Smyrna times., 1883-01-03

ilTTDnue,sdav afternoon, at clocA'
county and State Items
c.,ornor-elect stockley will beinaug-
lated TV on Tuesday, the 18th.
,ooh n Emerson and Miss Clara
Vail, of Middletow"' were warrleo iaS'
week.
rho steamer Clio, has discontinued
hr the present her trips between
Odessa a and Philadelphia
voung lady in coming up from
noreT. the other day, lost line beaver
S"t while looking out of the car WIN
dow when near Moorton.
Mr. John w. Herring of Milford will
,indy law under Edward Rldgely'
~" 8u of Dover. Mr.. Herring is grad
n nofs Of Delaware College, class ~.
Thora are at this time 40 regular
hoarders at the Richardson House,
IVA N"rsr with the prospect of large in
~ nrsase on the meeting of the Leglsla-
ture.
The Rev. Henry Runner, pastor OF
,be Presbyterian Church at St. Georges,
~. handed in his resignation, and the
~ongrpgation will act upon it on sunday
next.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
comnany has had fortunate vear 1t,
tSeir losses only amounting to 81 900.
TSav will nav back to the policy. y.hold-
ers about 81 .OOO.
George V. Massey, Esq, was pre-
sented with a set OF the American
Encyclopedia by the pupils Of the
Presbyterian Sunday school of Dover,
of which he is the superintendent.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Delaware Railroad Com
many for the election of directors and
treasurer. will be held at the office OF
the company in Dover, on Thursday,
January llth.
John Till. who is now undergoing a
sentence of SO years in New Castle Jail
for the killing of his brother, is about
to have a petition circulated among
the citizens for their recommendation
to the Governor for pardon.
The New York Tribune in respect tC
our approaching Senatorial election
says: Political experience goes
long way in such pocket borough a.
Delaware, and Senator Salisbury ha'
more of that than his opponents
In reply to numerous inquiries RI. 1
Conrad, Esq, Chief Election Super
visor, has quoted section 2,03l Unite'
States revised statues, showing tina
supervisors in Delaware, outside c
Wilmington, are not entitled to receiv
compensation for their services. Nj
Conrad thinks the provision is mos
unjust.
The census returns show that pel;
u ware contains more acres to person
than any other Middle State. In tn
State there are eight and one-half acr'
beach individual, while in Pennsylv
MIA there are less than seven, in Ne
York six and in New Jersey four and
quarter But Delaware has no lar:
cities.
The official board of the Union NJ.
Church, of Wilmington, decided (
Thursday evening to ask for the Re
u W. Prettyman of Lewes, as the 81
cesSOr Of the Rev. Adam Stengle. I
same evening the official board Of Gra
n. E. Church agreed to call for t
DeV: Mr.. Boyle, the present pastor
'1e Western M E. Church, Of Philad
phia
Ihe Baltimors Dag, WHICH a I
1aY ago secuted the report of
Morning NeiUs that Senator SaulsbI
& would have opposition to his re-electi
row admits there is truth in it. i
II Vay does not think, however, 4
Sudge WoOtten can make success
ne;s;tdGway, aRd suggests the Hon. j..
n "lillams as an excellent man for
position.
a MATRIMONIAL EPIDEMIC IN N
II pLEroWN.-Thursday afternoon a
4 O'CLOCK, John K Campbell Of Phila'
u Pnla, and Miss Lizzie l.. Buckle of \
Il GGietCwn, were married by the Rev.
n y Alexander at the home of the bri
NJ parents after which they took IL
Vciock train for Philadelphia whic
N % oe their future; home. Thoma
SOY, one Of the merchants, retul
nS nome the same afternoon bT
,ns with him young bride from
A W county, Miss Jennie Lank, ant
S"eunesday evening by the Rev. v
murray, William Grace and
asry Clark, were married at the h
OIL B. Lee.
I LETTERS ELEVEN YEARS ~ T
,t.-An 81 old mail car WAS destrOy'
pSn s repair shops at Wilmington, o
anuadelphia, Wilmington and |
aore pre Railroad, on December
1Snesth the slanting. false bOtt,
,aS. o car were found thirty-seven lie
Jhlch had apparently been
tSeVen years. They had been
through cracks in the wooden flo
IN ~ lS1. Twenty-four of the Il
nncre addressed to Wilmington, 4
lover, and one letter each to Wa
.S Sao Kent Island, Md, and to
Seek Sreek Landing. A number of
TSessed newspapers were also {
;n. ae letters were forwarded to s
ms msehaent R. C. Jackson, of the
bsy Mail Service, in New York
tSs,, e, on December 23rd, sent th
eT different destinations. Vest
D. received a communication
,n;s.master w. Y. swiggett, oi
.,;agton. in which was describ,
"ssrioutiOn of the letters aad
Olsents. soI Some of them paid old
ssa..ers nu Others reminded the recely
Sredltors; one contained bank
aOr SIS. and anntho,. ri III