Smyrna times., 1908-06-03

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George F. Lee Company, of Middle
town, has sold the property of that
company at public sale. 1t was
purchased by DR.. G. B. Pearson,
former owner, for $1,000. Since
the above sale DR.. Paul R. Smith,
who some months ago succeeded DIR.
Pearson in his practice there, has
purchased the property from DIR.
Pearson.
The Commencement Exercises of
the Middletown High School will be
held in the Opera House, on Friday
evening, June 18th. Prof. Phillips, of
the West Chester State Normal
School, will make the address
to the graduates. The class this
year small, there beng only two
graduates, Miss es Blanche Deakyne
and Mary Richards.
The removed damage case from
Queen Anne's County of Miss Bessie
M. Hammond against the Maryland,
Delaware & Virginia Railroad Com
pany for $40, 900 damages for being
run over while crossing the tracks
near Centreville, in February 1907,
which has been on trial all last week
resulted in verdict for $4500 with
costs for the plaintiff. The railroad
company will appeal.
Messrs. William B. Hates and
Samuel Buckworth are the success
full applicants for the two new rural
free delivery routes decided upon by
the post Office authorities and which
started from Middletown on Monday.
Mr.. Hates takes the Manor route and
Mr.. Buckworth takes the route
toward Odessa. 1t is expected to be
a great convenience and popular move
with the farmers and residents along
the routes.
George w. Bastian died at his
home in FELTON,, Sunday, May 25th,
of apoplexy, aged rs years. Mr..
Bastian was born in Pennsylvania,
served in the 171st Pennsylvania
Regiment during the Civil War and
located at FELTON, in 1886. He was
a lifelong Republican and was
recently candidate for the State
Senate. He is survived by his
wife, Rachel Bryan Bastian, and
these children: Mrs. A. M. Hopkin,
Mr.. Richard Farlow, Baltimore; DR..
J. B. Bastian, Baltimore; DR..
Joseph w. Bastian, Wilmington;
Mrs. William H. Reed, Dover;
Charlie D. Bastian H.B. Bastian, and
Miss Rose Bastian, FELTON,.
Last year Jacob H. Rosa, of Mil
ford, had an acre of the Chapman
Seeding Strawberry, which netted
him $500. This year the same acre
at the first three pickings has yielded
one hundred and ten thirty-two quart
crates of handsome berries, which
have sold from IL to 18 cents per
quart, or a total of $528. 1t must be
kept in mind that these three pick
ings are not over much one-haIf of
the yield of this one acre, but the
prices for the balance of the season
will not be anything like so large.
This is a snug little pile to get off
of one acre of Delaware soil; but
it shows what an intelligent, careful
and systematic farmer is doing.
They are still picking this acre and
are getting fine berries from it.
A nationwide plan to swamp
Congress with letters urging the
passage of pohibitory laws is to be
undertaken by the Anti-Saloon
League, the plan being to use the
endless chain system in organizing
the movement. The same tactics
which were used in the war against
the canteen will be used, only on a
much more organized and larger
scale. 1t is intended to get every
person interested in prohibition to
appeal to Congress by letter, writ
ing to various members, and to urge
acquaintances to take the same
course. Thousands of letters have
been written this year on the parcels
post bill, postal savings, liquor
restrictions, shipment and the eight
hour bill. These campaigns,
however, will not be comparable
with the prohibition series of letters
which is expected.