Smyrna times., 1910-07-20

Friends and NeighbOrs.
The E. Smith farm of 1O3 acres,
near Dover, has been sold to William
Hanger of New York; also the c.
A. Metz farm of 13S acres to Joseph
r. Neville.
The U. S. survey of the Delaware
oyster beds was completed on We'd
nesday. One surveyor was left to
finish up the work for the State of
surveying the plantations.
The battleship Delaware is on her
first long voyage, from Hampton
Roads to the Danish West Indies.
The trip is made to test her speed
and timber up the machinery.
Mrs. John B. Bender met with
painful accident at her home near
Warwick, Sunday, when she fell
down stairs, and was badly bruised,
but fortunately did not fracture any
bones.
Cattle on the marshes have suffer-
ed from flies and mosquitoes, some
of them being badly swollen as the
reslt of the poison injected into their
bodies from the bites.
Stephen S. WrOten, farmer near
Pennington, recently plowed up some
old coins, including an American
half dollar of 1892, an English shi'-
ling of 1884, and several English
copper coins dated prior to 1900
Governor Pennewi!l on Thursday
appointed Norman c. Downs, of VII
mington, member of the Board of
Pharmacy, in lieu of Oscar C. Draper,
term expired. The appointment is
for five years.
Chancellor Curtis has appointed
former Chancellor John R. Nicholson
as special master in the receivership
case of the New Castle Water Works
Company. Mr.. Nicholson will close
the accounts of the company and de-
eide the compensation of all claim
ants.
A shipment of 5000 ice cream cones
for Galveston Texas, were stopped
by Government agents a few days
ago and marked "disapproved. !"
They were seized on the ground that
they contain boracic acid and their
sale violates the Pure Food act
But one of the three contracts for
new bridges in this county was given
by the Levy Court, Martin, bridge
and Spaussam bridge bids were con-
sidered too high, ranging from $4,000
to 81, 500. Fishers bridge, a narrow
wooden bridge was awarded to Arch
abald Cahall for $3.50.
The motor boat Alfred II defeated
the T. z. r.. owned by William w.
Richardson, son of Senator Richard
son, in a race under the auspices of
the Wilmington Yacht Club on the
Delaware River. The distance was
thirteen miles. Time, Alfred ii, 40
minutes SO 1-5 seconds; T. 2. R. g.,
41 minutes SO 1-5 seconds. The T.
z. r. is "a feet inches long by 4
feet, with 48 horse power, AMI the
Alfred II is 25 feet by feet inches,
with horse power motor.
The biggest fire in Dover for some
time occurred shortly after 8 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon, when two
stables were destroyed. The fire
was discovered in the stable of the
K. L. Cowgirl property, on Ameri-
can avenue, occupied by William
Butter. 1t soon ignited the stable OF
William Martindale. Both were en-
tirely consumed and the roof of Mrs.
John Hutton's stable was badly
burned. Through the excellent work
of the firemen and favorable breeze
the dwellings in that section were
saved.
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Levy Court last week the collectors
of the ten districts turned over the
following amounts as their collection
up to July 1: W. D. Hazel, First
District, So, 1868. 20; Nelson Slaught
er, Second, 50, 900; Richard Lloyd
Third, 81, 786. 72; William S. Car
son, Fourth, $776; Frank E. Ma.
loney, Fifth, SO, 1856; Albert Welch
Sixth, S770. so; Warner r. Green,
Seventh, 81, 166. 81; Frank R. Roe
Eighth, SPILLS; A. H. Cahall
Ninth, $493.97; J. Harry Latchum
Tenth, 81, 600; total, SIT, 1888. .78.
Phillip Donovan, on the S. W
Hall farm, near Frederick, met witt
quite a loss Thursday afternoon o
last week. At about sunset light
ming struck the buildings and in ,