Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
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.

Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Lewes
and Milford residents will join
Georgetown in an effort to have a
mail train run through to Philadel-
phia on Sunday afternoon.
Another accident happened at the
Leipsic bridge last week. A mule
team backed against the railing
which was rotten and gave way,
letting the wagon fall into the
stream The breaking of the pole
saved the mules and the driver
jumped off.
E. W. Jenkins, chairman, and c.
B. Hope, secretary, on behalf of the
Republican county comittee, have
called the convention to be held in
Dover, on Tuesday, September 29,
with primaries on Saturday, Septem-
Der &c.
John Dillaha, tax collector of
Dover, had a thrilling runaway
Tuesday afternoon, when his bride
pit broke and his horse ran from
the Middleton farm through Dover
to its home in Little Creek. Mr..
Dillaha leaped from the carriage at
Dover postoffice and escaped with
slight bruises.
The one hundredth and third annual
communication of the M. w. Grand
Lodge, A. F. and A. M, of Della
ware will be held in the Masonic
Temple, Wilmington, on Wednesday
and Thursday, October Z and 8,
A. D. 1908. The NJ. W. Grand
Lodge will be called to order
at IL O'Clock noon, on Wednesday.
An attempt was made early We'd
eusday morning to rob the office of
the telephone exchange at Seaford.
the burglar entered a second story
window while operator Wright was
asleep and trying to pry the desk
open awakened the operator who
grappled with him. The intruder
cut Wright across the breast and the
latter stabbed the burglar in the arm
after which he escaped.
Pennington M. E. Church, which
has been remodeled and greatly
beautifed, was reopened last Sunday.
The entire cost of the improvements,
together with mortgage of 1898
was provided for by cash and
subscriptions. The inside of the
church is finished in California red
wood. Rev. ]. F. Anderson is the
pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Shell
and daughter, of Quakertown, Bucks
county, Pa, made trip to Dover
Sunday last in their automobile to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Gehman.
They met with an accident when
between Cheswold and Dover which
resulted in a painful injury to
Isaac H. Shelly, the father, who
accompanied them. The automobile
began to skid and did not stop until
it landed in a ditch parallel with the
road. Mr.. Shelly received a deep
cut on his face and was compelled to
return home via the railroad.
At the meeting of rural carriers at
Harrington on Monday the subject
of good roads was generally discussed
and the appointment of a committee
to lend any assistance to the State,
county or national authorities in
securing this improvement resulted.
The proper feed and treatment of
road horses was thoroughly considered
and a regular diet and course of
care was agreed upon. William E.
Cole of Leipsic, was elected as the
Delaware delegate to the national
convention to be held at maha on
October 6.
Jacob Cowgirl of Dover, made an
unusual haul with his seine at Kits
Hammock Saturday last, when he
landed over wagon load of crabs
at one time. Without expecting
anything unusual he cast his net,
but was greatly surprised when he
found it difficult to haul the seine.
All the men and women on the
beach lent their assistance, but the
seine was being carried out into the
bay and had it not parted in the
center it certainly. would have
gotten away from them. Even
after great many escaped they
landed fully 25 bushels of fine crabs.
A rather striking demonstration
of the supreme value of newspaper
advertising over all other kinds is
given to the Bureau of Navigation,
which spent last year, $50, 900 in ad
vertising for recruits for the navy.
1t was determined to spend similar
sum this year, but before letting the
contracts the bureau thought it advis