Smyrna times., 1908-06-03
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.
Horse thieves are troubling Brandy
wine Hundred farmers.
While killing beef Joseph H.
Lingo, of Millsboro cut himself badly
on the arm.
The Milton shirt factory which
employs 125 women and girls, has
closed until fall.
The two canneries at Laurel are
working night and day, giving
employment to 400 hands.
Sand Hill camp meeting near
Georgetown, begins July "a and
continues until August 8.
A camp of the Modern WOOdmen of
America has been instituted at
Newark, with % members.
Great Sachem Ferguson, of Will
mington, addressed Red Men Rally
at Rehoboth last week.
Chester Hearne, Is years old, was
drowned while bathing in Wilson s
mill pond at Laurel Friday.
Miss Myrtle Horsey, of Laurel, was
severely bitten by neighbor's pet
dog Friday night. The dog was
killed.
Rev. Clarence E. Mccartney, of
Paterson, N. j., has declined call
to become pastor of Central Presby-
terian Church, Wilmington.
Joseph Connors, the aged man of
Laurel, who was thrown from his
wagon Friday, died without regain
ing consciousness Saturday.
One of John Wert's hands was so
badly mangled in machine at the
Adkins kindling factory at Laurel,
that it will have to be amputated.
Salisbury will soon spend $62, 900
on new paved streets and bids are
now open. The town pays half an
the abutting property owners the
other half.
Milford expects to have a big
Fourth of July celebration, the Red
Men having promised $3.50 and will
be joined by the Junior Mechanics.
The public buildings bill passed by
Congress provides SIPS, 900 for
improving the post office at Whining
ton.
z Isaac Foreacre, a former Dover
resident, died in Wilmington Thurs
day, agd n years. The remains
were taken to Dover Saturday and
itnerred at Lakeside Cemetery.
Dredging was begun Monday on
Laurel river, and SIS, will be
expended on the improvement which
will open free navigation to Balti-
more.
Little Dick Cole of Dover, cut his
leg badly against a broken bottle
while in swimming in Silver Lake,
and it took several stitches to close
the wound.
Town Council of Dover has decided
to light the Post Office park with
electric lights and voted an appro-
priation to provide enough benches
to seat several hundred persons.
The executive committee of the
Delaware Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. met in Milford and showed a As
per cent. gain in membership since
last fall.
Kicked in the head by a mule at
Cold Spring Frank Grouse, an IL
yearOld orphan, who lives with
Charles Vincent near Wilmington.
was almost killed and now lies in a
precarious condition.
Thieves last week broke open the
new corner stone of the town hall
at Lewes which was laid about a
week ago, hoping to get a $40 gold
piece which was said to be in it.
They failed to get the gold piece.
The James H. Heverin resiendce
on State street, Dover, has beer
purchased by Frank L. Martin Of
Derrickson & Martin, for permanent
residence. Mr.. Martin paid Sc. OOC
cash for the property.
Republican office holders of Della
ware have been summoned to attend
a conference of the State and Count,
Committees in Wilmington when {
plan of assessment will be consid
cred.
Mrs. Lucy M. Richardson, mother
of Senator Richardson, of Dover
though past her three score and ten
contemplates another trip to Europ,
this summer. She has already crosse,