The sun., 1897-11-24
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
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Smoot had been suffering several months
with consumption and severe attacks o
heart trouble at times, and was in this
way attacked standing in his room last
night, but died before medical aid could
be summoned. Mr.. Smoot had lived on
Colonel Trademarks farm on the edge OF
Milford for the last twenty years, and
was always of a most jolly and jovial
dsposition He leaves wife the sister
OF Dr. Harris lee Page, formerly Of this
town, but now OF New Britain, Conn.
The so-,aled wild man, who was
bought to Milford on Saturday night by
j. W. Aiken and placed in the lookup
here, was released yesterday. appeared
perfectly sane but his broken language
was very bad to understand. He was
supposed to be Il Russian or Norwegian
and found his way to Aikcn's home on
Saturday afternoon, and they gave him
his supper and offered to let him 60 to
bed, but he refused and they could not
understand him, and as he acted
strangely, tied his hands and brought,
him here where the town authorities
took him in charge until yesterday.
| j.. f. Roberts, accompanied by special
police job Beard, OF Camden, \. j., was
here yesterday looking ior negro who
had stolen Mr.. Roberts bicycle, but
without success, but while in the coun-
try with Constable Ross they arrested Iii
Van for which Ross has had writ for
about a year, but could not capture him.
Van was brought to Milford and taken
before Justice of the Peace Cullen, where
he was fined three dollars and costs for
assault upon another negro named IIig-
gins.
Thanksgiving on Thursday next will
be very appropriately observed here. A
sunrise meeting will be held in the Ave
nue. NJ. E. Church at $50 a. m, and the
different churches will hold a joint meet
ing in the Baptist Church at 1890 a. m.,
when DR.. T. +. Martindale will preach
Iii the evening a social purity meeting
under the auspices of the Women's
Christian Union will take place in the
Avenue NJ. L. Church at which place
Mrs. L. c. Marks Of Wilmington, will
be present and deliver an address in the
interest Of the Girls Industrial School.
Dr. 7. +. Martindalc and Rev. II. S.
Bunstcin will also deliver addresses on
this occasion.
Hon. j. W. Causey joined Supt. r. S.
Holiday and Il party of friends in a
special car yesterday on cunning trip
around Georgetown and points south.
Frederick Mullen, Of Wilmington, is
visiting relatives in Slaughter Neck and
bagging game.
j. y. Tomlinson, Assistant Yard Mas
ter Of the P. r. r., at the Washington
avenue station, Philadelphia, and his
wife are visiting relatives here.
Davis r. Gricr spent Sunday with his
brother, DR.. Frank l.. Gricr, in Camden,
Del.
DR.. James &. Stanton, who has been
living in Camden, n. j., for several
years, will move here in a few days, in
his property recently purchased Of the
General Torbcrt estate, corner Of North
Second and Walnut streets. The doctor
has been in poor health Of late and
hopes to improve by getting relieved Of
his very large practice in Camden.
Col. Mark II. Davis is in Wilmington
and Philadelphia on business
Henry Erbsmchl is in Laurel
DR.. 7. +. .iartindaie is in Salisbury,
Md
Thos. r. Hcnthorn, who has been in
western Pennsylvania and Ohio, selling
machinery for the last six weeks is home
again.
Presiding Elder r. II. Adams, was in
Milford, yesterday.
Mrs. A. +. Archer, has returned from
Philadelphia, after a three weeks visit
among relatives.
Mrs. Frank Reedy, returned from
New York, ON Saturday. Having spent
six weeks there with her daughter Mrs. |
Virgil Prcttynlan.
Vincent Moore, aged SO years, of
Frederick, died Sunday morning.
David II. RoSscIl, Of the News and |.
Advertiser, is in Philadelphia.
The primary departments Of the South
Milford public schools are arranging for
a Mother Goose festival to be held on
Friday December 3rd.
Quimhy Lyman is building a new
hol!Sc ON his farm near town. Cuntrac-
tor SamWo,th, Of Wilmington, cxpcctsto
complete il early in December
The public schools closed yesterday
and studies will be resumed
on Monday, Yesterdays attendance
was quite small; many pupils having
gone to- see the gunboat Wilmington.
III" Newport Whist Club met with
John II. Rice on Monday evening.
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