Smyrna times., 1892-12-28

From North, 7.SO. 1000 a. IN, APO and 61O n =
SIS p. N. Wilmington only.
County and State Items,
Died in Dover, Dec. 10, Edward ]
Hartnett, aged 81 years.
The Rev. J. D. Rigg is ill at Cheste,
with pneumonia.
Seventy-year-Old John Mitchell col.
Ored, was found frozen to death al
Milford.
Sheriff Cole has concluded to remain
in Dover. He will reside at the cor
nor of State and Water Streets.
The measels are prevalent in Dover
In some sections whole families OF
children are down with the disease
The cold snap surprised people down
the state, but no talk has vet been
heard that the peach crop is injured
D. f. Burton of Dover, has been
housed for several months with heart
trouble, and is now confined to his bed
Harrington has doctors. 8 preach
ers. Is school teachers, 40 widows. and
bachelors and maidens too numerous
to mention.
Diptheria has despOiled the home of
Chancellor WOlcott of his only daugh.
er, years old. Much sym pathy is
felt for the parents.
The MiddletOwn Creamery paid 81 81
per hundred pounds for milk during
the last month, while $1.3O was paid
by the Odessa creamery.
The Farmers Institute of Sussex
County has elected Paynter Frame
president, 5. II. Messick secretary and
W. W. Rawlins treasurer.
Mrs. Rebecca Benn of Dover. has
been critically i'll for several weeks at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. T.
j. Collins. she is not expected to re-
cover.
Representative-elect Hesakiah Har.
rngtOn will retire from the merchan-
tile business at Harrington and move
to Dover, where he will engage in the
gift crate business.
EVERY POTATO HELPs.-As result
OF each pupil taking a potato to school
the public schools of Wilmington Fri
day donated so bushels to the Associa.
ted Charities for distribution among
the poor.
Chewing u wooden tOothpick came
near resulting fatally to Photographer
Walls, of Dover. Accidently swallow
ing some of the splints, he would |
have checked to death but for their
timely removal by a nearby physician. |
Wesley Russell is at q Wilmington
hospital for treatment of wound re- |
ceived in peculiar manner On We'd |
nesday d horse reared and planted |
both fore feet on top his head, the |
corked shoes crushing the skull and |
exposing the brain. His recovery is
doubtful.
Invitations are out for the marriage
OF Miss Emile NJ, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellen b. Woodward, to Mr.. John
F. Richards on Thursday, Goth inst.
at - o'clock, noon. The ceremony
will take place at the residence of the
brides parents, at Glasgow.
The advocates of a tax on mort
cages should put in their time from
now until the General Assembly gets
to work in figuring out who will pay
the tax in the event of its being laid.
The man who loans the money is not
worrying about it.-MOrning Netrs.
Geo. Johnson, white, and Major T.
Wilson, cOlOred, of near Pennington,
were arrested last week by detective
Hutchins and placed in Dover Jail
charged with an a attempt to wreck
train. They placed logs on the track,
out the obstruction was discovered.
Tie NetC Castle Herald says Niger
Butch" Walker, one of Sheriff GOuld's
lifelong prisoners, according to his
usual custom, devOured u pound
turkey for his Christmas feast, Christ
mas morning it was cooked and
served up to Butch" who ate it in
his cell.
A special session of the Levy Court
was held on Tuesday aud the County
Treasurer was authorized to borrow
from the Farmers Bank 900 for SIX
months, To pay outstanding claims
The ax-cOllectOrs are behind with
their accounts, having over $4,000 in
hand for collection.
FIRE AT MAGNOLIA Friday morn
Ing at o'clock fire broke out in the
postOff1ce in that town, eight miles
below Dover, which destroyed four
buildings. II spread to the butcher
shop Of p. l.. Grace and to the dwell
ing houses of w. H. Wingate and Capt.
+. ID. Burton, all of them being con-
sumed before the fire was subdued.
The loss by the FIRE was about $4,000, !
mostly covered by insurance.
The contract Of Mundy & Co. for {
the removal of Smiths and Petty's
Islands in the Delaware River has been
annulled by the Secretary of War. on '
the recommendation of Major Ray !
mond, the engineer in charge. The
action Of the Secretary of War, it is
said, was decided upon for the reason
tnat the contractors, owing to INSULT !
cleucy of plant and consequent delays, c
we're unable To complete the work to !
The satisfaction of the govern ent. u
THREE RAILROAD ACCIDENTs.- -
While taking account of his train, side
tracked at Delmar, Freight Conductor
Edward b. Wright, was struck and
cut to pieces by a north-bound train.
de was Al years old and leaves
widow widow aud family at 733 Pine street,
Wilmington.
While driving across the railroad
track Track at Laurel. Benjamin and Edward
bIttingham, brothers and farmers, y
were were struck by a train and instantly Z
killed II
James Welch was run over by y
Ialiroad train Monday at Wilmington
and lost leg.
Except at the decennial period, Ii
Snen the National Government takes %
sue census, no men can form even an I
approximate estimate of the value or =
WSoiume Of any product in our State . :
~, So man In Kent County to-day can y
se'l now much wheat or corn is grown,
- 70 the number Of bushels or the
,mloney ~ value. We have been led to