Smyrna times., 1889-12-04

thp South, 7o0i ll.SV A. n
county and State Items.
O.0stor Higgins and Secretary Bach
N Sunday for Washington.
psbop Foss will preach in the
p.;Jgsyille NJ. E. Church next Sun
day.
vonton hundred has threeishrievaltv
nS;datss-J. Frank Temple, James
Wight and David Wilds.
1swss wreckers will float the
.,5ooner George l.. Garlic, which is
shore at Cape Henlopen.
While cunning at RehObOth on
rbnrsdsy William McCOmb, aged Is
years, fatally shot himself.
Tba Sussex County Democratic COM
oittee held meeting in Georgetown,
- week. and arranged for an active
and spirited campaign nextyear.
Hazlettyille has q new Industry
.,aTted by P. Smith & Co. They man
niacture pearl goods in all varieties,
buttons. chains and fancy goods.
Ceorge S. Dill, white, who with Reu-
hen Allen. colored, escaped from the
Kent County jail at Dover on Wednes-
dav is supposed to be in Canada.
lanes Vaughn, aged Is years, was
tilled at Laurel Thanksgiving day by
bsing accidentally shot by oliver Will
isms, aged 16 years. The youths were
out cunning.
Alta distance of 600 yards A. II. Da-
wilson. of New Castle member of the
Delaware National Guard, shot 23i
pounds wild goose on Friday with a
military rife.
ssmual Casperson and Miss Maria
sspp. step-daughter of William ].
Iank. of Christianna Hundred, were
married by Rev. Walter E. Avery on
Wednesday evening.
A Christmas kirmiss for the benefit
Of the (Allopathic) Hospital, in Will
mington, began in the Opera House
there Monday, and will continue
throughout the week.
At AbbOtt's ship-yard in Milford,
thew have the keel laid for the largest
vessel ever built there. 1t is to be four
masted, double decked schooner, $50
isetin length. They have also the
frame up for another large vessel, 1856
isetin length.
The railroad company has at last
placed watchman at the dangerous
Frogtown crossing at MiddletOwn. A
Watchman will be on duty in the day
time and one at night. Safety gates
will not be placed at the crossing, as
was at first supposed.
Edward Knowles, aged % years, and
Lizzie Earnest, aged IA years, who
soped from Wilmington Wednesday
got married in Camden and were then
arrested in Philadelphia, have returned
to the BRIDES home, and q reconcilia-
ton has been effected.
An old farmer and land owner of
West Dover remarked the other day
that be had lived about long enough,
be thought, when it came that he
could not kill rabbit en- his own land
without some petty official arraigning
hin and compelling him to pay IS or
$40 for it.
Lewellyn Tharp. Esq, died at his
residence in MispilliOn hundred on
Thursday Mr.. Tharp was about
&years old and was highly respected.
Heat one time served in the Levy
Court and subsequently was appointed
State Treasurer. He was brother of
late Ex-Governor Tharp.
A SECOND BURGLARY.-The dry
goods store of Aldrich & Co. at Wyo
ming was burglarized again Saturday
night, quantity Of notions and cut
lery being taken, but how much is not
known. The thieves were seen trying
2 enter Barger's store and shot at.
Then they went to Aldrich's and
entered it.
The people of Laurel, Salisbury and
Delmar are greatly agitated over the
weight Of a mOnstrOus hog owned by
". J. Kenney of Laurel. Many bets
we're made in each of the towns and
guesses were made at the weight Of
tie pOrkeF for 25 cents a guess, the
winner to take the entire amount.
Tbs animal when killed weighed S9S
pounds.
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY.-Elev-
en trampS tunneled their way to lib
stty from New Castle Jail Sunday.
Eighteen vagrants were confined in one
afge cell. The seven who did not
leave told Sheriff Allen that they had
conscientious seruples about breaking
lall on Sunday. About a score Oi
Ea@ps escaped from this jai several
weeks ago in a similar manner.
MAD Doc SCARE.-Quite a scare
s1lsts in New Castle in regard to mad
SS9ogs' and notice has been issued by
mayor Hanson requiring all persons tC
IaLzle their dogs, otherwise they will
y saot. A little girl was bitten by q
sog running on the street that is said
z nave been bitten by the mad dos
.lSs visited the place some ten days ago
$40 consequently her parents ar'
greatly alarmed.