Smyrna times., 1888-12-12
county and State Items

Tho very latest applicant Tor the clerk
,!oftbe next House is Henry 5. HynsOn,
.ba snap editor of the Milford Ne'0s and Ad0er-
hser.
1oc Green formerly of Clayton, an ell
IA, farmer now living near McDOnOugh
aelY aea Ybeen very low with pneumonia the
past week.
rLo marriage of Clarence E. Pool and
,f;.s NolIie H. Sutton will take place in
M ms Presbyterian Church at St. Georges,
this evening
rL. Novark Academy now has 100 stu
1no Since Dr. A. n. Raub has taken
oen.9, tnrge there has been a steady incre ase IN
me enrolment
u.ryev Turner of Wilmington, colored
tiIied bv Taylor E. GoOdley, who
Ts Tvisayf1liy aimed a gun at him which hap
pPon1ed to be loaded.
Iobn Bockman who for years has been
the leading builders of Dover, re-
Olorod Ouv last week to Columbus, Ga, where
be viii permanently reside.
T., tho camp of our friends, the Repu5li-
onemv the Sussex boys are still boom
!1r eali Treat for U. 5. Senator. The Sussex
bays IaS generally get there. e.-SUsser Journal.
1o.t Sunday the Rev. DR.. James L. Val
,J;5rbom commenced the thirty-sixth
nar of his labors as pastor of Head of
Tbristiana Presbyterian Church near New
ark.
1fvon intend giving your friend, father,
h,sbsnd or brother a Christmas present,
F5n,ard G. Walls has a good assortment of
nseflI articles which you should see before
purchasing.
The Wilmington police, Saturday night,
made clever coup etat, and captured
s,',r Gamblers, three of whom have more
than thar once had the heavy hand of the law
laid upon them.
The dreaded cattle disease, pleurOpneu-
monio. has broken out in Sussex county
among herd of cattle owned by Mr.. Will
lams, farmer resldlng at Ellehualei IOur
miles from Milford.
A Chicago capitalist has been prospect
inc in Delaware and has found near Port
Penn a clay suitable for making pottery;
Works for the manufacture OF pottery and
bricks are to be commenced at once.
II would surprise you to see the assort-
ment of silk and gloria cloth Umbrellas,
vith rald. Silvcr or plated handles, for gen.
Gemen and ladies that Edward G. Walls
has lust opened for Christmas.
The Milford Chronicle published 1900
extra sheets for free distribution Friday,
the occasion DelUE All 6ullUlldl upolllAAlS
Mr.. Charles H. Treat for the United States
Senate. The Chronicle has been an inde-
pendent journal.
-Four large vessels are in course of con-
struction at the jackson and Sharp Com
panv's shipyard. The largest wooden yes
sci ever built in this State, a fOur-masted
schooner for Captain Osborne, is all in
frame and planking will begin this week.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Will
liam Dawson, son of DR.. Ezekiel Dawson,
of Frederick, Del, to Miss Minnie Kines
of Baltimore, at P. NJ. to-day at the resi-
dence of the brides mother. No. 443 Druid
Hill Avenue, Baltimore. Mr.. Dawson Is
manager of a drug store owned by the
brides mother.
Judge Comegys recently expressed him
self as in favor of closing all liquor saloons
in Wilmington that are not needed to ac-
eOmmodate man and beast with lodging.
He thinks that the law should be restored
to its former effects which required this
provision in order to secure a license
Delalgare Farm and Home.
The pistol business among the boys Of
Lewes had caused the school board to or
der that pistol found on boy in school
or in the neighbOrhOod of the school
grounds, will cause his suspension and fol
the second offence he shall be expelled
The " Wild West performance OF the last
circus bears the blame of encouraging the
boys in carrying concealed weapons.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Samuel T. Truitt formerly ofSnow Hill
Nd, and Miss Sallie Sharp, of SeatOrd
daughter of ex-Sherif Eli R. Sharp, on thu
18th inst. The grOom-elect IS connected
with Philadelphia notion house. The en-
gapement is also announced of Miss Flor
ence Wilson. of SeafOrd and Mr.. Sipple, o
the same town, the wedding will take plac'
in January.
Gov. B. T. Biggs, who was in attendanc'
last week upon the meeting Of Governors
the different States, at Washington, u =.
to promote the interests of the Grand EX
position to be held in 1890 and IN 1897, re
ports that the movement is thorough.
started, with everything indicating tn
grandest event ever known in the world
MANY rulers of the different States an
other notable personages were present
sent letters.
A couple of lady gunners came to Broad
kiln station on Wednesday in special cal
Thev were accompanied by some gentle
men belonging to the road, we believe
They stayed until Friday, when they leil
presumably as scientific parties do, VII
their game pouches empty. One OF u
ladies is young, beautiful, and one OF tn
bellies of Delaware. She resides at MllforC
and was on this occasion chaperoned by tn
wife of one of the railroad Othcers.-Susse
Journal.
SALE OF PRoPERTY.-Sheriff Mechanic
sold the following real estate on Iuesda
week: House and lot of William Parde
in Lebanon to William Pardee for SolC
farm of James p. Short in Kento
hundred to Mrs. Hannah +. Short Il
81 COL; lands Of John McLaren IN kento
hundred to Robert CarsOns for $3.50, su6Jet
to mortgage Of $500; farm of Daniel
Murray in Kenton hundred to Samuel v
Hall for IS. 800; lands of William CAM
bell deceased, in West Dover hundred,
Stephen Slaughter for sl7O.
SNAKES AND 'COoNs.-The Dover Sent
mel is authority for this Sam Gree
George Crance ane Phil KrOll went coo
hunting down the Neck at Ginn's Ho
low several nights ago and found eighte'
cOOns in one tree. Upon the advice
Uncle jake Shindler Of Little Cree
they returned to the tree the next day,
"a hole into it and found 1t hollow, as One
Jake said they would, and then building
Ere in the hollow they smoked thirty-fo
black snakes out Of the hole in the tree to
Two ofthese snakes got away to tell I
tale as the Sentinel published 1t. 1t IS b
Heved that these coOds and the snakes we
irving to organize q Legislature IN GlnI
Hollow and elect a United Estates Senate
1t looks, too, as if the snakes would ma
swallowed the 'cOOns.
METHODIST EPIscOPAL.-Of the q mi
listers in this conference who are compl
ing the third year of their pastoratesi tW
thirds have not been invited to remain q
other year. This is taken as an indicatl
that the extension of the pastoral term
not regarded favOrably. Those who
finishing the third year Of their pestora
are the Revs. r. III. Adams Of Middleton
E. c. Atkins, Of Cecilton; Q. 5; Baker,
Delmar; w. i. p Bowen, Of Smiths 1
and; j. e. Bryan, Of Asbury Chqr'
Wilmington; George w. Burke, Of re
eralsburg; George S. Conway, Of Bla'
bird: w II. Corkran, of Asbury ChurC
near Crisfeld; ID. II. Corkran, OF the
worth church; r. II. Hartwig,. Of
Swedish Mission Isaac Jewell, Of kis
Sun. Nd; N. McQuay, Of Rock Hall
N. PiIchard, Of Frankford A. p. Pret
man of Trappe; Alfred Smith, Of Ca
bridge; Adam Stengle, of Union Chur'
r. K Stephenson, Of Mlllington ia,
Todd. ID. D., of Grace Church q;
Townsend, Of Hillsboroi and 4. 4. Wh
ofSmyrna
Two HTLADELPHIA CROoKs.-Geo
Deulin and Henry Miller arrested w
R0bbing q JVilninqt0n O6ice.-Ge