Smyrna times., 1908-04-29

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barn on Henry Myers farm at Bridge
vile on Tuesday. Loss $4,000, partly
insured.
A bill has passed congress increasing
from So to $12 month the pensions of
widows of soldiers of the Mexican,
Indian and Civil wars. The new law
increases the pension expenditure by
about $12, 900, 900
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Thomas F. Bay
ard and Miss Bessie Dupont, daughter
of DIR. Alexis Dupont, both promi-
nent society folks of Wilmington. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. Joseph M. Norris, of West
Virginia, has purchased of Mrs.
Vandyke the Gale farm near Lynch,
and now occupied by John S. Silcox.
The farm contains about 18O acres
and the price is said to be near $40, 900.
The farms, each situated on desir-
aple land near Whiteleysburg and
worth $14, 600, have been ordered sold
by the Court of Chancery. They are
the property of the late John II. Bull
lock, and the rule was secured on ap-
plication of John H. Bullock, Jr., the
sale to take place in about three
weeks.
The Lewis canal project has been
approved by the war department, and
contemplating the building of canal
connecting RehOboth Bay with Della
ware Bay. The cost is estimated as
follows: Construction of canal
proper: $257, 668; bridges, $52, BAT. SO;
purchase of land, $14, 285; engineering,
etc. ,$32, 113. AZ, making total of $685.
900.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, with its head of departments
and operating forces, will occupy the
new telephone building in Dover in
few days. General Manager
Baker, Auditor J. H. Eckert, Traffic
Manager w. Branch Wainwright.
Chief Clerk c. E. Wooten, and D. M.
Cloak in charge of the construction
department, will occupy offices on the
first floor in the new building and the
central or exchange" for Dover
will occupy the upper floor.
The Rev. ]. w. Colona, Methodist
Episcopal pastor at Bridgeville.
in Dover district, and one of the
most popular men in the Wilmington
Conference ministry, has been com
PEELED to relinquish his PASTORAL work
for period of two months and has
gone to Pen Mar, Pa. In his alb
sence, the Rev. Am. Vivian, of Phil
adelphia, will occupy the Bridgeville
pulpit.
The last act of the license cam
paign, was enacted very quietly and
unostentatiOusly at Dover Friday,
when President George w. Tebo and
Lawyer James H. Hughes, who have
purchased the Capitol Hotel, pulled
down all the lager beer and whiskey
signs adOrning the sides of the build
ing. The signs, which were elabor
ately constructed, were piled up in an
alley for old junk.
The church extension Board of the
Wilmington Conference met in Wes-
ley Church, Dover, Wednesday. Rev.
Robert Watt, president of the
board, presided, and Rev. C. T.
Wyatt was secretary. The members
present and pastors representing
claims including Presiding Elders w.
G. KOons and S. M. Morgan, Revs.
W. R. MOwbray, F. J. Cochran, w.
c. Poole, and Prof. James E. Carroll.
of Dover, and Alfred G. Cox, of Mid
dletown.
The powerful motor pleasure yacht
Priscilla, the property of Senator
H. A. Richardson, is being put in
to thorough order and shined up to
leave Dover this week for a cruise to
Washington, where she will be at
the disposal of the Senator and his
family. The Priscilla will make
the trip to Washington by way of the
Delaware Bay, Delaware and Chesa-
peake Canal, Chesapeake Bay and
thence up the Potomac river to the
capital.
DR.. Caleb R. Layton, of George
town, who for many years was the
leader of the Republican forces of
Sussex county, who received some
hard blows at the recent Republican
State Convention, has come to the
front for Thomas Curry, of Green
wood, as the candidate for Governor
on the Republican ticket in this State
next November. DIR. Layton himself