Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-15

OOuNIi; ,slev one of Dover's typos,
Cn,ssss,eDted position on the Middle
Wv ,.u bridge is to be built across ross
AWISispilliOn river at a cost OF l'2Oo:
be hls ld Sussex counties building it
d partnership . -
CarI' emerson. of Wyoming, to
PsnnerI m ma stevens, daughter of j.
y His stevens of Camden
Perkins of MiddletOwn, will
SPuIL ao N a gallon for milk for the
Pl ,i 70 o If January. From 200 to 300
@TOns are received daily
..iDtendent Herman Bessey of
SlP GastIe county left for Washing
New 'estsrday to attend the National
Irrational Association.
r,..ood Robinson of Cecil county,
II" 'oos married on Tuesday evening
w. ii,' We" Minnie Slaughter of ST. Jones's
i9 M Nv the Rev. E. H, HynsOn.
r.o how Krouser, who was whipped
I tio teacher. Robert Paynter Davis,
G1n"mborough, has put his case in
@l TuIS of Squire Truitt of Mills
bOro.
GEORGETOWN is to have fourth can
w f,etor7 next season. George FL.
1 lIssi In 4 NJ. Day and T. NJ. Kreer
! a1'n srmed partnership under the
.sme of Macklin Il Co.
Tho ronorters of the Wilmington
allies dn had to make application to the
a ..nrt to keep the lawyers, bummers,
Iosfsrs and others from crowding them
ant Of the court room.
The Rev. George A. PAUL having
..eeived call from the Presbyterian
.S"rcb al Bloomfield, N. j., has accep-
"a 1 and presented his resignation to
n Delaware City church, Sunday.
lanes NJ. Cox, the senior member of
,bo weII-known firm of J. NJ. Cox &
Rather carriage manufacturers, died
4 his home in MiddletOwn on Saturday
mornipg. in the 62l year of his age.
In the Philadelphia Times contest
ior nrizes offered tor original stories by
Sovs and girls. Miss Sue Fountain of
O NJ DEL. secured the third prize in
,be girls' series. $25. Her story, enti-
tIed@ His Birthday Gift" will be prin-
ted in the Times.
Mr.. Herbert, it is said is turning the
DISTINGUISHING machine in New Castle
Hundred against the County Building
Ring and Mr.. Wolcott, by having as
many of their followers as he possibly
can. returned delinquent, so as to keep
them from voting at the primaries.
Mrs Sarah Pickles, the mother OF
Collector of Customs Henry F. Pick
d. Of Wilmington, Del, died Satur-
iay in her eig6ty-fifth year. The de-
ceased. who was born in England
came to this country fOrty-two years
ago with her husband and eight chill
ifen.
Tuesday, Feb. 7th, was the date oil
one Of the prettiest weddings in the
EASTERN end of Dorchester county, Md,
ibis season. The contracting parties
we're Miss Nellie L. Williams, daugh-
HOf Mr.. John A. Williams, of Caro-.
line county, and Mr.. John Richards, o.
Greenwood
While Arthur Steele, a laboriDg man
living in Dover was chOOpping wood
Saturday evening, his axe flew off thu
handle, striking his eight-year-Old sol
on the forehead, cutting a terrible gast
aud crushing the skull. The WOUND
was dressed, but the boy lies in a pre-
aTiOus condition.
The Cantwell Shirt Factory at Odes
"a, DEL, under the proprietOrship O
Duggan & Co., is now in full bias
manufacturing shirts, overalls, pants
and underwear for the wholesale trade
Apresent the proprietors are filling g
large order for a prominent Motor
house in Philadelphia.
A convention of all the evangelical
Sunday schools of Delaware will b,
1eldin Hanover Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, on April 4 and 5. There
are about 100 evangelical schools il
me State and each is entitled to tire,
delegates, making a total representa-
aon in convention of $40.
Out Of the many cases of measle
mat have been raging at KentOn dur
ing The past month, several cases hav
proven fatal. On Saturday H. Carrov
sliled his youngest child. And Of
sunday morning two more were re
ported dead, the youngest child of MI
Oades and a child of Mr.. Sanders.
The barkentine Mascotte, from PEI
s9oueo for Delaware Breakwatel
T Sla SOO tons of sugar, is ashore nea
SOiIh KehObOth Life-Saving Station
Ile crew is safe. The vessel is full {
Saler and listed off shore. The sea
%eAEIng over her decks. Lewe
''ecKers have contracted to float hel
IEoF. BENTON REsIGNs.-Prof. Al
CIV a Benton a member of the facu
VI delaware College, has announce
~ acceptance of the chair of theOlog
fI9 ecclesiastical history in the me-
SpeOpal University of the South, q
S'"anee, Tenn. Prof. BENTON wi
C. ,sf MS connection with DelawaI
college about March 25th.
NJ INCREASING RAILROAD BUSINESS
p pIS annual report of the New YorI
.-lauelphla & Norfolk railroad, show
Sl Tss earnings of $5O3,15 expenses
s.i4S, and net earnings of 1920
IS. 'us year 1887, which figures are /
s.S sna o per cent increases over Il
tS sules LOT 1886. The increase in freigI
ssu utage during the year Was 81 p
N - ny N missionary Anniversary of Il
W. v; :. V1urch Of Dover, was held
NSCItesday: In the evening Chapla
saD Doaoe addressed the audience, al
eoII s sGne OF his favorite hymns. r.
ess iSeo a was then taken uD. and
M aI s ana subscriptions aggregated Sc
sSa sunday school having on sund
smon n a collection of S279 of t
Io SSEC y TO JUDGE REA.-Jud
iS. nun 7; Rea, of Illinois, command,
T.. Of the G. A. r.. received
dsS am !. reception in Wilmington. No
~ s slght from the G. A. r. posts
" " , o.ate. Representatives from tw,
6uppS Js.s were present, and nearly T.
6s SoS men in line escorted him
t5o1 ual where he addressed over q
~'Osand persons.
conn., ~ are reliably informed that
hama Treasurer Of this county has
5oa u sufficient funds to nav off
oftSaad collars Of the indebtsdn
Win us county, and that the Lew Co
ol,. y March, authorize the navm