Smyrna times., 1893-04-26
County and State Items


County and State Items
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Trout have been caught in the ba,
at Nathaniel Ss bnms " Williams s is lying quite il
David Needles died on the 18th .
MS residence near FELTON,, in the 69tl
year of his age. '"0 O''l
H. F. Hepburn, of PHILADELPHIA ba,
bought the property of John Ren,lev
"ear blsnco, l4O acres, for $4,000.
Mr.; McKendree Downham lat. .
the Pension Bureau, Washington !.
soJouTnlng for the present, at Canter
P: W. Adams sold at private sale ore
OF MS farms, the Woods farm" near
MeDonough, containing 100 acres tn
Eu"aro Fleasanton for $4,000.
Ehe Rev. Lewis w. Gibson. rector q,
Christ Church, Dover, has received .
unanimous call to the rectorsbin of
christ Church, Delaware City.
henry '. s. Stout of Dover. and q
herbert Evans of Cheswold were grad.
uated from Hahnemann Medical CoI.
lese' Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
D[' Ionn Comegys younger, BROTH
er OF the late Chief Justice ComaSws
mas rented an Office in Dover. where h q
VIII practice his profession of dentistry
Inc Nirden House, the well known
nOsteIry at Lewes was sold SATURDAY.
april 9th, to Mrs. EFT. Veasev. dang6I
ter OF Capt. Henry Virden, for SO 600.
Inc new Police Commission bill for
Wilmington w goes into effect Nav lar
ne OBJECT of the law is to give to the
city competent, non. partisan police
force. r0''0o
ManlOve Hayes has been aDDointed
commissioner of Delaware, to the Ma
tlonal Convention of Railroad Commis-
sloners that met in Washington. ID. G.
Wednesday.
John s. Casperson has been annoint-
eu postmaster at Clayton. Mr.. Casner.
son Is at present notary public. lust.
ice OF the peace and town alderman at |
Clayton. ---''" AZ
Died.-Mrs. Salisbury SnarkI;, d;od
at her residence in North Milford WaJ1
nesday morning last, in the Gath vear
VI n1r age Two weeks ago she was
paralyzed and never rallied.
X. l.: Truax, living on the Levels.
iose nne young mare last week from
The animal was valuable
ana promising one, and her owner
sadly feels his loss. She was valned et
from $275 to $500. -
Rev. w. J. D. Lucas, who since he .
vas compelled by i'll health several .
fears ago TO abandon the active min :
stry, will probably supply the ap- +
continent at Leipsic, Del, which was !
not filled at conference. :
The new side-wheel steamer Poca. :
lontas, built by the Harlan and HoI.
lngsworth Company for the Virginia =
Navigation Company, was launch YES. Z
erday. The PocahOntas is a steel and \
ron hull ship of 205 feet length over all. 4
A PRISONER JUMPS FROM TRAIN. "
George Kirby, prisoner in CUSTODY .
fnlladelphia detective, en- route h
ON Milford to Philadelphia, succeed :,
i IN making his escape by jumping !"
ON the train as it was passing throu0b =
Wilmington Friday evening. h,
The Creamery of G. A. Ewing in ~
ewes, was destroyed by fire on Thurs ~
y night. The loss is estimated AT -
rec thousand dollars upon which "
ere was an insurance of fifteen bun. r.
ed dollars. It is supposed to have To-
en the act of an incendiary as there 60
-s been no fire upon the premises for VI
me time.
DR.. w. L. GOoding has resigned the 70.
esldency of the Conference Academy o.
take effect at the close of the present 90
IN. We judge that the responsibility Ba
SO large a rental Is more than Prof IT.
,oding wishes to bear: g..
n. B.-The Trustees met in Dover A.
)nday and adjusted affairs, and Mr.. :
odIng will remain in charge of the on
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NEW HOTEL AT THE BREAKWATER ~ ~,
number of prominent PhiladeI. WI W.
~ md o,;,i saul.su a STOCK com Mr.
.aL 49,, - Th T%h'leItly opposite the ard
'wn as the Breakwat Hotel. It is "
70 three stories in height and will res,
'AS Ora
Tanry n Go ,.,., Chi
dugh q. Brown, of Middletown,
under the firm name q
,Onrad & Brown, have dissolved - !,
by mutual consent. Mr. Sas
wn has rented the building at the mo,
Ter of Tenth and Market streets, in not
Id ihSIOu' anu VIII IN IuIure nave of r
offices at that place. dist
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PIsCoPAL CONYENIION--The next hon,
1al session of the Episcopal Con- tax
ion of this Diocese will convene in eorl
Andrews Church, Wilmington, on latin
first Wednesday in June. Last war
the convention met at Laurel. tive
{ year it will meet in Kent county. hnt
Ipecial interest attaches to the con- and
ion beyond that belonging to the civ.
nary business. saw
ted
le fourth annual exhibition of stan
geville colored school was held in foolt
lens NJ. f. Church Thursday
t, and was very successful. T. M. III
Jams, 8. J. Whaley and Miss Flor men
Hemsley of Smyrna Rev. s. b. ly kl
iams, Miss Louie Collins and Yer betw
jackson of Seaford, and Superin- from
ent of Public Schools John g. unde
assisted materially in the exer- Wasl
Most
llIam N. Stewart, foreman of the infu'
Il Countian, was called to Green the Ii
Wednesday morning by a tele- secur
announcing the serious illness OF ing b
other, Mrs. Mary Ann Stewart. Harr
Stewart is well known on the preys
lsula. For many years she ran Dela'
'sions to Ocean City and Cape the Ia
the railroad authorities allowing cans,
goodly part Of the receipts for Book
She was also strong OF oui
,ate Of women's suffrage. as Re
IL fur
riff Gould made the following tor H
at Middletown Friday Captain Wash