Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

,oino North, 7.19, S28. $50, A. NJ, $50, 5S3 P.
SO5nS south, 9.27 l2.Oj A. NJ, so, 533, 75S p
Closing of Mails.
coine North, $50, 9.15 a. m, S.25, sos p. m.
ling South, 927 a. M, and 5l5 p. M.
nj for Delaware & Chesapeake road an,
DaG,inore & Delaware Bay will close at 500 a. n
Opening of Mails.
r,om North. 7SO. 1000 a. m, APO and 6lO p. n
s5in m Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
Judge Marvel will reside in Dover
lanes Gillespie of Milford proposes
% bnild o boat in which he will try to
nsvigate the rapids of Niagara Falls
The insurance commissioner of Del.
aware asks for legislation to reach fra.
tsrnal and other organizations doing
an insurance business.
1T. Thawley, landlord of Whaley's
hotel at Bridgeville, has been refused
fracsional license. The protest was
TOO strong for the Judge.
Mr.. Benjamin West near Townsend
vho was seriously injured by the cars
sometme since, is now able to go
about the house on crutches.
Sheriff Dunn on Tuesday sold the
farm of Jacob Wells, near Dover, con.
aiming 40 acres, to Mrs. Emma McIn-
ire and Miss Zada Wells for 81 ,O4O.
The farm of Henry K. Hargadine.
deceased, consisting OF 60 acres, located
near Viola, was sold at public sale
saturday by the executor, to Jos. s.
Burchenal for 81, ,946.
John Harrington, trustee of the Pot
ter estate, near Milford, has about So
0)O in hand which by the provisions of
the will is to be distributed among the
worthy poor of the county outside the
Amshouse.
Under an order from the Orphans
Court William A. Hukill, auctiOneer,
on Saturday sold the farm of the late
Thomas McCracken, near Summit
Bridge, to j. B. Cazier, for $4,000.
The iarm contains 143 acres.
Kent County borrowed money a few
Years ago TO pay a floating indebted
ness, and her people again face an
empty treasury, while the county
orders are floating below par at the
mercy of the money shavers.
A call has been issued for meeting
Of the members of the Peninsula Press
Association at Dover, Tuesday, Feb.
18th. for the purpose of electing three
delegates to the National Editorial
Association that meets at Chicago,
May Is.
Harrington merchants bought last
week 1900 dozen eggs from their reg
ular trade, 600 dozen more from mer
chants out of town, making in all 22OO
dozen in one week. No wonder there
was drop in prices if other sections
did a. well.
Muskrats are being caught in great
numbers on the marsh and along the
MispilliOn. Thomas Clendaniel of
Slaughter Neck has caught, on an
average, ,over one hundred each morn
iGg since last Friday. The rats net the
Irapper about 20 cents each.
There is considerable agitation in
railroad circles in Wilmington over the
action OF council meeting requiring
railroad companies using the streets to
rave overhead crossings or elevated
tracks. What the result will be can
Dot be fOreshadowed, but a big fight
may be expected between the munich
1alily and the railroad corporations.
WILL GIVE UP BUSINESS. Deputy
Sheriff William H. Money has decided |
to give up merchantile persuits in
Townsend, and has disposed of bis |
itOck and fixtures to Ex-Levy court |
nan Dave Hutchison and his brother. |
The new firm will take possession on |
March lst, and will undoubtedly make /
success Of their venture.
SALES OF REAL ESTATE. George
v. Ingram, Real Estate Agent of Mid
lietOWn, sold three farms TO three
frOthers last week as follows: Mol
lind Farm, go acres, near Union Nj. E.
,burch, to George Deakyne, price S2,-
100. No. 2 The Warren Farm at Will
on's Corner, 126 acres to Harry Deak-
ne, price g.. 400. No The Murphy
farm, near Vandyke's Station, 165
ieres, 70 William Deakyne, for 50, $50.
The Legislature of Delaware is very
much electrified, there having already
'een nine electric bills before it during
ne present session
Mldd clowns vote in reference to
he lighting by electricity was 40 for
II against. The vote by the tax
aid represented S2,998. for, to $736
galnst,-a majority of 81, 262.
An action to recover $9l ,I22 alleged
Q be due 10 consequence of a branch
i an agreement for the purchase Of
tock has been entered by Edmund A.
1aryey and George w, 5. D. and
.aoeh Mccullough stockholders of the
!. Iron Company against the
.loelity Insurance, Trust and Safe |
Ieposit Company, as trustee under the
VII OF Delaplaine Mcdaniel deceased.
peculiar case was brought in the |
prior Court at Wilmington where
0 the plaintiff sues to recover 5000 |
or the loss Of a hand. When sixteen
ears of age Louis G. Adams, was run
ing a planer in the sash mill of Fran
Is T. Clymer, and on September 4,
$50, the knives Of the planer through
legged faulty construction, chopped
0 bis hand. Waiting until he became |
Eenty one years old, Adams brought
lt against his former employer for
amages, laid at 5000.
WANT TO FOUND A FREE LIBRARY.
Eighty per cent. of the stockholders
the Wilmington Institute, the big
lree stOried building at Eighth and
larket streets, valued at $125. 900,
ave agreed to transfer the property
2 The city free OF cost upon condition
nat it be forever maintained by City
'ouncil as a free library. The prOpOs-
.iOn is regarded with much favor by
ouncils, the only hitch being caused
y ~ per cent. Of The stockholders re-
'sing to agree to the transfer.
PROGRESSIVE WHIST PARTY.-On
,uesday evening Of last week at Heit-
lu Manor, near ChesWOld, there was ,