Smyrna times., 1900-03-07
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 Known.

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There are now two societies in town,
the "Alpha PHI and the "Philoma-
thean."
The famous Old Maids Convention,
which has stirred up all the towns here
abouts, has been called for March 18th,
at Dover
The following noticeis cOnspicuously
posted near the public road in GER
tain place in this county. "No guning
loud here.
George V. Massey, Esq, wife, two
daughters and two friends, of Atlanta,
are making four weeks Pacific Coast
tour in Pullman.
John p. Dunning, the Associated
Press correspondent, who has been
in the Philippine Islands, arrived in
San Francisco last week.
Mrs. William Barnett, accompanied
by Mrs. Sarah Deakyne, of Philadel-
phia, were in attendance at the fun
eral of Mrs. Martha Weldon at Smyrna,
Wednesday.
The Delaware General Electric Com
pany, which is constructing a trolley
road to Milford from Smyrna, will put
200 men to work laying the track after
March 10th.
Sixty companies, with an aggregate
capital stock of 10000, 900, fled their
certificates of incorporation in Dover
last month.
| Harold Gator Heverin, under the
stage name of Walter Hale, is to take
part at a New York theatre, in Angus
tus Thomas play, "Oliver Goldsmith. "
Miss Georgia Milliway of Whining
! ton, daughter of the late John Mill-
way of Smyrna, was married Feb. gath,
to Mr.. Edward Gilligan, Jr., of Balti-
more, by Rev. A. n. Keigwin.
For the first time in five years the
Every EUening of Wednesday last
failed to mention the name of John
Edward Addlcks. The Union Repub-
tiean says this is simply awful.
Tho Houston Canning Company has
contracted to furnish five Sussex
county packinghouses with all the
cans they will need during the coming
season. The company is making
10000 cans daily.
While doctoring "collie," Alexan-
der, oldest son of John j. Rosa, of
Milford, was bitten through the nose
by the dog. His family are somewhat
alarmed over the accident; but Mr.
Rosa feels no uneasiness.
The Delaware General Electric Rail-
way Company has secured a site near
the Camden campground for a power
house and sheds. 1t is announced
that the work of erecting will soon
begin. The cost is placed at SIS, 900.
BUYING Crows AND BKACKBIRDs. -
John Bennett, of North Milford, is
purchasing crows at five cents apiece,
and crow blackbirds at two cents. Mr..
Bennett ships them to parties in New
Jersey, where their wings and quills
are used to trim ladies' hats.
CHANGE OF PASTORS. Rev. DIR. w
F. King, of Linden Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Mo-, has
: accepted a call to the pastorate OF
: Grace Church, Wilmington. Rev
4 DIR. Dorchester, of Christ Church
: Pittsburg. is to succeed DIR. King il
st. Louis, and Rev. Henry Baker, D.
5 D., of Grace, is to follow DIR. Dorches
e ter in Pittsburg.
MORE BIRDS FROM THE WEST.
Nine dozen partridges arrived iron
Kansas, Thursday, and were shipped
: to Slaughter & Bice at Dover. Th
: parties who contracted to supply tn,
birds from tennessee find that the
cannot fulfill the contract and ar
> about 80 dozen short of the require,
number. President Poole ordered a.
additional 100 dozen from parties i
Kansas last week.
a Rev. JOHN ID. RIGG PRONOUNCED t
s BE Our OF DANGER Rev. John ID
y Rigg, who has been lying at his home
No. S03 West Third street, Chester
: for some time suffering with a danger
"a GUS attack of acute rheumatism, is o
L the road to recovery. This will b
l. good news to his many friends, as fo
d several days he had been lying in
A. critical condition and his life wa
2. hanging in the balance. - Chester RI
publican.
George Carter, formerly managin
editor of the EUening Journal of Wi
d. mington, who has been on the staff
Or the New York Press for about fV
IN mouths, has received a second prom
ne tion. He has been made New Jerse