Smyrna times., 1886-10-27


The annual session of the Grand
6ouge, l. y. .. F., will be held in Odd
Fellows' Hail. Wilmington, on the 18th
OF November. George w. Williams of
Newark is the present grand master.
The annual session is an interesting
event in the yearly history of the order.
MiddletOwn wants water and plenty
OF it, by vote of 128 to 4S. But the
advocates of the scheme are not out of
the woods yet, and must not take this
vote as evidence that it wants $4,000
or SAC, 900 worth. About S15,OOO worth
Is what the town voted fOr.-NeaU Era.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills for
Kent county has granted letters of ad-
mlnistratiOn upon the the estate of
John w. BOulden, late of Kenton Hun
dred, to Benjamin G. Collins; upon the
estate of DIR. VIM. L. Lafferty, late of
South Murderkill Hundred, to Mary
Latterty upon the estate of Alexander
X. Martin, late of West Dover Hun
dred, to Owen H. NickersOn.
LAUREL STATION ROBBED.-The
railroad station at Laurel, was broken
into Tuesday morning by burglars.
Two cash drawers were chiseled open
and about 500 in money taken from
them. Nothing else was disturbed in
side the station. The chisel used was
recognized by gentleman living town
as his property. A trunk belonging to
lady who was a passenger on the 2.24
A. M, Norfolk express was left on the
platform. 1t was found this morning
rifed of valuable articles, including a
gold ring and soma silver-plated ware.
There IS as yet no clue to the robbers.
lramps have done 81 great deal of mis-
chlet lately in this neighborhood and
the people are anxious to get within
gunshOt of the marauders.- EUe1y
Evening.
KENT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.-The directors oS the Kent
County Mutual Insurance Company,
held their regular quarterly meeting
in Dover on Wednesday last. It's con-
diditiOn is shown as follows: After paw
ing $32, ,997. SO for losses, which includes
all losses to date, the present surplus is
shown to be $84, ,469 "A against S94,5O3. 81
at same date of last year The policies
III the Salisbury fire amount to $26,736
which, when adjusted, will likely be
reduced. The new policies for the
year insure S607 ,342. VIM. S. McCabe,
appointed agent at Selbyville: with Or
dinary losses dividend for 1877 to be
129 per cent. The reduction of inter-
est on deposit note to 5 per cent will
amount to about $4,000, heretofore 6
per cent interest has been collected.
Court met Monday, with full
bench. Nothing but preliminary work
was done in the morning. In the af-
ternoon Henry Levy, who was indicted
for manufacturing and selling liquor in
quantities less than one gallon to
Abram Turner, colored, was tried and
convicted. He was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment. In another
case of similar nature Levy was ac-
quilted. John Biggs, Esq, for State
). Is. Pennington, Esq, for defence The
case of the State vs.. Henry Rasin. for
breaking into the house Of w. S. Webb
OF East Dover, and for the larceny
therefrOm of 1927 The prisoner was
found guilty and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment, twenty lashes and
one hour in the pillOry. The cases of
Caleb Stepney, charged with burglary,
was called next,
KENT COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.--
The last injecting of the Kent County
Bible Society was the most interesting
one held for several years. The Sec
retary, W. N. Brown, was to have fur
nished full report of its proceedings,
but up to the time of our going to press
nothing had been received from him.
In lieu of it we give the following brief
item from the Sentinel: 1.-THE Kent
County Bible Society met in FELTON,
Thursday, with a good attendance.
The reports of Rev. J. F. Stonecipher,
President, J. T. Jakes, Treasurer and
Rev. J. B. Franklin. COlporteur, were
read and were each interesting docu-
ments. The treasurer's report showed
a balance of 5000 on hand 1t was de-
cided to continue the cOlporteur work
next Summer in the lower Hundreds,
and a resolution was rendered Rev.
Mr.. Franklin for the efficient manner
in which he had performed his work
during the past year. Revs. T. E.
Martindale, G. w. Bounds and Mr..
Carrow were appointed committee to
draft suitable resolutions in regard to
the legacy left the society by Mrs.
Anna NJ. Layton, of Dover. The next
meeting of the society will be held in
Harrington on the fourth Wednesday
in October next"