Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
PENINSULA GLEANINGS PUT
IN CONDENSED PITHY FORM
BISHOP COLEMAN TO MAKE A TOUR
AROUND THE WORLD IN OCTOBER.
Wheat Harvesting Around Dover Turns Out
Fairly Well, the Highest Yield Being
Thirty five Bushels to the Acre.

Thirty five Bushels to the Acre
Leonard J. Turner, John Redmile
and William Webb, farmers, residing
near Georgetown, Md, have had to
kill several fine blooded COWS that had
developed hydrophobis from the bite
OF a mad dog.
The construction of the water works
plant has begun at Ridgely. Engineer
Hutton, of Wilmington, is in charge,
and by fall the plant is expected to be
in operation. 1t will cost between
SIS, 200 and $50, 900.
The biggest deal that has been made
in peaches was that at Milford Mon
day when Curry A. Maclin paid Frank
Farren 81 900 for the 1000 peach trees
on his farm. Mr.. Macklin has been
offered twice the amount he paid for
orchard, but refused.
Bishop Coleman will leave on Octo-
tober 81 for a tour around the world.
He expects to return about the first of
May next During his absence Bish
op Adams, of Easton, will look after
the interests Of the Delaware diocese.
The Summer School of Methods, of
Dover, after five weeks session, was
brought to close Friday night with
an informal reception at the Confer
ence Academy. The school has been
great success and has far exceeded
the expectations of Prof. Carroll and
Prof. Cross.
Married by Rev. W. L. S. Murray,
st st. Paul's parsonage, Wilmington,
Wednesday, July 13, May A. Simmons,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, B. F. Sim
mons, of Dover, and Ernest M. Kent,
of Penn's Grove, n. J. The bride is
a sister of B. F. Simmons, Jr
Hezekiah Rogers, Frederica's old
est and one of her most respected citi-
zens, died at his late residence on the
18th inst He was a man that had
lived quiet and honorable life and
had large circle of friends. He was
in his Goth year, good old age Flu
neral services were held at his late
residence on the 18th, interment at
Barratt's Chapel
Ira Weaver, aged 10 years, son of
Luther Weaver, Of near Greensboro,
met with fatal accident Monday of
last week. While carrying a loaded
gun on his cultivator so as to get a
shot at some crows, it was discharged
accidentally, the load entering his
arm and breast. Amputation was
found necessary and the young man
lived only short time after the oper-
alton. Mr.. Weaver returned home
from Zeith's College about the first of
June and was spending his vacation
on the farm. He was industrious and
enterprising and his death is greatly
regretted.
Rev. Z. H. VanDyke, who has beer
spending some time at Dover will
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cahoon, has &C
cepted a position as japanese inter
prefer for the U. S. Government a
Vancouver Island. Mr. and Mrs
VanDyke have left Dover and will
start for their new field of labor from
Philadelphia Mon day, going via tn
Great Lakes. The island is on tn
Pacific coast off British Columbia
Mr.. VanDyke is a member of tn
NJ. P. Conference and did missionar
work in Japan for several years. Mrs
VsnDyke was Miss Carrie Burgess,
sister of Mrs. Cahoon, and has bee
in poor health for some time.
Wheat harvest is good around Dc
yer and many crops are being threshe
this week. The yield seems to /
fair, the average being from 20 to
bushels to the acre. The straw Gro
is exceptionally heavy. The be-
yield reported so far is that of job
Masten on the Wilson L. Canno
farm, whose crop averaged 35 bushe
to the acre. Charles H. Pardee q
the Postles farm in st. Jones Necl
got 1850 bushels off of about 80 acre
an average of % bushels to the acr
John H. Mensch on the Logan far
got 1900 bushels off of about 50 acre
New wheat is being sold at 80 and
cents per bushe.
Kindly Take Notice that Ely