Smyrna times., 1900-05-02
NEWS OF THE PENINUSLA.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE.
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People We Known.

With Regard to People We Known.
Marydel has a crack baseball team
and will challenge any nine between |
the two bays.
William J. Simpson and John w.
Herring, of Milford, have gone to Eu-
rope, to remain four months. They !
will visit the Paris Exposition.
The saw mill opposite the railroad
station at Milford, has been torn down
and the Caulk Dental Manufactur-
ing Co. will erect a laboratory on its
site.
The Pendulum Chair Co., of Mil
ford, begins operations this week.
The company already has orders suf-
ficient to keep it very busy for six
months.
The body of the wife of the late DR..
Frank Hazel has been removed from
Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia, to
Lakeside cemetery, Dover, and inferred
beside her husband.
Vinyard Bros, are removing the ma
chinery from the hull of the burned
steamer Delaware. They soon will
begin the construction of a new boat
for the Milford Philadelphia route.
At the Presbyterian church in Dover
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. j. b. Tur-
ner, by numerous requests repeated
sermon in the morning entitled ''Our
Fathered Friends" a plea for the
birds.
Mrs. Julia A. Harrington, widow of
the late David Harrington, at Dover,
died April gath, in Philadelphia. De-
ceased was the mother of Avery Har-
rington. Esq, and DIR. Cove S. Har-
rington. Funeral services were held
at Wesley NJ. E. Church, Dover, Sat
urday. She was rs years old.
The J. Edward Addicks Republican
Club, of Wilmington, is completing
arrangements for attending the Re-
publican National Convention on June
10Th. The club, says the Sun will go
to Philadelphia 1000 strong. It has
engaged the First Regiment Band,
Hyatt's Military Band and Wright's
Band, all of that city.
There are number of charters to be
found floating around in the country
to-day, one-half of which are never
used after being procured. In a great
many cases the capital required to put
them into successful operation is not
forthcoming, and in other instances
the incorporators cannot agree on the
organization of the companies.
Lewis G. Vandegrift, representing
the widow of the late John p. Cochran
is to contest the will of the late dis
tinguished Delawarean. Mr.. Cochran
died about four years ago, leaving his
estate to his five children. Partial dis
tribution of it has been made. Mr.
Vandegrift refuses to discuss the sub
iect.
Two curious cases were on trial IL
the General Sessions Court at Dover
last week. Five men were accused o
the robbery of trunks from the Della
ware Railroad baggage room. WheI
arraigned before Clerk Downs, one o
the prisoners was found to be deaf anC
dumb. An interpreter of the sign Ian
guage was found and the prisoner
plead guilty to the charge. Anothe
prisoner named George Harris wa
charged with stealing carriage robes
and when he came to plead before tn
court he was found to be insane. Sucl
peculiar instances never before occur
red in our courts.
An interesting contest has develops
in the Democratic party between tn
followers of ex-Congressman l.. Irvini
Handy and of United States Senate
II. r. Kenney, both men desiring t
head the delegation from this State t
the national convention to be held i
Kansas City on July 4th. Mr.. Hand
stands as the high priest of Bryanisr
in Delaware, his fealty to the apostl
Bryan being unbroken. Senator Ken
ney also was an ardent free silverite
but is now classed as being willing t
trim about to meet exigencies that ma
arise at the Kansas City Convention
Handy undoubtedly has the followin
of the free silverites in New Castl
county, and in the upper part of Kent
: but Senator Kenney and his lieuten
ants can swing the radical Bryanite
through the remainder of the State.
s Senator r. r. Kenney's action i
n supporting Quay in his contest to b
: seated as senator on the appointmer
of the governor of Pennsylvania ha
had the effect of starting the gold Den
ocrata after his soaln They clair