Smyrna times., 1905-08-02
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT. NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
GIesnlngs Gathered From All Parts OF the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
TheirHDOlngs During the Week.

Dogs killed 20 yo g turkeys. COB
Ter and a hen turkey last W eek for
Mrs. Luther Cubbage near Milford.
The dogs were mongrels, but Mr..
Cubbage could not get up with them.
Messrs. John P. Holland, Superin-
tendent of Public Schools John D.
Brook and Adolphus Short, left Mil
ford last Wednesday for a months
visit to the Pacific Coast Mr.. Short
Will visit his brother at Portland, Ore
gon, before returning.
At the New Castle Board of Educa
tion meeting when the salary of Prof
Halloway was brought up, Mr.. McIvor
said he wanted an Investigation. In
the High School there were only six.
teen promotions and it cost 81, $50 for
the teachers. He gave facts regarding
the other schools and the number of
promotions.
George W. Hignett, who, with his
father and brother, were tried at the
last April term of court for an assault,
with intent to commit murder on some
Milford Neck fisherman, was released
from Jail Wednesday, his term of i'm
prisonment having expired. His ia
ther and brother were acquitted of the
charge. They reside at Andersontown,
Nd.
What is supposed to be the largest
Usage orange tree in the State of
Maryland stands in the yard of the
Greensboro Hotel. Its measurements
are II feet around the bottom, 13 feet
at the middle of the trunk, feet
around the main limb, and it's limbs
spread so feet. The tree is more than
20 feet high, and is over go years old.
1t is very full of fruit, all of which is
very large.
Mrs Annie R. Layton, wife of ex-
Secretary State q. R. Layton, while
going from her room to the bath room,
opened the wrong door and fell head
foremost down flight of stairs, land
ing with great force at the bottom of
the stairs. One side of her face was
badly cut and she was otherwise
bruised Her attending physician
marvels that she escaped more serious
injury.
Mrs. Adelaide E. Davidson, of Do
= yer, an active worker for years in the
W. c. T. U. and the M. E. Church,
will celebrate her list birthday on
birthday on Saturday. Mrs. Davidson
was recently stricken blind, but has
learned to do scores of helpful things
and has charged her memory with
many passages in the bible and Meth
odist hymns. A number of friends in
various parts of the state propose tC
write her birthday letters.
The Rev. John D. G. Hanna, D. D..
formerly of our conference, is haYine
great audiences at his one-hour sum
mer Sunday evening services at Cen
tenary NJ. E. Church, Philadelphia
He is preaching a series of sermons OIL
''The Tongue" that are attracting
wide spread attention. The subjects
are ''The Influence of the Tongue,
kindness in the Tongue, "The Dis
eases of the Tongue" and 'The Cur
of the Tongue"
Samuel Hammond, aged 1S years
died at the home of his father, Samue
Hammond farmer residing near Ba
con Hill three miles south of Elkto
Wednesday. One day last week Will
the young man was attempting to tie
calf in pasture field, the animal be
came fractions and chain with hoo
on the end of it, which was around th
calf's neck, caught in the young man
legs tearing the flesh. A physicia
summoned and it was thought that th
young man would suffer no permanel
injury. On Sunday lockiaw develope
which resulted in his death this morl
ing.
Mrs. j. Gray Davis and two 9th,
wives of farmers residing in Cedi
Neck, near Milford, report that dos
have again killed several turkeys f
them, and they feel very indignant (
the owners of dogs who permit the
to run at large to commit such depr
dations. 1t is only fair for farmers
protect their own, and we expect th
reports of dogs killed will be comil
in soon. A much better plan would
to capture the dogs and compel tht
owners to pay double for the dana
done. Dogs running at large destr
game as well as kill poultry, and
sportsman will permit his dogs to r
at large.
Richard Crogan of Pottsville, p
a tramp, had his left leg and right al