Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

county ana state Items.
Rev. E. L. Hubbard is spoken of as the
pastor for the NJ. h. Church Mt New Castle
for the coming year.
Harris B. Mcdowell, of Middletown, has
entered the Veterinary College of New
York, where he will pursue three years
course.
Hubert a. RoOp, a well-known printer of
Wilmington, was married on Wednesday.
November oath, to Miss Mary Rodgers of
Seaford.
Mrs. Susan E. Truitt, mother of State
Librarian Truitt, died at her home at Dover,
on Monday, from paralysis, in the 65th
year of her age
The Odessa NJ. E. Church proposes to
give musical entertainment in Odessa
Hall, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2lst
and I'D of December.
Alfred F. Taylor colored. has been COM
mitted to the Jail at Georgetown upon the
charge of having set fire to Luther II.
Mo0re's barn, near Laurel, on last Monday
night.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Miss Mary l.. George daughter of
Thomas h. George, of Milford, to A. Cor
man, OF Washington, d. c., tomorrow
Dec. I'd.
John II. Rodney, Esq, has been named
by Governor Stockley to represent Della
ware at the centennial celebration of the
constitution of the United States, to be held
IN Philadelphia.
Edward PlOtts of the Gem Piano and
Organ Company, arrived in Georgetown,
last, week ana is canvassing this section for
the sale of their instruments, like he did
kentOn Hundred.
Mrs. Mary Ann Grace, who resided at
Magnolia, was so badly burned last Satur-
day by her clothes taking fire from the
stove, as to cause her death. She was
nearly 70 years of age and partially blind.
HarbesOn Hickman raised on his farms
IN this hundred about 600 bushels of clover
seed. This Is the largest yield of seed that
has ever been harvested in this hundred,
and we doubt if the state can beat it
Breakl0ater Light
Tho committee appointed by the Sussex
county Levy Court to get IN act passed
next winter by the Legislature, authorizing
the refunding of the debt of Sussex county
at four per cent. has had S50,0C0 offered
to them for the purpose.
Rev J. c. Kerr, who in ritualistic devo-
tions placed the Episcopal Church in
Georgetown on the half way road to Rome
has taken charge of the same church in
Milford, and proposes an aggressive cam
psign in reforming it in the same manner.
Much complaint is heard amongst fruit
growers over the number of peach trees re-
CURED to replant their orchards this Fall.
This is especially true of those who set out
June-budded trees. In many cases it re
quired One-third as many to replant with as
were set out at first.
II is said that South Milford man re-
Gently became satisfied that he had a tape
worm. So he carefully baited a little fish
hook, tied Il short line to it, swallowed the
hook, and tied the line to his buttonhOle.
Then he waited for bite. By and by he
thought he had one and yanked the line
the hook caught in his throat and had to
be dug out. He didn't catch the worm
Milford NetOs.
Sheriff Robinson who has just finished
his term will continue to reside in the Jail
until the first of January when he will rent
a house in that town for year, to close up
his business, when he will return to
Smyrna. Sheriff Mcdaniel it is said will
not occupy the Jail at all, his turnkey re-
siding there and having charge of the pris-
Oners. H. G. FOrcum has been appointed
by Sheriff Mcdaniel as his deputy.
Mrs. Eliza Walker the widow of Will
liam Walker, is suing the Farmers Bank
Ol OON6E LOT pZtEUU, winch kne ulleg6S Is
the surplus of the sale of her husbands 5 es-
tate by the bank, over and above the prin-
cipal, interest and costs due to the bank by
the estate. The suit is brought in the Court
Of Chancery, and an effort is made to place
the bank in the light of trustee in its man
agement and conversion of the Walker
property.
Messrs. G. w. Prettyman and E. w.
Evans left this week with their families for
Camden, Kent county, Delaware, where
they will in the future be at home They
have sold their property here and invested
in the Clark's spring bed patent right for
Delaware and Pennsylvania. We notice
the departure of these estimable people with
sincere regret, and trust they may find
their new home us pleasant as IOwR.-HuDa-
bolt (IOwa) KosmOs.
Only two months ago Patrick COyle OF
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, came to Will
mingtOn, got drunk and was found mortally
wounded at daylight one morning In Il
few days he died and his alleged assailant
is now in New Castle Jail awaiting trial on
the charge of murder. Sunday morning
Thomas Long was found at Front and Van
Buren, streets with serious wound on his
head which will probably have fatal re-
suit. Long says he was assaulted, but he
does not know who his assailant was. Hero
are two cases, probably both Of them the
direct result Of cheap whiskey. Morning
NelgS.
The saddest feature Of the day o.
thanksgiving and prayer" in Wilmington
was the unusually large number OfdrunkeT
young men seen reeling about the streets
From early daylight until late at night il
was a common sight to see youths, hardly
out of their teens, in various stages of intOx
ication, making sickening spectacles o.
themselves. There could be no more fOrci
bic bit of testimony offered to those who
fail to recognize the work of temperance
to prove to them the wisdom and the neces
sity for solving the greatest of all sOcia
problems than glimpse of the streets o
Wilmington Thanksgiving day.-Mor1ti"s
Nel0s.
A CUNNING ACCIDENT. William Wei
din, Of Blackbird met with very painful
though not serious accident last week. He
in company with several friends, had spen
the day in cunning. In returning, they
stopped to rest a few moments on fence
Turning to bid good night to his friends
his gun struck against a post or rail an'
was discharged; the shot tearing the rim
of his hat to pieces and the powder burning
his face very much. For some time he wa
unable to open either eye, and 1t wa
thought be would lose one, but news from
him to-day says he is improving rapid!
and can use both eyes, but is compelled t.
remain in dark room.
THE RIGHTs OF HOTEL KEEPERs.-Th
decision of the Superior Court of New Cas-
tie county in the case of Russell again;
Fagan is of interest to every inn keeper AM
every traveller. The court holds that ever
traveller is a guest at an inn if he receive
any accommodation whatever for hmsel
or beast no matter whether he receive
food and shelter or not; and is responsible
for the safe keeping Of all goods committe
to his charge except against inevitable az
cidents. This is apparently a hard la,
and unjust to the inn keeper, but it
necessary for the protection Of the peopl
who must travel. finn keepers find the
risk too great, they can raise their rates
bat so long as they invite public patrOnag
they must be absolute guarantors for I'll
preservation of the property of their guest
In the case just decided the plaintiff 10
because he could not prove that the loss
his horse was not an inevitable acciden
The prepOnderance Of evidence, AS We've
by the jury, was that the horse was Ian
when it arrived at the inn, and broke j
leg in consequence Of that lameness f
which the inn keeper was in no wise re
ponsible. Had the plaintiff proved h
case, the law, rs construed by the cOur