Smyrna times., 1891-12-02


fOrJy-fOur members.
Fox buRting was the Thanksgiving
attraction at Townsend.
The Friends quarterly meeting was
held in Camden last week.
A state conference of Charity Boards
will be held at Wilmington to-day.
Several Newarkers were caught by
the collapse Of the San Diego, CalifOr-
mia bank.
J. Miller Thomas, publisher of the
Peninsula Methodist, is i'll with typhoid
pneumonia.
Robert Gibbs, au aged colOred man,
frOze to death at Summit Bridge ON
Saturday night.
Ex.Sheriff FennimOre removed his
family last week from Dover, to his
farm near Leipsic.
Odessa farmers are shipping their
hogs TO market for fear they will be
attacked by cholera.
While playing circus on stable
door at Dover, Cove Wright, years
old, fell and broke his leg.
Hon. T. f. Bayard has been appoint
Ell ON the foreign commission to boom
the Fair in Southern Europe.
Dover people are uneasy about the
fate of Mr. aud Mrs. VanDyke, who
are doing missionary work IN Japan.
IL is said that twO-thirds of the far
mers of Sussex county have tresspass
notices 10 warn oil gunners, posted.
While coupling cars at Clayton,
Cyrus q. Howard had the hesby part
OF his arm crushed by the bumpers.
Delaware city NJ. +. Church has in
viIeu the Rev. A. Z. frettyman TO be-
come its pastor next Conference year.
A $500 lot was Joseph Pyle's
Thanksgiving present to the Silver
brook M. +. congregation at Whining
ton.
Sheriff Cole last Tuesday, sold the
farm of Samuel Lingo in West Power
hundred, 15S acres, tO ). w. Hall, for
S2,OS5.
Christmas is now drawing on apace,
and the changes from one Sunday
school to another in order to be i'll at
the treats, is now IN vogue.
Much of the ABUNDANT crop of apples
about Marydel has evolved an immense
quantity of brandy which is making
itself quite popular at present.
The Dover Republican Club accepted
the Invitation of the Republican Club
OF Wilmington 10 visit it at Whining
ton on Friday evening December 4.
Because he fractured his ribs against
hiJching post while running TO fire,
William NJ. Ferris, of MiddIetOwn, has
sued the Town Commissioners for
$1,000 damage.
While one of the employees Of the
Messrs. Richardson, at Dover was I'M
packing u barrel of poultry one day
last week, he found gold ring valued
at $l8in the Cask.
Rev. William NJ. Reese, a pOminent
member of the New Castle Presbytery
and pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Port Deposit, Nd, died on Saturday
night of paralysis, aged So years.
Col. Cody Anfenger, of Wilmington,
has announced himself as Republican
candidate for State Senator. Tie Col
Onel is a genial fellow and has many
friends, and is engaged to the belle OF
Dover.
A number of Milford farmers loaded
q car with sweet potatoes some days
ago and consigned them to a firm IN
Cleveland, D. The tubers rOtted
badly on the trip and sold for barely
enough To pay the freight.
The work on the Odessa and Middle
town railroad has commenced in ear
nest. The contractors proposed start
ing 60 Italians at wOk to-day. The
grading was started last week opposite
the Lord & Polk fertilizer factory.
At the sale of the Polk estate in
Odessa Monday, the hotel WAS pur-
chased by Charles Lloyd, the present
tenant, for $500. The farm lands not
bringing the appraised price, wers
withdrawn.
John Lodge, who is confined in the
Sussex county Jail at Georgetown OF
charge of murder, and who was put in
irOGsfOr an attempt to break Jail, sue
ceeded in cutting his irons of with 1
easeknife during last week.
The Laurel steam laundry, an enter
prise that has been fitted up at grea
expense to supply the town witt
clean shirts, ETC., has closed for wan
of patronage. The editor Of the Ga
zette claims that all the industries ar
slowly but surely leaving the town.
Edward Silcox, ST., of FieldsborC
has disposed of his residence, store an
farm, 70 Abram Hayden, of Taylor
Bridge, and proposes removing L
Philadelphia. Mr.. Hayden will Occu
py his new residence after January
d. H. Holland & Son, of MILFORD
have just completed large stOrehOus
on the lot nexs TO Matthews fOundr
and opposite the freight depot. I'll
building is 6Ox45 feet, two stories hig
and is covered on roof and sides wit
corrugated iron aud is practically fir
proof.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has j
sued an order authorizing the Del
ware Division agents to manifest FRI
one way on market trains, with Il
marketing Of the owner, provided Il
freight charges shall not be less thi
the price Of a round trip ticket to Phi
adelphia.
Thomas B. COursey, Of near Fred
RIGA, is ia bis 85th year, and yet he "
tied his daughter, Mrs. DIR. Dawson,
washington, last week, and evinced
muoh interest in the affairs of o
country and state as any OF his neie
bors. For a man of his age be Is
markably active.
William Burton and Mary Qul
were united ia matrimony on Tuesd
Of last week, In the parlOr Of Mrs. &c
eral Torbert, Milford, Del, Rev. j.
p. Quigley Of Holy Cross ChAr'
Dover, Del, performed the cersmo
q ia the presence OF a large number
friends and relatives.
The revival services at Friendsl