Smyrna times., 1902-03-26
NEWS OF The DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSUlA A
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.

GU W inc I(lCudEuSOu ~ hODUluS luC-
tory at Dover and work upon 1t is to be
begun at once.
A system of electric call bells has
been inaugurated in the State House
between the offices for the cOnveI-
fence of the different officers.
James W. Thomas, a millwright and
saw mill operator, near Harrington,
had his right leg mashed last week
while unloading logs.
1t was decided at. a recent meeting
of Rehoboth Beach Association to
widen aud improve the boardwalk and F!
lay out some new avenues in the town.
The Camden Board of Education has
decided to introduce vocal music into
the public school of that town, and
Miss Lizzie Lord, well-knOwn
teacher of that town, has been engaged
as instructor.
Two assistants of T. Chalkey Hatton,
of Wilmington, who has been employed
to prepare plans and specifications for
Dover's sewer system. have been
there recently surveying and obtain
ing the elevations.
A regular meeting of the Kent Coun-
ty Pomona Grange will be held in
Dover on Thursday, April 3, at 10
o'clock a. III. A very interesting pro.
hoo hoan ho
fifth degree will be given in full form
in the afternoon.
The Rev. aid Mrs r. H. Adams
of Dover, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Mary Pratt Adams and James Percy
Colt, which will take place at Union
NJ. F. Church, Wednesday evening,
April ..
Arthur and Cornelius B. Hope of
Dover, have bought the yacht Dixie,
owned by company of Dover yacht
men. The new owners will use the
yacht for cruising up and down the
Delaware River during the shad sea
son, for purchasing the toothsome fish.
The annual town election was held
in Millington Md, recently to elect
commissioners for the year. John P
Ahern. John A. Benson and John L.
Smith we're elected. DIR. E. G.. CLARK
ran very close to the ticket that was
elected being only two votes behind
Messrs Benson and Smith.
The Norway maple trees, which for
merly adorned the grove at the Della
ware State Fair Grounds, and which
were purchased for thirteen cents eacl
have been sold by Isaac Lofand, tn,
purchaser, for 81 each, and are bein!
transplanted along the streets of Dover
Senator Kenney entertained two dis
tinguished Pennsylvanians Thursday
their visit to Dover having been bot
for business and pleasure. They wer
Congressman J. X. P. Hall, rep
resenting the Twentieth Pennsylvani
district in the lower House at Wash
ington, and who is also mentioned a
the probable Democratic candidate fo
governor of Pennsylvania, and Ger
eral Willis J Hulings of Oil City, Ps
A new One-cent postal card is no
being printed at the Bureau of Engra1
ing and Printing and when the first il
sue of 1000, 900 has been counted an
or1 10 Ill L,
sale It's distinctive feature is thi
the new card contains vignette
President Mckinley in lieu of Pres
dent Jefferson's portrait. The issue
the Jefferson card will be discontinue
when the present stock on hand is e.
hausted. The card will be the sam
sixe, 81 by 81 inches, as old one bea
ing JeffersOn's portrait.
The people of Delaware and especial
OF the state capital, are much lnte
e tied In the statement of Philadelph
newspaper that three carloads of offici
documents were to be forwarded fro
the capitol at Washington. 1t is fro
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senator's, both of which are vaca
now. and is the accumulation of
present session of the Senate. T
documents are supposed to inclu
every thing which finds its way to Il
desk of a Senator. Some reside1
were inclined to believe that the sta
ment was slap at Delaware's lack
representation in the Federal govel
ment.
William H. Walker is making 1
rangements with Baltimore conce
of fruit packers for the ESTABLISHING
of a branch at Dover, for packing
matoes. Negotiations are still pei
ing between Mr.. Walker and
Baltimore concern, though he
secured the option on lot near