Smyrna times., 1892-03-09

In the Dover district of Wilmington
NJ. E. Conference there have been 1900
to the faith of the past
year. The total number of MethOdists
in Dover Is 663 against 599reported for
the last Conference year.
The February number of the College
ReUietO has been issued. The lateness
is apOlogized for by the editors and
the blame is placed on the publishers.
There are several literary articles of
considerable merit. The ReUielO has
all the college news and is quite pop
ular with the boys.
Moses S. Van Burkalow died at his |
home in Magnolia Saturday, aged 20
years. Mr. Van Burkalow was gagged
in the mercantile business for several
years and was member of the lower
branch of the legislature in 1881. He
was an active member of the M. E.
Church and also local preacher.
Hundreds of vessels last week
sought shelter from the fury of the
March blizzard behind the Delaware
break water, where the nOrtbeaster
rolled in tremendous seas, breaking
over the stone pile in all directions
with immense force. The winds
velocity as taken at the Break water,
was over forty-fve miles an hour.
The river and bay was full of vessels,
which had been riding at anchor for
over a week awaiting the abatement of
the storm. Many of these were out
ward hound cOasting steamers.
Stephen Postles, one of Camden's
most prominent citizens, died Friday,
aged 80 years. Mr.. POstles was a
native born Kent cOunJian, but spent
many years in Wilmington, where he
engaged 10 the morocco business.
Several years ago he retired from bus
mess and returned to Kent county,
where he settled in Camden. He
leaves a widow, two sons and one
daughter to mourn his loss. His son
General J. Park POstles lives in Will
mingtOn. Another son is a prominent
shoe dealer in Camden and his daugh-
ter is the wife of DR.. Smith Cooper, of
Wilmington.
RAILROAD DAMAGE CAsE.-In the
Supreme Court at Wilmington Monday
the damage suit of Henry d. Adams,
versus the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company, was
begun. Adams tried to board the
nOrthbOund train on Christmas Day,
1890, at Harrington. Conductor VIM.
| H. Lodge ierked him from the car rail
and threw him on the platform. For
| the injuries aud disgrace he claims
| damages, the amount not being stated
The evidence for the plaintiff was that
he cOutd have boarded the train safety
! The defence was to the effect that
Adams had been drinking, and was in
great danger and the conductor prob
ably saved his life.
The banquet by the Board of Trade
| of MiddletOWn, at the National Hotel
last Thursday, was attended by the
majority of the business men of that
town. Covers were laid for 65 guests
and fine menu was served. Rev. n.
NJ. Browne delivered a short pray er,
and President ). NJ. Reynolds delivered
short address of welcome. The
guests sat down at 9 10 o'clock, p. m.
Immediately upon finishing the last
course, Mr.. Reynolds read the report
of the success achieved by the board
during the past year, and was followed
by II. A. Nowland, Esq, who in d
short speech clearly defined the advan-
tages derived from a manufacturing
town over one depending entirely on
agriculture.
Chancellor Salisbury has decided
that the New Castle county Levy
court has no right to strike names of
the assessment lists as returned to il
by the assessors. 1t can correct anC
add to, but it cannot take off. The
Republican majority of the New Castl,
county Levy Court had determined t.
strike off lot of 1900 fictitious names
! which it claims were illegally assessed
: the Democrats claimed that this wa
: only a scheme to disfranchise Demo
3 Gratis, and an injunction restraining
the court was asked for at the hand
D of the Chancellor. Edward G. Brad
n ford and William G. Spruance, Esqs
+. argued for the right of the court t.
/ strike names off the assessment, ant
E Hon. Thomas F. Bayard and Hon
Charles B. Lore argued against tn
right and in favor of the restraining
injunction.
D PENINsULAR Towns. Census Bulle
! tin, No. 163, gives the population @
all cities and towns in the Unite,
States exceeding ] 900 inhabitants, a
returned by the enumeratOrs. Their
r are IL Delaware towns in the list, a
follows: Dover, 3,O6l; Georgetown
1853; Laurel, 23S8; MiddletOwn
j. 1.454 Milford. 1,226; South Milford
D ,339; Milton, 1914; Newark, 1,191
New Castle, 4,0l0; SeafOrd, 1852
Smyrna, 2,455; Wilmington, 81, ,4Sl.
A There are also II towns on the East
r ern Shore numbering over 900 inhat
e itants each, but in the following lis
@ Havre de Grace, just across the Su:
) quehanna, is included: They are a
follows: Cambridge, 4,I92; Centre
Vile, l 306 ChestertOwn, 1852 Girls
/. field, 1865; EastOR, 1888; ElktOI
|. 23l8; Havre de Grace, 1924; Mort
' East, ], ,249 Oxford, !, ,135 Port DE-
: posit. 1908; St. Michaels, 1923 Sails
!. bury, 1905; Snow Hill, 1,4S3. WhicI
shows that, after Wilmington, Can
bridge is the most pOpulOus town o
j. | Tue E60lDSuld ] duu budJ N6H Odbllt
= which stood second in 1880, now come
Q in only a good third.
y REQUESTS TO BE MADE B
CHURCHES IN DOVER AND WHINING
TON DISTRICTS. churches
# the Wilmington district of the Wi
a mingtOn NJ E. Conference, have aske
? through their quarterly cOnferenC
I that the presiding elder be asked t
le use his influence to secure the al
re pointment of certain ministers. Th
list is as follows:
Brandywine Church Wilmington
,e the Rev. K. Stephenson, of Smyrn
,e circuit; Madeley Wilmington Zac.
Al Webster, of Whitesville, Md. Wesle
50 Wilmington j. b. Quigg, of Mort
A. east, Md Harrison street (Wilmin
a toni F. B. Short, of Mt Pleasant, De
in Delaware City, A. p. Preityman,
Chester circuit, Del; ElktOn, No
Isaac l. Wood, Phi ID Of u on circu
of Md. Northeast, Md, w. &. Koor
an d D., of Wilmington; Zion, Md,
n w. Layfield, of Magnolia, Del.
al The list of similar applications
90 the Dover district is reported to be
n. follows: Asking for the return of mi
ed listers -Bridgeville, J. P. Otis; Camdt
P. H. Rawlins; Houston, w. b. Gut