Smyrna times., 1888-10-31
77,.na Branch Trains.
closing Of Mails.


fever.
barney Reybold, of Delaware City,
= ;ssbipping large quantities OF apples to
England.
MID K. Watson died at his home
= TiIlord Neck on Wednesday last,
aged IS years.
A great many bets ranging from $3.50
I'm to so cents are being made on
.5e election at Dover.
Herr A. Flambrusky, a Russian,
5nned many Wilmingtonians last week
c Sr .crayon portrait" dodge.
The revival services in Milford Neck
suited in 35 conversions and 81 ac-
osssions to the NJ. E. church.
ceo s Grier, of Milford, has pur-
.hosed a farm containing 420 acres, To-
cated near Vienna, Md, for $4,000.
The Methodists of Woodside contem-
,iate erecting a church edifice at a |
Probable cost of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The revival services in BridgevilIe |
rosnlted in 101 conversions. A new |
n 2. Church will be erected there |
soon.
The store of William Warrington at |
Rodnev. Sussex county, was burned |
one night last week, causing a loss of |
S5OO. partly insured.
About sixty hogs have died of chol-
ara at the Sussex county almshOuse.
There were 100 altogether when the
disease first attacked them.
The same confidence men who swim
dlsd James H. Guest of Brandywine
hundred last week tried to work their
came upon a man in Christiana viii
age, but failed.
Extensive repairs are being made
mon the Breakwater lighthouse, the
wash of the sea during northeast storms
having gradually removed the mortar
between the bricks.
Young Kopf who was injured in the
College gymnasium at Newark, on
Wednesday, died Saturday morning
from the effects of his fall. His inju-
ries were of an internal nature.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Clara Ridgely Mason, of Milford,
Nov. 7th at o'clock. The ceremony
will take place in Christ Churcn.
Thos. J. Davis, Stephen NJ. Morgan
and Paynter Frame are the delegates
ofSussex County to the Kent County
Bible Society, which will hold its annual
meeting in Smyrna on Tuesday, No
vember Goth.
On Friday a tract of 900 acres ofland
in AppOquinimiuk hundred, on the
road between Peterborough and Tay-
lor's bridge, the property of Emeline
N. Naudain, was sold to Zachary T.
Harris for 81 $50.
Professor E. d. Tarr, who for nearly
forty years has taught school in differ
ent sections of Delaware, has now Sc
cured sufficient funds to enable him to
enter the Old Mems Home in Balti-
more, and he will leave for that city
about November L.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Henry Banning Bradford, a son of the
late Judge Bradford, and Miss Anne
Robinson, the youngest daughter of
Mrs. Eli Garrett, at o'clock, Friday
evening, November 9, in the First Uni
tartan Church Of Wilmington.
The tenth annual session of the Del
aware Baptist Union will be held in
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Will
mington, November goth and 21st
Delegates from all the Baptist churches
and Sunday schools in the State and
Delaware county, Pa, will attend.
No clue has been obtained which
gives promise of the arrest of the conf
dence men who swindled J. Henry
Guest, the Brandywine hundred farm
er, out of 50 900 on Wednesday. Mr.
Guest has offered $1,000 reward for tn
arrest of the men and the return of the
cash.
The Dover Iader says: 6" IF the edi
tors of the DeIGOUdredN will send 60
certain Clayton Office the proprietor
will return them the bundle of Detd
Wareans forwarded for distribution t
the Republican candidate for Lev
Court of Duck Creek hundred, as tn
same have been refused and are sti
lying dead in that Office"
A Mission will be held in Chri:
Church, Milford, beginning Sunday
Nov. 18th. and ending Monday No
10Th. Services will be at Z, 7.3O, 3.3
4.3O and 7.3O daily. The services wi
be conducted by the Rev. J. 0. 5. HUI
tington, of Mission, of the Holy CrO'
New York City. The Rector, Fatht
Kerr, will be glad to see any persol
who can attend the services.
CITY Solicitor J. Frank Ball MOnds
morning accepted the appointment
Judge Of the Municipal Court, recent
rendered him by Governor Biggs. +
notified Secretary of State John
SALISBURY, who was in Wilmingt'
Monday morning, of his acceptanC
and notified Governor Biggs by lett'
The date of his acceptance is Mover
Der 1st. He is SO years of age, natl
of Wilmington and a graduate
Princeton College.
KILLED AT A RAILROAD CROssIN
Mrs. James DilwOrth, of Centrevil
Del. and Mrs. Isaac Larkin of TOug
kanemon. Pa, while visiting relatlN
in Iowa. met with a horrible accide
at West Liberty, Ia, on last Frida
They were riding in q carriage WI
Harry Pond, an employee, and w
truck bv a locomotive. Mrs. Dilwoi
sand Mr.. Pond were killed instan
and Mrs. Larkin was badly hurt. !
remains of Mrs. DilwOrth were broul
to Wilmington yesterday.
A very fashionable wedding tC
place in Odessa Wednesday aftern'
at3 o'clock, at the residence OF
BRIDES parents. Miss Mary q. Y
dyke was married to Mr.. Frederick
Burgess, Of BridgetOn, n. J. Rev.
G. Jones oficiated. After the n
riage ceremony the bride was att
in a travelling costume and they ST
ed on an extensive tour. The brit
maids were Miss Sallie COrbit and \
Anna Gibson. Mr.. J. w. Watkins
eiated as best man. They recei
many handsome and valuable prese
A CoLoRED MAN THE VICTIM OF
WIFE's CARELEssNEss AND STUPID
"A colored man named White,
lived with his wife on the Rogers I
near Wilmington was accidentally
from the effects Of which be died, :
day afternoon. Mrs. White, it app
was sitting in the door Of the G.
cleaning a double-barrelled shot
both of which were loaded. Both
Telg went of, how and from what 9