Smyrna times., 1901-04-10

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Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilson of Mid
dletown, celebrated the 50th anniver.
sary of their marriage on the Sth inst.
The Teachers Beneficial Association
of Wilmington cleared about $500 from
their rummage sale, which closed on
Saturday.
Southern quail to the number of
twenty-five dozen were liberated in
Sussex county by George Morris
Monday.
District Deputy Matthew Ford, of
Morning Star Lodge. installed the Of
ficers in Amity Lodge, No. 90, I. o. O.
F. of Camden, Wednesd day night.
The Dover Century Club has elected
Mrs. Clayton w. Fisher and Miss Ella
Wilson delegates to the State Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs, which meets
in Wilmington May 81 and %.
The three chemical fire extinguish-
ers which were used in the Delaware
building at the Worlds Fair in case
of fire, have been presented by Gov
ernor HUM to the Robbins Hose Com
pany of Dover.
Farmers living near Green Spring,
want the postOffice reestablished there.
When Benjamin Collins resigned as
agent and moved to Smyrna. the rail
road shut up the station. Petitions
are now being circulated asking that
William Davis, who lives in the Col
Inns property be appointed postmas-
ter.
By an extra effort Postmaster Cas-
son had increased the business of
Dover post office over $4,000 and has
brought the amount to and above the
$4,000 mark which entities the State
Capitol to letter carries for the deliv-
cry and collection of all mail matter.
The Philadelphia & Lewes Transpor-
tation Company has elected DIR. George
Fl. West of Philadelphia, president;
H. E. Vanden, of the same city, vice
president, and Charles H. Maull, of
Lewes, secretary and treasurer. The
company is negotiating for the Balti-
more steamer Genral J. A. Dnmont.
They have the black measels in
Laurel, French measels in George
town, Spanish measels in Bridgeville,
German measles in fredericksburg. and
Danish measles in Delmar. 1t is no
more or less than smallpox in mild
form. In Laurel it is reported they
have the smallpox, diphtheria and
itch. .-SedfOrd NetCS.
The steamship Denver was launched
from the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company Thursday. The vessel is for
the Mollory line and is the largest boat
ever built by the local company. In
stead of using bottle campagne with
which to christen the boat, two doves
were let loose as the vessel struck the
water. Several officials of the Com
pany witnessed the launch.
Business in the local court came to a
standstill last week through Justice
w. A. Cullen's refusal to turn over the
dockets and records to William A.
Truitt, appointed and commissioned
by Governor Hum to succeed him.
The State Constitution provides fine
and Imprisonment for each days fail
ure to turn over the records. Cnllen
wss appointed Justice by Ex-Governor
Tunnel, but the Senate failed to CON
firm him. He SAYS that he will take
his case to the Supreme Court before
he will yield. = Milford Chronicle.
Saturday night week George Doud,
a sick man at the home of Ichabod r.
Sellard, who resides near White Oak,
about three miles from Dover, was
greatly surprised to see young negro
to enter his room and pick up
gold watch which was on a stand In
the room. The sick man leaped from
bed, picked up a revolver which was
on nearby mantle and compelled the
negro, George Snow of near Leipsic,
to sit down i'll a chair. Mr.. Sellard
was called and the intruder was tied
md carried to Dover Sunday morning
and delivered to Sheriff Reedy.
The Farmers Banks has just pur-
chased says the Sentinel, an adding
machine which works automatically.
adding columns of figures of any
length and into the millions. 1t is
operated by a keyboard similar to
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