Smyrna times., 1894-10-03
Closing of Mails.
County and State Items.

The Wilmington Food Exposition
opened in the Auditorium, Monday,
night.
A successful trial trip has been made
over the new trolley railway to Gordon
Heights.
John Bayard Collins, a 70-year-Old
farmer of Laurel, committed suicide on
Sunday night.
David Bennum, of near Georgetown
raised lima bean pod 143 inches long,
containing 16 beans.
a Rev. J. Edgar Franklin has resigned
sne pastorate of the Presbyterian
church at East Lake.
By decisive vote at a town meeting
the citizens of Seaford have decided to
put in water works plant.
Henry Fehling, first violinist of the
Germania Orchestra, Philadelphia, has
been elected leader of Grace Orchestra,
of Wilmington.
William Murphy, hailing from Bos-
ton. while stealing ride through VIII
mington on freight train, was cangnC
between two cars and seriously crushed.
The hunting season this year for
quail and rabbit, will open November
ist. Quail are unusually numerous,
and the average number of rabbits are
seen.
l.. Irving Handy, John Biggs and
Victor B. Woolley addressed the Demo-
Gratis of New Castle last night upon the
occasion of the formation of Demo-
cratic club.
John Finley, of Hazlettvile and Miss
Orthey Melvin, of PearsOn's Corner,
were married at Wesley Parsonage, at
Dover, Sept. 26, by Rev. w. l.. 5. Muir
ray. d. d.
Albert c. Dunn and Miss Lou Pat
terson will be married October 10th in
Seaford NJ. P Church and will be given
a reception October 18th at No. 40
TAYLOR street Wilmington.
The Ladies' Aid Society, of Leipsic
M. 2. Church, will hold an oyster sup
per aud festival on Friday and Satur-
dav evenings next, Oct. 5th and 9th.
Proceeds for the benefit of Church.
The old Perry Tavern. on Concord
Pike, Brandywine hundred, which was
established before the Revolution, has
been sold to Robert McCadden, Tor
$4,000, together with Is acres of land.
The Newark Ledger fears that its
oppositiOu to Mr.. samuel Bancroft, Jr..
the Democratic nominee Congress may
endanger he whole ticket and so the
Ledoer has decided to cease its Oppo-
sitiOn.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of New Castle County has decided to
observe Father Mathews birthday
anniversary, October IA, by q cele-
bration in St. Patrick's Church, Ash
land.
George l.. Townsend, Jr., son of
Collector of the Port Townsend, OF
Odessa, and a recent graduate of Della
ware Colleges, will read law under a
weil-knoWn lawyer at Atlantic City,
preparatory to entering the profession
Grand Record Woods of the A. o. U.
w. was in Laurel Friday, and by his
instruction Recorder G. A. Hastings
paid to Mrs. NJ Waller $4,000. being
the benefit on the policy of Nj. Waller,
deceased.
THE RED MEN.-The annual session
of the Great Council of Delaware
Imp'd o. R. NJ will be held at Lewes
October 3Ist and November 1st. The
chief-elect of the Wilmington tribes
will be raised this week.
William S. Hilles of Wilmington hal
been appointed by the court commits
L. in hn
suit of Sarah POstles VS.. General J
Parke POstles. Willard Salisbury re
presents the petitioner and George L
Brown the respondent.
The following figures are the price
paid for milk at the creameries durini
the past month: Smyrna 40 cents pc
100 pounds; Clayton, rs cents; Middle
town, Sc cents; Odessa, 80 cents
Sandy Branch So cents; Sassafras, 8
cents; McDOnOugh, 81 cents.
The Constitutional Convention Ques
ton will be voted on at the comm
election. The State Convention of a
four of the political parties have de
clared in favor of convention, a
though it is we'll known that the Offic'
holders in the party would prefer
continue on in the old ruts.
Chief Justice Lore Saturday hande
down a decision in the case of the Pen
Mutual Insurance Company, of Phil
delphia, against the Walton q Whanl
of Wilmington. The decision Civ
the Penn Mutual Company permissio
to foreclOse the $4,000 mortgage {
the property of the defendant cOmpan
Mrs. Thomas Stevens, of near Geog
town, gave birth about three weel
ago, to three children, two boys and
girl They are reported to be dOir
we'll. The boys have been nam'
Joshua Marvil Stevens and Jonathi
Willis Stevens after the Republic;
nominees for governor and congres
man.
Hotel Richardson, of Dover, the b'
and most widely known h0stelry in
State, has Leen closed for an indefin
period, aud is offered for sale. 1t is
be hoped that purchaser will soon
found and the hotel reopened. 7
excellent accommodations there
forded will be greatly missed by '
itOrs to Dover.
The Seventh Day Adventists hi
secured the Town Hall, at Odessa, a
beginning on Saturday evening ne
will hold nightly meetings every
in the week except Saturday until
ther notice. II is reported that u
will spend the winter in Middleto
and conduct meetings 10 hall ren
for the purpose.
The Goodman Methodist EpiscC
Church, at Wilmington, was dedica
Sunday with interesting services.
church was crowded. In the morn
tina Rev. Enoch Stubs, of Philadelp
conducted the services, and in
afternoon the Rev. Merritt HUH
preached. The Rev. J. ID. G. Ha
conducted the evening service.
Mrs. Mary McIlvain will bring
for Sc 900 at the next term of coul
Wilmington, against the Delav
Railroad Co., for the loss OF her
band Benjamin McIlvain, who
killed by train at this place
years ago. It will be claimed by
McIlvain that this train was run
at such high rate of speed thrc
the town as to endanger the livl
people. Levi G. Bird of Wilmin
and J. Frank Bacon of Georgetown
counsel for Mrs. McIlvain.
DEATH OF MRS. Downward
are panied to announce the deaf
Mrs. Anna Downward, daughter 0
late Rev. Charles Hill, and wife of
Henry G. Downward, which occl
on Wednesday at her home 10