Smyrna times., 1911-03-22

Friends and Neighbors.
Fred j. Hope, of Wilmington, son
of j. Malcolm Hope. of Dover, and
Miss Helen Carter were quietly |
married ONT thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer F. Roland
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Ethel, to MIR. Matthew C.
Benn, on the evening of Monday, the
twentieth of February, in the city of
Minneapolis.
The State W. C. T. U. will hold
a meeting in Dover to-day, when
Mrs. Effie Lambert of Seneca Falls,
N. Y, one of the most efficient ma
tional organizers, will lecture in
Dover Methodist Protestant Church.
Initiative and referendum was
killed in the Delaware House Thurs
day night by a vote of 16 to 10.
REPRESENTATIVES. Moore, Evans and
Alexander spoke for the measure.
Henry Johnson. residing near Wy
oming, while driving into Wyoming
Saturday evening, was struck by
northbound freight train and fatally
injured. Although the carriage was
demolished, the horse strangely es-
capped uninjured.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Hargadine,
well-known residents of this county,
announce the marrigage of their
daughter, Miss Anna, to Oscar Wes-
ley Allen, of Laurel. The marriage
was performed at Wesley parsonage,
Dover, by Rev. W. L. White.
Cards have been received by
friends announcing the marriage of
Miss Nellie Davis, formerly a
teacher in the public school at
Dover, on Tuesday, the fourteenth
of March. at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Davis, Carlisle, Pa. They will re-
side in Chicopee, Mass.
James B. Anderson, of Frederick,
celebrated the 87th anniversary of
his birthday by entertaining a few
of his friends at a dinner at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Emma Hut
son, Monday evening of last week.
Mr.. Anderson's friends remembered
him by a shower of post cards and
letters containing good wishes.
Governor Pennewill has issued a
proclamation designating March 81
as the time for the celebration OF
Arbor and Bird Day. Planting new
trees and rearing new bird houses oil
taking special car of the birds are
advised. Exercises will probably
be held in and around the public
school houses.
An effort will be made to estab
lish a $40, 900 hosital in Dover, th'
citizens of Kent county 60 raise b.
public donations the first five thous
and and the State to give the other
A bill with this in view il now il
the Senate, backed by Senate
Hazel, of Dover. and it names DR.
]. H. Wilson, DR.. L. S. Conwell an
all the members of the Kent Count
Medical Society, Together with thre
directors to be appointed by the Gov
ernor as the board of trustees.
Samuel Lewis. a young colore
man of Towsend died at the Stat
Hospital on Monday after being cor
fined to the hospital since last Octt
Der, when he was shot in the kne
during quarrel with William Ray
also colored. After probing for tn
bullet, the Hospital physicians d'
cided that amputation was necessar,
but Lewis died before this could |
done. Ray, Immediately after II
shoot, fled from this section and !
has not yet been captured.
Representative Gillis' bill to saf
guard the issuance of marriage
censes and prevent the runaway ma
riages of minors was passed una
imously by the Senate Fiday with
amendment to permit the Secretal
Of State to issue marriage licens
direct to justices of the peace, tn
now being issued to clerks OF t
peace who sell them to the justice
Magistrates Robertson and Lewis,
WILMINGTON. favored the Gillis' bi
with its restrictions, but asked
the amendment, which was grant
unanimously. The amendment "
now have to be concurred in by
House. DR.. A. w. Lightbourne
dressed the Senate in advocacy
the bill.
The Senate Friday afternoon pa
ed Senator Fooks' bill to abolish