Smyrna times., 1905-08-09

IOunu IN very lew parVS OI buo Onibou
States. Several other small beds have
sprung up in the river, but they are
likely to be choked out unless an eff
fort is made to protect the plants. 1t
is an easy matter to entirely extermi'
nate this rare and beautiful plant, and |
it is hoped that the beds will be al
lowed to spread.
Mrs. Ethel Reed Camac, wife of
John Camac, young Dover man,
died suddenly last week. The young
couple had just bought a home on
Governors Avenue and were taking
special pride in fitting it up when the
young woman was suddenly attacked
with kidney disease and her death en-
sued early Wednesday afternoon.
To facilitate more accurate hand
ling of mail by rural free delivery car
riers, the Postoffice Department is ar
ranging for the numbering of rural
boxes. The delivery of ordinary mail
matter of all classes addressed to
boxes by number alone will be author
lied the same as is now permitted in
the case of postofice boxes, so long an
| improper and unlawful business is not
conducted.
The happiest man in this world is
the common, everyday chap who makes
his own living, pays his own bills, has
a little money as he goes along, but
doesn't strive to get corner on the
local output, and is slave neither to
ambition or society. He loves his God
and his fellowman, thinks there is no
place like home, the haven of rest,
never has to sit up at night to poultice
his conscience, believes in the doctrine
of live and let live: The plain man is
happy because he is satisfied and does
not spend the best of his life yearning
for things four sizes too large for him.
During the severe thunder and rain
storm of Sunday week lightning
struck large oak tree on the Long
point farm of W. X. Knight near Cow
gill's Corner and tore away several of
the branches. A large part of lattice
work in front of the porch was also
torn away by the same bolt of light
ming. Reports from West Dover Hun
dred of the storms of Saturday and
Sunday nights were to the effect that
they were exceedingly severe. A COW
was killed by lightning on farm near
Persons Corner. A silver poplar tree
at the corner of North and New Streets
near the Dover gas works was also
struck.
} The monthly meeting of the Trus.
? tees of the Delaware State Hospital for
/ she Insane at Farnhurst, was held a
4 the Office of DR.. William II. Hancker
superintendent, Thursday morning
7 The admissions during July exceeded
9 those of any other month. They were
j Males, IL; females, z. The population
on August Sd was s72. the greatest il
the history of the hospital. The fol
lowing persons were hired as attend
ants: Phillip Forrest, Miss Ellen NJ
Bradshaw, John Hepner, Georg,
Steiggers, Fl. L. Downs and Orlando
M. Jester. Resigned, Alfred Willing
Miss Irene Finn. Claude Richards
. Received for board of patients, $455. %
= Bills paid, $2,7s7.s2.
Ralph F. Biddle of PhilapeIphia
J. aged 10 years, and William Smith
e aged II years of Newark, were ar
o rested in Wilmington, Thursday, o
r the charge of being runaway boyI
r They were taken to the police static
-s and when searched two revolvers wer
l. found on the Biddle boy. A charge {
carrying concealed a deadly weapo
was placed against him and he wt
locked up. He was arraigned befol
:. Judge Cochran in the City Court an
= held under 800 bail for the Court
= General Sessions. J. W. Smitl
father of the other boy, called at Il
police station, after the two boys hi
been arrested. and took his son hon
70. with him, there being no other chare
ss against him except that of being ru
lg away boy.
~ The Harrington Light, Heat al
= Power Co., was incorporated last wee
The concern is to manufacture, sell
"a distribute and lease to other corpC
- ations or municipal corporations, ligl
= heat and power, and to supply gt
- sewers, electricity and water. T
- incorporators are chiefly of Harringt
and Philadelphia and the capital sto
is 5000. Arrangements are now u
3D. der way for erecting an electric lig
ice at Harrington. Work on the bulldi
on is expected to begin in about t
hn weeks. A contract has been sign
snt with the town commissioners for ligl
lil- ing the street lamps. Business men
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