Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

na ae n Ueeh purchased by q Mr. Miller fol
Szo,oOO. Mr. Miller is the gentleman who
several years ago bought the Bryan jackson
iarm' adjoining, for $4,000.
LAND SALE.-Geo. ". Ingram. real estate
agent, has sold for Hon. James p. Groomn
trustee, the farm of the late George r.
remington, in Cecil county, Md, and con.
talnlng III acres, to James Il. Uoffccl,or
ESQ, OF Mld"letown. Terms private.
Gardner Burrows, an imbecile. who wos
confined in Jail for threatening to burn Lis
mothers house, and sent to the aImsbonso
0y order OF Attorney General Grav. escanod
rom that institution on Sunday night. and
threatened to burn Hiram Shorts store
lie was arrested and held in $500 bail.
The beet sugar factory at Wilmi,ctop will
be ready for operations about Nover1Lnr Iat
Inc company have already engaged heels
grown ON l25 acres in this St9te, Tho
'oSats Schlhcl says the sugar beet raising has
not done very well because of the drv
weather. "0 vi
BRISK lines AT Observation-Disclosures the
head OF better times" an ElLton ma !
paper says that twelve or fifteen voun,, mo-
from that place learning that hands wnra
wanted by Morris, Tasker &, Co. ot Nav
Castle went to that place and all received
employment upon application, and at WAGES
amounting to about $40 per week.
The Georgetown En1tircr, tells why court
m sussex only occupies few DAYS now
"heh II used to consume whole weeks at
each term. The causes are: first. the
practice OF liquor selling is not carried on at
every cross roads; second, the Georgetown
lawyers are on friendly terms third, this
olsiiKe caused the limbs of the law to 90
i'ito i"teffnlhabIe arguments in every case.
MINISTERIAL CHANGE.-Rey ! p
Wilson, the pastor of Asbury NJ. T. Church,
wilmington, announced to the official
ooard OF that church Saturday night that he
was not candidate for a third year. and
that they were at liberty to enter into whot
ever canvass they desired to make for -
pastor. Mr.. Wilson IS very much broken
In health and has been for the past five
months. we
GRACE CHURCH Sunday
morning at Grace church, Rev. DR.. Steven.
son, the pastor, made q statement in REGARD
10 the Indebtedness of the church and said
that during the weak past he had been
making special effort toward lis reduction.
and then announced tn" gratifying fact thai
he had succeeded in getting $3S, 900 pledred
towards its liquidation. The entire indebt.
edneSs foots up at about $4,000. There
remains but about SOS, 900 to be raised.
GOOD TEMpLARs.--At the meeting Of the
urahd Lodge OF tins Order, in the town of
Wyoming, on last Wednesday, the follow.
ing officers were elected: Dr. Harvard of
Dover, Grand Worthy Chief Templar: Rev,
!. /. Cooper of Camden, Worthy Counsellor.
W. ~ Brown Of Wyoming, q. w. Secretary
Mrs. Brown, &. W. "; Charles Corney,
Grand Representative to r. w. Grand
Lodge; Robert B. Mcdonnell, Alternate.
and Mrs. Pleasonton, Superintendent of
juveniles. The Lodge adjourned to meet
at Dover on the 18th of November.
SHERIFFs SALEs.-Sherif Dunn sold at
the front door of the county building in
Dover, on tuesday, the following properties:
Farm OF John II. Hardison, on the road
from Dover to Smyrna, 8! miles from
Dover, Coz acres, to Mrs. Mary S. Barnett for
$4,000.
Farm belonging to Mrs. Kelley and VIM.
Ionavan, in kenton Hundred, so acres. 10
= ohn +. Salisbury, atty, for $4,000.
Also, Chas. lIillyards interest, about one
sixth, in farm of three hundred acres
near Cowgill's Corner, to Hazel g. Pennewill
for $4,000.
CANTERBURY DRIVING PARK.-Oa Satur.
day, Nov. LIST, there will be trottinr AT this
park, and the following entries have been
made: Three minutes races. uupcins
Ethen Allen; James Alexander, Mollie F.:
| homas Emory, b Morgan; Boon Smith.
Lady Walkover; L. Cane Harrington. b .
Trip Ihree-thirty race--Thomas Anderson,
b st. Lawrence; j. Spirry, SalEe GRAY
Amasa Pratt, b m Maid. Two.fifty minutes
Pratt, Modoc; Edmond BAILEY.
Gloucester; DR.. Wilkinson, G.. G. Wander.
bit. Free for all race--J. NJ. Alexander.
g Shoe String; VIM. Davis, b M Flora
Al. Anderson NJ: Thomas Prichett.
b -; Isaac Marker b M Flora.
Wilmington City Hospital scandal grows
with what it feeds on. Mrs. Sarah Zeirler
having unloosened her tongue now lets it
wag lncessantly. The stories that she tells
are about as bad as bad can be. Street
Commissioner Louis Lynch is smirched
until the city is wondering whether the hair
Of his head is not kinky. Mrs. Zieeler
charged in one of her statements that ex.
PRESIDENT OF Council Lichtenstein, CITY
treasurer Vincent, Henry Evans and Mayor
almond, indeed, have spent Sunday nights
N carousal at the hospital. These gentle |
men yesterday published denials, the entire |
ruth OF which denials is not doubted by
the citizens. But Lynch is said to be nm to |
his neck in it. Mrs. Zeigler was arrested |
On a charge of perjury.
SUDDEN DEATH OF PROFESSOR CfRoBR.-
Prof. Charles Grobe fell dead Wednesday |
afternoon in front of the Burnett House in |
Pa. The Professor came |
from Saxony and had no relatives |
n TINS country except by marriage. He |
'eslded IN Wilmington about % years re. |
moving from there to Pennington, n. j.,
bout years ago. During his residence in
wilmington he was for long time Profes.
or OF music at the Wesleyan Female Col.
ege. After severing his connection with
hat institution he carried on a music store
n the Institute building. In early life he
married. Miss Abby Ann George, a daughter
Vt Anthony George, deceased, of Philadel.
'hla. lie buried his wife, in Wilmington
bout ~ years ago and never remarked.
Utter leaving there he lived three wears in
N. j., from whence he removed
Hackettstown in the same State, at the
eminary in which place he spent the last
we years of his life, During his lifetime
ROT. Grobe composed and arranged nearly
900 pieces of music.
EPISCOPAL CoNvoCATIoN.-Last week the
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware convened in
nnual session at St. Johns church, Viii.
1ington. Addresses on baptism were
1ade by Rev. S. o. Hall, of Seaford, N. d.
lanson, of Stanton, and w. B. Gordon, of
myrna. Bishop Lee being in attendance
t the funeral of the late Bishop Whiting.
on, was not present. The following are
ne clergymen who were present: Revs. w.
:. W. Lewis, of Mddletown; Ii. T. Hay,
}. d., of Philadelphia; s. D. Hall, Of !
eaford; w. d. Hanson, of Stanton; w.
/. Gordon, of Smyrna; L. w. Gibson, of
over; w. NJ. Jefferis, of the Delaware
ollege, Newark; R. X. j. Stewart, of g
ewes; DR.. Frost, of Trinity; w. G. Ware, f
Calvary ] w Kava of 81 Andravu,s | c