Smyrna times., 1901-04-24
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

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Clerk of the Peace Downs has issued
a marriage license to John NJ. Good
and Henrietta Graham, both of Ken
ton.
Owing to the increase of business
two additional clerks will be allowed
in the Wilmington post office after
July l.
Miss Sue NJ. Bateman, of Dover, has
been granted letters of administration
on the estate of her aunt, Mrs. Hannah
NJ. Davis.
Wilmington machinists and work
ingmen in general are intensely inter
ested in the movement for a nine hour
day for machinists.
Harvey Williams, aged 12 years, son
of Mrs. Ida Williams, died in Laurel
Monday morning of blood poison
caused by vaccination.
A large and very handsome monu-
ment is being erected in the old NJ. E.
cemetery over the remains of the late
Hon. George P. Fisher at Dover.
Secretary of State Layton, Thurs
day, bonded in the sum of $25, ,O6O.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Co., furnished the bond.
The annual convention of the Wom-
ems Christian Union of New Castle
county was held Thursday in the
Methodist church of Delaware City.
T. G. Buddell of Baltimore, who has
a summer residence at Rehoboth, has.
in accordance with his usual Custom.
taken the first dip into the ocean at
that resort.
Local preachers of the Wilmington
NJ. E. Conference will hold their semi
annual convention in Ebenezer M. E.
Church, Mill Greek hundred, on Nav
Gath, 25th and Goth.
Iu the United States Court in Will
mingtOn Thursday, Samuel w. Darby.
OF Frederica, was adjudicated a volun-
tary bankrupt. His liabilities were
So. 666 and his assets nothing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patterson. of
Frederica, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Carrie
v, to Samuel R. Blocksom, of Magno.
liza, May 2, 1901, at the NJ. E. Church.
in the evening.
Miss Willie Bostic, who has been
making her home with her father.
Jas. E. BOstic, at Laurel, was granted
a divorce from her husband, W. b.
Iruitt, in the Supreme Court at
Georgetown last week.
Dr. A. Duncan YOcum, superinteu-
dent of public schools of Chester. Pa.
accompanied by School Directors Mac
Fayden, Blakely and Cullingsworth.
visited Wilmington Thursday, to in
spect the new High School.
Swindlers are following in the wave
of the newly established rural mail
routes in Delaware, and collecting rent
upon the mail boxes which the farmers
put up themselves, claiming that the
small rental is to be used in paying
the salaries of the mail carriers.
New Castle county is to have an in
vestigation of the affairs of her Levy
Court, by and under the direction of
the Attorney General. This investi-
CATION was demanded from partisan
motives but it is to be hoped that
much good may result therefrom.
Clerk of the Senate, Henry E. Cain.
has awarded the contract for the print.
ing of his journal to the State .Sentinal
of Dover. The price per page is to be
seventy-five cents. William Deighton.
clerk of the House of representatives.
gave his to the Globe Printing Com
pany of Wilmington.
AT the Office of United States Eppi-
neer VIM. F. Smith on last week bids
were opened for the removal of the
wreck of the schooner Samuel Apple-
gate which is now in the Appoouini.
mink River was award to Truxton &
Ross, Geol getown, $ls5; the lowest
bidder.
Lewes taxpayers, by vote of 1913
to III, have approved the bill passed
at the session of the General Assembly
authorizing the commissioners of that
town to borrow sum of money not
exceeding $5O,OOO, and issuing Of
bonds to secure the payment thereof.
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