Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
PENINSULA NEWS.
stems Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

ware Railroad, we'll known to the en-
tire Peninsula, will be retired from ac
tive service on pension.
President Millington, of the State
Fair Association, reports that $50 per
acre were realized by farmers on some
OF the crops grown in 1899.
Mrs. N. NJ. Brown, Mrs. V. L. Cul-
bertson and Miss Addie Hazard, of
Wilmington, attended the funeral of
Mrs. Mary Burris, Middletown, Thurs
day.
The oldest Methodist society on the
Peninsula is that of Thomas Chapel.
just west of Dover, which celebrated
It's 120th anniversary last Sunday was
a week.
The forty prisoners in Dover Jail got
away with a big lot of turkey and |
fixins on Christmas day, at the ex-
pense of Sheriff Wharton, and they |
enjoyed it.
Home grown beans are readily bring |
ing $1.75 per bushel. One Dover
merchant has been buying all he could
lay his hands on at $1.25 per bushel,
and storing them for an advance in
price.
Rev. w. W. w. Wilson, D. D., for
merly of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, has been invited
to become pastor of church at Dan
bury, Conn, next conference year.
The steamer Clio made her last trip
for the season Friday. She will be
laid up for repairs and improvements,
preparatory to- resuming the route in
March, or as soon as the weather will
permit.
Never was so much drunkenness
seen among boys in Milford, as on last
Saturday afternoon and evening week.
1t was pitiful sight, indeed, and cal
cuiated to turn public opinion against
licensing liquor. Chronicle.
Secretary of War Root has sent to
Congress the report of the survey of
the St. Jones River, Delaware. The
improvement of this stream to limi-
ted extent is recommended by General
Smith, who made the preliminary ex-
animation.
Miss Lonah Helen Smith, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Smith, will
marry Mr.. Thomas }. Hodgson on
Wednesday evening, January 10, 1900,
at 6 o'clock. The ceremony will be
performed in Emmanuel NJ. E. Church,
Townsend.
f. E. BAcH's DENIAL.-He declares
that he did not receive any money from
Addicks, and stamps the story untrue.
Has not seen the original accusation,
but says: 81 have never received him,
directly or Indirectly, any pay, bribe,
present, or any other form of valuable
consideration or compensation.
Christmas had too much bug juice
in it for Charles s. Tribbett, of Willow
Grove. He went ON a rampage, ter
rorizlng the inhabitants of that village.
He then threatened the magistrate il
he didn't make it easy for him, and he
now holds quiet berth under the care
of Sheriff John b. Wharton.
BY a recent decision of the Supreme
Court it is unlawful for passenger on
a railroad to carry numerous" bnn.
dies on a train. The court says thai
the custom of carrying packages Of
merchandise is in derogation of the
common law contract and strips the
railroad company of a benefit possessed
at common law.
Houston -BINSIx WECDING.-At th,
home of the bride at noon, Wednesda,
Charles Bell Houston, of Millsboro
Del, former Speaker of the Della
Tunnell's staff, was quietly welded t.
Miss l.. Camille Binnex, daughter @
the late John n. Binnix, of Harris
burg, Pa.
The Farmers Institute of Kent cleo
1ed the following officers for the CON
ing year: President, John Heyd; vic
president. j. j. Rosa; secretary, Wei
ley Webb; treasurer, George W. Xii
len; Executive Committee, Gamali'
Garrison, James G. Robinson, r. NJ
Cooper, James p. Aaron, II. 1
Learned, Pennell Emerson, Rile
Melvin, J. M. Eisenbrey and B. F.
Woodall.
An investigation of the accounts
officers in the county building in Dow
is looming up bigger an bigger eac
week. The Union Republicans see
likely now to unite with the Regula
TO secure the appointment of the ne
essary committee. They are driven
this nv the failure of an officer of II