Smyrna times., 1901-10-23
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTING ITEMS GLEANEDPROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS
Local Happenings of the Different Towns of
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts.
Personal, Social aud Otherwise.

Personal, Social aud Otherwise.
The Wrightson Packing Co., of Eas.
ton, expects to can pumpkins and
squashes at their factory in Easton.
The Sussex County Teachers Insti.
tute will hold its annual session in
Armory Hall, Milford, December d
John Williams has resigned the no.
sltion of attendant at the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane at Farm
hurst.
Moore II Brady, the Baltimore pack
ers may establish a big cannerv at
Lewes. They want to contract for
200 acres of tomatoes.
From the present indications the
the coming Kent County Court, which
convenes Monday, October 81. will be
very short one.
One of the finest Methodist Protest
ant Churches on the Peninsula will
soon be built at Snow Hill. If will
cost $4,000, exclusive of heating an
paratus.
Mr.. Samuel IL. Black of New Castle
who has recently returned from the
South says that one potato raised at
Cape Charles raised $4,000 worth of
crop this season.
The Oxford Improvement Associa-
tlon have purchased of William Ben
son his shipyard for $4,000. Large I'M
provenents are soon to be commenced
in order to accommodate the increas-
ing business.
Detective Francis went to Dover last
week for requisition papers for Percy
Smith, who is wanted on three charges
OF larceny. Young Smith was ar
rested IN Philadelphia upon the re-
quest of the Delaware authorities.
Another case of smallpox developed
last week at Fort Dupont near Della
ware City. One of the soldiers jumped
the quarantine and went to Delaware
city. Hewas reported by Mayor Col
Inns and will be summarily dealt
with.
Horace Murray, employed on one of
the dredges at work near the ietty off
Delaware City, was drowned one night
last week, by making a mistep from
scow and topping into the river. His
body was notrecovered. Murray lived
at Blakwell, Del.
Centreville High Schools manual
training department under the direc
ton of Professor Hoyt of New York,
has opened for this term. The new de-
partment is well equipped for its i'm
portant part in the education of the
youth of the county.
The Queen Anne's Railroad Com
pany has inaugurated regular train
service between Queenstown and Cen
treville. The citizens of the latter
place now want their mail matter sent
by rail, which will put it in town about
an -Four earlier than at present.
While Mrs. Joseph James of Laurel, |
was making soap last Saturday, her
two-year-Old son crept from his crib to
her side without attracting attention.
In some unaccountable way the child |
fell into the boiling lye and before Mrs.
James could rescue him he was dead. |
Cashier Walter Morris at the Farm
ers' Bank, has autograph letters of
John NJ. Clayton, Daniel Webster and |
N. P. Willis, the poet. In the days
OF these celebrated men there were no
printed or engraved stationery and the
letters are written on plain ruled cap
paper.
Mrs. Maize Townsend Parker form
erly of Camden, now a resideDtof New
York City, has secured lucrative po-
sltlon as contralto in an M. E. Church
quartette. She will also continue her
voice culture with DR.. Dessert, one of
the most eminent and successful teach
ers in New York.
Robert Walker, one of the most
prominent young men of Laurel, died
suddenly last Thursday from heart
failure. He was to pitch a game of
baseball for Sharptown, who were to
play at Laurel. A steamer had been
chartered and was ready to leave when
their pitcher dropped dead.
A burglar tried to enter the hnnna Of