Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-01
-, and State Items.

~, angel" 1t Is just as wen TO
DOe ~ 'so preserves out of his reach.
Iss 5 60 with some men.
~ ~, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Inc of Of Bethel, Del, will celebrate
Gregg oolh wedding anniversary on
i 9llsn,lay. March Sd, at 3 and 7.5O p. m.
r.. candidates for the recorder of
Il' of Kent county are William g..
dsef - and James II. Todd of Dover,
IO'I William H, Cooper, of KentOn and
DI man named Wilson of Milford.
r,o term of the Clerk of the Or
, iuy Court, Mr.. HosbOn, expires the
Plan IF February. There is but one
lail =, ornlicant for the placer. o. p.
T %iI.on nFr of Leipsic-and Mr.. HObson
for reappOintment.
,,mber of small boys of George
.nn are trying to organize a secret
lo% ';atv = the main pledges of which
s sg.n ~ that they will neither smoke,
sL Laa, drink, swear, nor endanger life
su u5 limb by playing around the roll
road trains
The nosition of Inspector of Weights
I'd Measures for this county will be to
s an som There are three applicants
I E the place-Howell Buckingham of
East Dover. Charles Layton of South
Vnrderkill, and Stephen MINER, of
KentOn Hundred.
The MiddletOwn creamery began
,nccessful and regular operations on
bst Friday, and, from present exhibits
The Eagle" brand of butter, as pro-
jrced by Messrs. Perkins & Spur, will
aEe high rank among gilt edged"
dairy products. The milk thus far
brongbt in shows a fair average in but
Ter producing qualities. The prOprie-
tors would like to have as many thou
sand pounds ofmiIk daily.
THE New FAIR AssoCIATIoN.-The
PsDinsular Agricultural and POmologi-
csl Association, will inaugurate a fair
in Wilmington next fall, held its
first meeting on Saturday and took the
first practical step to assure the hold
Dg Of a fair. The capital stock of the
corporation, which is operating under
the charter of what was once the Mid
dletOwn fair, consists of 5000 shares
whose par value is s. per share. This
stock will be placed at once.
FIRE IN MILFORD.-About s o'clock
Saturday evening fire was discovered
10 the dwelling owned and occupied
by Willard 5. Morgan, a young car
penter, in the southeastern part of
Milford. The wind was so high that
the entire neighborhOOd was threaten
ed for awhile, but by the exertions of
The hook and ladder company the fire
was prevented from spreading. The
furniture was saved but the house was
burned to the ground. Loss about
500, with no insurance.
The effect a newspaper bill has on
some men is amusing when not aggra-
Wting One man writes " l Received
your Bill and saturday and send your
pay long as you need it So Bad and
Want you to Stop Mi paper for don't
Want it no more Want you to Send
Nee Receat" This is given not in
fun or to ridicule, but to show the feel
iagOfa man who receives a bill for a
paper which he has enjoyed weekly for
nearly three years on credit. 1t was
the first bill sent him. Why should he
act 50? Is it surprising that he did not
send the full amount due by a few
cents ?-Susser Journal.
RESCUED FROM A CAPsIzED SCHooN.
R.-The crew of FIVE men of the oys-
ter schooner Village Belle. bad terri
Ole experience in the bay just opposite
The mouth OF MahOn's river Thursday
They were beating for the mouth oil
zoe river when the heavy northeast
gale struck them and capsized Their
vessel: They chung to the icy rigging
with the waves dashing over them fol
mIy an hour before their condition
was discovered by the crew of the
schooner Maggie Garrett, who heroical.
rescued them all alive, but exhaus.
'ed and nearly frozen. The rescue was
accomplished with much difficulty and
danger.
gentleman who has recently made
aIOur through Kent county saws he
was surprised at the size of several fam
iIes That came under his notice. In
1ntspllllon hundred, he says, lives
alexander Simpson, aged So years
t Slln DIS wife, aged As years, who has
oOfhe MIN nineteen children. Of thai
IuuOer fourteen are still living, si1
oyy' and eight girls. Reuben Ross
s saO lives IN the same hundred, is the
A.ner OF seventeen children by tn,
Tae mother. Philema Scotch, o
Hes1 Dover hundred has had twenty
%ui children by three wives. TIL,
! rI Of the Kent county court house
muOse name the Morning NelOs infor
children. nus s"''''
,.; nue. whole strength of the Delawar
. -i3ila on January LIST, 1887 was 3l2
aau Out partially uniformed. On Jan
S any ISL 1888, $50 we'll drilled an,
by uniformed men were enrolled
Tween Tween 1873 and 1881, 81 200 was an
EsiVdP5l ated for the militia. In 1881
i i;5Jv more was appropriated an
0nt 1 os equally among the companies
If st AN C ode government appropriate
mo SIoy'VOO granted by Congress Fet
t;o S'y ~ 1887, to aid militia organiza
S 5Dus u the various states, Deiawar
sfo a"s sz'|64, which must be drawn i
U NM, Ut II Is carried back into tn
i ssnoJ states treasury, but anythin
drav pu 70 the regular army can
hI Lu under the new act. Previou
menu ,as passage Of this act, the govern
UunitiOn. 'i''is OuV arms ana au
The @ wa DELEGATES. Lay delegates I
viii" Huntington NJ. E. Conferenc
Cbn,oh Will be held in Union NJ.
March 4, beginning with Thursda
The H., nave been elected in par
Ps5r,'sI will not be full until abol
nam .uaLy %, when it will include 8:
one of ,I SoIh lay and clerical. As eaC
with An ~, e'egates must be provide
more a. J, adding place for the week
Be in so ul.hg which the conference wi
difRcrI Ie,sslon, there will be consideab
suitsSIo experienced in obtainiI
varions DIVISION of labor among Il
tie psToe churches. The following a
District e OF lay delegates of East,
alterna,a Hent Island, J. B. Brigh
Waltz :, John B. Cook. Centreyill
Couch Z; Hartman alternate, John
sisSsgn, Still Pond, J Frank WiIso
mini James S. Harris. Appooui
Il. F IT, = d. Hutchinson. SMYRNA.
snvrTDale 3. alternate, Herman RI
fass I y GSireuit, D. s. Clark. Sass
degIrii6, d. Davis. Cecilton, G. A. Va
Massey. Ialena, T. ]. Shallcro
L. Sm;,S' =; K. Morris. Maryd
side. W WIN alternate, ]. r. Dill. Ing
v. Harnilam d. Casho; alternate,