Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

flying trip over the country during the
canvass, so says an exchange.
Some of Cedar Creek hundreds 700
voters will suffer from the effects of the
new registration law. Only 25O of
them are now qualified.
Three frst-class football teams will
play game in Wilmington this season,
the Warren Club, Delaware College
and the Wilmington High School.
The money amounting to $67, which
has been collected for ice for the Della
ware soldiers, will be use to buy deli
CAGES for those who are so unfortunate
as to be compelled to go to the hos
pital.
Charles X. Gibson, son of Mr.. Jos.
L. Gibson, of Odessa, aud a graduate
of the Moody Bible School, gave Bible
readings in the NJ. E. church, Middle
town, Sunday morning and evening of
last week.
Mrs. William Williams, of Milford,
was striken with paralysis in the grave
yard while attending the funeral of
friend Thurday and died that night.
She was so years old and leaves
family.
The State Convention of the Society
of Christian Endeavor will be held in
Central Presbyterian Church, Will
mington, on Oct. 26, 81 and 28. Among
the speakers so far procured is DR..
Francis e. Clark, the founder of the
Christian Endeavor movement.
| SUSSEX PROHIBITIONIsTs MEET. The
Prohibitions of Sussex held their con-
vention at Georgetown, Thurday, and
nominated a straight county ticket, but
left blank the candidates for General
Assembly, so that all these can be
queried in regard to their view on
local option.
Mrs. Robert J. Hill, of Pennington,
died in Philadelphia where she had
gone for treatment last week. De-
ceased was 63 years of age and was q
daughter of Governor Tharp. William
NJ. Harrington died at Harrington,
aged "a years.
RECONCILIATION OF MILITIA.-Gov.
ernor Tunnel has received an invita-
tion to attend a national convention o.
the governors of every State in the
Union ON February 8, 1899, for tn,
purpose of discussing plans for re
organization of the State militia.
The Smyrna call hopes that Mr.
Handy will be sufficient to draw tn
farmer from 'his corn shocks" Yes
he may be, but Br'er Handy will ge
the husks and the Hon. John H. Hof
fecker the corn.-MOrning NeiUS.
CoLoRED SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNvEN
T1oN.-The eleventh annual distric
educational Sunday School conventio,
of the Wilmington district of the Phil
adelphia A. NJ. E. Conference, wa
held Thursday and Friday in Trinit
A. M. E. Church, Middletown.
The work of oiling the bed of th
Delaware railroad to lay the dust
being continued, the first experimer
having proven a success. Several ad
!: ditional miles have been oiled and theI
r is much less dust on the portion s
4 treated than on any other. Passel
!. gers have passed many favorable con
o ments on the change.
!. DIED AT LAST. Holl
:, died near Cheswold Sunday week.
: was believed, and upon very good al
D thority, that she was 100 years OLE
4 She had been in the county almshoui
: for some time, and has son aged
o and a daughter aged rs years. JaI
r Casson, who is now living at the aim
q house, is 107 years old.
" The Regulars and the Unions ha'
made another effort to get together {
Legislative Ticket i'll Kent coun
and have again failed. They had bo
better give it up as a bad job and he
elect the Democratic candidates.
DeLGaOGreGn.
What the DeLGWGreGn suggests
believed to be the full purpose of t
Regulars.
WEDDING BELLS In DOVER
gagements have been announced
follows: Du Pont 1. G. Walker al
Miss Leila Cole, daughter of form
Sheriff Amos Cole. Alden B. Richar
son, Jr., eldest son of Harry A. Ric
ardson, and Miss Parvis. DIR. Howa
- M. Wilkinson, of the drug firm of W
D kinson & Wilkinson, and Miss Mel
D. Packard.
A decree of absolute divorce W
granted last week to Mrs. Rosalie
70 Addicks from her husband, J. Edwa
Addicks. The subject of alimony
not mentioned in the decree.
n. DEGREES of absolute divorce We
eh last week, granted in the cases of S
er lie B. Loper VS. Mitchell G. Lop
Mary Fetzer VS. Jacob F. Fetzer, a
~ Jennie Thatcher VS. John @. Thatch,
KILLING FISH. Milford, Sept. 20
The fishermen in this vicinity are co
planning in relation to the killing of
fish in the river in this locality, o
for some distance down the river. ]
cause of the trouble has been locat
g and it is found that the young 81
and other fish are being destroyed
IN the thousand by the refuse from
u waste particles of the tomato, VIII
D. comes from the boiling kettles, 6
which are run off into the stream.
WILL Nor BE HANGED. Upon
ry' recommendation of the Board of 2
q dons, Gov. Tunnell has commuted
u imprisonment for life the sentenc
William H. Fisher, colored, convic
in the Court of Oyer and Termine
n New Castle county of breaking into
. house of Maria Hunt of No. 515 "
Sixth street, Wilmington, at nightti
with the intention of committing
onious assault, and sentenced to
hanged on Oct. 7th next.
MAY HAVE Two BANKS. s.-Lewes