Smyrna times., 1911-11-22

The Hotel Rigby, Laurel, former
ly the Cannon House, has been sold
for 81, $50, George Purnell being the
purchaser.
Irving Riggs, son of Mr.. and Ms.
William A. Riggs, formerly of
Dover, died in Wilmington, Friday,
November 10th, aged SO years.
Twelve thousand baskets of sweet
potatoes have been produced by
Harry and Emmitt Raughley on
their farm near Harrington. The
potatoes are being sold off at thirty
cents a basket and are in great
demand.
The Tapis Rug Manufacturing
Company has been incorporated in
Delaware to manufacture rugs and
carpets. The incorporators are
Herman P. Boggs, Albert Jacquot,
Jr., and William M. Veasey, of
Wilmington. The capitol stock is
$40. 900.
Howard Pyle, the celebrated
American artist, of Wilmington,
died at Florence, Italy, Thursday
November 9th, of heart failure He
was born in 1853 and was a resident
of Wilmington, where he had es-
tablished one of the greatest artist
colonies in the United States.
State Detective Frank Mccoy, of
Wilmington, has arrested Enoch
Brooks, colored, charged with the
murder of George Cooper, and lodged
him in the Kent county Jail to
await trial for the February term
of court. Brooks was given
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Ollie Carey at Clayton, who held him
without bail.
All the members of the organized
militia of Delware, officers and men
alike, are to be made typhoid i'm
munes. Two sergeons of the regi-
ment will make tour of the State,
visiting the members Of the orgAni-
cation and innoculating each soldier
with the typhoid prophylaxis. This
is not compulsory, but the members
Of the militia have requested that
it be done, and even the officers
have asked to be innoculated.
j. B. Salmons, who has been
teller of the Peoples Guarantee. and
Trust Company since the Organiza-
tion of the bank in Dover, has ac-
cepted a position with the Security
Trust Company of Wilmington. The
vacancy at Dover will be filed by
Howard Buckson, son of ]. T.
Buckson, former county treasurer
of Kent County. Mr.. Buckson has
been filling the position of captain
of the guard boat S. S. Pennewill.
Four young men from Wilmington
Harry August, Ralph Moore M. T.
Brown and Eugene Farmer-while
under the influence of liquor re-
Gently broke into a sealed car in the
Edge Moor yards, loaded with
merchandise. The car sealer notic-
ing the cars condition resealed it
and telegraphed for officer Arm
strong as the car was sent on its
way South. The four men were
! taken out of the car at Clayton, and
taken to Middletown where Squire
Cox fined them $l2 each. Friends
paid the fine and they were released.
Postmaster James A. Hirons is
planning some Improvements tC
Dover's Federal Building for the
winter, which it is desired that the
Government approve of. One il
a system of revolving doors tc re-
lieve the employees Of the office from
the dangerous cold blasts and drafts
A waiting room for patrons of tn,
postoffice, particularly for those de
string to use the postal banking
facilities is also designed, this b
be made of room on the South sid,
which is not now utilized except foI
storage purposes. The postmaste
believes the receipts will CONSTANT,
increase as last months business
shows a profit over all expenses o
$500.
John Truitt, proprietor of tn
Gilpin House, New Castle, has
$1,000 automobile which he got in
trade for his driving horse and car
riage. Truitt was taking a driv
near Bear Station, when he cam
upon a man whose autombile wa
broken down. J. Fank McWhorte
of Middletown, was in chage of tn
machine and he was in such a ba