
: all in its power to open up this section
e with trolley line.
To CUT SALARIES. An effort is
! being made by some of the Methods
churches to reduce during the coming
year the salaries of both ministers anC
presiding elders. Several quarterly
conferences have notified their pastori
that they need not expect to return from
: Wilmington to the lower conference
districts and receive the same salary
> The presiding elders of the lower con
: ference districts receive 81 800 year
U and a strong effort will be made to re
duce this pay. The presiding elder o
Dover district, will not be exempt from
ShAo Sub UOMng dhu
terly conference has directed its rep
!. resentative to insist upon a reduction
of 81 800 to 81 900.
4 Since the agitation growing out @
:. the announcement of bird contrac
g there is grave doubt that the Milfor
v men will be permitted to carry out thei
y contract of bird slaughter, even if it b.
= for crows and blackbirds only, an
these to limited extent. No even
= that ever occurred in this State s
: served to arouse public sentiment il
/ the direction of protecting the birds
. Every interest has been excited to tn
point of stern resistance.