Smyrna times., 1894-04-25
closing of Mails.
rounty and State Items
Corn planting next.

county and State Items.
Corn planting next.
The Sussex people say the peaches are
not all killed
qbs Cornerstone of Goodman NJ. E.
cbnrcb Wilmington, was laid Thursday.
Tho cottage of Henry c. Maull; at
Rehoboth, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
week.
Frank Pnkerton, the well-known pro-
-.iotor of the Gilpin House at New Castle
died Saturday
The first oyster vessel from Chincoteague
.L-ongb the Assawomen canal arrived in
Iewes last week.
Architect E. /. Rice, Jr., has prepared
,Ians for new Presbyterian Church at
Milford, to cost S45OO.
The Middletown creamery will pay its
natrons 81 cents per hundred pounds for
The month OF March.
John Dagger, a awell-known retired farmer
ofCamden, died on Wednesday morning
aged about 81 years.
At Frederick NJ. P. Church Sunday the
Rev G. NJ Clayton, the new pastor
site has been selected for the new
Independent Episcopal Church of Dover,
which is to be erected at an early date.
Middletown has eight rnilliner stores and
twice that number of dress making
Establishments and they all are busy.
George Chippy, cOlored, on a charge Of
backing lottery policy, was held in $1,000
bail for futher hearing at Wilmington.
The Rev. J. F. Stonecipher, who recently
resigned the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church at Dover, will remove to Easton,
Pa
The opinion about Leipsic is that all the
musk rats hereabouts have been killed.
Over FIVE hundred were picked up after
the recent storm.
VIM L. Pritchett has purchased the
undertaking. business of VIM. E. Smith, at
Dover. Mr.. Smith retains the furniture
and picture business.
The base ball team of Delaware College
met defeat Saturday at the hands of the
Y NJ. c. A. of Wilmington, by the over
whelming score of q to 8.
James Frazier Of Dover died Sunday
after several months illness, aged Y years.
Mr.. Frazier was janitOr of the county
y
Exceptions to the final accout of the
Knauff Organ Company, of Newark, were
fled in the United States District Court
ordered the payment of wages due the
employees.
At the semi-annual session of the New
Castle Presbytery Tuesday, Revs. E. W.
Long and j. ID. Blake, and Elders E. g..
Polk and Blair were elected commissioners
tO the (faperal Assembly
Delaware's Board ofPilot Commissioners
Tuesday expelled Pilot L. j. SOuthard and
censured Captain LOppens, of the tank,
steamer Caucasus for employing Southland
while he was intoxicated.
A special train of nine cars passed
through Wilmington on Saturday morn
ing loaded with workmen from Philadel-
phia going to Washington to protest against
the passage of the Wilson bill.
Elwood Carter Smith, formerly ticket
agent at the P, w. and B. Railroad ticket
Office, in Wilmington, has been declared
insane by jury, and trustee will be ap-
pointed to take charge of his property.
Died suddenly with heart trouble in
MOOsic Conn, April l5 Mrs. Mary Ann
Wallace, aged 81 years, formerly of WyOm-
ing Delaware. lnterment was made in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, on Thurs
day last.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Lydia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John 7. Hayes, to Mr.. Harry P. Gray.
The ceremony will take place at the resi-
denee of the brides parents, near Red Lion
on Wednesday evening, April 25th, at
$50 clock.
The 10TH anniversary of the birthday of
FrOebel the father OF Kindergartens was
observed in Wilmington Saturday by the
dedication of the FrOebel house, No. S31
Church street, and FrOebel lecture at the
New Century Club in the afternoon.
The admiralty suit in the United States
district Court, at Wilmington, of the
owners of the steamer Rarcasdell against
the brig Nelson Rice, rescued at sea and
tOwed to the breakwater was Saturday
settled by the briggs owners paying $1,000
salvage.
William Ford, alias William Smith,
eOOred, who was arrested in Wilmington
Monday will on supiciOn of robbery, he
having nearly 300 in his possession, left
was learned that he had stolen the money
from Jane Pryor, of Morton, Pa.
In the debate in the Senate on Saturday
Senator Gallinger suggested the advisability
Of fpOstpOning futher action on the tariff
bill until it could be referred to the people
next November. when Senator Gray re-
piled: Il would not dare to go home
should l agree to such a proposition"
CONFERENCE 80. - Dover Methodists
contemplate inviting Wilmington Con-
ference TO meet in that town in 1896 The
clerical and lay conferences will both con-
vrH
bodies met the session has been held in
Wilmington. An invitation from Dover,
It is predicted, would be accepted.
The bicycle fever has struck Georgetown.
and it is safe to say that during the greater
part Of the time the town is on wheels
Iii estimated that during the past two
weeks there has been spent more than $4,000
for wheels in Georgetown, and the streets
the usually quiet town are full of them
Men, women and children ride wheels.
The next Republican Sheriff of New
Castle County will be nominated next
Saturday afternOOn-in the county between
the hours Of II NJ and P. NJ. and in Will
mingtOn between 4 and p. NJ. The three
leading candidates are Horace G. Rettew,
Of Wilmington, Paul Gillis, of White Clay
Creek hundred and William r. Finn, Oi
Newport.
BREACH OF PROMISE. - Miss Sarah
Schnerderman of Philadelphia, has in
stituted suit against Jacob Goodman ar
employee Of j. T. Mullin & Son, of Whining
ton, for breach of promise. She claims
N5OO damages, and Goodman is now con
1ned in New Castle jail as a result Ol
failure TO secure $500 bail. He will have
shearing before Judge Grubb in few
days.
The Farmers Institute of New Castl
county will meet in Delaware Colleg
auditorium Thursday afternoon, the 26tl
INST. The officers for the ensuing yea
will be elected. "Heredity, prime facto
y dairying." will be discussed by DIR
6eorge A. Bowen, Master Of the COnnectl
cut State Grange. The meetings are 10
me benefit Of the farmer, and it is to thel
interest that they attend.
ANNUAL SHAD BAKE.-The annual sha
rake will be held this year at Bomba
nook, on Friday, April 9th. The invita-
nons read as follows:
uoayi-Want you to come to Bomba.
nook, on Friday, April. 9th, 1894, an
of Coxeys sake come sober, as an army
sxpected to be formed that day. Trai
leaves Btoad Street Station, at 7.2 A: N
ohad and other liquids will be furnished
'you can bring them with you-Seel
The store of L. E. Wallace at Seafor
as robbed of a large quantity Of goOC
april Sd. George Warrington was a
.eeled IN Baltimore while trying to sell