Smyrna times., 1907-07-24
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.


Gathered During the Week.
The feeder pipe of his gasoline |
launch breaking, Taylor W. McKen-
ney, of Elkton, Md, was badly burned
on one arm and his boat was damaged.
The residence of the late George W.
Morgan, of Dover, situated on New
street, was purchased at public sale,
Wednesday, by George W. Morgan,
Jr., for 50, 485.
So that steamers may ascend to
Crumpton, Nd, the widening of the
draw in the Chester River bridge was
decided upon at joint meeting of the
Kent and Queen Anne County Com
misisoners.
Seventy five barrels of crabs were
shipped in a single day from Princess
Anne, Md, to city markets the past
week. Grabs are reportedmOre plenti-
full in Chesapeake Bay this summer
than for years.
Many farmers anxiously watched the
weather conditions last Monday, or St.
Swithins Day, and the saying goes
that if rain falls on this day wet
weather will continue for forty days.
Monday, however. was an ideal day.
The officers of Dover, have been no.
lifted that Tobe BarkIey, the negro
who is wanted or the murder of the
negro Jackson, at Milford, on the first
of July, is still lurking around Dover,
making nightly visits to the town. 1t
is said he is being shielded by other
negroes, and is making his abode in
the woods Lear Dover.
There will be partial eclipse of the
moon on the evening of July "a, visible
throughout the United States. The
eclipse begins at 10. A and is largest at
1922, when about FIVE -eights of the
moons diameter is hidden. From that
time the obstruction decreases until
12.41, when the moon leaves the shad-
ows.
Seeking a cool place to sleep on the
roof of Charles B. Dougherty's stable
on Orange street late at night, Daniel
Mahoney, aged 30 years, rolled ovel
in his slumber and tumbled through {
skylight. It was thought at first ht
was but slightly hurt, but he died al
the Delaware Hospital of a fractured
skull this morning. Mahoney was 6
driver of funeral coaches.
Rev. E. H. Nelson, pastor of Cam
den Methodist Episcopal, will leav,
Camden next week, having been granted
an indefinite leave of absence by tn
official board of his church. Pasto
Nelson's health has been failing anC
in the hope of entirely regaining it h
has retired, temporarily, from his &C
tive work and will seek rest and chang
in the mountains of Pennsylvania
Thomas Simpson, one of Camden
leading citizens, and for years a pro
moter and leader in the Camden camp
meeting projects, was found uncon
scious at his home yesterday by hi
landlady, Mrs. Hairgrove. DIR. Luthe
S. Conwell, who has been in attendanc
ever since, has succeeded in restorin
consciousness, and there are hopes {
Mr.. Simpsons recovery. He is one {
the most scholarly and studiou
churchmen of that section.
A. Carter, a butcher, of Dover, ha
on exhibition at his place of business
duCkling, Matched out last weeE
which has three eyes and two perfectl
formed bills. Two of the eyes are lC
Gated in the usual manner, one on eac
side, with large one directly in th
middle of the forehead The two bill
cross each other. While the youn
duck was alive when hatched out, M
Carter, anticipating it's decease, had
put in bottle of alcohol, to preserv
it,
The large pipe organ of Wesley \
E. Church, Dover, which was so
some months ago to the Bridgeville \
E. Church, in anticipation of securir
a new $4,000 organ for Wesley, W
taken apart yesterday by an org
builder, and prepared for shipment
Bridgeville. The new organ for We
ley Church will not be ready for d
livery for several months. A smt
cabinet organ, or piano. will be us
for congregational singing until Il
new organ arrives.
Many teachers in the rural count
are protesting the law which compe
them to undergo yearly examinatio
IS to their qualifications, the cour
superindent being the arbiter of {
teachers fate. There has been an
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