Milford chronicle., 1911-08-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST
THROUGH THE STATE

Nathan Evans, aged 20 years, who is a
retired farmer of near Laurel, was thrown
IRON wagon of hay while enroute home
and instantly killed.
General 7. Coleman du Pout has gone
on cruise on the steam yacht Tech up
the New England Coast. He is accom-
panied by his family.
Miss Rena w. Hirons, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hirons, Of Leipsic was
married to Clarence G. Green, a farmer
near Cheswold, on Tuesday, August 18th
Licenses were issued from the Clerk of
the Peace's office in Dover to Clarence G..
Green and Orenah W. Harris of Dover.
and to Samuel II. Bland and Maud Moore
of Cheswod.
The Rev. W. " Louderbeugh and wife,
OF Salem, n. j., where Mr.. Louderbough
il pastor of Salem Presbyterian Church,
made recent visit to bis old home in
Dover last week
Magistrate John B. Wharton OF Dover
wae summoned to Philadelphia on Tues
day of last week to the bedside of his sis
ter Emma Wharton, who is critically i'll
at her home in that city
James Rash, Wyoming's star pitcher
met with a bad accident in practice last
Saturday. Manager jackson was batting,
and batted ball hit Rash, breaking bis
nose. Hash has pitched all season and
has never been found for more than six
hits in any game.
Seaford is in gloom over the death of
Linden NJ. Dawson, a well-known ball
player of that section. Dawson had been
III with typhoid fever for several weeks
and was apparently out of danger. Mon
day of last week he sustained relapse
and died on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. !
Miss Ruth Hardesty. daughter OF Rev.
George L. Hardesty of Kent Island, and a |
sister of Superintendent of Sussex Schools /
E. T. Hardesty, has been elected a teacher
IN the MiIlville Schools, about Is miles /
south of Georgetown. Miss Hardesty |
graduated from the Georgetown Public .
Schools last June.
Frank Mccoy, whom Governor Penne-
will recently appointed State Detective to
succeed Detective Gillis, has established
his office on the third floor of the Church
building at Tenth and Market Streets in
Wilmington. Those who desire his ser.
vices by keeping this in mind can get in
touch with him quickly.
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry d. Renninger Of Delmar
was observed on Thursday of last week
They were assisted in receiving by their
daughters, Mrs Austin foreman and
Miss Clara Renninger and Charles Rem
ninger. A number of townspeOpie were
present and also a number of visitors.
The F. Blumenthal Company, the Sec
Ond largest morocco concern in the coun-
try, and who for years has had branch
of the business located at Wilmington, {
has decided to make Wilmington instead
Of New York its headquarters and has
moved its offices to Wilmington from
which place all the entire business of the
concern will be conducted.
On Thursday night of last week Lieu
tenant Herbert NJ. Jones and Miss Mary &
f. johnson, of Dover, we're married at /
the Peoples Church of that town by the q
Rev. A. W. LightbOurne, pastor of that
church. The wedding was elaborate in
detail. Miss johnson was a member of (
the Bachelors Girl Club and since her
the club has only seven men, :
bers left.
The match for the State championship
'hOot at clay pigeons between Edward 4.
Banks, the challenger, and William M.
Foord, the defender of the title, will take
place on the grounds of the du Pont Gun
Club on August 26th. Mr. Banks has
been doing fine work with the targets
lnd a close match is expected The du
Pont Gun Club will put up four silver s
ups for competition among the members :
Tot later than September 1st, and one ,
up will be awarded to the highest man
n each class of the clubs membership.
Much talk is being done over the fact |
hat DR.. Caleb R. Layton and Robert G. {
1ouston attended Laurel Camp together
ast week to hear Senator Moses E. Clapp
iiscuss the Iniative and Referendum.
these two for years have been bitter po-
itical opponents but have been on very !
riendiy terms since the conyening of the T
legislature last winter. DR.. Layton gives 4
out plainly that he is an insurgent and a {
of Drexler, Burton, Houston 4
nd Layton with an effort to control the :
ussex convention is looked forward to.