Smyrna times., 1892-04-06
WHOLE NO. 1881.
Delaware and Maryland Items

wilmington post office will be sum-
pileG win "a patent stamp canceling
tnachlne, with capacity for canoai7
hour. --'''''oi al
congressman Causey presented in
Che House, on Monday, a "Detition nf
1nG H methodist Episcopal Church of
DIela"are' protesting against the fur
lner enactment of oppressive legislation
against the Chinese people"
The Delaware Railroad Comnon,
Will span the Delaware and Cboscy Cbbany
pea PeaEe 1. canal, at Kirwood with $i5O-
700 bridge. WV
Shield's Library Association. of Will
mlngton, has bought a $4,000 LOT and
Will build a fine hall. ~
Fire destroyed the store occunioa bv
IL. n. Evans in Gumboro WednesdoJ,
hight. The property belonged to Nes-
SIS DaIe q Hearn. The loss on bnild-
lng8 Is about $1,000, merchandise $500
Goods partly insured. WV
The Legislature of MARYLAND 81
Journed finally Monday night at mid
night. The members have retnrnod ri'u ~
near Ihe verdict upon their work. and
eeU the thanks and the curses for tbe
work done and the work not done IF
theY nave done a thousand good
Shings and by mischance made one
lalse step they will find that the
thousand good things will be FORGOT.
Yen Oy many of their conslituents
lected. "0 IecoI-
The bill to establish am additional
insane asylum in MARYLAND has nossoJ
the legislature almost unanimnnsI,, ,7'T
t,.IIs- MS Is olil which appeals to the
,ill nuui"ne Feelings of everybody. No
eiass OF our common humanity is as
neIpIeSs as the poor insane creatures
VINO can neither tell you Of his suffer-
ings nor complain TO you of the treat
nieht ne receives from those who have
nlm III charge, and no class deserves
more OF our tender regard than this
helpless class. '-- 'N's
QUICK WORK ON A PENSION -Jobn
McPlke, well known ex-soldier bas
received hotice of an allowance of pen
SION according to the Dependent Pen.
slon Acl' winch entities him to Sl2 a
month since 1890 and as long as he
llVes. Only about nine days ago. Col
J0hn ). Gormley was interested in
Mr' fIke's behalf. He wrote personal
letIers 10 Senators Gray and HIGGINS
anu Doth gave the matter their imme-
aiate attention. McPike recently lost
his right arm. -S iOS'
STABLES DESTROYED Rv F1pE E;uo
broke out at Milford, "Wednesday in a
9.aoie 81 recent built for Mrs. Rhoda
nouueoush and in short time flames
Ieapeu TO the stables of Alexander
Johnson and DR.. Nathan Pratt and
u Gne residence fex-Congressman James
II: Lo1and. Mrs. Roudebush's loss is
So'OCO, insurance nominal Dr. Pratt;s
los loss SoOO, and Mr.. Johnson's loss 5000.
Inc property of the last two was not
insured. Ex-COngressman LofIand,s
loss is trifling.
John I. Mallalieu. A. NJ. son of onr
DID friend Thomas Mallalieu. who 10
of the State Industrial School
~ Aearney, Nebraska, has recently
tsSoclated himself with the Industrial
SchooI Courier, copy of which is be.
ore us. The magazine indicates
i10ility' iI1 push and western energy.
" are glad to note the prosperity
oI our young friend in his western
). h: McGonigal has sold the prom
erty OF Rev. G. w. Prettyman ON the
treen, at Dover to Miss Mast forS1 .2OO,
J. Frank Biggs, Esq, has purchased
r rom a William G. Spruance, Trustee,
ne 1empleman farm, containing $50
lcres, situated in St. Georges Hundred
or the sum of $500. This farm is
considered a great bargain.
John c, Stuart, of Dover. who con-
Iucted the shoe business at Middle
own for number of wears previons tn
ils removal to that place, has taken a
'oS15lon = WU IN the retail shoe department
t Wanamaker's, philadelphia.
The FLOUR WAR.-Cut rates in
lour has 1t seems, been inaupurated
eVWeen the Centreville Manufacture
ls company and the merchants. The
irectors OF the company met about
v WO weeks ago and, upon examination
Chelr BOOKS, found that their sales of
our TO local merchants had within the
aSt thee months fallen to about one.
an what 1t previously had been and
latsaIes were steadily on the decline.
consequence the mill, for the past
lree months, was running on about
alt time. This was not a bright out
'ok for the stockholders, all of whom
re residents of the town and county.
no have invested $4,000 of local can,
al IN the Touring plant. The direc-
'rs concluded that it would be better
r the community as well as the stock
olders to offer their products to con-
liners at Wholesale rates, that is at
10 same rates merchants had been
lrchasing. The merchants took ex-
ptIons at this course of the company
ID called meeting resulting in re-
testing the agents of Gambrill ofBal-
more, and Lea & Sons of Whining
n, Del, to come over and confer.
ne merchants now report that thew
n sell flour as low as the home COM
ny and make a profit. The -four
lr has begun in earnest, and it is to
hoped, consumers will reap the
ms share of the advantage.-Centre-
te Record.