Smyrna times., 1910-04-20
DELAWARE NEB AND THE
EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND
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FROM ALL PARTS OF PENINSULA
Best News Culled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.

Best News Culled From the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
Havre de Grace postoffice receipts
increased 1882. 70 over last fiscal year.
A hotel company just organized
will build 20 room inn at Sharp
town.
]. L. Mccormick has been elected
president and Norman L. Kisling
secretary and treasurer of the Hart
ford County Poultry Association.
Two poultry houses, 200 laying
hens and 250 chicks were destroyed
by the explosion of brooder on
John W. Carey's farm, at 81 arptown.
Miss Nina Allison, principal of the
Taylor public school has rendered her
resignation to the School Board of
Hartford county, taking effect at once.
The Mayor and Town Council of
Salisbury have arranged with the
Diamond State Telephone Company
to install fire alarm system in that
town.
The old whipping post at George
town has fallen as the result of de-
cay. AS all fioggings are now done
at Greenbank it will probably not be
replaced.
The 25-acre property of William
Burke, the alleged slayer of John
Mcnamara, near the Mason and Dix
on line, has been sold to T. j. Fer
guson of Kemblevsille for S525.
Rev. L. S. Matthews, a retired
minister of the Michigan M. E. Con-
ference, has purchased fine farm
in Kent county, near Chestertown, and
has taken up his residence there.
Miss Lillian Cade, president of the
? Sussex County Union, will sail from
New York on the steamer Celtic on
May 20, for GLASGOW, Scotland, as
delegate to the Worlds W. C. T. U.
Convention.
William James Stuart, only son
of Mrs. N. R. Stuart and brother
of Mrs. Edward C. Wilson, of Dover,
died of paralysis at Pittsburg on Sun
day, April 8, in his 55th year. He
is survived by mis- wife and son.
Nelson Slaughter, a well-known
farmer residing in the Second Rep
resentative district, of which he is
collector, had two ribs broken Friday
while plowing. The plow struck a
snag and Mr.. Slaughter was thrown
heavily against the handles.
Important farm sales have been
made at Dover the past week, in
Guiding the following: The J. T.
Lowe farm, consisting of 200 acres,
near Dover, to Edward E. Clements
consideration, $19, 500. The J. H.
Perine farm of 80 acres, near Dover,
for $4, 900 to John H. Taylor. The
Elmer Outten farm of 180 acres in
West Dover, formerly known as the
Edward ]. Hubbard farm, was sold
to New York men for Sc, 500.
George H. H. Pratt, of Dover, and
Miss Ella NJ. Davis. of Snow Hill, &,
Md. were married in Philadelphia
Thursday by Rev. Clarence Young.
a, Presbyterian minister, of No. zoos
North Marshall street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt may reside in Philadelphia at
6Oth and Spruce streets, where the
bride is now visiting. Mr.. Pratt has
been for several yearsa representative
of the Bell Telephone enterprise in
this section.
William Rust, negro workman OF
Dover, is not a success as a check
artist. Rust altered a check Of
George E. KINNEY by striking his
pen to the figure 81" in $1.50, anc
adding a cross to the upright figures,
making it read "s4 50.' Rust for.
got to alter the face of the check,
which still read Zone" but when he
passed it on a merchant, w. H. De.
Wit, the latter did not read the face
of the check, but only noticed the
figures and gave him the four fifty.
Rust was committed by Justice
Wharton in default of $500 bail fol
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, for the April term of court.
The work of improving and beau
tifying the public square Of Dover
known as "The Green" which wal
torn up during the street building
operation there last fall and winter
is now in progress under the direc
tion of the street committee, Charlie
Ganrpe WRIGHT chairman unitel