Smyrna times., 1889-02-20

NJ. E. Church.
DR.. c. H. Richards of Georgetown.
gave Rev. Father Kerr, of Milford a
puppy.
Rev. J. Hutchins Brown accepted a
a call to St. Peters 2. E. Church at
Lewes and entered upon his duties.
A petition is now in circulation ask
ing Governor Biggs to grant pardon
to Francis Mccoy, generally known as
"Big Frank"
The revival services at the NJ. e.
Church of Dover are losing none of
their interest. About fifty persons
have joined church.
Two crews of sturgeon fishermen will
make their headquarters in the Mis-.
pillion river this season, and their catch
will be shipped by rail from Milford.
At the fourth quarterly conference
of Lewes NJ. E. Church, the Rev. H. S.
Thompson was unanimously requested
to return as pastor for the third year.
One week from next Monday noon
President Harrison will assume the re.
spOnsibility of running the executive
de partment of this American Republic.
T. Pliny Fisher, a lawyer, of Denton.
Nd. but formerly of FELTON,, will be
married on the 28th of this month to
Miss Ella Salisbury, of TuckahOe
Neck.
Gov. Biggs has appointed Mrs. Ella
F. Brown, of New York city, a COM
missioners Ofdeeds for Delaware. She
now holds that Office from thirty-four
States.
The second annual meeting of the
Peninsula Agricultural and PomOlogi-
cal Association, will be held at Will
mingtOn, Del, September 9th, 10th,
1lth, 18th, 18th and 14th, 1899.
Last Wednesday evening Lillian
COrsa, daughter of Harry c. Corsa of
Milford, and Samuel D. Kelley, Jr., of
Woodbridge, N. j., were married in the
Presbyterian church of Milford.
S. d. McGOnigal, a retired and well
known citizen of Dover. was stricken
with paralysis at his home on Saturday
evening, and for a time it was feared
the stroke was fatal. He is reported
better.
A majority Of tax payers of Sussex
county are opposed to the State buying
a part of the aims house property in
New Castle county to be used as in
sane asylum. The same seems to be
the case with Kent.
ANOTHER RECEPTION TO Mr.. HIG-
GINs.-A reception will be rendered
Senator-eiect Higgins at Delaware Citv
on Monday evening, February 25. He
will be the guest Of the Republicans of
Red Lion hundred.
John t. Daley, of near Dover, and
Miss Amanda Wilson, of Leipsic, will
be married by the Rev. VIM. NJ. War
ner, of Marydel circuit, in Asbury NJ.
E. Church, near Persons Corner this
evening, at 8 o'clock.
The Downs Chapel Literary society
had for its subject of discussion on Sat
urday night, Resolved that the French
Revolution was a benefit to the Euro
pean people," Chief disputants, G. w.
Downs and w. d. Wilds.
There are FIVE bachelors in the Leg
islature, and they are all in the House
Representative Eckles, Lodge.
Whiteman, Masten and DOwnham. All
the others, in both houses, are married
men. There are no widowers.
The Levy Court settled with the
County Treasurer on Thursday, and
found his accounts correct. The in
debtedness of the county was found to
ha ha g
ing and correcting the general assess
ments.
DELAWARE ROADS NEW PRESIDENT.
AT a special meeting of the directors
of the Delaware railroad, held at Dover
yesterday, Christian Febiger of Will
mingtOn, was elected president and
director, vice Samuel NJ. FELTON,, de-
ceased.
The Hon. George V. Massey does
not generally lock himself up in his
safe, but on Saturday evening he came
near leaving two of the fingers of his
right hand in that receptacle. The re-
suit is that he is nursing a couple of
badly damaged fingers.
A good many Democrats from this
section will attend the Inauguration of
General Harrison on the 4th of March.
They say the object is not to witness
the inauguration of a Republican, but
to see the last of Cleveland Do you
catch on?-LGUrel Gazette.
Bob. Stafford, the newly elected unit
rule collector in MispilliOn Hundred
says that he broke the slate and threw
ha old
Hundred is boiling over the unfair
treatment of the Levy COurtman Har-
desty. His caucus nominee for cOllec-
tor was ruthlessly slaughtered.
1t is stated that the Baker Brothers
will not operate their corn-packing
factory at Odessa next summer. They
say there are too many factories Of the
sort here for them to succeed financial
ly. The factory was in operation last
summer and gave employment to many
who would otherwise have been idle.
The FIRST intimation Senator Higgins
received that his new political station
is not going to prove altogether bed
Of roses was on Friday, when the pub
lished proceedings Of the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union showed
the adoption Of resolution requesting
him to secure the appointment Of none
but temperance men to official posi-
tiOns.
A petition is being circulated about
Frederick asking the Legislature to
pass an act prohibiting under heavy
penalties fishing for shad with set nets,
float nets, hauling seines or other de-
vice for catching fish nearer than one
mile from Delaware shore from Chris
tiana to Cape Henlopen from IL m. on
Saturday to u N. on Monday, to in
clude all rivers and creeks on the Della
ware shore.
Although no definite action has been
taken by either branch Of the General
Assembly toward calling a Constitu-
tiOnal Convention, lis already appar-
ent that the Democratic members are
opposed to calling a convention on the
basis Of the vote at the special election
of18S7 And this Democratic opposi-
ton, having control ofthe State Senate,
will prevent the passage ofany conven-
ton bill at this session.
Delaware received last year from its
railroads, as taxes and interests, the
sum Of S1O8. 410--a fact which shows that
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