Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
PENINSULA MATTER
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM TIE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interest,
Yet Every Week Brings Its Changes With
Regard to People Well Known.

sor is hardin Delaware-and fire.
quently end at the Jail.
Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, D. D.,
proposes to consecrate All Saints
Church in Delmar, on All Saints Day,
Nov. 1st, 1900.
The registration in Delaware COM
pleted shows the people aroused at last
to the grave duties and responsible
ties resting upon the election on No
vember 9th.
Senator Kenney has recovered his
health sufficient to again to take an
active part in the closing days of the
campaign.
Fire destroyed two stacks of wheat
on the farm of Miss Harriet Houston,
tenanted by Mr.. Harry Grow, near
Mount Pleasant, on Sunday night
week.
Prof. Willard Smith, County Super
intendent of Free Schools of New Cas-
tie county, has decided to hold the
Teachers Institute in Middletown on
December 5th, 9th and 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Dayett have is
sued cards for the marriage of their
daughter, Lillian Rebecca Dayett, to
Maurice L. Garrett, on Wednesday,
October 31st, at 1 o'clock p. M, at
Cooch's Bridge.
Alexander NJ. DAILY, Esq, the long
term nominee for Congress on the
Democratic ticket, made a tour of
Sussex county last week, where he
was booked to make 30 speeches.
Rev. J. E. Graham Wednesday even
ing married Mr.. Harry B. Johnson, of
Wyoming, and Miss Hattie Lafferty,
of near Leipsic, at the brides home.
They will reside at Wyoming.
Col. w. J. Parkinson of Mississippi,
who has been touring Kentucky with
Governor Roosevelt, will speak in
Georgetown on November 1st, Thurs
day, and in Milford on November 3rd-
Saturday before the election.
There were six applications for di-
vorce to be acted upon by the Kent
county court, viz: Samuel b. Cramer
VS.. Valinda Cramer, Mary E. Palmer
VS.. Robert Palmer, Anna NJ. Adams
VS.. David Adams, Shepherd n. Walls
VS.. Clara Walls, Henry Kellum VS..
Mary Jane Kellum, Joanna Satterfeld
VS.. George NJ. Satterfeld.
William w. Satterfel1, of the State
Sentinel, and Miss Susie Ryall Stats,
of Dover, were married Wednesday
evening at the brides home. They
received many handsome presents.
After the wedding the newly married d
couple went to their newly furnished
home on North Governors Avenue.
The Mogullian band serenaded them.
Governor Tunnel had heavy pres
sure brought on him to appoint Edwin
r. Cochran, Jr., to the Municipal
Judgeship of Wilmington, and it was
from sources that could not be denied.
1t is a snug twelve year birth at fifteen
hundred dollars per year, and Judge
Ball earnestly desired to be considered
but he could not overcome the old
ring.
The Annual Session of the Sussex
County Teachers Institute, will con-
vene in Armory Hall, Milford, on De
cember, 5th, 9th and eth. The star at.
fractions for the evenings will be a
lecture from Hon. Geo. r. Vending,
a concert by the Ariel Sextette of Bos-
ton, and an evening of wit and humor
by the funniest of funny men-Mr. J.
Williams Macy. These are all first
class talent.
Clerk of the Peace Jefferson B
Foard has awarded to Thomas Rossi-
ter, of Wilmington, the contract t,
print the official ballot for the Genera
Election of November 9Th. The law
: requires that for an election the Clerl
of the Peace must have printed fou
times as many ballots as were cast il
the previous general election. On
this basis, he has instructed Mr.. Ros
sitter to print "a. 77O ballots. The bal
lot will contain six tickets and will b,
y Is inches wide by % inches long.
The Daily Republican of Whining
ton, says: every merchant in Viii
: mington should insist that something
: be done by the next Legislature tha
! would help to lessen the business don
. in our State by. such Philadelphia
g firms as Wanamaker, Lit Bros, Gin
= bel Bros. and Partridge & Richardson
| THAR taama which uoa o,,r .k.ooA.