Smyrna times., 1889-12-24

County and State Items.
The town of Glendale is enjoying a
building boom.
Odessa has increased but 200 in pop |
plation since 1910.
Wilmington bankers pronounce that
city as prosperous
Two picture-frame swindlers have
dafrauded Wilmington people of
$500.
Young black bear that has been
stealing poultry around Dover has been
captured.
The hardware store of Wright & Son,
Newark, was robbed last week of $3.50
worth of cutlery.
Dover's police force is keeping in |
rbvscal condition by telling old trees
IN the main streets.
Prettvman & Hearn, clothing deal
erg at Laurel, have assigned. Liabili- |
ties aud assets unknown.
The directors of the Delaware Rail-
road on Wednesday declared the usual
annual dividend of per cent.
AT the "Snipping Party" held in Mil
+ord about 5000 was netted for the
fnpd of the Avenue NJ. E. Church.
Richardson & Robbins pack from
twenty to thirty tons of poultry
every week, besides the plum pud-
ding.
Six iron steamships are in course of
construction at the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company's shipyard in Will
mingtOn.
INDECENT soldiers who are in the
New Castle County almshouse, at
Farnhurst, will be removed to the Sold
iers homes.
Ell. Jones & Co., the machinists
of Dover have thei- new foundry near
the railroad depot in operation now
and are busy.
James Quinn, aged 16 years, was
arrested III Wilmington for attempt
ing to negOtiate forged check for SIS
on William Davidson.
No stocking is too small for Santa
Claus to fill. but he's got his eye on
the youngster who buys big pair
solely for Christmas purposes.
Mrs. Mary Chapman died at her
residence in Dover on Thursday after
noon, in the Goth year of her age. She
Iyeh in Smyrna from 1917 to 1857.
William Poole is under $3.50 bail in
New Castle on a charge of brutality
assaulting George J. Hermann, the
Delaware railroad.
The Senate at Washington Friday
confirmed the nomination of the fol-
lowing consuls: Enoch j. Smithers of
Delaware, at Osaka and HiogO; Hor-
ace G. Knowles of Delaware, at Bor-
deaux.
The fog which enveloped the Della
ware river and adjacent country Thurs
day and Friday practically stopped
navigation. Old river men say that it
was the heaviest fog that they ever
witnessed.
Miss LOrena Raymond Choate of
Newark and James Morris Cochran of
Philadelphia were married in the
First Presbyterian Church at Newark
on Thursday evening, by Rev. Joseph
S. Malone.
The editor of the Laurel Gazette
rises tOsay: I'VE hope that the Smyrna
manager of the amateur dramatic
nuh will ha IN III
new role than he was as manager o
the Smyrna base ball team last sum
mer.
The assessors for the several hun
dreds are now making their assess
ments. They will complete them BY
January 1st. Those persons whose
names are not now upon the list should
see that they are assessed prior to Jan
uary lst.
The muskrat catching season is OpeT
and hundreds of rats are caught daily
on all the marshes of this Peninsula
The earcases are sold for food, sellin,
readily for five cents each. The pelt
sell from 10 to 80 cents according [,
quality.
Daniel Robinson, colored, who wa
found dead on the Delaware RailrOa,
tracks near Middletown Wednesday
with his head crushed, is not though
to have been killed on the rail. Fou
play is suspected, and an investigation
will be made.
Magistrate Elliot, in Laurel, has
dismissed the case of the Delaware
tame Protective Association VS. E.
Richardson for the unlawful shipmen
q game outside the State, because tn
eelendants fines aggregated owe
200, the limit Of his Jurisdiction.
The dwelling of John R. Day an
Iae store and dwelling of William A
folk, IN Georgetown, were burned
friday. Days loss is $21O0; insul
ahee $500. POlk's building and stOc
were valued at about $1,000, and b
insurance insurance will amount to abOl
For stealing brass wire-cloth Ro
SH Applegate, Frank Sullivan, Harl
appreciate, and Robert Beckley, eac
aged about "A years, were held in S1t
sal' each IN Wilmington for the Supe
E Go1rt. For receiving the goods \
u ~ .' .dodd' ajudk-dealer was also hel
IN 800 bail.
The Pierce College Of Busine
EIaduated its twenty fourth cla
thursday evening in the Academy
music, which was filed to overhowil
wllh friends Of the 14O graduate
dne Delaware graduates were Wilbl
Il Cahoon, Irving T. Cooper, Lizzie
"Ofrls and Charles II. Simmons.
Inc examinations in all the depa
Wents W OF Delaware College clos
me1nesdAy. The percentage obtain
'ne students is much more gratii
Y 1nan for many years. Nearly
sL s Students left for their homes
lg ~, close Of the examinations. Tn
ton. "0'A Nni i7'lii"7 ""
a. y; MI ,Dushane Coward, principal
~s wilmington College of Music,
in tsed Judgement for sums aggreg
$1,000. The college has fail
~ .iacK OF patronage Mr.. ClOws
sas sns money on his high class conce
i.9 mat seemed an evidence of
90 SA d appreciation for such ent
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