Smyrna times., 1890-09-24

County and State Items.
The new armory at Delaware College
rNawark) will shortly be completed.
The Kent county Republican con-
canton will be held at Dover to-mor-
row.
The Sussex county PrOhibitionists
wiI meet in county convention at
Georgetown, September 80.
Fred Ross died in Milford from lock-
law Saturday, which was caused by
the recent amputatiOn of crushed leg.
The choir of the NJ. E. church at
New Castle has increased the church's
exchequer by giving a soap bubble
party.
The Delaware Women,s Christian
Temperance Union will meet in con-
Veution at Dover from October IA to
16, inclusive.
The Sussex COuntidn says :"Robert
]. Reynolds is on his way to Dover,
while John w. Causey is marching
rapidly to Washington.
A steel bridge has been built across
the NanticOke river at Seaford, in
place of the old wooden structure.
The new bridge is 176 feet long.
The Rev. Fred E. McKinsey, of the
ME-. Church at Port Penn, in addition
to his pastoral work is taking a CLASH
cal course at Delaware College.
In the Wilmington Municipal court
Monday, John Pishaska Pole was
fined 500 and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment, for beating his wife ter.
ribly.
Mrs. Eva Brittenham, wife of 1. ].
Brittenham, a popular merchant of
Laurel, died suddenly on the 22d inst,
of heart disease, aged % years and 6
months.
Twenty acres of land has been off
cred to one colOred man in Slaughter's
Neck, says the Milford Chronicle, for
sixty votes of his cOlOred brethren to
be cast for John w. Causey.
The managers of the fair are talking
about setting apart two days of the
fair for the politicians. 1t is proposed
that they have Republican day and
Democratic day. Each party to
have some celebrated speakers present.
It cost New Castle County in the
neighborhood of one hundred dollars
to convict a cOlored man who stole u
cents and red plush purse. Who
says we do not need radical change
IN our system of criminal prosecution ?
Sunday Star.
William N. Wilson, justice of the
peace at Middletown, died Monday
aged about fifty years. His death was.
the result of a complication of diseases.
Mr.. Wilson was appointed justice of
the peace by Governor Biggs to sue
ceed Squire Vasey.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of William A. Green, of Middle
town, aud Miss Iona Harris of near
Glasgow. The ceremony will take
place in the Glasgow Presbyterian
Church, on Wednesday evening OctO-
Der 1st, at six O'Clock.
John McGOnigal, of Newark, Ohio,
died at the residence of his father-in-
law, R. H. Ramsey, in COvingtOn. KY.
on Saturday morning last of consump-
ton. The deceased was a native OF
Delaware, son of VIM. McGonigal, and
was born in Kent county in 1S49.
John W. Causey is going to elect
John W. Causey to Congress if such a
thing lies in John w. Causey's boots.
Five hundred dollars has been off
cred the trustees of the colOred church
here by certain man for one hundred
eOlOred UOtes for Mr.. Cdusey.-MiJOrd
NeUs.
The trial of Michael J. Sharkey, the
Wilmington City Councilman who has
been indicted for challenging Charles
W. Edwards to fight duel with Pis.
tolls, has been postponed until the No
vember term of the New Castle coun-
ty Court of General Sessions. Sharkey
is held in $1,000 bail.
A patent medicine agent distributed
thousands of wierd sounding whistles
to Wilmington juveniles Saturday, and
all day the city was disturbed by the
piping noise. The police finally made
the distributor, who was stationed a
Sixth and King Streets, cease hi
work. Numerous sick persons wer'
aggravated by the din.
Delegates from fourteen German So
NtoeiCS lubb III COuNbublOu III w llmluB
ton Sunday, and decided to celebrate
49, on October the bi-centennial of tn
first German to this country. 1t is pro
posed to give parade in the Afternoon
and in the evening to listen to speeche
by prominent speakers on the histOr
Of the Germans in America.
About 1900 shares ofthe People
Building Loan Association having beeI
taken, the following officers have bee
elected: President, John H. Bateman
Fice-president, A. A. Watson Treas
urer, John H. Jones Secretary, Phil
up Burnett Attorney, G. H. B. Day
1t is thought that the required mum
Der Of shares will be taken this weel
A large Democratic meeting was hel
IN Wilmington on Saturday and th
lines by which the state campaign is
Oe fought were laid down by the speal
efs From Governor Biggs down, il
Guiding Mr.. Bayard. Senator Gra
SeOrge H. Bates, States Attorney Bigl
and Willard Salisbury, Jr., all hs
three themes to discuss-the McKinle