Smyrna times., 1889-07-10

I've secured a permanent pastor.
wilmington Justices of the Peace
..nnot legally try assault and battery
cases.
William Slaughter of Dover, former
/, of Slaughter Station, died in Dover
Thursday.
crouuds have been broken for the
new Delaware (AllOp&thic) Hospital in
in Wilmington.
The Middletown Transcript advo-
o,tes the determination Of dogs for fer
tlizing purposes.
Newspaper readers are becoming dis
onsted with the base ball rot which ap-
Sears in the dailies.
Company H (of the Delaware Ma
topal Guard, of New Castle, is in en-
inent danger of dissOlving.
Watermelons and potatoes are to be
sbinped from the South in large guam
tities over the Delaware Railroad.
The farmers down the state are ship
ming reaches rapidly now, and from all
sppearance they will have busy sea-
son.
Catherine Houston, colored died near
Milford on last Friday at the announ-
eed authenticated age of l01 years, 5
months and 2S days.
The Centennial of Methodism in
Middletown will be celebrated in the
church of that town on Sunday 14th.
Morning and evening services will be
held.
Daniel Sanders, the Milford Cbroni-
Gle saws has pair of boots made in
1S5S He has worn them for a Sunday
boot for q years and never had them
repaired.
Patrick Brosan, aged 60 years, an
innate ofthe New Castle county aims
house. near Wilmington, committed
suicide there last Saturday by cutting
his throat.
some physicians predict that the
long continued rain will be followed by
a not. drv Summer aud Autumn, which
will be productive of many cases Of
typhoid fever.
In the Wilmington Municipal Court,
Friday. Albert Wingate was held in
5000 bail for Court for pointing load
ed shotgun at John Quincy Adams on
the Fourth of July.
While hOeing corn a day or two ago
at Milltown Grant AllcOm struck a
piece of glass, apart of which flew up
and imbedded itself in his eye. 1t may
effect the sight Of one optic
One hundred Wilmington excursion
ists we're compelled to spend Thurs
day night at Augustine Pier owing 20 a
Misunderstanding as to the time Of the
steamer WilmingtOn's departure.
While endeavoring to quelI u distur-
bance at HOckessin on Friday, Consta-
BE Elmer c. Collins was struck on the
leg with a club by Frank McCuen with
such force as to break the limb at the
ankle
While rowing in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal at Delaware City
on Thursday Rinehart Clark, aged 15
years, struck his head against a bridge
and was knocked into the water and
drowned.
The damage done by the explosion
Ofshe two rOiling-nills at the powder
works of E. l. Dupont Il Co., near vii.
miagtOu, on Friday night, will amount
tOS5OO0' 4 foreman named Kernber-
ger was slightly hurt.
Presiding Elder France will preach
next Sunday night at KentOn. The
pastor Rev. W. W. Sharp will preach
IN the morning on Divine Transforms
ton" The Quarterly Conference will
be held Monday morning.
John P. Dunning, formerly of Mid
dletown, who represented the Associa
yea Press at Samoa and wrote the gra
phle account of the great naval disaste
lnere, reached San Francisco on Sun
Gay on the steamer Alameda.
The third annual encampment of h'
National Guard of Delaware will be
gln on July II 1t Brandywne Springs
ana during is continuance of ten day
DO intoxicating liquors, except for med
leal purposes, be allowed within th'
lines.
Cove 5. Harrington has been th
emelent principle of the Odessa public
lie schools. October 1st he will ente
Iae Hahnemann Medical College, O
Fhlladelphia, where he will take
.lTee years course including a year il
the hospital.
4homas Barry, aged II years, acc
asntaiiy received a bullet in his hea
~ Wilmington on the Fourth from thi
is'ol Of John Clark. The ballet wa
lound lmbedded in Barry's skull an
ss perfectly fat. Barry was not Sc
nously hurt.
A.P. Crockett, living near Middle
so"h mad this harvest to beat all h
so Sliner Efforts in harvesting, having CT
~ acres Of wheat in two DAYS and on
aolr with but one machine. He SAY
sne days were however. pretty long
O" Just after sunrise to after sunset.
Lew Z. Bird, Esq, accompanied b
us rv VIE, sailed Saturday on the stean
pmoria for a European trip. Du
ls thelr stay abroad they will Wis
-.n suS fafls Exposition where Mr.. Biz
all serve as a commissioner from Dc
smare ssT TO represent the government
'ne United States.
me Levy Court Of New Castle cou
y 4as aad its July netting and refu
- 70 60 on with the contemplated G
gement Of the New Castle Jail, on
,sause the county trearury was em
~ eau tne county had to borrow 81
~ ~ y help it through. It is said tn
~ ~ county Is only $3.50 900 in debt
00ay seem to know definitely.
Inc initial number of Harrington
NV 1% paper, The Sun, has reached o
sans s' It is a thirty two column she
Nay printed, and edited by r.
,s ,a It claims to be another recrl
VIII he Independent political press, a
n. ~ ann to be a first class local pap
me successor to the defunct III
's'O@ Enterprise and Kent Count,
The Rev. P. B. Lightner rector
-angel T. z. Church Of New Casi
fSe home on Thursday event
snsa. uls European trip. Mr.. LightI
ts.a,ost most of bis time in Germany, |
'plea o,i extensively through other p
u the continent. He has Be
apd ds rom home for nearly a y