Smyrna times., 1884-02-13


The Milford Library purchased last
.,.oel, s1O2 worth of books.
rR Watkins has bought the gen.
oral store of his father, e. Watkins, at
Odessa.
,Iiddletown now supports two book
arJ news stands. y few years ago
there was none.
prenarations are being made ut Hart
low ior the erection of more new
houses next Spring.
Edward BringhurSt. one Of the old
ost and most respected citizens of Will
mington died last week.
Fx.Sheriff Isaac Grubb, of New Cas-
+Ie county. died at his residence yester-
dav at the State Road Station aged G6
years
Six victims were humaniZed and civ
;Iizpd at New Castle Saturday by lib
eral application of the whipping post
and pillor%%.
missionary meeting of the Re
f,rmed churches of the Peninsula is
beipg held in ST. Johns Reformed
Church, Wyoming.
Edward D. Ridgeiy, the oldest son
of Edward Ridgely, Esq. of Dover,
died Monday morning of heart disease,
aged twenty years.
The public schools of Milford were
almost depopulated last week, because
of the measles. which attacked several
hundred Of the children OF the town.
Milford hundred is again without a
constable and the town of Milford.
without bailihI, and as a consequence.
saws the N'rN. the law has almost no
force there.
Yesterday William Miller, of Port
Pena, shipped 800 muskrats to VIII
mingtOn for the inhabitants of that citv
TO eat They are especially fond of
them when served up as terrapin.
Messrs. Roach & Son, of Chester
have Il contract from the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, of New York. 10
build another steamship, first class in
every respect, and about 800 feet long.
james 3. Davis. for many wears a
prominent citizen of Milford, died
there on sunday afternoon. aged 73
years Mr. Davis was a leading mer-
cbant. and leaves considerable prop
erty.
An exchange states THAT the effects
of the revival meetings at Camden.
have been so sweeping in their char
acter that there are but seven men in
lie place left to advocate the cause of
the evil one. y
|. ~ Fooks, DR.. J. B. NAPLES and !
George G. Calhoun have purchased |.
apiece of land near the railroad sta
ton Georgetown, and will at once be- /
gin the erection of Il steam grist mill to
cost about $1,000.
Henry {. Conrad, Esq, actuary of |
tie Delaware Association for the Edu-
cation Of Colored People, was presented
with a handsome gold watch by the
coored teachers of the State at Dover
on Friday evening last.
Lizzie B. Stevenson, daughter of Ed
ward u. Stevenson, Il well-knOWn citi.
zen OF Dover, will be married on March
ith to Robert Thackeray, Esq, of Elk
Ton. The ceremony will be performed
in the n. +. Church, at Dover.
t is stated that the wheat crop of
the Peninsula has been greatly dam
aged by the alternate warm and cold
weather OF the past Winter, being
1Galded by the water laying on it, or
kllled out by the ice forming on it.
The social event of the season in
south Sussex was the marriage ON
Tuesday Of last week of Miss Maerie
> Fettyohn to W. NJ. Jones, of Bloom
held. \. }. The wedding was largely
a''ended, and the presents numerous
DR.. John W. Massey, of Canterbury
was found dead in his bed on Thursday
morning. He retired in his usual
Iealth the evening before. He had
Teeh a very active man all his life.
lie was q years of age. His death
was caused by paralysis of the heart.
The colored voters of Wilmington
held meeting in National Hall. yes
!er,iay evening week, to consider what
L, y beneficial for the advancement of
:! .nelf race, and TO take into considera-
tl, HOh what should be done to prevent a
,uT!neF ,II!li Ignoring of their claims for
political recognition.
=. It Is understood that Rev w w w
b"lSoh; now stationed at Frcderica.
~ mas ;, accepted an an invitation. subject
" tle decision of the conference to be-
SO4e j. r1 pastor of Newport NJ. Z. Church,
~ ~ pace OF Rev. j. +. Bryan. The lat
isr; PI; II Is expected will be the Presiding
"'uer OF EastOn District,
Maxwell B. Ochlltree, welI-kpovn
!eslaent s' Of Wilmington. died Saturday
''cIl ',i the effects Of II dose of carbolic
as'l s'u 'ahen IN mistake for a solution of
tsSaG t,s"l@lida propOrtionatelv admins
a',Gu leu 'he dose, it proving fatal before
da,a.s,9'j so'yi'H coLId he summoned. The
N'''a'ed Was 81 years old.
., 1iA'een ,E persons applied to the Court
selI So IHe ;e Term just closed for licenses to
oIn5 cIn intoxicating liquors. The list in
onnlica''. number Of old and some new
bpft''vah'S, bpft ,', but they were all refused
ton u' ov9 o%9' bernard McVey, of Whining
Taranu anu homas f. Cartv, of the Buck
"' summit Bridge.
Cd a 5i5i;h Polish gentleman, who represent
nsnha Iinseli as DR.. c. w. JAYNE. Jr..a
PbiIad%a,.Gi. PbC% Gi the noted DIR. Jayne, of
tbrong has been travelling q
enoyr5I sn kont county and charging
nrerHlOls nsrtia fees for curing fits and dys.
eFal notoI1s MS remedies failed in sew
made Ji9 a~J Instances, complaint was
In dose,H.1ai oHa ne Is now in the Dover iail
bond dN'' oi a thousand dollar bail !
c. BrooI,ss SOFA at the sale of the late +.
for SI90 SIS9ONS' ~ 10 Appoquinimink hundred.
and vet / one was Of ordinary stock,
was Uo S',oL ler yield of milk and butter
ported :, mat few, if any. of the inn :
Hutcb;s"aao "aocN could excel her. Joseph e
was thn who resides near Townsend s
offered 'as ayoo purchaser. A gentleman
but at t5ot a1V :; lor her over one year ago, ]
Republic 'llhe she was not for sale :
at its session 'a ,CoURT.-The Levy Court
the folIo";orh last week at Dover elected
Jameoo y County officers:
dred. Wa ~ rowell, Of West Dover hun
Benton Y Neglected y, County Treasurer
lenine ', Weldon n,nn ~ o1....I -