Smyrna times., 1905-08-02

liz oNA0 AO hoO q OlObhOh
at Newport News, Va.
The Levy Courtman from the Tenth
Representative District of Kent coun-
ty commenced to build the improved
road provided for by the people of
that district, last Monday. The road
will be graded and crowned from Mil
ford to the Tub Mill, distance of two
miles. On top of it will be placed sew.
eral inches of clay and gravel and the
whole thoroughly rolled down with
steam roller. This will be the first
piece of road improvement done under
the new road law passed at Dover last
winter, which provides that the dis
trict shall raise one thousand dollars,
and the State will then contribute one
thousand dollars for the same purpose.
The Sussex county work in the First
District will be commenced by Joseph
Gray Davis, the Levy Court Commits
sioner fer that district next month.
Horticulturists in upper Kent coun-
ty, who were making a speciality of
raising and shipping plums, are now
in the midst of their harvest, but are
being confronted by a puzzling ques-
tion that of the kind of carrier to
adopt. There appears to be no uni
formity, among either the market-men
or the growers, as to the quality and
size of the packages to be adopted.
Nearly every style of fruit package is
used but the Georgia peach carrier is
now distinctly recommended to the
plum growers where plums are to be
shipped any great distance. The six
basket Georgia carrier is preferred,
although plums can be shipped and
sold at short distances from their or
chards, in Delaware peach baskets or
ordinary strawberry crates. 1t is noted
however that the plums bring much
more money when offered nicely
packed in the six basket carriers.
A horse belonging to Chas J. Luff
near Wyoming became frightened at
the automobile of H. Ridgely Har-
rington near COopers corner last Sun
day night and ran away, doing consid-
erable damage. Mr.. Luff got out of
his carriage and took his horse by the
bride at the approach of the machine
and tried to get him used to it. After
talking with Mr.. Harrington for some
time he got Mr.. Harrington to start
, the engine and it was then the horse
. got away from Mr. Luff and dashed
down the road. Mrs. Luff crawled
out the back of the carriage and fell in
a mud puddle while the horse dashed
on. 1t ran all the way to Camden,
nearly three mile, and there it coilided
with one or two carriages, throwing
the occupants out and demolishing the
! carriages. Mr.. and Mrs. Luff escaped
with slight bruises and soiled clothes
The Morning News of Wilmington
says: DIR. William Marshall, Jr., .oi
Milford, has been appointed resident
physician for the Delaware Hospital
He was graduated from the University
of Pennsylvania this year and has beer
enjoying vacation at Slaughter Beacl
since receiving his diploma. Before
, studying medicine DIR. Marshall was
graduate from Delaware College. H
is son of Insurance COMMISSIONS,
Geo. W. Marshall himself physician
There has been no inferno at Della
L ware Hospital for several months. DIR
William Marshall is the third genera
:, tion of physicians in the family, hi
grandfather, DR.. William Marshall
father of the insurance commissioners
. also being physician.
Miss Jessie NJ. Ebaugh, Miss Eliza
;, beth Reese and George Lockwoo
j have rendered their designations q
members of the faculty of the Gee
County High School, Elkton. Mis-
Ebaugh has accepted position as a
assistant in the high school at PAUL.
: boro, n. j., at an advanced salar!
Miss Reese has been appointed to on
,e of modern languages in the Unive
: sity of Nebraska. Mr.. Lockwood hi
u accepted a lucrative position. Th
10 school board has made the followir
~ appointments TO fill the vacancie
~ Miss Marion Clark of Ceciltou, grad
Il ate of the Cecil County High Scho
and later of Western Maryland COLES
er and the Columbia University, Was
ar ington, D. c.; Miss Reba Carey
gs Northeast, a graduate of Westei
or Maryland College, and Ernest Howal
at of Lees, a grsdu ate of Washingt'
IN College, Chestertown. Miss Blancl
e. Ford of Elkton has been appoint
to principal of estamwel public scho'
lat to succeed Miss Reba Miller resigne
ns The Middletown and Odessa Railw
DC Company has decided upon an