Smyrna times., 1884-10-08
County and State Items.

From the North, 11.O0 A. NJ, and SIS pm.
From the South, 7.35 and 1l.3O A.. M
County and State Items.
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Kent County Court will convene on
October 9th.
Gen. Hawley addressed Republi-
can meeting on Saturday night 10
Wilmington.
Hon. Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago
will address the Irish-Americans of
Wilmington and the State during the
present campaign.
The seventh annual Fair at Fairyiew
Park, which closed at Dover Friday.
was the best ever held on the grounds.
and the attendance the largest.
Gov. Stockley, Friday, re-appointed
Hon: George Gray Acknowledgement
OF this State. This action of the
Executive gives general satisfaction.
Frank Collision, about years of age.
was run over by the passenger train at
Harrington, and his right leg was
crushed so that it had to be amputated
The grist mill own by DIR. William
Marshall, of Milford, was burned Mon
day morning. The building and
machinery are a total loss. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Captain Henry Virden, the we'll
known Delaware river pilot and mem
Der of the Board of Pilot Commission
ers, died on Saturday at the residence
of his son in Philadelphia.
The democratic Executive Commit
tee met in the State House, Wednes-
day and elected George ii. Bates.
Esq, as chairman, and DR.. B. L.
Lewis, as secretary, and c. K. Cochran,
treasurer.
Philip Quigley, who died at the age
of siXty-eight years in Wilmington. on
Saturday, was the builder of two of
the large Centennial halls-Machiner
and Agricultural-and he made good
deal Of money in the enterprise.
J. r. Hoffecker, of DIiddletown, one
Of the most expert hOrsemen in the
State, says the Morning News, will act
as chief marshal at the Knights of
Of Pythias tournament at Scheutzen
Park, Wilmington, October 22nd.
''Majore Huntingdon y is the title
Of an interesting and romantic novel
just published by Messrs. Lippincott.
of Philadelphia. The authoress is Miss
Hattie Belt, daughter of z. James
Belt, the druggist, of Wilmington.
The great revival in the NJ. e.
Church Of Harrington, the Rev. G. w.
Burke, pastor, has resulted in nearly
sixty conversions and the general
strengthening of the society. These
/ conversions include some Of the most
prominent persons in the town.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills
for Kent County, on the 9th inst,
granted letters of administration upon
the estate of Harry NJ. Cantwell, de-
ceased, of Smyrna, to Josephine b.
Cantwell; on the 7th, on the estate Of
George w. Nichols, deceased, of Mis-
pilliOn Hundred, to James L. Nichols
Numerous and earnest are the com
plants made by parents at the necessi-
ty OF purchasing new school books,
because of the change in text books re-
Gently ordered by the State Board of
Education. The parents claim that so
many changes, involving the loss of
many thousand dollars in the aggre-
gate, are made because of Induce
ments offered to the members of the
State Board by book publishers
PeRiRSulGr NeWs
The children of Samuel Stewart, Of
Pencader Hundred, New Castle Coun- |
ty, included in which is Mrs VIM. II.
Dawson, of Smyrna gave him a sur
prise cOmmemOratiOn of his 10Th birth |
day at the residence of his son, Frank |
Stewart, near Porter's Station. on
Wednesday last. The gathering Of |
the children and grandchildren from
several distant points made a pleasant |
reunion. Among the Communications |
OF the evening was the presentation of |
suit of broad cloth by his son, Craw- |
ford Stewart.
Wednesday night last a thief enter
ed the house of II. X. Jones. in Dover. |
and took from the bed room a pair of |
pantaloOns, and distracted therefrom |
pOcketbook containing S15. When |
AIr. ). arose IN the morning he found |
tne pants IN the hall, and nothing but |
the book missing. The front door had |
been unlocked by means of pair of |
nippers. This is the same theft that |
was reported in the EUery Eceainq as
Si,5OO. Thursday night the dwelling
OF Dir. Walker, in the same town, was
entered and robbed Of silverware.
The New Castle County Committee
OF the State Temperance Alliance held
large and enthusiastic meeting in
wilmington on Saturday afternoon.
Measures for conducting the local /
option campaign were fully discussed
ana provided for, and the president Of
the alliance, William II. PurneH. Ii.
u, presented the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
:, WHEREAS, The Democratic aud Repub-
ncah state Conventions have refused to
Piace a local option plank in their plat
l'rm therefore be it
:; RSesotced, That the friends of local option
I'll ~ NeW Castle County now reafiirm their
legislative ticket and will do all in their
power to make it a success.
TEMPERANCE Mass MEETING IN
GE0RGETOWE.-The Temperance mass
meeting which was held in George
t0Wh last week was a success. After
1he adoption Of a series of resolutions
ana the ratification Of the ticket for
sussex County, DR.. VIM. II. Purnell,
OF Delaware College, was introduced
ana spoke for forty minutes on local
option. He said he believed in a
Democratic government and in a
InJorltys ruling and asked if "12 sub
slantial signers in a district " cOnstitut-
ed majority. In Maryland the lead
efs OF both parties had agreed not to
make local option a party test In
TINS State the politicians of both par
ues have lodged the question for
years. lie next discussed the cOnsti-
tutlonality of the law. lie thought
tne courts would not re-afIirm the de-
clslon of 30 years age which decided
the law unconstitutional for if they did
they would tare the statute books of
The State in pieces" He said our
present school law is local option.
Inc stock law passed by the last Leg
iSSiature is local option. lie thought
The law was not sumptuary nor
prohihitOry. He asked in conclusion
that the matter be taken out of party
politics and submitted to the people.
Key. Thos. L.POulson, DID, of Balti-
more, was next introduced, entertain