Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-02-11

,bout Feb. Zoui anu s''' Oi0 vi mo 4"S'S
concerts
Cav Hamilton has sent message to the
,'1;sIoturs Recommending a new registra-
!:.S If voters in this state.
.oc;al event at Church Hill, Oh Thurs
evening last, was an entertainment
aH !.n te Miss Julia Green, by her brother,
r. Thomas Ii. Green.
Thu Baltimore SIN is il strong advocate of
- Cboptank route for the ship-Canal
tue e.rosn the Chesapeake and Delaware
U',., and gives very good reasons for its
preference
tslephone line runs from Tunis &
n.a+hor's mills 20 Easton, Talbot county,
Dice of six miles. 1t crosses st. Mi
u L"sIs river, regular submarine insulated
s Guile being used for that purpose.
very destructive fire occurred at Cana
,.;dss last Thursday morning. The oyster
OO.oting house of c. p. johnson & Co., was
iP.,s~sd to the ground. The loss is ostima-
uu ot about $4,000; no insurance.
promi, ent men Of Cecil county think
5.rs is little doubt that the Legislature
III ut the present session, pass law giving
w., nsope of that county the privilege of
.,lins in the liquor license question.
Philadelphia "tea agents" induced
r,oa county man to smell sample
ssosntly. after which he knew nothing until
~. awoke and found that all the money he
had 1857 was gone and the agents nowhere
TO be found
Joseph HAIL. aged IA, was fatally burned
by the explosion of a coal oil lamp at
Torth East, Cecil county, on Thursday of
ismp exploded in his hand while he was
ceyryina it down stairs.
The old contest between the Fulton and !
r.oswell wings OF the Republican party in !
Maryland Is again opened. The struggle is !
.e TO which shall control the delegates to /
the National Convention. They each wish |
+, he the Don Cameron of this State.
THE Rev. w. J.O'Neill, of Millington, has
been conducting a protracted meeting since |
the first Of January, which is still progress
n. with increasing interest and success. |
=, large number have professed conversion |
and tho altar is crowded every night with !
psni;ents.
i party from Boston is building an oyster
packing factory, lO0x40 feet, on piles, near |
the railroad pier at Oxford. The piles are
driven and the lumber is there to build the I
house. 1t is expected that the railroad will !
be rebuilt and the cars running to Oxford I
in the course Of few weeks.
The revival at IIilIsborough has closed
witt about 20 conversions. 1t has made
quite new place of Hillsboreugh. The |
pastor Rev. f. {. McSorely, has Just been
presented with a good round sum of lnGnev,
with the imperative command that he is TO
buy new suit of clothes with it. lis ap-
Dolntmeut SAt'SS him.
TLcing N,rtyqgcs-One Of the most i'm.
portant matters before the Legislature at
The present time is the question of the
taxation OF mortgages. Tins same question
in one shape or another has been before
the Legislature for several sessions. At
present 1t has quite Il number Of able &dvo-
Gates and not a few very able opponents.
Tie LiajiEty Of Aol,ntn;stratioas-A case of
sems Importance is now pending in the
that Robert j. Catln and Dir. Josenh A.
C4tlin were appointed some months since
to administer the personal estate of their
deceased father, Joseph Catlin. In filing
the necessary bonds each administrator
fled bond seperate from that of his CO.
Dr.. Catlin, it now turns out
Tor it is alleged) was indebted to his father
in the sum Of 81 800, and the law REQUIRES
II, IL
assets of the estate, but also Of any indsbt.
einess he may be under himself to the
deceased. In this turn of atfairs DR.. Catlin
Duld be compelled to charge himself with
ne $500 which his father had him
charged with and he and his bondsmen
would be held for the payment of the
amount. Discovering this, one of his
bOndsmen, Joel r. ClemeRts, has petitioned
the Orphans Court to require DR.. Catlin 20
give counter security or show cause why
the letters Of administration Should not be
aaRulled. The coadministrator, Robert j.
CatlIa, reslsts the petition of Mr.. Clements
on the ground that DR.. Catlin would. if his
letters should be aanulled, be placed in a
position whereby he could plead Limitation
on the claim OF the estate against him,
plea not open to him as one of the admin.
lstrators. Chas. T. Westcott, one of the
sondsmen, appeared for DR.. Catlin, and the
AsssTs. Brown appeared for Robert j. Catin.
The case was argued in part last Tuesday,
and tho court passed an order requiring DR..
Catlln to furnish the counter security by
tas 18th Of February, or show cause why
DIS letters should not be revoked 1t will
then probably be more fully heard, and
probably a final determination may be
reached. The case is an interesting one,
and the decision will doubtless be awaited
with anxiety by the public CtntreviAe
Observer.