Smyrna times., 1893-11-22
County and State Items.

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County and State Items.
Odd Fellowship in Milford is on the
increase.
Coon and possum hunting is now at
its height down the State.
On Tuesday an accident happened at
Redden which resulted in the burning
oftwO cabin cars.
The stable of DIR. Nathan Pratt. in
Milford was completely Quilted by fire
yesterday morning. No insurance.
The annual session of the Teachers
Institute of New Castle County
convened in the Opera House at Mid
betOwn yesterday.
A years Imprisonment and $1,000
fine were imposed on E. E. litter at
Wilmington for using a girl of Is for
immoral purposes.
New Castle single-tax advocates
will meet in the Opera House on
December and listen to lecture bv
Lewis F. Porter on that subject.
A new post Office has been establihed
at MahOns' Kent county, with special
mail service from Little Creek. and
with Robert T. Blizzard as postmaster.
The Farmers Institute of Kent
County will meet in Milford, TODAY at
which time the subject of the distri. |
button, loss aud gain of the last peach |
crop will be discussed.
Application has been made by the
Chester and Wilmington Electric Rail-
way Company for the right of wav
ever the Philadelphia pike between
the two cities.
Fidello PerazzO, who walked up to
Angelo in Wilmington and cut his
throat, has been held in $1,000 bail for
trial, the victim having recovered suf-
hclently to appear against him.
great many people are not troubled
about their sins until they are found
out. Loss of character does not con-
eern them. but loss of reputation does.
-Rdms Horn.
The Delawarean Gays that Frank
Wilds was very much disappointed at
the failure of his old colleague in the
Legislature, 7. L. ]. Baldwin, to secure
the appointment of Recorder of Deeds
for New Castle County.
Mr.. Montgomery, the newly an
pointed Recorder.of Deeds for New
Castle County has some forty appli.
eants for the clerkship under him.
The pay is 20 cents per page copied in.
to the indexes.
Senator Higgins has returned from
a successful cunning trip to North !
Carolina, on which he was accom-. I
panied by Congressman Bynum. of a
Indiana, and Settle, of North Carolina. o
Clarence Cooper, colored convicted a
oiassault on little girl, with felonious V
ln1ent,stood one hour in the pillory and n
eelVedSO lashes at New Castle Satur- b
Gay. A crowd of about $50 persons y
witnessed the punishment. Il
The Trustees of the Poor are max II
ing arrangements for a good Thanks cl
giving Day dinner for the inmates of L
Ihe New Castle County aims house. 7.
Last year each member of the board n
made the personal contribution of a &C
turkey for the occasion. ca
Two sWindlers are fleeing farmers y.
u lower Sussex County by selling 70
tnem patent wagon-tongue right
One offers it for $3.50, and second comes
Hsong and offers the farmer S4OO for
us privilege, giving him $40 as an n
earnest. Then the victim sends back
'ae 900 to the first swiudler.
!, me golden wedding anniversary of
az; and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis. of Mil.
ora, and the wedding of their daupb. n,
Tf' T Dr Saliie Maria Davis, to George IL
w. halliwell, of Bethlehem, Pa. will
y = celebrated together, on November
3, at Milford.
vri' rDi'eputy Sheriff John Manlove. of ~
,u,hningtOn, y, who was tried for beating
.'' iatner, mother aud sister, and sen.
a,S .ense was suspended, has been let off
;stuOut sentence, the father withdraw
tue charge upon consideration of
e., s.s 500 swearing off from drinking for
application has been made to Chan WI
Sshor WolcOtt by Dr. William II Cor. WI
SIu =. ior an order restraining his brother WI
-.'. -Ouzo Gordon, Of Philadelphia, from
.otgegIng or selling Silver Run Farm
.T- 80 Au ueusUne Pier. The complainant
sHeges u hat he has a third interest in
'ae iarm, but has no title papers. n,
:, 'smes Gorby of Milford, has leased II,
y, " 1s father. Joseph G. Gorbv of
sJ'een"Ood, the hotel at the latter
pace and will make application in a
o'' TINE for a fractional license Al,
.O'epn Z. GOrby, the former landlord. BI
"a "a Z refused renewal of his license at sys
'ue october term of court. snC
= RETIREMENT OF E. T. WALTON. ~,
NJ SItPafaim 1. Walton has retired from w
VI M, connection with the Walton & III
s..ah ssanh Company, fertilizer manu-
OF Wilmington. Mr.. Walton's
I1.e'est 10 the company has been pur-
WT.eu We partly by Charles s. Rowland. ror
,s :. on has purchased the business VVn
y !. .a .le Keystone Chemical Company of
~ iu'''adelphia, to which he will devote
- enlire attention in the future.
Dover Conclave Of Heptasophs was Mo-
I 'sA1ized last Friday night, with 81 IlU
1saOers. The following officers were
5D,se.ea Arehon, ]. Frank Wilds 7
-. 49, Arehon James H. Hughes; Pro.
~, ~, u Z. Montgomery, jr. Inspector
sssoles ssols Coady Warder, Walter Keith M
IN oosssetary, e. w. Fisher; Financier, Ml
Bo" Csrrow; Treasurer, James d.
Ssgs Trustees T. C. Roe, John w.
'asson, John A. Downham.
~ ~ ENP OF GUN COTTON ON Ell
4 ~ BRAZIL BY THE DUPoNTs. - a.
\ Il l. Dupont, De Nemours q Companv 90
osS sS'saaay ~ shipped, to New York a car :.
ssaa saua Of gun cotton for the Brazilian for
\. 1sS.'ernment. The explosive went bv
NJ. baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
a.. Aork, where 1t was quickly trans
lse 70 the Brazilian gunboat, FL Cid.