Smyrna times., 1893-12-20
The SMYRNA TIMES.

THE SMYRNA TIMES.
.SVTaWU, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. 90, 1898
smyrna Branch Trains.
es.ng North. 7.ls, SAP 9.55, a. NJ. s.57, 6I5P.M
,olng south. 9.55 Il.a6 A. NJ, s57, $50, z5s P. N
Closing of Mails.
Going North. go. 925 a. m, 3.25, 4.5O pm.
Going south. s.25 q m, and 45Op m
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road and
Baltimore i Delaware Bay will close at $40 a, M
Opening of Mails.
From North, 40, loSo a. m, $50 and s.25 p. m
wilmington only.
From south, 74o. lO.S0 a. NJ. 4SOP.M.
County and State Items.
There are over 2OOO cases of the grip
in Wilmington.
Ezekiel J. Holt "a farmer of near
Dover, died, Monday week aged SO
yeass.
Richard Grier, of Wilmington, has
been appointed to a $1,000 position in
the Patent Office, at Washington.
En0ch Maze, a business man, and
Miss Sallie Lewis, of Dover, will be
married at the brides home to day.
Edward Lester, colored of Centre
Vile. Is in Jail at that place. charged
Eith the murder of Fletcher Bias, also
solored.
The personal property of the late
Henry r. McCOmb, of Wilmington,
mounts TO about 81 100000. The
auded interests are also very great.
Kent County Farmers, Institute will
meet in FELTON,, to-day, and discuss
The Causes of and Remedy for Agri-
.ultural Depression"
Toe following Methodist churches
report conversions as follows Perry
vile 50 Harrington 100; Tnwnsend,
45 Milhngton, so.
The registers of the Delaware build
ing at Worlds Fair have been received
hy the Historical society of Whining
ton and will be preserved by them.
The new house of the Water Witch
Fire Company, of Wilmington, just
erected at 3 cost of about $4,000, will
he dedicated by the department to-
morrow.
Rev w Y. Louderb ough last Sun.
Gay celebrated the tenth anniversary
4. his pastOrate at Salem and preached
80 appropriate serm on to the Presby.
terian congregation.
The turkey crop in in Sussex is with.
cut precedent this year. Many were sold
70 supply the Thanksgiving market
aud thousands are fattening for the
Christmas season.
Ex-Consul Horace G.. Knowles ar
we'd in Wilmington Saturday. Mr..
rfa.r L.. Ii
be has no intention of leaving Will
mington. He will settle down to
business here in certain commercial
directions.
The Rev. Gassaway Dram, men,
Der Of Philadelphia NJ. Z. Conference,
died Saturday age 81 years. He was
Stationed al Asbury Church Whining
ton 1888 and Port Deposit in 1868
65. He had not been in the active
ministry during the last - years.
Another explosion occurred at
Duponts mills yesterday morning.
The grinding mill was blown to pieces
causing the instant death of Edward
Gallagher. About $500 pounds of
POWDER exploded at once. The cause
ii said 10 be by a nail in roller. The
llss is placed at 5000
Osing to the existence of a debt of
$500 on the new Methodist Protestant
Church, Dover, it was not dedicated on
sunday as was expected, but services
we're held there which brought forth a
of - Il l. 4 I
The amount being $500, which reduces
the present debt to $500. The total
cost Of the edifice is S3l 600.
Many regret that it was necessary
10 pull down the old light house |
tower on Reedy Island, the materials |
& which are used for reconstrHcting |
tae bank. l was one of the very few
really picturesque objects On the river,
also = sort of guide to steer for, in sail
lag. At the same time it was becom-
lag unsafe, as bricks had begun to fall.
The contract for building the wharves
q Reedy Island, has been awarded to
William Virden, and it is profile that
lie work will becOmmenced early next
noatn, 10 order TO haVei il finished by
spring. These wharves and other i'm
movements now in progress will make
tie island one of the finest equipped
Quarantine stations in the country.
An attempt was made last Sunday
tight to enter the general merchandise
sore Of Messrs. Aldrich Il Son of
wyoming. This is the second time in
iaFee months This time they were
Unsuccessful, for when they succeeded
TIE first time. Messrs. Aldrich & Soa