Smyrna times., 1893-05-10

expires.
WILMINGTON REPUBLICANS. - Tb,
Republican city primaries Saturday
resulted in the nomination of the fol
lowing ticket Mayor, DR.. Ely Short
IIdge; President of Councils, H. w
Perkins; Treasurer, Joseph K. Adams
Solicitor, George A. Elliott. Council.
man-First ward, Moses We'll: Second
Ward; Thomas w. McVay; Third
ward, Francis Magnigan; Fifth ward
John Wainwright; Sixth ward, NJ. r.
Danneberg; Seventh ward, Peter Tyre.
Eighth ward, Howard E. Stats; Ninth
and Twelfth wards, James P. Rutledge
Only a light vote was polled. there
being no opposition to the head of the
ticket.
In the superior court Friday, the
case OF Charles B. Houston VS. J. Alex
ander Harris & Company, was taken
up. Arguement was heard and the
court rendered verdict in favor of the
pIalntIit for S64l.60. A previous Judge
ment had been rendered for $40l. #
VIII be rendered that J. Alexander
Harris q Company were engaged in
the canning business at Milford. Har-
rls became infatuated with a voung
lady OF that town and fed to Canada,
leaving his family and number of
creditors. 1t was thought that George
,. Grler was member of the firm
thus the suit. 1t was clearly proven
III court that he was member of the
hrm and several other suits will follow
Nathaniel Williams who was buried
at Mlddletown Thursday, was one of
Ine original members OF the Board of
trustees of the Delaware State Hos
pItal at Farnhurst, having been named
In the act providing for the state hos.
pltal, passed at Dover in 1889. He is
Ihe tnlrd member of the original board
who has died. The first was Lewis
Thompson of Wilmington, and the sec.
ond was Alfred P. Robinson of Sussex
county, who resigned to take the office
OF chief justice, which position he held
but one month prior to his death. Mr.
Williams was what is known as a level
headed business man. He was thor.
oughly contentious in all his dealings
whether as public officer or as a nTi.
vate citizen.
A very large banquet was given in
Milford at the National Hotel. Thurs
day evening, by Temple Lodge No.
a: r. A. ~, in honor to the patriarchs
OF the lodge. 1t was about Q O'cIocly !
when the members of the lodge and |
their guests filed into the bandsomeIv !
decorated banqueting hall of the hotel |
ana took their places at the two long |
tables. The Rev. J. S. Willis presided |
ana on his right sat Colonel Curtis s |
W atson, VINO has been a member of |
temple Lodge 55 years, while on his
cit sat Hon. James r. LoAand. who
olned the order 43 years ago. Colonel
Watson Joined the order in 1928 nc did
'IsO; Daniel Z. Goodwin, aud it was to
the 55th anniversary of their
IMITATION that the lodge had assembled.
SESSION OF THE NJ. E. LOCA1
'REACHERs AND EXHoRTERs AssoCT.-
'lON.-Ihe Bath semi-annual meeting
the Local Preachers and Exhorters;
association will be held at Kentop. he
inning May 18th, following is the pro.
ramme: Friday evening, Nav 19tb.-
reaching by Rev. john w. Harris
Alternates, James Mccoy and H. Wild.
mith. Saturday Morning. Nav Goth
g o'clock. Opening service Fol
'weu By address of welcome by David
. Hlark. BesponCe by Thomas MALTA
eu. After reading of the minutes of
ast meeting the day will be devoted
? discussion and essays. SUNDAY
forming, May 2lst-8 O'Clock. PRAYER
ervice; O'Clock, love feast 1890 ,
CLOCK, preaching by Rev.J. r. Dill.
.Iternates, j. b. Roberts and Rev. n
um0ers. 2 O'Clock P. NJ, Sabbath.
'hool services; 6 o'clock, p. NJ. PRAYER
'rvices; Z o'clock, p. NJ, preaching NV
ev. Cotton Amy of East Bangor pa
-lternates, G. A. Foster. r. l.. Rodgers
Rev. j. r. Wright, D. D., president
ational Association, and wife of
'ashlngtOn, d. c., Rev. George r /;
ones, secretary National Association
Philadelphia, and Rev. Cotton ANY of I
asst Bangor, Pa, fraternal delegate
London England, are expected to
LIQUOR LICENSE LAW.-The follow &
g Is the concluding part of a sermon
temperance delivered in ST PauIs !
b. u. church, Wilmington. bv the nas. i
r, Rev: t. E. Terry If there has has f
zen 10 the mind of any one anv nnes- I
On as to the spirit that has actnsted
q Legislature now closing its session
needs only consider the manner in
hich this liquor bill was railroaded
rough both Houses, introduced and
.ssed through the House in the foraI .:
ION, and sent over to the Senate and 4
en- lest some one should learn of II S
q oher {. protest, the Senate sus6an' n
d the rules and passed it in the after.
on. AS an American freeman and a &
izen OF Delaware protest and de. n
IRE that such high-handed, star obam.
legislation is nothing less than tv. p
my, and any set of men sitting in Il
At capacity of legislators who will in c
eh a elandestine and brecipitons y
inner enact such an iniquitous meas p
as this, thus preeluding the possi- u
ity of protest from those who NAV Y
ruined by their action, have forever al
feited the respect of the sober Ot
'ral and religious element of the =
immunity and deserve only the con- ~
npt that noble and fairminded men al
! for such narrow and INSCRIPTIONS
iduct. If that be treason, make the