Smyrna times., 1932-09-28

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admission to the grounds.
We are gratified when we have
an opportunity to note the prosper
ity of young men from Delaware in
far off Western sections of the
country. AS in the case of w. E.
Baggs, son of our worthy Post
master who some years ago left
here and made his home in North
Western Montana. He has been
for two years past the chief book
keeper and financial manager of a
large agricultural, carriage, and
freighting establishment, doing a
business of a hundred thousand
dollars or more annually. a few
weeks ago he was sent as dele
gate to the Territorial Republican
Convention. This speaks well for
one Of our boys.
On Tuesday afternoon ]. L. Wal
colt, Esq, sold as trustee under an
order of the Orphans Court at the
Court House door, Dover, the real
estate lately owned by William F.
Hawkins, deceased, and situated in
West Dover hundred, near the
Maryland & Delaware railroad.
One tract of 168 was sold to Mr..
Harvey Loper at $14.50 per acre;
another tract of SO acres was pur-
chased by Owen H. Nickerson at
$3.50 per acre; another tract of 103
acres was purchased by Albert
Comegys at S7.20 per acre, and a
piece of "a acres was sold in bulk
to Charles Powell for S151. After
the sale of the Hawkins land was
over, the administrator of Beau
camp Morris, decease, at the same
place, sold under an order of the
Orphans Court a part of the real
estate of the deceased for the pay
ment of debts. A tract of wood
land, containing so acres was sold
! to Wilson L. Cannon at S13.25 per
acre, and another tract of % acres
was purchased by ]. L. Walcott,
Esq, at SO per acre. These lands
are also located in West Dover
hundred near the Maryland & Del
aware railroad.
The Democrats of this county
held their county convention
Thursday and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Senators Wilson T.
Cavender, Duck Creek; Samuel D.
Roe, South Murderkill. Represen-
tatives- DR.. James T.Temple, Ken
ton; James Williams, West Dover;
Thomas Denney, East Dover; ].
Thomas Lowe, Little Creek; E. @.
Frazier, North Murderkill; DR.. B.
L. Lewis, Mispillion; Or. r. Y.
Watson, Milford; Sheriff, John S.
Harrington, Milford Coroner -
Amos Husley, North Murderkill;
Levy Court-David S. Wilds, Ken
ton; David NJ Cloud, Little Creek;
Benjamin G. Cubbage, West Dover;
! John w. Kirby, Milford The fol
lowing persons were elected as the
Executive Committee for Kent
County: Robert Raughley, East
Dover; John M Voshell, Duck
Creek; Franklin Temple, Kenton;
Henry L. Wilson, Little Creek;
James r. Powell, West Dover; E
T. Laton, North Murderkill; Robert
J. Reynolds, South Murderkill
Charles J. Harrington, Mispilliont
Robert J. Beswick, Milford. The
committee afterwards met anC
elected Robert Raughley as chair,
man.
The greatest rainfall known il
our town for many years began OF
Thursday last and continued with
out intermission until Saturday ev
ening. 1t is said by some of oul
oldest citizens that the volume o.
water which fell, exceeded any
!, thing heretofore seen by them
: Early Monday morning the storm
was renewed and continued unit
this morning, but Mondays anC
Tuesdays rain did not equal tha
of Friday and Saturday. Strang'
to say however, but slight damage
} was done compared to that dowr
: in other parts of the Middle At
2 lantic coast. The stopping at Col
f Inns Beach blew out and nearl,
] submerged the Island, the Hote
: and Pavilion being entirely sur
$ rounded by water A washout oc
e Cured on the State road abou
$ two miles above our town. So ia
e as can be ascertained' no mill dam
e in our vicinity have been broken
!. The dams enclosing the fish pom
, of William G. Hill broke and it ]
! supposed that most of his fish hav
I escaped. Isaac S. Lapham, how
j ever, was enabled by hard worI
and constant watching to save th
! dams surrounding his fish ponds
, Our town and neighborhoo
y breathe freer this morning, an
y congratulate themselves upon es
I Gaping the great calamity that bt