Smyrna times., 1901-05-08
PENINSULA MATTER
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST GLENAED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE.
Though a Comm unity of Common Interest
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes With
Regard 10 People Well Known.

Governor HUM was initiated as
member of Winnona Council, Jr. o.
U, A. NJ, of Wilmington, Thursday.
J. Clayton Massey, the well-known
ieweler of Wilmington, died Wednes-
day morning after prOtracted illness.
He was 81 years of age.
Edward T. Price and John Mulloy |
passed their final examinations for adj
mission to the bar of New Castle |
County. Each passed a particularly |
creditable examination.
The many friends of Mr.. F. H. Bur
CESS will learn with pleasure of his
rapid recovery from typhoid fever,
Mr.. Burgess has been confined to his
home at Ridley Park for the past five
weeks.
Wesley Chorus, of Dover, has ar
ranged to give the following concerts
in the interest of the Conference Acad
emy Debt Fund: Harrington May 8,
Smyrna May 8, Conference Academy
May 10 and IL.
Just before his departure for the
West, President Mckinley appointed
J. Morton Poole, 3rd, of Wilmington,
cadet at Annapolis, Md, and Fred
erick Curtis Clark, of Glasgow, an
alternate.
The apportionment Of the Confer
ence Academy deSt has been made and
each charge throughout the conference
has had its portion assigned. 1t but
remains now for an active, energetic
effort to be made to lift this weight
from the conference school.
Gooden Sapp has left the First Nat
ional Bank of Harrington for Wyan-
nette, ILL.,, where his uncle has pro-
cured m position in a bank at that
place at a considerable increase of sal
airy. Mr. Sapp has been with the Har-
rington people for three years past.
According to the action of the quar-
terly conference of the Dover Metho-
dist Protestant Church there will be a
special Christian Endeavor service the
first Sunday evening i'll each month to
take the place of the regular preaching
service
The collapse of the States case
against Daniel Bending for the muir
der of George w. Hearn at Harrington
leaves the crime shrouded in mystery,
and one that causes deep consideration
on the part of every citizen, as to the
possibility of it's repetition.
The office of U. S. Engineer, held by
Gen. VIM. F. Smith, will be removed
from Wilmington after July lst. The
effects of the Office will be turned over
to government engineers in Philadel
phia and Baltimore. This practically
means that the Wilmington Office viii
be abolished.
Former Senator Anthony Higgins
has been retained by Lindsay Wilson
of Wilmington, to secure the dis
charge Of his son, aged 10 years, from
the army. Young Wilson enlisted
three months ago, against the wishe
of his father, and is now on the wa,
to the Philippines.
The Trustees of the Insane Thurs
day, elected Clarence Van Epps @
Philadelphia, second assistant to DR.
Hancker, superintendent of the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhursi
Mr.. Epps has been a student at tn
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, an
also at Blockley Insane Asylum.
Within the month OF May, tn
Philadelphia and Lewes STEAMSHIP
Company will begin a regular freigt
and passenger service between thes
, two points. The steamer General j
A. Dumont has been secured and
now being overhauled and put in shaI
for service. The vessel is one hui
dred feet long with 4S-foot beam.
D Wesley NJ. f. Sunday School
s Dover, by a unanimous vote agreed
: contribute all the money in the
b treasury except the missionary cole
+ tions, and all money received un
June 1, toward the Conference Aca
emy debt. The amount in hand nc
is about $50. Sentinel.
D. Professor Arthur NJ. Gates OF
.e Wilmington Conference Academy, b
: accepted the professorship in Latin
! Genessee Wesleyan College, Lin
M N. Y, and will rendered his resigr
le tion to the academy trustees at tn
a. meeting next month. Professor Ga
is has been professor of Latin, Rom
81 History and Mythology at the acade
Is for three wears.