Smyrna times., 1892-09-21

Closing OF NA%AAA
Going North, $50. 915 a. m, S25' 800 p m'
Going south, 9O5 a. m, and 80 p NJ
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake ROAD a. anu M
Baltimore 4 Delaware Bay VIII Close az 'O' "
Opening of Mails
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S2j % M Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
The town council of Dover is discuss
inc the project of erecting an electric
light plant.
Gordon & Daugherty have purchased
the photograph gallery, fixtures and
stock of the late d. r. Holmes, of
Milford.
Watson r. Sperry, United States
Consul General to Persia, will leave
for his new post of duty the latter part
of October.
A Joint meeting of the Kent and
Sussex County Farmers Institutes,
will be held in Harrington, Wednesday
September 2S
A conference of the PrOhbitiOnists
and all friends of the temperance
cause, will be held in Georgetown, on
September q.
DR.. Z. w. Haines, of Newark, dem
tist, and Mrs. Jennie Griffith, of Will
mington, were married at that place on
Thursday week.
The Fifth Army Corps, which in
cludes the Sd, 4th and 9TH Delaware
regiments, will have u reunion at
Washington this week.
The NJ. f. and NJ. P. Churches of
SeafoId, have erected large tent ad-
Joining the NJ L. Parsonage, and are
holding IL union meeting.
Rev. c. F. Armstrong, of Laure.,
Del, has accepted call to the rector
ship Of ST. Andrews Protestant Epis-
copal Church, West Philadelphia, and
will take charge the first Sunday in
October.
4. b. Nudge, of ClaytO will repre-
sent Delaware at the annual session of
the National Camp, 2. o. 5. A., which
will be held III Bethlehem, Pa, hegin-
ming next Wednesday. J. b. Roberts,
of Wilmington, " 10 Is national guard,
will attend.
Grace NJ. L. Church plot, Whining
ton, cost $4,000 q years ago, and Is
now worth S3O,OO The main build
ing cost Sl96.OO0; parsonage, $l4 600.
renovation, $4,000. Grace Church
reOpeuing is set for the second SUNDAY
in October.
A New CLOTHING FIRM. John T..
Dickey, Democratic nominee for county
treasurer, and Thomas H. Pennock
will open a big clothing store in the
new LIeberman building, at Fifth and
Market Streets, Wilmington, about
October lst.
REBUILDING DELMAR.-E. L. Rice,
architect, went to Delmar last week,
aud was engaged to draw plans for 26
new buildings, to replace those burned
in the recent fire. The buildings will
range IN price from $1,000 to 81 900.
The pastor of the New Castle NJ. E
Church, Rev. T. Z. Martindale, has in
his possession an autograph letter sem
him by the poet Whittier, at the time
Of the death of Rev. DR. Matlack, who
was an intimate friend of the deceased
pOet-NeiV Castle Herald.
Rev. Clarence r. Wilson, who ha
served the NJ. E. Church of SeafOrd fo
one year, has been transferred to Fl
Smith, Arkansas, one Of the largest NJ
+ Churches Of the South. He wi
preach his final sermon in this charge
on Sunday, september 25th.
Thomas Ennis, living on the Wa
kins farm, near Odessa, lost about 25
bushels of wheat recently by two boy
setting fire to his stacks His whea
was the only crop this year that woul
have netted him any income, as th
tomato and sweet corn crops were yer
short.
SUNDAY GUNNERs UNDER BAIL
James Gartnier, Harry MOuseley an
Harry Barber, of Philadelphia, accuse
of cunning on Sunday near Whining
ton, and who left their watches an
guns as security for the fines impose
had their cases reOpened and ga'
bail for court.
In CHARGE OF REV. J. d. RIGG.-
The Rev John d. Rigg, who has bee
Ou the superpumerary list of the Wi
mingtOn Conference, has taken charl
of the East Lake and Edge Moor wOl
at the request of Presiding Elder l..
Barrett. The Rev. c. II. Kersha'
who has had charge of that work, hi
gone to Dickinson College to finish b
studies.
WHY DOWNEY STEPPED Down.
The sudden, unexpected withdraw
of Stephen DOwney, of WilmingtO
from the Republican Senatorial cOnte
OccasiOned great surprise. DOwn'
was backed by Postmaster Stewal
and Mahafy. The opponents
Downey asked Postmaster GeneI
Wanamaker's intervention TO Ike,
Stewart out of politics. An inspect
has been threatened. When Down
heard of this he concluded to ret
from the race.
BOUND AND ROBBED IN HIS STOl
While Harrison e. Harvey, M
chant of Viola, Tuesday night of /;
week. was closing his store, three n
rushed in, threw him down, and I
him with a rope. They then demand
his money and threatened violence
ne emade any effort to call for assistan
They secured all the money in
store and departed, taking a la
quantity of tobacco and cigars. Ia
next morning Harvey managed to
himself.
To BEGIN THE STUDY OF Law
BENJAMIN B. Smith, son OF Justice
the Peace, Frank +. Smith, began
study of law last week with
Attorney General, John Biggs, at
Market street, Wilmington.
Smith is a student of Delaware Col
where he earned considerable fame
a student, in the class Of '92, and [
the hOnOrs justly earned by him.
will now undergo a thorough !
training at the hands of his taller
preceptor.
COLUMBIAN DAY.-The Colum
Day parade is growing beyond