Smyrna times., 1891-06-10

on E6OI SotO"A
A 95.Douud drum-6 was captured
bv Newboy Starkey, near Odessa.
The Delaware State Medical Society
at in annual session at Georgetown,
yesterday
The stock of merchandise of Harper
Rrothers at Leipsic was sold ~ Sheriff
Cole last week.
Bishop Coleman went to the diocese
Of Massachusetts on Monday for a
three-weeks' stay.
Ex-State Senator John B. Dorman,
fell into the hold of one OF his vessels,
at Drawbridge, Sussex county, and
broke his arm.
On Wednesday. Miss Kate Sheets
and Elwood Deakyne, of ElizabetS,
n. J., we're married in Dover by
Rev. T. E. Terry.
William H. Lee refuses to surrender
the CITY Registrarship and Board OF
Health Secretarship to w. G. X. Col |
0uhoun, and refers him to the Courts. |
From present appearances every |
cannery on the Peninsula will run to
its full capacity this season, they haV-
ing already contracted for the growing
of their tomatoes.
The congregation of the Second
B4ptis. Church, Wilmington, has bro
ken ground at Ninth and Franklin
Streets, for $4,000 edifice. The pre-
sent church is at Fourth and French
streets.
The South Milford public school
Friday evening graduated class OF
nine-eight ladies and one gentleman.
The exercises began at eight o'clock.
Not seat was vacant an hour before
this time.
Jas. G. Wickes, formerly of Dover,
has purchased an interest in the Pied
mont ALA Inquirer, of which he has
been foreman nearly a year. A. W.
Cummins retires and is succeeded by
Col RObt. Mckee as editor.
REVIVAL AT DovGR.-The revival
which begun in the ArmOry Second M.
F.. Church, Dover. May oath, still con-
tinu-S. 81 conversions TO date. The
membership now numbers 40, the Sun
day School, "a Crowds continue to
attend.
Yesterday the w. C. T. U. women
visited the Jails and Hospitals of the
land. 1t is observed throughout the
land as "Flower Mission Day." The
local Union of Dover visited the Jail
and Almshouse in the afternoon of
that day.
The periodical talk of having a
steamer to run between Lewes and
Philadelphia is again heard. 1t Is now
rumored that Capt. Deakyne, who IAN
the old steamer, G. G. Coil few trips
here last summer, will put on steam
er this year.
The Free Text Book Bill which
Speaker of the Senate, John 2. Dono-
hoe refuses to sign unless Governor
Reynolds calls an extra session of the
Legislature, will be legally published
with an appendix stating the speak
er's action.
The New Castle County Levy Court
has formally entered judgement upOI
the bond of ex-Tax Collector of tht
Southern District of Wilmington
George w. Mckee for $1S.204.l9 70
taxes due. The bondsmen will ap
peal to the courts.
Wilmington still has two city regis
trars and members of the Board G
Health. William II. Lee refuses t
surrender possession of the Office t
W.C. Il. COlquhOun, the appointed
h,no,,,o Of I ar;olafiua ilInnaIifu on
litigation will follow. Lee is doin
all the business.
At the P. w. s. B. railroad freigl
depot in Wilmington on Wednesda
nearly 200 lots of freight were sold
auction to satisfy liens held by Il
railroad company for the carriage an
storage of said property. About 81
people were in attendance and at tim
the bidding was spirited.
The trustees appointed for the CO
lege to educate cOlOred students
agriculture and mechanical arts are
follows: Charles B. Lore and II.
Conrad for New Castle county; ID.
Ridgely and DIR. q. ". Marshall t
Kent county and William II. Ross al
H. P. Cannon for Sussex county.
The Delaware commissioners of q
Worlds Columbian Exposition met
Dover last week and organized
electing Hon. Thomas B. Smith,
Wilmington for president; Geo.
Emory, of Seaford for vice presideu
Mrs. Harriet c. Kenney, of Dover
secretary and RObt. w. Reynolds,
Frederick for treasurer. The commit
will meet again on Tuesday, 2Srd IN
APPOINTED TO SNUG BERTHs.-GC
erlOF Reynolds has appointed exist;
Senator ]. Wilkins COoch to succe
John II. Bradford as Register of w
for New Castle county; ex-Repres'
tative James Virden, of West Dow
Hundred, was appointed Recorder
4 Deeds for Kent county, to succt
John II. Bewley, deceased. CoOch
appointed d. Taylor Bradford, of v
mington, as his deputy. Mr.. VirC
has appointed John q. Pennewell
help him.
WEDDING.-At the residence of
brides mother 10 Camden, at l O'cli
a Wednesday afternoon, George How
q of Buffalo, N. Y. and Miss Carrie Sa
were united in marriage by Rev. l..
Gibson of nover. Frank B. Gallag
Of Buffalo, was best man, and
Cora Howell, sister of the groom,
maid of honor. The bride was gi
away by Mr.. A. d. Gail Of Buff
Miss Lizzie GildersJeeve performed
wedding march on the piano.
The cOlored man, James ThOrOI
good, who is in Jail sentenced to d'
for rape, created some little stir in
Jail by attempting 10 cut his way
by removing the mortar from bstw
the stones of the wall. The ja
wanted to have the cell cleaned
whitewashed, but the prisoner OBJ
"A ing so much caused suspicion, and
trick was discovered. He had n
good headway for an escape when
covered. Another long term pris'
was attempting the same thing, an6
was also discovered. They are clC
watched. -
THE MISTAKE OF A RAILWAY ?
MAsrER.-George Feeney, Rail
Postmaster at the Philadelphia
mington and Baltimore Station
Wilmington, dreamed that it
time to 20 to work. While 81
asleep he arose from his bed il
home ia South WILMINGTON and lie
from the second story rear VIII
into the yard. He did not regain
sciousnaaa for half an hour His