Smyrna times., 1892-02-24

The project is reported of the pro-
posed erection in Wilmington of a four
story fat for the accommodation of
single men. The idea is to meet the
needs of the large numbers of un-
attached young men or homeless bach
elOrs who are the chronic GROWERS of
the town in regard to the lodgings of
fered in Wilmington.
FIRST SHAD OF THE SEAsoN.-The
| New York Herald says: Matthew
Cook of Salem. n. j., caught the first
| shad of the season in the Delaware
river Saturday He caught 1t III a
/ gill net This is remarkably early for
! shad, and old fishermen say IL inulca'es
an early and abundant ca'ch. SUoH @
has caught the first Delaware snau lor
several years.
T. i said that one of the prominent |
oi,i9 ma of Lewes told cOlOred man if
h.. would not get drunk on a certain
! dav he would give him a dollar. The
next dav the colored man was seen
with "a silver dollar, and when asked
where he got it, replied, Mr.. -
give it to me fer not gittin' drunk yes
terday, but you can bet yer bottom
dollar dis niger gifts thar to-day. -
Pilot.
The Democratic party, says the
DelqUaredn, favors free silver, and the
party will see to it that the people are
educated upon this subject just as
completely as they have been upon
the tariff question. The tariff tax and
the single gold standard, are both for
and in the interest of the rich aud for
the oppression of the poor
f. B. Downes. superintendent of the
Kent county almshOuSe, on Thursday
killed a hog which was but 2 years
aud three months old that weighed
$50 pounds. This beats the FELTON, big
| hog according to age. Mr.. Downs has
another hog "a little over year old,
that is nearly as large as the one he
/ killed on Thursday.
Among the interesting contributions
to the Historical Society of Delaware,
which met in Wilmington on Tuesday
/ evening, was an old oil painting of
/ Commodore McDOnough, from Mr.
| Ztchariah Roberts and family of Mid
/ dlrtown | Is un .er-tood that the
only two authentic "ri4ina paintings
of tho great Delaware hero, are the
present one and that at Dover.
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT. -Fh' - b
annual 4ncampment Of the Grand
Army was held in Wilmington last
week. l53 delegates being in attend
ance, representing % different posts.
A J. WOodmau, the retiring com
mauder. presided. The reports show
a membership Of 362 in the State,
an increase of 100 men during the past
year.
Gen Jnhn Palmer, cOmmander-ln-
chief, of New York was present at the
afternoon session, and made an address
DEPUTY COLLECTOR APPOINTED
Ex- sheriff Eli K. Sharp of Scatord,
Sussex county, was on saturday APP
| pointed deputy collector of customs tor
the port OF Ltwes, Del, by collector
Barlow to fill the vacancy Occ stoned
by the death of deputy collector Hitch
ins. Mr.. Sharp is some % years OF
age and some twenty years ago was
elected sheriff of Sussex county when
no other Republican Ou that ticket
was elected.
A large delegation was before the
Levy Court on Wednesday, advocating
new road from Milford Neck across
Murdprkil river to Bowers Beach
etc. The advocates claimed that for
persons shipping fruit or who wanted
to come toward Dover, would be
greatly benefited by the building of "a
road and bridge across the marsh and
over the creek. The commissioners on
the road put the cost at about $1,000
This appears to be the only drawba
to the proposed road.
ANOTHER PARDON.-GOvernOr Rey-
nolds yesterday granted pardon to J.
K COlVin who was convicted at the
last term of court OF obtaining a car
load OF peaches from Frank Thomas
and sentenced to one years imprisOn-
ment and fine.
He was released from Jail at noon,
and left at once for hi, former home,
Chicago.
His wife has been here and solicited
,igners asking for his pardon.
MISSIONARY ANNIvERsARY.-T h e
anniversary of the Junior Missionary
Auxiliary for Delaware, was celebrated
saturday afternoon in st Andrew :
Church Bishop Coleman presided
and the attendance was large. Re-
ports were read by Mrs. Peter b..
Lightner. of New Castle branch, Miss
RebA HOlcOnb, of Newark branch.
Miss Nellie Chandler of St. Johns
branch. and Thomas HOlcOmb, Of I'm
mauue's branch, New Castle, Miss
Bessie Palmer, of st. Andrew branch.
and others The offerings and dona-
tions during the year were reported to
amount to S2O2,
DEATH OF MRS. MARGARET EVANS.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Marga
ret Evans, widow of }. Watson Evans
died at her hOme in Newark next to
the college, after an illness of several
weeks, Just past her 8Oth birthday, and
was untIl recently, quite hale. Hel
Surviving children are John w. Evans
: Of Buffalo, n. Y Mrs. John " Terry
and Mrs Frederick Brewer, Philadel
phia. and the Misses Sue, Agnes anC
D Emma Evans, of Newark. The de
l. ceased was faVOrite with all clas e.
! Young as we'll az old, and her home ha
( always been favOrite visiting plac'
> with the college students.
THE GUN ACCIDENTALLY DIS
:. CHARGED. Monday afternoon during
> = clay pigeon shooting match. on New
t, London Avenue. near Newark, gul
"a in the hands of Charles Peters wa
accidentally fired and sent its load il
the midst OF a crowd of spectator
"A standing more than twenty-five fee
:, away. Four men were more or les
: badly injured. The two most seriOusl
=. injured are Joseph Jacobs and GeOrg
I BatsOn, the latter cOlOred. The fOrme
4 was literally peppered in tie face an
breast with thirty or more grains @
shot, and bis eye put out. BatsOn di
= not receive 80 mady grains, but hi
sight was also destr Dyed as far as on
at eve is concerned.
. TERRY-GILBERT NUPTIALs.-Th
Rev. Thomas E. Terry, pastor of tn
~ NJ f.. Church at Dover, and Mi
=. lydia A. Gilbert, formerly of Wilminl
or ton. were united in marriage at Il
N residence of Mrs. r. A. Slaughter, Q
"a the public square, by the Rev. W.
- - : Murray. at g. 80 o'clock Wednesds