Smyrna times., 1907-07-24


this year is proving to be unusually
large. The largest yield yet reported
is that of Thomas D. Cook on the
Henry Pratt farm near Dover, owned
by A. G. Massey. On eight acres his
average was 80 bushels and 10 pounds
This is probably the greatest yield |
ever known in Kent county. E. W.
Jenkins reports 379 bushels to the acre
and H. V. Wallace, on the Pennewill |
farm, % bushels.
The steamer John p Wilson has
been doing a rushing business this
week. Monday morning four hacks,
carrying go Dover passengers, con-
dected with the boat at Lebanon. On
leaving Bowers there were nearly one
hundred passengers. Wednesdays
boat required three hacks for the pas
sengers. There was also large quaint
ties of freight and it was necessary to
leave over 1000 bushels of wheat at
Barkers, as the steamer was loaded to
the waters edge.
Rev. W. NJ. Hallock, Eof Odessa, has
accepted the engagement to supply
the pulpit of Dover Presbyterian
Church, Governors avenue and North
street during the coming Sundays or
until the church is closed for the sum-
mer vacation. Mr.. Hallock will preach
at this church next Sunday. Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner will sail to-day
for Europe for an extended tour, going
by the steamer Adriatic. Mr.. Turner
said his farewells Sunday after the
evening services at Dover Presbyter-
ian Church, of which he is the pastor.
The June drop seems to have been
unusually fatal to the peach crop this
year. While there were prospects for
about third of crop until recently,
Harry Mcdaniel, of Dover, still ex-
poets to have about third of crop,
which he will gather from trees that
failed to bear last year Thomas A.
and John B. McIlvaine, of Magnolia,
still have good prospects for quite a
great many peaches. The cherry and
plum crops have turned out to be an
entire, failure. Biackberries and rasp-
berries have been very profitable.
3 James B. Keith shipped ten crates of
g bright red raspberries Monday that
netted him $50.
, The ravages and losses inflicted by
t dogs continue. A thoroughbred short
l horn COW of Joseph Cowgirl, of State
: street and American avenue, Dover
one of the finest milch COWS in the city
was shot by its owner Thursday aftel
Q DR.. Tigner had expressed the opinion
{ that it was suffering with hydrophobia
4 Just how and when the animal wa
" suffering from rabies bit the COW il
d problematical, but DIR. Cowgill's COW
. went mad, unquestionably, and barke,
~ and bit about its manger. One farme
u of the Second district has lost severa
d head of cattle all suffering from hydro
phobia.
Col. James g. Norris, the best know,
. hotel man on the peninsula died fey
u days ago in Easton, Nd, aged 70 years
10 Col. Norris entered the hotel bushes
:, in Easton in 1865 and continued it wit
u the exception of few years until hi
10 6aofh Hauou Lnnryv, to AhaneoHl, =
. the travelling men who came down tn
20 Peninsula and was liked by all. Co
Norris was never actively engaged il
. politics and never held I'm elective of
flee. He was regular Democrat an
his counsel was eagerly sought by tn
|, leaders. He represented the count
is in numerous State, Congressional an
- Judicial conventions and was membe
- of the staff of Governor E. E. Jackso
- where he received his Colonelcy.
90 1t is believed that two Dover girl
- frustrated plot to burglarize the res
dence of Chancellor John R. Nicho
son, during the chancellsr's temporar
as absence, Wednesday night. Mis-
a Nellie Nicholson, the chancellor
k. daughter, and Miss Tucker, her visito
lv were awakened during the night, Ion
o. after the housekeeper had come in an
n retired, by series of strange noise
he and heard unmistakabIe signs of ms
lis in the house. The girlsquickly move
no to the room where the chancellC
[r. usually sleeps, and secured revolve
il where they fortified themselves, read
We to shoot through windows or door
Just then there was a movement in
tall apple tree in the lawn and dal
NJ. lantern, in the hands of the men ou
'ld side, was suddenly flashed in the roo
MI The man outside was evidently shock
ng to see the girls armed with revolye
'as for he threw the light on them sever
AN times, and then the would-be burglar
to who had evidently thought the houi
es- unoccupied, fed, as noiselessly as pc