Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

/ DtHnSy as OHSLeI COllSCIOt'
| 1t is not likely that any divorce hills will
! get thrnugh both Houses of the Delaware
| Legislature ut this session.
! The DelnDArean doesn't want the LPgi.la,
! ture to pass the act granting aid TO the
! Delaware State Fair Association.
"The first herring of the season" ha>
| "pen caught in Indian river. Fishermen
-.xr"ct heavy run OF shad and herring
! next month.
The two great factions in the Republican
party of this State are anxinuSiy awaiting
The announcement of the formation Oi
| GtI fields Cabinet.
Rev. w. P. Davis. of Dover. having re.
turned from his continental tour, is now
| lArturing on the Land of the Pharoahs'
and " "Plundered Palestine
Philemon c. Carter, highly esteampd
citizen Of FELTON,, died on Wednesday, tn"
22i. He was 6S years of age. His useful
ness extended to almost every walk ot life
Town election in Midhletown, on Monday,
l. ON thr issue 0i "a water ticket" and All
anti-wAter ticket that is. ticket it,
favor of town pumps and IA ticket OplOsed
to town pumps.
Delaware owns a little Island in Reho.
both Bay. William II. Steen asks the State
to give him the Island, so that he may
retire upon it and live alone, after old
Selkirk's style.
Messrs Richardson & Robbins have
closed their poultry huSinr+~ fnr the season.
They have paid out over $50 600 for pOutr,
the past winter. The firm has orders for
1000 'lnz-n cans Of tongue, and 100000
pounds of ham.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insuranc"
G 'mpmuy of ST. Georges and ArpOquini
mink hundreds has applied to the LrGi>.
IHture tor an amendment to its charter.
and for change of name,-Cantwel Fire
Insurance Company.
The P. w. K B. road operates altogether
POI miles; ITS capital stock is 81 ,572.750.
and it's funded debt only $2,753.5O0. 1t
has been paying eight per cent. dividend,
, rrgularly tor five years. The road is in ex.
""llent condition in every respect, and it>
management is first class.
The local option hill has heen reported
favorably by the Committee on Tempernnc.
aud malr tue order of the day. by thu
House, far "Wednesday. to day. While 1t
may he uncertain whether the bill will
pass the hnuse, there is no doubt but that
it will receive II strong support.
MORE PARTRIDGEs.-By reason of the
severe cold of tie pst three mont q,
d. almost all the birds b ought to this State,
under the protection 0f the Game AssOcia.
iinn. have died. In order tn make up for
the loss large number Of common par.
triIges have heen negOtiated for by the
association. and will he distributed through.
out the State soon as they arrive, whlch
will be in few days.
: meeting was held at Middlptown, last
week, 10y the Peach Growers Association
to condemn the railrnnh mOnop"ly and the
opposition by the p w. & B. r. r. to the
Delaware Western charter. series OF
. resolutions were adopted requesting the
Legislature to charter n competing road, so
1 ~ to do away with the Pxtoriion. injury
md insult they haye for leng years suffered
from the monopoly. Az there were only
: about so out of 1000 Of the peach growers,
: not much authority is attached to their
, deliberations.
Messrs. Richardson Il Robbins have pur.
: chased the lot on King street adjoining thu
: re.ilence of Mr.. Tnomas W. Wilson, from
Mr.. Geoage Paris. for $4,000. The lot
. contains eight acres Of land. The firm will
, commence the erection Of n new factory
there in n short time. The size of the new
factory will he 100 feet front by l60 feet
! 'l-Pp. The building will tie Of brick, twn
p story. with slate roof. The present factory
will be converted by the firm into a hotel,
the site heing one Of the most eligible in
the town for hotel purposes. The proposed
hotel will he l40 feet on State street, $50
feet on King street. and IS feet deep, three
, stories with mansard roof. and two story
Veranda en- the south.
Rev. DR.. BRIsToR's CAsE.-ReV. Dr. Geo.
= r. Bristor has been heard from by his
D New C,sIlV friends. He was to have lett
New Orleans on Monday week for the
North, hut owing to the slanderous report
put in circulation he will remain until it is
s fully investigated and himself set straight
f.. efore the public. A paragraph in the
y Philadelphia Times in relation to the matter
says: a Mr.. Bri>tOr got along very we'll.
increasing the membership and paying of
: the debt of the church. But he disagreed
d with General Bu's 'sey, the wealthiest mem
"er Of the congregation, and, ut General
Bussey's instigniion, WAS superseded hy the
'' Rev. W. G. Webb. On SATURDAY the Board
l. of D-acons, supporters of Mr.. Bristor
10 caused the church doors to be nailed, the
:. steps to be taken away and the flooring
torn up. in which condition Mr.. Waht
found the church on Sunday" II ia q
y difficulty that Mr.. B. will not get rid of Sc
3 easily.
- CONFERENCE ANNlvERsARIEs.-The follow
:. ing Is the programme of the anniversaries
at the approaching session of Congress, il
n Lewis, as announced in the Conference
'. Worker.
+ sunday School Union Wednesday even
ing. March l6. Speakers. Rev. J. II. Vim
% cent. ID. D.. and F. B. Quieey.
d W. F. w. Society-'fhurs,lay afternoon
10 Speakers, Rev. A. St~ngls and Mrs. E. B
f, Stevens.
7" Church Extensicn-Thursday evening
" Speakers, DR.. Kynett and Rev. George A
le Ph@bus, D, D,
{; Missionary night. Speakers
IN Rsvs. DIR. c. II. Fowler, E. l.. Hubbard ans
= 7. j. Preltyman. # .t I
," Elueation-Saturday evening. Speakers
IS Revs. J. f. Mowbray, w. F. Corkran an,
ne W. S Robinson.
ss Temperance--Monaay evening, Marcl
4. 2lst. Speakers, Revs. George W. .Hillei
y = A. LightbourR and T. o. Ayres,
N Somebody had said that old thinga ar
fiA the heat and sxith the a~o~.es~. e -