Smyrna times., 1902-01-29
STATE ITEMS.
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.

confined in the Trenton penitentiary,
toward having clemency extended to
him. If the time allowance for good
behavior is allowed him, his time will
expire July 5th, of this year.
The Kent County Bar Association |
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Henry |
r. johnson; vice president, Henry |
Ridgely, Jr.; secretary and treasurer,
Alexander NJ. DAILY; censors, Henry r.
johnson, JamesB H. Hughes and |
William T. Smithers.
The banquet of the Alumni of Dickin-
son College which will be held at the
Baltimore Club, Roland Park, Balti-
more on February Z, promises to be a
notable affair and many prominent
persons will be present. Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore of Delaware will
deliver an oration. The chief justice
was graduated from the institution in
the class of AS.
nO WCuOlnS VI NIlo6 DSSolc EudIub
Morrow and Lewis L. Dunham, of
Wilmington, will take place at the
home of the brides parents near Mil
ford at noon on Monday, March 18th,
and will be performed by Rev.
Jonathan S, Willis. The bride will be
attended by Mrs. Nan Greedy as
matrOn of honor. Owing to the
death of a member of the brides
family. the wedding will be quiet.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Cal
houn, of Georgetown, Sussex county,
have issued cards announcing the
coming marriage, of their niece, Miss
Edna Eerle Manners, daughter of
Mrs. Madallne Manners, to DIR. James
II. ,Chipman, a young physician and
member of the drug firm of Marshall
and Chapman of that town. The
ceremony will be performed in Wesley
M. E. Church at noon on Wednesday,
February 5.
Alton Bonneville, a well-known
| Clb1L0n VI NIlSA0lO Was bnOb duu bCI
iously wounded Wednesday night by
Burleigh Payne, night watchman for
the Crisfeld Ice Company. Payne,
returning home Unexpectedly, found
his wife and Bonneville together.
Bonneville jumped from the second
story window and fell upon his side.
Payne leaning out of the window, shot
him in the abdomen. Mrs. Payne
, escaped and has not been heard oi
since. Payne gave himself up. Bonn.
eville is not expected to live.
Robert Raughley, of Dover has il
his possession ali interesting lettel
which was written by Robert Clifton
May %, 1886. No envelope was used
but the paper was folded in a peculiar
manner aud sealed with wax. The
postal charges from Williamsport
s Indiana, 10 Vernon, Kent county, Del
;. were % cents, but no postage stamps
| were in use. The letter states tha
e rich land was selling from SO to S1C
a per acre, wheat bringing 81 per bushe
d and corn 25 to 81 cents. The wages o
of farm hands were $12 to SIG pc
q month.
:, A dispute has arisen between th
congregation of the new Frankford M
E. church and certain townspeople @
;, Frankford. The church folk, desirin
- privacy and quiet and to protect them
selves from the noise of scores G
, railroad station patrons, erected
= fence around the property in closin
the heretofore open thoroughfare @
= short cut to the station. Town cour
ell met and voted to have the littl
street opened, and awarded $25 damage
to the church, besides the cost of til
fence, and six cents damages each
nine lot holders The church is nc
: : satisfied and will try to get an injunC
- tion against opening the street.
a Sunday school workers of Dover hel
p an enthusiastic meeting in First Bal
a tlst Church Thursday night and organ
20 lied the East Dover Hundred Sunda
y. School Association. DIR. F. w. Ian,
s. secretary of the State Association, mac
y, an interesting address and explaine
n, the purpose of the organization. 1t
r. formed to increase the influence of IL
u Sunday school throughout the hun
nd dred. The officers are as follow
rs. President, Wesley Webb, of Weslt
", M. E Sunday school; vice-presiden
ID, Lawrence Clark. First Baptis
w, secretary and treasurer Mrs. r. T
bit, VanDyke, First Presbyterian. I'll
on executive committee includes Il
ISIS three officers and Mrs. j. A. Grahar
IN of Armory M. E.; w. II. Wheatley,
ian First Methodist Protestant, and Cha
he les Paradee of st. Jones M. E., Il
ler only school in the hundred outside