Smyrna times., 1891-10-21
Delaware and Maryland Items.


at Mill Creek Crossing, on the phil,
deiphia. Wilmington and Baltimo,
railroad, Freight Engineer Rain
Hughes, of Wilmington. eau0bt +
right foot in a frog, and before h
could extricate it the engine severe
the member. 'o'oi g
James Kirk & SoG have about com
pleted the House Journal of the lot
legislature, with the exception of tn,
appendix and index. The .Lonrna
proper will consist of 200 pages. anC
wneh completed, of about 1900 pages,
ana VIII be fully one-third larger thar
any journal before issued, thus show
ing that the last House transacted
more business than ever before.
J. Frank Wilds, direct tax distribu.
tor has drawn 1876 checks for direct
TAX; The largest checks drawn were
20 =; L. Dupont, de Nemours & Co.
S9z2.3I to T. w. & B. Railroad for
9zIo. The largest individual check
was that OF }. P. Cochran, 1858. The
smallest one was Is cents.
Mrs. f. o. Eckles. of Dover ret,rr
ed last week from a trip to Australia
AFTER an absence of about one wear
she went via San Francisco and ra.
turned by way of Liverpool. TINS ON.
clrclIng the globe alone. Mrs EckIas
Is an aged lady and the trim is consid.
cred a remarkable one.
ANNUAL MEETING. The Delaware
came Protective Association held lie
annual meeting in Wilmington Thurs-
DAY. |. N. Mills was elected nras;-
uSnV' the three vice presidents,elect.
=" were Walter H. Hartlove. New
OaSCie county; James Anderson. Kent
anu anu, II. n. Rosenbaum, Sussex: w a.
NIL clayton, secretary and treasurer
Inc directors, nine from each county
were reelected The treasurer renort1
ed balance of $20O.62 in hand to the
credit of the association.
Hon. w. f. Causey is still nnablo 70
ieaVe MS home, and most of the tiroo |
Is confined to his bed, a verv sicr |
man: His trouble had its origin fron,
lall from his carriage while attend
ing a funeral at Barrett's chanel when
the muscles of his right leg and groin
were severely strained Since then
nalarlal and kidney troubles have
caused MS physician much soIicitude
lor MS recovery, but he is now renort.
Gu 70 Ue improving, although an Occa.
siOhal relapse gives cause for anxietv
The persistence of one of the KEYS If
Ghe organ in the NJ. E. Church at
loves Cross Roads in sounding dnr.
ing the playing of the instrument ra.
Gentiy, led to the finding of a big
Diack snake, which had crawlej into
long. U"o leeC
The Duck shooting season in DeIo.
ware begins November * Tho 80 go
pee. now Is for plenty of game on the
marshes along the bay-shore. The
prevailing easterlY winds are driving
large numbers of birds into the coves
auu marshes. Quail are also verv
numerous this season, and rare snort :
Is anticipated by local sportsmen.
New Castle county Treasurer. Dick.
Ty, Is mad because the Republican I
Levy Court entered up his official
Oond' he says that it is spite work. n
The Republicans of Dover have
iuopted an idea to arouse interest in q
ne next campaign by having weekly
'uuresses from prominent people. "
Cards have been issued for the mar. +,
lage Of Miss Elizabeth Alice Cansev
u Milford, to Thomas Henry Jenkins II
I Easton Maryland, in the Milford "
II. Church at l o'clock, Wednesday, te
october %. Miss Causey is a don@I, q,
er of Peter F. Causey and a nIect, Of 81
John w. Causev. a.
Charles W. Flintham, young far -,
Ter living on Bohemian Manor and y
ilss Bessie HarriOtt, of Chesapeake "
NY, were married in the EDisconaI al
hurch OF that place on "Wednesday
venlDg at O'Clock. A large number "a
friends and relatives of the counle ~
TENDED the ceremony. -
The wedding of Miss Carrie Johns to IN
n. ). J. Smasher, of PHILADELPHIA 10
i Inc to take place next month. TO-
me Orlde Is a daughter of the late 10
rtnur Johns, of near Sassafras. and
wing to the late bereavement in the we
mily the wedding will be a very
liet one. no
pr gle
Presiding Elder Wilson's new church Iot
IS been moved to the corner of hi. nig
sion street and Governors Avenue an
icy nave a new preacher now. Rev try
ant =. Iullar. wh
The Pennsylvania Quarantine Com. tba
passed down the Delaware ~ ~.
yer on wednesday on a tour of in. eas
ectlon, with view to moving the far,
arantlne station to a point near HE
edy Island, Is miles below Whining. 70 !
!. IL IS said the Delaware Board of the
,alth will strongly oppose the pro- few
" the
John K. COlvin, the peach buyer Tor
IL FRANK Thomas has been looking Slee
, was arrested in Chicago and her
'ught to Dover on Wednesday eng
WIN claims that he paid for the ~
It and says he can prove it. He tl9n
C committed to Jail in default of wh'
500 bail. VI do l
,amden has the honor of having the was
roof put on in that section Of All
leaican- made tin. On Thursdav Of pros
week, the addition to Nock;s tain
g store was rooted with American 81
cold
ne Methodist carnival RECENTLY ba
4 in Wilmington in aid of Wesley and
lrch, realized a net profit of about vet
w for the twelve DAYS. It was ~
Quoted by the united Christian En-. ARA
vor society of the city. vour
,EATH OF DR.. w. R. PEARSON. emily
II: Pierson, a former physician of TT
Idletown, died at the home of his lette
snts in GreensborOugh, Nd, at 10 ran
utes past eight o'clock, Tuesday of
week, after a long illness, aged De
ears. DIR. Pearson first came to my ?
dletown about FIVE years ago and a 4 Ia :
IN the practice of his profession. NV q
purchased the drug bus satisf
OF DIR. ]. G.. Carroll, which he
'ated until he was obliged to seek
ange in the hope of regaining his
th, when he sold out to DIR. 1T. ny
ghn, the present proprietor. am
men
ne suherings to which live cattle supp'
be subjected in being transported rems
urope during the stormy season Shs