Smyrna times., 1884-01-30


nomocratic candidate for the office
Sheriff of New Castle County.
The work of rebuilding Knowle
,rooIen mills, at New Castle, destroye
NV fire about two weeks ago has begun
Geo. w. Merrill, for some time teacl
;nr ot Camden has taken the school a
RI9ckbird. and is succeeded ut Camde
BY d. S. ELS.
The Milford Adrertiser thinks that
majority of the people of that plac
favor Mr. Fishers appointment to tn
vacant Judgcship.
While attending to his business at hi
farm. about 2miles from town, on Thurs
.day. VIM. Il. Cahoon, Sr., was sudden
Nv taken with bleeding at the nose
Attempts to stop the bleeding were no
successful. and DIR. Isaac Jump wa
sent for. who succeeded i'll stopping tn
beeding.-DfldWdreda.
WEDDINGS TO-DAY.-The Reveren,
Vaughan Collins. NJ. +. minister n
cambridge. will be married to-day t,
Miss Jennie Caldwell, of Dover. dauph
fer of the Rev. J. H. Caldwell. ID. ID.
Miss Terina Hopkins. of Wyoming
was welded at noon to-day to Boston
commission merchant named John O
Rosaback.
Cards are out for the marriage oi
Mr.. n. W. Jones, of Bloomfield, n. J..
and Miss Maggie Pettjohn, at the resi-.
Gence of the brides parents in Mills.
bOrO, February 9th. Miss Pettiiohn.
who is one Of the handsomest voun~
ladies' in Sussex County, is Il daughter
of the late Purnell PettijOhn, an officer
in the Bird Delaware Regiment.
JUDGE WOOTTEN's NARROW ESCAPE
A few days ago, at Georgetown. n
physician put Judge Wootten under
1he influence of ether, preparatory to
operating on bone felon on his hand
The physician soon discovered that he
had administered an overdose. and
that Judge WOOtten's pulse had ceased
TO beat Restorative measures were
resOrted to, and after great deal of
work and the application of heroic
remedies the Judge was nursed back
30 life.
The Dover correspondent of the
Erery Ereaing in speaking of the
vacant Judgship says:
THE judgeship intesest here is Way
ing warmer each day and the appoint
ment is looked forward to with consid-
cradle interest. The positions of the
two candidates are freely and openly
discussed, and whilst our citizens speak
no evil OF Mr.. Spruance, for no evil of
him do they know as he is a high
toned, honorable gentleman. vet their
sympathleS and their preferences for
Judge Fisher are plainly shown"
The Register Of Wills during the
past week has granted letters of admin
jstration on the following estates: Amor
Alckerson to J. c. Pennewill; Michael
I. Cadmus to Mary Cadmus: G.. r. A
u. B. n. Eliza Hilliard to J. l.. VOL
colt; {. 1. A., Eliza Carrow. of Cam
den. to james II. Carrow. To Jno. G.
anderson upon the estate of Rachel G. |
Elliott deceased, late of Milford Hum !
dred, on the 2Sth: and to-day, the Both.
on the estate of Emilina Draper. de-
ceased. late Of South Murderkill Hum /
dred, TO Andrew Dill.
AN ILLICIT LIQUOR DEALER.-Jack
collins, negro aged about 80 wears
aad very notorious character was
arrested at Pennington on Friday bv
United states Marshal McMulIen and
deputy Atnscow, on the charge OF ear
Tylng on the retail liquor business
without paying Government tax. He
was taken to Wilmington, and Satur-
Hay was given hearing before United
states Commissioner :. Redmond
smith and held in 5000 bail for his an
Pearance at the next term of the United
1, nla'es District Court. The prisoner
s lseu in dense, swampy forest four or
ave miles from Pennington and was
paIfonlzed by people for miles around.
some coming from MARYLAND II is
alleged that be has carried on the busi-
ness for thirty years.
n "olNG WEST TO Hunt BUFPALORs
~ Two !4,,years-old boys of SMYRNA. sons
DL q, Shlpbuilder John Carlisle and Mr.
.h;", J,ach, superintendent of Mr.. Carlisle's
upward gathered together on Satur-
SaS, IaS ABOUT $40 and departed from their
n' nOlnes lor the purpose, as they subse-
ftuenL! ft,! stated. of going out West to
.L" iuu' OuIlaioes. During the afternoon
my ~ were arrested in New York citv {
~ ~. . detective, aud in the eyeninT
,ba. e returned to their homes. where
b! tbe were very warmly received. In
or, sI,ia oIleT absence from Smyrna they
GtApended 80, part Of which sum tbey
kniEa keu ~ IN revolver and scaIping
AITrI1e.-1Erey me Erening.
of ro,! ne aoCVe Item from Ecpry EUeninq !
sbo!,e !e'.eSday Is in error in locating the
ns'o., named parties, as the gentlemen
den. sS parents of the boys are resi-
N'"'' ot Milford, not Smyrna.
soma,h;L mnHI DOVER WANTs.-Dover wants :
pru"Ll eiLnlng more than the profusion of .
Co"n." Co" mat fail from the State and
SI5niy SiIIn.y tables, as will appear from The
SsHiael: '"e Ia't issue or the e
are retiIions hailn have been printed and t
the Ing hnmerously signed asking b
nor ne'y Court to allow this town s600 o
strec,a ior the Improvement of the
now 'he Courts annual allowance
pronoD... D~."S only $3.50 Many of the Il
Conr, owners think that the Lew 81
than oHGht not to collect over two p
zrOo ,Oa,anG Sg. dollars year from the citi, t
Use of f tne town, if they only ALLOW the W
for tho Two Two hundred and fftv dollars d
zens I baets streets Of the town. The citi-
for sb@II;s bc Just taxed themselves 81. 700
the nihg ronII the streets, in addition tn 81
the CSular taxes. The attention of q
at the boI[S ny, Will be called to the matter Il
eOruary meeting. p
The PaoiaIM P5aOEE IMIDDLErowN FAIRS u
PomoloDTinalnl11S Agricultural and &c
Years ns", sraI Association, which for ten
aetoupPa Pasl 81 has held annually at Mid.
" at,anShe She widely-known and largely el
ticalIv Iaea Sa Middletown fairs Is nrac- "a
its apn"ai r'iplict. The ASSOCIATION held y
although H. meeting Monday, and y
feeeipts foa '"e 9, ,tfeasurer's report showed W
expepsoIi ior The past year Of az S59 and y,
Concern, 81 only $4,6S8. while The pI
was rano. de6t, long hanging over IL "
a,OS7, tbn tbn.'Sa S; reduced from 50. .255 to Ia
eOntinuIo" I"e i directors determined to dis. -
board be;n'ne 'ne annual exhibitions. the
The assang aong Unanimous on tbis noint
irOm Tho 1lon ia will receive enough
Dror "e sale of its hu;Il:. "N16H