Smyrna times., 1895-12-11
County and State Items.

WiIe as MS private secretary during his tern
at Washington.
The Adams Express COMPANY now 20
qulres every sender of a package to put hi.
or her name on it.
The Dover Telephone Company has con
tracted with Ezekiel Fleming, of Harrington
for the necessary poles.
For violating the game laws by exposing
rabbits for sale, Reese Frazer, of Dover
was arrested and fined 81.
Sheriff Shaw, of Kent County, sold the
storehouse of James C. Reed, at Harring-
ton, to Dr. b. L. Lewis, for $500.
itCookman NJ. E. Church, Wilmington. has
unanimously requested Rev. John France
to remain in the pastorate another year.
Pensions have been allowed Albert Wv
man of Townsend, Del, and the minor
children of Mathew Shafer of Delaney.
George C. Rothwel, Of Blackbird hun
dred, announces himself as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Coroner of
New Castle County next year.
The remains of Mr.. Joseph R. Whitaker
Of Dover makes Ala bodies so far reduced to
ashes at the Philadelphia Crematory since
Its establishment few years ago.
Miss Mary R Cooper, of Camden. sister
OF Col. E. t. Cooper, and Chas. H. Jolls. OF
Mlddletown, will be married ON Wednesday.
December Is, at 2 O'Clock. p. NJ.
John c. Hopkins, surveyor of Dover is
engaged IN establishing and locating the
boundry line between Kent and Sussex
counties in accordance of a resolution
passed at the last General Assembly.
Mrs. Rebecca W. Scott, wife of Rev.
Alfred L. Scott, died suddenly Monday
week at her home in Wilmington, from
aapoplexy, in her Goth year. Her husband
HVe sons and two daughters survive her.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph I. Rash, of Pearson's Corner. an
nouncing the marriage of their daughter
Mary to Nathan H. Hutchins, on Wednes-
day, December 49, at the home of the bride.
at O'Clock in the evening.
Squire Charles H. McWhorter, who died
last week, in Wilmington, at one time re-
sided on the farm now owned bv Robert
Raughley, near Dover. He made himself
noted for fast trotter and hoisting the
confederate flag at the top of new barn.
AT the sale of land on Thursday at Mid
dletown, by Mr.. Mcfarland, of West
Chester, the Vandergrift farm of 421 acres
and the l34 acres marsh land attached
brought S3,240. Mr.. Alex. Maxwell bought
the farm of 164 acres near Odessa for "a $40
William L. Smithers, whose nOm-de-plume
IS Reuben Scraggs," delivered his lecture
on The Whirligig of Politics. Thursday
night IN the Town Hall at Frederica. MIR.
Smlthers first saw the light in Frederick.
and spent his bOyhood there. A large
audience greeted him.
Cards are out announcing the wedding of
Annie G., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w n
jackson, of Magnolia, to William NJ. George.
on Thursday, December 26, and also on the
same evening Sarah E., daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. N. H. Griffith, of near Kenton.
Will be united in marriage to Mr.. Harry
Pratt.
Next spring every man who enjoys hunt
ing says the Milford Chronicle should
JON and purchase at least one thousand
quan and turn them out for breeders. This
viii insure plenty of quail next fall. and in
the meantime what few there are here now.
should be let alone. If this is not done
quail shooting IN Delaware is a thing of tbe
past.
Mrs. AODICKs WILL NOT APPEA1.-The
philadelphia Times" Saturday said H.
5. Cattell, attorney for Mrs ]. Edward Ad-
dicks, wife of the gas magnate and the man
who is making the great effort to be Sena-
tor from Delaware, whose suit for divorce
In the Delaware courts has resulted in her
husbands favor, said that it is not probable
that his client will make an appeal. Mr..
Addicks intends to bring suit against several
OF the witnesses for purgury.
1t is probable that more holly will be
shipped from the Peninsula this season than
ever before. The reason of this fact is that
last season considerable money was made on
shipments which went out and this season
more people have engaged in the business
than ever before. Only small branches on
which there are plenty of red berries are |
shipped and the holly is carefully packed.
The shipping Is mostly from Sussex County.
ANDERsOS-HAYDEN,- William W. Ander- |
son, the night manager Of the Postal Tele- |
graph Company, Wilmington, and Miss
Emma B. Hayden of Fieldsboro, were
married in the Union NJ. E. Church, near
the latter place, on Wednesday. The bride |
was given away by her uncle, Thomas |
Deakyne Miss Addie D. Hayden, a sister
Of the bride played the wedding march. |
The ushers were Abram Hayden, Clarence |
NosheI, W. Harman Reynolds ana George /
Vail.
RESIGNED AND THEN DrED.-Governor
Watson Tuesday week appointed William
". FHtchett Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public for Wilmington, vice Charles
ID. McWhorter, resigned. Mr.. Pritcbett
had been county constable for about
twenty years. Squire McWhorter's resie-
nation was sent to the Governor on Monday
and the next night he died. He had bean
i'll for a long while Of pulmonarv
troubles. Mr.. MeWhorter was born in ST
Georges; New Castle County, in 1895, and /
had lived IN Wilmington since 1881. He /
was elected to the State Senate in 1878. and |
again in 1884. He was appointed clerk
Of the Orphans Court and Register in
Chancery by Governor Biggs.
FIGHTEo OVER THE ADD1cKs, CUSTER.
Wilmington dispatch says; The threat
Of the anti-Addieks Republican paper the
petition, with its 800 signatures, asking the
Republican County Committee to read Ad-
dicks. and State Senator Robert j. Handy
out OF the Republican party, was not carried
out Saturday Ex-senator Anthony Hig
gins is credited with stopping the publi-
cation. The Higgins people, or some Of
them, are rather fearful Of the effect of
such publication at present. The treat
OF the Addicks people to make every siener
Of the petition pledge himself at the prin-
aries next year, or keep him from voting.
was effective.
n. b. The above from the ''Philadelphia
Record" proved premature, for the ''Morn-
ing News" Of that day di d have the petition
reading the above men out Of the partv.
with 627 names attached.