Smyrna times., 1889-06-19

aTrs O LaIchum died IN Mill
ford Ia lLst,' IN her 74th wear. She
re- ~ MY daughter OF John Wslev
Collins l9cai IT preacher in the N Z.
Cbnrcl iler brothers were S. Waih-
dale. n luefson and ]. Wesley Coins,
decea and William b. Collins pow
living s smyrna. Mrs. Latchumis bus-
band ~ ABOUT 80 years ago, LEAVING
her V : "Ne small children, whom she
reara
All Logan, of Philadelphia, has a
pur Ylyrshire heifer on his farm in
Jon Neck Kent county, that gave
bir IeW days ago to "A calf the
we NJ OF which will not exceed thirty
20 lis. Its length from the tip Of the
no to the root Of its tail is 2Gi inches.
It ~ inches high and its tail is Z
in IS long: II is well proportional
an as lively as kitten. 1t sucks
fro a bottle.
sley Croaker came to Dover from
SIN ma on Saturday, and after getting
full Ncommeuced to run his horse
through the streets of the town. The
police pulled him i'm, and the Alder
man relieved him Of 500 65 Of his mon
ey. When he came ont of the office he
was dazed at the costliness of his
drunk, and drove Off home, feeling
some respect for the wholesale way in
which Justice is dealt in Dover.-Sea-
tiHci.
TRorTING RACE CIRCUIT The total
amount of money to be given by tie
different societies in the circuit is :
Mary and Agricultural Society at PIN
leo, Nd, $4,000; Frederick, Md,
$1,000; Gentlemen's Driving Park, Ar
lineton, Md, 81 600; Wilmington, bel.
81 600, and Dover, Del, $1,000. The
Circuit will start representative out
on July lst to 20 through all the East
ern circuits and secure entries for the
races.
Tnepeople Of Sussex county are pro-
verbally thrifty and Industrious, and
their thrift generally stimulates their
invention. All this is illustrated bv
au antcdote of a resident near shaw
nee who keeps bees. He says these
lively insects never stop work for a
mOme9' from sun To sun, and in order
to continue hOney-making through the
night be- proposes 10 cross them with
tightening bugs, who carry there own
lanterns. Milford Ne!rs.
FoncHE DELAWARE IsLANDs.-The
jury appointed by the United States
court t. AXE testimony in the coudcm-
nation proceedings, and to determine
the va.u. of Smiths and Windmill Isl
auds iathe Delaware river az Philadcl-
phia, has flushed its ,a50rs and award
cd dam yes aycreldtjug SIS4.000 Of
this amount $4,000 is to Jacob E.
Ridgway, 500 600 90 William p. Tath-
am ct a., and 2l42O0O 20 the Ph.ladel-
phia & Reading Railroad Company.
Since the election Of a Republican
Mayor oi Wilmington and more par
ticGlarly since t6e election Of a Ecpuh-
lican President, the negroes, saws
Democut'c writer seem to think that
they OWE that city aud cam DO as they
please. he coast and lower Market
street, which were kept reasonably
clear dung Mayor Rhoada' admins
tration, are now infested by hordes of
lazy, dis3lutc negroes, who occupy the
sadewals to the great annoyance Of
the pubr.
Senate Higgins has done it again.
and thi- time in Boston, The verv
"hub " b. has told .he story of Della
wares Political wrong, and the Demo
Gratis areso mad about it that they are
tempted D. say that ''it is a dirty bird
that oef.4.s its own nest" The Scna-
tor keep aings dwfiliy stirred up ON
this matter. They would not mind it
If the Senator would only keep fin his
own bailigick but they complain about
him going about all over tho Union
telling Of The workings Of Delaware's
assessmeG laws
The enterprise and goahoaGatigeuess
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was ain.llustrated in the case Of the
recent wreck near Dover THURSDAY.
Five or ia freight cars were almost
demolished, completely blocking the
track, audt all appearances stopping
travel torPveyal days. bur iu few
hours hundreds Of men, with powerful
derricks ml other machinery were on
the ground, busy removing the obstrue
tions. BG this was not all, as a tenn
pOrary tuek was laid around the
wreci; so that trains could be run with
oAt delay.
The Stae Medical Association met
in Dover list week. There was large
atrcndanos the occasion being the cen
tennlal otthe organization of the frater-
nliy. The httOllOwing officers were cleo
ted for theonsung year:
FIesideu, James Wilson Vice pres
ldent, D. J. Mustard Secretary. J. A.
hiicSood treasurer, Joseph II. Chaud-
Ter Censor, B. W. Hargadine, l.. (.
u. Bishop aud Nathan Pratt. Kent
county; C.. Richards, Hiram Burton
ana j. Is. NAPLES, Sussex county 4;
willard Springer. w. B. Woods
ami Frank Bellviile, New Castle coun-
ty.
And the delinquent lists Of Whining
/ ton are still missing. Mr.. Osborne.
I IirrN OF Tie Peace, says ne put them
/ 'n 'rawernd locked them up when
tncy w-re anded back to him by
'ItsSis N4ker, Elliott, Iahany
Knowles an. other Republicans who
were examining them on the evening
/ before lne civ election. This disposes
/ OF tne impression sought to be made bv
/ tue Dem 'craIc papers that the Rcpub-
Hc3hs stole be books. Moreover, 0Ir.
Osborne is kown to have owned to
having the hoks last in the presence
/ OF several Witnesses when asked about
them 10 The, ,asc rests there, Whether
the oooNs are,tolen or not, Republicans
cannot get th.m.
IKE SAULaURY DEMOCRATS SUG-
Gl-7T a SPECIL STATE CONVENTION
ue Ie1d"8egj, the organ Of the Sauls-
OurE faction o. the Democrats, suggests
state convection consisting Of two
Delegates from every hundred, repre-
Seh'a'iVes Of hth factions, to consider
tne present trNAles Of the Democracy
and adopt some remedy. Every dele.
gate Is 20 pied.c himself to stand by
.ne "cl''H ol 'he Convention. If the
" aico'' iaciIot accepts this offer, it is
Al'ecle' 'ie Convention viii be held
a. 'be benocGts Of New Castle and
sussex "uhtie will be glad to iud6ES
any pan that W1mises harmony. SIN.
less peace j. nstored in some tsay
,TmogF'"5 .eai che Republicans MI
elect the next Governor and LegiSII
turc.
lNVEsl ISArlS0 THE RIDER. Til,
LegisiatlVe Committee in its investiga
ton oi inc U. stfeet rider Wednesda,
morning heard tbe testimony of Dr. B
l.. LOWS speaker of the Senate but h,
had 10 knOwledge of The existence n