Smyrna times., 1907-08-07
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
People You Know and their Doings
in Other Towns and Places,

Oystermen on the Eastern Shore are
preparing to organize to protect their
interests politically.
James Hazel and William NJ Hazel,
comprising the we'll known firm of
Hazel & Bro. Dover, have dissolved
partnership. The business will be
continued by NJ. William NJ. Hazel.
G. W. Hazel's horse Annie H. made
good showing at the Wilmington
races last week In the 2.15 race she
won second money and won the first
heat in 2.15i In the next three heats
she stood a close second Annie Fl.
WIS entered and driven by E. H. John
son.
Foxes have holes and the birds have
nests in this county, and the foxes are
managing to get all the birds out of
the nests and carry them to their holes,
Following j. Burton Wharton's loss of
his young turkeys, a serious loss to
him, comes the news that fifty chick
ems and the entire flock of ducks of
Mrs. E. G.. Paradee end Mrs. Nathan
iel Slaughter have gone to the foxes
lair.
Caesar Rodney Council, No. 8, Jun
ior Order United American Mechanics
has elected these new officers: Council
lor, Thomas Kersey, vice-councilor, J
II. Argo; assistant recording secretary,
Harvey Riggs; conductor, A. B. Bax-
ter; warden, J. J. Galloway; sentinel,
r. Taylor and Il. Kichline; trustee,
John G. Hayes.
Recorder of Deeds, James P. Aron
was surprised last Tuesday by the ap.
pearance of an unexpected client and
customer in the recorders office. It
was his brother, Charles Aron, of Ne
braska, a Delawarean by birth, but
now a Nebraska farmer and land owner
whom Recorder Aron had not seen for
many years.
Because of the delay in the summer
weather during June there is no pros
pect of eating watermelons until the
middle of August. Even the Caroline
growers say the crop will not compar e
IN quality and size with former years
Bnd it is highly probable that consum-
ers will have to pay good prices fol
melons throughout the entire summer
In suit for $1O9 10, alleged to b,
due for supplying steam heating facili
ties in the Dover green houses, E. l.
Jones & Co., of Dover, Wednesday re
ceiyed 500. SO against J. J. Won Reider
The case, which involved an interest
ing point of law because of alleged &C
ceptanc of the bill by partial payment
was heard by referees before Magis
trate W ood.
In discussing peach prospects Tues
< day, several peach growers from tn
upper part of the county say that th
crop is an entire failure. They declar
that in some of the largest orchard
not more than one basket of peache
can be found. The Pennsylvania Raj
road has scheduled its station at Bal
clay for 4, 900 baskets, but the grower
say that 400 will more than count th
crop.
The Vineyard Ship-building Co., hi
launched a passenger steamer for IL
West River and Annapolis Steambo
Co., of Annapolis, Md. Its dimensio
oe e. KaaI 1O0
feet; depth of hold. feet. 1t will
propelled by 3OO-horse power engin
and is expected to make the speed
IS knots per hour. The steamer wi
be completed at the yards of the cor
pany in Milford, and when transferr'
to the new owners will cost abo
100000.
To farm with the head; to realize tn
no farmer can succeed by mere bru
strength, and that drudgery is lab
without thought,-these are the ide
that have become firmly lodged in t
heads of the farmers of Iowa. Ma
thousands of them gratefully acknov
edge their debt to Professors Curtis
Holden. Craig, and Kennedy and tn
associates, for helping them to bet
understanding Of the difference |
tween success and failure in the fa
business.
As the steamer John P. Wilson "
cautiously making her way down t
river about $50 Tuesday morning
was run into by a government tu
Quite large portion of the lower d.
and cabin of the right side of the "
son was torn. The iron hull of
steamer was mot damaged. None
the passengers or crew were hurt.
ter pntting the passengers asho
Captain Pardee returned to Philaf