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Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
COUNTY AND STATE IrrNTc

4s ounces. ss weighing
A shad weighing I! TBS. was caught AT
Bowers Beach, last week. ~
Mlddletown rejoices in the possession of
new hearse OF modern construction.
The Cecil Democrat feels justified in COW
ing that the Elkton and Middletown ro;;I
road will certainly be built.
Geo. b. Dickson of Dover has been an.
pointed to take charge of the Delaware
Building at the Centennial.
Rev. w. w. Taylor was installed as mas.
tor over the Delaware City Presbyterian
Ohurch on Wednesday evening last.
The Republican primaries for the election
ol Ielegates TO their State Convention will
be held, throughout, next Saturday.
The special train which went to Dover
ior the remains of Chief Justice Gilpin ran
from the Wilmington depot to Dover-47I
mlles-in one hour and two minutes.
One night last week, some scoundrel
entered the district school house. at Wvo-
ming, and robbed it of maps valued at 500.
and also burned up some of the books.
a man naIneu Iuker, IN Lewes, has n
sheep that follows the boys of the town all
around, and seems to enjoy their sports as
II 1T were boy itself. So the Lewes LiqLt
says. 9''
The two public schools at Magnolia, in
this county, have been consolidated and
graded school started, with Jas. III. George as
Principal and Miss Emma Holt, of FELTON, |
Seminary, as assistant.
Mr. Alexander Biggs, tenant ON one Of
the Commons Farms, at New Castle. has q
heifer of the Alderney and Durham breed
that has had calf at the age of one veor
two months and twenty-four days. '"'
Court commenced at New Castle ,ost
Monday. From the large number Of neftw
cases of larceny, &c, II promises r. h
rather long term. This Court viii ~
long remembered as one at which NJ caS;
tai case will be tried. "p''
Prof Williams, principal of the Confer.
ence Academy, Dover, has dismissed ali the
corps of teachers, except Mrs. Skinner and
her husband, because of lack of sufficient
support to continue them. No immediate
move seems to be making to rebuild.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

The Supreme Court of the United States
adjourned on last Monday afternoon until
October next. Among the cases argued
this term are two life insurance cases from
mississippi, involving the question whether
the legal representatives of persons who
died natural deaths or were killed in the
Southern Confederacy during the war. are
now entitled, upon payment of arrears of
premiums, to demand the amounts insured.
IL an affirmative decision is rendered, thou.
sands OF such claims viii be presented, and
many Life Insurance companies NAV be
crippled" Twosimilar cases were argued
last term, but the Court was then equally
divided on them. The decision will not ba
made until the fall term.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
MARYLAND ITEMS

The Episcopal Church at Easton is to he
remodeled. % ~ "e
More than hundred bushels Of ,,oa,,,..
were planted this spring near Snow H;ii
A vigorous local option campaign is in
progress IN Caroline. The election tnkas
place on the 10th. ''''Ne'
Bishop Lay confirmed nine persons ~
the Episcopal Church in Berlin last weelS
and twelve at Snow Hill.
Rev. DR.: Phebus is conducting the ocad.
eny at Elkton, besides attending to his
ministerial duties in the NJ. E. Church.
r. W. Downes, one of the State Fish
commissioners, has landed at Denton n Iot
OF Matching boxes for the purpose of prona.
eating shad in the Choptank.
The Easton brass band is maxine ar.
rangemennts to give a grand musical
excursion & either to Baltimore or to the
f,hiladelphia Centennial, some time about
the 10th of July. "'
l. 8 Hodson, of the Crisfield Leader.
must De brisk kind of man. Besides
running newspaper he is the principal
lawyer IN the town and fills the Methodist
pulpit when the minister can't do IL
At the town election in Cecilton last
week, 66 votes were cast against liouor
incense and only 2 for it. A board of com.
missloners was elected opposed to levying
any town tax for the present year by q
majority of 3S to 30.
The stock books of the Centrav;l,o
National Bank close on Monday NEXT. tbe
10Th OF May. There is now only S2.50O of
the stock remaining unsubscrbed ont of
%'o,OOO. The charterers will shortly com. |
mence the organization of the bank.
A Good Set Of Teeth.-Wm. IT. Morl;,c
residing in Talbot county, near Royal Oak
is now in the 10th year of his ace. with
teeth as perfect as they can be, he never
having lost one nor possessed one that wos
decayed.-,&. Michaels Comet.
VIM. Janvier died suddenly ot Cbo..ou
Town last week from paralysis. He was
serving as q petit juror, and had inst tolya,,
his seat in the jury box when be M
seemingly in the enjoyment of
excellent health. He was taken ot half
past ten o'clock, A. NJ, and at four. p
was corpse. = Wy
The new Liquor License law of MarvIord
bears very hard on the keepers of Iorna
notels. The rate of pay is governed bv tbe
eh'ai Faiue OF tne property, and thus II ,
happens that hotel.keepers who nav biab
'ents have to pay much more for theiicapSsnn
nan y the Keepers OF the restaurants, ,althongb
'heir bars may be much less patronized. ." {
1ad Mortalty-Some weeks ago. n voun,
nan named Taylor Frame removed VIII
rs family from the vicinity of LinwooJ ooSI |
yeiaware county, Pa, to near Cowantown' I
lecil county. Both Mr.. Frame and III, r
'lie Were, prostrated by pneumonia ond a
'oth died In few days. Mrs. Cnrrv
aotner'in'law : of Mr.. Frame, went. dow, dow, l l
~ Nurse her sick children, but she also 4
;rnensa ;yoa ns ana died, all within very short .
49,. 81, =. Mancha has sold nTilpbman,s 5,
I'M I4 which he bought some time ago. &c
! On - "a esianrd,ge, Esq, to Mr.. A. II. Diel2er.
Defiin, Ottawa county, Michigan. /,
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

DON'T TAKE Down THE SToYE.-Now that
mild weather seems to have settled down
among us once more, it is not we9l 10 he
too Ihasty in removing the stove from the
family or setting room. TO be sure it NAV
Teo1. Te saving OF wood. but what is that to the
health OF the family? The weather is so
changeable at this season of the wear that I
very often, in the absence of fire. EVENINGS
are spent in an atmosphere so chilly as to
be productive of those shivering sensations
which are the sure premonitions of violent
colds coughs and Pneumonia. And it is
much safer even to face the "peltings If
the pitiless storm for half a day. and fb.r
have good, warm stove to run to. than to
sit for an hour in a room not cold enoncb
apparently, for a fire, and vet really not
warm enough to be comfortable without
one. "i'4o"C
II i. Is never safe, therefore, in this climate.
of June. 'iio HrsI
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
PHILADELPHIA AND THE CENTEvE1.r

our readers who are about to visit tbo
great Exhibition will find unusual nranoro'
IONS have been made to receive tbor1
Ever Every branch of business has put fourth its
pest effort to produce special stocks of Goods dc
for this particular Season. - soo0S
1;I me immense Stock of Splendid CLOTHING
,TriSpiayed by MEssRs Bennett & CO af
IowER HALL, 5l8 MARKET STREET. is we'll
WORT worth Journey to inspect. The STYLES are
new iiet, ana tasty, the material choice and rn.
ll1oie, the prices being guaranteed Iourr Than
olhefs elsewhere, and bargains offered in
every department. We say stand bv vonr
. osa trends and give them call. and he s1re
70 go IN RIGHT UNDER the LARGE Crock.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

DANGEROUS SOAP.-lt has been remarl1o,I
Vi late about the introduction into 49,
market under high-sounding names of
various strong potash combinations intend.
ca W Ior laundry and cleansing nurnosos
one OF the preparations, which appears to
contain more caustic potash than anv otber
ineFSdlent, lately caused the death Of =
c"l,u VINO accidentally ate little of il :.
anu we have found the same stuff stron,,
enough to remove old hard paint fron97
"ooo work when merely wetted bv tLo
I"ille ana allowed to rest thereon for nor.
maps an hour or two. We advise o,I,,
readers to let such preparations severely
"Ione they are ruinous to clothes. and
except to cleanse kitchen floors or othor
HEteaSe-Soaked places, should not be used
Even the ordinary low grade soons arc oro
HeaVily charged with soda and imnnri+;ns
which, the manufacturers saw. tbnv or,'
oolged to use in order to hold tbe;r own
with fraudulent dealers who adnitonata
sun more heavily; and these scans are
also hlghly destructive to fabrics Il -
nluGl better economy to purchase = GOOD
quaLty, even superior quality. of wbito
soap for household purposes: for the avtro
cost OF the soap will, in the end. bo noro
ILlan saved in the lessened wear Of cIotbns
d oll-cloths and of paint. II Is borll,, |
necessary to add that strong alkali soors |
'nould never be used on the Skin. as tbd;,
'nect Is corrosive and harmful Tbn Oh
ecu OF using soap for the toilet is ein,YI,,
o overcome the natural oil which evndoss
rom the body, and render it possibie for
ne water to combine Herewith and van1.
lttle OF the mildest soap is amnle for tbiSS
rpose.-'Scientifc 1n,erican. '''''
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

~ is one OF the finest places in Talbot
county He has also sold II. B. Hoplxin's
iafIn In Beaver Neck, Chapel district. con.
61alllng 2lS acres, to Peter Springer. of
rfcehnsylvania, fc for $3.50. Also a farm Of
90 acres In Caroline county, near BefbIe.
Ln8eln, belonging to j. B. Vincent. to A IT
1920. '" oTN' lor
-, released from JaA-John S. Wood Of
Chestertown, who was committed to o,Ir
county jail some weeks since on the charge
oI attempting to pass forged checks in
AlIIdoIetown, Del, has been released from
jan. 1t was decided that our Court had No
JurIsulction In the case, and the Delaware
az authoritles refused to prosecute it unless
tne costs OF trial were paid by parties to the
SUIT. This they declined to do. nc no
loss was sustained by them, and the
NecS. ei'-h'"
=, a NdTT0a0 Escape.-Mr. Spedden Orem. of
lalDot county, was about sailing in n canoe
70 81 Mlchaels, one day last week. with
Two Ia6les, one OF whom was Miss Frazier.
n rom dorchester county, in the boat. Mr.
Orem stepped back on the shore to got an
oar when one OF the ladies pulled tho
sheetrope, tightening the sail. and tbo boot
started. Knowing nothing about the man.
aagement of a canoe, the ladies became
frightened. Mr.. Orem told them TO tLro,.
the t sail overheard, and they understood
nm mn to say, Jump overheard" whercnnon
a Miss Frazier jumped over into about twaIya
ieet OF water. Mr.. Orem started TO SWIM
70 70 inier, but gave out, when man named
bail' IN boat, succeeded in reacbin@ her
lust as she was sinking the third time He
saved saved the whole party, the St. MicbaeIs |
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

PREVENTING FIREs.-The London Builder
OHerS the following suggestions: "Keep
Hatehes IN metal boxes, and out of the
reach OF children: wax matches are mar.
ucuiarly dangerous, and should be kent ont
OF the way of rats and mice. Be careful in
making fires with shavings and other LIGHT
klndIings. Do not deposit ashes in n
wooden vessel, and be sure that burnin0
elnders are .extinguished before thew are
deposited. Never put frewood upon the
stove to dry and never put ashes or a liobt
under staircase. Fill fluid or spirit Tor
kerosene) lamps only by daylight. and
never near a hire or light. Do not leave a
candle burning on a bureau or chest
Always be cautious about extinguishins
matches or other lighters before throwinS
them away. Never throw a cigar stum6
upon the hoor or into spit box containinS
sa"dust or trash without being certain thai
- contains no tre. After blowing out a
sS sanule never put 1t away until sure that
ane Shuli mas gone entirely out. A lighted
S" .,.uIe ought not 10 be stuck up against
frame wall or placed upon any portion of
the woodwork in a stable. mannfacforT,
shop or other place. Never enter n harm
or stable at night with an uncovered l;gbt
never take an open light to examine eas
meter. DO not put gas or other lights near
curtains. Never take a light into a closet,
DO not read in bed. '-O'e''
The principal register of furnace
should always be fastened open. Stove
pipes should be at least four inches from
WOODWORK, and well guarded by tin or zinc.
rags ought never to be stuffed into stow
pipe holes; openings into chimney flues for
slose pipes which are not used ought always
70 oe securely protected by metallic cover.
ings. Never close up place of business in
t. .ne evening without looking well to the ex-
cn,;,r .lsnlng ~ 4. oi lights and the proper Sc
cunty OF the fires. When retiring to he'd
AZ night, always see that there is no dan.
ger from your fires, and be sure that yonr
Lghts are safe" To these the ,Scicntfc
Anaer.eaH adds: Never keep or leave oiled
rags Tor oiled cotton waste in any place
1rneIe III their burning could do any harm.
20 not allow accumulation of combustibIe
rnoolsh about, especially in out of the way
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

DECLINES TO REsPoSD.-On Thursday
Ho., FH[esldent Grant sent a message to the
house OF Representatives, declining 10
comply with the resolution passeJ o5 +bo
"a "a Of April, requesting the President of
tne United States to inform the Housn -,
ss whether !a any Executive Office acts or duties,
ana II any what, have Within speci;ed
period, been performed at a distance fron1
law. 0'''''Il9"ed Oy
\ Inc Inc President after giving his reasons for
deelining to answer, proceeds to cite vari1>,.
acts performed by Washington tT "'''. -
Jefferson, Madison, John Quincy Adans
&1d q1 Jackson, when out of Washington City
Washington was absent IsI days dnr;19 q
his term; John Adams ass davs. LEE
SON son I96 days; Madison 637 days John
Quincy Adams ODD days; Jackson 100 5o9
Gays; pay, vsnBuren lsl days Tyler l6S days vs. !;
FOLK 81 days; Taylor 81 days: FiIImore
% days; Pierce, 81 days; and Bucbanon
% - Gays. No mention is made of absence
OF Presidents Lincoln or johnson. 'e"''
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

SMYRNA BANK ELEcTIoN.-TZe ,S,uo1II,
o0eT a-Ihe annual election of nine Direc.
tors for the Bank of Smyrna was held bero
IN the Bank, last Thursday, when an ert;ro
cnange OF regime was effected in tbe hoarS
oi direction. In view of this pronosed
change, and the manipulations bv which i
was accomplished, widespread Interest
had taken hold of the people of the sott1s entire
state IN regard to it, and To satisfy AZ
interest we are compelled to give nublic;tv
70 matter that we would rather ionors
ana bring out facts, which, for the sake ~
iml1partiality, we would rather mass IN
silence. pass IN
e ! me election resulted in the choice of the
lDol-owing gentlemen for Directors. viz
Dayid >. Cummins, John Z. Collins. Robt
n n. Cummlns, Peter S. Collins and .Iobn n
iDaliey, OF this town, Geo. V. Massey. of
Doyeri hon. Jas. Williams, of Kenton' and
n. d. flddeman and Peter F. Causev. az
Milford. This put five new members In
the Board, with the UNDERSTANDING that
SAID Board, as thus constituted. would elect
y: :. Cummins to the Presidency. in place
OF Geo. II. Raymond, the former presiding
offlcer. The members who were retired
We're Geo. Davis, John Mustard. John H
nonecker and JAS. r. Lofand The new
board (Messrs. Fiddeman, Massey and
Williams being absent) accordingly elected
Mr.. Cummins President. This is known as
the triumph of the "Cummins faction,u
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

PIE CRUsT.-Hundreds of thousands Of
HoliarS are worse than wasted in the use of
lard made into pie crust annually, To
De sure white, faky crust looks nice and
tastes better, but it lays the foundation @ foT
dyspepsia, rheumatism, gout and naIsv
for e. years | have been experimentjng 70
nnG out how to make palatable pie crust
without lard, and this is the way Take
good' rich buttermilk, soda and p LITTLE
sait' and mix just as soft as can be mixed
ana 4i hold together; have plenty of flouy on
,.nt,. .ne mo!dmg board and rolling-pin: roll
very INN, then make and bake as other
pes, pes, or rather in slower oven, and when
!he PIE Is taken from the oven do not cover
1t up.-Coa'hy Gentleman. 00'ei
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

Gov. Coke, of Texas, in his recent message
deprecates spirit of sectionalism that
would imperil "the glorious integrity of
Texas" and appeals to Texans as American
citizens who should take pride in the whole
Union as their common country, to put
their feet on "every narrow and sectional
feeling" while embracing in their efforts
and aspirations the glory and adv ancement
of the whole federal republic.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

The KENT COUNTY RAnRoAp.-Tbe An.
nual Tl Meeting of the Kent County Railroad
company 1.-THE road from Clayton to Ches.
ttertown) was held at Chestertown, Md. on
Monday. The old board of Directors were
reelected, viz: Messrs. STAN, (President1
bingham, Nicholson, Hurley, Gerker. Sam'I
casey and Thos. Shalleross. A new ticket
was put in nomination, with the intention
OF etfecting change in the management Of
the road, by displacing Mr.. Gerker as as
lessee and putting Mr.. Akin, former EN-,
ployee, in his stead. But the new ticket
was speedily upset and three of the candi.
Iates on 1t, Messrs. Skirven, Rosberry and
HnrIock' voted for the old board. The
IIp'1TUTwlng + TT persons were on the new ticket
). Thomas Skirven, Abel J. Reese 'jE,roo Ton,o:
A. Roseberry, Isaac Parsons. VIM Po;ntor +eo
Hurlock. -'i'' ''"iiiuei
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

T.: THERE is general complaint all along the
line about our mail arrangements nndar nT
th the new new time table. The morning mail on
'SdS 1Ie delaware road is sent by the first train,
winch winch starts at Wyoming, while all the
branch road trains connect with the So SECOND md
Iraln, hence the mails from the Md. & Del
hent County and Queen Annes roads have
@y 70 lay over until the afternoon train on the
Delaware road. The night mail now gets %
to this town so late and the morni,o Ell Ell
leaves so early that it is impossible to
answer !: correspondence. Postmaster Bapos
Is gong to discontinue the distributione of
the night mail. '0-''O" vi
postmaster Pyle, of Wilmington. has
written letter to r. C. jackson. Suner'
,n!endent of the Railway Mail Service for
TINS division, calling his attention thereto
ama pao1,,I recommending a change. Mr.. Pyle
recommends that the mail be cbanSed
from the early to the late morning trs;,'
which will restore the old system, and add
increased accommodations to it.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

IN Appleton county, Mo, few DAYS AGO
a. "a, r; Hoffman and another man made an
attack upon nest of snakes which had
probably existed for years. They BEGAN ,''it If
one evening after sundown, and killed in
an hour and a-half 1873 reptiles. The neTt
morning they resumed the attack and
destroyed 247, making a total of 43O. Some
oI the creatures We're from eight to twelve
Ieet long. They were all of the blocl-
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

The CHIEF JUsrICEsHIP is yet undecided,
but it is generally conceded that Mr..
Comegys is the coming man. The bar of
both this county and New Castle has sent
in a nearly unanimous recommendation to
the Governor in his favor, but Sussex is
divided as between him and Judge wooten.
it is stated.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

=, y On the 20th of February last a five.voor
old mare belonging to Mr.. william Nv 9,yIar Dy;aa
oach' OF Sparta, New York, foaled. Tbo
colt though fully developed and Other.
wise promising. was dead. The maro
appeared well, and to the surprise of Mr.
DrleSbach on the ID of April. six well: a.
alter the foal of the first colt. the noro ~o
gave birth to another one, which is sonnd 'f'
healthy and well developed, and in ali
respects as promising colt as can be found
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH II. HoFFECKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor, at Smyrna Delaware.
fERMS-SUBscRRTIoN-O year 81 90 in advance. or
$50 If not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option Of the Publisher
ADNERTlSEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Gents line for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and ahalfcents Aliberal discount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly adverti-
SarS.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

The Ohio Legislature has passed bill
providing for the punishment by fine and
Imprisonment of all persons who get on or
off railroad trains that are in motion.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

A DARNING MACnINE.-Imoo;ro 40
mothers OF large families, who ruefi1ilv co.. on
template dilapidated socks bv the io1o,,
aiter the weeks washing, with visions of
strained eyes and tired backs Aootino on,.oDl
your minds; imagine a little aparafns in
hhlteiy more simple than the sewinr
illacL.ihe, which repairs the hugest darns iG
IeSS IlIhe than We can describe the onoro-
!ioll, ana Tar more neatly than Won can do
WIN all your years of practice. This ;s
"hat IL Is. Two small plates, one stationary
ana the other movable, are placed one
ABOVE the other. The faces corruootad
ana between them the "holey" portion Of
the stocking is laid. Twelve lono owe.
painted needles are arranged side.6v.side
III u frame, which last is carried forword
so mat the needles penetrate opposite edras
vi the mole, passing in the cOrrugations ba.
tween the plates. Hinged Just in front Of
the plates Is an upright bar, and in this is
q cross-piece carrying twelve knobs. Tho
yarn Is secured to an end knob, then. with
" oiT OF nat wire, pushed through the
neeGie eyes. Then the loop between each
neeuie Is caught by the hand and hooked
oEer 'he opposite knob, so that each needle
carries two threads. Now the neelIos ono
carried back to their first position ond - i'
so doing they draw the threads. which sI;r |
oil the knobs through the edges Of fi,p tbpp
fabric; A little push forward again brings
the sharp rear edges of the needle nt7a
e against the threads, cutting all at onco
lhis is repeated until the darn is fnisbed
ma beautifully finished it is. The invonton,
$ Mr.. o; 5: Hosmer, of Boston. and wo
predict for him the blessings of the entiro
emlnine community. The cost of tbe
machine is but ten dollars. u '"e
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

lIE sEAsoS.-The complaint of back.
wardness of the season, led some neruoys -,
nun' up their diaries, and on doing so tbev
.oeno tnat vegetation has frequently bee1
dul'e as backward on the 5th of Nav as AZ
sl;s,. snx present time. In 1843 there was n
sne5sHSllng seHl irost on the first day Of june. In
lo9s there were frequent SHOWS in t5a
ss sas.er part Of April, and few signs of ye0eta.
.'. s.s'. On M sne hrst of May. On April IL. 1854.
Taom pl, len nearly to the depth of foot IN
asanIs snIIssl'ania, and made sleighing for
assss s..;i ,os week. Similar SHOWS also fell In
was heavy fall of snow. block;nr ~ LIZ az
road in Chester and Delaware co,,i.;" ny :ne
There was ice half an inch th;clS a -, az, a.
isth and 22d of April, 1874, as a mater w os
course vegetation was greatly retarded r.
VIA therefore he seen that the nresa,,s
season has many precedents. Sss'''
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

-, FENCE VIEwERs.-At the recent fern, ~
sT She superior Court of Kent county, the
Ioliowlng fence viewers for the different
hundreds were appointed, viz:
D"ck Creek-Robert Hill, George w. Cun,.
mins' = Horace Spruance, William Collins
D. r. Denney, Henry F. Hill.
= hae"fo''-Peter Wilson, Thomas Davis. D
II; II; Spruance, James Williams. David Reese
Thomas r. Taylor. ~ i'eeSe'
r Lme Ceek-Daniel c. Cowgirl, Thomas K
Taylor, John C. Wilson. ~
u,!iS3 DGgerITh9s. IT J. Marvel, John j. yoshelI
william " Virden, John w. Cullen. lanes
~ hlmmey, Zadock Postles.
r Norh 3Ha1rderkiH-John Gooden, Ezekiel
Sdnr', SSrnzer' 4ndrew j. Galley, Thos. Pickering,
- SoutA N'rdcrkW-Jos. BurcbenaI. Jacob
Aqlp, Moses VanBurkalow, Robert J. Rev,
hoids, James X. Burnite, Samuel D Roo
M'sBaFon-Robt. Raughley, Outen Ander.
son, Royal A. Burdock, Josenb Rootb
=" iiIlam IMAM Shaw, Henry n. Clark.
A'ltoyd-James D. Sipple, James Fl. Pos.
,,iTes, Martin Harrington, William Hill
b. Carlisle, Henry B. Fiddeman