Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT. NEwSy ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
EkED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Gleanlngs Gathered From aII Parts Of tbe Stat.
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Iheir DOings During the Week.

An VI tue hent county
courts, took place Wednesday morn.
ing from his late residence. South
state Street, Dover. Rev. s. B. Hilev
OF the First Baptist Church, offciated
Messrs. Carrow and Fisher sang duet
Internent was made at Barratt's
Chapel.
Many people are pleased to learn of
Improvement in the health of two
well-known ministers. Though much
improved, Rev. t. E. Terry is not ex-
pected to be able to resume his pastor
ial duties for some time. Rev. w.
5. Murray, pastor of st. Paul's M. E.
Church, Wilmington, is also very much
improved and is rapidly regainiug his
former health and strength while near
Wernersville, Pa.
A. Nj. DAILY, representing Maryland
capitalists, has purchased of Mrs. Ada
Harvey large tract of land in the
northern part of Dover, near the old
fair grounds and close to the Dover
railroad, on which will be built one of
the largest tomato canning factories in
the State. The building will be
erected and in full operation by next
season, when tomatoes will be canned
and packed on large scale.
Fletcher Hollis, the negro, who
murderously assaulted Edward Will.
liams, another prisoner in the Kent
County Jail, Dover, last Friday after
noon, will have to stand trial at the
coming session of the Kent County
Courts in October next on a charge of
assault with intent to commit murder.
special law passed at the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature increases the
term of imprisonment of assault with
attempt to commit murder, from 10
years to 20 years, and the fact of Hol-
lis being notorious character, he will
likely receive the full penalty. Will
liams' condition is serious.
The State Board of Pharmacy held
its quarterly meeting at the Clayton
House, Wilmington Thursday and
in addition to the transaction of rou-
tine business, examined Is applicants
for certificates as pharmacists, two of
whom we're women, one being from
Wilmington and the other from Mil
ford. The number is unusually large
aud il is unusual for women to make
application for certificates. The mem
bers of the board, all of whom were
present, are as follows: President, AL
bert Dougherty of Wilmington; Vice.
President, DR.. W. E. Smith. Whining
ton; Secretary and Treasurer, w. F.
Dunn of Smyrna; DR.. W. F. Haines of
Seaford and Oscar G. Draper of Viii.
mington.
While Herman Wolf, head florist for
W. H. Vance, was returning to his
home near Concord station at 1915
o'clock Tuesday night he was held up
by three negroes and one of them shot
him in the head because he would not
submit to being robbed. The bullet
imbedded itself in VOLTS skull and
had it been half an inch lower it would
have resulted fatally. The hold-up
took place on the Boulevard near Con.
cord Avenue, and the arc light at that
point was out, and as there are few
lights on Concord Avenue, it was very
dark. The negroes confronted Wolf
and commanded him to throw up his
hands. He did so but changed his
mind and ran, when he was shot
Wolf managed to reach home and the
assailants evidently did not pursue
him all the way. DIR. Buckmaster was
summoned and probed for the bullet,
but did not get it out. VOLTS condi
tion is not regarded as serious. Th'
police searched for the negroes but die
not come up with them. The hold-uI
occurred near where L. Howard Bul
lock was recently killed.
Real wild beasts from the Jungle
are to be brought to Dover to add t.
the exciting situation there. Elephant
lions, tigers, giraffes with the rubbe
necks, monkeys OF all sizes, gnu, hye
mas, yaks, and everything but hippo
potami and polar bears are to b
brought to Dover on October 10 an
will probably stay there for the win
ter. d. II. HALEY, an advance agen
for the railroad circuses of Frank A
Robinson, Welsh Brothers and Big
Ssutelle, arrived in Dover a few day
ago, having been delegated to secur
winter quarters for circuses, whic
will have closed on October 10 and g
in for the cold weather. Mr.. Hale
expected to secure the old Fairvie
Park, owned by the Delaware Stat
Fair Association, and the builo
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