Smyrna times., 1905-06-07


was attached to through freight late
Friday night and early Saturday morn
ing arrived at their destination and
were at once placed in position. Thus
trees which stood in the woods at noon
on Friday were transformed into tele.
phone poles and erected in Hallwood.
Va, by noon on Saturday.
1t was reported that young woman
living in Middletown was prostrated
over report that Henry Hager living
at Chesapeake City, Md, had devel.
oped hydrophobia from a dog bite re
celVed nine years ago, having been
bitten by dog which also bit her, but
an investigation resulted in finding
that the report was untrue. About
week ago blood vessel in Mr.. Hager's
leg burst but the trouble was not
caused directly or indirectly by the
bite and he has recovered entirely.
Mr.. Hager was bitten while rescuing
the young lady referred to above, after
the latter had been attacked by the
dog. The accident occurred at Chesa-
peake City where both then lived. The
young woman now lives in Middle
town, and when the report reached
there her friends we're alarmed and
there was talk of having her treated at
the Pasteur Institute.
The stockholders of the Diamond
State Telephone Company held meet
ing at Dover last week to consider a
proposition to merge and consolidate
the Eastern Shore Telegraph and Tel
ephone Co., of Caroline County, Md,
the Delaware Telegraph and Telephone
Co., of Wicomlco County, Md, the
Onancock Telephone Co., and the At
lantic Telephone Co., of AccomaC
County, Va, and the Peninsular Tele-
phone Co., of Northampton County,
Va, with the Diamond State Tele-
phone Co. All but 80 of the 9.04C
shares of stock was represented and
the merger was approved by a unani-
nous vote. The officers of the Dia.
.mond State Telephone Company were
elected for the consolidated concern as
follows: President, Harry A. Richard
son, Dover; secretary, W. S. Piersol,
Philadelphia; treasurer, dupont
Walker, Dover; general manager, w
Fl. Baker, Dover.
While not officially announced it il
generally understood by those inter
ested in the militia that the site to b.
chosen for the state encampment thi
summer will be either at Rehoboth o.
at Middletown, where the Nationa
Guard was encamped during the earl!
part of the Spanish American war
This opinion is strengthened by tn
fact that those who have the selection
of the ground in charge are unable t,
find any other place that would b.
suitable or that would answer tn
purposes. Even at Middletown tn
! ground used during the war is now, i
is understood, plowed up and ready t
be cultivated so that particular sit
could not be used. 1t is generally be
| lieved, however, that the camp thi
, year will be at Rehoboth. The en-
l listed men around the the armory ar
anxiously awaiting some announce
ment as they want to learn where it
j to be held.
At a meeting of the Dover Board {
Education last Tuesday evening th
following teachers we're elected for tn
year beginning after the summer vacs
tion: Principal, Prof. Alexander Crav
' ford; salary, 81, 100. Department NJ
: 1O-Miss Mabel Lodge; $500. De
!, partment No. 9-Miss Josephine Bate
man, $500. Department No. S-Mit
g Lizzie J. Hutton; $500. Departmer
No. z, Miss Emma L. Kinnamol
e S45O. Other teachers elected but nt
;. assigned to any particular department
were as follows: Miss V. M. Conwa,
!. Miss Nettie Shockley, Miss Ida Car
!. non, Miss Emma Cooper, Miss Mar
!. Collision, Miss Nell Davis. There sa
aries were fixed at $4O0 each. Mi
Robinson of Department No. 8, Wi
J. not candidate for reelection. III
: resolution compelling teachers to a
: tend a school of methods for thr,
n weeks during their summer vacatio
d was so amended as to present the ma
IS ter in the form of a request rath
IS than q demand.