Smyrna times., 1911-02-15
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Friends and Neighbors.
Godfrey Eberhardt, of Dover, a
telephone lineman, stepped on live
wire while working at Bridgeton,
N. j., February 4, and was instant
ly killed. His funeral took place
from his fathers residence inDover.
L The Wyoming Electric Company
has been incorporated to deal in
electric supplies and do electrical
work and sell electric and gasoline
engines and equipments. The incor-
porators are Howard K. Berry and
Fred T. Herbert of Wyoming, and
Alexander M. DAILY, of Dover. The
capital stock is $25, 900.
The State Department issued 436
licenses during January for auto
mobiles and motor cycles. Seven
teen of these were in Kent County
Dover a, Milford A. Frederick A,
Smyrna 2, Camden 1, Harrington l,
Houston 1. Thirty-three of them
were in Dealers class, one each of
these Dover, Milford and Smyrna.
The following speakers are an
nounced for the missionary institute
to be held in Dover, to-day, Feb
ruary Is: Albert E. Legg, New York
City, general secretary of the In
stitute movement; Rev. W. E.
Doughty, Rev. ]. #. Trull, both of
New York; Miss Ethel Howard, Wor-
cester, Mass. Miss Anna M. Tilton,
Washington, D. c.
In one of the best exhibitions of
Workmanship ever seen in this State,
Alden B. Richardson, of Dover. lost
the championship of Delaware, Sat-
urday last, to William nj. Foord, of
Wilmington. The match, which was
at 100 targets, took place on the
grounds of the Dupont Gun Club in
the presence of large assemblage.
The score was: Foord, 95; Richard
son, SO. Richardson has held the
championship for two years. The
prize is silver trophy. The wealth.
er, which was inclement earlier in
the day, cleared before the shoot
began.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
in Dover at noon Tuesday at the re-
Gently purchased home of the groom,
on North Governors Avenue, when
William c. Josting, foreman of the
Dover Index was united in marriage
to Miss Marietta Staats. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. A. W.
Lightbourne, of the Peoples Church,
of which the bride and groom are
communicates. The wedding marcE
was played by Miss Pauline Frazier
of Wilmington, niece of the bride
Only the immediate relatives ant
friends of the contracting parties
were present at the wedding. Afte
the ceremony wedding breakfas
was served.
Cornelius Saxton, father-in-law o
former Judge Daniel o. Hastings
who died late Saturday evening
February A, at his home on the farr
of Judge Hastings near Dover, afte
an illness of several days due to
stroke of paralysis, was buried Wed
nesday. He was 72 years of age
Mr.. Saxton is survived by his wifi
and eight children-Mrs. Thomas W
Jakes, Mrs. Daniel o. Hastings an
Mrs. Walter o. Stack, of Whining
ton; Mrs. Leonard Durborough, viii
of Captain Durborough of the steam
er Wilson; Mrs. Alfred Tilghman.
Smyrna, and Emerson Saxton an
Gildersleeve Saxton, of Dover. Mi
Elsie May Saxton, the unmarrit
daughter, lived at her fathers hom
The State Board of Education
session at Dover, Tuesday, receiv'
complaint from the Middleton
School Board of treatment receiv,
from a firm of Baltimore, Md
which had been endorsed by Il
State Board. On this endorseme
many of the schools throughout t
State including the Middleton
schools gave orders to this conce
to rebind, fumigate and return schc
hooks, the Middletown schools payi
them $500, while Kent and Suss
schools paid from $500 to 81, ,0(
The complaint from the Midi
town schools alleges that the wo
was not half done and that the boo
bound and repaired are going
pieces. The letter suggested tn
Attorney-General Gray be asked
take the matter in hand.
H. Ridgely Harrington, of Dow
State Librarian and manager of
Delaware Apple COMPANY. annount