Smyrna times., 1889-12-18
County and State Items.

County ana oCaC0 Items.
Gumboro NJ. E. Church is to be
rebuilt.
Miss May Ellis, Milford's elOper, has
gone to live in Boston.
The Pan-American Congress will
come to Wilmington on next Satur-
day.
The Dover militia company will
be soon mustered out of service it is
said.
Considerable scarlet fever exists in
Dover at present, though thus far not
n single case has proved fatal.
Through drinking concentrated lye
and potash by mistake for wine, Macon
Holt, of Laurel, is in a precariOus
condition.
The M. E. Parsonage at Kenton is
nearing completion. Rev. w. w.
sharp has been asked for unanimously
for the third year.
Lucinda Wilson, the Admx. of Henry
+. Wilson, sold farm of 18O acres To-
Gated between Dover and Leipsic, to
John Denney, for 81 900.
Robbers entered the residence of
R.v J. T. Van Burkalow, in Brandy
wine hundred, on Wednesday, and
stole $50 worth of effects.
On Dec. 4. in Dover, by Rev. L. w.
Gibson, Chas. w. Abbott and Miss
Lena NJ. Nissan, both of near Rising
Sun, Delaware, were married.
The churches of the diocese of Della
ware will have holy communion next
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, which
day is the festival of St. Thomas.
Saws the Milford News: The wind is
always propitious when Milford has a
fire. either there is no wind, or it
blows from quarter to prevent the
spread of the flames.
Delaware College boys evidently
intend TO get in better lighting shape
next year. A Wilmington exchange
notes that Tony Stannard has been
engaged to give boxing lessons at the
College during December.
Three hundred and fifty live pigeons
are to be shot at from trap at Cedar
Beach Hotel on Christmas Day, and
ff.y turkeys and geese will be shot
for at dead mark. A fifteen ball pool
Tournament will also be played in the
afternoon.
Thos. B. COursey Esq. of Sping
Mills, completed his SO year Saturday
and enters in his 81 year feeling as
bright and spry as be did ten or 6f-
teen years ago. 1t was observed by a
birth day party, enjoyed by about a
dozen of his near relations in the usual
big dinner.
The young ladies of the Methodist
Sunday-schOOls of MilfOrdi gave what
they called shipping party" Friday
evening in Dorsey Hall. 1t was a sue
cess. The shippers" sold 400 "snips"
at ten cents package. The party was
continued Saturday evening with fur
thur success.
To FLoRIDA.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad announces that it will run its
personally conducted excursions to
Florida again this winter. The excur-
sions are to start on January 7Uh and
Dist, February 4th and 18th and March
4th The tickets will be S48 from
Philadelphia.
The Rev. George R. Kramer, for
merly of Wilmington, who changed
about a dozen years ago from the
Methodist Church to the Household of
Faith and recently became a Baptist,
has accepted an unanimous invitation
to become pastor of Union Avenue
Baptist Church. Brooklyn.
A three-year-old child of Mr.. Ed.
ward White, of Dover, died rather sud-
denly Sunday morning, and its death
is attributed to over eating grated CO.
eOanut. The child ate very heartily
Of the cOcOanut on Saturday and was
seized with spasms Saturday night
from which it died as stated.
The Rev. r. c. Jones writes that he
did not receive a call from CrisfielC
N. E. Church. He was simply asked
whether he would accept call frOu
that church. Since he had been unan
imOusly requested TO return to Odessi
for the third year, he could not accep
new proposal without release from
tie latter place.
Bishop Coleman has delivered Il
the trustees of the diocese of Delawar
deed for the eligible property No
1907 Tatnall street, which was recent
ly presented to him by Mrs Margare
d. Sharp. The property will be use'
as home for the Sisters, who ar
expected to be secured soon for churc
work in that city.
In Wilmington there are about 20
saloons, whose sales will average 81
week each, or $78O0OO each yeal
Estimating the population at 5000
II gives an average of S13 per annnI
Tor liquor, for each man, woman an
child in the city. If the same amour
was taken from the people by taxatio
would cause a revolution.
The depreciation in value of rel
estate Ia New Castle county within tn
past few years has assumed prOpO
uons serious enough TO command th
consideration Of every citizen. Pro-
erues will not bring half the amour
to-day which they would have sold r
years ago. This has been shown /
sheriff sales within the past fe
months
AS an enterprise the growth
carp In our ponds has not been a SD
cess. IhOs. b. COursey near Frederic
Is not discouraged with his. At Il
letting off OF the water recently to 81
now they we're doing, the people
Nae nelghbOIhOOd came to the numb'
q about $50. looking like large We
uue. He found the fish multiplyiI
considerably, there being about 100
u TINS years growth from two to f.
Inches long.
The Avenue NJ. Z. Church of Milfo
Will be reOpened for public worsh
next sunday. The following is t
programme as arranged; Sermon
~ 81 by Rev George l.. Reed, ID.
I. L. D., Presidentsof Dickinson G.
,egei Sunday School Jubilee at 245
addresses will be delivered by RI
q ~ Terry, Rev. l. l.. Wood, Rev.
3 willis, Rev. George E. Reed a
pey- d. L. Bunstein; sermon at 7 30
1ey. 7. E. Terry.
10 Wilmington Friday Edws
11llnghurst on summoned a wagon to ia