Smyrna times., 1910-09-07

the Wyoming and Camden water
works is being advanced rapidly.
The pipe stock has arrived and the
pipes are being distributed. Artes.
ian wells will be sunk and will sup
plv water that is absolutely pure and
will pass chemical analysis.
Lower Delaware farmers are
fearing scarcity in farm labor the
coming fodder season, and many have
sent to the cities to try and induce
Bohemians TO come down and work.
The wages being offered now are
from $1.2n to S1.75 per day and
board and lodging.
E. H. Beck, Real Estate Broker
at Middletown has sold the farm
belonging to Hiram M. Pleasanton
in Vances Neck, containing 1877 acres
to George W.. Hurd, for 81. 500. 90.
Also sold the farm belonging to
Henry L. Neff on Cedar Lane road
containing 81 acres to Owen H. Nc
Curdy, of Pennsylvania for S., 500.
Fishing for bass in the various
ponds of lower Delaware has become
a popular sport with both men and
women and each day large parties
from numerous towns go on the
waters and fish for several hours.
In mary instances the bass are
caught in great numbers and are of
good size.
The three mast schooner which is
in the course of construction at the
yards of the Seaford Marine Railway
Company, for Harry M. Bell, of
Seaford, will be completed and
launched by the last Of November.
The boat is the second largest built
by the company.
With the completion of long side
track from Harrington to Pennington
the Delaware road is now PRACTICALLY
double tracked from Harrington to
Delmar. A short strip of single
track yet remains in the deep cut
and over the Nanticoke river al
! Seaford.
Leander Deshields, the young mar
who attempted to murder one detec.
tive and who made the boast that he
would never be taken alive on this
peninsula, was captured at Pocomokt
City and was taken to Dover Tuesday
and committed safely in a prison
cell in default of 81, 900 bail on the
charge of attempt to kill Detective
Frederick Murphy.
James B. Anderson, of Frederick
who has just resigned as class lead
er in the Methodist Episcopal ChurcI
has conducted his class in the churcl
for over 40 years, and has givel
close attention to the church affair."
during the period. He is one o
the oldest and most popular citizen!
of that town and his absence in tn
church will be keenly felt.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter, of Fourt
and North Walnut streets, Milford
celebrated her 83d birthday anniver
sary last week Mrs. Carpenter ha
been a great sufferer and confine
to her bed for the past 10 years
She was remembered by a larg
number of friends who called or sen
postal card meetings, some of tn
latter coming from aboard. Asid
from suffering for many years fror
infiammatory rheumatism, Mrs. Car
penter's health is very good and ST.
is always pleased to have callers.
AS guests of Every Evening, bein
the winners of the recent contes
conducted under the aus pices of tha
paper, Misses Evelyn Hayes, Mabe
R. Morris, Edwina Long, and Lillia
W. jackson, of Wilmington, Mrs
May M. Collins of Farnhurst, Mis-
Helen Jones of Dover and Mis-
Sallie P. Marshall of Lewes lei
Wilmington Thursday afternoon, [
start on the European trip awarde
, them. Accompanied by a touris
representative, they sailed from MOI
treal, Canada, Saturday morning c
, the Allen Line and will tour Franc,
r England and Scotland.
A stranger in Wilmington who:
name is believed to have been MicE
ael Flynn, either fell or iumpe
from the King street Wharf ear
Thursday morning and was browne
in the Christiana River. The Doc
was recovered few hours later al
moved to the morgue where a pap,
q found in a pocket gave the name
the supposed victim, but no ad1res
Nathaniel Clifton, night tender,
the Market Street Bridge heal
some one splashing in the river abo
4.SO O'Clock, and, rushing to Il
, wharf, saw the man trying to swim