Smyrna times., 1886-11-17

County and State Items.
Mrs. Alice, wife of Captain A. X. Hall,
Milford, died Novmber 9th, aged Il years
Rev. j. S. Kerr, of Georgetown, has ac-
cepted the calltO Christ Church, in Milford
Professor Wyatt expects to present
"Queen Esther" at Millville, n. j., in a
few weeks.
Bird dogs are in demand now. Fabu-
lous prices are offered by the sik-stOcking
sportsmen for good field dogs.
Seventeen Democrats want to be traes-
urer of Sussex county, notwithstanding
that the county orders are below par
The oratorio of Queen Esther" at Mid
dletOwn was great success, the gross re-
receipts for the two nights being $500.
Bishop Lee, of the Delaware diocese, has
been chosen President Of the Protestant |
Episcopal Society for the promotion of |
Evangelical knowledge
DR.. Harbe son Hickman, of Lewes, has |
been appointed acting surgeon on one of the |
large Pacific mail steamers running from |
New York to Aspinwall.
The General Missionary Committee of |
the Nj. +. Church. which met in New
York, appropriated 81 100 to colored mis- |
siOns in our State and 81 800 for white mis-
siOns
Andrew Rambo and wife, of Newark
aged respectively II and 60 years of age,
celebrated their golden wedding on No
vember 10th. Ninety-fve guests were
present.
There is q vacancy at the Brandywine
light, and there are about sixty applicants
for the appointment. The seekers and
promises are from all parts of the
county. BredklDGteT Light.
Messrs Hartnett & Brothers planning
mill at Dover caught fire in some unac-
countable way early on Saturday morning,
but owing to its prompt discovery the
flames were soon extinguished.
The Ploughshare, Wilmington's agricul-
tural paper has been consolidated with the
Deial0Gre Farm and Home. The COM
bined papers will be owned and published
by w. Webb, of the Farm and Home.
The Milford Ne,Ds says: Does it signi-
fy nothing that Georgetown and Milford
the homes of the State and county leaders
of the governor the Court House and
other officials should both vote for refOrml'
The clerkship bee is buzzing in the
heads Of four-scOre of anxious young Dem
Ocrats who are willing to sacrifice their
time for the Legislature next Winter, and
they are busy buzzing the members elect
in their individual interest.
The oyster tongers of Milford are mad,
and they have some cause for being so.
They propose to make it very lively for
those who have planted oysters in the bay,
and who come into the market of Milford
at prices that ruin the business for the tong
men, Chronicle.
Last week the Wilmington Oil and
Leather Company captured 500 pOrpoises,
in addition to a number of shark and other
E,b tab q.,tr-1 1.,rr.
the men having to stop fishing for two days
for the purpose of getting the catch
skinned and in process of manufacture.
PARDoNED-Morris Carberry, who
killed colored man named Samuel
Adams at the Old Ferry Rolling Mill, in
Wilmington, April, 1881, and was SEN
fenced to five years for manslaughter was
pardOned on Wednesday by Gov. Stock
ley. His term would have expired on the
Both.
The DeIa,oarean declares for district
representation so does the Georgetown
Journal; so does the Middletown Tran
script; and nearly every paper in the
State Common sense and common JUS
tice declare for district representation the
people want it, by a large majority. What
says our newly elected legislature?
Bishop Curtis received hearty and
gratifying preliminary welcome to his new
field of labOr-Delaware- from the hve
hundred WilmingtOnians who lent their
presence Sunday to the conservation cere-
monies at the Baltimore cathedral. The
new bishop comes here rs the successor oil
Bishop Becker, especially endeared to the
Catholics Of the Peninsula.
According to the Pension Report for
1886 Delaware furnished 1924 soldiers IN
the war of the Rebellion The total num-
ber Of pensioners iinvalids, widows minors,
H.. 4 I Of "a a
1872 in this State in 1886 was 837, who re-
ceived So. 174 46 per month; the State has
500 nvalids of the late Rebellion, who re-
ceived S5,O28.46 per month
J. Frank Wilds Register of Wills for
Kent county, has granted letters OF adm n
istration upon the estate of George lie
cOmpt, of MispiliOn hundred, to John n
Lecompt; upon the estate OF Margaret n.
Sapp, deceased, late of Mispillion hqpdred
to Leonard Sapp; upon the estate of Geor
gia Galloway tminorl, deceased, unto
james G. Reed, all of Mispillion.
The stable, barn and outbuildngs on th'
farm of VIM. Slay near HaZletville, werl
destroyed by fire on Friday morning, witt
two mules, two colts, two cows, 1OO bushel
Of wheat, 600 of corn, lot OF hay, tOdde
machinery and other articles. The build
ings and the landlords share of the crop
were insured, while the tenant Georg'
Slay, loses everything, having no insur
ance.
SECRETARY OF STATE APPOINTED
GovernOr-elect Benjamin I. Biggs an
nounces that he has selected John Ponde
Salisbury, Esq, of Dover, for Secretar
Of State Mr.. Salisbury is the oldest son c
the chancellor and read law under his pre-
ceptorship. He is member OF the her
county bar, one of the prOpretOrs and tn
editor of the DeidtGGreGR. The new SeCrt
tary of State is 80 years of age.
The consolidated school at ROxana, Su'
sex county, is going right along, and almo:
everybody in the consolidated districts
sending his children. But there are II fe
sOreheads, who protest that they VIII NJ
pay any tax, although they are using VI
school The new system of graded depar
ments under one roof is a great improve
ment on the old schools which were di
tributed over three or four districts.
More light is wanted in the Georgetow
streets as the town lamps are cxtingulshe
at eleven o'clock the Democrat prays 4
one hour more of light The editor pro-
ably was prOwling about nights during Il
last campaign and met with some queer e.
periences; but while he wants more llght
GeorgetOwn his back is set against pOllt
cal light by way ola new constitution an
legislation looking to this end.-Chroatc'
Carrier pigeon flying has become q, po
ular advertisement in Milford through u
interest and support given IT oy james
Stovell. The Milford Hotel has adopt
this novel method of ordering wines al
liquors from Philadelphia. They turn
out two last Saturday that flew the hu
dred miles from Milford to Philadeiph
in two hours and ten minutes. Two ire
the same cote were turned out at Doy
that made the trip in two hours and
minute. ~ Chronicle.
The new editor Of the New Castle ST
who, by the way parts his hair IN the m
dle-H Eugene Bowman-comes out ve
earnestly in favor Of call for consul
tional convention, saying that If tna
done at once the Republican party Will
powerless in their opposition to the Den
cratic party in 1888; but if provision IS
made for a constitutional convention at
next session Of the Legislature the Den
cratic party will be found in most no
less minority.
A DELAWARE INDUSTRY Turns Jl
sEY observation-disclosures things are
wavs turning up in politics, remarks
Tuesdays Every EUeni',g, but the III
curious Of all the incidents of the campa
lust closed was the fact that the starting
a glass factory in Wilmington, gave
oorafio State Ionlgl0turo