Smyrna times., 1893-01-18

Blackbird, died of asthma on Wednes
day. Funeral services were held a
the NJ. E. Church Friday.
Auly Hill of Black bird and Mis-.
Kate +. Lockerman OF Leip.ic wer,
married ia Wilmington on Wednes
DAY by Rev J. ID. Z. Hanna.
With his right foot cut of and the
lett arm broken by shifting engine
Georgs Wilkins, 40 years Old, was Nd.
ulltsd 10 Wilmington hospital.
Tic cold has caused the loss ofInuch
freight Ia the shape OF oysters, beer
aud other perlshable stuff, ON the Del
aware railroad aud its connections.
Alter battling several weeks with
the dread disease, Miss Emma
Buruham a bighly-respected Young
woman Of Mlddletowu, died OF typhoid
lever
FELTON, Hotel has changed hands
again. InIs time the new host X
InOmas Anderson Ot WoOdside. his
predecessor, Reynolds Cook, having
concluded 10 20 West
Il took tour Days and cost over S4OO
10 geL the schooner Ella NJ. Watts
trOu the BreaNwater to Philadelphia,
last week, although one OF the Dest
tugs On tno river had her IN tow.
Tle Delaware River with its snow.
capped, Ice fields aud gorges 10
sight we'll worth witnessing, and es-
peclaliy 50 III the early morning when
the rising sun adds DrIllancy 10 the
scene.
In)mas GoOden, father of Thomas
N. GOoden OF Dover, one OF Kent
COuuIy's oldest aud most highly re-
spected citizens, died at MS nome Ia
Willow Grove, last Monday night,
aged about 50 ears.
A FARMER FREEZES TO DEATH
Willis Gardner, aged 30 years, a far
mer near Greenw OOd, went home in
toxIcated Wednesday. While ungear-
ing Ills horse he fell Ia the stable. He
MAS found frozen To death.
Mss Laura V. HarwOod was united
IN marriage on Wednesday evening
iSsI' TO Harry G. Moore, Of Wyoming.
ne nuptisl ceremony was performed
N the NJ. 4. Church, the pastor, Rev.
Albert Chandler, officiating.
Dr. Conaway of Leipsic was thrown
from his sleigh by an unruly horse the
other day aud dragged some distance
before stopping the plunging animal.
Fortunately the doctor wasn't severe
ly injured, out the sleigh was wrecked.
For the first time in % years people
walked on the ice from Petty's Island
on the Delaware across to Camden
last week. The river was a mass of
heavy packed ice, and ferry boats for
three days had the utmost difficulty in
e1eciing landings.
A PROMISE OF GOOD CROPS. The
genuine wIutry weather which mas pre-
vailed since the middle of Decem Der,
and still continues, is regarded with
favor by our farmers as indicative of
good spring and summer seasons for |
all crops except fruit.
Several nights ago some malicious
person broke into the engine room of |
Anauii organ factory, at Newark, and /
turned on all the water cocks, which |
resulted in the flooding of the compart-
ment to the depth of several feet. The
machinery was badly damaged.
Last week as VIM. T. Smithers, esq,
was coming out Of his Office at Dover,
he slipped and fell to the pavement,
breaking a small bone in his right
wrist. It interferes somewhat with his
duties as reporter, but he writes better
with his left hand than some reporters
We know do with their right Sentinel.
Richard NaylOr, Harry Naylor, Will
he Wright. and Norman Rose, were
arraigned before Justice Thomas Dea-
kyne Thursday for trespassing on the
premises OF o. V. Hill at Black bird.
Ihev were cOastiDg down the hill ard
i being very cold concluded to have a
lire SO they took some Of Mr. Hills
rails Hence the suit.
August Haaga, Middletown's only
baker, has eeparted for parts unknown
and with him went his worldly goods
loaded on two farm wagons They
LETT during Monday night and numer-
1us creditors mourn their departure,
Is we'll as the re-idents who depended
upon the "red push" cart for their
morning meal. He left several hun
nred dollars IN debt.
Inc annual mesting OF the stock
holders of the Delaware railroad was
held ia Dover Thursday. Il. Tatnall
y y arner was chosen president, and
aanlove Hayes, secretary and treas
arer. A statement Of the cOmpany,s
business during the year shows the
.o1al earnings to be 81 ,I52, ,650.05; total
y penses, 1859, ,967 O5; net earnings,
~ ~ .os3 total increase over last year
s42,7l7.5S.
ANOTHER BURGLARY AT FELTON,
enothes /, burglary was committed at
elton Wednesday night, similar to
y, lne one al the post office last summer.
uey used the same tools as before, a
p'cE and Gro Owbar, stolen from the rail
gag tool house. This time it was Bax-
.er q klllen who suffered. Their safe
anu both money drawers were com
pietely demolished and about 5000
..oien. Among the booty were three
.anroad checks Of about $50 each,
salen may aid ia the detection OF the
! limilnals. II is thought by many to
= tne work Of amateures living in this
section. - . -
a. - asAiiOh ALMOST ABANDONED -
~ the Delaware all boats save the
sollee tugs, ice and ferry boats. and a
m s1IongsirOn steamers have ceased To
su; The chester Line gave up Satnr.
s9 aud viii not run until the ice
,.s~ks ~ *, up. The railroads have given
y ~. All attempts to run their freight
-'A's. Cold wave has followed cold