Smyrna times., 1885-01-14

now III SuSScA nehiAS OHOA ANNUAL
visitatiOns.
Senator Salisbury wants the new
president to clean all that out of the |
civil service, so far as the Republicans
are concerned.
Opinion is gaining ground at Wash /
inotOn that Mr. Bayard will, if asked to, |
reflse to accept a seat in President-elect |
Cleveland's Cabinet.
The tomato pack of 1884 amounts to
n total of 2,02l, ,177 cases, Of two dozen |
cans each, and represents fOrty-eight |
million, five hundred thousand.
Aid is being sent to the Spanish
sufferers by the recent earthquake by
the citizens of Wilmington through
the first National Bank of that city.
CIV. Jones is erecting a building at
Greenwood, which is to contain seven
sets of apartments for families, two
stores and large hall on the third
floor.
Fred C. Pennington, son of Capt. Sam
uel Pennington, of Middletown, died
Friday of Inflammation of the stomach,
after an illness of about two weeks.
He was in the 35th year of his age.
The ball given by Miss Carrie Eccles
Thursday night, at her fathers resi-
dence on State street Dover was quite
a grand affair. The elite of Dover and
other towns were there and spent a
delightful evening.
The pastor of Wyoming circuit and
his family, have moved into the new
and beautiful parsonage erected by the
circuit during the fall, on a part of the
lot belonging to the NJ. +. church of
Wyoming and on which stands their
very tasty church edifice.
The regular annual meeting of the
Homeopathic Medical Society of Della
ware and Peninsula was held on Satur-
day in Wilmington. The attendance
was unusually large, prominent physi-
cans being present from all parts Of
the State and Peninsula.
The NJ. Z. Church at Dover, which
has been remodeled at a cost of some
$4,000, will be rcOpened next Sunday.
18th inst with DR.. 4. 5. Hunt and Rev.
d. w. Crouch Ofnew York as preachers.
The former pastors of the church have
also been invited to be present.
The State Treasurer's report shows
that under the oyster law, there has
been received during the year 1884, ST.
S2S a. There has been disbursed for
repairs on boats, commissions, &c, 81
915,O9, showing the amount of disburse-
ments over receipts to be $S6,3j.
Thomas b. Draper who is living on
the Draper farm near Magnolia, and
Miss Annie f. Short the only daughter
of Capt. Samuel II. Short of Bowers
Beach, were married on Wednesday
evening January 18th at S o'clock, at
the brides parents, Rev 5. Pilchard
officiating.
Some Of the citizens of Dover are en-
deavOring to get stock taken for new
National Bank in Dover with capital
of $50 900. If the project succeeds the
banking honse will be in the new brick
building recently erected by Mr.. H. c.
Collision at the corner of L0ckerman
and Bradford streets.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual insurance Company was held
Monday and the following directors
chosen William II. Swift, G. B. Ellison,
Wilson T. Cavender, Beniaman Burton
and Manlove Hayes The value of
policies issued by this company is SILL
yO9-4lG and the net surplus fund $240-
1886.
The new Peoples National Bank of
Middletown has declared semi-annual
dividend Off! per cent. The Citizens
National Bank of the same place has
declared a ) per centum dividend for
the last six months, and the National
Bank of New Castle County at Odessa
has declared per centum as its semi
annual dividend.
Well, there is one thing that the poll
iticians cannot cry out over-produc-
ton" about, and that is our egg supply.
The American hens believe in heavy
import duty, and will continue to sup
ply the demand to limited extent at
30 cents per dozen in new York There
were 100000 dozen eggs imported from
foreign countries, in the last three
months, through the port of New York
alone, and the hens of the L. :. will
call convention to get the pros and
cons on the situation. Milford ChrOHi-
Gle.
The Court of Oyer and Temniner for
New Castle Co., will be heldin Whining
ton FEBRUARY 2nd, and the following
are the jurors for the three lower
Hundreds of the County: St. Georges
J. kirkpatrick, w. ]. Eliason, John
7. Gears. Appoquinimiuk- Thomas
BrattOn, Eli c. Welch Blackbird -
Hirman Staats, George w. Mattiford.
The jurors are summoned for We'd
nesday, February 1. The case of Will
liam Stewart, charged with the killing
OF Emma Murray, is set for trial at
that date.
Andrew G. Gray, Esq, president oi
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Company and Of the Farmers Bank at
New Castle. died at his home in New
Castle on Saturday after prOtracted
Illness Mr.. Gray was a son of Andrew
and Rebecca Rodgers Gray and was
born IN Kent county, May %, 1904
Ills father ranked among the foremost
men in the state and his mothers fam
lly was one Of the mos noted historic
families in the country. lie was tn,
lather Of Geo. Gray Esq, the present
Attorney-General Of the State.
A man with sundry aliases was ar
rested in Kent County, Maryland
last week and our authorities wer'
notified that he answered the discrp
ton Of the man who had stolen Air
Thomas j. Marveps horse in Wes
Dover Hundred last summer. and tina
ne was the same party who had stOleI
MIR. MinOs COnaway's horse a year o
more ago. Delaware parties went Il
NhestertOwn in company with Sherii
Robinson last week and brought tn
man to Dover and Ioige., nm in Jail
Inc man has been recognized and hi
true name is Reynolds. lie Will n
doubt have his trial next court whe
ne vii! be indicted for horse stealing
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DELAWARE RAILROAD company
Inc annual meeting OF the stock holder
oi the Delaware Raiirad Company WA
held Thursday and the following off
GERS were elected: Directors, SamuC
NJ. FELTON,, Isaac Hinckley, Andrew {
Gray, Charles Warner, Christian Feb
ger, Edmund Smith, Isaac Jump, II. ]
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