Smyrna times., 1886-12-29

The M. E. Church at Red Lion in
New Castle county had narrow
escape from destruction by fire on Sun-
day evening. The floor had caught
tire from the heater and before fine
flames were extinguisEed a bio hole
was burned in the floor and much fur-
niture was destroyed, making a total
loss of nearly 81 900. The buildin0
mad only recently been renovated at a
cost of 500. 1t is insured in the Doe
Run Mutual Company of Chester Pa.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills for
Kent county has granted letters of ad-
mlnistratiOn upon the estate of VIM.
ID. l. Dyer, of Kenton Hundred. to
Sarah Dyer; on the estate of Ellen
Jones, late of Duck Creek Hundred. to
VIM. w. Nelson; on the estate of Ida
NJ. Fennimore, late of Little Creek
Hundred, to Charles S. Clements: on
the estate of Mary Anderson, late of
the city of Wilmington, to George B.
anderson on the estate of Frederick
Wlnd0Iph, late of East Dover Hundred,
to }. Frederick Windolph.
George Garner, young brakeman
on the Delaware railroad, was mashed
between two cars and killed in the
west yard Wilmington, Yesterday
morning. He was engaged in cOup-
ing cars, and was caught between two
OF the approaching cars about the lower
part of the body, and badly squeezed.
lie was at once carried to the railroad
morgue, where he soon afterwards
breathed his last.
Garner was a young man between
70 and 30 years old, and Onlv BEGAN
working on the railroad last Nav.
when he lived in Middletown.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE. The twelfth
Annual Teachers Institute for Kent
county will be held in the Court House
Hall, Dover, on January 5th, 9Th. 9TH
and Sth, 1887. The day lecturers will
be Superintendants, Thos. N. Ballet.
OF Keading, Pa, DR.. John H. French,
OF rochester, N. Y, DR.. Albert N.
kaub, OF Newark, Del. The evening
entertainments will consist of a musical
entertainment by DIR. Louis Mas. the
celebrated Boston Pianist. formerly
Prof of Music in the Universitvl at
Lelpsic. Germany. A lecture by Hon.
mos. M. Taylor, of New York. the dis
tIngulshed lecturer and humorist. and
a lecture by DR.. John H. French.
BURNING OF THE DEAN WooLEN
MILLS AT NEWARK. The Dean Wooden
Mills, just north Of Newark, were
burned Christmas, and are almost to-
tai loss. Being Il holiday, the mills |
were not running, and when the fire |
was discovered the smoke was coming |
OUT OF the windows. 1t was about 8 |
o'clock when the fire was first seen.
and IN less than an hour the mills were
III ruins. The Wilmington fire engines
which were sent for promptly, did not
reach there until noon, when the flames
had exhausted themselves. The two
pig mills, which were supposed TO be
IreprOOf, the dry-house and four tene-
ments were consumed, the total loss
being at least 100000. The mills had
been running lately on full time. and
had on hand three weeks stock of
goods, and this stock helped to swell
-he great loss. The insurance on the
mills and goods amounts to $l63, 500.
Ihere IS Sl7,5O0 on the buildings,
o9o,OOO on the machinery and $50 900
Dh tne stock. The policies are placed
Uhlrty--seven different companies.
chiefly from Philadelphia, New York
Hartford, Boston, London and Liver
POOL. The Farmers Mutual and the
New Castle county Companies, of Will
have $1,000 and 81, 900 respec-
lively on the building and machinery.
The fire is supposed to have originated
Il the drying-rOom of the finishing de-
'artment, and is accredited to spontan-
.ous combustion. Mr.. Dean, who is
he superintendent of the company.
ould not say whether the factories
would be rebuilt or not. Over 200
lands are thrown out of employment.
The Dean WoOlen Mills were built in
845. In 1882 the company was reor-
anized, with Augustus Thomas, of
1ew York city, as president. 1t is a
toek company, with a capital of $780,