Smyrna times., 1910-03-23
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
Short NewsY Items of the Week
Cleaned from Our Exchanges.


George W. Baker, Dover, had nine
pairs of beautiful pheasants valued
at SO a pair, but when he went to
feed them Wednesday morning he
found them all dead. 1t is supposed
a dog had broken into the pen and
killed them.
DR.. j. R. Kuhns, of Dover, secre-
tary of the Dover Racing Association,
has been granted a professional
starters license by the National
Trotting Association. This qualities
the Dover horseman to start on any
track in the United States.
Children playing with matches at
the home of Roswell Hammond,
Dover, caused an exciting time
few days ago. Lace curtains and
some furniture were badly burned,
but John Dennis happened along and
extinguished the flames before an
alarm was sent in.
Rev. Henry S. Olmstead, former
" of Christ Church Parish, of Dover,
has been called as First Curate to
st. Andrews Memorial Church,
Yonkers, N. Y. This is very large
parish, with fourteen hundred COM
municants, requiring four ministers
in its work.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Bradley,
who were recently married in Phila-
delpehia, were the recipients, among
other gifts, OF a quilt containing
over twenty-five hundred pieces,
which had just been completed by
Mrs. Mary Reeves, of FELTON,, who
is in her Seth year. All the product
of her labor w9s hand work, as she
never sewed on a machine.
William G. Boone, aged 4S years,
a lifelong resident of Dover, died
at his home on Lockerman street
Monday evening. The deceased
suffered a sroke of paralysis several
months ago and another stroke was
the cause of death. The funeral
took place Wednesday afternoon, when
interment was made at Lakeside
Cemetery. He is survived by his
wife and sister, Mrs. V. F. Danner
At a special meeting of Dover
Comncil. to go over the assessment,
the resignation of P. Sherman Hurd
as chief supervisor of the streets
and peace officer was presented by
Mayor Clark, to whom Hurd had
surrendered his badge as a result of
a disagreement with Councilman
Wright of the Street Committee.
Council had little time to go into
the merits of the controversy and
disposed of the matter by electing
Robert E. Hurd chief and Thomas V.
Killen, assistant.
One of the big box building mills
of E. ]. Atkins & Co., of Salisbury,
Nd. in which boxes for the Standard
Oil Company are made, was destroy
ed by fire at II O'Clock Wednesday
morning with 500, 600 feet of lumber
Several residences just across the N
7. P. N. Railroad tracks came neai
being destroyed. A freight trail
passing at the time probably savet
these, as it shielded the men from the
heat while they could gain position
from which to wet the buildings. l
is estimated tnat the loss will bt
about $40, moo. The Atkins Compan.
is one of the most extensive boz
building companies in the employ o
the Standard Oil Company.
DR.. ]. Lewis Browne, musical di
rector for W lnamaker enterprise
in Philadelphia, has notified tn
Peoples Church chorus choir O
Dover, that their day to participat
in the Easter competition of choir
and singing societies in Philadelphi
at Egyptian Hall, would be Thurs
day, March 81. This is regarded a
the choice day of the memorial wee
in musical competition. DR.. Brown
also elated the Dover singers by as
suring them that he was hoping ths
Mr.. Wanamaker would be in attenC
ance at the competition on that ds
and that he would take every pleas
ure in presenting the Dover singer
personally, to the Philadelphia me-
chant.
While digging in the rear lot I
the old Chew House on Dover Greer
which recently was torn down
make room for the new State A,
ministration building, a workma
found an old English coin of penn
weights, almost solid gold. On OF
side is an exact likeness of Georl
the First, around which is Lati
inscription, interpreted: "Georl