Smyrna times., 1893-02-08

- PAO1OStlN0 Dill In thu
will fail. ~
Thomas B. Culbreth, an old rssider,
CfDover, died at Cheswold last Snn
day week. '' sun
The ice in Delaware Bay DESTROYED
5CO 99shels of oysters and 10000 clans
iOr v M. Z. Harrington of Cedar
Moody and sankey will continue
another week in Wilmington before
going to Baltimore.
1t is reported that DR.. William Com.
eT, OF henton, will be the next coIIec.
tor OF the port of Wilmington.
Tuesday of last week Mrs. Andraw
Smithers celebrated her SStb birtb6sv
She is probably the oldest person liy.
ing in Dover.
There have been over one thous.
and shares bought in Milford ond
vicinity of the Bloomington BuiIdinG
and Loan Association. s
Postmaster A. G. Cox. of Mid6Io.
town, who has been unwell for soma
time, is very sick man, and fears are
entertained for his recovery.
j. E. Carroll, of Dover, of the Order
Of United WOrkmen, paid last week
$1,000 to the guardian of the minor
children of the late DR.. J. E. Rsgista~
Fish Commissioner Shortlidge saws
no more German carp about which
Berks county Pa anglers are pro-
testing, will be put in the Brandvwine
in Delaware.
Mrs Ruth Orr, wife of Colonel VIM
P. Orr, died at Lewes Wednesday
morning, aged 50 years. She was
lady of good mental endowments and
benevolent disposition
Perry OthoaOn and Miss Apnie
Hutchlson, Townsend, were married |
at the residence of Mr.. Albert LYMAN |
on Thursday night, January Goth. Rev. |
Frank Fletcher performing the cere-
mOny.
]. Frank Thawley, of HARRINGTON
has taken charge Ofthe hotel at BRIDGE
vile, kept by Mr.. Housed. 1t has Iono
been temperance house, bnt Mr.
IhAwIey Will try TO get license.
A fatal disease has broken out among
the horses IN West Dover hundred.
They are taken with a sore throat and
live but short time Five have died
within the past week near Dinab's
Corner.
The citizens of Magnolia have pur
chased fire engine and intend to be
prepared for the next fire. Thew
have had two disastrous fires within
the last two years.
Mr.. Alex. Maxwell, proprietor of the
National Hotel Middletown, effected a
sale to Mr.. J. w. DeVallenger. of
Wilmington. The price paid was
$4,000 which includes the building
grounds and entire fixtures of the hotel
We want two maltese kittens, or two
pretty black kittens Now we do not
want cartlOad of cats of miscellan. :
eous sizes. bus we want Just what we
say above, aud prefer them about two
,r three months Old.-EditOr of MI
ord Chronicle. =
Middletown will vote on February
oth, Tor the purpose of determining
whether or not the sum of $4,000 !
nall be borrowed by the town for the
'urpose of lighting the streets, in ac-
ordance with an act passed by the
'eneral Assembly, May 14th, 1891. d
The Milford Chronicle pronounces a
hll before the Legislature amounting
seven hundred and fifty dollars, for s
omplhng and printing the pamphlet h
election laws, a wonderful grab into |
be treasury for the work done, and IL
iys me Legislature should look at it
IOsely.
WORTHLESS CHARACTERS. There |
re now l5S prisoners confned in the a
III al New Castle, making a heavy =,
ram on the tax payers of the county, !"
no nave to pay the bills presented by
lerlH Gould. Between the criminals,
iupers, insane and politicians, the Z,
lshclaI burden Is becoming intOlera-
Fifty dollars reward is offered for the /
rest Of the negro, George Matthews. IN
Mr. w. K. Lockwood. Matthews 81
the scamp who is believed to have
ed the barn and outbuildings of Mr.
1cEwood, near Warwick, Md, last 81
eek, since which time he has been n,
''Orious Tor his absence and cannot =
found. 4
P
Ia his message to the General As
mbly Governor Reynolds stated as a
atifying condition, that the excess of
ite assets over state liabilities was c~
AZ ,092. Now State Treasurer Bur. D
-e comes along with a statement of T.
irning to the General Assembly in c,
lich he points out the danger of
ict in the state treasury of over bl
,OOO.-MOrning NetCs. B
Harry Armstrong, a farmer near
~ Castle, has been peculiarly unfor. II
nate Last spring his finest team of
rses was killed by railroad train
few months afterward fire DESTROYED | pr
farming implements. Various other G.,
ancial losses followed in quick sue
sion. Now death enteFs the portals W.
home and robs him Of his wife after ne
illness of only a few days. -
says the daily Republican: "The Ou
'mbers of the Legislature should
we slow before they pass the bill to
,ulate election contests. The object
the bill ssems to be to prevent Jos.
Martin from successfully contesting
office Of Receiver of Taxes and
unity Treasurer to which John Il.
key was declared to be elected by
lorlty Of "a votes. Mr.. Martin, in
plea OF contest, says that q large
n6eF Of illegal ballots were cast, and
y number of ballots cast for him
1e g. counted for his opponent, John
MS Is Mr. Martins avernmeut and
s1onld be given a ehance to prove
~ ~ there is nothing in his charges
VII not hurt Mr.. Dickey.
lA"KINs MADE SECRETARY OF
.IE.-John ID. Hawkins, of Camden,
appointed Secretary of State to
ceed Mr. Marvel, and was sworn in
wednesday morning. His first
clai act uaa ~ Rlf o.,e T.I,o NJ.