Smyrna times., 1891-01-07

IN Wilmington
r,o Wilmington Board of Trade ia
mrs i-cent letter postage
Tho Robbins Hose Company OF Doy-
IaS M procure a new Hook aud Lad
der Truck.
pierson left Milford, Monday,
n; NI,er :. Col, where he will make
Ii S;s future home.
ruortv.two WilmingtOnians will ap-
ISSi w. divorces at the coming session
PPffthe Legislature
Tbere are 800 children of school age,
=. South Milford, and only One-hat OF
them attend school
The Sheriff at Wilmington Thur rsday
,I.aJ ont E. F. James insolVent Della
G,oTe ',oTs Printing Company.
w T Kellum, the late Prohibition
o'barnatorial candidate, Is seriously
Tot his home in Dover.
n, p G. Jones has accepted call
70 remain pastor OF OiesSa NJ T.
"Snrch for the fourth year.
c,n0tv tax collector, Geo. W. Nc
70 of Wilmington, has levied attach
msnts @ on fifteen properties for unpaid
taxes. W., . :
nad az the next Adjutant General of
iSn na H.laware National Guard to sue
ceed r. r. Kenney.
William NJ. Clendaniel, young far
mar of near MiddletOwn, was married
On Thursday afternoon, to Miss Laura
r Watts, Of Chestertown.
Wilmington City Council has cleo
,o5 Drs, Miller, Hertel, Hughes and
Steineckcr rs vaccine physicians. Inc
salary is 5000 per year each.
fire. which was of presumed incen-
a;arv origin did $3.50 worth of damage
to the jewelry store OF william De
Normandie, No. SO5 >hipley street.
Wilmington, trlday.
Robert NJ. McClintOck was held il
s5OO hail for the Court of General Ses
sions in Wilmington, for obtaining
s650 i!um Me1ary aud Son on bogus
twenty dollar check.
Ar Fries. Il toy dealer, who did
business at No. 600 King street, has ab
sconded. leaving unpaid bills TO tn
smonnt of $4,000. The creditors ar
mostly of Philadelphia.
Mr.. George Shaw was married t.
Mis-, Minnie ShOckley at the Presby
terian parsonage by the Rev. ID. L
Bnnstein. They are from Lincoln
but will reside in Milford.
The statement is made that tn
Messrs Baker Bros. of Aberdeen, Mo
who own large canning factory
Odessa, are negotiating for contract
for next seasons canning.
George T. Harris, who has been Ell
gaOed in the cigar and tobacco trad
for several years in Dover, died at IL
residence of Geo. p. Barker, on Ne
street on Monday, aged II years.
George w. Ingram, of MiddletOwI
has sold the farm of AIRS. Julia
Brewer, near Townsend, containir
2O6 acres, to Benedict w. Hutchlso
4 Of Cecil county Md, for 81 900.
George H. Townsend, of Millvill
Sussex county, has a horse which Is sa
to have been ten years old when Il
war commenced, but he still seer
good for five or ten years of work.
The Levy Court met last week al
elected Albert Harrington treasurer
Kent county. vice Daniel NJ. RIdgei
resigned Mr.. Ridgely resigned
cause he has been elected to the Leg
lalure.
County tax collectors in Wilmingt
are preparing to attach property to 81
isiy unpaid tax claims. The inanc
condition of New Castle county
"a frightening, as many of the tax collie
tors are making returns.
Between january 1st, 1890, and :
urday last, there were reported in v
mingtOn 1873 eaths, ,l62 births q
462 marriages. The causes of de
ranged through list of ia disea'
with a number OfOthers from accldel
representative Thomas Attix Of K
ton hundred, had his leg hurt ba
six weeks ago by getting it caught
tween a wagon wheel and a post.
has since been confined to his no
and will not be able to attend the
siOns Of the Legislature for two or tE
weeks.
J.H. Myers shipped his Ameri
Ballot machine to Dover for exhibi
tOmembers of the Legislature and I
efs Its exhibition in Whining
during the past three weeks has n
hosts Of friends for the system, res
ing in ] ,620 signatures to the peti
iOr its adoption in the state Of i
ware.
ReY. T. Snowden Thomas, edito
the Peninsula Methodist, OF Wilm
ton, has sent President HarrisC
handsomely bound copy of the 3
more, Md, Log Cabin AdUOcate, "
contains u report Of the cOnven
which nominated William Henry
nson for the Presidency.
The well-knOwn figure, the flo
white lock s and the benignant sm
Governor Biggs, will not be seen a
coming session of the Legislature
year. The people be has served
scarcely realize that instead of sha
uands and having kind word lOi
etyoody at Dover, he is confined
sleK room at his residence in Mi
town. -
says Dover correspondent:
1ea and the organization of the
azure may keep people awake in
FAFs OF this state, but right he
DOVer rybOdy is wrapped up
..uesnes OF a silken web. Every
Jus. now Is silken. Men, women
suHa:en, ia stores, dwelling house
~ ehe street corners are talking
ing butsilk.
OssAT INDUCEMENT. If your
are aIe ialling do not neglect then
an ~ once on Prof. We'll, 305 N
ssISeet, Wilmington, Del, and
'len examined free. If you vi
paIenase Gold Spectacles or eye
9l9 lGr holiday gifts, examine our
,~e .,o5 5iargest and cheapest line of
o.s soas on the Peninsula, prices re
TS,1ae T1ae holidays. Glasses exchs
"uOt suitable, free of charge.
~ ,ae hamlet and surrounding p
.aleh were destroyed by the
ofa Aplosion of the upper yardl
= we WOrka Of L. nuDrue I