Smyrna times., 1892-02-17

Going North 715. SOS. 9.5l, A. NJ S96 S.9S 5S N
Going south 927 1908 A. M, 90 5'5S' o-lO r N
Closing OF Mails
Going North. $50, 9l5 a. m, S.25, 5O5 p m
Going south, 80, a m and 5l5 p m
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road ana
Baltimore 4 Delaware Bay Will close at SUI d III
Opening of Malls
~, Nm : "a loOJa a. m. 42O and 6l0 p m
s2j D III. Wilmington only
Countv and state Items.
Chief Justice COmegys has not been
we'll the last few days.
Joseph Poor has been appointed
postmaster at Hartley.
The young men of New Castle are
getting up a mandolin club.
Hugh e. Brown, Esq, is very i'll at
his home in MIddletowR with typhoid
fever.
The Milford people want a marine
railway over the bar at the mouth of
the Mispillion.
Whiteley w. Meredith has been APP
pointed Justice of the Peace aud Nota-
ry Public at Delmar.
Sulphur candles are burned every
week in the Dover public school Dulld-
ing as disintectant.
School house No. 55 in Nanticoke
hundred, Sussex county, was destroyed
by fire Wednesday, February 10.
Frank E. Herbert, son of ex-state
Treasurer, William Herbert, is a can
d date for Mayor OF New Castle.
The Dover Creamery started up on
Monday, and is turning out about 90
pounds of butter every other day.
About thirty children are out of
Dover public school, on account of
inability or refusal to be vaccinated.
William w. ShoSkley, the Townsend
ieweler, will leave shortly for Milford
To take charge of his brothers grist
mill
Mrs. William Burton, living near
Laurel, was made insane by an attack
of the grippe. Her recovery Is consid-
cred doubtful.
The revival meetings in the NJ. +.
Church at Tow nsend, have resulted in
great good. About 40 conversions
have occurred.
The Young Mems Social Club OF
Middletown, will give the last dance
OF the season at the Opera House to.
morrow evening.
Three fourths of the ale population
of Delaware City are engaged in pre-
pairing nets and boats for the herring,
shad aud sturgeon fishing.
Last week DR.. J. G.. DAw son left
Milford Tor Matteaw an, n. y, where
he succeeds the late DR.. Jacob Strong,
who had large practice there.
Ex-R representative Philemon Scotch
died at his home in Marydel on
Thursday, aged about 81 years. Fun
eral GU sunday morning, at O'Clock.
c. r. Layton, James w. Smith,
Samuel Lingo, David p Greenly and
John Wldcutts are candidates tor
Inspector of Weights and Measures for
Sussex county.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
RecipI Ocity-a farmers organization
has issued d circular stating that or
ganizatiOn will be effected in every
state in the Union.
The Rev. T. E. Martlndale, pastor ot
the VI. E. Church at New Castle, is q
candidate for Presiding Elder OF the
Wilmington district, to succeed Rev
w. l.. S. Murray.
The marriage is announced for this
evening of Rev T. E. Terry. pastor Of
the NJ E. Church of Dover, and Miss
Amanda Gill eft, at Mrs. K A. Slaugh'
ter's on the green.
J Frand Wilds, distributor of the
direct tax, has refunded up to the
present time, $51, ,OOO The balance i,
$4,000, and the remaining claimants
number 5000 persons.
The marriage of o. B. WiDgate
station agent Ofthe p. w. & B. railroad
at Dela~ are City, TO Miss Bertha Vail
daughter of T. T. Vail, is announced
to take place on Wednesday, February
18th.
George Manlove, cOlored, formerly
of Dover, was convicted at Wilmington
on Wednesday, of the larceny of ,
horse valued at 5000 from JOhn w
Carrow, of st. Georges Hundred las
November
Samuel Darlington, a we'll known
resident of Newark, Del, died Tuesda,
after a short illness of pneumonia. II
was about IS years old. Nine grow
children, five sons and four daughters
survive him.
John c. Higgins, president of tht
Delaware State Grange, Patrons o
Husbandry, has issued circular call
ing upon all subordinate oranges t
observe Washington's birthday q
Oung fatTlOts Day
James Hessey Dnwortb, editor
the Delaware City NelUs. is a bigge
man now than any other editor in tb
state. 1t is but seldom that an editC
has been held to bail for Grimm
hbel.-W7H. Republican.
George w. Ingram, real estate ageT
has sold for MalcOm Clayton, his hon
farm of l72 acres, 20 Lewis p. NJ
Dowell, Of MiddletOwn. The farm
situated about a mile and half fro
8liddletOwn, and the price was $500
The commission appointed by Go
REYNOLDS to redistnct Sussex cOuut
have decided to divide Little Cree
hundred into three hundreds, to
known as East Laurel. West Laui
and Delmar hundreds. NOrtn"'
Fork hundred will also be divided.
We received last week copy OF !
23d annual issue of the PhiladeiPf
Public Ledger almanac. IL 10 splt
aid home book of reference and Is MI
with the best and most useful thin
to he known. The proprietor OF |.
Ledger will please accept our than'
Mrs. Jennie CreameT, widow OF I
Rev. T. K. Creamer, has recelV
$1,000 from the Improved Order
HrDta-oDh of Milan ag the amOu