Smyrna times., 1898-04-27
DELAWARE ITEMS.

Marvll, ex-representative State, died
in Dover Wednesday, aged 50 years.
The Twentieth Century Club, of
Smyrna, has selected pink, white and
green as its colors.
A petition to Governor Tunnel ask
ing that Cavalry Company be author
lied to organize in Milford, was circu-
lated by DR.. G. L. Grier
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Frances Fish Bender to
Joseph B. Yearsley. on Thursday eve
ming, April 98th, at 8 O'Clock.
Francis Smith, of Dover, was as
sessed $12.55 for damage inflicted upon
COW owned by Charles Sanders,
caused by a vicious dog belonging to
Smith.
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., has bought
the Auditorium, at Eleventh and and
Madison streets, Wilmington, from the
Wilmington Real Estate Company
for $4,000.
Secretary of State James H. Hughes
and James L. WolcOtt, Jr., have form
ed a partnership and will occupy the
offices formerly occupied by the late
Hon. James L. WolcOtt.
MARRIED. the residence of the
BRIDES sister, in New York City, April
Goth, 1898, by the Rev. DR.. w. H. P.
Faunce, George Paris and Mary R.
Green, both of Dover, Delaware.
The marriage of Miss Ellen Dale and
Curtis Bennett Ellison Holton, of
Philadelphia, formerly of Middletown,
will take place in the Bethany Metho-
dist Protestant Church, Pocomoke
City, Md, Adril 27th-tO-day.
The war scare has had such an effect
upon the morocco business in Will
mington that some eff the workmen
have been discharged. Unless there
is a change in very short time some
of the factories will go upon half time.
Rev. T. E. Montgomery, former
pastor of the Olivet Presbyterian
Church, of Wilmington, asked the
Presbytery of New Castle at Dover
Wednesday for letter of dismissal
to the Congregational Church.
The congregation of the Methodist
Protestant church, in Dover, has de-
cided to accept the Rev. Lewis Ran
dali, sent to that church by the recent
conference which convened in Balti-
more. The members of the church
first refused to accept the minister.
The women of Wilmington were told
Friday evening why they should be
given the right to vote aud why equal
suffrage is a good thing. One of the
most capable of women speakers ad-
dressed the Equal Suffrage Association
conference. The cause of equal suf-
frage is not dead-it is not even slum-
bering.
Anticipating that the Government
will need an extra supply of prismatic
or hexagonal powder, such as is used
in big guns, the E. l. DUPONT, de Ne
mours & Co., have commenced the
building of another mill at their large
plant along the Brandywine, and the
men are at work in Wilmington ma
chine shops, night and day, making
the machinery for the new mill.
John Webb and George Venables,
of Seaford, who are employed in the
Blades crate factory, boasts of being
the fastest strawberry crate makers in
the state. They made $50 crates in
four and one half hours, and offer to
put up a forfeit of $25 that they can
make more than that number during the
time mentioned.
LENGTH OF THE War.-Asked how
long he thought the war would last,
Senator George Gray of Delaware
said: ''It is unsafe to predict at this
hour how long the war will last. 1t
ought not to last longer than few
weeks, if we are as we'll prepared as
we are led to believe we are"
Candidates for political offices to
be filed next Fall are making their
wants known. For Clerk of the Peace
we have W. Denney HAZEL, r. Y.
Wallen and Capt. A. II. Smith as pos
sible candidates from Duck Greek hun
dred, and David S. Wilds and David
Reese from Kenton Hundred. The
Democrats already talk of organizing
for the campaign.
The Milford Chronicle thus refers to
the new election Bill: The new cleo
tion and registration laws as presented
to the legislature are partisan measures
loaded to the muzzle, and if passed as
they are, the minority party would be
loaded down with letters equal to the
unjust and shameful methods as now
practiced in Virginia and other South
ern States. These laws bear watching
closely by republicans.
The eleventh annual convention of
the New Castle County W. @. I. o.,
was held in Townsend on Wednesday.
The seats were filed with delegates,
whose earnest faces showed strong
purpose and faithful hearts. At $50
A. NJ. devotional services were conduc-
ted by Mrs. r. H. Matlack, of Will
mington. The convention was then
called to order by Mrs. M. s. Cranston
president of the w. G. I. o., of New
Castle County. The roll was called
and all of the Unions an Y's excepting
one were represented.
Preparations are being made to cele-
brate the 2O0th anniversary of the lay
ing of the corner stone of Old Swedes
Church, Wilmington, and Revs. H.
Ashley Henry and Martin B. Dunlap
5 and DR.. Horace Burr, J. S. Grobe and
' Charles M. Curtis have been appointed
: a Committee of Arrangements. An.
r other committee, including Hon.
! Thomas F. Bayard and E. 7. Candy,
/ has been appointed to secure subscrip
tions to improve the interior of the
church. at a cost of $4,000.