Smyrna times., 1905-03-22
PENINSULA NEWS.
Short, Nswsy Items of State Interest cuIIed
From Our Exchanges.

Short, Newsy Items of State Interest cuIled
From Our Exchanges.
John Solway, caterer of Middle
town, has had his hand so badly |
crushed that a finger had to be am
putated.
A sixty-foot flag pole was raised on
the Conference Academy campus Tues
day. 1t is located near the Bradford |
street entrance.
Walter H. Russell, aged % years,
died at Leipsic Saturday last. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at
Leispsic NJ. E. Church.
Undertakers of New Castle County
are to petition the Legislature to es-
tablish county mourge in Whining
ton, with a superintendent, at $1,000 a
year
Seaford's new Town Council has
elected these officers; George W. EN-
cry, president; William H. Miller, sec
retary and treasurer, and Henry Lee
Phillips, assessor.
Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, aged 70 years,
died at the home of her son, Joseph
Hamilton, near Hazlettville, Saturday
last. The remains were taken to
| Philadelphia Monday for burial.
Governor Lea has granted further
respite to John Boozer, alias Charles
Thorne, the convicted murderer of
George Farra, until April IA, during
which time the Board of Pardons will
review the case.
Arley B. Magee, Esq, trustee for
Elma NJ. Dehorty, sold recently at
FELTON,, the following real estate; Tract
of land on Main street, FELTON,, to
Alvan B. Conner, price $3.50; tract of
land lying on the east side of the Del
aware Railroad to Joseph s. Harring-
ton and Harry G. Lynch, for S117.5O.
Erasmus D. Burton a retired farm
er, who has lived IN Dover for the
past 10 years, died at his home on
King street early Thursday morning.
aged SO years. Funeral took place
Monday, March 20. Interment at Bar
rats Chapel.
Edward F. Warrington, of Delware
College, and Harry R. Isaacs, of Con-
fence Academy, two of the Delaware
boys who took examinations at Della :
ware College recently for Cecil Rhodes
scholarships at Oxford University,
have passed examinations and will be
awarded scholarships.
A dangerous-looking fire in the bus
mess portion of Dover broke out We'd
nesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. If oc-
Cured in the old photograph gallery
on Lockerman street near Governor g
avenue, now used by o. E. Wooten as
tin shop. This section has always
been considered dangerous fire dis
trict, and when blaze burst through
the roof and leaped many feet in the
air 1t looked threatening for the bus
mess portion of the town. The fire.
men responded promptly, however,
and in a few minutes had three
streams of water on the flames aud ex-
tinguished them before $50 damage
had deem done.
Special Agent Frank Stout, of the s
| P. @. A. was in Dover Wednesday anC
investigated a case. In Dover Jail he
found little girl named Harriet La
vina Wright, four years old. Her ia.
ther is doing a year in Jail for larceny
o and the mother was committed a few
: days ago by Magistrate Wood for vag
: rancy. There is no place for the chilC
and it was taken to Jail. Mr. Stou
> took the child to Wilmington and com
mitted her to the Home for Friendles
> and Destitute Children. In order t,
reach the case it was necessary TO
Agent Stout to swear out warrant un
> der law which provides that such &C
tion may be taken in the case of des
!, titute child having vicious parents
who are undergoing penal servitude
The child was taken before Magistrat
Wood and committed as stated. Th
parents of the child are Charles 7. an
Emma 81. Wright. Complaint of th
/ child being in the Jail was made by
ie number of we'll known citizens
l. Dover.
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