Smyrna times., 1891-10-21

Going South, g.U1 h. L4 olu v''v p ~
vail for Delaware & Chesapeake road an
baltimore 4 Delaware Bay VIII close at 9.OO a. M
Opening of Mails.
r.,r North. lO0Ja. m. 1890 and $50 p. M.
s5j n M Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
Eighty vessels are engaged in the
oyster industry in the vicinity of Little
Creek.
Rsy. n. II. Miller, d. D., of OsceOla,
pa il the new pastor of the Newark
PRESBYTERIAN Church.
S.aford was made weather signal
station BY the United States
Weather Bureau on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 7th
The Kent County Farmers Insti.
tute will meet in the Court House
Hall in Dover to-day, to hear the re-
mort of the legislative committee.
The wreck tug Rather is lying high
and dry at the point of Cape HenlO-
pen. She is badly strained and her
house is washed off. Wreckers will
try to float her.
Tax Receiver Dickey says he ex-
pects to be allowed $4,000 on delin-
ouents in New Castle county. A Will
mington paper says; why this allow
ance when the people will pay the
taxes if permitted to do so ?"
The death of Mr.. Ayres leaves three
churches of Delaware City for the
present without pastOrs-the EpiscO-
pal. Presbyterian and Methodist.
Presiding Elder Murray filled the
Methodist pulpit there on Sunday
morning and evening.
Among those who will go into busi-
ness in the new market house at 30th
aud Market streets in Philadelphia,
are ". +. Mckee, Of near Dover; JnO.
Dagger, of Camden, and w. ShallcrOss,
Of Mount Pleasant. The latter will do
u Wholesale business, the others will
rent farmers stalls.
The famous bird case of the state
against +. J. Richardson, charged with
illegally shipping game from this state,
was dismissed AT the recent session Of
the Sussex county court. In dismiss
Iug ,ur a-t the court decided that the
ACT vi 1891 repealed the act of 1855,
under which the defendant was tried.
Cards have been issued for the mar.
rage of Encouragement John Biggs
TO Miss Rachael V. Massey, place at
the residence of the brides parents, on
Saturday, October 3lst, at noon. The
marriage will be private, none but rel
atlves and intimate friends are invited.
JUDGE ACHEsON WILL PRESIDE
Judge AchesOn presided at the the
October term Of the United States Cir
cult Court for the district of Delaware,
which began Tue sday ut the Govern
ment building in Wilmington. Judge
AehesOn succeeds Judge McKennan as
circuit Judge of the third circuit, which
comprises the Districts of Delaware,
New Jersey and of Eastern and west
eTn Pennsylvania.
Wbskey is certainly getting in its
work in this town. One man under
Indictment for murder in the first de-
gree, the consequence of a drunken
assault upon his wife; another man
whose wife was burned to death, drunk
while she was dying, and then running
away and leaving his children to the
care OF strangers; and a third man
falling on a railroad track while in a
drunken stupOr-this is fine record
for the slaves of King Alcohol. -MOrn
ing Ners.
William McNiece, white. was cap
tured Friday by Constable Charles
Smith, of Camden, and lodged in jai
upon three separate charges. He
stole stallion from the stable of Mr.
Charles Crook, of Dover, one nigh
last week, and also entered the barn o
Robert Snapp, of near Dover and stOl c
set of harness aud a York carriage
The same night he entered the store 0
Mrs. Mary Scott, of Casson's Corner
and stole lot of merchandise.
BELTS APPOINTED.-GOVe Rev
nolds has appointed Stephen K. Belts
OF Milford to the Office of prOthOnOtar,
OF Kent county, in place of Joseph
Burchenal, term expired. Mr.. Bett
TOOK charge Of the Office on MOnda,
morning.
the only other applicant for the pc
sltlon was Benjamin B. Allen, of SmyI
ma.
Mr.. Belts was formerly allied to th,
salisbury faction. but as a delegate t
the Democratic State convention las
year, advocated and voted for tn
nomination of Reynolds.
A FREDERICK CANNERY BURNED. :
The large canning factory of Carlis
and Wright at Frederick, was burDe
Friday night. II was only partly il
sured and the loss above the insuranC
Is about 81 900. A portion of the il
suranee recently ran out, which NJ
Wright refused to renew, but viii,
Mr. Carlisle insisted on keeping u
The storerOOm, where the bulk
their pack was housed, was not bur
ed. About two thousand cases of t
matOes were destroyed. The fire W
discovered in the Office Just aft
Messrs. Carlisle and Wright had Il
for their homes.
The work of building q new railrO
station at Georgetown began on Tu
day October 13. The new buildi
will be near the old depot, but at
greater distance from the track, so
to admit Of a wider platform. T
new building will be built of brick
the height of the second story, a
above that, Of wood. II will contain
Women's room, mems room, tick
room and baggage room on the fl
hOor. The second story rooms will
used tor private offices for the railrO
officials. The ground around the NJ
building will be graded aud grass a
flowers planted.
FARMERS SEEKING TO CAPTURE
DELAWARE SENATORsHIP.-The Phi
aeiphla Record is responsible for [
following bit of Delaware news:
seat in the United States Senate is
prize that will be captured by the pa
mat wins the next Delaware Legis
lure, and the Farmers Alliance is II
ing up its sleeves in a matter d
threatens some strong fighting fir
mat OrOani1afior ouooaaaor