Smyrna times., 1889-12-11
County and State Items

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Postmaster at Delaware City,
Miss Ellis, who eloped with Harris
end returned to Milford, passed up th,
road yesterday to the city.
The Pan-American delegates will
stop al Wilmington on December d
while on their way to New York.
Congress will be urged to increase
the appropriation for the proposed
Federal building in Wilmington to
s25OOOO.
The Rev. R. H. Adams of Middle.
town has declined the request of the
official board for his return to the NJ
E. church another year.
The gayest feature of shopping now
sdays is the stocking counter. Mod.
est black silk hosiery is crowded out
by yellow and red stripes.
Col. John H. knight, wife and son
Of Ashland. and Mr. William Knight
and wife of Bayfield,, Wisconsin, are
are visiting relatives in Delaware.
public sale in Sussex Last week.
where years credit was given, corn
sold for 81 cts. per bushel. 1t was sell
ing for spot cash the same day at 40
Cts. per busnel.
Myers Stayton, a well-known farmer
near Greenwood, Del, died on Satur-
dav after a lingering illness. He was
one of the county poor trustees for sew
eral years past.
On Monday, the cornerstone of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Woodside was laid. Rev. T. E. Terry
of Dover and Rev. E. c. Macnichol of
FELTON, had charge of the services.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Laura Jacobs, of Hart
lev, to Harry 5. Daley, of near Tenn
pleville, at Hartley N. E. Church
Wednesday evening, December 18th,
at o'clack.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaGe. on the 18Th inst. of Miss Annie
H. Yaules, ut Milford, to DR.. Paris L.
Carlisle of Frederick. The ceremony
will take place Il the Avenue NJ. f.
Church at 9 P. NJ
The Kent County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held IN Dover on January
1st, %, Sd and 4th There will be a
full course of three lectures, one Of
which will be delivered by Will Carl.
ton, the farmer poet.
The Delaware College and Elkton
foot ball teams played on the Cecil
County Fair grounds, ElktOn, Satur.
day afternoon. Both clubs worked
hard and there was some slugging.
but neither side scored.
W. H. Davis, formerly of Milford,
but now Of Denver, Col, writes that
the population of that city is increas-
ing at the rate of 1000 per month, and
property changing hands at the rate
Of over one million dollars per week.
Bob ALLEN REcAPTURED.-Bob
Allen, the colOred buTgla who escaped
from Dover Jail November Is. in COM
pany with Robert s. Dill, was recap.
tuFed at ElktOn Saturday, by Turnkey
Powell, under Sheriff Mcdaniel at Elk.
ton. He is now in Dover Jail.
Water has been in cellars this fall
that have always been perfectly dry
before. In Camden, some of the resi-
dents could not use their heaters, the
water being from two to three feet
deep ln them, putting out the fires,
50 that stoves had to be put up.
The warm weather of the past few
weeks has caused a number of people
about Laurel to lose their fresh meat.
Manson Waller, who dressed nearly
li5OO pounds OF pork, lost all his saus-
age. A number Of admirers of swine
have met with serious losses by chol-
era.
Upwards Of thirty jOurneyman
molders aud apprentices who have
been employed at the Malleable Iron
works IN Wilmington, are locked out.
Ihe company, the men say, refuses TO
recognize organized labor and the old
employees will not return unless in a
body The works are running.
Ihe Rev Frank H. Moore Of Phil
adelphia preached in MiddletO WI Pres
oyIeFlan Church Sunday and stated to
tee congregation that he had decided
% accept the call to the pastorate of
ne church. Mr.. Moore made a very
favorable impression. The church has
last.
There was a game case in KeDton.
'onn Taylor, a merchant of KentOn,
would take game from gunners, giving
llem goods "a exchange, selling the
came 70 MS customers for what he al
owed IN goods. He was informed on,
saa tne cases would make his fine about
sloO besides the costs. 1t cost him $32
to get of.
There has been considerable activ-
~ IN the local corn market down the
S4.e' Almost every town in Sussex
as received one or more carload
ron Kent and Sussex. About Mil
soid many Sussex farmers have been
S4ailng corn from Kent. The price
-eiiFered by rail is 40 to 45 cents; by
wagon, IS to 40 cents.
Harry T. Shippers was adjusting
ns snaiting in the machine shop Of
= -I m marian & HOllingswOrth Company,
~. y Huntington, on Friday, when his
.I.ling got caught in a revolving cog
rl-stI lsei. 10 twlnkling he was com
Ps'eiy stripped Of his apparel, but was
Y. nuE. 10 the least He went to his
1One dressed in overalls.
s-1iuaietown is having an interes-
sI.s.'ie - 'llne over what candle power the
seI'ic lights Of the town afford. An
,Per1 electrician was brought to the
~. and nls tests showed only about
-,i 'ae eandle-pOwer was really given
- il41 which was claimed, hence the
-, out Mr.. Johnson got another
-Ps's who said just the contrary.
-ae several members and ex-mem-
- - q the City Council Of Wilmington
- nave received excesses Of salary
F;st tae present restriction law (which
49, ne ne compensation Of each mem
is - ~ per month"; went into effect
c. last, have been ordered by
-. 70 return the balance to the
~, treasurer before January Is,
49,. the demand is not obeyed
e-.S.ly Solicitor will institute pro-
'nEs Tor recovery.
IL ere is strong probability that at
~. s,o.nlng session the PeninsHtGr
A.tltH will NJ nes..a--l utts- -