Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
PENINSULA MATTERS
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST GLENAED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE.
Though a Community of Common Interest
Yet Every Week Brings Its Changes With
Regard 10 People Well Known.

The local plant of the Pullman Pal |
ace Car Company in Wilmington, is
to be enlarged.
The Epworth League of Wesley
Church, Dover, celebrate its 18th ami
versary Sunday evening.
The Philadelphia Record announces
a reduction in the price of coal of 25
cents ton on all family sizes.
The total value af the real estate of
the town of Dover is $1,661, ,455, upon
which the tax is 81 cents on 500.
Judge Pennewill has commissioned
William I. Smithers and James L.
Wolcott to prepare Kent county's new
mortgage indices.
By borrowing $50, 900 the Whining
ton Board of Education is enabled to
pay for the new High School erected
on Delaware avenue.
The Wilmington & Brandywine
Springs Railway Company will erect
new brick hotel in Brandywine Springs
Park to replace the present structure.
Mrs. H. A. Richardson has just pur-
chased large quantity of trees, plants
and shrubbery to be transplanted in
her park ON the border of Silver Lake
Dover.
Frank Robinson and John Whaley
arrived in Milford last Thursday morn
ing from Manila. They were in the
2Sth Infantry, and are in the best of
health.
The Town Council of Dover adopted
an ordinance to prevent the erection
of frame buildings on either side of
Lockerman street in the town of
Dover.
The Camden Campmeeting will COM
mence Wednesday, July "A, and close
Wednesday, August Z. The camp will
be under the management of the Rev.
G. Emmitt Wood, of Magnolia charge.
Prof. p. Hamm and mother, Mrs.
S. E. Hamm, of Cowgill's Corner, have
gone to Philadelphia, and will make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Skunk Brown.
Mrs. Lillian Cloyd-Williamson, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, the noted soprano of
st. James NJ. E. Church, New York,
will render a sacred musicale in Ar
mory NJ. E. Church, Dover, May 23
at s o'clock.
Bold thieves made raid on Farmer
H. H. Danner, near Dover, last week
and stole two lambs, which they
butchered among the straw stacks.
They returned few nights later and
stole setting hen and a flock o
chickens.
Miss Annie Hardcastle, daughter 0
DIR. and Mrs. j. H. Hardcastle, O
Middletown, and Mr.. Charles r
Knight, of New York, were married a
the residence of the brides parents o.
Thursday evening by Rev. w. J. Will
kie. Mr.. and Mrs. Knight will sal
for Europe on May 18th.
The Farmers and Merchant Nations
Building and Loan Association, Dove
elected the following officers Thursda
President, Newall Ball; Vice-Presider
John Hum: Secretary and Treasure
H. c. Walker; Directors, Charles +
Atkins, H. C. Conrad, George II. Ba,
mum, r. L. Holiday, F. H. Maui
George W. Emory and Clarence L
Syherd
The large property at the corner
Ninth and King streets, Wilmingto
known as the McLear & Kendall ca
riage factory, was formally transferrt
Thursday to the E. l.. Peacock CO
which has purchased it, and the ne
owners are now in possession and ma
ing arrangements to remodel al
make extensive improvements to IL
building. The company has been
corporated as the E. l.. Peacock Ct
and has organized by electing Il.
Peacock president; Mahlon Belts, Sc
fetary, ana Wllllhm may NC, siO"0"A'
It's capital stock is $3.50, 900.
The annual oratorical co ntest at
Maryland Agricultural College, De
iel Goodwin Anderson, youngest son
James F. Anderson, of Milford, re
resenting Washington College,
Chestertown, won the first honors
competition with selected orators fr
the leading colleges of Maryland.
his return to Chestertown, Mr.. And
son was given an ovation by the 81
dents, who met him at the steamb'
wharf Tn the eveuing a special rec