Smyrna times., 1901-02-13
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

Governor Hum has appointed JOS
phi S. Bradley a notary public for the
town of Milford.
Rev. w. L. Freund was installed as
pastor of Hanover Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening in Wilmington.
In New Castle County Court Mon
day, new trial was asked for John
H. Cunningham con7icted of abusing
a young girl.
The attOrney-gen eral presented at
the Wilmington Court 178 bills, of
which number 158 were raturned as
true bills, and 10 were ignored.
Sprig tails and black ducks are be-
ing shot in the river off Delaware City.
They fish in the open places in the ice
and hunters get shots at them there.
The President Monday sent to the
| Senate the nominations of James II.
Wilson of Delaware and Fitzhugh Lee
of Virginia, to become brigadier gen
erals in the regular army.
All the legislation the Republicans
may secure at this legislature is likely
to be overthrow two years hence if the
Republicans fail to elect two Republi-
can United States Senators.
Five members of the w. G. T. U at
tackled two blind tigers''in Dalton Ark.
All the bottles of liquor were broken
contents of kegs were poured into the
streets and fixtures demolished.
AS vindictive as was Senator Anth-
ony Higgins to those of his party
not subject to his will, if there were
no other evidences the tone of his or
gan, the EUening Journal, shows that
col. H. A. Dupont goes to deeper
depths.
Mr.. Isaac n. Fooks of Georgetown
has had new building erected and
put in the machinery for his shi rt
factory. Mr. Fooks has had much
modern marhinery put in his new fac
tory and will begin operation in a few
days.
The act introduced requiring for
eign delivery wagons to this State will
be introduced requiring foreign de-
livery wagons to pay license of $500
for the privilege of maintaing delivery
wagons in this State will be opposed
by those form Philadelphia.
Miss T Thalia H. NJ. Frame died at the
home of her brother Mr.. Paynter
Frame, near Harbeson, on the 2nd ms
S age SO years. At an early age she
: Joined the Methodist Church and re-
: mained a member until death. She
: leaves four brothers and four sisters tc
mourn her loss.
: The beach front or Commons, a
Lewes has been laid off into building
lots, and already people are after then
and will build Summer homes this
Spring. Lewes beach will be a lively
place this Summer, with its steamboa
connections with Cape May and Phil
: adelphia.
l. Senator Kenney has introduced
l. bill in the United State Senate authori
ing the purhase of site and the erec
ton of a government postoffice build
ing in Georgetown. The bill provide
an appropriation not to exceed $50, 90
{ for the ground and building
bait, that.
There remains of Mr.. Charles E. Clay
+, ton, Sr. of Philadelphia brother {
Joshua Clayton, Jr., of Middletowl
: were brought to Middletown Thursda
- - and taken to the Bethel Cemetery fo
" interment. He was born in Middle
town June 18th, 1889, but has reside
y in Philadelphia abont ten years. H
1 leaves widow, two sons and on
= daughter.
70 Assemblyman Clark, of the Hous
called up his bill to prevent kidnapin
r. Thursday and secured its passag
Id The bill fixes the penalty of death {
h life Imprisonment and passed Il
all House by unanimous vote. 1t is IL
x first bill enacted in 90 years fixing th