Smyrna times., 1886-03-24

Miss Mamie Bayard, the Secretary's
third daughter, now presides over her
fathers home.
Many of the farmers of the lower
Eastern Shore bedded their sweet DO
tatOes last week.
Emory Scotten, of FELTON,, will open
the Douglass House of RehObOth about
the middle of June.
1t is said that over 1000 vessels an
chOred in the harbOr at the Breakwater
during the last year.
The first shad of the season was
caught at several points along the Del
aware river on Thursday.
Constitutional Convention That is
the rallying cry of Sussex. What will
be the refrain in Kent and New Castle?
At Wilmington, yesterday, fifteen
hundred morocco dressers quit work
on the order of the Knights of Labor.
J. Thomas Lowe and William Har-
ringtOn have been granted letters upon
the estate Thomas of H. Denney, de-
ceased.
5. G. Reed, of Harrington, has pur-
chased four hundred Bushels of peas
and car load of phosphate. This is
planting peas in earnest.
DR.. JnO. K. Kane, prominent phv-
sican, of Wilmington, and brother-in-
law of Secretary of State Bayard. died
at Summit N. j., Monday, of erysipe-
las.
Captain Charles II. Stockley and
Maggie p. Burton, of Lebanon, were
married March 22nd at the Camden
M. E. parsonage by the Rev. E. Hyn-
son.
Sussex Democrats are beginning to
talk about a Constitutional Convention
and the idea is not at all unpopular
with Democrats Ofthe upper end Ofthe
State.
The BTeaklOater Light of Lewes says
that the peaches in that community
are dead beyond a doubt, and that or
chards can be bought at the rate of So
per 1000 trees.
d. l.. Dunning, postmaster at Mid
dletown, resigned that Office on last
Saturday. Major William Wood is
strongly recommended for the place.
Mr.. punning's term had not expired
by a year.
1t is reported that DIR. J. T. Thomp-
son, who is proprietor Of the Delaware
House, Philadelphia, and who kept the
Bright House at RehObOth during the
seasons of 1888 and 1884, will take pos
session of the Hotel Henlopen at the
latter place during the Summer.
The Dover Building and Loan Asso-
citation is seven years of age, and has
over 100000 invested. Its shares are
worth S54.42 The Capital Building
and Loan Association of the same town
is three years of age and has S64, ,705 in
vested. Its shares are worth $2O,5O
each
Sheriff Ford last week stated to a
Star reporter that " Big Frank" who
is confined in New Castle jail, serving
out an unexpired term for which he
was sentenced several years ago, is
still hopeful that he will be released.
The prisonersays he is going to employ
counsel.
Rev. I. H. Haynes and wife were
given cordial reception on their ar
rival at Frederick last week, by the
members of the Methodist congrega-
ton. The selection of Mr.. Haynes for
that town at this time was perhaps the
best that could have been made from
the Conference.
Circulars are in circulation asking
subscriptions to sustain Rev. J. e.
Smith as a missionary of the New
Church for one year. Subscriptions are
to be forwarded to F. L. Gilpin, treas
urer of the Wilmington Society of the
Church of the New Jerusalem, Will
mingtOn, Delaware.
A Wilmington paper asserts that the
late Henry b. Courtney conceived the
art of making parlor matches. and was
the only man in the world who knew
how to do it. The only man, perhaps,
but untold thousands of women have
lived and are still living to whom the
art of making parlOr matches is the
veriest pastime.
The large number of houses built in
Dover for several years, previous to
the past, at once the pride and boast of
its citizens, is now telling decidedly in
another quarter, viz: among the house
renters. There are number of va
cant houses, and landlords it is said re-
duced the rents from $40 to So pei
month without finding takers.
The wife of John Bowden, living
near FrankfOrd, Sussex county, was
burned to death on Saturday last. Hel
husband had been to Georgetown to
make some purchases, and on returning
home found the remains of his wife
lying in the yard burned to death. Nc
tidings was left to show the cause o.
the terrible accident.-MiLfOrd ChrOni
Gle.
The Harlan & HOllingswOrth Com
pany of Wilmington, has declined {
contract to build an iron. ferrybOat Oh
account of fears that the present labor
agitation may result in strikes tha
may make it impracticable for them Il
fulfill their contract. They say there
is much alarm in industrial circles be
cause of "the unreasonable demands
that are being made by wOFkmen."
Unless the Governor interferes
Charles Robinson, the cOlOred man whC
was convicted at the November term o
court Of committing a felOniOus assault
on Mrs. Gardener, will be hanged mex
Friday three weeks. He still cOntin-
nes to protest his innocence, and pc
tition is now being circulated in Viii
mingtOn for signefs, praying the Gov
ernor to stay his execution.-RepubLi
can.
The Newark correspondent Of thu
EUeUy EUening said Monday that thu
Pennsylvania Railroad company in
tends to open a branch Office or station
in the eastern end Of that town, wher,
the POmerOy track crosses the mai
street OfNewark. This is done, it is al
legged, in order to cOunteraot the inhu
ence of the convenient situation of tn
Baltimore & Ohio station, which is T.
be at the western end of the town.
There is dispute over the owner
ship of the little church at Tub Mil
Milford hundred, and on last Sunday
clash had been anticipated between tn
cOntending factions. 1t appears tina
the building, had been decided by ceT
tain members of the NJ. p. Church I
the NJ. Z. Conference, which body con
pleted it. The Rev. Jonathan $. Will
filed tho yt.lpif taot GundaU oIthOuO