Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-04-21

boat on the Sassafras river, where she
can make 1919 miles an hour. 1t cost
50, 200
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Fischer well |
known residents of Dover, will close |
their home on the Green next week |
and started for an extended trip |
abroad. They expect to sail April |
goth and will tour Spain, Africa,
Austria and Germany by easy stages
and perhaps will be away twelve
months.
At the annual meeting of Dover
P. E. Church Monday evening the fol-
lowing were elected for the ensuing
year: William Denney, senior warden;
7. K. Jones, junior warden; vestry-
men, R. R. Kenney, Henry l. Beers,
William Pennewill, Thomas W. Will
son, Henry Ridgely, William D. Den
ney, William L. Pritchett. T. H.
Wilson was elected secretary and H.
l. Beers treasurer.
The steamer City of Milford, for
three years running as a passenger
and freight boat between Milford and
Philadelphia, was sold last week to
parties in Norfolk, Va, and will be
put on a line between Norfolk and
Elizabeth City, N. C. The boat
failed to prove remunerative on the
Philadelphia line. She cost $45, 400
and was sold at heavy loss.
The 29th annual encampement of
the Department of Delaware, Grand
Army of the Republic, will be held
in Irish-American Hall, Wilmington,
on Thursday, May 9th Commander
in Chief Henry M. Nevius has notified
US he will pay US an official visit dur
ing our encampement. The encamp-
ment will be called to order promptly
at ten o'clock.
Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Delaware Clark,
former recorder of deeds of New
Castle coun'y, postmaster at Newark.
to succeed j. Kensey Chambers, whose
term expired last week. Mr.. Clark
had the Endorsement of Senators
Dupont and Richardson and Congress-
man Head. There were several other
applicants.
Wilmington lodges of Odd Fellow:
are planning for an UNUSUAL event
April 26th, which will mark the cele
bration of the anniversary of th'
order The chief feature will be tn,
initiation of a class of candidates
who will receive all Chree degrees tn
same night. The work will be per
formed by the teams from Delaware
and Jefferson and Eden Lodges. TIL
celebration will take place in Cd
Fellows Hall at Third and King.
Harry w. Bell son of Mrs. Mar
V. Bell, of Dover, after four yea-
enlistment in the United States Navy
serving on the Charleston, st. Loui
and Milwaukee, has received his hon
orable discharge and is spending som
time with his mother. He expect
after short vacation to re-enlist
the service, possibly entering tn
Battleship Mississippi. During hi
service in the navy he has travele
practically all over the world. TIL
officers he has served under give hi
the highest praise and recommend;
tion for his attention to his duties
we'll as the faithful performance
his work at all times.
Va Farmers around lie ipsic are arranl
ing for a big meeting in the hall
that place to discuss the question
anthrax. The date fixed is Frida
April %, at O'Clock p. m. TIL
have secured an expert from t
National Bureau of Animal Industr
who will give the results of inocul
tion and other means of control. I
Charles F. Dawson, of Newark, W
also address the meeting. DR.. DAVIS
has been working on preventatiS
&C and cures since he has been in Il
VI state, and has expressed the he
that definite rlults have been secur,
He will propose plans by which tn,
remedies may be tried. Everybe
Ell interested should attend this meetil