Smyrna times., 1901-02-06

At the January meeting of the Odes
sa Loan Association money sold at
seven cent premium.
The Legislature may be asked to
authorize the formation of a twelve
compa ny regiment of the State militia
to federal laws.
By a series of promotions on the |
Delaware railroad, Mr. George Tum-
lin and family will move from Franklin
City, Virginia, to Oxford, Maryland.
Robert Wright, son of Representa-
tive John A. Wright, of Blackbird
hundred, who was so badly injured i'll
a runaway several weeks ago is able to
be out again.
Mrs. James H. Heverin of Dover has
issued invitations for a reception at
her home "Catorverin" on Thursday
February IA when her daughter Miss
Ethel Heverin will make her debut.
The Commander n-Chief of the
Spanish-American War Veterans has
appointed Col. Theodore Townsend,
Department Commander for Delaware
February 81, the evening before
Washington's Birthday, has been Sc
lected as the date for the winter con-
cert and song recital of the large chO-
rus of Wesley NJ E. Church. Dover,
Delaware College and the State Col
lege for colored students are worthy
institutions and the State owes them
proper support. One asks for $25, 900
and the other $4,000, for building pur
poses.
The cornerstone box of the old
Holly Tree Inn building, Water and
Market streets Wilmington which is
being razed has been found to contain
some old papers business cards and
old coins.
Rev, G. w. Prettyman, pastor of
the NJ. E. Church at Salisbury,is men
toned as a possible successor to Rev.
Vaughn S. Collins as principal of the
Wilmington Conference Academy.
Secredaay of State G. R. Layton has
leased of Mrs. r. B. Roudebush the
State street residence formerly occu-
pied by Editor J. H. Bateman. Doc
tor Layton will remove to Dover will
his family early in the Spring,
About 100 members and friends O
the NJ. E. Church at st. Georges sur
prised their pastor, Rev. @. F. Shep
pard and family, at the parsonage AM
bountifully supplied their larder will
all the necessities and many of the
Injuries of life.
John W. Carrow, of St Georges
on Tuesday of last week, entertained
Rev. George Hardesty, of Smyrna
DIR. James Richardson, of Riverside
N. J. G. NJ. Workman and Geo. N
Stevenson, of Smyrna.
There are fewer paupers in New Ca
tie county now than there were for tn
same time last year. This was brougl
out at the meeting of the trustees c
poor last week when Superintendent
Mccoy, of the county hospital, su
mitted his report.
The first business of Sheriff ReeC
was to close the grocery store OF A
bert G. Brown at Clayton. He was
Milford the following Saturday sa
the Chronicle serving notices on t
participants in the McColley cas-
which was referred out of Court
settlement.
Workmen of the Delaware Railro
Company are still busy on the N
bridge over the Chesapeake canal ne
Kirkwood. The bridge will be doul
instead of single track when co
pleted and will be great improvem'
over the old one. On account OF
work being done trains are compel
to run very slowly over the bridge
present.
Late Attorney General, Robert
White has been elected president
''The Washington, Mechanlcsvl
Leonardtown, and Point Look
Railway Company, of Maryland.
is said that the contract for the
struction Of the road has been awar
and that some of the leading BUSH
men of Philadelphia and Baltimore
behind the enterprise.
The House bills having as their
ject the increase of taxation OF
railroad companies in the State,
features, some Of which are decide
meritorious, while some of their W
are extremely radical and car
hardly be expected to be passes
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