Smyrna times., 1889-11-20

te"tHSutdT NelCS and Advertiser saws.
An epidemic has broken out among the |
cows on the farms of Jos. Frazier and
Benz. Hudson, near Milford. The ami |
mails show loss OF appetite. symptoms
OF lever, and finally an eruption breaks
out on the bag and sometimes extends
to the whole body, accompanied bv
burning and itching. DR.. Pratt thinks
the symptoms indicate COW pox, and
mas written to Governor Biggs to send
veterinarian to make an examination
and report if there is any danger of
the epidemic doing serious damage to
our dairy herds.
The LONGEST SESSION OF COURT
FOR YEARS ENDs.-In the superior
court at Dover, Friday the jury in the
case OF Carter VS.. Black, rendered a
verdict for the plaintiff six cents and
costs.
The liquor licences were acted on in
court Friday afternoon, and a good
sized delegation of the citizens of Ken
ton and vicinity were there, all inter
ested IN the case of Terrence Carvin.
"A long list OF names was presented as
remonstrants, and another long list,
containing it is said, eighty six names
OF the citizens of Kenton and its neigh
OOrhoOd who were in favor of the
application, and cOntended that a hotel
In a town was a necessity. The case
went against Mr.. CarVin and his appli-
cation was refused. The rest were all
granted. They were-Charles Smith.
dominic McElwee, Smyrna; George A.
MillingtOn, Dover; William Whitiock,
Clayton.
PREACHERS MEETING.-At the meet
ing of the local preachers and exhort-
ers in As6ury NJ. Z. Church, Whining
ton on Saturday morning about 100
members were present. The Rev
Daniel Green presided. The Rev.
Charles Moore made the address of
welcome which was responded to bv
the Rev. }. h. Dill. The questions
laid out in the programme were then
discussed by those present.
At the afternoon session more Ques-
tioRs were discussed, ending with
volunteer discussion on prohibition.
The exercises were concluded Sun
day. Love feast was conducted by tie
Rev. William FAIRIES. The Rev. F. C.
Pearson, d. D., preached at 11.3O A.
NJ. The Rev. William FAIRIES preached
again at 7.30 o'clock.
The meetings were successful in
every particular. 1t was in charge of
the Rev. Thomas Numbers, DR.. J. H.
Simms and the Rev. J. r. Dill,
curatOrs.
SUNDAY RABBIT SHooTING.-The
farmers in Brandywine Hundred have
been very much annoyed by Sunday
gunners, who were not very scrupu-
lOus about the kind of game they
| killed, and would sometimes SCOOP in
barnyard fowl as we'll as birds and
rabbits. Word was sent to n. H.
| HutchiDs, of Dover, detective of the
State Game Protective Association, and
the result was that he had warrants
| issued for the arrest of George Malice,
q barber in the Ninth ward, and two
brothers named Owen and Elijah
| TOmlinsOu.
Malice was arrested Friday, by Con-
stable ReardOn, and had a hearing be-
fore Magistrate Smith. The evidence
being positive Malice was fined $40 and
costs. The fine was for shooting game
on Sunday. He could have been fined
So more for shooting the rabbit out OF
season, but the Justice thought one
fine was sufficient. The TomlinsOns
were not arrested
AN Echo OF THE RODNEY CELEBRA
TION.-The last issue of the Peninsula
Methodist contains letter by the Rev
John A. B. Wilson, P. E, from which
the following extract is made:
! sGKVaInasHavr Onf On HrOvra IN
, Dover. in the midst of the Protesten
Episcopal glOrifcatiOn yclept, the un
yelling of the Caesar Rodney Monument
This deserved tribute to a great Della
warean, partially paid for by the State
furnished an opportunity for one spec
ial Prot-Episcopal glOrifcation. Eve
the monument is hidden away in thei
"consecrated" cemetary, instead 0
being placed upon the public square Q
! Of the town. Prelates in their usus
caps and bells, mOnOpOlized the honor
of the occasion, while Methodist, Pres
q byterian and Baptist ministers furnish
ed back ground. PresbyteriaDs, g
least, usually have some denomina
) tional self-Tespect and the wonder
/ that they have not formulated Al
= indignant protest against such br axe
: faced impudance. What should hav
/ been a great public event, is thus turl
ed into a petty denOminational pager
and that by the numerically tenth raj
l. sect of the country"
r. NEW CASTLE COUNTY INSTITUTE
!. The Teachers institute held at New
y ark, which was successful thrOughOr
d had its closing entertainment on Fir
day night.
The college assembly room wa
= again crowded by an audience nuI
y bering 500, to hear the well-knowE or
ST tor. Col. George w. Balm of Kentuck
+ The subject of his speech was Amor
- the masses, or Traits Of Human Cha
d acter." The lecture was very cle
y and forcible, and embellished wi
many striking and aprOpOs stories +
n was introduced by Hon. Charles
= Lore of Wilmington.
70 The officers of the present institu
- are as follows President, Herman Be
~ sew: Secretary, Miss Anna M. SEQ
- Executive Committee, Superintende
n Bessey, w. B. Tharp, Mrs. L. B. Prat
Miss Bessie Briscoe and Miss Kate
Henry.
n. In one corner of the room Frid
w. there were six ministers of the gosI
!. representing three denomination
D. First came Bishop Coleman, Presidi
E. elder Murray of Wilmington, and
at Revs. N. NJ. Browne, George J. 2
er ter. Joseph S. Malone and George