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county and State Items
ono hundred and fifty Wilmington
lo.-st. in high silk tiles and klo
o.-o" DoiI viii represent Delaware in the
Inauguration parade.
Representative Thomas b. smith
81 Wilmington, succeeds the late
Gavis Thompson as a trustee OF the
state Insane Asylum.
The ma.0rs sum of 5000 has been
oeared AZ 4 reward for the slayer OF
Katie Dugan, the girl who was muir
dered in Wilmington fe" weeks "so'
Delaware pensions have been gran
ted as follows: Original William
Morris, Teomas ROney, F. A. White
head. Original widows Mary M
MalOney.
DR.. Caleb r. Layton has sold his
residence in Georgetown to Landreth
l.. Layton, for $25OO. He expects to
remove his family to Oregon some
time this month.
Bradford Murphey, trainmaster of
the Delaware railroad, who recently
was stricken with paralysis, is very
much improved in health and his re-
coyery is expected to be speedy.
President of Wilmington City Coun-
ell N. r. Benson recently lost the dia-
mond from a $500 ring, and after offer
ing reward of 500 for the gem, found 1t
himself sticking in the mud several
weeks afterward.
Mrs. Catherine Cohie of Magnolia,
died Tuesday, aged 81 years, and was
hurled Thursday. She was to have
been married in q few days and had
prepared her wedding outfit, part Of
which was used for the interment.
George B. Hynson-fOrmerly OF Mil
ford-was elected to fill the chair Of
elOcutiOn, recently established at DelS-
wac College. Tho pOsitiOn-accord-
ing to the resolutions made Oy Tue
Trustees-will pay about $500 per year.
Jo,iuh II. Davidson, a respected citi-
zen of Milton, died Friday. He was
"A contractor and builder and has done
a great deal of work as ship Joiner for
Ex-Governor Ponder on the many coast
ing schoOners the latter has had built.
The Grand COnclave of Delaware,
Heptasophs, or Seven Wise Men, will
hold its annual session in Odd Fellows
hall. Wilmington, December 18th.
Representatives from all subordinate
conclaves will be represented at the
meeting.
By the changing of the State bound
arv line between Pennsylvania and
Delaware the families of John T. John
son. Mrs. Mary J. Chambers and
Thomas Seal find themselves sudden
changed from Delawareans to Perm
sylvanians.
A BRUTE's PUNIsHMENT.-Ten
wears in Jail, one hour in the pillory
20 lashes, $500 fine and costs OF prose
culion was the the sentence passed by
the Court Friday in Wilmington, upon
Jac0ues Di LASER, convicted OF an
attemDted felOnions assault upon littlt
Mary Grussenmyer. This is the eX
treme penalty provided by the statute
Miss Sidney A. Wells, formerly o
ElktOn' was married on Wednesda.
evening in Wilmington to William q
Mabaify. a son of United States Mar
shal H. C. Mahaffy. The bride wa
formerly principal of public school No
7 in Wilmington, and the groom Il
deputy clerk of the United State
Court. The wedding was a very bril-
liant affair.
Preparations for the 23d annual cor
yention of the Y. NJ. G. A. Association
oftbe states of Maryland, Delaware
West Virginia and the District of Go
lumbia, to be held in Wilmington, ar
in progress. 1t will be three day
convention lasting over January 19t
to 22d. The meetings will be held i
all the evangelical churches and th
Y. NJ. c. A. hall.
Miss Elya Nelson, daughter of JOh
r Nelson.(sou of the late Wm. "
Nelsonl. and Mr.. Thomas J. Smith, {
Easton Nd, were married on Thur
day last, Rev. 6. Il. Hardesty, OF ,
Georges M. z. Church, assised by Rev
R. K. Stevenson, performing the cer'
snOny. A large number Of invite
guests were present. and the present
to lhe happy couple were numeroI
and costly. =
The Republican party OF East Dow
hundred has been divided into factor
for wears. but last week they got Il
gether and harmOnized past ditferer
ces. dropped both their old clubs an
formed new club out of and frOI
members of by both the old clubs, wit
membership of 220. This does NJ
look as though the Republicans OF DE
aware intend to give up the tight
IBIS State yet.
H;s guN AND TOE WENT OFF.
George Dennis, a young boy living
Tow1send. is st the hospital at Far
burst undergoing treatment from
gunshot wound which took oil I
great toe of his left foot. On Saturd
George. in company with a fFieI
went out to hunt cottontails. He "
carrying his gun downward and
some manner it exploded and Geor
found that his toe had gone OH ali
THE WIFE's FAvoRITE CAME Y
BEsT.-John w WatsOn, negro employ
on the farm of County Recorder }.
shaIeross. of St. Georges Hundr
put two bullets into another Ia
hand. Andres Thomas, Thursday, G
in his left breast and another IN
hack Thomas had accused Watson
being to intimate with his wlie ana
winning up the ground with b
Thomas is lying at deaths door IN j.,
county hospital and Watson mas II
The mention of the legislature
calls the fact that there is alread
plentiful crop Of applicants for
clerkship Of the Senate and House
REPRESENTATIVES Almost every
brings forth a new one. Should
increase, in the same ratio, during
Dresent month, there will be many
i -. -. tha mint of the Z