Smyrna times., 1901-01-09
PENINSULA MAT TIERS
Or GENERAL IMPORTANCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THP
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interest
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes With
Regard to People Well Known.

Wilmington folks are worried over
the statement tLat the city and county
VIII have to ask the Legislature to bor-
row over 500, 900 to pay for improve
ments.
Wilmington Council has practically
decided to oppose all measures TO bor-
row money which may be presented TO
the Legislature by any of the CITY de-
partments.
Two Milford boys, Walter and Will
liam Crouch, have leased the .UjHon
If"'es and took charge January I
1901. They formerly worked in the
Ne'c@ o"d Advertiser office.
The liabilities of Alexander Pullen
Milford nurserymen, who failed a
few days ago, are estimated at S12 OoO
exclusive of the foreign claims. which
have not yet been announced. and his
assests are estimated at s., 900.
The Reynolds Nailless Horseshoe
Company was chartered at Dover on
Thursday for the manufacture and sale
OF horseshoes that require no nails and
inlet no pain to the animal wearing
them. The cOmpany's capital stock is
OO'OOO, and 1t is Wilmington con-
cern.
Robert q. Fraim is at present franz
ing a bill for the Legislative commit
tee of the Board OF Education. which
1t is intended shall make it possible for
the Board to receive money from the
400 to 500 pupils from outside of Will
mlngton who attend to Wilmington's
public schools.
Lieutenant Emmit Hedgeman and
Miss Hattie Hearn were married at
Laurel, Thursday. Miss Hearn is a
leading society woman and is popular.
Lieutenant Hedgeman was formerly
editor of the Laurel Gazette and was
at one time clerk of the House of Rem.
resentatlves at Dover.
ii. II. Ward, who was sworn in 40
Attorney General for. four years, is the
nrst Republican to hold the office since
Jacob Moore, whose term was from
1854 to 1869. Mr.. Ward is one of the
young men before the bar
and has already made a reputation.
Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal
Church near Wilmington, has extended
call to Rev. 5. NJ. Morgan, at Snow
Hill, Md, to become its pastor for the
lext year. Asbury Church has ex-
ended conditional invitation to Rev.
). Dulaney of Millington, Md. to
become its pastor.
In Newport NJ. E. Church Wedpes.
ay evening, Miss Essie Groome
lyers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
.phriam Myers, and the groom
'harles Edgar Long, of Wilmington. S
'ere married. Miss Ada Quimbv of
wilmington, was bridesmaid. and Ed
ard F. Long, brother of groom. was
est man.
Attorneys in Wilmington are prepar-
g bllls for the consideration of the
eneral Assembly. Most of them
lght have been prepared weeks ago
ld been waiting the General Assem-
y on the first day, but 1t appears i'm
'sslble for organizations and otbers
decide what they want until the
legislature meets. At least twenty
easures are now being prepared in
llmington and will be presented as
ON as completed.
Farmers throughout the lower 500
IN OF Kent county and upper end Of
Essex are almost in state of panic A
er the ravages of disease among their !"
rses. The trouble seems to be from
TN oilnd staggers and cerebrospinal
'nlngltls. The horses are seized sud
My with a violent illness, some of
em being overcome while eating
tn their usual vigor, and they die as m
poisoned. Fully fifty horses. all of
em valuable animals, have died dur
the past fortnight between Har-
gton and Milford, and particularly
the neighborhood of Houston.
)ne of Wilmington's noble-beartad
men passed away on the 1st inst -
the person of Mrs. Maria Lonisa
'uance, wife of Judge William O. =
'uance, of the Superior Court. She +C
daughter of the Rev. John b -
'tswood, ID. D., Presbyterian of
" Castle, in his day one of the most
preachers of the State. For
ny years she has been a prominent
Ire IN the social life of Wilmington.
she found her greatest pleasure in Q
nome and family. The Judge and
children have the sympathy of the
re community in their bereave-
1t, for delightful home circle has Add
Its chief ornament.