Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

O0CCo NAOOASi A4oHsi hoso DCCA ~ JOlub-
ed attorney for the Delaware, Mary
land & Virginia Branch of the Pennsyl-
vania road.
A funeral procession was stopped in
Dover last week by the team of an oys-
ter dealer, who was lying in the wagon
dead drunk.
1t is said that the Bayard House at
Dover sold $39, 900 worth of intoxicants
during one OF the recent years, and yet
failed to pay its proprietor.
A letter announcing the death of
Myers Q. COnwell, civil engineer at
Branquilla, South America, has been
received by his family in Wilmington.
The Hon. n. B. Smithers will give
number of talks on matters of business
before the students of the Conference
Academy at Dover, during the next
term.
The amount of taxes levied for New
Castle county is $237 900. OF this
amount about 100000 has been collect
ell and paid over to County Treasurer
Herbert.
Theodore Becker, convicted at Will
mingtOn, of manslaughter in shooting
Horace McGinnis, was sentenced Sat
urday to three years imprisonment
and 81 900 fine.
The Rev. William F. Butler, D. D., a
former pastor of EziOn NJ. +. Church,
Wilmington, is insane and has been an
inmate of the Diamond State Insane
Asylum for several months.
w. F. Causey fell down a flight of
stairs at his home in Milford on Satur-
day and sustained severe and painful
injuries, such as will confne him to
the house for couple of weeks.
The Morning Ne,Us has been enlarged
a column to the page, and as a morn
ing journal in the dissemination of
news and the discussion of vital topics,
fills an important place in our State
journalism.
Darby's fishpOnd at Frederick was
drained recently, but no carp were
found. The pike and catfish, about
three bushels of them, had monopo-
lized the pond. The spot will be con
gerted into a cranberry bog
Cards are out for the marriage, at
the NJ. Z. church in Milton, on the
18th inst, of Miss Mary, only daughter
of Mrs. Sallie J. and the late James AL
fred Wolfe, with DR.. William w.
Brockington, of Beaufort, South Caro-
lima
A number of Odessa young gentle
men have formed a club which they
have styled the Cantwell Club Of
Odessa. The object of the organization
is social intercourse and improvement.
A reading room and library will be at
tached.
Charles Barker, a prominent farmer
of Milford, has got $50 barrels of
sweet potatoes buried in pits. He had
as many at this time last year, and they
keep very well until the ground freezes
deep. They are bringing better prices
in the eastern markets now.
Through DR.. E. G. Shortlidge the
Delaware Game and Fish Protective
Association has received 1000 German
carp of the leather" variety, which
will be distributed equally, 500 each in
the Delaware river and the Christiana,
Brandywine and Shellpot creeks.
The Levy Court of New Castle coun-
ty at their meeting last Tuesday passed
a resolution unanimously urging the
collectors to put on the screws and
squeeze out the taxes from the farmers
and house owners; but they had not a
word to say about the almshOuse car
riage.
Cards are out for double wedding
at the NJ. f. Church, Little Greek
Neck, on Wednesday evening, Decem-
Der 23rd. at z o'clock, when Miss May
E. Montgomery will be married to VIM.
Martindale, and Miss Ida II. MOntgom-
cry will be married to Benjamin Pleas
anton.
Deputy Marshal Hutchins arrested
john Kelley, on Thursday, and lodged
him in Jail, on a charge Of selling liquor
at the PenrOse Camp without United
States license. He was taken tc
Wilmington on Saturday for a hearing
before the United States COmmis-
siOners.
Five shares of the First Nationa
Bank, of Milford, were sold at public
auction by the administrator of VIM
Watson, on Tuesday last. They wer'
purchased by George Russell, of vii
mington, for $161.50 per share; whicl
is S61.50 above par. The stock ha
paid ten per cent. per annum.
Next Spring the Rev. r. K. Stephen
son, who for three years past has beel
pastor Of the NJ. Z. Church at Trappe
Md, will succeed the Rev. +. /. Hub
bard as pastor of Brandywine NJ. Z
Church. Mr.. Hubbard has been inVit
ed to become pastor of the NJ. I
Church at West Chester and will VI
dOubtedly accept the call.
Jennie Collins, the 10-year-ol
daughter and the only child of John A
Collins, principal of the SeafOrd publ
school, died Wednesday of whOOpin
cough. She is the third child that he
parents have buried, and each one {
them was taken sick on a Thanksgiv
ing Day. The body of the bright littl
girl was taken to Milford for burial.
Senator Gray, of this State, on Wee
nesday introduced a resolution callin
upon the Secretary of War to inforl
the Senate as to the work done by I'll
United States government in 1881 an
1882 for the Improvement of the nav
CATION Of Broad creek, in this Stat
and what is necessary to complete sa
work and the amount of money requi
ed therefor.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills f
Kent county has granted letters OF a
ministratiOn upon the estate OF Jam
Raymond of East Dover hundred
Edmund 0. Raymond; upon the esta
of Lydia III. Kelsey deceased late
Milford hundred to DenisOn A. Kelse
upon the estate of A. J. Rutled
deceased Corp U. S. Marines to Ma
i. Rutledge of Smyrna.
On tomorrow evening, Decemb
18th, at Odessa Hall, Mrs. IL. II. Wal
of Wilmington, assisted by the Odes
Social Orchestra, will give one OF h
popular readings and recitations, WIN
will be followed by a supper. On +
day evening the renowned KEN
Family Of musicians, who have WI
musical reputation, and who have be
delighting Wilmington audiences
some weeks, past, will give one OF Tn
grand musical concerts. Supper v
also be served on Friday evening al
the entertainment.
The assurance that the Davis case
dicted for the killing of policem
II L fa.fH