Smyrna times., 1889-09-25

WiIlo N. Ruth Of Georgetown.
Harry Cannon of Bridgeville is being
,n",oj for the Republican nomination
4,r Governor, and Rev. J. 5. Willis of
a. 1y.,s,rd AS a candidate for the Congress
sionai nomination.
7, is said the Good Templars are stir
.;armn the druggists in Kent county
- % %5otifying them that the provisions
~ the new law iu regard TO the sale of
Touor must be lived up 20.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
Comnanv has about completed the
,,r;t;nO of It's insurance risks upon
nroperty to conform to the new. 1t Is
ibe only company that has re-rated, so
far.
At Lewes 200 other wise idle men
are being employed in clearing up the
wrscksge made by the late storm.
The lumber, anchors, chains, etc, of
tbs wrecked vessels are being sold at
auction.
In the case Of samuel Poe, an Italian
CHARGED with killing Samuel Edwards,
colored man, with fruit-pick, which
has been before the the Superior Court
for several days, a verdict Of not guilty
was rendered Saturday.
Taking Philadelphia as a point of
observation the weather reports from
Nav l show that there have been only
twenty-five clear days, while rain has
fallen hlty-seyen times. The rainfall
during this period was 23.07 inches.
The Rev. and Mrs james L. Vallan-
digham. of Newark, kept open house
at their home yesterday, the occasion
being the fifteenth anniversary Of their
wedding Mr. Nal,audigdam has been
pastor ofthe Head Of Christidua Church
for thirty five years.
A competent authority states thai
there are only three drug stores in Sis
sex county in which the law regulatin;
the sale Of liquors is complied with. 4
druggists license costs only $50
and they can only legally sell on 4
physician prescription.
Two slight fires occurred in MlliOr'
On one day last week, both of fSEhici
we're caused by the electric light wires
In both cases the wires we're attached
to metal chandeliers, and the hr
caught to the gauge trimmings Wit
which they were covered.
A company has been formed ant
chartered in the city of Wilmington t
conduct the silk culture and manufac
ture in all its branches. A farm {
200 acres has been bargained for nea
the city at a cost Of $4,000. The stoc
hplaced at $2j per share.
Two negroes, named William ThOm
as and William Jones. paid the penalt
for petty larceny by receiving ten an
Eve lashes respectively before 6i
crowd Of spectators at New Castle Sa
urday. For aggravated assault al
battery Alfred Crane spent an hour
the pilOry.
The Delware railroad freight depC
at Laurel was destroyed by fire {
Friday, September 20. The fire "
discovered at O'Clock in the aitcrnoO
when 1t had made such headway tn
twas impossible to save the buildil
OF its contents. The loss by the ii
vas $1,000.
In its account Of the fire in SeafOI
the RevieU says in its head lines "Se
lords disastrous FIRE. Large destrr
ton Of yaluble real estate. The f
hend at work. The fire of iucendia
origin. The fend will be prompt
ynehed if caught. Some talk of bu
lngla fire engine"
The reOpening Of the NJ. E. chuI
q Newark will be held on ,Septeml
=. The Rev. ]. S. Willis, the Rev.
L. ). Murray and the Rev. Jacob To
are expected to be present and
preach on that day. The church
oeen thoroughly repaired, painted a
Otherwise improved.
The peach crops of the penins
tnls year has been about $500 C
ahipped over the Delaware road {
N uncertain quantity sent to Baltim
" water. These cars will aver
pfooably less than 500 baskets, 50 q
.ae Whole crop is doubles not m
laan l,2JO,000 baskets.
!. L. Shaw and L. w. Belts are
pleantes for the post Office at HarrI
on, and DR.. John w. Messick will
.ne post office at GEORGETOWN whiC
" oe Presidential otlice. J. o.
DIown Of Milford is applying fc
Ha.chman's position at Washing
active.
varying concealed deadly veal
HaangerOus, as William 2. Jack
le1 Rising Sun, found out a few nj
lace. While walking along, twiT
.n cane, he struck his revolver in
EoSEet, causing it to discharge, the
oaYng in his right thigh. DR..
~ tred to get it out, but it wa
'-Oeaded as to make it impossible.
Inc WilmingtOnian, Democrat, 8
number Of Democrats have
s-ying up newspapers in this Stat
-.ssme past, but it seems they II
~. one iactiOn, not the DemOc
10y and that the weaker fa
w tne masses. The papers
a-,e would have died in a short III
i'y mad not been furnished the m
eOntinue the publication.
/. ~ y lhe term Of court now in Sc
New Castle county, three men
ssS ssA arranged on the charge Of mu
one other case Of a similar ch
nnhi DC heard. Where rum an
dance is plenty, there is where
mostly done. Wilmington
~. ~ castle furnish the bulk Of
saa sa, and a higher license with
0.aeon is the only remedy.-M
S1AfH OF JOSEPH S. TRUITT.-
s,i, s,i.illtt an old and highly resi-
asn Of Milford, died Sunday
az. de leaves a widow but no
q n politics Mr. Truitt was a
ss ~iaent Republican, but whi
held a political Office in hi
~ always a hard and cons
er in his party's ranks. In
rs on the Republican ticket
otial elector. In 1865 G9y
was about to sign1is co
for Register Of HIlls Of
N. but died before baking o