Smyrna times., 1901-11-06
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.


Hartly to J. B. Clark for $500.
The Richardson & Robbins factory
of Dover, will commence canning
poultry Monday, November 18.
Contractor Flagg this week, will |
begin the erection of four dwellings |
for Elmer Outten & Bro, at Lewes.
Thomas Slaughter of st. Jones Neck,
has had 100 bushels of wheat des- |
troyed by the weevil getting into it.
Day, Swing & Co., of Ridgely, have
just booked an order for cantaloupe
boxes that will take 100000 feet of
lumber.
Edward Hart's new saw mill near
Vandyke's Station, was burned last
week. The fire supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
Mrs. Caleb Churchman has been ap-
pointed commissioner for Delaware at
the Women's Department at Charles
ton IS. O. Exposition.
David Spencer of Rising Sun, who is
nearly blind, met with serious acci-
dent by falling down the elevator hole
at Voshell's Mill near Camden.
Elmer A. Pryor shot and killed his
sweetheart, Miss Effie Davidson, in
Elkton Wednesday afternoon and then
killed himself. Jealously was the
cause of the crime.
The Lewes National Banks fine new
building will be ready for occupancy
in a week or ten days. Considerable
difficulty has been experienced in OBJ
tanning mill work and fixtures.
The condition of Harry X. Arm
strong of Middletown, who was brut-
ally assaulted few weeks ago, has i'm
proved, but his physicians do not con-
slider him out of danger.
There has been so much building
going on in Dover during the past six
months that the supply of bricks has
been entirely exhausted sand none
could be had last week at any price.
The wheat stacks on the farm of
former Deputy Recorder of Deeds
Clarence R. Layton of Middletown,
were destroyed by fire last week. They
evidently were fred by an incendiary.
Hughes Bros & Bangs will complete
the new harbor of refuge at Lewes
within a month, and the ice breakers
will be finished early next spring.
The work is a piece of fine engineer
ing.
James Wingate of Lewes, caught an
eel recently in the Delaware Break.
water, which measured five feet in
length and weighed IA pounds. The
eel was sent to friend in Philadel-
phia.
On account of the big Delmar fire
work on extending the lines of thu
Laurel-Seaford Electric Light Com
pany to that place has been stopped
until something definite can be ascer
tanned.
Jacob X. Long, a former resident o
Middletown, a few weeks ago, Will
fishing, caught his hand on hook
and he now lies in Philadelphia hos
pital, suffering from blood poisoning
His condition is improving.
Bishop Potter, of New York; Georg
Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia, an
Chancellor Nicholson of Dover, wi
be the principal speakers at the semi
annual dinner of the Episcopal Churc
Club, at Wilmington on Novembe
21.
The will of the late George NJ. Rui
sum, which was filed for probate in th
Orphans Court last week appoints h
wife, Octavia Orme George Russun
his sole executrix, and his entire proI
erty, real personal and mixed, is d.
vised to her.
Work is being pushed on the new Sc
ford power-house and when it is con
pleted it will be possible TO pump wat'
directly to the supply pipes. In
short time the town will secure Il
necessary hose and hose carriages al
organize fire company.
The Frederick Literary Society hi
been formed as a weekly organizatiC
for social and literary advancement
The officers are as follows: Presiden
DIR w r Hoev. vice-president. Mi
Emma Camper; secretary, Miss Agn
Carrow; treasurer, Rev. r. N. Jocely
The enameling works at Easton we
destroyed by fire last Wednesd
night. The fire started in the dryil
room, and as all kinds of enamel a
paints were kept there, it spre
quickly. The plant was valued
about $25,OOO and employed some
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