Smyrna times., 1905-06-14
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
HORT, NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Cleaning Gathered From all Parts of the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their DOings During the Week.

Mrs. John Baker has sold her four
acre truck farm near town to d. d.
Rosewarne, of London, England, for
R2,1OO.
Ex-Sheriff John H. Johnson has sold
his farm situated near Milford to G. r.
Hendrickson, of Long Island, for
$4,000.
The commencement of Harrington
public schools was held Monday even
ing. The graduates were Misses Roe,
Bella Moore, Reba Eisenbrey and
Harry Shaw.
Miss Anna Price of Harrington, has
been awarded a scholarship by the
Kent County School Commission and
will enter West Chester Normal
School.
Miss Lillian Melvin, eldest daugh-
ter of ex-Sheriff Melvin of. FELTON,,
while in Philadelphia on Decoration
Day was robbed of her pocket book on
Market Street.
The class of 'O6, Delaware College,
has issued invitations to the Farewell
Ball to be given to the class of 'O5,
Wednesday evening, June 81. Dane
ing in recitation hall commencing at
8 o'clock.
The following Kent Countains have
been drawn as jurors for the June
term OF the .. S. court: Mispillion, J.
?. Fleming and John T. Masten;
South Murderkill, George W. Collins;
Duck Creek, N..F. Wilds.
John Carrow, the we'll known Dover
merchant, will start Saturday night for
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the
annual session of the Supreme Con-
elave, Improved Order Heptasophs, as
a delegate from Dover Conclave. Mr..
Carrow will go direct to Chicago and
thence to Milwaukee and return via
the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Catherine Griffith, mother of
Mrs. j. E. Kirk, of Dover, died in
Baltimore, Tuesday, aged 70 years.
The deceased was we'll known here.
having made her home with her
daughter. About two weeks ago she
went to Baltimore for treatment.
Funeral sevices will be held in Balti.
more.
Government engineers have been at
Dover in consultation with Senator J.
-Fr~sak Alice relative to the survey
which is authorized to be made in the
river and harbor bill for the purpose
OF connecting st. Jones and Little
creeks in this county and giving Do
yer direct waterway to the Delaware
Bay and thereby direct steam boat COM
munication with Philadelphia.
Salaries of Delaware postmasters
have been readjusted as follows:
Delaware City, from 81, 400 to 81. 300;
Dover, from 81, 800 to 50, 400; Harring.
ton, from 81 200 to 81 300; New Castle.
from 81 300 to 81, 400; Bridgeyille, form
S1,1OO to $1,000; Delmar, from 81, 900
to 81, 100; Georgetown, from 81 500 to
$1,000; Milford, from 81, 900 to 81 800;
Wyoming, from 81, 400 to 81, 300.
Invitations have been received by
friends here for the wedding of Albert
Lawrence Watson, son of A. A. Wat.
son, clerk of the Court of Chancerv of
Dover and Miss Julia L. Garrett. The
marriage will take place in Cleveland.
Ohio, where both parties reside. Wed.
nesday evening, June 21, at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Leipzig.
IS Highland avenue.
Recently a sandbar formed at the
entrance of the ST. Jones river canal
near Dover wharf, and it has interfered
with the trips of several motor boats
housed near the wharf. Tuesday
morning Edward Heite and Captain
Guernsey, of the Priscilla, tried the
effects of dynamite on the water and
succeeded in deepening the water at
that point. They made three blasts
and the explosions were loud and
made beautiful sight. A great VOL
nne of water was forced so or Go feet
skyward and the surrounding water
was churned into fury like Niagara
whirlpool. The affair showed the
force OF submarine mine.
Rev. ]. E. Nichols, pastor Of First
M. P. Church, Dover, has arranged for
the dedication of that church on Sum-
day, June 18th. 1t has been built and
occupied for many years, but never
dedicated according to the rules of the
church. Following is the program
$3.50 a. M, Sunday school; 1890.
preaching by Rev. T. H. Lewis, d. d.
president Of Western Maryland Col.
iege; p. M, sermon by J. W. Kirk,
pastor of Alnutt Memorial Church.
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