Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-16

County and State Items.
The Morning Ne,Os appeared Monday
morning in handsome dress of new type.
The State Grange protests against dis
elimination and extortionate rates by the
railroads.
The Rev. Julius Dodd has been appoint
ed pastoral supply at Delaware City NJ. E.
Church.
Bishop Coleman will lay the corner
stone of a new Episcopal Church at Cam
den tomorrow.
Cards have been issued for about half
dozen different weddings to take place dur
ing the holidays in Milford.
A calf with five legs, six feet and two
tails, is the natural curiosity possessed by
William b. Cranston, of Stanton.
J. Miller Thomas, of the Peninsula
Methodist, who has been sick for several
weeks past with typhoid pneumonia, is
recovering.
Fifty employees of Baldwin's cotton mill
near Newark, Del, are down with the
grip. 1t is alariningly prevalent IN White
Clay Creek hundred.
Miss Elizabeth F. Gilpin, sister of the
late Chief Justice, Z. w. Gilpin, died at
Il
Gilpin, Sunday. She was in the SOth year
OF her age.
The Governor has appointed DR.. David |
i. Mustard, James w. Anderson and JAS.
w. Ward commissioners for Sussex county |
to arrange the election lists IN der the new |
election laws.
d. Ahern, son of Dennis Ahern, died at |
his home at Backbird station Friday after |
noon of consumption. The funeral took |
place Monday afternoon, interment at |
Blackbird Cemetery.
Rev. Samuel Ambrose, Of New Castle, |
has so far recovered from the murderOus |
attack upon him at Delaware City on |
Thanksgiving evening, by John E. Shorter |
as to be able to walk about his home.
The citizens of Milford are left with one
mail day by the recent change on the |
railroad, and they are kicking against the
Post Office Department. for better facili-
ties.
Cards are out for the marriage of George
Parvis and Miss Annie Smithers, daughter
of w m. +. SmitherS, at 2 o'clock to-day.
After the wedding dinner they will move
to their farm on the road from Dover to
Hazettville.
Governor Reynolds has appointed Will
liam L. Weir Of White Clay Greek hun
bred, Thomas Toy, of Christiana hundred
and ID. B. Maloney, of Apoquinimink
hundred, commissioners under the new
state election law.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Clara Vineyard, to John G. Whar-
ton, at the home of the brides parents near
Milford on December "a. William Hudson
of Milford, and Miss Sallie Richards, of
Magnolia, will be married at the home OF
the hridais Darauts on the O3d inst
The Pennsylvania railroad is buying
property along its line in Wilmington, and
south of its station at that place, for the
purpose of securing more track room and
most probably will erect new station;
The one now used is entirely too small and
the accommodations meagre.
Chief Justice Comegys is considerably
better. He is afflicted swith the eczema
and some minor internal trouble. The
chief justice is able to be up and walk
about the house. but does not venture out
doors In fact he has not been confined
to the bed at all, and is simply taking good
care of himself as he always does when in
disposed.
BAYAKD-AEGELL.-T marriage of
Miss Louise Bayard and DIR. Frank Angel,
is announced TO take place on Monday,
Dist inst. The wedding will be very
quiet affair and will be sOlemnized by
Bishop Coleman at Delamore Place, the
Bayard mansion, in presence of relatives
and few friends of the young bride and
groom. Dr. Angel is the son of Charles
Angel, prominent business man OF New
York.
DID Nor Know IT WAS LOADED
Ennis and Eugene Townsend, colored, u
and Is years respectively, on Tuesday
morning we're playing soldier with an old
gun at Armstrong; Corner, near Middle
town. Each pointed the gun at the other
cap on the gun, and pointing it at his
brother, pulled the trigger. Ennis fell,
riddled with shot. He died Thursday.
Eugene was arrested.
John w. CarrOw, of st. Georges, had a
horse stolen from him some time ago and
subsequently found it at Chester. The
partv who had it in his possession had paid
q cOlored man S., who wanted to sell the
horse for $50, with the understanding that
he was to return with the balance, but he
never returned. The Chester man came
to Dover with Mr.. Carlow on Tuesday,
where George ManlOve was recognized as
the man who sold the horse. Manlove
lived with Mr.. CarrOw 9 months. He was
taken to New Castle Jail.
INJUNCTlO ON GRANTRD.-In the United
States circuit court this morning before
Judge Wales, an injunction was granted
restraining Sheriff Simmons from proceed.
ing to sell the property of the Theo. c.
Knauff Company under a judgement re-
ceived against it in the Superior Court, or
October 18th. A levy was made by the
sheriff October 18th. on November 18th
the receivers were appointed. Subse-
quen.ly the sheriff was ordered by writ
to sell the property.
John E. Lewis has in successful opera
tiOn on his farm below Newark, a new
labor-saving device for farmers in thu
shape of a patent corn husker, which il
the course of day does the work that tn
average farm hand would take almost
month to accomplish. The corn husker i
a compact little machine, run by steam
power and capable of husking 200 larg
shocks or more in eight hours, the cor
coming out at one end well cleaned an
the fodder from the other end in the fOrr
of ensilage, that is cut up so fine, stock an
blade that it makes a most excellent an
nutritious food for animals.
A GAME CAsE-On Saturday Cliffor
Mewes, a farmer of Newark, was fined 81
and costs by Squire Monaghan for sellin
brace of rabbits and a partridge in I'll
King Street mar kets contrary to the gam
laws of the state The game was shot b
James Proud, the father-in-law Of Mewe
According 10 the rendering OF TINS law b
the Game Protective Association in tn
case, farmer cannot send by his hire
man or farm hand, brace of rabbits
market which he shot himself on his Ow
land in the open game season and sell the
unless he first procure license.
Mr. Chandler will appeal his case to q
Superior Court. It is understood tn
there are some 80 cases TO be tried or a
depending on the result of this decision.
SHOCKING BURNING ACCIDENT TO
DOVER WOMAE.-A horrible, and prOba
" fatal accident befell the wife Of Thorn
Foster. Of Dover, section boss on the "a
road Friday Mrs. Foster was alone in n
home, and it is supposed, desiring TO gel
piece Of lace from a dark closet in the roo
She lighted a piece Of paper and beg
searching for the article. In some "
her clothing came in contact with
fame and ignited. and in moment
woman was q living pillar Of FIRE.
She screamed until the neighbors
tracted bv the noise, ran TO her assistaT
and extinguished the FIRE by smotherine
with a blanket, which they wrapped arou
the moor woman. Her hair was all burr
of and the entire body burned almost !
crisp.
A DOVER GIRLS CLAEDEsTISE ME
ING AND DRIVE SUDDENLY BROKEN
Considerable excitement was caused
Wednesday night by the firing Of two pm