Smyrna times., 1905-06-28
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 Your Friends and NeigbbOrs and
Their Doing During the Week.

lnClT DuinS DuiiuS WYNN
Mr.. A. G. Wilson of New York and
Miss Desdemona Boulden of Cecilton,
Nd, were married at the brides home
on Tuesday afternoon.
Fred W. Echenhoter, formerly of
Middleton, and Miss Lizzie r. Cooper
of Philadelphia, were married at st.
James of Kingsessing, West Phlladel-
phia, on Monday.
Benjamin H. Craddock and Miss M.
Natalie Craddock were married in
Philadelphia on Monday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Craddock formerly resided
at Middletown.
James A. Hirons of Dover has been
awarded the contract to erect the new
buildings at the State College for
Colored Students, near Dover. 1t will
contain dining hall and boys dor
mitory.
The merchants of Dover are awake
to the times and all the clothing, hat
and furnishing stores, dry goods, and
shoe stores will close at 6 p. m. every
day except Wednesdays and Saturdays
commenc eing July 5 and ending Sep
tember Is. Wednesdays the closing
hour will be 9 O'Clock, and Saturday
at the hour heretofore in vogue in the
different stores.
Walter Cariess captain of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania base ball club
and son of Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Cariss near Dover, graduated in medi-
cine at the University last week. He
goes to Washington, Pa, July 1 to
play base ball at u salary. He will re-
turn to the University in the fall to
practice in the hospital for time.
The crimson clover crop has been
safely harvested in good condition.
Probably not over one-half the usual
quantity has been saved in Delaware
this year. The bulk of the crop was
plowed under or cut for hay. The
German crop of seed is also short this
year. Prices of seed will be high all
this season, and early buyers will Sc
cure the best seeds as usual.
W. A. Sharpe, father of John G..
Sharpe of Hotel Richardson, has gone
to attend the annual banquet of the
Masonic Veterans Association of New
York State. He is a member of the
Morning Star Lodge, No. 100, of Mar
- cellas, n. Y, where he was one of the
charter members in 1858, and Is Mas
ter Mason of over So years. He makes
the trip at the special request of his
associates, he being the oldest Mason
in the association.
1t was announced last week in pollt
ical circles that Senator j. Frank Alice
would present to the President the
name of Henry @. Conrad of Whining
ton, late candidate for governor on the
Union Republican ticket, to be post
master of Wilmington. Senator Alice
was seen concerning the matter anC
admitted that he had asked Mr.. Con
rad to prepare endorsements, and tina
he would certainly place him in nomi
nation.
Mrs. John Armstrong, of Middle
town who was so severely bitten by
supposed rabid dog some weeks since
and who has been under the Pasteu
treatment in Baltimore, returne,
home on Tuesday afternoon, and is as
sured of perfect immune from an
danger. She is looking remsrkabl
well, is not the least timid or fearful {
any more serious results from he
battle with the brute of dog.
The Medical Examining Board, reE
resenting the President and fellows {
the Medical Society Of Delaware, me
here Tuesday for the purpose of exam
lining candidates desiring to practiC
medicine and surgery in this Stat,
Twenty candidates presented then
selves, the largest number in the hi
tory of the society. Some of the al
plicants are graduates of Philadelph
colleges and medical schools, bl
more are graduates of Baltimore. III
examinations lasted three days.
Philemon 7. Harrington, aged
years died at Hartly early Sundi
morning week ago, after a brief i
ness. Mr.. Harrington was a WI
known farmer in the vicinity of w
low Grove for a number of years al
acted as constable for several term
He moved to Dover about two yea
ago. He is survived by wife al
six children. The funeral took pla
Tuesday and interment was made
Barratt's Chapel.
Wednesday a 12-years-old Chi
Nettie Pritchett, one of the CheswC
Moors, who is an orphan and had r
away from the home of her unc