Smyrna times., 1889-10-30

Another mdu uOg WAS killed near
MiddletOwn last Friday.
A colored Catholic mission will be
established in Wilmington.
Partridges are plentiful in Sussex
couu:y. but rabbits are scarce.
It is stated that the gamblers at the
recent Dover fair made 50, 100.
The Sussex county teachers Institute
will be held at Georgetown November
20.
II will be lawful to shoot partridges
or rabbits in Delaware after November
18th.
Fifteen white potatoes raised by AL
fred Massey, near Dover, fill a peach
basket.
The Odessa Herald was l year old
on Saturday. 1t has a subscription
list Of 500.
The Clayton Call gives the important
information of the death of a family
cat in that town.
John H. Johnson, recently appointed
deputy of internal revenue for Della
ware, has resigned.
Work on the Delaware and Chinco-
league canal may soon be begun after
an idleness of several weeks.
Some Wilmington street cars are
fitted with electric push-buttons to
notify the driver when to stop.
Window, the $4,000 stallion own
ed By Colonel Kellam, of Virginia, is
being stabbed at Laurel for the winter.
An additional express train may be
placed on the Delaware Railroad to
afford better mail facilities to residents
Of the peninsula.
Miss Florence Bayard, daughter of
the ex-Secretary of State, has entered
the choir of Old Swedes' Church. The
choir has fourteen voices.
Lewes people are getting their sup
plies Of inter coal from the cargoes
Of vessels that We're wrecked last
month at the Breakwater.
Dr.. L. y. Slaughter denies that he
left Frederick to get away from paying
his debts, but that he intends to Hqui-
date them when he makes the money.
The storm Of October % seems to
have been far more disastrous than the
one IN September, both as TO the num-
Der Of vessels injured and the lives
lost.
A farm of 2l2 acres belonging to Ed
ward X. Wilson and situated near
Newark, was sold on Saturday at
sherif7s sale to John E. Lewes fol
$l1,80O.
The following pOstnasters were ap.
pointed on Thursday: L. r. Grant
for the town of Hartly, William II.
Moore for KentOB, and 5. ). Bookham-
mer for Lewes.
Charles Seyforth, Charles Morris and
Andrew Adams, who were recently
arrested in Wilmington for horse
stealing, were taken to Annapolis, Nd
Saturday for trial.
The wedding of John p. Cochran, Jr.
Of MiddletOwn, grandson of eXGOver
nor Cochran, and Miss Marion Bailey
Of Philadelphia, is announced to Occu
on November 2lst.
Workman are boring for natural ga
OF oil on Iron Hill, near Newark. I
depth Of so feet, through a vein G
solid iron ore, has been reached, bu
neither gas mol oil has yet bee
struck
DR.. Black. Of New Castle, it is saiC
objects to being placed upon the she
as a GubernatOrial candidate, that KeI
county may carry off the hOnOrs. Th
harmony committee may yet find wOr
in New Castle.
The statement that J. H. Deakyn,
Of Galena had secured the registI
Of a cOlOred man knowing thai he ha
been to the penitentiaTy, proves fals'
Wilson declaring that Deakyne kne
nothing about it.
Charles H. Knight, aged 73 years,
local preacher of Dover, died Sunds
from the effects Of injuries received
Little Creek last Saturday night. H
Bas accidentally knocked down an
run over by a horse driven by JOf
Denny.
There will not be many chickens le
around Dover, says the DeIdWdredn.
the poultry thieves carry on much 10
ger. Every day or two some one mi
Les their poultry, and on a dark nigl
recently the fine flock of thirty-tv
pullets belonging to F. o. Eccles we
taken away and no trace left.
It is said that no suits for damag
will be brought against the Penns!
Fania Railroad by passengers on {
count Of injuries received in the rece
accident near North East When t
news Of wreck reached the main off
agents were Immediately sent on a
the claims Of those injured were settl
by an outlay Of$l60O.
Thomas S. Clark, Charles Butl
John B. Draper and Jefferson J.. Fo
were arraigned before Squire jest
Friday for violation of the game la
OF the State, in killing nineteen rabh
on the 18th and 18th of this mon
The State also offered to comprOm
by the defendenls paying for two RI
bits, S each, and costs.
The Laurel Gazette has been sold
L. T. Cooper, a merchant Of Sha
town Nd, and Emmet d. G. Hegen
late foreman of the paper and form
~ Of the Milford Chronicle. Mr.
W. Kenney who founded the paI
when less than Is years of age reti
from the editOrship of the paper W
the regard ofeyery one.
Senator Higgins has not disturbe
single Federal Office holder in
mingtOn. Marshal Newlin, Postma.
Taylor and Collector Barlow are p
suing the tenor Of their way the So
a. If there were no Republican Pr
dent 10 the White House, nor a Rep
lican Senator in Delaware. The d.
ocrats can see nothing cOmmendabl
all this.
The big harmony committee &C
prised Of Mr.. Bayard, Mr.. Gray,
Lore and Mr.. McWhOrter who "
expected 10 heal the wounds Of
Democratic party in Kent county
having an uphill job Of it. K
Democrats consider themselves Fl
able 70 take care Of themselves
they have very politely told the c,
mittee so.
There is at least one Of the cot