Smyrna times., 1893-09-06


The fatal anthrax has caused the
death of thirty cows and two horses in
Delaware.
The internal revenue Office at Will
mington, has been turned over to Dem
ocratic officials.
Carey's Camp, near Millsboro, in
charge of Rev. James Carroll has most
wonderful spiritual revival.
Railroad trains to Rehoboth will be
discontinued, and the season of 1898
will close during this week.
Risden Anderson, colored, formerly
of Smyrna, now of Chester county, Pa,
is claimed to be 1O9 years old.
w. d. Walls of Dover is sinking a
great many drive wells in that section,
varying from 20 to 200 feet deep.
Miss Lizzie Hutton, of near Dover,
will teach school the coming term on
the Levels, Just above Townsend.
Joseph H. Kirk, Coroner of New
Castle County, is seriously i'll with ty-
phoid fever, at his home in Staunton.
5. NJ Reynolds & Co., the large dry
goods and grocery merchants of Mid
dletOwn have decided to quit the dry
goods business. =
G. Parke POstles of Wilmington and
Miss Laura d. Owens of Utica, n. Y.
were married yesterdayat the residence
of the brides parents.
A. a meeting Of the school board of
Odessa, Miss May EnOs, of Odessa,
was elected teacher of the third room
of the public school.
Samuel Armstrong, of Magnolia has
picked off the ground in his orchard
1000 baskets OF peaches, which were
knocked down by the wind.
The farm of the late Robt ]. Chap
man. 3 miles from Clayton, was sold
BY the administrator, to Geo NJ. Jones
esq, of DIVER, for $2,775-17O acres.
Sneak thieves entered the house of
J. ?. Doughten at Wilmington Satur-
day while the family We're at dinner
and stole about 5000 worth of jewellery.
A stone hurled through the window
of an excursion train passing Milford,
cut one wOman's head and caused an
other woman to faint from fright.
The body of the unknown man who
was killed on the railroad near Mt.
Pleasant on Thursday has been ident-
fed as Frank SandOz, of Long Branch,
Nj. --
Because Mrs. James Call oway, wife
of a milk dealer, near Will mingtOn, OBJ
iected to having mushrooms stolen,
one of the thieves nearly Drained her
with a club.
A big delegation of Delaware G. A.
K men left Wilmington yesterday for
indianapolis, to attend the National
Encampment. They will oppose pen
sion reductions.
Albert Whiteley, son of Doctor B.
Whteley, Of Frederick, Miss Mary E.
Burton, daughter of B. F. Burton, and
Miss Mary Russell, daughter of Elias
Russell, are all quite i'll with typhoid
fever
There are % distilleries in this State,
nearly all of which are distilling peach
and apple brandy. New Castle county
has but one distillery. 1t is near
Newark, and is making whisky from
grain.
Burglars ruined the safe in the office
of A. A. Watson, lumber dealer, at
Dover, on Saturday night, but got moth
ing of any value. They first broke open
the railroad Toulouse and secured tools
to work with. --
If the farmers of this State could see
the condition of the crops in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, they would rejoice
in the fact that they were Delaware
ans. Vegetation is literally burned up
in these states. --
William T. Johnson, who has had a
controlling interest in the Dover Gas
light Company for the past year, has
sold his interest to Harry H. Richard
son. The transaction amounted to
about $4,000. --
The Seventh DayAdventists, which
have been encamped at Newark, Del.
broke camp on Monday. The attend
ance was very large. FOrty-two con.
verts were baptized by immersion in
White Clay creek.
Large quantities of apples were
blown from the trees of Kent and Sus-
sex county orchards by the recent
storm. To utilize this fruit the cider
mills have been put in operation anC
cider mill owners are very busy.
A Harvest Home and grand TEN
peranee rally will be held to morrow
evening on the Academy grounds, Mid
dletown, under the directions of the w
G. 7. u Rev. A. S. MOwbray of New
port will be the principal speaker.
Camp No. 2, 8 and 5, P. o. S. 0
A., of Wilmington, will visit Camp No
6 of Clayton next Saturday. There
will be flag raising at that place ant
the local camps will participate in the
ceremony. An oyster supper will b
served in the evening.
In August, 1873, just twenty year
ago, there was a great storm, in whicl
one thousand vessels were lost on tn
Atlantic coast and many lives wer
lost on land and sea. In the fall {
1878 tidal waves caused great destruC
ton along the Delaware river.
AIOiessOr II. GOldey OF Jne Wllmlhe
ton Commercial College, and viii
returned home recently from driv
covering several hundred miles throug
four states-Delaware, Maryland
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. II
reports having had a delightful tim
Inc CorOner's jury investigating th
death OF William H. Wheatly, the fire
man, who was killed in the wreck {
rOrters two weeks ago, rendered
verdict that Wheatley came to deal
through the carelessness of James v
galloway, the hagman, who failed
signal the express.
SSoldey Wilmington Commercial Co
Wse Wassd and school OfShorthand reopen,
y -as'y and its night sessions will
are u sa.. october I'd. The prospeC
c nec.ad oS''eTing and fine opening is e.
te peeeed. Mr.. GOldey promises Ii
years patrons the best 1ort oS ,vbi,
ne is capable. WIN Vi WIN
ANOTHER PASTOR REs1aNs IT
hev; John France, pastor .1I.'I9' of Scr
Methodist EPISCOPAL Chrroh ~
wilmington, has rendered his resi-
naIion, TO take effect at the end of h
SSoinierence SOi year. Mr.. France has be-
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