Smyrna times., 1907-08-07

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fountain, turning it almost around.
The horse was captured later, little |
damage being done the carriage and
harness during the fracas.
Professor II. H. Nuttle, of Ander-
sontown, Nd, has been appointed
principal of the high school at FEEDER
alsburg, Md. Professor Nuttle is a
graduate of Dickinson College, and
the past year has been an instructor in
the Conference Academy at Dover.
Mr.. Joseph W. Carter, who resides
on the Armstrong farm, near Wye
Mills, has purchased the Davidson
farm, below Queenstown, for Sc, 500,
and will move there the first of next
year. Mr.. John F. Burns has rented
the Armstrong farm for another year.
J. H. G. Legg, Esq, attorney for
Mrs. Agnes G. Jarman, owner, sold at
public auction in Centreville, Md,
Tuesday her farm in the Seventh dis
trict, containing 1O9 acres, to Mr.. John
McRochester, at $46 per acre aggrega-
ting $5O14 Mrs. Jarman has pre-
viously offered the farm at private sale
for $4,000.
A. J. Horsey, of Laurel is the new
paying teller of the First National
Bank of Dover. Teller Horsey was
chosen over a number of applicants to
succeed to the vacancy caused by the
resignation of John W. Clark, who
was impressed into service as pay
master by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for it's Pittsburg division.
Mr.. Clark will leave as soon as his sue
cessor assumes Office.
John W. Peckham, of Harrington,
has now undertaken the work of or
| ganizing the farmers and has left his
home to travel through the central and
lower parts of the state in futherance
of this determination and with a view
of opening up shipping markets as
substantial and desirable as Bridge
velle. He will meet and discuss the
plan with farmers in all the public
school districts.
After August 1 it will be legal to
write on both sides of postal cards,
whether regular or private providing
the face of the card is divided by yer.
tical line approximately one third oi
the distance from the left end of the
card, leaving two-thirds of the front
clear for the address. Advertising
may also appear instead of writing OIL
the left third Of the front. This order
originated from the practice of sending
picture cards on which no clear spac,
for writing appears on the back. Thl
new post cards have been placed OIL
sale. They bear the portrait of Will
liam Mckinley, but the eagle has beel
dropped.
: Schools Of man eating sharks are ap
pearing in the Delaware Bay, and th
bathers are setting up and taking nc
tice. The newcomers are aroun
Bowers Beach and if they persist i
spending the summer there, it is NOR
than likely that the people who spen
: their vacations at this resort for th
express purpose of enjoying the exec
lent bathing, will be obliged to foreg
> this source of pleasure or else take th
risk of being pulled under water by
huge man-eater. Sharks are alway
i. found around Bowers Beach, but her
Q tofore could be pulled up with a hoe
q and line. The newcomers, howeve
o are said to be the real thing, and som
Is of them are several feet long. Phil
s Butler and George Miller, of Wilmin
|. ton, had thrilling encounter with OIL
of the man-eaters few days ago. The
-s we're down the bay in lauuch fishin
10 with net when they noticed a comm
tion in the water and, pulling up Il
net, found one of the big sharks ha
as become entangled in its meshes. Th
le shark was an extremely big one al
at was putting up fierce fight for its Ii
IN and liberty. The men in the laun,
30 attempted to kill the fish and haul
be into the boat. They used boat hoo
e, and other implements but witho
OF effect, for after fight, the shark to
IL their net to pieces and made its escar
n Other sharks have been seen about t
ed bay, and the river men and others a
ut agitated over their appearance.