Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

SOu11GO C14AO oOcICt5 4IS4l1Ss
DR.. J. H. Wilson of Dover is lying
dangerously ill from overwork.
There are at present twenty-five
prisoners confined in the Jail of this
county.
The Walton and Whann Company
purchased extensive phosphate works
in South Carolina.
On Saturday evening Eli Perkins
delivered in the Court House Hall
Dover, lecture on the Philosophy of
Wit"
Rev. J. S. willis don't think that
manure will hurt a young peach or
chard, to judge from the way he is put
ting it on.
Postmaster Stewart of Milford is ar
ranging at his own expense for the
delivery of letters to the business men
of that town.
Rev. DIR. Underwood, the pastor of
the NJ. E. Church at Milton, and his
wife have both taken out licences to
practice medicine, the only instances
of the kind in the county.
The schooner Republic, loaded with
coal for A. X. Hall & Son of Milford,
was driven ashore by the storm on Fri
day night off Green Bank, near the
mouth of the Mispillion creek. Her
cargo is safe.
On January 9th the factory of Martin
& Co. at Milton burned down, also a
dwelling adjoining the factory. The
general opinion is that the fire was
caused by q peddler, who is supposed
to have spent the night in the dwell
ing.
The annual compilation of failures,
as prepared by r. G. Dunn & Co., give
the following for this State: For 1888,
failures, %; liabilities, S195,25 For
1884, failures, 27; liabilities, 1858, 900.
For 1885, failures, Is, liabilities, $780,
757.
James L. Heverin has sold his Muir
derkill hundred farm, containing 700
acres of arabic land and 800 acres of
marsh land, to Mrs. Barnett for S2l 900
cash. Also a farm of 300 acres, near
Willow Grove, to Emory ScOtten, for
$4,25O
The John G.. Baker Company, of Will
mington, has been so fortunate as to
hit upon brand of morocco that is be-
coming quite popular; it is called the
Delaware Kid and Douglas" i" and the
particular brand is called the Peach
Brand"
For houses to be vacant in Dover is
thing unusual, but such is the case
this year. The last two years houses
were in such demand that several fami-
lies had to break up and board. Why
there are so many vacant now, we can
not tell, unless, it is that the rents are
too high.
The London Lancet says that children
who are allowed to 90 barefOOted enjoy
almost perfect immunity from the dan
ger of "cold" by accidental chilling of
the feet, and they are altogether
healthier and happier than those who
in obedience to the usages of social life,
wear shoes and stockings.
Mabee and English, who, with Will
liam E. Burnett and wife, and the wife
of Mr.. Mabee, arrived in Wilmington
on Friday evening, to organize a tenn
perance campaign in that city, began
their work on Saturday night in Ode
Fellow Hall, under the auspices of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
A week or so ago it is said, DIR. c. H
S. LittletOn of Milford swallowed a
dose of diluted sugar of lead in mistake
for wine of pepsin. DIR. Dawson was
promptly called, who administered
such powerful emetics that his patient
burst blood vessel Of his eye, but il
saved his life. An effort was made tC
keep the affair secret.
Not since Harley G. Brown placed {
crOss-tie in a cattle guard and threw
passenger train from the track just be
low ClaymOnt have we been called OF
to record so shocking a railroad tragedy
in Wilmington. Somebody seems t
have blundered, and three or four live
have been sacrificed. Until the fulles
particulars have been gathered we d.
not know where to lay the blame.-
EUery EUening.
OUR CONGREssMEN.- Senator Sauls
bury is chairman of the Senate commit
tee on engrOssed bills, and a member O
the committee on post-Ofiices and post
roads and the committee on elections
Senator Gray is a member of the Sen
ate committees on claims, on examina
ton of the several branches of the civi
service, on fisheries and on patents.
Congressman Lore is a member G
the House committees on naval affair
and on expenditures in the state de
partment.
The Hon. Joshua Davis, an exjudg
of Pennsylvania, died on Thursday al
ternoon at the home of his son, tn
Rev. A. D. Davis, pastor of the M. +
Church of FrankfOrd. Judge Davis wa
born on the coast of Maine in 1875 an
was 80 years of age. He had lived IN
der every administration of this govern
ment, had served in the war of l8l
and was a pensiOncr, because of tha
service to the government. He ha
been an active member of the Presby
terian church.
The MiddletOwn correspondent
the EUery EUening says that som
scoundrel on Saturday evening undi
the traces of Walter Beaston's teal
while it was standing in that town an
fastened the horse to the carriage b
tying his tail to the crOssbar. 1t is
most incredible, but the writer say
that in this fashion the animal pulle
the carriage with two occupants over
heavy road for five miles. 1t is sal
that the leaders of the animals baC
were drawn so hard as to be broke
and she is probably ruined.
The schooner Mary G. Farr, built
Milford in 1868 and owned in part
William G. Prettyman, A. r.. JUST
and Joseph Atkinson, of Milford al
Mrs Malloy of Philadelphia, was bur
ed on Friday night and her wreck al
part of her cargo, consisting chiefly
corn, were drifted on the inner par
Long Branch, N. J. She was Sl4 TO
burden, was worth $4,000 and W
sailing between Philadelphia and Ne
York. The finding of wOmen's al
children's apparel among the DIR
wood has led to the fear that the ow
ers thereof were burned in the wre'
or drowned in the sea.
DEATH OF JOHN CULLEN. .--JOl