Smyrna times., 1882-05-24

The Court at Wilmington has granted
the following charters under the corpora
ton act:
The Alfred Z. Smith & Warner Axle
Company.
The Dean Woollen Company.
The Delaware Rubber Company.
The Wilmington Dental Manufacturing
Company.
The Riverside Rolling Mill Company.
The Republicans of New Castle county
held their nominating election on Satur-
day last, when James Martin of Whining
ton was nominated for sheriff and David
Ii. Wingate, also of that city, was chosen
candidate for coroner. For sheriff Frank
G.. Stidham received the second highest
vote. There was difference of but 81 in
the votes cast for Messrs. Wingate and
Hickey. The total vote pOled for sheriff
was 5.591, and for coroner $3.50. 6.-Mornia0
Ne,CS
Isaiah :. Conoway aged 80 years COM
mitted suicide at Georgetown. SUNDAY
morning by shooting himself through the
brain in Il moment Of temporary insanity.
He was Il son of the late Curtis A. Como
way, member OF the last Legislature.
The deceased was considered one of the
we<hiest young men in Sussex county and
owned among other property the steam
lumber mill there and several very val
uahle farms in the county. His business
affairs were prosperous and he was very
popular socially.
STARE THE BIRDs.--rhe farmers OF
Camden are complaining Of the unusual
prevalence OF insects this spring. 4
species of lice Is infesting young peach
trees in some localities and is doing serious
damage. An old trucker is placing small
boxes in every available place about his
farm to induce the propagation of insec-
tivOrOus birds, particularly the wren.
which he says is very prolific and most
industrious destroyer of these insect pests
The same gentleman rgidly prohibits the
destruction OF field snakes ON his place on
the ground that they arc q protection
against moleN and other vermin.
The jury in The Iatnall-C Courtnev case
OH trial before the New Castle Court
rendered verdict awarding Mr. Tatnal
81 900 damages. This is The sequel to :
criminal charge Of assault and battery trieC
at " former term, when the defendant
Henry B. Courtney, was sentenced to pay
Il fine OF $lh and costs. Edward Tatnal
is an elderly Friend, and for some remark
made by him Mrs. Courtney, On the %,
of JHly. 1880, Waylaid him in the stree
and beat him with leather strap, he
husband meanwhile standing BY. encour
! aging her. Tatnall claimed that the sigh
of one eye had been endangered. and h
brought this suit to obtain compensation
therefor, laying the damage at 5000
5 STATE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.-Th
! convention of the Delaware State Tempe,
ance Alliance ut Dover, Wednesday iast
was attended by about 12j delegates a
. sections OF the State being represented
a Charles W. HOwland presided anu Re,
L A. W. Lightbourne acted rs Secretary
The meeting opened with prayer bv IN
Rev. j. B. Quigg. The Rev DR. BabcocL
who caused q sensation at the late NJ.
; Conference, and Mrs. Talbot were intro
, duced and invited to take part in tn
+ meeting. The Rev. J. II. Caldwell mad
the opening address of the afternoon Sc
sion, welcoming the alliance to his churc
and appealing to the audience TO assist til
+ temperance cause with all their nigh
6 Addresses were also delivered by Willial
Daniels, President of the Maryland Stat
Temperance alliance, by Mrs Talbot,
;. Ohio, and others. A set of crisp resoll
r tiOns congralulating the friends of ten
}. perahce ON the progress or legislation
:. favor of prohibition, commencing to IL
Executive Committee the consideration
the question of urging a prohibition
)f amendment 10 the constitution of Del
% ware, and asking the Executive COmmi
). tee to address a memorial to the cOun
10 and State conventions of the vario
political parties requesting them to inse
"a prohibitory plank in their platform, W
T. adopted. The following officers we
lg elected:
De President-Rcv l.. G. Matlack.
ne Vice Presidents-Rev Richard r. Coo
of Wilmington, Rev. Cyrus Huntingto
of Dover, Rev. L. w. Todd, of Dover.
49, Secretary-Rcv. a. w. Lightboume.
: Treasurer-R. NJ. Cooper Esq.
= Executive COmmittee-Rev. George
II II, Porter, Newark; Wilson V. Brow
H. Wyoming Charles w. Rowland, W
~ mingten; Rev. J. Il. Quigg, Laurt
Charles II. Richards, Georgetown; J.
MT Caldwell. ID. d.. Dover
il The secretary was authorized to publ
he 1000 copies of the constitution, resolutiO
ch and proceedings. The Alliance adjOurn'
an subject to the call Of the Central Exec
tive Committee
u" MARYLAND Items.