Smyrna times., 1905-07-19
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT. NEwSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CLEANING Gathered From all Parts OF the State
About YOnr Friends aud NeighbOrs and
Their Doing During the Week.

Ten grave:stone markers have been
received by Captain Watson, Post G.
A. R., at New Castle, and placed over
the graves of dead comrades.
The Adams Express Company has
appointed Williams s. Davis their agent
for Georgetown in the place of Anthony
L. Hudson.
The Summer School, which has been
largely attended, will close Friday.
Last Monday evening Mrs. Carroll and
Mrs. Cross gave those in attendance
reception at the Academy.
Six year-old Edward Duffy, a son of
Mrs. Hooper Freeman, of near Elkton,
is suffering with badly burned face,
the result of dropping lighted match
into lot of loose powder.
During the temporary absence of
her mother, Catharine, infant daugh-
ter of George Hastings, we'll known
farmer of Laurel, fell into a bucket of
water and was drowned.
While Rev. T. B. Hunter was driv-
ing near Cherry Hill, Wednesday, his
horse became frightened, and ran
away demolishing the buggy. Mr..
Hunter escaped serious injuries.
Long train loads of vegetables from
the lower part of the peninsula pass
through Dover daley. AS many as
dozen trains of so cars loaded entirely
with potatoes, cabbage and cucumbers
is an ordinary occurrence.
A hired boy living with William T.
Cullen, near Cowgill's Corner. was
kicked On the right side of his face by
horse, last Thursday, breaking sew
eral of the bones. DIR. E. F. O'Day of
Little Greek attended him.
At the State Department Thursday
articles of incorporation were issued
to the Century Trust Compeny, which
filed certificates of application to en-
gage in general trust company bust.
ness. The incorporators are all of Will
mington. Capital stock, 100000
Two Dover girls, Miss Lola Hutch.
ins and Miss Virgie Hutchins, started
Thursday evening for a long trip BY
train to Lake Geneva on Lake Michi
gan where they will spend the sum
mer with their sister who is a cottageI
there.
Arnold Morris, one of Dover's oldes
negroes and also an old soldier, ha
become suddenly demented and i'm
agines that he is being pursued by
big negro with gun. He is confined
in Dover Jail, awaiting further develop
ments, before he is declared insane.
The break in the locks OF the Chess
peake & Delaware Canal at st. George
has paralyzed navigation. A larg
number of barges and vessels hav
been waiting for more than a week {
Chesapeake City for navigation to
reopened.
Ex-Gov. E.E. Jackson, Salisbury, NJ
has gone to Bedford Springs to stay tw
weeks. He has been visiting tn
famous resort for several seasons
where he enjoys the company of el
Senator Henry G.. Davis, of West vi
ginia, and other well-known publ
men.
While about to alight from boat
which he had been sailing, Georl
White, son of Rev. W. L.. White,
Chestertown, was struck on the for
head by the boom and knocked sens
less into the water. Fortunately
unconsciously retained his hold of &
sheet rope and was saved by compa
ions.
While there were many remarkat
Yields of straw berries around Bride
Vile the past season none surpass
the crop of Oliver A. Newton. Fro
one acre 6,2OO quarts of berries We
picked, which netted $503.62. i
berries we're of the Candy variety,
tensively grown there.
Ruth Hopkins. the 11-year'C
daughter of Leander Hopkins, res
ing near Frederick, aud niece OF 10
G. Hopkins of Dover, died last we
after lingering illness of compll
ton of diseases. She was first tai
with scarlet fever, but recovered
then contracted typhoid fever, VIII
developed into kidney trouble.
Coliciott Andrea, Of Elkton, ageo
years, an italian in the employ OF y
Il Co. on the railroad work betw'
Principle Furnace aud Perryville,
killed last week while helping to n
steam shovel in a deep cut south
Principle Station. Several tons
earth caved in on him, burying hin
deeply that it required so men m
than an hour TO recover the body.