Smyrna times., 1905-08-09
NEWS Of THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEwSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

GIeauIngs Gathered From All Parts OF the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their DOlngs During the Week.
The dredging of the channel of Elk
River from Cedar Point to Elktop has |
been started.
After serving as quarter master of
the Fifth Maryland Regiment for 30
years, Major Robert J. Miller has re-
signed.
Governor Lea has appointed Oscar
g. Draper, a member of the State
Pharmaceutical Society.
he. Waters, acting supervisor of
the D., NJ. & V. railroad, and stationed
at Wilmington for the past three
years, has been transferred to Clayton,
Mr.. Springer of Clayton, taking his
place.
The day known to all Kent Coun-
tains at Bowers Beach as ''Big Thurs
day" will occur next Thursday. On
that day farmers from all over the
world congregate on this beach and it
is day of general gathering at old
Bowers.
During a severe electrical storm at
Frederica, Wednesday evening, light
ming struck the M. P. Church of that
town and almost completely demol-
c ished the steeple. The interior of the
church was damaged to great extent
by the plastering being knocked off
and the windows broken.
The Board of Pardons, IN monthly
session at Dover, Thursday returned
to William Till, of Wilmington his
citizenship. Till was sentenced in
1878 to six months imprisonment and
ten lashes.
The possibilities in basket or bu-
shell of ordinary white potatoes knows
no bounds. Charles Wilfong at Hous-
ton, planted one and one-half bushels
of these Irish potatoes and has just
finishing harvesting his crop. He dug
from this planting alone 1877 baskets of
fine and large, symetrical, unblem-
ished white potatoes.
Alexander Varetti, of near Dover, a
young Russian army officer who has
secured his discharge from the army
and came to Delaware to become an
American farmer Friday received a
consignment of nearly 1000 blooded
poultry. Colonel Varetti's poultry
stock consists of single-comb white
white Plymouth Rocks snd
8 few handsome homing pigeons,
Marydel Camp between Marydel anG
Hartly, opened on Friday with Rev
E. H. Collins, pastor of Marydel Cir
cult in charge. He will be assisted BY
an able corps of ministers of the Will
mington NJ. E. Conference. In lieu
of taking collections from the audience
an admission fee will be charged a
the gates. ,
The State Department last week is
sued articles of incorporation to tn
Cuba Lumber ana Coal Company, t.
engage in the manufacture of, the pur
chase or traficking in building mater
ials of all kinds. The incorporation
are all of Havana, Cuba, and the capi
tal stock is 100000.
The Wilmington Apartment Hous
Company obtained certificates of il
corporation for the construction {
buildings aud to do general contrac
ing. The incorporstors are all of WI
mington and the capital stock
$4,000.
Ex-senator r. R. Kenney has r
turned home from lengthy busine
trip to Mexico. He speaks in CLOWN
terms of the bright prospects OF Il
country. Mr.. Kenney brought hon
with him fine specimen of Atzec pc
terry, which he has placed among Il
Index curios. 1t is perfect piece al
was found in the ruins of Militia, d
most remarkable ruin of Mexic
about 100 miles south of the city
Mexico. 1t is perfect face and is u
doubtedly over 400 years old.
Magistrate Edwin F. Wood, We
nesday purchased the new residen
at the corner of Bradford and Divisi
Streets, Dover, recently built for Jol
r. Hancock, assistant superintende
Of freight with the Pennsylvania Ra
road Company. Mr.. Hancock W
compelled to leave his home becaU
of transfer of his duties, he havi
recently entered the service Of the b
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
Thursday afternoon an unusua
heavy rain storm, accompanied
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