Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
The New York Tribune has now fig
ured out sixteen milliOnaires for
Delaware.
Shad are being caught in large num-
bers by Delaware City fishermen, but
the price is down to $l4.
The Delaware house in Wilmington
has been closed on landlords war
rant for rent, amounting to 1851.
Charged with selling liquor without
a license, Andrew Brown, of Dover, is
under bail for United States Court.
The FELTON, and Harrington Presby-
terian churches have elected the Rev.
David HutchesOn, of the Princeton
Seminary as pastor.
Mr.. .I.R. Stats, Jr., has just had
erected very pretty tombstone at tne
grave of his recently deceased wlte,
in the cemetery at Friendship.
Delaware iremen are trying to or
ganize a relief association and will ask
the LEGISLATURE for financial aid in
order TO pay sick and death benefits.
Rev. c. A. Grise, who was trans
ferred at the last session of Conference
from the Brandywine NJ. E. Church to
Georgetown, will have salary OF
$1,000.
Jubilee services in celebration of the
deliverance of WilmingtOn's Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church from 1900
debt, will be held in the church all
of this week.
Within the next thirty days there
will be over 1900 cords of pine wood
piled along the Delaware railroad side
track at Lincoln. IL will require about
$50 cars to move it.
Pensions have been granted to Del
awareans as follows Original-GeO.
W. Stradley, Thomas Green, Jonathan
4. DIckersOn. AdditlOnal-ThOmas
Wilson, William H. Harris, Thomas
WOOdali.
The Delaware Raptist Union, com
prisiug the state of Delaware, and
Delaware county, Pa, will meet at
Wilmington, May 10th ard 1lth. The
meeting is to be with the Bethany
Church.
Isaac r. Staats, Sr., who removed
from MiddletOwn to TaylOr's Bridge
few months ago, has been laid up since
last December. As he is SO years of
aye there is little hope of his restora-
ton to health.
DEAD FROM THE EFFECTS OF CAS-
General d'UtAssy, who was overcome
by yas at the Willis Hotel, Whining
ton, on Friday night, died at the Del
aware Hospital Sunday without having
regained consciousness. The coroner
held an inquest.
Col. Edgar c. Ross and Miss Rattle
EllegOOd, were married on Tuesday
evening, April 10Th, at the residence of
the brides parents in Laurel, by the
Rev. &. Armstrong, rector of St. Phil
ip's Episcopal Church in that place.
This is the wedding referred to last
week. -
m Getting of the Farmers Institute of
Kent county will be held in FELTON, on
Wednesday, May Is, 1892, at 2 p. m.
An election of officers To serve for the
ensuing year will be held, and the
subject of Taxation will be discussed.
A full attendance is desired.
T. B. COURsEY, President.
With the last issue the DetGwGreGn
commences its 34th volume. The editor
says: The paper has survived the
storms and adversities of thirty-three
years, and enters its thirty-fourth year
with a good subscription list and with
the renewed assurance that it is well
come in the homes of all intelligent
people of Delaware.
The marriage ceremony of Wm. S.
Phillips, of Wilmington, aud Miss
Lille NJ, daughter of N. H. Hutchins,
of Dover, took place in the NJ. h.
Church Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
W. l. S. Murray officiating. The
bride was attired in a travelling suit
of tan with hat to match. The bridal
couple left on the $50 train for their
future home in Wilmington, amid a
shower of rice.
The HEvERIN FARM SALE.-E. ID.
r. Sutton, real estate agent, has sold
bis property, near Dover, known as
the Heverin farm, for $4,000, 70 Geo.
W. Goodman, q Philadelphia capital
ist. The farm comprises 300 acres.
It is understood that Mr.. Goodman
will convert the property into stock
farm. Mr.. Sutton purchased IT lS
months ago for $39 900, thus clearing
$1,000 on the transaction.
COLONIAL DAMEs.-UpOn the appli
cation of William G. Spruanee. attOr
neV, Judge Grubb on Saturday granted
charter to the Delaware Society O
the Colonial Danes of America. Their
are similar Societies in Philadelphia
and New York. The membership j
composed of women whose ancestor
rendered some service either in a mill
itary or civil capacity during the colo
.nial period of American history. Tn
object of the Society is TO promote
patriotic feeling among the yOunge
women.
The 33d semi-annual meeting of tn
Local Preachers and ExhOrters' AssC
ciation of Wilmington NJ. +. Confer
ence, will be held in Dover beginnin
next Friday evening. when there wi
be preaching by James Mccoy or b
James B. Roberts or William I. Han
mOnd, alterpates,
Saturday mornings exercises will
begun with an address Of welcome
John Hutton.
Herman Roe will lecture Saturda
evening on Under the Cross OF s
George, or Under the British Flag
Land aud Sea"
Sunday morning preaching by ].
Dill or Daniel Green.
ODD FELLOWS AT MILFORD.-T
celebration Of the 7Sd anniversary
Odd Fellowship in the United Stat
was a grand affair in Milford on Tue
day of last week. There we're 10 v
iting lodges from all parts Of the sta
besides a large number of other Wis
ors and there were three hundred IA
10 line in the parade that took pla
10 the afternoon. ]. Y. Foulk Y
master of ceremonies and also presid
over the public meeting after the
rade. Addresses were delivered
Rev. H. l.. Bunstein, of Milford II
A. Green. Of Greenwood; Mr.. Fou
and Rev II Il Terry