Smyrna times., 1886-12-08

famed large amount of grain, agricultural
implements and several horses, all of which
was destroyed
The gross receipts from the fair and fes-
tlval Of the Robbins Hose Company, held
In Dover, amounted to nearly nine hundred
dollars. The company will realize as clear
profits about $500.
The steamer j. S. Vandoren, engaged in
freight and passenger traffic from Draw
bridge, Milford and Milton to Philadelphia,
caught fire about II o clock Friday night,
December 3rd, and was burned to the wa
ter's edge.
Miss Elizabeth s. Chadbourne gradu-
ate Of Boston University School of OratOry,
will give Select Readings in Georgetown,
December 10Th. The entire proceeds to
aid Rev. A. d. Davis in his Virginia mis-
.sionary work.
The Sunday schools are making prepar-
alton for the Christmas festivities The
small boy is more regular in attendance
now than during the summer, and the
larger boys and girls are more prompt than
few weeks ago
Lewis w Mustard, son of State Senator
DIR. ID. i. Mustard, and Miss Virginia Lee
Hickman, daughter of Harbeson Hickman,
both of Lewes were married on Tuesday
last, by the Rev. John l.. McKim, at the
residence of the brides parents.
Alice Speakman, the II year-old daugh-
ter of William b. Speakman, dn uphOlster-
er employed at the Pullman Car Works.
was struck by p, w. IL b. train at the
Eleventh street crossing Wilmington, on
Saturday noon and instantly killed.
The institute for Kent county will be held
at Dover beginning Wednesday, January
9th; for Sussex county ut Georgetown, be-
ginning Wednesday, January 18th; and
for New Castle county at Wilmington, be-
ginning Wednesday, January 10Th.
The quantity of game being carried out
OF this State every week now by gunners
from the city, is very large. Farmers who
raise the game seldom get an opportunity
20 hunt it, as it is generally all killed off
before they have time to get even one shot.
Geo. II. Bates, Esq, of Wilmington, who
has been absent since June on u special
mission for the State Department to the
Samoan Islands, in the South Pacific, re-
turned last week. He is now in Washing
ton, preparing report to submit to Sccrc-
tary Bayard.
John E. Mowbray moved his family
away from Frederick to Philadelphia, last
week, and his position rs principal in the
public schools of the town has been filled
by another. Mr.. Mowbray leaves the
scene where many of his most severe trials
and misfortunes have over taken him, for II
new field Of labor.
Jacob Foster, of MiddletOwn, has a
Japanese persimmon tree in his front yard,
the fruit Of which he has generally cOnsid-
cred worthless, although very pretty and
large. One day last week he shipped them
to New York in two crates containing III
persimmOns and much to Mr.. +. 5 surprise
he received in return $7.20 for his crop
The City. of Wilmington lost two suits
last week in the Superior Court and it is
now fighting another against itfOr damages
Occasioned by the negligence of some OF its
agents. The financial outlook for next
year is not very promising, inasmuch as a
special appropriation of about five thou
sand dollars to meet certain judgments and
costs is among the possibilities.
Last Saturday ten persons were selling
beef from their wagons in Milford, and
whosoever was beef hungry could get all
he wanted at to 10 cents per pound. The
regular butchers did not do much business
but farmers say they are forced to butcher
and sell their own beeves because the town
butchers will not pay decent prices for
them.-MiJord Ne,0s and Advertiser.
State Superintendent T. N. Williams
has been busily engaged for the past three
weeks visiting the public schools in Wes
tern Sussex. He has visited about forty
schools and reports the attendance g0Ot
and the teachers doing faithful work. Tn,
Superintendent finds that several schOo
houses have been supplied with new furni
ture and the cause of education is advancing
all the time.
SUPPER AND FEsTIYAL.-The member
and friends of Asbury NJ. Z. Church, nea
PearsOn's Corner, will hold a supper in tn
Church, on tomorrow Thursday ant
Friday Evenings, December 9th and 10th
Supper will be served each evening from
to 10 o'clock. Price, % cents. There viii
also be a table of refreshments, cOnsistin
of ice cream, cake, confectionery and fruits
The patronage of the public Is solicited.
The Middletown Transcript last weeI
tells of a negro of that place, who stole
turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner, bu
who had recl1Oned without his mOther-ir
law, a good woman who abhorred thief
She persuaded her naughty sOn-in-law
defer eating the turkey until Friday an
meantime she managed to send the fOv
back to its owner. Now the TrGnScrll
wants this fellow and others like him
have "a few more such mOther-in-laws"
A DELAWARE STUDENT DROWNED
Fred DiwOrth, q student at Swarthmol
College, was drowned Saturday afternoc
while skating with II number Of other ST.
stated that he attempted 10 rescue your
lady who broke through the ice. III
young lady was rescued, but DilwOrth WI
carred under the ice and his body was N
recovered until nearly three hours atte
wards. He was about 20 years of age ~
his home is in Centreville, Delaware.
the excitement to rescue those who Or"I
through the ice several others bare
escaped drowning.
CAPTAIN SHORTS MIssING--Captsl
Samuel Shorts Of Bowers Beach, is miseii
and his creditors, whose claims, the Sta
Sentinel says have been placed as high
S25. 600, fear that he has gone to sta
Among them the Sentinel names Walto
Wban1 q Co., for whom Shorts sold 4
tons Of phosphate this fall, claim the pi
ceeds of the sales, as they allege he "
only their agent, they cOnsigning the PM
phate to him to sell on commission, n
not for his own account. This if it be trl
gives additional trouble to the farmers,
they are being garnished by creditors
nav them for Shorts, and Walton, W ha
q Co. look to them also for pay, while
fact they have paid Captain Shorts
grain"
A GOOD SHowING.-At the bienn
meeting of the State Board OF Health
the Hotel Richardson on Thursday
Secretary's report showed that we are
ing born considerably faster than we
The tables make the following showing
the three cOanties for 1885;
POpulation-Ne Castle county, III
Kent 81. 894; Sussex, 35,OlS.
Births-New Castle, l,794; Kent, 2
Marriages-New Castle, 1885, Kent i
Deaths New Castle, 1890; Kent;
Sussex, 1856 A rate Of 1901 per ~
New Castle, $50 in Kent and 3, "a N :
sex. The births Outnumbered the dea
432
The merchants of St. Georges declinoe
admit that they are dead and buried
business sense, because the Cams nave
been permitted TO sell whiskey IN that
liage during the last year On the cohti
they take the cOmmOn-sensc view
"the less money is spent for drink
more will be spent for goods, and IN
animation of their books confirms this o
ion. There is nothing at all in the pie
the Cams for permission to sell intoxlea
liquors in st. Georges except that pcrs
desire to make money at the eXpen.
their neiQhbors and neighbors fhmI
The neighborhOOd docs not want
source of corruption, VILLAGE saloon
opened among them. and the judgnei
the neighbOrhood ought to be respecte'
LrGHT-HoUsE APPOINTMENTS. .--
Philadelphia Record says: james
Homes. Of Lewes has been appointed ke