Smyrna times., 1889-11-13

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IS errors.
wilmington Fair association has de-
WI a dividend of10 per cent. on the
capital stock
William J. Kenney, OF Delmar, IS the
ND owner of a hog estimated to
Feiqh ll6O pounds.
Fifteen hundred hogs have died of
.,,iera around Middletown during
,bs last two months.
Miss Olive Thomson will lecture
h.flre the Cautwell Club of Odessa
Snrinp Thanksgiving.
uop George P. Fisher passed Sun
s,r with his family at Wyoming. He is
!" % mod health and looking well.
The Delaware Division is soon to
be supplied with disc signals in
DIsee Il of the present block sys-
TEN.
Dr L. n. Slaughter, of Frederick,
bas received an appointment as pro-
Fassor as in Hahneman Medical College
at Chicago.
The recent Carnival of nations"
,rbicb was held in Dover for the ben
eft of the State Capitol's circulating
library, netted S4oO
The cost of the piling necessary to
Drotect Fennimore's bridge over Apo
Pninimink creek was 1,144.06, max
;ng the total cost of the bridge 1850.
DR. W.. P. Davis, who has kept a rec
ord of the weather, says that we have
mot had four continuous days of clear
weather in this section since the 10th
Of April last.
Belva Ann Lockwood is announced
To lecture before the Sussex County
Teachers Institute, which is to be in
session in Georgetown on Nov. Goth,
9th and 22d.
Mr.. Rothwell offered in the Levy
Court last week a resolution appropri-
ating to his order the sum of $3.50 for
repIlrs 10 bridges and causeways in
Backbirk hundred. Adopted.
Chief Justice Comegys will, hereaf-
ter. occupy the Office which was for
merlv John NJ. Clayton's, in the
building bought by the late DR.. Jump.
The Chief Justice read law there.
The Milford Building and Loan
Association sold almost $4,000 on Tues
day night at three per cent, which is
quite an advance. The seventh series
expired last month, aged 10 years and
Smonths.
A settlement has been made of the
affairs Of the defunct Dean Wooden
Company of Newark, Del. The stock
holders received $500 on each share of
stock worth at par $50. This makes Is
cents on a dollar.
The wife Of Michael c. Fitzgerald
died Thursday at Wilmington after
giving birth on Wednesday to per-
fectly developed male child which had
two heads and two hearts, but was
otherwise normal.
A day or so ago at Bladesville. a sub
urb Of Seaford James Lewis beat his
wife and fatally kicked their infant
in the head. He then shot his horse
and hog, and is now at bay in a
neighbOring woods
William B. Records, a highly res
pected retired farmer of Sussex county
died at his residence in Laurel, Sun
day aged Ct years. He was the father
of Colonel William T. Records of
Governor Biggs' ataff.
The 5-year-Old daughter of Joseph
Tndal, Of DagsborO Hundred. set fire
to her dress on Saturday, and running
to her mother the latters clothes also
took fire. The child was burned tC
death, while the mother was painfully
injured.
David Pepper a prominent anC
wealthy farmer of Sussex county, dice
at bis residence near Georgetown OIL
Wednesday November g. He was al
one time a member of the Levy Court
OF Sussex county. Six children sur
yiye him.
Thursday was a red-letter day will
the Wilmington Odd Fellows, tn,
occasion being the dedication o
the $4,000 hall of Eden Lodge. Abou
5OO visitors from Baltimore, Washing
ton, Trenton, Philadelphia and tn
contiguous towns were present.
The Transcript is agitating the prop
ositlOn Of building an electric railwa
between Middletown and Odessa, tn
railway to occupy a portion of tn
country road. There is some objeC
ton to this plan because of the liabil
ny OF the electric cars to frighte
horses.
Upwards of one hundred youth
mostly from Philadelphia, have applie
LOT admission to the naval school-shi
saratoga, now lying in the Delawar,
me boys will be subjected to care
Jul examination, both as to SCHOLARSHIP
anu the physical capacity to enduI
Tue hardships Of sailors life.
A choral club of male voices h,
Just been organized in Dover compOi
ga OF. the following gentleman:
burnett, leader; Chas. +. Treidle
president; c. w. Fisher, sec'y al
1I5eas;; VIM. 7. Smithers, pianist;
frank Harris, John CarrOw, II. V.
o'out, Harry Walls and o. d. Hill.
At the October term of the Kel
Sounty Court it required three Judg
.ue Attorney General and his deput
we've jurors, twenty three Gran
Jurors six bailiffs, the crier of Il
SOurt the sheriff aud his deputy an
ewo other bailiffs to convict man f
TsSalihg one cents worth of fee
me costs TO the county in this ca
segregated nearly 800. Other pet
'ases were similarly tried.
DILL sENTENCED.-GeOrge S. Di
VINO was convicted of assault wi
intent to kill at the Kent county cOu
:. ~ DOVer, was sentenced by Chief il
49, gos Somegys to pay a fine Of $5(
1g saII one hour in the pilory Saturdi
1uu oe imprisoned five years. Saturd
5nihg Governor Biggs remitted &
Tba TGu' 10 the pillory Of the sentenl
7na a'OLowIng were whipped in a dr.
Gne rain before a small CROW
Teofge Watson 5 lashes, Villa
VI lashes. @"u rank HuuSon
lHE FALLEN PASTOR. sensati
esoasloned by the church scandal
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