Smyrna times., 1885-11-25

OFeeu, Ol OOVSI.
William Francis Harrity, the newly
appointed postmaster for Philadelphia,
was born in Wilmington, in 1880.
Henry Clayton and wife of Middle
town celebrated the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of their marriage on Saturday
evening.
If our gunners get 10 per cent. of the
birds they shoot at, there would be
terrible slaughter of the feathered
tribe.
Horace Greeley Knowles, ex-editor
of the BreGkUGter Light, Lewes, is reg
istered as a law student with H. G. Con-
rad, Esq, as preceptOr.
The Skating Rink in Milford, says
the NelUs. is very poorly attended this
season; the young people seeming to
have tired of the sport.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist congregations of Dover will
hold IA union Thanksgiving service at
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Rev. c. w. Prettyman, pastor of
Union NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, has
accepted call to become pastor of the
NJ. +. Church at Newark next Spring.
John Galloway of near Georgetown
has received a back pension of 81 $50,
aud monthly allowance of 81 from
the national government for services in
the late war.
The grist mill at Stanton, belonging
to Joseph Tatnall & Co. of Wilmington,
was totally burned on Friday night; it
is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
The farmers in Sussex county who
have raised more sweet potatoes than
they can sell at a paying price have
discovered that they make excellent
food for horses, and they are feeding
them to those beasts.
The town of FELTON, is building new
school house. 1t is to be 24x44 feet,
two stories high, ceilings thirteen feet,
and each floor is underlaid with ven
tilating tlues to carry off the foul air.
An l. 2OX24 is attached which is only
one story.
Rev. Mr.. Haynes has received the
names of more than eighty persons on
probation in the NJ. E. Church at New
ark, in the last two OF three weeks
The revival services are still vigorous.
Mrs. Kenney and Miss VanName are
fine workers.
Reports of numerous burglaries
throughout the State, and more fire.
quently in the adjoining counties of
Maryland, leads many to believe that
Bob" Allen, a noted thief, who es-
capped from Dover Jail sometime ago, is
at work again.
The Royal Lyceum Comedy Com
pany came to its final grief at Milford.
The actors goods are under lock and
key and Miss WestbroOke, who owed
most of her company, left there, pay
ing none of the debts she had contract
ed as manager.
VIM. d. Maxwell the Wilmington
lottery printer, died Thursday, aged 81
years. He was a native of Baltimore
and for about thirty-twO years he has
been experimenting the printing of lot
terry tickets in the large establishment
of which he was proprietor in Whining
ton.
At New Castle, VIM. Turner, colored,
ACCCANCu nhC ltlSuCS lOI INC ldICCLN VI q
watch; Alexander H. Fields, charged
with larceny, ten lashes; John ManlOve
and VIM. H. Morris, colOred burglars,
stood an hour in the pillOry and re-
ceived twenty lashes each. A large
crowd was present, including seven
amateur photographers with cameras.
A corps of United States engineers,
under the direction of Colonel Roberts
are working on the west bank of the
Delaware river, with view of imprOv-
ing the navigation of the river. 1t is
proposed to build dikes from Philadel
pha to a point about Bombay Hook
BOrings are now being made between
the mouth of the Christiana and Edge
Moor.
Shrewd young men in the vicinity 0
SeaiOrd are paying the farmers IA small
amount for the exclusive privilege o
hunting on their premises, and selling
the privileges to city spOrtsmen at al
enormous advance. Local spOrtsmel
are indignant and threaten to urge tn
passage of law to prohibit hunters
not citizens of the state, from huntin
within its limits.
perance meeting Thursday night i
Dover that he was done voting th
straight Democratic ticket; he iutende
in the future to vote for temperanC
men. "For the sake of an Office me
cater to the whiskey element. Oh
forgot / hold little Office, probably
would be better off without it. Still,
am in, but | vote in future as pray
The friends of Secretary BayaI
have been suddenly impressed with I'll
idea that Congressman Lore should
his own successor. The true inwar
ness of this movement is too superfci
to need serious comment. Hon. Z.
Lore will not be a candidate to succeC
himself in Congress, but Mr.. Lore
response to an almost universal demar
of his fellow citizens will be called upt
TO habilitate himself with the SenatOri
tOga.- WiLmingtORiGn.
Andrew J. Wilson of Dover W
stricken with apOplexy on Wednesd
morning, and died in few hours. N
Wilson was 81 years old. He had be-
an active Democrat for many years al
served one term as recorder of dee
for Kent county. In 1884 he was
candidate for the Democratic nOmin
ton for sheriff, but was beaten
James Robinson of Smyrna, who
ceived 80 votes to 30 for Mr.. Wills
and one blank. He was a prOmin'
applicant for postmaster at Dover.
SALE OF THE FENNIMORE PROPER
Sheriff Ford sold the property
Joshua B. FennimOre of MiddletO
on Friday as follows: Mill proper
near MiddletOwn, to William Polk,
$500; farm of same party in sa
neighbOrhOod, containing 141 acres,
ZadOc Pool, for 500, subject to a me
gage of 5000; another of 252 acres
George F. Brady, for 81 ,959, subject
a mortgage of $780, The mill proper
purchased by William Polk, for S5,'
cost Mr.. Fennimore $4,000.
]. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills
Kent county has granted letters Of
ministTatiOn to Geo. +. Hill, on the
luka Of NJ I.m.oa.1s ~ A