Smyrna times., 1912-12-11
NEWS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Nelghbors and their Doings.
Efforts are being made to induce
the Board of Education to add COM
mercial department to the Seaford Pub
lie School.
Governor Pennewill has appointed
James j. Pierce, of Milford, Justice
of the Peace and Notary Public, to
succeed the late Charles G. Fisher.
Miss Carrie Tomlinson and Thomas
Lohan, both of Frederica, were united
in marriage November 20, in Will
mington. They will reside in Fred
erica.
Because of a scarcity of good horses
for farm work. a number of Sussex
County farmers are anticipating going
into the business of breeding and rails
ing horses for market purposes.
With hundreds of grist mills lay
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because of a lack of water power,
the two mills of Seaford are running
night and day to take care of the
pressing demand for flour and feeds.
Walter Jester of Little Creek hun
dred harvested 81 baskets of white
potatoes from the seed of one small
peach basket, while Alfred C. Dill
realized 185 baskets from five small
baskets of seed potatoes.
Senator Works, of California, in
troduced into the Senate on Tuesday, a
joint resolution proposing a consti7
tutional amendment that shall pro-
vide for the election of the President
and Vice President by direct vote of
the people.
A movement is on foot to request
the Legislature to combine the offices
of State Highway Commissioner and
County Engineer for New Castle
County so that all the highways in
the county shall be under the supervi
sion of one engineer.
Waitman Hopkins, brother of Clerk
of the Orphans Court, Romulus A.
Hopkins, died suddenly in Harrington
Monday night, aged 48 years. He
was in perfect health and splendid
spirits the evening previous. The
funeral was held Thursday.
The Maryland State Roads Commits
sion last week completed the new
state road to Kingston. This road is
about fifteen miles in length, macad-
amized, and is one of the best pieces
of road built on the Eastern Shore
The improved road between Princess
Anne and Crisfeld is now completed,
with the exception of a small link
between Crisfeld and Marion, a dis
trict of eigth miles.
A few years ago Frisby Kirby, q
farmer who resides along the bay
shore near Milford, found a nest OF
wild duck eggs. He took them home
and set them under a hen, and was
surprised when several of the eggs
Matched. The young ducklings grew
rapidly and soon matured. 1t occurred
to Mr.. Kirby that possibly the raise
ing of these fowl for market would
be very profitable occupation. Fl
accordingly went into the bushes!
very extensively. AS result of hi
venture he now lhas a fine flock Of
wild duck, both black and mallard
consisting of over five hundred.
Owing to the small size of the oys
ters which are being caught in the
Mispillion River, the oystermen o.
Milford have abandoned this stream
and are now longing the Broadkih
river, about six miles further soutl
} on the bay front. AS a result OF
) this change, Milford is now being
supplied with some of the finest oys
ters ever sold there. The Broadklil
oysters are almost all large, fin
single ones, and are not punched a
are those now caught in the Mispil
lion. the oyster thieves who robbie
! the Mispilliop beds last year ar,
: blamed for the scarcity of the bivalve
in the local river.
z For having the best railroad ex
: hibit at the American Land and Irri
: cation Exposition in New York, tn
z Pennsylvania Railroad has bee
z awarded silver cup. The compan
: in its campaign for better farmin
z along its lines has during the pas
: year collected specimens of fruit an
Z vegetables for an exhibit at the Ian
z show in New York. The space occu
= pied by the railroad is decorated in
: unique style designed to typify tn
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