Smyrna times., 1901-07-10
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
Interestingly ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS.
Local Happenings of the Different Towns Ct
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal. Social and Otherwise.

PERSONAL, Social and UtnerWISe.
Orangemen of Wilmington celebrated
the 213th anniversary of the battle of
the Boyne by attending service in Oil
vet Presbyterian Church.
George NJ. Jones. Esq, of Dover,
who has been confined to his home for
several weeks by illness, is now able
to be out but is still unable to resume
business.
Miss Ethel Shull. daughter of Mr..
R. r. Shull, of Greensboro, received
the degree of Doctor of Refraction at
the commencement of the Opthalmic
and Business College at Dover. There
were seven graduates.
Philip Burnet, formerly of Dover,
who for many years was teller of the
First National Bank at that place, and
who is now manager for Dun's Mer-
chantile Agency at York, Pa, was
striken with paralysis last Monday
week.
On Saturday night week the barn
and all the farm buildings on the farm
occupied by Mr.. Thomas Milbourn,
near Hartley, were destroyed by fire.
Mr.. MilbOurne and his family were
away at the time, and had been absent
saVarat bOurO ,vban 4bo 6ro I,v1I-o ~
William James Smith and wife Har-
riet residing on the farm of Judge
John G. Bartlett, had born to them on
July 4th, two daughters and a son.
The attending physician asserted that
but once before, in his knowledge of
sixty years, had this thing occurred IN
Talbot. The young Smiths are doing
we'll.
DIR. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, Miss VIr
ginia Harrington and H. Ridgely Har-
ringtOn left Philadelphia Friday for
an extended trans. continental trip,
covering period of three months.
Many points of interest in the west
will be visited by the Dover tourists,
including trip in the Yosemite Val
ley and Yellowstone Park.
Rev. F. H. Moore, d. D., of Middle
town expects to sail to-day on the Zee
land for Cherbourg, France. He ex-
poets to travel leisnrely through Nor
mandy and also visit some of the
French seaside resorts, and hopes to
arrive in New York on the Auguste
Victoria on September 9Th, and be
with his people on Sunday September
Sth.
The Fourth of July celebration at
harrington passed off quietly and
pleasantly and without accident. The
program consisted of addresses and an
industrial parade in the morning con-
cluding with display of fireworks in
the evening. The largest crowd of
people that ever were gathered toget-
her In Harrington witnessed the cele-
bration.
William r. Webb, of near Dover, has
purchased the farm of Preston B.
Spring situated in Trappe district
lying on the Choptank river, Md.
This property has over half a mile
fine water front. Fine sandy beach
and shad fishing shore. This farm has
been built up and lands improved
until 1T has become one of the produc.
tive farms of Talbot. Quantity of
land, about PSI acres; price, $500.
Mrs. David Zearfoss, wife of the
well-known baseball player, left Dover
yesterday for Tacoma, Wash, where
she will join her husband who is play
ing ball with the Tacoma club. Mrs.
Zearfoss was accompanied on the long
journey by Miss Jennie Boggs, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Boggs. of
Dover, who is going to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. L. p. Revelle, in Seattle.
Mrs. Revelle is the wife of Rev. T. p.
Revelle, formerly pastor of Dover M.
p. Church.
The Dover Sentinel in replying to
the EOery EUcning says: John Ed
ward Addicks has won his place in the
politics of Delaware in exactly the
same way as the custom of the Bavards
and Saulsburys, the Birds, Higginses
Duponts and Warmers had been be.
fore him, and even now is; for of all
the hypocrites created by the Almighty
the finest specimen of the class is
found in Delaware and among that
class OF gentry, who having bought
votes all their lives, have raised their
voices for purtry. They will 90 70
their own.
The voting contest of the Philadel-
phia Times for free trip to the PAN
American Exposition was ended last
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