Smyrna times., 1889-10-16

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Kent county Jail has 21 colored and
Q white prisoners awaiting trial at the
next court.
Rv promising duplicate pictures a
svindler has done Georgetown people
out of over 500.
A farmer has saved his potatoes from
rotting by sprinkling them with lime. |
others might try the same plan.
William R. Long, editor of the Repub-
Eeaa. will be candidate for the Re-
nnblican nomination for coroner next
year.
r Book, at Clayton, has been
elected the Senior Grand Warden by
the Grand Lodge A. F. A. NJ. of this
state.
The Dayton Hedge company have
a boom in New Castle county. This
makes one Of the best fences in the
country.
A Dover mother aptly put it when
she said. warnings against boys Gig
arctic smoking are best sounded with
a single"
A cow belonging TO J. P. Cochran,
ofMiddetoWn, was accidentally shot
bv gunner one day last week. The
animal Will die.
The ladies Of Dover will hold car
niyal the latter part Of this month to
raise funds for the sustenance of the
circulating library.
The parish of Emanual p. E. Church,
at New Castle, is 200 years old, while
part Of the church property has been
standing lS5 years.
For beating his wife James Martin
was fined $40 and costs and sentenced
to one months Imprisonment III Will
mington on saturday.
Rev. George H. Hickman, of Will
min.tou. computes that there are
75OuO rhujCa 1oe:s, and 10000 non
church goers in that city.
Conservative estimates place the
number of peach trees ruined in Sussex
county this year. by the continued wet
weather. at one hundred thousand.
All Lowbsr. q we'll known citizen,
Of Camden. died on Thursday night
from a lingering Illness caused BY an
abscess in the side, aged abOu5 80
years.
Walter Voshell and w. c. Wallies,
two well knowa young men, left Dover
for Plttsburg. last week where they
will enter u large clothing store as
saleaman
movement is on foot to have the
State aid in nreuiaiminZ several thousand
acres of rich marsh land east of Milford
on the Delaware river, in the vicinity
Of Slaughter Neck.
Six houses of ill-repute were raideC
By the police department under Mayor
HarringtOn's direction late Saturday
evening in Wilmington. The proprie
tors were each iued $50 and costs
Mrs. Margaret Patterson, wife 0
the Rev. William P. Patterson, paste
Of the Presbyterian Church of NeN
Castle, died at the parsonage Friday
evening, after brief illness, aged 8
years.
Charles H. Treat was in Georgetown
last week and was.heard TO say that h
is still citizen of Sussex county, an
will be for the next four years. In fac
be says he has no idea of leavin
Sussex.
James II. Morris, Of Feiton. who ma
one Of his legs broken while in the Ell
pOy Of the company, has sued tn,
Delaware Railroad for $4,000 damage
and employed Hon. G.. 3. Lore {
counsel.
The three masted schooner Orrie y
DrskO, which went ashore high al
dry al Slaughter's Beach during the la
September gale, has been sold TO Phi
adelphia parties for 1000 They wi
attempt to float her.
A new school house is being erect,
N Camden by Robert q. Dunn. II
building will be Gj by Al, two stOri
nigh, with cupOla. 1t is of Que
Anne style aud will contain four re,
atlOn and cloak rooms.
1t is announced that Fort Delawa
TO be regarrisoned. The gOvernmei
Hs stated, has decided to station t.
companies Of infantry on the island
soon as the old fort has been put
condition for their accommodation.
Inc tree which was blown down
nF fk.faf 4
tOWn, during the late storm was plal
"a by Hon. John VI. Clayton. T.
week Chief Justice COmegys will
called upon to plant another tree in
same place.
Levy Court was in session last we
qualify the assessors. Six of tn
presented themselves and qualif
me remaining three will come Def,
so, soS court and qualify on Tuesday,
~ INST. The assessments will be &C
peled by January lst.
President Harrison and Cabinet.
resident Cleveland and other no
-on nave been invited to attend
dwelling OF the monument erected
eOuor OF Cesar Rodney, at Dover,
oc.o9er Both. Ex- Secretary Bay
VIII deliver the oration.
n The price Of canned goods rules j
sss'uough the pack Of the season is
-ougnt TO be heavy one. Peac
's uuii because Of the large quaint
-.lea over from last season. Toma
~. ~ selling at Is to so cents per dc
el'en Is just about the cost Of pack
.ue lTst anniversary Of the cOnse
~ r'l q Rev. Leighton Coleman to
wsg9,prlc OF the diocese of Delaw
o.oo On Thursday, tomorrow. Bis
s.lnan has directed a letter TO
gssmen Of the diocese asking
ssl prayers for the continued sue
y Big work.
s,.., NV T. G. Jones 45th birthday
~. b''a I, lew days since and the m
w,l his family in Odessa, toge
H. t few of his immediate friC
s1s 70 surprise him on the evel
o. .-e event, which they did in q
~ rslng manner. A few pres
made and a good time soc
enjoyed
ss rev Dennis J. Flynn of
asoa has been appointed a u
csI-ser Tor the east of the Nat
6ne Total Abstinence Union,
hc cged with letters Of inviti
IA Various societies. On Oc
s,G' ss,.t night, he will lecture in
~ o. the Nativity. Philadel
TOsember 3rd he will ad
Alhedral Z. A. B. Society