Smyrna times., 1894-03-21

after April lst.
Charles L. Moore, recently elected
MsvOr of Georgetown, has declined to
sccept the office.
The Philadelphia A. NJ. E. Confer
srnoe will meet in Mt. Zion Church of
Dover on May 2.
r C. Donahoe, of Seaford, has been
.nnoiuted cashier of the Sussex Nat
idnal Bank of that town.
lanes l.. Willis has leased the Clay
ton House, Wilmington for three
vears. at an annual rental of $4,000.
Fred Klenie has withdrawn from
the contest for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Sheriff of New Castle county.
On lot donated by James Evans,
of Georgetown, a new NJ. E. church
will be erected at Redden, Sussex
County.
George E. King, of Little Creek
Hundred, is candidate for the Rep
ublican nomination for Sheriff of Sus-
sex County.
Burglars entered the grocery store
of James II. Budd, in Wilmington, and
stole aboutl 500 worth of flour and
groceries.
Says Sussex county paper, the
Bright House, at RehObOth, is not
likely to be rebuilt in time for the COM
ing summers traffic.
Senators Gray and Higgins are op-
posing counsel in the case of Richard
son vs.. Walton and Buck, in the U. S.
Circuit Court in Philadelphia.
1t is now said that Colonel Enoch
Moore will have the honor to step into
Postmaster Stewards shoes when his
term expires, at Wilmington.
The steam dredge at work on the
RehOboth canal scOoped up twenty
seven turtles, weighing from FIVE to
fourteen pounds, at one scoop.
The Maryland Legislature has appro-
priated $4,000 for the purchase OF 500
acres of land on the Eastern Shore and
the erection of an insane asylum.
It takes as much wheat now to pay
the janitor of the Levy Court says a
Dover paper as it did in Clayton's day
to pay the salary of the Chief Justice.
Over S1,40O was paid by the Levy
Court to the Constable and Justices of
the Peace of East Dover Hundred for
fines, nearly 5000 bushels of wheat be-
ing required to pay this bill.
There are 22,415 names on the poll
assessment list of Wilmington, which
is more than 500 in excess of the total
vote of the city at the last general
election. Population is increasing.
Rev. Mr.. Neese of Houston Circuit
has been holding revivals at one or
the other of his four charges all Winter,
seven nights a week, and the aggre-
gate results is 446 conversions.
DR.. David H. Houston, brother of
Judge Houston and father of r. G.
Houston, Esq, died at the residence of
his son in Georgetown Friday aged rs
years. DR.. Houston was well-known
throughout the county.
The marriage of DIR. r. G. Under
wood, of North East, Md, to Miss Dora
B. Quigley is announced to take place
At the home of Miss Quigley's mother
on 1th ST., Wilmington, Del, on the
9th of this month.
PENSIONS FOR DELAwAREANs. -
Pension certificates were issued 70 Del
awareans on Saturday as follows /:
Reissue, James S. Roberts, Blacwater; !;
original widows, etc., Mary A. Pyle
mOther,) Wilmington.
SpOrtsmen say the time was never
before known when foxes were as
plentiful in this part of Delaware as
now. In almost every direction, with
In two or three miles of the town, a
fox is sure to be jumped at any time.
Chases are of daily Occurrence.-MiL-
ford Chronicle.
REPLACING THE BUOYs.-The United
States buoy boat has begun the work
Ofreplacing the buOys in the Delaware.
A number are removed every fall, as
the storms and ice of winter always
shift them from their positions and
thus mislead boats that might be seek
ing anchorage.
Wednesday there was a very pretty
wedding held at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. James H. George, of Chester
vile, Pa, formerly of Delaware. The
contracting parties were George w
Missimer and Miss Sallie George
their daughter. The ceremony was
Performed by Rev. w. ]. DuHadway
pastor of the NJ. E. Church of Newark
Powell & Reynolds mill, at Milford
is being enlarged by the addition o
another story preparatory to the beginI
Ing Of the manufacture o peach baskets
and crates, which will give employ
.ment to 100 additional hands. Th
Milford shirt factory, which has beei
closed since last August, will resum
null operations in a few days, will
about 100 operatives.
Walter McGinnis, who was arreste
Sunday week on suspicion of beln
concerned in the death Of Lulu Reed'
who died last Thursday morning, wa
released from Jail Monday night. Th
body was exhumed on Monday a
Hartley and the coroner held a
Inquest Monday afternoon. The jur
rendered verdict that Lulu Reed
came to her death from convulsioE
caused by child birth.
Prof. William G. Purnell, who wa
President of Delaware College froI
aSIO 10 1885, and since his resignation
connected with education institution
~ atFrederick, Nd, has located in Wi
lnngton with the view of remainir
Aere. Mr.. Purnell is lawyer, as we
= teacher, and may enter upon Il
RIAcuce of the former profession her
1le 3 In robust health and looking e,
eeeding we'll.
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