Smyrna times., 1890-12-03

,-o.dav Afternoon, Dec. 3, 1890
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COM Com south, $50 157 M 44o' 0'0'' '0'F'
co1nty and State Items.
..ums never we're known to be
50 plentiful =, of rabbits boyo
hem slaughtered
=, Perry of Odessa, has opened
w. tore in Milford, Del.
MI. frm OF Pierce and Beeson, brick
lug e'n,nrers of Wilmington, have
failed.
~ O. Shakespeare, of Philadel-
D' fnormerlv ~ of Dover, has gone to
Bn.In Bunn to study in the laboratory OF
DR.. Koch. -.;
A fire at Dover yesterday OIning
,beliyery stables of Ezekiel Gra-
burnt and md restaurant of L. G. Smith.
Loss $4,000.
Treasurer William Herbert, is an
S'aIi Drosnt for reelection. The list
app,,se rs every day new candidates be-
;ng announced.
r.rortb Church, Wilmington, has
hppimonsly invited the Rev. Isaac
qu@niTiD q.nT Of Rising sun, Md, to became
!.."ostor !e"@t next conference year.
Tho muskrat is building thick walls
nr his habitation, and the goosebone
iSows II, w signs of a hard winter-so the
'rostber prophets say. SO they say
every season.
Tho 18th annual session of the State
c-,nge will be held in the hall of rep
aantatives in Dover, on Tuesday,
n.esmber 9th. The session will open
at1l o'clock a. u.
Dover is said to have three candi
1,tos far the Office Of insurance com
u'G;.,esioner-H. uG.ei G. Carpenter, H. G. Col
I,-I ii.on and DR.. Z. ). Anderson. How
,nany ,a1v others there are in different parts
of tbe state is uot known as yet.
Lying Clark Atkins, formerly of Mil
hrl but now resident of Philadel-
nbia was married in that city to Miss
TslHe Whitaker Hill, at the home of
tho brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil
in Hill. on Wednesday last
RIGHT ARM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Prs1jer a p. w. &. Is. railroad tlagman
bsI his right arm crushed at the West
Vsrj Wilmington, while coupling cars.
Tbealm was amputated by Doctors
Draper and O-ie.
HICKMAN WINS THE PRiZE.-Col.
Everett Hickman was Monday morn
inc appointed clerk of the orphans
court, and register in chancery for
Sussex county. to succeed Charles w.
Whitley, Jr., whose term expired sun
day.
William Roberts, aged 60 years, an
enplove Of Baldwin Mills, close to
Newark. on Thursday night sat down
on the platform ofthe Baltimore &
Ohio railroad at Baldwin Station, and
went to sleep when a train came along
and struck and killed him.
It's stated that ex-SenrtOr John B
Dorman Of Sussex county would like
to be State Treasurer, and that eX-
Senator Colen Ferguson, of Clayton, is
an applicant for the auditors office.
Both of these gentlemen are we'll
known in the state.
Mr.. George p Knight, residing on
the Long point farm, lost all his straw
Wednesday night by fire. He knew
nothing of the fire until he got W
Thursday morning and found the straw
consumed. The wind was from th'
North and blew the fire from his ha!
and buildings.
Daniel NJ. Ridgely, having been eleC
ted member of the Legislature, will
resign as County Treasurer Dec. 81, hi
term running until February. The
Office OF county treasurer pays owe
5000 per year. The bond required i
$4,000. Nearly every hundred ha
one and some two applicants for tn
position -
Mrs. Fannie Daniels, wife of JOsep
Daniels, farmer living near TOwnsen
sold last week to w. E. Hart, 10
ducks weighing $50 pounds 70
which she received eleven cents
pound Mrs. Daniels has about 2
ducks left and nice flock of turkey
numbering about fifty.
The term of John K. Bradford &
Register of Wills for New Castle cOuT
ty, will expire on June Sd, 1891. H
will be an applicant for reappOintmen
j. Wilkin COoch, of Pencader hur
dred is also an applicant, and so is Pu
nell J Lynch, the late defeated cand
date for Sheriff
The stables and barn of Cons tab
Walter Torbert, at Georgetown, we
burned on Wednesday. One hor
perished and almost the entire stock
farm products was destroyed. LO
about S2,500 dollars no insuranC
The fire is supposed to have bee
caused by a spark from a carelei
smokers pipe.
It is now said by knowing ones tn
David Marvel, who is to be Govern
Reynolds Secretary Of State. never hi
The judgeship bee in his bonnet, al
that his removal into Kent never hi
that eLd in view. II is well-knoy