Smyrna times., 1911-05-17
DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK OF
INTEREST TO OUR READERS

Best News CuIled from the Three
Counties of Delaware About Your
Friends and Neighbors.
Rev. Guy Shipper, of st. Louis.
has accepten a call to become rector
of the Episcopal Church at Laurel.
Albert A. Waller, of Delmar, has
been made general yardmaster in
the new N. Y. P. & N. R. R. yards
at Cape Charles.
Governor Pennewill has appointed
Elias R. Griffith of Blades acting
coroner until the vacancy caus ed
bv the death of Coroner Kern is
filled.
The fight between citizens
of Newark and the former Town
Council over the lease of the water
and light plant to private corpor-
alton has been adjusted by the COM
pany deciding to surrender the plants
to the town.
Federal Judge Edward G. Brad
ford has been chosen president of
the Delaware Society of the Colonial
Wars. Senator Henry A. Dupont
deputy-governor, and former Cover
nor Preston Lea, lieutenant gover-
nor.
While searching some old records
in the Dover postofice Postmaster
James A. Hirons opened a record
of some transactions in 1910 and 1850
and there rolled therefrom two
goosequill pens with which the
record had been made.
No smoking automobile is allowed
on the streets of New York City,
and Philadelphia has forbidden them
in Fairmount Park. If the smoking
is easily preventable it should be
forbidden in all public places.
The following real estate changes
have taken place in Dover: G. c..
Herrin, 20 acres, to William Hall
of the Canal Zone, Panama, for So,
100; Edward Kinney. 1000 acres, to
j. M. Turner, of Ohio, for $4, 200.
George M. Jones, Esq, while
standing near an automobile in
Doyer, was struck on the the head by
the crank of the machine, which
flew off while it was being started.
The blow stunned Mr.. Jones, but the
accident was not serious.
The last Legislature made law
which stops the catching of shad in
the Mispiliion river at May 18th, OF
each year. This will give the shac
an opportunity to spawn and restock
the stream. A heavy penalty is
made for breaking the law.
Richard c. Carrow, Fish Commits
sioner, is very alert in seeing tina
the laws governing the fishing are
observed. During the last few day
he has visited the places along the
bay shore where most of the fishing
is done, examining nets, talking
with the fishermen, etc., and he pre-
diets there will be no more fishing.
Congressman William H. Heal'
has introduced a bill in the nous
authorizing the Secretary of War t
purchase the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal from the Chesapeake
Delaware Canal Company for sun
not to exceed So, 500, 900 and main
tain it as free and open waterwa
of the United States.
Fishermen at Lewes are preparin
to catch Holsters which are said
be more plentiful this season tha
they have for several years. Larg
catches of fish are being made ther
daily and within the past week abor
as barrels have been shipped to tn
Northern markets by the firm
Pride & Prettyman.
A force of forty-four workme
now engaged on the new Pennsy
vania station at Dover. will be O.
ganized and pressed to complete tt
entire operation by August l, gi'
ing Dover one of the most orna
and handsome stations in Il
country. Work is now in progre
on the subway and for the auxilial
station on the westerly side of Il
tracks.
Beautiful homing pigeons, pro
ably the finest ever seen in Dove
to the number of $50, were release
at Governor avenue and Loocke
man streets, at seven O'Clock Su