Smyrna times., 1893-07-05

The new Methodist Protestant
Church at Georgetown was dedicated
Sunday. =
Paynter Frame, of HarbesOn, Sussex
County, is spoken of as a Democratic
candidate for Governor.
A number of farmers in the lower
part of this county are threshing wheat.
The yield is said to be good.
The Chicago Electric Wire Com
pany, of Wilmington, has been award
ed a $75, 900 Government contract.
Prof. A. H Raub, principal of the
Newark public schools, has resigned to
accept better position in Philadel-
phia.
A vicious negro, living in Little
Creek hundred, was locked up in Do
yer Jail on Thursday for beating his
wife severely.
The recent cool weather has, no
doubt. had a depressing effect on hotel
prOprietOrs at the seashOre. But as the
season is young, the worry will be
short-liVed.
The following pOstmaster5 were ap-
pointed in this State this week George
Currinder, ChristIana Whitley w.
Meredith, Delmar; Dewitt Frear, Ris-
ing Sun and William B. Ellis, Wood
land.
Aud now it is reported that Robert
w. Mowbray, of Cambridge, formerly
principal of the Georgetown Public
Schools and "a radical Republican, has
turned Democrat. His father is in the
Departmental service at Washington.
One of the largest crate and basket
manufacturers is said TO have received
estimates OF the peach crop, which, if
correct, he says, will require 35,O00,000
feet of lumber to make the required
packages, and that one third of the
lumber is yet standing in the woods.
KATIE DUGAN's MURDERER. Gov
srnor Robert J. Reynolds has offered
an additional reward of $500 for the ar
rest of the murderer of Katie Dugan,
which occurred on the night of Oct. 10,
1892 in Wilmington. This now makes
the reward $l200, and the Governor re-
quests that all officers throughout the
State endeavOr to bring the fugitive to
justice.
OPENING OF THE New CHURCH AT
REHOBOTH.-Th new and beautiful
Episcopal church at RehobOth will be
opened for regular services on Sunday,
July 9th, by Bishop Coleman. and
others. Services will be held then
throughout the season on every Sunday
and frequently during the week. The
corner stone will also be laid on SUI.
day, July 9th. -
A severe accident betell Miss Lena,
youngest daughter of Hon. William
CeOch, of COOch's Bridge, Wednesday.
The girl was following behind a now
ing machine, close TO the cutting bar.
UnknOwingly she stepped ahead of the
rapidly'moving knives. Her heel was
badly cut, aud it is probable that she
will be lame for life. DR.. Henry dres.
sed the wound.
WILMINGTON's New MAYOR.--M Mayor
ShOrtledge assumed his duties Satur-
day. His first Official act was the aD.
pOintment of Washington Hastings as
successor to Thomas B. Smith in the
Water Department. City Solicitor
Charles NJ. Curtis stepped down and
was succeeded by George A. Elliott.
The new City Council met for organ
izatiOn last night.
THE HARRIs-BUTLER CAsE.-The
Harris-Butler case at Dover is in
about the same condition, as neither
Butler or his niece have made any fur
ther move, except to engage additional
counsel. The matter will be taken up
before Chancellor WalcOtt on Thurs
day, July 9th, when argument will be
heard. Messrs. Bradford, Sprmance.
Bird, Pennington, Day and Kenny
have been retained by Butler, and
Aessrs. Pennewill, Smithers and Ridge
ly by the neice, Miss McPhall. Mr..
Bird visited Dover on Tuesday, and
had long conference with associate
counsel. He also called on Mr.. Harris,
who is in his room at Captain Bonsall's
boarding house.
The OWNERS OF SALADIN N.-Saladin
was purchased by Jimmie Green in
New York, some six years ago, as a
Ye9rling, for $3.50. Mr.. Green told a
tspOrter of the Republican as a colt he
Was anything but a beauty, but he had
the points that 60 to make up a fast
nag. He was selected from some forty
odd yearlings, and he was the only one
in the drove that pleased him, and YOU
can judge how his expectations have
been realized, as he holds the fastest
record OF any horse in the world on the
half-mile track. The owners are Mr..
Robert Porter of Philadelphia, Daniel
w. Stewart and Jimmie Green. who
have it is said, refused nearly $4,000
for him.
Kent and Sussex counties in Della.
ware will produce $500 600 baskets
which would be an average of 400 600
baskets TO a county. New Castle has
very few peaches. In Maryland seven
counties will produce 100000 baskets
of peaches, which is an average of 400.
600 baskets TO a county.
A greater portion of the peaches
shipped from along the main
line Of the Delaware railroad will be
shipped from Wyoming and FELTON,.
In addition to the Delaware peaches
shipped from there it is expected that
a number of the Maryland growers
Will drive their wagons to one of those
points and ship from it. The Delaware
peaches shipped from along the main
line will be principally from Kent
county.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. JOHN A..
NICHoLsoN.-Mrs. Angelica X. Mich
olson, wife of Hon. John A. Nicholson
and mother of Attorney-G General John
X. Nicholson, died suddenly Thursday
morning in Dover, aged about IS years.
Mrs. Nicholson was as we'll as usual
early Thursday morning, and Mr..
Nicholson left her sitting ia a chair in
ner bed room and went down stairs.
When he returned she was living ON
the floor dead.
She was a daughter of John and
Mary Reed; granddaughter Of Hon.
Jacob Stout and great-grand .dauohter
of Chancellor Killen, who was Chief
Justice of this State in 1776. and after
the revolutionary war was appointed
chancellor. She was married TO Mr.
Nicholson, August 10th 1848.
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