Smyrna times., 1908-08-26
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA

Gathered During the Week.
The last registration days will be
September 10 and October II.
John Purnell, a Milford negro, after
becoming drunk last Saturday,
plunged into the river from rowboat,
committing suicide.
The fourth annual session of the
State Camp of Delaware, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, was held at
Port Penn yesterday.
Robert Carly, Dover blacksmith,
has sustained a bruised knee that is
giving him a great deal of trouble.
He went to a Philadelphia hospital
this week to have an operation
performed upon it.
Postmaster Jefferson has been
informed that parcel post packages
will be received for points in France,
Uruguay, Italy, Bolivia and Peru.
The rate is twelve cents per pound
or fractional part, not to exceed four
pounds.
The Postmaster-General has granted
permission for mail carriers to de-
liver in automobiles. Robert C.
Wynkoop, who drives route No. 4
from Milford, in commenting on
this permission from the department
thinks that if the government will
take one more step and provide the
automobiles and chaffeur the carriers
will be supremely happy.
Wallace Colcord, owner of the
automobile, and his guests, Mrs.
and Mrs. M. A. Cronin, all of
Dover, Del, had a narrow escape
from serious injury, or death, at
Natick, Mass, Saturday, when
their automobile jumped stone wall
and precipittated them down a
perpendicular embankment for a
40-foot plunge. Soft earth alone
saved them.
The excursion over the Delaware
Railroad will close with the Reho-
both excursion next Thursday. The
one to Ocean City last Thursday was
well patronized, over forty tickets
being sold from Dover. The second
section was over two hours late,
owing to wreck between Whining
ton and New Castle. There will be
no more excursions to Atlantic City
this season as was expected.
A general excursion for all the
members of the oranges throughout
Delaware is being proposed and
arranged for August 81. the last day
of the Pennsylvania railroad excur-
sions to Rehoboth. This was
attempted last year and proved such
a favorable and successful oppor-
tunity for the Delaware farmers to
meet each other from every part of
the State and from every district
where farming differs from another
district, that this summers attempt
will probably have much larger
proportions
The Dover Lumber and Milling
Company has moved to the recently
purchased silk mill property on South
State street. They have all of
their old machinery and much i'm
proved new machinery installed and
in operation. Messrs. Bakers,
Pennecwill, Warren and Collins, who
are the hulstling managers of the
company, are devoting all of theii
time to the business. They will
devote considerable space of the
large mill to the cement business.
They expect to introduce the erection
of concrete buildings in this section.
Without the appropriation of {
penny by the Federal or State gov
ernments, the channel that opened
the Indian River through sand dune.
to the Atlantic Ocean has been com
pleted by volunteers from southern
Delaware. An immense crowd lineC
the banks of the river and cheered a,
the water rushed through. CROWNS
weary of the delays a call was mad,
a week ago, and 200 men, with many
teams, responded and went t,
work to deepen the channel ant
widen the stream. 1t will now b,
possible for schooners and small Graf
carrying freight to use Indian Rive
to and from the sea. Among tn
spectators was Judge Boyce, VIII
cheered Justify.
The closing day of Camden Cam
which was held as a experiment thi
year for ten days, and will be opene
for period of six weeks next sum
mer, showed 5000 paid admissions
This figure does not include tn
tent-holders and their families, al
of whom had connutera' +;oL,a+s