Smyrna times., 1893-11-29

ture and effects of the Delawar,
Worlds Fair Building realized S3l3
Rev. P. H. Rawlins is conducting q
successful revival in the Harrington
N. E. Church. He is assisted by Rev
Thomas Ogle.
The Baptist Church people of Dover
have opened a soup house for the Door
The soup is being furnised by Rich
ardsOn & Robbins.
New York's Midnight Band of
Mercy should note that the tortuous
"cat" is still employed in New Castle.
Del.-Philddelphia Record.
The Original copy of the,frst Consti
ton of Delaware, is in the Office of ].
Miller Thomas, Wilmington, for the
purpose of being bound.
Two pensioners of the War of 1879
have departed this life within ten davs
Mrs +. ii. Wilson, of Milford. and
Mrs: Mary Davenport, of Milford
Neck.
Miss Annie Lank, daughter of David
Lank of Milford, will be married to-
day to Samuel Hayney of PHILADELPHIA
The ceremony will take place in Phila-
delphia.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Willard Salisbury to Nav.
daughter of Mrs. Victor Dupont. both
OF Wilmington. The ceremony will
take place on December the 5th'
Virginia, wife of E. B. Kerbin of
Dover died in Lewes, on Tuesday
morning, aged about 40 years. Mrs.
kesoiu had been suffering from that
dread disease consumption, for several
years.
Miss Mary Hazel, sister of Mr.
William Hazel of Georgetown died on
Wednesday. Interment was made at
Milford, in which place she lived for a
number of years. Miss Hazel was
well known in Smyrna.
Sweet potatoes that sold in New
York $3.50 to So per barrel. dronned
about 20 cents per barrel last week.
The low price month ago stopped
shipments price advanced in conse-
quence, and liberal shipments sent the
price down again.
Delaware City Shirt Factory started
IN with 30 hands for the first time Mon
day week. The people of the town are
very proud of what they have accom-. |
plished in inducing Baxter & Co. of |
Philadelphia to locate there.
Dover mOurns the death, from con. |
sumption, of two of its young and pro-
missing printers, Joseph w. Waller and |
Charles Hinsley. The latter has been
ID the Government printing Office in
Washington for several years.
Jonathan Lowber, we'll know citi-
zen of Camden, died on the 2I inst. Mr.
LOwber is a descendannt of a Quaker.
family who were the first settlers of
camden. Deceased was the father of
Mrs George NJ Jones, of Dover. He
was 90 years of age.
The Delaware Baptist Union. made
up of delegates from the Babtist
churches of Delaware and Delaware
county, Pa, on Wednesday voted to
withdraw from the Philadelphia Ban.
ust AssociatiOd, with which it has been
connected for 17S years. The idea il
% form a separte body known as the
Delaware Association. The action of
tne union must be indOrsed bv the
congregations of the churches repre- !
sented.
Cheswold has taken sudden stem to :
ne 'front.' as an entertainer, having pro-
s'ueu lot TWO conventions within a 9
a oh |
ccIeAeheTs meeting and the Kent !
County Bible sOcietv-and extende6
nearly inVition for the latter to meet
mere again a year hence. This wouId
nave been very agreeable to the dele.
gates, but not wishing to inpose on !
good nature coupled with the fact that
Iaey had never met at Houston. de. !
0'uea the choice for the latter place. 7
a sixty-hve.ysar-old man who can
Ian an eight mile race with a ten
week OLD call, aud wins or should
s good Tor many years. J. w. Kirby. q
" Milford Neck, did this Thursday 7
Lnq came out in good order. He was
= tphng a calf at this depot when it
- ora. II was worth ten or twelve
aOilars, and Mr.. Kirby hated to lose
snat call, 80 he gave chase and finally
.4p1ured It, after trip nearly to the
'O"n OF Lincoln. ..-MiLford Chronicle.
=, INDIGNATION OVER A WEDDING -
members Of Grace NJ. +. Church. vii.
1.'ugton were indignant over the fact
mat SnA1 William K. Reynolds and Miss
JIAl"e rurneil were married in their
suureh 0y Rev. Edward Henry Eckle
episcopal clergyman, arrayed in
,s anu Vestments, and according to
ra e ritual OF the Episcopal Church.
e main point of the protest is be-
~ ause the permission of the Bishop to
.'eV. Mr Eckel to perform the cere-
IOuy 10 the church was conditional
80 cal Rev Dr.. DObbins, the pastor OF
H-ee Church, should take no part
Whatever in the ceremony.
n DIG LEGAL BATTLE BEGUN FOR THE
,nAkkIs FoETUNE.-The Legal battle
= gain control Of aged Charles Harris
ss'a1e Of 100000 and have the old
slan declared a lunatic and removed | v
p, Pun the care and custody of Charles v
= t.lseier bis valet. began before a Jury O
y sae County Court at Dover Monday 0
Ea E,' unique and highly interesting bit Of
nsa1on. in which nearly 100 wit
SSesses from all over Delaware have
Ses1 summoned. The trial will pro- u
sIIoly run into next week. A Jury was q
ss,ee1sd By Sheriff Dunn, who pro- r
seeaed ooolsd with great secrecy. Il is com o
eu As follOwss George w. Baker. Z
~ T'ns n A. Wright and John w. Casson' y
lover; Levi 5. Proud and William D
~ nam, "a Of Camden I; Elwood jenkins. =
~ wyoming; G. ]. Smithers and -
Rpm Brown, Of Frederick; John II. u
n'ucSclKer, n William NJ. Bell aud George i
collins, Of Smyrna; George 9.
ci,;son, OF Magnolia. An are leading
Nepsans OF the county. Miss Sarah ID.
Bss.aiaal aall' Of Philadelphia, the niece of
vIsi. alleges his insanity. She
Bs.Iass that during the last two years
ovs. mas exercised undue influence
hss ~ w master. by means of which be ~
eeosss Hanged the will and disposed of a
secn,u:eraoie amount Of money and
oger .n The niece claims, more
old sa-.at anat Butler has so prejudiced the
Afraid JIhllenan against her that she is
Of .s,t "ili influence him to cut her