Smyrna times., 1905-05-17
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND PENINSULA
SHORT, NEwsY ITEMS OF INTEREST GATH.
Erred FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
GIesnlng Gathered From all Parts of the State
About Your Friends and NeghbOrs and
Their DOlngs During the Week.

Court Judges that distillers must take
out a license for the entire time in
which they manufacture has started a
stampede for the State Treasurer's Of
fee by distillers who have been taking
out monthly instead of a yearly IL
cense.
Another Delaware boy will go to
Philadelphia and chang out his
shingle." He is William Walter Alb
bott of Milford, who recently gradu-
ated from the Maryland Medical Col
lege of Baltimore. DIR. Abbott will
shortly remove to Philadelphia for the
practice of his profession.
The Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia railroad, which corporation owns
the Queen Anne railroad, and several
lines of steamers plying down the
Chesapeake bay, has abolished all bars
and sale of liquors on lines operating
under its management This is done
for the good of the service.
A fire broke out in Dover, Thursday
morning, which for time threatened
resident portion of North Governors
Avenue. It originated in the summer
kitchen at the residence of Alfred Lev
erage, from a gasoline stove, and at
once ignited the woodwork. The
kitchen was burned to the ground and
the room adjoining it was saved only
by the hard work of the fremen.
Four white men of Wyoming were
arraigued before Magistrate Wood of
Dover Thursday, two of whom were
held under serious charge. The Of
tenders were Alexander Larrlmore
and Colby Larrimore, father and son;
George Ryder and Walter johnson.
They engaged in an alteration, and
became so disorderly they were ar
rested and brought before Wood, who
fined them S6.01 each for disorderly
conduct. Two of the men-Ryder and
Johnson-were also held in $100 bail
for court, for disturbing religious SER
vices in Wyoming M. E. Church.
Superintendent Brooks of Sussex
County last week engaged his talent
for the evening exercises of his next
annual institute. The engagement
was made at the earliest possible date,
in order to have the choice of talent.
The first evening will be musical re-
cital. Phis entertainment alone cost
ing $3.50. On Thursday evening lee
ture; and the Lyceum Glee Club with
a reciter on Friday evening. Supt
Brooks does not hesitate to say that
this is by all odds the best, as we'll as
the most expensive array of talent
ever presented in Milford. The week
of November %, 90 and "a, has been
selected for the Institute.
The annual meeting of the Delaware
Society of Colonial Danes was held
Thursday at the Delaware Historical
Society. The election resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Charles R. Mil
ler; Miss Anna T. Candy, first vice
president; Miss Alice E. Johnson, sec.
ond vice president; managers to serve
three years, Mrs. Charles f. Miller,
Mrs. Peter T. Wright, Mrs. E. 7. War.
ner, Mrs. John II. Rodney of New
Castle, Miss Emily 2. Bissell. Hold
ing over managers are; Mrs. William
Lea, Mrs. Charles E. McIlvaine, Mrs
James A. Draper, Miss Harriet @
Comegys, Mrs. David W. Maull, Mrs
Preston Lea, Mrs. Eugene DUPONT
Miss Anna T. Candy and Miss Alic'
E. Johnston. Invitations have beer
issued by the society for the unveiline
of the monument to commemorate th'
occupation of the Dutch of Delawar,
in New Castle on Thursday, June 1st
Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne of Virgins
is expected to make an address.
Dover has lost another of her mos
useful and highly respected citizens il
the death on Saturday night of Frisb.
B. Clark. Mr.. Clark was born in Cam
den, this county, 80 years ago, and hat
opeub us oullIc il1o IL ONAANOA NAs@A -
removed to Dover about Is years ago
He had been a manufacturer an
dealer in carriages from his childhood
succeeding his father in this business
For number of years while residin
in Camden. he was a director of tn
First National Bank of Dover. ID
became member of the Methods
Church in his early manhood and ha
taken an active part in church work
In politics Mr.. Clark was an uncon
promising Republican. Since movin
to Dover he served as town council
man. Mr.. Clark was a good bushes
man, an excellent citizen and an e.
emplary husband and father. b
leaves to survive him widow, Mar
Combe Clark. daughter of ex-sheri