Smyrna times., 1901-10-16
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.

OdmUTluS6 OJ JSl6r pdChSIS are SOCuI
ing stock from the Tread Avon river
tongmen.
The basket factory of J. D. Marvil
of Laurel, is closed during the placing
of some new machinery.
The new shirt factory Small & Elliott
of Laurel, has been completed and will
begin operations this week.
VIM. Ellison of Camden, was thrown
from his carriage while his horse was
running away in Dover last week, and
slightly injured.
Miss Maggie Gilpin of Elkton, has
the marriage certificate of her great
great grandfather, Henry Holliugs-
worth to Lydia Atkins in 1868.
Joshua Earle Hendricks died of lock-
jaw in Kent county. He was wounded
in the foot by weed and the wound
was healed before tetanus set in.
While gathering chestnuts last week
Harley Thompson of Laurel, fell from
tree fracturing his skull and break
ing his arm. He is not expected to
live.
H. NJ. Brown of Chestertown, states
that he has bought over 1000 bushels
of corn at so cents per bushel, same to
be delivered in November or Decem-
ber.
The Richardson & Robbins canning
factory of Dover, commenced work
manufacturing their celebrated plum
pudding last week with an extra
force.
Miss Estella Van Deusen, FELTON,, has
accepted an offer to teach in school
in New York, and has resigned her
position in the Cecil County High
School.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Education, the teachers of the Dover
Public Schools were instructed to
abandon the vertical system of pen
manship and adopt the old style.
The Milford o. X. shirt factory is
buster now than it has been in many
months. Fifty machines are now
being run on full time, and there is
more work than they can handle.
Charles Heybec has two snake skins
on exhibition at the store of J. d.
Deane of Dover, that measure feet.
The reptiles were captured alive, one
in Fox Hall Woods and skinned with
out damaging the hide.
The Diamond State Telephone Com.
pany of Dover, is having cable across
the Chesapeake Bay from Love Point
to Sandy Point in Anne Arundle
county which will give the company
Baltimore connections.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Arthur Mitchell o.
Elkton, have issued cards announcing
the marriage of Miss Eloise Walmsley
to Capt. George r. Ash, editor of thu
Cecil Democrat and State Auditor o
Maryland. The ceremony took plac'
at the brides home last week.
Miss Carrie B. Hunter, of Snow
Hill, Md, has received a pilot
license from the Board of Steamboa
Inspectors of Baltimore. She is en-
titled to navigate small vessels o.
Pocomoke sound, river and tributaries
Fire of unknown origin last week de
stroyed the barn and its contents o
the farm of James Stafford, mile cas-
of Newark. Valuable farm imple
ments and the seasons harvest, wer
all consumed. The live stock was a
turned loose in the fields.
Presiding Elder G. S. Baker {
Dover, recently came into possesslo
of historic old powder horn while o
t a trip in Dorchester county, Nd. TIL
e horn is in perfect condition and wi
!. used by great grandfather in I'll
I Revolutionary War.
Cambridge is experiencing quite
l building boom. A new hotel, a lare
brick building to be used as shi
factory, three storerooms, with pu
0 lie hall above; a new Office buildin
L several residences, and color'
q church to cost $4,000 are now und
IL course of construction.
k The engagement of Miss Matt
10 Hughlett Naylor of Trappe, Talb
IS county, and DIR. Frederick r. Malo
of Greensboro, is announced. Mi
Is Naylor is the eldest daughter of MI
rs Alfred Kent and granddaughter
l. the late Col William r. Hughle
le The marriage will take place in n