Smyrna times., 1905-08-16
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NHWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
GIesnings Gathered From All Parts OF the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their Dolngs During the Week.


Tuesday, took place Friday afternoon.
James B. Keith, on the farm of G.
d. Jackon, near Dover sold n baskets
of peaches at Wyoming on Thursday
at $1.65. Some fruit brought 81. 80 the
same day.
The largest crop of peaches in Kent
county, Md, is claimed by Oliver Mil
Ter, of near Colchester, who estimates
it at 1900 baskets.
Albert L. Massey has purchased of
Charles Postles the building lot on
North State street Dover, adjoining
the residence of John B. Wharton for
$3.50. BE expects to build resi-
dence thereon in the near future.
The first shipment of peaches from,
New Castle county this season is said
to have been 1S crates shipped by J.
r. Price of near Middletown, last
week. Mr.. Price picked the fruit from
eight trees and the consignments sold
In New York for $2.75 per crate.
There are still several crates on the
trees.
Mrs. Rosa Levi has sold to Mrs.
Drusilla Pollett, her store and dwell
ing on Loockerman street, Dover
which was occupied from 1879 to 1890
by the late Jos. Levi as a clothing
and furnishing store, later Mrs. NJ. E.
Stevens and Mrs. G. B. George as
millinery stores. 1t is one of the
most valuable pieces of real estate in
Dover and contains all modern i'm
provements. The consideration paid
was 81, 200.
The Rehoboth campmeeting begun
Saturday and continue for two weeks
in charge of Rev. d. Benton Win
stead, pastor of Roland Avenue M. E.
Church, Baltimore. A score or more
of well-known Baltimore ministers and
evangelical singers will participate in
the services of this camp, together with
DIR. W. L. S. Murray, Revs. T. A. H.
O'Brieu, Howard T. Quigg, J. A.
Buckson, Presiding Elder S. M. Nor
gan and Rev. Vaughan S. Collins.
Rebecca, wife of Eben r. Hughes,
mother of former Secretary of State,
James q. Hughes, died at her home
near FELTON, early Sunday morning
August 9th, after an illness of seven
weeks. The deceased was born near
Mt. Moriah and was SO years of age.
Besides her husband she is survived
by six sons and one daughter: s. Carl
Hughes, James H. Hughes, Eben r.
Hughes, Benjamin Hughes, Albert
Hughes, Elijah Hughes, and Mrs
Charles Bastian. The funeral tool
place last Friday morning.
Bowers Beach saw one of the big
gest and best t-natured crowds on "Bie
Thursday" last week that has evel
visited that popular bayside resort.
Farmers from all over the country
free from their work in the harves
fields, gathered at old Bowers to taxi
an annual outing with their families
and friends. By nine O'Clock Wed
nesday night the crowd began t.
gather and hitehing posts for tn
thousands of horses we're at pemium
1t is estimated that despite the incle
ment weather at least 5000 people wer
on the beach enjoying the day.
A dog presumed to be affected wit
rabies dashed through the streets c
Dover Tuesday evening, biting sewers
dogs and frightening the natives.
started from the southern end of Stat
street by mangling pet cat of Jeremia
Shatwell's and afterwards attackin
several pet dogs. dewey" the pc
dog of Captain Aaron Marshall, wa
bitten and afterwards put to death;
beagle belonging to Jesse s. Burto
was also bitten as we'll as John Free
mans dog and several others. A
effort was made to shoot the dog, b'
he made his escape with slight inJnrie
Owing to bill passed at the la
session of the Legislature making Il
closed season for squirrels the same
that for rabbits and birds, gunners
this section will be deprived of gre
deal of sport during the latter part
August and September, the favori
season for shooting these animal
The present law provides that it sh'
be unlawful to shoot or have in posse
sion any squirrels, save bred squirrel
except from November 10 to Janua
], and applies only to Kent and M
Castle counties. A penalty of Fl
dollars is provided for each squiri
killed or fcund in the possession
any person.
A State Jurisdiction Of the Patrioi