Smyrna times., 1886-08-11
County and State Items.

to Atlantic City will be largely attended.
Reynolds & Postles of Frederick
have sold their slOop James II. Burnite
to Moore & Brother of Leipsic, for 5000.
The Rev. w. II. Hendrickson of Mt.
Lebanon NJ. E. Church, near Rockland,
Brandywine hundred, while trying to
climb fence on Wednesday last, Slip
ped, fell on the fence and broke two of
his ribs.
Mrs. Margaret Houston, wife of Hon.
Edward Houston, of MillsbOrO, and
sister of Rev. Charles Hill, died, July
31st, after a lingering illness of sew
eral months duration. Mrs. Houston
was 55 years old and leaves two chill
dren, Miss Anna PettijOhn and Mrs. w.
w. Jones.
The Rev. DR.. Todd of Grace NJ. E.
Church Wilmington, has been given a
six-weeks' vacation He and his wife
have been in the Adirondack Noun
tains for two weeks and will remain
there until the first week in September.
Like President Cleveland, the doctor
is very fond of fishing.
Will the Delaware editors who are
exposing each others bad spelling
please let up on the word whisky" or
'whiskey ?'' Webster gives both spell
ings, and, consequently, one mans way
is as good as another's. We prefer
plain whisky" when we use it at all,
leaving the to go with the fusel oil,
benZine and water.-NeiO Era.
Cards of invitation are out for the
marriage of Charles Blandy, of New
York, son of Charles w. Blandy, of this
town, and Lizzie Haywood Purnell,
daughter of William H. Purnell, presi-
dent of the Female Seminary Frederick
City, Md. The ceremony will take
place at the residence of the bride-elect
on August 17th.-NeU0rk Ledger.
Charles Outten of near Vernon in
this state was arrested at the Chestnut
Grove camp meeting, Caroline county,
on August 9Th, charged with attempt
ing Il felOnious assault upon Mrs.
Emma Pepper of Burrsville, Caroline
county, on July 18th. Outten was at
tending the camp meeting with his wife
and child when arrested. He is in jail
at Denton.
The editor of the PeninsuIGr Ne'OS
says: Several of our subscribers claim
to feel insulted Just because we have
presented them bills for what they owe
us. We are sOrry-nOt that they were
insulted-but because they did not feel
sufficiently insulted to pay the bills.
We shall keep on insulting people in
that way until we get them mad
enough to pay.
The failure of berry growers to find
markets for the large crop raised this
year has induced many of them to
plOw up the fields and plant them in
other things. Some of them who went
into debt when the large crop became
evident expecting to pay all off from
the returns, are discouraged. tits like
ly that the acreage of small fruits will
be considerably less next year than this.
The spectators, too, were badly Left
Georgetown Democrat.
If counsel has anything to do with
success the PrOhibitiOnists ought to be
on its highway. Never did any cause
more than theirs run a long and
crowded gauntlet of advice. Strange
to say it all comes from those who with
might and main wish the worst to the
movement. Whether this has any
effect ON the quantity or value of the
counsel is to be determined. The
source and the supply is certainly
something phenomenal.
Fishermen have long been troubled
with what they called fast" in the
Delaware river between Port Penn anC
Reedy Island. An investigation has
resulted in the discovery that the OBJ
structiOn is wrecked a schooner, loaded
with coal and bricks. The coal is il
such large Jumps it cannot be pumped
up, and the remainder OF the wreck i
so scattered that it is of no use. 1t i
supposed she struck on the ice at nigh
and went down with all on board
Nobody can recOllect when the wrecl
occurred.
The temperance folks jubilee a
Newark, tomorrow, will be sOmethin
a little above the ordinary pic-nics
twenty-five horsemen ard about tn
same number of ladies in carriages {
Fair View Lodge will meet the OxfOr
Band and Hon. TheO. X. Suits,
prominent temperance man OF Pennsy
vania. will meet J. r. HOffecker, tn
candidate for governor, and r. n
Cooper candidate for Congress, an
other gentlemen. The party will go
Whiteman's woods, short distanC
from Newark.
CAMDEN B. Mock is now livin
in his handsome new house, which co
him $4,000. G. w. Lord is erecting
large double store on the burnt cOrne
which is to be occupied by himself an
Graham & Brother. The building wi
cost $4,000. VIM. Ellison has ju
cOmpleted beautiful residence here
cost of 5000. S. j. Speal, the we
known live stock dealer, is going
build dwelling house shortly. II
Baptist congregation will begin ne
parsonage either this or next week.
Hall Hinsley and Z. Proud are abO
to begin the erection of dwelling hOus,
and it is rumOred that w. r. POST
will also build himselfa fine house Il
fall.
FIRE.-The dwelling on the Bah
Farm. owned by Stanley Wharton, "
discovered to be on fire on FTid
morning, about o'clock, by the hir
men, The alarm was at once Civ
ana the nciRuDOTS SuulluOHCu3 OuO
fire had gained such headway tha
was impossible to put it out, and
dwelling burned down. The furnitu
on the lower floor was mostly saw
Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton were at
Camp Ground, and only the hired p
pie we're in the house. House lnsul
in the German American for $50
and furniturein the Continental
800. A policy in the American &c
pany did not expire until Friday
noon, for $4,000. It was Mr. WEartc
intention to to let this policy die, as
had changed to the Continental fC
larger amount but a few days sir
The fire caught from the kitchen ch
ney, it is thOught.-SeRtinet
MONEY For DELAWARE WATER
Among the items in the River and /
bOr bill, signed by the president, "
the following items:
Improving ice harbOr at MAJ
Hook, observation-disclosures
provements, $4,000.
Ths Secretary of War is authori
to cede to the city of Chester, Pa,
upper and lower piers located in
city and extending into the Deiav
river, and formerly used as an ice
Der.
Improving Delaware Breakwi