Smyrna times., 1893-11-08

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defeated Elkton three years ago to the
tune OF 80 to y.
The 25th anniversary of the estab-
Hsbment of the Order of United Work
men in Delaware was celebrated in
Wilmington Thursday night by pub
lie meeting, with appropriate exercises.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Cbas. X. Weston, formerly of Dover,
and Miss Mary McIlvaine of Canter-
burv. Nov. I6, at IL NJ. Mr.. Weston is
on the staff of the Phila. Times.
Fred l. Auer, of Boston, recently
died. leaving an estate of $25, ,OOO,O 600.
The Dover and Camden Electric Rail-
way Go. not being mentioned in the |
will. hence the enterprise" will be |
futher held in abeyance.-SenttneI
Two stores have been opened in |
Wilmington for the relief of the poor |
and needy, where food is sold at cost. |
ADint ofsoup and half a loaf of bread !
cost two cents, and other eatableS IN
proportion.
Wilmington Christian Endeavorers
went TO Philadelphia Saturday TO eX-
anime the workings of the Philadel-
nina SUNDAY Breakfast Association,
with a view to establishing like or
ganizaCiOn.
WOOTEN NOT YET CONFIRMED.-ln
the Senate Friday the nomination of
Isaac J. WOOten of Delaware, to be an
Indian agent at the Nevada agency,
= hrrf of dignnGsinp
permitted TO 90 over.
The Dover conclave of Heptasophs
will be organized by Jos. HI. Primrose,
the organizer. next Friday evening at
7SO. in Odd Fellows Hall. About IS
charter members will start the Organi-
zation. The supreme officers will be
10 attendance.
William F. .Shallcross a young farmer
near Odessa, on Saturday week started
for Clarksburg andOther points in West
Virginia, for the purpose of securing
a car load Of turkeys. He returned to
Wilmington Monday with 984 in SO
eoOps.
William H. Graham, one of the old
EEA ElAlLEuE Vi ApBUIAAAAtA - GANAOAf
died very suddenly on Saturday week
at the residence of his grand daughter,
Mrs. Frank LattOmus. The deceased
was born at Millington, July 4th, 1901, i,
aud served as n drummer boy in the
war Of 1872.
Loss OF A SCHOONER AT THE BREAK
wATER.-The schooner Jacob }. HOus-
man. from Norfolk for Troy, with a
cargo Of lumber, struck in the gapway
between the ice breaker and the Della
ware Breakwater Sunday and become
tO,al loss.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wednesday declared a dividend of p
percent, payable in cash. With the
May dividend of q per cent cash, aud
per cent in scrip, convertible into
stock at par, this makes Z per cent
dividends for 1892 and 6 per cent in
1891. -
Saws the Middletown Transcript: In
all our travels east and west we have
nowhere found more brilliant and per
fectly satisfactory light tLan those thai
illumine our own streets and houses
aud that is not merely because they arr
the flights Of home" but because Oul
plant Is one of superior quality anC
capacity.
Eli Galloway of Pennington, who
was killed at that place Wednesday, j
q well-knOwn farmer. At the time o
the accident he had just left Waples
blacksmith shop and stepped on tn
track in front Of the fast approaching
train. The body was hurled a con
siderable distance, causing instan
death. He leaves q wife and a numbe
Of grown sons and daughters.
The kite track has an attraction il
the way of a trotter born and bred il
Russia and the property of the czaI
He was sent here TO be trained AM
has shown wonderful speed during hi
short stay here. His trappings AM
clothing are Of the finest quality an
all bear the crest of Russia's illustriOu
pOtentate. The horse is at leat 1t
hands high aud weighs about ,3C
pounds.
A COLT DIES OF ANTHRAx.-La
Saturday a young colt belonging
Farmer LOngran, near Delaware Cit
died from what is supposed to be al
thrax. The colt was allowed to pa
ture In a field close to where two
three dead bodies of cows which hs
died ofthe disease had washed ashO
some time Rgo.
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.-Detectiv
MeVey and Witsell, of Wilmingto
came TO Middletown Friday and aft
securing team proceeded to the far
Of William Day. near Mt Pleasar
where they arrested Walter Duburr
Duburrv Is suspected of being imp
Gated in the robbery Of james Listl'
residence, near Greenville, Christia
hundred. The robbery occurred Il
March, but Duburry's whereaboI
could not be learned until recent
SALES BY WILMINGTON sHERIEF
The armory of the recently disband
Troop B. n. @. D., was sold by
Sheriff Saturday. under mortgage
$4,000, held by the State Of Delawa
Il was bought in for the State by 10
II. RodDey, attorney for State Ire
urer Burnite, for $4,000. The n
peoples Theatre was also sold by
Sheriff, to Harry Emmons, attorney
David NJ. Hess, of Philadelphia,
mortgage creditor, for $9525.
-Says an exchange: It is v
broad aasertjon, but fact neverthel
that there isn't enough silver In
country 70 pay the drink bill for
year. All the tariff collected In
year would not pay che drink bill
thirty days. This Is statement II
the best authority. Close every sal
IN Wilmington, place police oiDcel
the 'front.' door and another at the
door. and some one 10 watch she po
ofacer, and there wouldn't be Q
steak Ia q butcher shop nor ioa
bread 10 a bakery that night-so
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