Smyrna times., 1909-09-22
LEGISLATURE HOLDS FINE
REUNION BETHANY BEACH
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED BY STAE
SENATOR L. A. DREXLER
Governor PennewilI Participates in
the Frolic, But Meets With
Painful Accident

the Frolic, But Meets With
Painful Accident
After a remarkable rwo Aavs' sCs-
sion, though not regularly called, the
Delaware Legislature. accompanied
bv Governor S. S. Pennewill, return
ed Friday night and the members
scattered to their homes. The Joint
session, presided over by Senate Mon
aghan, Democrat, Wilmington was
held in the dining room of the Hotel
Sussex, Bethany Beach, after an ella
borate Z o'clock dinner. The Cover
nor was present and "The Resources
and Development of Sussex County"
was the theme of discussion. The
speakers during the evening were
Governor Pennewill, DR.. j. w. Marsh,
Horatio w. Pharo, Robert j. Morri-
son, William w. Rawlins, Francis
NJ. Soper, Joseph N. Reeves, John
B. Hutton, Isaac r Jackson, Daniel
Miflin Wilson. John G. Townsend,
Alvan B. Conner, Arthur w. Spru-
ance, William M. Hazel, Colonel
Everett Hickman. The conference
concluded that matters of good roads,
better bridges, a development of
State lands and encouragement of
agriculture and of savings banks
should be recommended to the next
session. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A.
Drexler rendered reception to the
Governor and the Assemblymen and
visitors at the Drexler Cottage on
the ocean at Bethany Beach, and
from to II o'clock this cottage was
the scene of a brilliant social affair,
second only to the celebrated Lea re-
cepion in Dover last winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Drexler were assisted in receiv-
ing by Miss Moore, Mrs. James and
Mrs. Addy, friends or neighbors.
Governor PennewiII has An Accident
a painful though not serious injury
befel Governor Pennewill as he was
about to go aft to the cabin of the
excursion boat, Helen Marie, the
vessel chartered for the two days
cruise. The executive stepped on /;
rusty nail and it was driven for three
quarters of an inch into the ball o1
the foot. Through the musical hou
Of the evening, however, there wer,
requests for song from Governo
Pennewill who had already won re
nown in former years as a tener solo
ist who had mastered expression anC
enunciation in the singing of senti
mental songs. Finally the governor
yielded, and walking with a sligh
limp sat down at the piano and
while assemblymen crowded about tn
cottage portico, leaned in the win
dows and filled the drawing room
the governor played his own accom-
paniment and sang MY Antoinette.
After the outburst of applause h
favored the guests with another bala
of equal merit. The songs were sun
with a clear, expressive voice ar
added not a little to the enjoymer
of rare evening. Five miles (
public lands, with an average wild
of half a mile and on which squattel
have built twenty-six private res
dences on the Atlantic ocean side
we're thoroughly inspected by Il
Legislature.
What Might have been Baltimore
What might have been the City
Baltimore, but for the presence
shallow water, is now a two mi
stretch of road in this State. I
trip of Governor Pennewill and t
members of the Legislature down
Indian River recalled this fact. I
road in question was laid out, bro
and level by Lord Baltimore on t
banks of the Indian r yer and lndi
Bay, extending inland from Oran
Lane. Lord Baltimore made his nj
stop there and surveyed tie road
Baltimore street, the main thoroue
fare of his proposed City Of Bal
more. He was discouraged, howev
by continued reports of shallow wa
in Indian River Bay by his navil
tors, and he soon left Sussex coul
for the Patapsco, where he laid
the second and real Baltimore str
and Baltimore city. The stretch
road is now known as the "To1
Road'' although there is no to
near it. 1t is one of the histC
places of lower Delaware.