Smyrna times., 1893-10-18
County and State Items.

County 0NAANN 4 OOAAAo-
We. Graves is to be the new post.
master to succeed Mr.. Lattomus at
Townsend.
The festival given by the ladies' Aid
society of the NJ. E. Church in Clayton
Friday and Saturday evenings netted
$61SS.
new regulation in the Wilmington
Post Office requires all persons sending
far registered letters to give the mes
senger written order.
The Levy Court has granted right of
way to the New Castle and Whining
ton Electric Railroad Company through
,ortions of the New Castle causeWay.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Py-
tbias of Delaware, met in annual session
in Wilmington Monday morning at $50
am. Delegates from all the subordinate /
lodges will be present.
The Wilmington Board of Trade |
has sent to Senators Gray and Higgins |
a atelegram urging them to use increased |
efforts to secure the passage of the |
Silver Purchase Repeal bill.
Thomas ]. Stevenson, agent of Dover, |
sold the Osborn property, on Locker |
man street, to Clarke & Mcdaniel, for |
$4,000. 1t is at present occupied by A. |
R. Benson and Clarke & Mcdaniel. |
The Governor will appoint during
November a Recorder of Deeds for
Newcastle county. There are five
candidates for the place, the present
official being an applicant for reap
pOintment.
Argument in the Addicks case, for
an Injunction to restrain the Boston
gas men from laying gas pipes 10 the
streets of Wilmington, is now in pro-
rress before Chancellor ad listen
Henry r. Johnson.
Governor Robert J. Reynolds has
been invited to take part in the unveil-
ing of the battle monument at Trenton,
~, tomorrow. Governor Reynolds
will probably GO accompanied by some
of the members of his staff.
This week is court week. There are
some fifty cases on the civil trial list
but it is safe to predict that the great
majority will not come to an issue.
There are number of criminal cases
also, but none of a capital nature.
Wilmington real estate agents and
property owners generally are making
a reduction of 10 per cent. in rents.
The dull times have caused a number
Ofvacant houses, many families dOubl-
ing up in one house in order to econo-
mZe.
Thomas Maloney, a farmer of near
Townsend, was ringing the bell in the
lumber yard of d. P. Maloney, last
Saturday, when the bell suddenly
broke from its rope and struck the rim
ger on the shoulder, breaking his col
lar bone.
One of the largest ireman's parades
ever seen in Wilmington occupied the
attentions of her citizens last week.
Fire companies from Delaware, some
from New York and Pennsylvania at
tracted thousands of people into the
city. The parade was a great success.
The case of George H. HeaIn of
Clayton for assaulting w. c. Van
Wrinkle was tried at Dover Monday.
Mr.. Hearn plead guilty and was fined
$40 and costs, in all amounting TO $71.-
80. By order of the Court the costs
were remitted.
Daisy Washington, colored, of Will
mington, was held by United States
Commissioner S. Redmond Smith in
$500 bail for court on Saturday last
for passing a counterfeit S5 note on
A. H. Townsend. The testimony
showed that the prisoner knew that
the note was counterfeit before she at
tempted to pass it.
John Williamson has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mails be-
tween the postOfiiee and railroad
station Of Bridgeville at a salary of $50
per year The latest incumbent, w.
H. Needham, also bid $50, but under
the postal laws, when a new applicant
bids the same as incumbent, the new
applicant is given the preference.
Sheriff Dunn sold last week the
handsome green stone dwelling oI
Joseph NJ. Chambers, situated on State
street, Dover, to DIR. Thomas V. Cahall
OfFrederica, for S., 300. Also the farm
of John P DonohOe and Thomas Troy
consisting of 500 acres, situated il
North MHrderkill hundred, to Samue
W. Hall, for $1,000.
The following Delawareans are at
tending the West Chester Norma
School: Elsie s, COnnel, MarshaltOn
Didie Gilch, Odessa; o. H. Gildersleve
Jr., Camden McIlrory Jackson, Rising
Sun; Bessie r. Kuntz, New Castle
Mary Lynch, Georgetown; Katharin
Pollock, Falkland Carrie TOmlinson
Frederick Tillie Walter, Georgetown
Charles H. Butler and Miss Lille NJ
LOhand were married in Wesley NJ
Church, Dover Wednesday afternoon a
O'clock. The Rev. DIR. w. L. S. Murra
dictated and William T. Smithe-
presided at the organ. The usher
were Charles Taylor. Howard Cul
6reth, Harry G. Walker and WilliaI
d. Denney. A reception was held a
the home of the brides parents In
mediately after the ceremony.
HUTCHINSON CARPENTER NUPTIALs.-
David P. Hutchinson of Townsend wi
married last Wednesday evening
Miss Sallie p. Carpenter Of Wilmini
ton. The ceremony was performed
the residence Of the brides father, N
6lI Van Buren street, by the Re
Frank F. Carpenter, the brides brothe
Miss Creamer played the weddir
march aud Joseph Hutchinson al
Edward Hart were ushers. Mar
guests we're present. The couple wei
on northern tour.
New Castle Jail surprises visitors (
account Of its cleanliness. IL W
never In such an excellent condition
ls at the present time. In additil
Jerry Harrison who pays the fines
prisoners and conducts a brokera
business without a per centage /
!sh mas another business man cOnfn
snere 1t is Lewis Davis whe Is dol
HE sentence aud who conducts Fl
stocked cigar store. Visitors are us
- purchasing small articles In a js
Sas y Is seldom they find store the
|ln New Castle.
n, me ,l death Of COW from milk feN
WIS ss larm Of Representative Char
on on' ~ at Iron Hill, and the kill
wss o same day of an old COW viii
and Troubled with chronic diarrhc
4 cbroOios % ancient hor.s enected W
th.. -"sliIng of the leg, has bs
tnc Cause for kL j.. - " tbo n.