Smyrna times., 1901-10-09
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.

tne PenlnSula anu the kuTdi DlSulStS'
Personal. Social and Otherwise.
The Mckinley monument fund in
Wilmington now amounts to $915.85.
Texas fever has attacked cattle in
Kent county, and a number about |
Frederica have died.
Gov. HUM has appointed Alfred G.
Cox Justice of the Peace at Middle
town, vice William G: Reynolds, term
expired,
Chancellor Nicholson found on his
farm near Dover tree in his Keiffer
pear orchard, which is bearing for the
first time, twig with twenty large
pears on it.
S. G. Gehman & Son, near Dover,
report large yield of white potatoes
which were sold at so cents a basket.
from an acre of land they gathered 144
bushels.
On the recommendation of the Board
of Pardons, Governor HUM has par
doned Albert H. Palmer, who was serv-
ing four years In New Castle jail for
horse stealing.
David Harris, colored, was arraigned
before Magistrate Hutton, Dover,
Monday on the charge of riOting at
FELTON, a week ago, and was held in
$500 bail for court.
The Conference Academy foot ball
team of Dover, has just received new
suits and played the Wilmington High
Scool team on the Academy Campus
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. NJ. J. Scanlon has been appoin-
ted permanent baggage master for
Dover station. Mr.. ScanlOn is a grad
uate of Dover Public Schools and en-
tered upon his duties Tuesday.
The blacksmith shop of Carly & Son
of Dover, was discovered to be on fire
Tuesday. The slight blaze in the roof
was extinguished a with small hose
attached to the hydrant in the Rob-
bins Hose House.
A barn on the farm of George H. Gill
dersleeve, near Camden, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday week. The build.
ing was covered by insurance. Ten
ant Cornelius Saxton lost a quantity
of hay, blades, fodder and wheat.
Mr.. B. V. Armstrong, of Armstrong s
Corner, has purchased of Mr.. Adlay
Clements, the trotting stallion Edgar
Dudley, 2.17a. The price paid by Mr..
Armstrong is not known, but it is said
to have been a good one.
William Henry Anderson, of Havrt
de Grace, is dead at the age 104 years
He accompanied Commodore Perry t.
Japan in 1923. He remembered thu
visit of the British to Havre de Grac,
in 1914 we'll and was an exceedingly in
teresting talker.
At the public sale of W. H. Becker
property recently at Dover, the peo
pie went almost wild over four shoats
which would weigh probably 12O to IS
pounds on foot and sold from $40 +
$14. His best horse also sold for $13O
1t was a cash sale.
One of Dover's oldest residences
the late Samuel Wharton's has beei
sold at public sale to Joseph ID. Hoffec
ker for 81 $50. 1t overlooks the oil
Presbyterian churcd and cemetery an
and was originally the Hoffecker home
2 stead. Mr.. Hoffecker will probabl
occupy the property as his residence.
A young man by the name of Miller
who formerly lived at Dover, came
s town last week and it is said when b
departed he took several articles thi
| did not belong to him. He borrowe
s shot guns of Enoch David and job
e Waller, which were sold at Wyomin
y and Seaford for small amounts.
= Capt George Wiggin, of Middl
& town, has received very nice and higl
s ly priced letters of acknowledgemel
e from Admiral George Dewey, of Was
e ington, D. g., and Chief Justice Cha
e B. Lore, of Wilmington for bas Ike
le of fine grapes Both these gentlemt
= are warm friends of the Captain al
" he prizes their missives very highly.
y Edward Emory, son of E. B. Emo
a. near Centreville. while moving gra
last week, stopped the horses in ord
s. to pull out some grass which was clio
~ ging in the knives, when the hors
a. started. The mower caught the you
e, man in the right arm inhicting seve
l. gashes. Several stitches were requir
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