Smyrna times., 1901-09-18
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTING ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS.
Local Happenings of the Different Towns of
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal, Social and Otherwise.

Personal, Social and Otherwise.
The Dover Grammar School defeated
Camden last Friday by score of 9 TO 8.
John H. Berry has sold to DIR. j. L.
CrossmOre the dwelling he occupies in
Wyoming for $500.
S. W. Hall has bought the James T.
Postles farm near Little Greek Land
ing, one hundred acres, for 800.
The Easton Baseball Club defeated
the Athletics, of Baltimore by II to
at Federal Park Wednesday afternoon.
W. Owen Sypherd, son of Rev. J. O.
Sypherd, of Wilmington, has secured a
position as instructor in the University
of Michigan.
Insurance Commissioner George w.
Marshall has revoked the license of the
Commercial Fire Insurance Company,
of Philadelphia.
Four hundred extra papers were sold |
at Harrington by the newsdealer last
Sunday week to people anxious to get
news of President Mckinley.
School opened in Frederick with the
following teachers in charge: Prof. NJ.
L. Hydorn, Mrs. Lille Clark, Miss
Carrie Tomlinson and Mrs Annie
Jones.
Printing the State laws has been
completed, and tn, are now i'll the
book binders hands, who promises to
have them ready for distribution next
week.
John Stein, of Philadelphia, has pur
chased of Nathan P. Leamy the 200
acre Hurley farm situated % miles
north OF Dover on the Leipsic road for
$500.
Buyers of tomatoes stand on the
corners at Harrington in groups of half
dozen and every load that comes in is
a busy spot for a few minutes. The
buyers have paid from . to 40 cents
per basket,
Several cases Of small pox have been
! discovered among negroes in Caroline
county near the Delaware line. The
origin of the cases was traced to a ne
gro camp meeting.
Sweet potato shipments from the
Eastern Shore counties of Virginia
over the n. Y. P. & n. Railroad are
growing heavy. The crop is reported
to be excellent.
Mrs. Emma Cox, living near New
port, while alone in her room Thurs
day was assaulted by burly negro.
The man escaped, but police are hunt
ing for him and an arrest is expected
The fine farm known as the Shall
cross farm, near Centreville, has been
sold by Captain Andrew WoOdall, o.
Kent county, to Mr.. James L. Earle
of Centreville, at private sale for
$4,000.
Marcello Seymore, a negro, was h el'
up by a white man in Wilmington yes
terday morning. Later the police ar
rested a man named George Miller fo
the offense and he was held for court
Seymour having no money was no
robbed
The Union League, of Baltimore
took action upon United States Sena
tor Wellington's remark. made upo
hearing OF the shooting of Presiden
Mckinley. The result was that We
lington was expelled from the League
of which he was a member.
Robert Boswick, an aged citizen G
Crumpton died Wednesday nigh
week. Mr.. Boswick was sitting
front of Mr.. Schwatka's store, col
versing with Mr.. r.Schwatka and Mr.. Al
bury Ryland, when he suddenly cease
talking, gurgling sound was hear
from his throat and he was dead. NJ
Boswick was sixty years old.
BY reason of the new cases OF seal
let fever at Easton the public schoo
will not open for two weeks, the Ju
ior Epworth Leagne has bee n pos
poned until the 21st, and the Intern
diate departments of the NJ. E. Su
day School will not meet for anoth
week. 1t would be very unfortuna
if the schools were closed until Il
holidays.
Senator Wellington took this partic
lar time to inform the public that
has no use for President McKinle
The country has become so famlll
with Senator Wellington's extraor'
nary talent for saying the wrong thl
on all occasions that it is beginning
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