The Smyrna call. (Smyrna, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-08
THROUGHOUT
THE STATE.
What Is Going On In Our
Neighboring Towns
A SECOND CROP OF PEACHES.

purchase Dynamo ana FURNISH
their own power.
A number of oystermen at Bow
ersh went out of business last week
owing to the scarcity of oysters in
the St. Jones' and Murderkill
Rivers.
October 10 and II will be big
dates for the Knights of the Golden
Eagles of Wilmington. There
seem to be a boom in that order
at present.
The Temple" DAILY & Hutton's
new Office building on State street
near North, Dover, is now nearing
completion and is receiving its fin
ishing touches.
A horse owned by Pennell Rash
of near Dover, fell dead a few days
ago. Twenty-one horses belonging
to Mr.. Rash have died during the
last nine years.
The trial list for the October
term of the Sussex court contains
1903 cases for trial and 10 for argu-
ment, making the largest list of
cases ever presented to the Sussex
court.
For giving away liquor on the
day of a town election Edward
Gam, of St. Georges, was fined $50
in General Sessions Court, and can
not secure another license until two
years have elapsed.
Risden Plummer, of Greensboro,
Md, has purchased of VIM. Sauls-
bury the lot on Governor S avenue,
Dover, adjoining the residence of
VIM. Ridgeway, and will erect a
$4,000 home for himself.
Local managers of the Whining
ton Steamboat Company say that
the amount of freight traffic over
their line is unusually heavy. There
is a visible decrease in the amount
of passenger traffic, however.
| William Carmean, of Laurel,
gathered eight baskets of peaches
from his orchard last week. This
Is the second crop from the same
trees this year. The peaches are
full size and better favored thar
the first crop,
Oystermen say they never knew
bivalves to be as plentiful in the
Mispillion River as they are this
year. They are supplying not only
Milford, but teams for miles
around are hauling away oysters
in large quantities.
Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Brown, wife
of James Brown, farmer living OF
the road between Dover and Leip'
sic. died last week of Bright's dis
ease. The funeral was held Thurs
day and interment was made II
Christ Church cemetery, Dover.
In the test case of the F. B. E..
Clothing Company of Laurel VS.. the
) Laurel-Seaford Electric Light Com
pany, heard before Magistrate
Hearn Tuesday, the clothing com
pany received damages ON accoun
of having its lights cut off Saturday
night.
, Postmaster Hugh c. Browne ha'
received permission from the
authorities at Washington to estab
lish three new sub-stations in Viii
mington and they probably will b.
located in the Ninth ward, OF
Seventh or Eighth Streets and OF
West Fourth street.
The imposing and modern struc
ture which is being erected for TIL
Farmers Bank on Loockermai
: street, Dover, is being pushed alons
rapidly by the contractors. Whei
: finished it will be one of the mos
complete bank buildings In thu
State in all its appointments.
: Repres latives of nearly ever,
' organization that intends to par
ticipate in the Halloween masket
| carnival met Thursday night at tn
Wilmington Bicycle Club, viii
mington, to perfect arrangement
for the affair. 1t promises to ia
exceed that of last year, which wa
very creditable.
d The Steamship Denver, con
f structed in the yards of the Har
: Ian & Hollingsworth Co., for tn
a New York and Texas Steamship