Smyrna times., 1882-12-20
.t,- and State Itelns.

county and state Items.
rso old custom of the people of Mil |
lHo rereiving on Christmas day will .
l. observed this year
,tlnd wants AZ least fifty more |.
.onampnt houses to accommodate the /
"oonle desiring homes there.
rT Cooper, Esq, young lawyer
ofDoyer, is trying to succeed Johh H.
WrFee as Insurance Commissioner.
Tho St Paul's NJ. f. Sunday school,
.fnSessa. will hold special Christmas
VI l.,'ica on Sunday evening, 24th inst,
se,;' a,;tIsd The King of the Nations"
Road J. B. Cooper's Holiday Goods
Advertisement.
4 the meeting of the Delaware
Cato Grange held recently in Dover
.%a Questions of bribing voters and just
,.aUr4asentation ,nr were earnestly discussed
nla resoIutions condemning vote buy
@ inc we're unanimously adopted.
The store of Benjamin Benson at
Njdletown. caught fire on Tuesday
aroning 10Th inst. and came near being
Is,troyed. 1t was suppressed by Bah
coct pxtinguishers. The loss has been
adinsted with the insurance companies
at $909.29.
FIRE broke out in the dwelling of
Jobn ]. Rosa, of Milford, Friday.
The FIRE originated in the hot air f1ue
from the heater. The house was part
II destrOyed. Insured in the Granger )
Insurance Company for $4,000. Dam
aged 81 900.
Governor Hall has respited Harrigan
again for twelve months This carries
him over to GOyernOr-elect Stockley' )
term. and of course secures Harrlgan
from ever being hung, as Governor
Stockley will hardly want to be his
predecessors executioner.
FIRE NEAR MIDDLETOwN.-ShOrtly
after o'clock Monday morning the
stables on the farm of Robert 4. Coch.
ran. son of R. T. Cochran, were discOv'
cred to be on fire. The farm is situated
two miles south of MiddletOwn, anC
before assistance could be obtained the
building with its contents was entirely
consumed. In and about the building
were 70 horses, II cattle, 21 hogs, will
two wagons and quantity of harness
hay and feed, all of which was burned
There is every reason to believe tina
the fire was the work of an incediary
the flames bursting out SimultaneOusl,
in several quarters Of the building
Two horses were brought out AM
saved with the greatest difficulty, bu
everything else was burned up. Til
loss is estimated at $1,000, Of whic
$500 is secured by an insurance on tn
building with the Farmer Mutua
Insurance Company of New Castl
county,
Thirteen of the II cattle are burnc
BADLY and one was killed yesterdI,
making five already dead. The othcl
are affected in different parts of I'll
0Cdy, some of them having their ey,
burned out and all Of them as clean
hair as though they had been shavc'
A CANARY BIRD makes one Of Il
incest Christmas presents: his swe
voice being constant reminder of Il
doner. The newly imported Mig
singing canary is the best rs it sings
lampllght as well as during the da,
Tue cost Is $3.50. Cages can be h;
ron slOO for nice brass cage up
SLOW for a silver plated one.
Inc best place to go for these thin
IS Sdo % the retail department of the BIF
EOOD COMPANY. 237 South Eigh
d., Philadelphia. They have t
largest stock of all kinds of birc
Sases, aquariums, fine bred dogs, ct
III America. Canaries can be sent
e1press [a, with perfect safety. a print
guarantee given with every bird.