Smyrna times., 1893-05-24

New Castle on Saturday. The inr,
aro court united in considering Mil
hKln deserving of the punishment an,
tne people generally read with salts
iactlon that the cat was we'll laid on
MS crime was deceiving and betrayin,
young girls"
-Four hundred berry pickers arrived
at Laural Saturday, and have secnreI
employment in the strawberry fields
They receive 2 cents per quart. anC
can average from 50 to So per dav fo
their services. Sunday they had a sev
ere thunder storm.
The Junior Order American Mechan
les OF Mlddletown, are making prepar
aClons for rousing parade on the 4th
July, and at their last meeting appoin.
ted a committee of five to formulate
plans. 1t is intended to have a dem.
Onstratlon on larger proportions tha1
tnat OF two years ago, which was such
a glorious success.
The new building of the Epworth
M. +. Churh, at Wilmington, was dedi-
Gated Sunday. The exercises were
conducted by Bishop Mallalieu. The
new church is at Tenth and Lumbard
streets, and cost about $4,000. Bishop
Mallalieu was to be given a reception by
the ministers of the city Monday, but
he made a visit to Millington.
IN MEMORY OF ALICE STENGLE.-
Last night the Willing Workers of I'm
ion M. Z. Church Wilmington met to
take action in reference to furnishing
room at the Con ference Academy at
Dover. The room will be known as
the "Alice Stengle Room, ;" and will be
in the memory OF the deceased daugh-
ter of the Rev. Adam Stengle, former
pastor of Union Church. now of Asbury
church, Smyrna.
Two DOVER WEDDINGs.-Car have
been issued announcing the wedding
of James Selfridge of Philadelphia and
Miss Julia T. Todd of Dover. The
ceremony will be performed in the NJ.
E. Church, June 1st, at 2o'clock. The
wedding is announced of Henry Ridg-
ley, member of the bar of Kent coun-
ty, to Miss Mable Fisher of Dover.
The ceremony will be performed In the
Episcopal Church, June 1st, at S.3OA.M.
observation-disclosures L. Polk.
New Jersey editor of the North Amer.
icGn, and son of DR.. Charles Polk, late
Captain and Assistant Surgeon United
States Army, and grandson of the late
ex Governor Charles Polk, of this State
was married to Miss Jessie Preston
daughter Of David Preston, the well
known manufacturing chemist, of Phil
adelphia, by Rev. DR.. Hoyt, at noon
Thursday.
DEATH OF Mrs. A. HART.-Mrs.
AuZellah Hart of Townsend died at
that place yesterday morning, aged II
years. The deceased was a highly
esteemed and well known resident of
the neighbOrhOod. She was the mother
of General J. G. Hart of the firm of
Lichtenstein & Hart of Wilmington.
George NJ. D. Hart, Edward Hart.
Walter +. Hart and Mollie f. REYNOLDS.
One of the children is the widow of DR..
Parvis of MiddletOwn.
LIQUOR LICENsEs.-Superior Court
Sudges, sitting as a License Court.
Monday granted 119 licenses for the
sale of liquor by persons in Whining
ton and New Castle county. The law
and Order Society did not oppose the
granting of these licenses, but will
make a hard fight against the II appli-
cants whose petitions have not been
acted on by the Court. Sixty-four re-
monstrances have been filed against
them by Counsellor William S. Prickett.
INCREASING THE COUNTY DEBT
$l3, ,OOO.-Last Tuesday the Levy Court
of Kent County passed a resolution au-
thOrizing the proper authorities to
secure loan of $4,000. The Demo.
Gratis are still piling up the county debt.
Debt previously about $4,000. add
$4,000, aggregate $4,000. Borrowing
money for the county is becoming
rather monOtonOus. Why not compel
the collectors to collect the revenue
instead of being allowed to return so
many delinquents ?-Sentinel.
John Greenly, a young man of Dover,
was attracted by Mary Robinson, a
girl, aged IA years, and had longing
to hug her, but the young lady obiec.
ted. In spite of her objections Greenlv
boldly hugged her, and is now confined
in a cell in Dover Jail. The young girl
went before Squire Cooper and brought
a charge of assault. Green.y was ar
ranged and waived hearing. In de.
fault of bail he was committed to iail.
The Dover District Preachers Asso-
citation met in Harrington M. Z. Church,
yesterday and will be in Session tomor-
row. The curators, Revs. G. A. Grise.
Robert Watt and P. H. Rawlins. pre-
pared very interesting programme of
exercises. The address of welcome
was made by the pastor of the church
T. ID. Rawlins, and responded to by
the Rev. w. F. Dawson, of Magnolia.
A temperance mass meeting will be
held tonight at which Revs. r. Watt
and S. r. Maxwell will speak.
Says the DeLdlUGre Democrat "Tbe
National Editorial Association is now
in session in Chicago 1t is proposed
that next year the association 20 to
Europe and hold its meetings on board
the steamer. The trip, it is estimated
will cost each member about 1925.
This is little if any more than the trip
to California last year.
The Peninsula Association has not
yet decided where to go this year.
There seems to be difficulty in get
ting transportation to Chicago for so
large body and it is probable that
some Atlantic coast resort will be
chosen, or an inland place within easy
distance of the peninsula.
CEREBRo-sPINAL LMENINGITIs.-.Cere
meningitis has broken out
to an alarming extent among horses in
and about Snow Hill, Md. A few davs
ago DR.. d. E. Buckingham, veterinar-
ian, was telegraphed for by a leading
horse owner of Snow Hill and when he
reached there he found eight hores be.
longing to different people in the local
ity afflicted with the same peculiar
desease, which, upon investigation.
proved to be cerebro-spinal meningitis.
The same malady carried off three
fine horses on the Lewis farm, near
Newark, about four weeks ago. but
the desease was not allowed to spread
and it is not thought to exist at all
now any where in the country.
ENTERED SUIT FOR LIBEL.-Clerk
of the Peace William M. Dickson of
Kent county has brought suit against
the Morning NelOS for libel, and re.
tanned r. r. Kenney as counsel. The
alleged libelOus articla ruoa latte,