Smyrna times., 1880-09-22

Levin Collins and Charles Rounds of
trankiord, who were riding in opposite |
directions on horseback, collided. Both !
men were very badly bruised. One horse
has died from the shock, and the other lost |
an eye and is otherwise seriously injured.
meeting was held in Dorsey's Hall Mil !
ford last week to form a Garfield, Arthur
and Houston club. The club was formally
organized by the election of James r.
Lotand, President; VIM. f. Ravile, Vice
President; DIR. Geo. w. Marshall. Secretary:
and 5. Napoleon Gray, Treasurer.
The Seaford holders of insurance policies
in the Lycoming Fire Insurance COMPANY
are determined not to pay their assessments.
They held meeting in Seaford on Thurs.
day night, and decided to unite with the
holders of Laurel and other places in resist.
ing payment, and pledged themselves to
pay their proportionate share of expenses,
In case suit should be brought against them.
New CASTLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
The Wilmington Republicans have nom.
mated Edward Belts for Senator; +. G
Bradford, Ir., for representative; Christian
Feblger for the Levy Court, and J. B.
Johnson and I. W. Saville for Assessors
In the hundreds the following candidates
for Representatives have been nominated:
brandywine, Samuel II. Derrick; Christi
ana, Henry Swaync; Mill Creek, David
kastburn; White Clay Creek, John Pilling:
New Castle. Samuel Guthrie; St. Georges
| Andrew EliasOn. There has been no report
from APPOINTMENTS and Black bird This
ticket Is spoken Of by the Wilmington
papers OF both parties as good ticket.
"JuG TAVERN CLosED-Ennells Adams,
| (,f (,rAn,,tu,oA
! u. $. Marshal Ainscow, on Friday of last
week, for selling liquor without having naid
the U, s. special tax. On Saturday no had
his hearing before u. s. Commissioner
smith and was held in 81 900 bail to answer
the charge at court. EnneIls' way of con.
Quoting business was to keep a lug tavern"
which was carried on by travelling around
with Jug Of whisky, selling to wh0msoever
he could. lie IS an old hand at the busi-
ness. At the last term of Court in Sussex
he plead guilty to an indictment under our
liquor laws for carrying on the same bust.
ness, and received the light sentence Of
thirty days, because Of age and feeble APP
pearance.
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Sheriff Dunn, sold
on Tuesday, at the County Building, in
Dover, the farm late of IIobson & Collins
containing about 442 acres partly marsh, to
VIM. +. Cotter, for $3.50, subject to mort
gage amounting to $4,000.
At the same place, and on the same day
George V. Massey, Esq, Trustee, sold the
residue of the Estate Of Daniel C. HofIe OK er.
decd, as follows, viz: An old store house
at the corner of North street and Govern.
or's Ave, Dover, to JOS r. Hoffecker, for
1913; the late residence of said deceased,
on Governors Ave, to VIM. z. Walls for
$3.50; building lot near the Depot. to
James Y. Stewart, for 5000. The prices
realized at all the sales were considered as
being rather poor.
} The Presbytery Of New Castle met in
} Salisbury, Md, last week, and was openep
} with a sermon by Rev s. G. Boardmpn.
Moderator, of Port Penn, and once a mem.
Der of the Presbyterian church Of Milford
Rev. Henry Runner. of St. Georges, was
elected Moderator, Rev. Robert Graham,
Stated Clerk pro tenn, and Rev. Chas.
Mallory and Mr.. j. B. Gichrst Temporary
; Clerks. Revs. John Rodney and f. VIM.
Gaylord resigned their charges and the
pastoral relations between them and their
churches were dissolved A committee
) was appointed to proceed to Pocomoke
} City to investigate the charges made against
, Mr.. A. J. Aydelotte.
II
ton assembled in the interest of the Sab.
bath School cause Rev. Mr., Mallory pre-
: sided, and addresses were made by Rev.
Edward Gaylord and Rev. J. A. Worden,
, OF Philadelphia.
: DELAWARE AHEAD.-If Delaware is small
she is large enough to get away with the
first premium at the great Pennsylvania
State fair now in progress at the Exhibition
grounds, Philadelphia, for the best display
, and finest pleasure carriages entered at the
fair. and to the popular firm of McLear
& Kendall belongs the credit of bearing the
| silver medal trophy to the Diamond State.
For some years there has been strong
competition between McLear & Kendall
and number Of Philadelphia exhibitors,
for the first premium, every year getting
f closer, until the present year, when with a
bound they distanced all others and placed
themselves in the lead in coach building
} 1t is no small triumph for coach building
firms to carry off the first premium where
there is such active competition amongst
! so many competitors, as were entered al
the Philadelphia State Fair, and we feel
good, elevated, yes proud, that Whining
tonians should be the successful compet
iLors- Wilp;!ngson Republican.
dncs 1Hiance.-A meeting of clergymen and
others was held in the Court House, George
' town, on Thursday, for the purpose oi
organizing a county branch of the Delaware
State Temperance Alliance. Rev. Henry
t Colclnzer presided and Rev. I. Z. Terry was
5 made Secretary.
A permanent organization was affected
by the election Of the following officers and
: an executive committee of one from each
hundred: President, Rev. w. w. Morgan
Vice President, John r. Price; Secretary
i. Rev. Mr.. McQuay; Treasurer, John r
McFee, Esq.
Rev. Mr.. Gassner and others spoke in
the afternoon and stated that the object o.
s the Alliance was to secure the passage by
J. the Delaware Legislature Of local option
j. law,
At night another meeting was held anC
addresses delivered by Revs. Z. L. Hubbard
a and j. B. Adams,
y The Alliance then adjourned until Dec
r 7th,-GeorgetOl0n Inquirer.
GENERAL TORBERTs sFUNERAL.-HiS Eriend
a Meet at the Girard House to Make tie Arrdngc
:. paents.-Friends Of the late General Torbcrt
y who met his death by the laundering o.
the Inflated Vera Cruz assembled on Friday
afternoon at the Girard House to make ar
rangements for his obsequies. The gentle
n men present represented the Middle States
i and other sections in which the deceased
General was long and favorably known
= General Stockton, of New Jersey, presided
: 1t was announced that the remains oil
!. General Torbert were now at st. Augustin
- EIo aud would apriva in Now York on