Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH
EkED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
GIeauings Gathered From all Parts of the State
About Your Friends and NelghbOrs and
Their DOings During the Week.

n Cambridge next week, in Senator
Applegarth's interest.
l.. Bates Russell, editor of the Ches-
ertown Enterprise, who was nomi-
mated by the Kent county Republicans
ior county treasurer, has declined the
nomination.
Governor Lea announced last week
The appointment of Harry G. Matthew
TO be commissioner of deeds for the
State of Delaware, resident in the
State of Maryland.
DR.. William r. Garrett, of Whining
ton has entered suit against the
Peoples Railway Company for dam
ages caused by trolley car striking
his motor car.
Announcement was received here
yesterday of the marriage of Miss Ada
Viola Abbott, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Abbott, to Edwin J.
Beers, Tuesday, September 5th, at
Elmira, N. Y. Miss Abbott formerly
resided in Dover and numbers many
friends and acquaintances here.
The work of extending the new
block system for train dispatching ex-
clusively down the Delaware Railroad
is progressing rapidly. The new block
station for Dover is being erected at
the Cecil Street crossing and it will be
completed this week. The next one
will be located near Wyoming.
Messrs. Miller, Wilson and Reybold,
civil engineers from the War Depart
ment, came to Dover Tuesday and af-
ter driving over the proposed canal
route, began to make a preliminary
survey, which they concluded late
Wednesday afternoon. The engineers
were favorably impressed with the
route.
George Bullock and young son of
Noble Conaway, were seriously IN
jured at the latter's distillery, George
town. Several hundred bushels of
apples were stored in the second story
of the building and the weight of the
fruit caused the floor to give way and
fall, catching Bullock and the child
beneath it. Their lives were saved by
the floor falling upon a number of bar
rels, that were standing upon end on
first floor. 1t is thought the injured
ones will recover.
Burglars attempted to effect an en-.
trance in the home of j. S. Barnette,
on Bradford street, Dover early Thurs.
day morning. They unfastened 6
screen door and were attempting tC
force the main door of the house open
when they were detected and fred al
by Mr.. Barnette. In their haste to
get away they tore several boards from
the fence of Mr.. Barnette and Mr.
Broadway, neighbor.
The early closing movement o.
Dover merchants during the summer
months, says the Delawarean, ha
met with the approval of both tn
merchants and the public and at tn
same time the public has not been in
convenienced. 1t is reported tina
there is a movement on foot to con
tinue the early closing of stores dun
ing the entire year with the exception
OF the holiday season.
The father of Mrs. Viola Poore, tn
young woman who is held in defau
of heavy bail in Dover Jail to answe
charges of bigamy at the October teri
of court, has engaged James A. Marsl
of Georgetown to represent the fair d,
fendant Mrs. Poore was assigned [
a cell within the sound of the voic,
of her alleged husbands, Albert Poor
and Amos Masten, who have been a
rested, charged with another GRIN
and whose Imprisonment led to Il
arrest of the young woman. NJ
1 Marsh is making preparations for
y strong fight for her freedom and W
y probably secure her release on bail.
q Fodder saving time has arrived
IS lower Delaware and farmers are scare
le ing with fine-tooth comb for reliah
,. and thrifty help. Nathaniel Thorn
Ie of Milford, however, one of Delawar,
" farmers after the Roosevelt tyr
Ar breaks all records for "help wante
+. advertisements. He says in an adv,
n tisement in the Milford Chronic
of 81 will pay three dollars per day
as msn who will pull as many blades
IL 1 will, but if they fail to pull as ma
il. blades as do, they are then to
he ceive only $3.50 per day."
= The following real estate sales ha
~ y been made the past week: Farm of
~ NJ. Luff, FELTON, containing 150 aci