Smyrna times., 1890-01-22

county and State Items.
Green produce is being shipped
Northward over the Delaware Rail-
road.
Sixteen persons Joined the Grace NJ.
E Church Wilmington Sunday ON pro-
baton.
Over 5000 was subscribed to aid the
,porn out preachers at the NJ. r. Church
at Dover Sunday.
Congressman Pennington has intro.
duced a bill into the House providing
Sr better mail facilities for the Penin-
sula.
An inventory of goods of the firm of
GewpiIl & Green was made on Friday
and Saturday, and the stock will be
sold at Sherif's Sale.
John L. Seemans expects to be the
next Levy Courtman from Blackbird
hundred, and he generally knows how
the cat is going to jump.
The Milford Building and Loan
offered $4,000 on Tuesday night. Only
$3.50 was wanted, and that at a pre-
MUM of but one per cent.
Interesting revival services are being
held in Grace NJ. Z. Chnrch, OF Will
4 mineton. There have been 25 or 80
conversions during the week.
The event in Frankford last week
was the marriage of Miss NJ. Roberta
Sheppard, daughter of the Rev. C. F.
Sheppard, to DR.. l.. E. Murray, both of
that town.
By the will of the late Harbeson
Hickman the property is to remain un-
divided until the youngest son is 81
years old which will be about five
years hence.
Momentous political issues are to be
wrought out of the next forty working
days The success of either political
party in Delaware hinges on the work
Of those few days.
The North Wind seems to have taken
holiday this winter. and the nursery
Jingle Of The North Wind doth blow.
and we shall have suOw," etc, has also
given a temporary rest.
The famous Richardson game case at
Laurel has only been slumbering. it
seems, and it'll be up in few days for
preliminary hearing, and that it will
20 to court is about settled.
The Kent county Mutual Insurance
Company met at the office of the Com
pany in Dover on Wednesday. The
old board of directors were reelected
as well as the former officers.
HC Carpenter agent for the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, New
York, will pay to Mrs. William H.
HObsOn $1,000, the amount of insur-
ance on the life of her husband.
The Messsrs Richardson have about
consumed all the poultry in this sec
ton and are now buying in Philadel-
phia. The amount used so far this
season is 100000 pounds. They ex-
peet to can 100000 pounds more before
the season is over.
Seven men came around to collector
DOughertys Office in Wilmington Fri
day afternoon within the hours ap.
pointed by him to receive taxes, but
the collector was not there Some o.
the men had already lost day or two
in trying to get their taxes paid bu
failed. +
The real estate of Charles H. Trea
aud the Charles H Treat Manufactur
ing Company, of Georgetown, wert
sold at Sheriff7s sale on Tuesday fOl
1890. The Farmers Bank which i
the chief creditor in the Treat failure
and which was for $4,000, was tn,
purchaser.
The will of Daniel Hearn, deceased
Of Laurel has been admitted to probate
His estate is estimated to be wOrtl
10000. He leaves legacies amounting
from Sl2, 600 to SIS, 900 to parties name,
and the remainder of his estate to Dan
lei FOOks, the executor. He bequeath
ed parsonage to the NJ. E. Church, a
Laurel.
The Reaper has been very busy dul
ing the past fortnight, and he has bee
gathering in harvest of death at
pace shocking to the bereaved relative
and friends. The green Christina
seems to be rounding up the "fat grave
yard" adage, which will give it verifica
ton in the minds of many who hav
thought there was nothing in it.
Mr.. AS note is due in bank. II
sends friend with the money to pa
4 The cashier takes the money bu
refuses to give up the note Tor receipt
70 the friend, saying he is not compel
lea to give it to any one but the ma
sho has given the note. How woul
mat work? and yet that is the sui
aenee of the mandamus decision
Odessd Herald
Geo: 5. Dill was under arrest in vi
ginia for horse stealing; so the impre
Won Is that he prefers to serve out i'
years IN Dover Jail. and hence he to
snem down there all about the alleg
4nee he owned to Sheriff FenimOr
ne ls now in Dover Jail.
lhls morse stealing affair is a genuii
surprise to all who knew Dill, as b.
lOte the Porter shooting affair.
when ne was convicted, he bore a go,
reputation.
a PROPHET AT THE COURT HoUs
cOne OF the county officers at d
.s EOart House is quoted as saying som
day: ''0"'"N =" "eu"'
mnat did tell you some time ag
sau that Williams would get a ne
nla and that the writ of mandam
ud be refused Now I'll ma
GIo'ner prophecy, and that is that {
ole oi Errors and Appeals will
ls the assessment and collecti
negs - ''O''' a. 41O' 80
wre wne controversy between Preside
sBan N. Strayer Of the Maryla
= conference and Presiding Eld
ln a. b. Wilson of the Dover d
ny y growing very interesting a
sT IOu interest is manifested in the pr
~ ~ result. The malicious lie has
Sy passed between the two not
n. N1ss. S The trouble arose over r,
80 81. 0resn, who left the NJ. p. Chur
isias over to the NJ K. denominati
ea,lnrmed that undue influence
s,sht to bear on the Young preac
mis,' iu caused him to take the step. Z
No. correspondence between
6ubl,asn 6bl1esnt aud the elder is soon to
a9Sase Fred Causey gave his decii
ease y. '4nous ~ Sussex school teac
Etra