Smyrna times., 1906-06-27
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCnNGHS.
Gleaulngs Gathered from all Parts of the State
About Your Friends and NeighbOrs and
Their DOlngs During the Week.

father, Thomas Naldron, IN Phlladel-
phia. He was 70 years of age.
John G. Freeman, who conducted a
barber shop in Dover for many years,
died at his residence on Lockerman
street, last week, after an illness of
several months.
VIM. A. Lowber of Atlanta, Ga, a
son of Peter Lowber of this county,
and Mrs Mabel Allen of Philade lphia,
were married at Wesley parsonage
Dover last Saturday by Rev. DIR. Bar
rett.
Among the graduates of the Penn.
sylvania State Norman School at West
Chester are: Miss Margaret A. Geo.
rye, Frederick; Miss Clara d. Nc
Ilvaine, Magnolia; Miss Lulu V. Rob
inson, Smyrna; Howard ID. Evans,
Harrington.
The following adjustments of salar-
les of postmasters in Delaware have
been announced, the first figures
being the old salary and the second
that of the coming year: Dover, 50, 400,
to 81. 300; Harrington, 81, 300 to 81, 400;
Laurel. 81, 800 to 81 600; Lewes, 81, 500
to $1,000; Milford, 1900 to 81, 900;
New Castle, 81, 400 to 81, 500; Seaford,
81, 900 to 81, 200.
The trustees of Wesley Church or
ganized for the ensuing year at
meeting held in the church recently
by electing the following officers and
committees: William NJ. Hazel,
chairman; ]. Frank Wilds, secretary;
property committee, William S.
Haman, Henry E. Moore, James H.
Hughes, William Salisbury; cemetery
committee, Thomas J. Stevenson, j.
Frank Wilds, William j. Benson.
Wesley Webb, Thomas J. Stevenson
superintendent and secretary and trea-
surer of cemeteries.
The White Ribboners of Kent
County, who visited the almshouse on
June s in observance of the Flower
Mission, were delighted with the neat
and comfortable surroundings both in
and out of doors Mrs. Mary E.
Smithers, State W. G. I. U. superin-
tendent of work in jails and almhouses
ia "o- vhos direction the visit was
made, regard the superintendency of
Mr.. and Mrs. Caulk a judicious and
successful one. The inmates seemed
to enjoy the religious service held for
them by their visiting friends and
were made happy by the gifts brought
and distributed
A meeting was held at the Hotel
Richardson Dover Friday afternoon
at which the first steps were taken
toward organizing the Philadelphia
and Dover Steamboat Company which
proposes to purchase and operate up
the st. Jones river to the Dover wharf,
from Arch street wharf, Philadelphia
the New York harbor sidewheei steam
boat Hazel Kirke. DIR. E. S. Ander-
son of Dover was the first subscriber
of stock in the new company. Cap
tain E. F. Deakyne, the navigator,
who is interested in organizing the
new company, a former Delaware
man, will subscribe SO, 900. so great
is Captain Deakyne's faith in the un.
dertaking that he has ordered tn,
owners of the Hazel Kirke to dry doc
and paint her, preparatory to going
on the Dover route without delay.
After nearly a century's discussion
and agitation the project of connecting
the Chesapeake Bay and Delawar,
River by deep water canal bids fai
to receive serious recognition by Con
gress. Representative H. r. Burton
of Delaware, through an arrangement
with the Speaker of the House, had
joint resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Mudd, authorizing tn
President to appoint commission t.
examine and report upon route TO
tine construction of this importan
waterway.
The resolution, which was reported
last January from the Committee O
Railways and Canals, prescribes tina
the commission shall consist of a
officer of the Engineer crops, an office
of the navy and one person from civ
life. 1t is to examine and appraise th
value of the works and franchises {
the Chesapeake and Delaware cans
with reference to the desirability of th
purchase of the canal by the Unite
States and the construction over th
route of the canal of an open waterwa
with depth and capacity sufficient t
accommodate the largest vessel ahoa
at mean low water.
The commission is also to examin
by aid of surveys already made, I'll
route known as the Sassafras rou
and one of the central route, connec
ing the bays, known as Queenstowl