Smyrna times., 1878-01-23

went over to FELTON, and arrested several
black men for rioting at Plymouth, last
week, where they became involved in a
sangulnary fight, shooting one man in the
hip, whose life is now in danger.
s A. Hodgman, master Of machinery of
the p, w. & b. railroad, has senta temper.
lance pledge to all the employers in his de-
! partment and large number have already
signed and returned the pledge. Some re-
garded it as compulsory, and are still
debating the subject in their minds.
! No Music IN HIs'N.-There is an old man
in FELTON, who has no Emusic in his soul /"
and he wants none in church. An organ
was introduced into the church IN. f. and
he withdrew, and with the aid of a local
! preacher named Irwin of another denomi.
ton, organized little society and now
they talk of building a little church. and
thus thing little in its beginning is still
going on by Titles.
DELL NoBLIrr DEAD.-Mr. Noblitt. who
reached the great age of one hundred wears
the 10Th of October last, died on Monday
at his residence in Wilmington. He was
quite weakly for some weeks past, but was
In iull possession Of his faculties up to the
moment OF his Observation-Disclosures a con.
| Versatlon with the members Of his family
until the last moment. About one hour
before his death he clearly repeated the
verse from favorite hymn:
When we have been there ten thousand years.
Bright shining the sun.
We have no less days to sing Gods praise
Than when We first begun"
There was no preceptible disease affecting
Mr.. Noblitt but a simple wasting away Of
the vital powers.
1t is announced in the New York papers
that the liquor dealers of that cjtv are
organizing a political party in their inter
eSts. They claim that they can secure
enough votes to give them the balance"
OF power, and thereby have matters their
own way. This, it is said, the LIQUOR
dealers in Wilmington have had for some
time past and intend to have, if money and
shrewd political wire-puling will enable
them to continue in power. As a Mayor
Is to be elected for Wilmington next fall.
ana the temperance men doubtless hold
the . balance of power, a correspondent
OF the Pamdealcr suggest that some plan be
arranged or agreed upon by which VII!
mlngton's next Mayor may be temper.
ance man.
THINKS He Has A GOLD M1XE.-Accord
ing to the Newark (Del.) LcAler man
named William McAllister, lust across the
line IN Cecil CO., one and a half miles west
OF Newark, thinks he has found gold on
ms farm, and great excitement has been
created in the neighborhood. Specimens
OF the "dust" have been sent to LEADING
mnerologist. McAllister has been many
years in California and Australia. and feels
certain of his treasure. pirate watch
man guards the hole" from the time the
old gentleman lays down the pick and the
shovel until day breaks. A neishbor o.
Dir. Alllster remarked, as he stood in
wonderment gazing at the excavation
" II this dust proves to be the genuine
thlng, why tell you what-this here farm
will be worth 100000 if it's worth any.
thing"
The You've MEMS CHRISTIAN Association
OF Wilmington is. judging from its third
anniversary report, at Il meeting held in
St. Andrews P. Z. Church, last week. an
active, and likely to prove an influential
Body. They report a membership of 300.
ihey state in their report that delegates
from the Association have made 20 visits to
the county Jail, and have there distributed
about 5000 religious papers. "a religious
meetings have been held at the Almshouse
and 20 at the Holly Tree Inn. 1000 relic,
lous papers have been distributed to the
inmates. In addition to the work inst
enumerated, they have had II cottage
prayer meetings in the destitute parts of
the city, and 76 prayer meetings in their
rooms. from their ranks the past year,
two, Baptist and Methodist, have been
added to the christian ministry.
FIRE AT RIDDLES BAxK.-On Friday
morning the store of Clarnen & Pierce at
HiGdIes G Bank belonging to L. F. Riddle
d Co., was destroyed by fire. The lives of
Mr.. Pierce and friend sleeping with him
were saved by the sagacity of dog, which
IL now the hero of the village. Mr.. Pierce
after writing some letters went to he'd nc
usual and remembered nothing more until
he was awakened by his dog which had cot
on top OF him in the bed and was paving
at his bosom, biting his arm and whining
to get him awake. At that time the room
was full OF smoke, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that he could get his
companion awake, he having already |
become stupfied with the smoke. They |
got out of their dangerous position by
jumping out of a window to the hank ont. !
SIDE without injury, the dog jumping out |
with them.
FAILCREs.-The failure Of three houses |
IN the morocco and goat skin trade in |
Philadelphia, and the failure of manu-. |
featuring firm at Wilmington, Del, causes
some little excitement in those cities. |
Their total liabilities are said to exceed
S5OO,OO0; assets unknown.
The Wilmington firm above referred to
is the John G. Baker Morocco Leather
Manufacturing Co. The extent of its in.
Movement cannot be authoritatively stated.
but is understood to have been caused by the
company loaning its notes to f. & c,
Stokes, the amount being put by some re-
ports as high as $lS00O0. The other
Morocco firms reported either to have
been crippled or forced to suspend are G.
W: Hummel & Co., 100000; John Deemer's
a. Sons, 100000; VIM. r. Stewart & Co.
Sl2O,OO0; Hammond & Dwyer, S3O.OOO,
some SIX or seven other firms, with liabili.
ties ranging from $4,000 to 100000, were
also reported in this connection.
A CASE OF SUSPECTED FoRaERY.-A CORES.
pondent of EUcyy EUening sent the following
Item from Dover yesterday An agent Of
the Delaware State Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company, Mr. A. Hill, who has been
operating here for the company has become
involved in serious trouble. On Saturday
Caleb Pennewill gave him check to the
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