Smyrna times., 1907-09-11
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
People You Know and their Doings
in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.

in Other Towns and Places,
Gathered During the Week.
The Dover Public Schools reopened
Monday of last week with a very large
attendance. Miss McSorely and Miss
Bunker, the new teachers, began their
duties.
Mrs. Mary NJ Wolcott of Dover left
Tuesday to attend a reunion of the
Wolcott family in Ohio. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Henry G. VOL
colt, of Harrington.
Miss Ethel Frazier of Dover. left
Monday to take charge of her school
at Moores Corner, near Cheswold.
Miss Ida Frazier of Dover will teach
the school at Willow Grove; Miss
Edith Hutton Of Dover will teach at
Camden.
Mrs. Hanna Barr, of Elkton. and
Mrs. Charlotte Lorman, of Elkneck,
the two oldest white women in Cecil
county, died last Tuesday. The for
mer was in her ninety-second year, and
the latter had recently celebrated her
ninety-ffth birthday.
William H. Ridgway, of Dover, and
DR.. Paris T. Carlisle, of Frederick. are
having elaborate mausoleums and
vaults constructed in the old Bsrratt &
Chapel Cemetery adjoining the cele-
brated ''cradlh of Methodism," the
first church in Amerca where bishops
met and conferences we're arrrnged.
A few days ago there was a local op-
ton meeting at Mt. Friendship Church
few miles from Kenton. This me-
gro church and we are told there was
large crowd of that race there to hear
the word spoken in behalf of temper.
ance by Representative Gamaliel Gar
rison and Collector of Port David S.
Clark.
The Palmer Home for Old People
will be thrown open to the public for
the first time Thursday evening, Sep
tember 10, when the King s Daugh-
ters will hold one of their famous sup.
pers. A great deal of the furniture
has been placed in the building and it
is thought that the institution will be
opened permanently in October.
Contractor Frank P. Collins has
commenced the work of remodeling
the dover Century Club Rooms on the
Green. Extensive repairs are to be
made and the place will be greatly
beautitied. A new colonial front, cost
ing about $1,000, will be put in. A
new kitchen and storeroom will be
added to the rear of the present build
ing.
W. s. Todd, living four miles west
OF Greenwood, appears to have taken
highest honors and prize money in the
1907 peach business. For the peaches
from 200 trees they received $500.
This is, as is we'll known to fruit grow
ers. 81, 400 an acre. The Todd Broth
ers would have received $4,000 ha i
they not run short of carriers while
the peaches were ripening fast and
could nor be left on the trees over
night without damage.
Walter 2. Carrow, an employe of
the State Sentinel, Dover, and Miss
Margaret G. Cloud, were married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. @. Cloud, No. 421 N.
Franklin street. Wilmington, Sunday
afternoon Sept. by Rev G. T. Wyatt.
The newly welded couple arrived in
Dover last week and were rendered
reception. They will reside on North
New street.
By a general headquarters order,
General Richard r. Kenney, late bri-
gadier general and adjutant general, of
Delaware, upon his own request, was
placed upon the roll of retired officers
OF the militia. General Kenney was
connected with the militia for fourteen
years. The commander-in-chief COM
piled with General Kenney's request
with pleasure. Under militia laws an
officer who has served more than ten
years in the militia may be retired at
his own request.
The peach season is about over
around Dover. A few persons have
been quite fortunate in having crops
that paid we'll. Among them were
Harry Mcdaniel, who has marketed
1852 baskets of fine Elbertas and
Georgia Bellies for which he received
S2,676. DR.. P. s. Downs has had a
very profitable crop. He shipped