Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
PENINSULA MATTERS
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interest
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes With
Regard to People Well Known.

Edward Johnson, a prominent re-
tired farmer and well-known Demo
crat, died at his home near Cam den,
February 8, 1901, aged about "a years.
There seems to be no probability of
the abolishment of either the pillory
or whipping post in Delaware, the bill
before the House of Representatives at
Dover, having been reported unfavor-
ably.
John Drake, a highly respected
farmer who was tenant on the farm of
Mrs. S. J. Layton, near the County
Almshouse. died Sunday Febru ary II,
aged 81 years.
During the year 1900. according to
the returns made by the physicians and
undertakers to tho Recorders office,
there was in Kent county 27O deaths, 22O
marriages and 104 births.
Claims amounting to $3.50, 900 have
been filed by creditors of Isaac Robin
bOAl3 nC NAO dn buo-
mess in Maryland and Delaware at the
time Of his assignment.
The bill specifying that the words
''incompatibility of temper" when in
serted in the ground for divorce, be
sufficient reason for granting divorce
was killed by unfavorable report. 1t
is Mr.. Gooden's bill
Benjamin B. Bennett died at Parks
ley, Virginia, February II, aged 80
years. They left Dover about fifteen
years ago and went to Parksley, Va,
where he and his son, Henry R. Ben
nett, held real estate.
The Delaware State Bar Association
which was organized February 4th, is
to meet at Dover, March 10th, when
the committee on constitution is to
report Colonel Benjamin Nields is
president of the Association.
The canning factory of Richardson &
Robin will shut down about April 1st.
This is somewhat earlier than usual,
though by that time they will have
packed the usual quantity of goods,
except hams.
Wife beaters will hereafter have tc
look out in Delaware. Senator Glenn
ents bill passed the House and as
soon as it is enrolled and signed it viii
become a law. The penalty is a dose
Of the cat at the discretion of the
judges of the court.
In the year 1901 there will be .wC
eclipses of the sun and one of th'
moon. The movable feasts occur a
follows: Ash Wednesday, Februar!
20; Palm Sunday, March 81; GooC
Friday, April 6; Easter Sunday, Apri
:; Whit Sunday, May 26.
Mr.. Frear, the new State Librarian
took full charge of the Office on Tues
day of last week and succeed Thoma
Jefferson. Mr.. Frear is law studen
of Dover, and young man with nun
erous friends. Mr. Jefferson the re
tiring Librarian, had the esteem of al
who knew him and did many a goot
turn for the newspaper men.
DR.. J. r. Kuhns sent to the Stat
meteorological Department a porto
of the brain and medulla of the do
that was killed last week, after bitin
several dogs in Dover, and the attacl
ing a mule and colt belonging to j. /
Vaughn, near Cowgill's, and has r.
ceived word from DIR. A. T. Neal tn
they indicated rabies.
There are two families, says the Sc
ford AelOs, IN the eastern part of Il
county named Day and Sunday, WI
are neighbors. Day is the father
seven daughter. and Sunday has
equal number of sons. Five of t
Days have married Sundays, anoth
is engaged, so that it now appea
''every Day will be Sunday bye-an
bye"
The Grand Lodge of A. o. U.
held a very successful meeting
Smyrna on Wednesday and Thursd'
The classified assessment plan v
adopted. The order is one of
strongest in the State and has progr
sive men in its ranks who are contil
ally pushing the organization and tt
ing new members each week, there
making the order stronger as 1t gre
older This organization is one OF
best for working men to insure tn
lives in and good thing for the "
ows and orphans when their br
winners are called from this world.
The question of the removal OF D.
ware College from Newark to
mington, as advocated in the inau
raj address of Governor HUM, d
N not meet with the hearty cooporat
gQch a obonoa ahoul1 hova irving