Smyrna times., 1892-10-19

J AT Tue next meeting OF the Farmers
J, Institute of Kent County, which Wi
Z be held in FELTON,, Oct. 26, at 2 PM
DIR. A. T. Neale will address the insti
tute on "Infeetious Diseases of Ami
. mails: 1st, Effects of such disease
= upon the health and upon the finan.
cIal prosperity of the farmer: 2d
Would legislation aimed to control the
M spread of such diseases be desirable II
M delaware" Discussion will follow.
WHEAT RAISING.-It seems to he
the impression that the usual ACREAGE
VIII be put in wheat this Foil on the
Eastern Shore. At present nrices
. "heat'ralslng is said to be a Iosino
business, but farmers do not know
%hat they can do better to get their
land IN grass. They look TO their
n grass 10 pay them, which would be he
case II they raised more hav and
grazed fewer cattle. '
no" the EIGHT-HOUR LAW WORKs
because the Union workmen deman.
ueu nine hours pay for eight hours
WoFK, contractor A. S. Reed has deci-
ueu not to employ them in the erec.
Ilon OF the new Federal building at
NINTH and Shipley streets Wilmington.
Inc governments eight-hour law
prevents the mechanics working over
that Time and the contractor saws he
can not afford to pay the men for any
time they do not work.
UAME PROTECTIVE SOCIETY, The
Delaware Game Protective Association
met on Saturday and elected the fol.
lowing ofhcerS for the ensuing wear
resident, III /. n. Mills; vice-president.
W II; Hartloye, secretary and Treas.
urer, w. Il. Hill. The secretary was
authorized to prepare poster setting
I0rth the Objects of the society and have
mem placed in conspicuous places
throughout the state.
WORD was received in Wilmington
saturday night, Ofthe accidental shoot.
| ing or John >. LCckard, of that citv ot
MAX meadows. Va. Lockard was the
| organizer OF the Warren Athletic Club |
Ol w wilmington. aud was also a mem. |
Oer OF the Washington Fire Comnanv
ana OF Delaware Lodge Odd Fellows
Upon MS departure for Virginia the |
warren Club presented Lockard with
handsome breech-loading gun. with
which he killed himselfSaturdav while
hunting. ""''7
MUST AGAIN FACE A JURy-Tdo
Hoover, charged with killin0 Jo,noS
Bristol at Little Creek, and Lanes
Richardson, the supposed MiIforJ
burglar, charged with an asseuIt ,,i,b
intent to kill the officers who atte,nn.
ted to arrest him on the Delaware
Railroad train near CLAYTON. will ho
tried at the term of Court which oa,
Vened at Dover Monday. This will ha
the second tinS that Richardson viii
nave 10 race . Jury upon this charge.
A quiet home wedding took nlaca Of J
the residence of the bride. in Easton ON
The 9th inst, in the presence of a fs,y t
invited guests. The CONTRACTING nm T
Ties were Mr.. Samuel Norris and RTrs
virginia Williams both of Easlon
Rev j. NJ. Sheridan, pastor of CaIver,, T
NJ. +. Church, Ofllciated. Mr.and Mrs
D,-., 1SoIll3 lelC on the morning train for
Fhiladelpla, New York and other Dlu- II
ces Of interest. Mrs. Williams was
recent visitor of Mrs. j B. Benson ar
-he ght house, being the widow of her
brother ~ !;
The MARRIAGE NOTICE GAVE HIM :
AWAY.--Henry T. Derry, "a married d"
nan, eloped on Monday with Miss 9
'dhet I: Mckensie, and was married
I Camden, N. J. He returned to wife
NO. that evening, and might have es. II
apeu undetected had not the CLERGYMAN II
OrWarded q marriage notice to a local !.
'aper. Wife No. l saw it. and obtain. II
q warrant for Derry, but he left O
llmInglon and has not vet been
aptured. '"
ST
MIsER's HIDDEN WEALTH 4
hen John Allen of Laurel died IN p
ne broken freight car he called bome
'here he had reared a family of child. or
en-, and conducted cider and tobacco .
uslness, friends searched the hoveI OF
nj found All old box CONTAINING B
10000 in gold aud railroad storke :.
'orth thousands of dollars. ~
Allen was noted miser, and his I
lree daughters were comDelIed N :,
arm their own living as domestic ser. -
ants. ''i- a
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE Q
he New Castle County Teachers ~;
institute will be held in Middletown WI
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
nd Friday, November lst. 2od 3rd' 1r
ld 4th. The programmes of the even
z entertainments are about connie. AZ
d, and present a most exceIIent an
'urse. On Tuesday evening. Nov Tst A
d. Geo. w. Balm, the eminent lecturer pI
i'll deliver one of his popular disconr-
3; on Wednesday evening musical %
ID literary entertainment will he ~
ven by Mrs. Charles H. WeaviU tho
lebrated soprano soloist of PbiladeI. IL,
lia, Emil Schmidt, the renowned ho,, "
0linist, and James F. Burdette If
Nv W. OIK city on Thursday, DR.. Jahu are
wit Miller, the humOrist, will oc- ~
py the platform. OV
NEW CASTLES FIREMAN's PARADE. l..
ne org parade of the Delaware IOl
lte Flreman's Association at New tax
stle occurred Thursday and was a IN,
;cess In every particular. Seven 0i'
'usand persons is the estimated the
mDer OF those who watched the gal mo
L fireman. applauding with hand
pplngs and cheers their fine march. RSd
FORM. Nine companies, represent. the
New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware :.
Newark and Reading, were in 10
D some OF them with apparatus and day
but one of them with bands. The
n0er of men in line was about 600
onlclal count of fTemen in nine tlnS
lpanies being 373, and she given on
nber OF bandmen ia. Beside these \
re were fireman not counted. \
ne ,s principal event after the parade wht
the dedication of the new Lenape G.,
!. The award of prizes was a fea. Oca
Q of the day. nov
IATIoNAL CHAIRMAN DICKIE MAKES
Address in WILMINGToN.-NaS fore
lal Chairman Dickie of the Probib. Of >
n party addressed a mass meeting
institute Hall on Saturday evening ma