Smyrna times., 1894-02-14
OnenInp of Malls.


Ill for Delaware & Chesapeake road and
paItimore & Delaware Bay will close at $40 a, m
Opening of Mails.
v,om North, 74O. 1000 a. m, $50 and s.25 p. m
wilmington Oily
From South, 74O, 1880 a. NJ. 4.9OP.M.
County and State Items.
Townsend Creamery paid S1.21 for
January milk.
Hog cholera has played havoc among
the swine around F'arnhurst.
The Sussex County Teachers Insti- |
tuts convened in Milford yesterday. |
Senator Gray has been appointed a |
member of the National Congressional |
Democratic Campaign Committee.
There are 40 applicants for the Sus-
sex County Almshouse, soon to be
filed by the trustees of the Poor.
The Lord 4 Polk property was sold
at public sale at Odessa, Saturday.
Francis Duggan was the purchaser at
$1,000.
Hale, hearty and enjoying excellent
health. ex Governor John z. ChOchran
celebrated his eighty-ifth birthday
Wednesday.
Hon. George v. Massey left Dover
for Colorado on Tuesday last. His
daughter, who is at Colorado Springs,
is in very feeble health.
J. S. Willis will speak on Tuesday
evening, February Goth, in Dorsey
Hall. Milford, on The Political Situat-
ion," by invitation of member of the
Loyal Legion.
Congressman Lemuel Ely Quigg of
New York, spent Friday at the home
of his father the Rev. John B. Quigg,
of Wilmington. He returned to Wash
ingtOn Saturday.
The new Harrison Street, M. E.
Church, Wilmington, was dedicated
Sunday with sermons by Bishop FOss
and Rev. DR.. Hanlon, president of Pen
nington Seminary. $4,000 was raised.
A number of people in Bridgeville
and vicinity have received White Cap
notices, vita the regulation cross bones
and written in red ink. They consider
the notices as joke, but it is said that
unless the persons do as ordered there
will be some trouble.
A caucus of the Democratic members
of the New Castle County Levy Court
has selected Michael Newell and Will
liam H McGarrity, of Wilmington !;
Hervey Walker, of Mill Creek, and
Charles Salmons, Of Pencader, to be
Trustees of the Poor.
Charles Mayberry, white man, and
of unsOund mind, was taken charge of
by Officer Dixon on Tuesday night.
aud detained until last evening, when
be was taken to the county asylum at
Farnhurst.--Mi MiddLeiOWn NetU Fro.
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Delaware G.. A. r. was
held in Wilmington, last week. De-
legstes from ali of the twenty-three
Posts of the State were present. The
greater part of the sessions was spent
in transacting routine business.
George w. ingram has sold the Nc
Comb Clayton farm on the Levels, con-
tanning 186 acres of land TO John w.
Denney, of Townsend, for 81 300. The
property includes substantial resi-
dence with all the necessary Outbuild-
ings, and the land is in high state of
cultivation.
Rev. J. d. Rigg lectured in the George
town NJ. f. Church on Thursday even
ing for the benefit of Domestic Missions.
The subject was "Out of the traces"
and was full of interesting facts and
quaint humor. 1t was most interest
ing lecture and greatly enjoyed by
those present.-JOuTnGL.
The Brick mill" near MiddletOwn
until recently owned and operated by
Mr.. J. F. Deakyne, is being thoroughly
Overhanled and put in order by its new
owner, Mr.. ThOs. Williams. Mr.. Dea-
kyne has rented the mill and will, az
heretofore, operate it under the direc-
ton of Mr.. J. K. Williams, brother of
Thomas Williams.
Anew square Steinway piano has
been purchased for the NJ. E. Sunday
school of MiddletOwn. 1t is proposed
to celebrate the event on Friday night
next, with a grand piano recital anG
musicale. The Middletown Orchestra
will assist, and have supplied them
selves with some new and excellen
music for the occasion.
A FIREBUG's PUNIsHMENT.-In th'
Court at Wilmington, Wedneday Johr
Smittix, vicious young negro, pleaded
guilty to an indictment for incen
diarism. He fred the barn of Alonzt
WhittOck, near Odessa, on the night o
January s. and II horses and Is cow
perished in the flames. The COuT
sentenced him to stand one hour in tn,
pillOry, be whipped with 20 lashes ant
be imprisoned for six years.
Collector of the Port George L
Townsend on Wednesday nominate
Edward w. Long as lighthOus
keeper at Delaware Breakwatei
East End Light Mr.. Long succeed
Charles F.. Marshall, who has bee
promoted TO the Front Range Light
There were about 40 applicants for th
place The successful appOintee wa
endorsed by Senator Gray and Conges'
man Causey. The salary is 5000 wit
residence.
One of the noticeable incidents
our criminal courts at the present an
recent terms says the Middleton
Transcript is the large number OF thOs
indicted who plead guilty. II may
this is owing TO the fact that those wi
are conscious Of their guilt feel the
will fare better at the hands OF u
court by so pleading and thus avO
what otherwise might be a mu'
heavier sentence,
A LOAD OF SHOT FIRED INTO CHI
When Owen Gibson returned