Smyrna times., 1897-11-17
County and State Items.


Milford is contemplated.
Hog cholera is causing the death of
many hogs around Camden.
Two thousands baskets of sweet pota-
toes were shipped from Milford to
Philadelphia Friday.
Judge Grubb has sailed for Europe
on the Kaiser Wilhelm II to spend the
winter at sea and along the Mediter-
ranean shores for the benefit of his
health.
Burglars entered J. c. Bakers resi-
dence at Dover, on Sunday night, and
stole a gold watch and a small sum of
money. The watch belonged to Mr..
Bakers neice, Miss Wells.
The artesian we'll, which is being
drilled in Newark, is not likely to be
success. 1t has reached a depth of 3S5
feet. Rock was struck at a depth of
As feet, and it is still encountered.
Ernest Sipple has been chosen prin-
cipal of the Frederica public school to
succeed Principal Hearn, who will the
first of the year remove to Snow Hill,
Md. to accept position in a bank
The public school children of Will
mington will raise $500 to buy a Bible,
to be given to the gunboat Wilmington
at the same time the silver service is
presented by the Citizens Committee.
The remOdeling of Wesley Church is
progressing rapidly at Dover. The
brick and slate work is finished The
Mite Society will donate the new pews.
Several memorial windows will also be
put in.
misrepresentation to the State Leg
islature Horace Brown has been ap-
pointed passenger, baggage and freight
agent and saving fund depositary at
Lewes, vice E. j. Rawlins, resigned.
This appointment will date from No
vembel Goth
That age does not prevent marriage
was shown at Lincoln recently when
Simon Frame, aged 20 years, and Mrs.
Angeline Morris, who is IS years of
age, were married. Mrs. Morris lived
near Lincoln, and Frame at Angola.
They will live near Millsboro.
Miss Miriam Sheppard, a daughter
of the Rev. c. F. Sheppard, will sing
at musicale to be given at Ridgely,
Friday, under the auspices of the pub
lie school. She will also sing at a
musicale to be given at Harrington on
November 26th by Miss Martha Burn
ite.
For threatening to annhilate tax col
lector Marshall Pierce of Christians
hundred farmer John Stuart of Green
hill, will have to answer his threat al
the upper court. There are two things
that man, poor man, cannot escape
from in this world and they are death
and taxes.
The ice e-house of James DickersOI
of Townsend, was burned Sunday
morning. The building was completely
destroyed. After the fire number o.
charred bones were found in the ruins
By some it was thought that these
were bones of tramp who had beer
sleeping there.
James Welch's residence in Milford
was damaged to the extent of 5000 OF
Thursday evening by fire. The fameI
threatened the destruction of adjacen
buildings, but after 30 minutes worl
they were subdued. The fire resulted
from a lamp exploding The loss il
covered by insurance.
Internal Revenue Collector Parlett
for the Maryland and Delaware Dis
tricts has appointed a Maryland maj
as a keeper of Government bOndeC
warehouse at Georgetown, Del, an,
Republicans are angry, as there wer
about 20 Delawareans after the plum,
which pays about "a day.
United States Senator r. r. Kenney
Speaker of the Senate Hezekiah Har
rington, State auditor B. L. Lewes
Clerk of the Peace William NJ. Dick
son, Charles J. Harrington, B. F. Col
Inns and Harry Matthews left yestel
day for a cunning trip in Virginia
They will be gone for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Clayton hav
issued invitations for the marriage {
their daughter, Miss Adella Can
Clayton, to Thomas Clayton Frame
Jr., on Wednesday, November oath, a
$50 o'clock, p. NJ, in Forrest Presby
terian Church, Middletown. Mr.. Fran
is an attorney in Dover.
Miss Madeline Colburn, daughter ,
Arthur Colburn, of Philadelphia, an
Walter Judson Spraugell, of Tenne
see, were married Thursday night,
Christ Episcopal Church at Delawal
City. Bishop Leighton Coleman of
ciated, and he was assisted by Re-
George S. Gassner, rector of IL
church.
The N. P. Church of Frederica hel
an interesting and unique entertain
ment recently. The admission fee WI
five cents, two eggs and a pie. One
the attractions were a number of me-
of the town trimming women's ha
without assistance. The proceeds we
TO the fund being raised to have Il
church repainted.
Cards announce the wedding
Presley Ennis of near Dover, al
Miss Alice M. Hinsley of WyOmin
which will take place on Tuesd
evening, November 3Oth, in the W
oming Methodist Episcopal Churc
The ceremony will be followed by
reception, which will be held at t
residence of the brides parents.
A. N. Brown, secretary Of the De
ware State Fair Association, says IL
he has a movement on foot that W
give Dover the greatest Fourth OF Jr
celebration next year ever known IN
history There will also be a gral