Smyrna times., 1892-01-13

THE SMYRNA TIMES.
.Smy2'W@, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. ID, 1899
SMYRNA Branch Trains.
coing North. us. sos 95I, a. NJ, $50, 5.S9 p NJ
GOinS south e27 Il. O3 A. M, AS, GU SUP.
Closing OF Mails.
Going North. $50, 915 a. m, $685. SIS p m.
Going South. 9O5 a. m and 5.l5 p. m
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay will close at SUI a. IN
Opening of Mails
From North 90 10 90 a. m, APO and 61e p. m.
SIS p. m. Wilmington only
County and State Items.
Milford has a Colored Grand
Army Post.
W.P, Orr, for 40 years merchant
at Lewes, has retired.
Leap.year parties are now the fad
all over the Peninsula.
Georgetown post Office has been
raised to the third class.
The Townsend Creamery will be
sold at Sheriff's sale January 18th.
The Odessa Creamery paid its pa
irons $l.20 for December cream.
Onions are scarce at Odessa. The
girls are wearing them to keep away
la grippe.
Dover has fined forty property hold
ers for not cleaning the snow from
their sidewalks.
The colored people of Wilmington
are clamOring for three cOlored police
appointments.
There are said to be thirteen appli-
cants for the position of Insurance
Commissioner.
B. F. Moore, from North Murderkill,
is being pushed as sheritfalty candi-
date in Kent county.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Louis Phillips aud Miss Annie Boyer,
OF Dover, at 7.30, January u.
The Grange of Kent county will
petition Congress for the free delivery
of mail in the rural districts.
The New Castle County National
Bank at Odessa, has declared u semi
annual dividend Ot34 per cent.
Ezekiel Graham, of Dover, has
traded for the Bright House at Reno
both, and will run 1t next season.
ne Annual Convention Of the
P,uIa@uia Horticultural Society on
January IS u, VIII Ue neld at Dover
The Odessa and Middletown Elec-
trio railroad officers are paying DAM
ages assessed against them for right oI
way.
One hundred aud fifty boss barber;
Of Wilmington have combined TO raist
the price OF cutting hair from 10 to q
cents.
Kngswood NJ. E. Church, Whining
ton, was dedicated Sunday by Bishop
r. = Foster The church cost about
$4,000.
Rev. II. f. Martindale was unani
mousiy elected superintendent OF the
NJ. +. Sunday-school of New Castle on
Monday evening.
William H. Witt of Wilmington was
held in $500 bail for mulderously AS
saulting Harry J. StOeckle, brewer
in Wilmington.
Eugene Shorts and Miss Mary
BlOcksOm, daughter ofCaptain Block
son of Little Creek, were married OF
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ann Hall, aged 81 years
the first National Bank of Milford
died last Tuesday.
The Teachers Institute in Sussex
county is in session in Milford. AmOni
the speakers will be Senator Black
burn, from Kentucky.
County Treasurer, John 7. Dickey
on Tuesday appointed Edward Hart
of Townsend, delinquent tax collectO
for Appointments hundred.
Prof. Tindal has secured the Normt
Glee Club, of Dover, to furnish musi
for the evening entertainments at tn
coming teachers institute.
Walter Ware and Miss Ida Maberry
will be married at the residenc
of the brides father, John B
Maberry, near Pearson's Corner, Jan
uary 20, at 7p. m.
Mrs. Mary Rodney, widow of th,
late John d. Rodney, died at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. c. T
Tunnel in Georgetown Saturday a
o p. M ageu on years.
W. Wolf Prettyman, Milford har
ness maker, who has worked at hi
trade for twenty-five years. has beeI
compelled to 60 to the Kent count,
almshOuse on account of bad health.
Rev Robt. w. Todd, publisher o
the Conference Chronicle, is negotiating
for a press and general outfit and ex
poets to publish the paper entirel
from his own Office when he move
it to Dover.
James B. COchrane, a young farme
residing near Middletown has bee
rendered an offer as manager of a larg
plantation in San Domingo, and
company with George Shallcross, {
Sassafras, Md, will sail for that plaC
on Saturday.
SHE PAID HER PALL-BEARERs.
The will of Eliza NJ. Cloud who W,
buried Saturday, directed that eac
pall-bearer should have So for his Sc
vices, and that the horses and drive
should be fed at Newark on their r,
turn from Iron Hill Cemetery
Wilmington.
Misses Ella and Grace Jones,