Smyrna times., 1901-01-23
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.


David Pleasonton of Dover aged SO
years died Friday at 6 o'clock.
Watson r. Sperry of the Morning
NeV has gone to Hartford, Conn, to
enage in newspaper work.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Ferguson hare
the honor of having the first Goth Cen
tury daughter of Dover.
MIR. Louis Larson, of Little Greek,
will be married to Miss Mary Wilkin-
son, of Dover this evening.
The Delaware Legislature will have
to consider bill from Lewes authOri-
ties for bonding that town for $50, 900.
While attending Governor Hunn's
Inauguration United States Marshall
John Cannon Short lost his over
coat.
Architect E. l.. Rice has prepared
plans for handsome house for W. W.
Richardson of Dover which is to be
erected on State street
J. s. Wiley and family who have
been engaged in farming near Little
Greek for some time has removed to
Newport, Del.
''The History of Holland" was the
subject of an address by Rev. j. l..
Estlin, D. d. of SMYRNA Presbyterian
Church. before the Twentieth Century
Club, of Dover, Thursday.
William F. Cummins and Miss Mary
Wheatly, both of Leipsic, were mar
ried on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock,
at the Dover NJ p. Parsonage by the
Rev. N. o. Gibson.
The NJ E. Church at Salisbury has
extended call the Rev. G. A. Hill of
Smyrna. Rev. L. E. Barrett, of Mil
ford has accepted an invitation to be-
come pastor of Middletown NJ. E.
Church.
1t is now estimated that the credi-
tors of Isaac Robinson & Co. who
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Della
ware will receive about sixty cents on
the dollar.
Governor HUM showed by his first
address that he is ''no mans man"
and is not afraid to speak his convic-
> tions. In this address he lays part
icular stress upon the fact that the
State needs better roads.
The stockholders of Odessa Cream
ing (Cooperative) has declared dividend
of 10 per cent. The Board organized
by electing J. K. Williams President
and Geo. L. Townsend Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Odessa Building and Loan Asso
citation has a number of machinists
working on the Steamer ''Hildegarde'
putting her boiler, engine &c. in complete
order They are having a number OF
inquiries from prospective purchasers
DIR. Caleb R. Layton, Chairman o
the county committee of the Uniol
Republican party, was appointed Sec
tary of State, by Governor Hum, an
the appointment was confirmed by tn
Senate In executive session Wednes
day.
The electors, Charles w. Pusey
Manlove Haynes and Daniel j. Lay
ton. chose William L. Smithers to aC
as messenger in conveying the resul
of the vote of the electors of Delaware
to the president of the Senate at Wasl
ingtOn.
Miss Mary L. Davidson daughtt
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Davidson
Magnolia and Willis B. Pardee, Sc
captain of Kent county were Marie
at the home of the bride in Magnol
Wednesday evening the Rev. G.
Wood pastor of the Magnolia Nj.
Churh officiating.
The opinion of Attorney y-Gener
Ward that Lieutenant-G Governor Ca
A non is simply ex. officio presiding offic
Of the State Senate and not being
members of the Senate of course t
the Lieutenant Governor cannot e.
ercise the right to vote.
The item of general interest in Go
ernor Hunn's address is the sugge
n ton made regarding the abolition
n the present registration fee. II
Governor urges that the fee shou
be abolished and system of taxati
substituted which would impose I
4 burden of election expenses upon
citizens alike.
The Union Republican Publish
Company of Georgetown has elect
the following directors: John
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