Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

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S.25 D. m. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
Friday will be moving day from
Dover down.
The grip" prevails to a considerable
extent in Georgetown.
Robert r. Huston, of Millsboro,
Sussex county, is 80 years of age.
At Wilmington 377 new buildings
have been erected during the year
now closing.
Myriads of wild ducks were feeding |
last week along Delaware river fats, |
above and below Delaware City.
The Odessa and Middletown railroad |
managers are stalking out new route |
for the dummy road.
A man named Roman Tammany has |
just moved from Lewes to Georgetown. |
His home is called Tammany Hall.
DIR. George w. Marshall, of Milford,
succeeds William &. Herring as mem
Der of the Republican Committee for
Kent county.
ugh G. Browne of Wilmington, will
dress the Young Mems Republican
hub, of Dover this evening. Som of
che Y. NJ. r. G. OF Wilmington, will
attend.
Superintendent Stockele of the Dia-
mond State Brewery, Wilmington, is
critically i'll of blow on the head with
u whip in the hands of Harry Witt,
who has been arrested.
Several fodder ricks in the barnyard
Of.Vincent Moore, living near Middle
town, were destroyed by fire on Satur-
day, December 26. 1t came from
boys smoking corn stalks.
The NJ. E. Church at Laurel is to
have repairs to the extent of $1,000
made upon it. Most of the money will
be applied TO enlarging and renOvating
the interior of the building.
Thomas GrOome, supervisor of the
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
railroad died suddenly on Thursday
night at his residence at Lewes, Del
aware. He was 60 years old.
Eighty. two-ye ar.old Benjamin Will
son, of Newark, Del, walked to Will
mington Friday, a distance of u
miles, and enjoyed Christmas dinner
with his nephew, J. A. Wilson.
A LEPER In DELAWARE.-A prom
inent Middletown physician says a
well-defned case of leprOsy exists near
that place, but who the patient is he
will not diVulge. The announcement
has OccasiOned some alarm.
Mr.. CAUsEY's COMMUNICATION.
John w. Causey, Delaware's represen-
tative in Congress, was very well
treated by Speaker Crisp in tho make
up of the House Committees. He is
on two, labor, and railways and canals.
The peach yellow commissioners
have not done anything yet in the
way of cOndemning diseased trees
down the State. The law provides
that the commissioners shall act upon
the petition of five peach growers.
No such petition has been received.
ANOTHER PARDON BY THE COVER
NOR.-Mary McCOmb, cOlored, who is
confined in New Castle Jail was par
doned by the Governor last week.
She was sentenced to FIVE years i'm
prisonment at the February term Of
court, 1890, for harboring girl under
Is years of age for immoral purposes.
Jacob R. Weldin, one of the best
known farmers of New Castle county,
died Thursday last, aged 70. Mr..
Weldin owned one of the finest farms
in the State. 1t was 300 acres in ex
tent and very valuable. The estate of
the deceased is estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Judge J. Green, who has been de-
clining in health for about Is months
died Wednesday aged 81 years, at
Dover. He came from Pennsylvania
aud at one time was a member of the
drug firm of Cowgirl & Green. He was
member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen and of Union Lodge
No. Z, A. F. A. NJ.
The story of Aaron Burr's conspir-
acy and Trial." will be told in an i'm
partial and graphic narrative by Wal
ter S. Drysdale, in HGrper's Magazine
for January. The article will be ac-
cOmpanied by portrait OF Burr, from
the painting of Oliver l. Lay, in pos
session of the Century Club, New
York.
A TEETOTALER IN HER SECOND
CENTURY-In her 101st year, Mrs.
Sarah p. Braman, of Georgetown
widow of Rev. Isaac Braman, who is
a century and year old, joined the
WOman's Christian Temperance Union
and became a teetOtaler. She distinct
iy remembers Washington's visit t
Newburyport and Lafayette's visit t.
Ipswich. =
Frederick Douglas will address thu
colored people of Wilmington Friday
evening, on the occasion of their eman
cipatiOn-day celebration. Rev. w ID
Cook will read the proclamation and ;
chorus of thirty voices will render
programme of special music. The ex
ercises will be held in Bethel A
NJ e. OuuTCus
DELAwARE's PROUD POSITION. Til
published plan of the exposition
grounds and buildings at the World
Fair, Chicago, places Delaware in
front place in the main state quad
rangle. Maryland stands to her RICH
and New York is her neighbor on tn
left. Her opposite neighbors al
Pennsylvania and Virginia.
About fifty teachers were present ,
the teachers examination in Dove
A Teachers Reading Circle has bee
formed and suitable books procure,
which are in charge of Mr.. Cooper
the Registers Office. Prof. Tindal
making arrangements for the ne,
Teachers Institute, which will be he
In the Opera House on January 81
TO 30th.
Sheep raising is now a profitable
dustry for our farmers to engage
There Is nothing on a farm that pays
farmer more clear cash annually TIL
sheep. A farmer in Cedar Neck h
been awakened to this fact, and =
ward Jones is our authority for stati