Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

cOrder OF DeedS IN ana Tor sussex
county.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Lee administered
the rite of confirmation to class of 10
in St. Paul's Church, Georgetown, last
Friday night.
Gen. A. Il. A. Torbert Post, No. 8,
G. A. r., of Dover, have completed the
arrangement for the proper observance
of Memorial Day, May 31st.
T.C. Roe has disposed of his hand
some drug store, in Dover, to his head
clerk, Clarence d. Sypherd. Mr.. Roe
has turned his attention to fruit farm
ing.
]. Alexander Fulton, Esq, of Dover,
has obtained an injunction against the
Council of that town, restraining them
from opening Queen street through his
lands.
The estate of the late Mrs. Ann II.
EIegood of Concord, Sussex county,
has Just been settled by her son, Dir.
Robert G.. EllegoOd 1t amounted to
$4,000.
The Rev. DIR. Caldwell will preach
the baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uating class of Delaware College on
Sunday morning, June 18Th, in the col
lege Oratory.
A man who is in position to know
stated that the appointment of Robert
H. Taylor as postmaster for the Will
mingtOn post Office will be announced
in few days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has purchased of William Hastings
three acres of land at Delmar, at $120
per acre, on which to erect car and
locomotive houses.
Rev. J. S. Willis gave an elegant din
ner to fifty invited guests on Friday OF
last week at his "Glendale" farm, near
Milford. Mr.. w. keeps everything in
frst-class order and his farm is a model
one in every respect.
A firm in Middletown, has sold IA
tons of binder twine for this seasons
use. The farmers will use considerably
more twine during the wheat harvest
this year than last, because of the
greater amount of straw.
1t is said that farmer living near
Georgetown, bitches his team to his
wagon, puts his family therein, attaches
plOw behind, and thus goes into the
field. This would appear to be a un.
ion of business and pleasure.-Sussea
journal.
Herbert Deakyne, the winner in the
West Point competitive examination
for the vacant cadetship, has passed hi:
physical examination satisfactorily
and has been nominated by Mr.. Lore
to fill the position. He will report a
the academy June 18th.
Mrs. Ann Aspril, of ST. Georges hun
dred, died May 10th, at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Baker, il
Baltimore, aged about Sc years. ShC
was buried four days later in the GENE
terry at Drawyer's Church, near Odessa
Leonard V. Aspril, of Odessa, and J
Addison Aspril, of Delaware City, are
sons of the deceased.
County Treasurer, William Herbet
Of New Castle, is in possession of n Gu
riOsity in the shape of petritied cat
An old two-story brick building il
New Castle, owned by him was beini
torn down Friday when the wOrkmel
found the cat wedged in between th.
ceiling and joists on the first AoOl
The house has stood over Il hundre,
years, and from the looks of the cat /
has been confined fully fifty years.
Newark lays claim to being the mos
literary town in proportion to its siz
of any town in Delaware, and well sub
stantiates the statement. 1t contain
eleven ministers; several doctors {
Divinity; contributors to the larges
magazines, such as Hdrpers, Ceatur!
etc, prominent mathematical critic
five papers: two educational, one ten
perance, one college and one local p;
per and two literary societies.
In the reported speech of Beecher
Wilmington on Monday night is II
following paragraph:
" Referring back to the national value
education, the speaker claimed that If Dc
aware was to be presented with SlO,OOO,O
and the money invested at 10 per cent. cor
pound interest for 33 years the State wou
not be nearly so rich rs it would If u
principal had been invested in educatil
the people To further illustrate he sa
the way to enrich the farm was to sow q
guanO on the farmers brain"
Secretary Bayard's straight-fOrwa
letter to Mr. Frye, shows that &
State Department is wide awake to Il
interests of American fishermen
Canadian waters, and has already !
quested the British government to c.
to account the officiOus collector
Digby. The New York Sun thin
that the British government, will gent
but firmly impress upon the Canada
the necessity Of abandoning their pre-
ent game Of bluff and coming to r.
son."
The DeIaCarean does not favor
agitation commenced by some OF I
Democratic party in Sussex over a C
stitutional convention. 1t says: wi
grievance the Democratic party /
over the present constitution we
unable to understand. AS 1t II
stands the Democratic party has eve
thing in its own hands, then why
ask should we attempt to do =
which the Republican press and lead
Of that party have for years been |
ing to accomplish ?"
Eli Garrett, a prominent citizen
Wilmington died on Monday.
Garrett was the only child of Thor
Garrett the well-knOwn anti-slaV
agitatOr, by his second wife, Rae
Mendinhall, and was born Decem
2, 1880 The deceased was cOnspicu
as a business man. and he posses
much executive ability which
always manifest in the management
the extensive works Of his compan.
Edge Moor. Socially he was pop'
and had a large circle Of warm irlel
LOCAL PREAcHERs' ASSOCIATION
The 9th semi-annual meeting OF
Local Preachers and ExhOTters'
sOciatiOn of the NJ. +. Church Wilmi
ton Conference, will meet at Wyom
on Friday evening, next. A nun
ofquestiOns relating TO the tenets
discipline of the church have been
pared for discussion, and the NEE
promises to be an interesting
Rev. J. r. Dill, Th0s. Mallalieui
Numbers, J. ". Smith and ]. Q. Las
are among those expected to del
addresses.
The lawyers of Dover seem to
very much divided in regard to the
can't judgeship of New Castle cou
Five of the lawyers have recOmmer
9. Grub. Last week petition
started recommending Hon. \.
cmithers for this position, which