Smyrna times., 1893-05-03

icLe, was caught by Lake Collins this
length, and when dressed for market
weighed one hundred and ninety-eight
pounds. --
Miss Fanny G. McWhorter and VIM,
H. Crooks were married at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, Charles H. |
McWhorter, in Wilmington, by the |
Rev. A. N. Keigwin ON Thursday |
night. -
Dennis Ahern, foreman of section
No, 8, Delaware Railroad, died on
Thursday night at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Lockerman, in
Blackbird hundred, aged &C years.
He leaves four sons and two daughters.
The Rev. T. G. Littell, D. D., and
familyNwill sail for Europe about the
end of June. He resigned the pastor
ate of St. Johns Church, to take rest,
after twenty-one years of almost con-
tinuous service.
Mrs. Mary Ann Stuart, who was
buried Friday of last week near Green
wood, was a venerable woman. When
pounds, but at her death less than $50.
She was a daughter of the late Major
John Sorden, formerly Register of
Wills of Sussex county.
Simon Cohen the only Wilmington
policeman on the force of Jewish birth
and descent, had to walk the chalk
line although he was one of the most
efficient officers on the force. No He
brews are wanted on the new force,
but hearty welcome is extended to
Irish, Poles, Hungarians and Italians.
DR.. Albert Whitley, one of the oldest
and most respected and cultured ply
sicians of this State died suddenly at
his home in Frederick, on Thursday
morning from a stroke of appOlexy.
DIR. Whitley was born and raised near
Whitelysburg, a village on the Mary
lamb and Delaware line, and commen-
ced the practice of medicine when
quite young, at Frederick.
The Philadelphia North american, in
a very weak effort to poke some FUN"
at this state says The State of Del
aware has practically abolished its
National Guard by refusing to apprO-
pirate the sum of $4,000 per year for its
maintenance. 1t can now do we'll to
abolish the state government, which is
of very small account anyhow, and
costs about one hundred thousand a
year. --
Clerk Layton of the House, who re-
Gently bought q one-half interest in
! ~, ,ioty J., Tsla hov
half Wednesday. The Fenwink's Is
land Company will pro baby construct
a railway from Frdnkford to the island
soon. Mr.. Layton has associated with
him William II. KenwOrthy, Frank
Taylor and Willard salisbury of Will
mington, Representatives Hickman
and Dasey and others, including, it is
said, Preston Lea of Wilmington.
The bill to provide for an inspection
of milk has become law. 1t provides
that a milk inspector shall be appoin-
ted at salary of $500, one-half of
which is to be paid by the city and the
other half by the State. An inspection
is to be made once a month. DR.. E.
w. Cooper, the president of the State
Board of Health, said that it was neces-
sary to have some such law, az 45O
children die in Wilminton every year
from diseases which may come from
bad milk.
On Thursday, goth inst, licenses
were granted by the court to the fol-
lowing persons Charles J. Armstrong,
Smyrna J. p. Goldsboro, Clayton J
M. Ford, Dover W.O Price, Camden,
Frank Brockson, FELTON,; Joseph
Wood, Bowers Beach E. Z. Veasey
Kits Hammock w. J. Campbell,
Woodland Beach Alexander New
man, Harrington; ThOs. E. Heath,
Harrington; E. Call, Milford; Frank
Kramlich, Milford w. T. Williamson
Frederick; R. H. Preston, Leip
sic; c. D. Sypherd, druggist. Dover
STOLEN HORsEs.-It appears that
the mare recovered at Hockessin or
Tuesday last Was stolen from DR.. Hub