Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS


Superintendents Spaid and Carroll
have decided to hold joint teachers
institute in Dover during Thanks
giving week.
The trustees of State College have
rented the farm recently vacated by
j. F. Barr and will use it for agri-
culture experimentation.
The Elizabeth Cooper farm near
Union Church, Dover, containing 179
acres, has been sold to William
Schneider; consideration, 81, 700.
The Delaware State Militia are in
vited to participate with those of the
other Middle States in manoeuvres
to be held on the Gettysburg battle
field July Is.
William Boyce. aged n, an uncle
of Judge William H. Boyce, of
Dover, died suddenly at his home
near Laurel, on Wednesday. He
was a well-known farmer.
The 167-acre farm of THE late
Pleasanton Ennis. in Little Creek
Hundred was sold at public sale
Saturday and S. M. Harrington. of
Dover, was the buyer at So, 722.
William Sharp has been elected
president and j. L. Hopkins secre-
tary of the Harrington Rural tele-
phone line that has been completed
in that section with over hundred
subscribers.
Samuel B. Hancock, of Dover,
lost a 5000 draft horse at his home
on Governors avenue Thursday
morning. The animal was left alone
in the stable tied by a long halter.
1t got tangled by attempting to get
into the adjoining stall and was
choked to death.
S. Harry Boyer, merchant and
musician of Dover, was taken to a
Philadelphia Hospital Tuesday, ac-
companied by his brother, Charles W..
Boyer, and is under treatment for
an abscess near the appendix. The
operation was performed Tuesday
night and he is doing very well.
Rural Delivery Carrier Samuel
Buckworth, of Middletown, has pur-
chased "motor cycle" for use in
distributing Uncle Sans mail. The
"motor cycle" is no experiment with
rural carriers, and since the price of
all horse foods has scared so high
during the past few years, the motor
cycle is growing in favor.
While preparing dinner at hel
home near Mt. Pleasant, recently,
Mrs. Elwood Brown met with a pain
full accident. In walking across the
kitchen with a coffee pot in her hanC
she fell, the hot coffee scalding hel
foot quite severely. A physcial
dressed the wound and she is nov
improving as rapidly as possible.
The State Board of Agricultur
will make a tuberculosis exhibit a
the New Castle County fair the las
Of August, and will also exhibit tn
various vaccines and appliances use
to prevent hog cholera and other con
tagious diseases. DR.. Dawson, tn
Veterinarian of Delaware experimen
station, will prepare the exhibit ant
will select a COW that has reacted t
the tuberculin test and have he
slaughtered, that visitors may Sc
the infection. Portions of tubercu
lar meats will also be shown. Tn
purpose of the exhibit is to he'll
wipe out the disease that is causin
so much loss TO the dairy interests Q
the State. DR.. Dawson is making
anti-hog serum which proved las
year to be an effective preventive G
this disease, and farmers who war
to try it should apply to the Stat
Board Of Agriculture.
Special Agent Frank Stout, {
Wilmington, representing the Societ
for the Prevention of Cruelty
Children, was sent word few day
ago that the family of William L
Bolton, living near Iron Hill, Md
were was being neglected. He wei
there and found the six childel
ranging from fourteen years
seven months in age, in pitifl
condition. needing food and clothing
The mother was arrested on Il
charge of neglecting her children, al
was fined $40 and costs, which vi
later remittied. She said her hu
band worked on a farm in Marylar
but had not provided for his fami
for some time. The five olde
children were sent to the Home f
Friendless and Destitute Childre