Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
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.
Warren A. TAYLOR, secretary to
Mayor Horace Wilson has resigned his
position to accept more lucrative one,
and his successor will be named
shortly.
Elberta peaches brought $1.85 per
basket at Wyoming Thursday, being
somewhat lower than Tuesdays prices
which closed at $2.1O per basket.
Harry Mcdaniel disposed of 40 baskets
at $185.
Zachariah Gemmill, of New Castle.
is an unfortunate man. His left hand
has been injured in the pattern shops
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
wany, for the fourth time. This time
he lost part of one finger, and bad an
other badly lacerated.
To protect himself from the mosoui.
toes while at Camp Churchman, at Re-
hoboth during the ensuing week.
Mayor Evan G. Boyd, Of New Castle,
who is lieutenant colonel of the militia
has rugged canopy covered with net
ting for his cot in his tent.
The Comptroller of the Currency at
Washington has approved the applica-
tiOn of R. d. Lingo, of Dagsboro; E.
A. Townsend, ID. B. Hazard, E. W.
Gray, 1. M. Ellis and others to organ
ize the First National Bank at Days
boro, with a capital of S25, 900.
The grocers' clerks who have been
enjoying the half Thursday holiday
during the summer months, have petit
toned theit employers in New Castle
to extend the half holiday through the
ensuing month, and also to close all
stores at p M, except on Saturday
nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Taylor, of
New Castle, announces the engage
msnt of their daughter, Miss Minnie
Armstrong Taylor, and George Archi-
bald Rennie. The latter is a pitcher
for the New Castle Athletic Association
baseball team. The wedding will take
pace in October.
The two mast schooner Emma Refs
of Milford sprang leak at the mouth
OF the Mispillion River last Saturday
night and filled with water. She was
loaden with wheat, owned by Draper
Dayis & Co. She was raised anG
brought to Milford for repairs, and The
cargo sold for feed to stock.
For the purpose OF completing The
church organization that a piece O.
property belonging to the congrega
tiOn might be transferred to a new
owner, Grace Episcopal Church, O
! Brandywine hundred, Wilmington
has elected Bishop Leighton Coleman
its rector for the time being.
Miss Emma Hammond, aged II year
and 2 months, died at her home OF
North Front street, Milford, Delawar
on Sunday, August 25th, 1907, from
cancer. Funeral services were held a
her late home on Tuesday afternoon
Rev. H. T. Quigg officiating. Inter
ment was made at Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
Strange noises proceeded from
suit case left at the railway station a
PocOmoke, Md, the agent opened i
for investigation. Inside were foun
twelve snakes, among which was
dead rattler. 1t is supposed that th
case was left here by one of the fair fe
= kris last week The snakes wer
thrown into the river after bein
= skinned.
Survivors of the Fourth Delawar
y Volunteer Regiment held their nine
teen annual reunion at Brandvwin
Springs Park, Wilmington. Thursda
s afternoon under the very cold Cour
Gil Oak" where the regiment was OF
Il ganiZed. Among the several addresse
q was one by L. B. Jones, who served i
l' the Confederate army. Resolution
o were adopted on the death of member
of the regiment since the last meeting
II A unique advertisement was poste
l. in the form of a written notice poste
at the general delivery wagon
Dover's post Office, and reading {
follows: Found: A horse and buge
on Monday morning. Owner can o,
y further information of Ed Manlov,
back of the post Office, and who is ca
ing for the same" There is a seye,
:, law in this State against even the III
. hitching or the driving off of a hor,
or mare without the consent of II
d: owner.
. Hall DOwnes, son of Samuel Down,