Smyrna times., 1902-10-15
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
INTERESTING ITEMS CLEANED FROM STATE
AND EASTERN SHORE PAPERS.
Local Happenings Of the Different Towns OF
the Peninsula and the Rural Districts,
Personal Social and Otherwise.

Common Pleas Court No. o, Phlla-
delphia, Monday granted May L. Z.
Cahoon a divorce from Medford d.
Cahoon. Mr.. Cahoon formerly was
assistant city solicitor of Wilmington.
--EVery EUening.
Miss Elizabeth Conwell, daughter OF
B. t. Conwell, of Magnolia, has enter
ed Pierce's Business College, Phlla-
delphia. Miss Matilda Conwell, who
has assisted with the music at Wesley |
Church for sometime, has also gone to
Philadelphia for vocal training.
Miss Edith L. Hooper, who was or
ganist of Wesley Church and at one
time music teacher at the Conference
Academy, left Dover last Friday for
7Voodside, Long Island. She does not
,pect to return to Dover, but will go
her home in Nebraska later.
The young men of Dover who are or
lizing Young Mems Christian AS
sociation have rented the second and
third floors of the Clough & Hope
building and will have elegant quarters
open in a short time. The reading
rooms will be located on the second
floor and we'll equipped gymnasium
will be on the third floor. They will
have steam heat and electric lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Cochran have
issued invitations for the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Lucie, to Carl
Harrington, of Philadelphia. The
wedding will take place in st. AIMS
Church, Middletown, Thursday, Oct.
2Sd, at 2 O'Clock. Miss Cochran is a
granddaughter of the late former Gov.
Cochran. Mr.. Harrington is a grad
uate of Delaware College and former
Delawarean, but or the last few years
has been living in Philadelphia.
Cards are out announcing the coming
wedding of Miss Natalie Woodal, of
Washington, to Mr.. Arthur 81. Giles,
of the same city. Miss Woodal who is
the granddaughter of the late DIR. Will
lam n. Hamilton, spent her early life
in Odessa and is a general favorite
there. A number from Odessa will at
tend the wedding which will take place
to-day Wednesday, October 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Wilcutts have is
sued invitations for the marriage of
their sister, Miss Meta T. Wilcutts, to
Rev. Frederick T. Spencer. of Carlisle,
Pa, formerly pastor of Armory M. E.
Churcn of Dover. The ceremony will
y be performed at the home of the brides
brother, two miles west of Magnolia,
Wednesday evening, October %, a
seven o'lock. Mr.. Spencer will engage
in missionary work in the South anC
West.
Delaware College begins the session
of 19O2-O3 with prospects of an unusall!
prosperous year. The dormitories can
not accommodate all those applying
for rooms, although many student
prefer living in private families. Tn
military organization was somewha
later than usual owing to the delaye'
arrival of Captain Moore, but it is nov
running regularly under the new rules
The Engineering Departments, whicl
have recently materially increase
their equipment, are the most popula
ones in the college, receiving abou
sixty per cent. of the new men. Pro-
Wool, the head of the Department G
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
ing, is unable to meet his classes o
account of sickness and the vacancy
being filled by Prof. Fl. W. Brown
Prof. Wood IS expected to return
the college in about week. The otht
departments have their full quota
teachers. Dr. Dawson has charge
the English work of the college an
Prof. Short has the Freshman an
Sophomore classes in mathematics.
The State oard of Pardoas fougl
the hardest battle of its experien,
Tuesday afternoon, when the case
former President of the Levy Court
New Castle county was again brougI
before it. Lawyers Andrews E. Sa
born, Walter H. Hayes and John
Lynn made exhaustive arguments
favor of the convicted court presiden
and prominent politicians of Ne
Castle county appealed to the board
behalf of Lynn's wife, who is now sa
to be lying dangerously i'll in he
pital where she has had to undergo
an operation. The contention of t
defence was that the prisoner had 10
since suffered enough calumny al
disgrace and loss Of property for
wrong of which he was convicted
obtaining certain money from I