Smyrna times., 1893-03-01

Legislature at Dover.
H. c. Carpenter, of Dover, desires to
succeed H. g. Knowles as United
States Consul at Bordeaux.
James Postles at Frederick, is pre-
psrng to build one of the largest can.
ming factories on the Peninsula.
The Delaware NJ. +. Conference, Col
ored, will meet in annual session at
Dover, March 23d, instead of March 9,
As was originally intended.
There will be farmers meeting to-
dsy in the Court House Hall, Dover.
This, it is understood, is to be very
important meeting to agriculturists.
DR.. Hugh Martin, president of the
Sussex National Bank, of Seaford, and
prominent among the Democratic poll
ticans of Delaware, is dangerously ill
at his home.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will fur
nish a special train and free transpor-
taton to the members of the General
Assembly on the excursion to Cleve-
lands Inauguration.
The plant of the Delaware Electric
Light aud Power Company at Middle
town will be sold by order of the chan.
celOr about the Goth of March next by
Receiver NJ. B. Burris.
Six loaded freight cars were derailed
M l1e nrfI
ing Saturday and were hurled into the
stream, their contents lying in con-
fused and shattered mass.
Rev. Weidman, pastor of the Presbv-
terrain Church at Port Penn, is confn-
ed TO his bed through injuries received
in the collision at the South Street
Station. Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
The remains of Mrs. J. X. Biles a for |
mer resident at Fleming's Landing but |
who has lived for the past four wears in |
ThurlOw, Pa, were brought to Middle |
town on Thursday andinterred in Forest
cemetery.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will give
orders this year for the purchase of |
nearly 100000 tons of steel rails. Its |
recent order for 10000 tons will not be
enough for the requirements of the
system as great deal of new tracks is
10 be built
MARYLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
This Conference will meet in Laurel
April 9th. All its proceedings will be
published in the DeLdwdre Conference
Ga-ett Sent post paid during the ses.
sion for 20 cents. Address, Ddity Con.
ference Gazett, Laurel. Del.
The citizens of Port Penn are up in
arms against the proposition to make
Reedy Island a quarantine station.
Port Penn is considered the headuuar-
ters Of the shad fishing industry in
that section, and it is said that it would
be completely demOralized.
Commander BOgia has appointed Ed
gar A. Finley assistant adjutant gen
eral NJ. B. Fowler, assistant quarter
master general Samuel A. Macallis-
ter, Judge advocate William A. Del
sen, chief mastering officer, and Will
liam Kelley, Jr., inspector, for the
Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
Ment OF Delaware.
Probably 1000 Delawareans will see
Grover Cleveland inaugurated. These
include the Legislature and various
Democratic Clubs. The Young Mems
Democratic Club and Bayard Legion
two active political organizations of
Wilmington, are ready to move toward ,
Washington March 3, aud both will be
ID the big parade.
BURGLARY AT MILFORD.-Some I'M {
l1own person forced an entrance into
.he dry goods store of J. w. Truitt, S
sunday evening, but as yet nothing
has been missed except a few dollars
. change which had been left in the
lrawer. The entire stock was upset. {
Nj the dress goods, &c, having been |
aken from the shelves and scattered s
III the counters and floor. Entrance a
Vas made through the back window. b
For long time the need of State d
,enitentiary has been recognized in :
Delaware, and it is to be regretted that b
ne finances Of Delaware are in such y
.oondltlon, that the bill prepared by ex- n
'usrih simmons, of New Castle, will
tO0a0ly fail to become a law for this
eason alone. 1t will serve the pur-
,ose OF directing public attention to Ii
1ls needed public prison and may lead j
he way to future legislation. o
.lNCENDIARY FIRE AT FELTON, W
aursday night at 1890 O'Clock the II
inning factory of II. +. Killen at Eel ! 4
1a was wholly destroyed by fire ex-
ept the packing room, which is of
aeet-irOn. This is the second fire on
he same ground and both supposed to
e Of incendiary origin. 1t was with F
reat difficulty that the saw mill and Y
asket factory OF Meredith, COnnor & a
O., was saved. The Waldman saw p.
I'll was on fire in three to four places
I one time, but was extinguished. =,
he loss on the factory is So, 500 to S4,- =
Do; insured. -
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AN UNPROFITABLE MILFORD BOARD m
.-Seventeen-year-Ol Perry Fletch.
:, Of Milford who weighs 222 pounds v,
I'd wears No. IA shoes, has an appe- r
ie that was never known to be salts al
d. Recently he ate for dinner 25 N
rye white potatoes, four and one
al pounds of beef, one can of corn !.
90 one Of tomatoes, two chickens, d
Fo pounds Of scrapple, three musk :,
'A, one quart of beans, mince pie. :
ampkin custard and washed down the
Ass Of food with seven cups of coffee @
'on afterwards he seized raw turnip r
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