Smyrna times., 1895-04-17
Closing of MaiIs.
County and State Items.

in Georgetown, Wnlcu nau Deen clOSeQ
for several years, is now running on
full time.
Wilmington City Council has passed
an ordinance providing for the appoint
ment OF Milk Inspector at salary of
$1,000 per annum.
Rev. James n. Shanks, principal of
the Newark Academy, has been called
10 the pastorate of the Head of Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church.
The Reliance Fire Company, of Will
mington, will ask City Council to in
crease It's appliances for fighting FIRE
by the addition of water tower.
Work on the Dover & Milford trolley
railway is to be commenced next week,
and it is the intention of the promoters |
to have the line completed during next |
August.
The large dwelling of William Coard |
Burton, of Indian River Hundred, near |
ST. Georges's Chapel, was entirel de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; partially
insured.
William Ash, of Pensville, n. j.,
both legs and an arm broken and his
head badly cut by some heavy tim
Der falling on him.
A successful operation for laryngitis
was performed upon horse owned by
Charles WiIsil, of Wilmington, by Pro-
fessOr Harger, of the University of
Pennsylvania.
A Scotch terrier, belonging to Isaac
s. Truitt, of Milford, showed signs of
rabies and vioious!y chased all the
bows il met on the streets until it was
killed by shot from revolver.
Everett Messick, Delaware. Mary
land & Virginia Railroad freight brake
man, while leaning out from a car.
struck his head against target signal,
nearly tearing off an ear and badly
cutting his face.
Samuel Bancroft, Jr.. has presented
to the trustees of the Delaware Indus
trial School for Girls lot on Market
street, above Twenty-lOurth, valued at
$4,000, upon which.to erect a home for
the society.
Charles Harper, aged IA years, ar
raigned in the Wilmington Municipal
Court on a charge of larceny, and who
was shown to be addicted TO intOxica-
ton, was committed to the Ferris In
dustrial School.
Mr.. II. n. jackson, formerly of
Chicago. and Mr.. G. H. Scott, formerly
of New Jersey, have rented the Park
House" in Odessa, and some land near
the town and propose to engage in
horticulture and agriculture, with a
view of settling here permanently.
The Sussex County Womeu's Chris
tian Temperance Union has elected
these officers: President, Mrs. Annie
Fisher, of Nassau secretary, Mrs
Hannah r. Tunnel, of Georgetown
treasurer, Mrs. Anna Carey, of Milton
Plans are being prepared for the i'm
prOvement of the Sussex County Cour
House, to include a retiring room fol
the Judges, a room for women wit
nesses, and improved ventilating facili
ties, together with new furniture, tn
whole to cost $4,000.
L. Irving Handy said Monday morn
ing TO reporter: Il wish you woul'
say that am not, have not been, an
do not expect to be a candidate 70
clerk of the peace. Il is a little an
moving to be credited with aspiration
for an Office which never seemed al
traetive to me-"
David P. Bush has given a farm {
100 acres, located six miles north {
Wilmington, on the Baltimore & Obi
Railroad, to the Wilmington Fire d.
partment. It has been decided to have
board Of trustees, who will take charg'
1t has not.yet been decided what wi
be done with the property, but it
possible that fremen's resort will
made, and, and later a retreat f
aged firemen.
A strong pressure was made
Governor Watson Saturday to appoil
K. Il. Kenney secretary OF Stat
There was counter current to 70
however, the voice of which to Il
new Governor was, "we have ha
Zeke and Kenney for eight years,
nauseum, please give us a rest" II
Governor was left to himself Sundi
and Monday morning. He telegraph
to Whiteman, and started under
new regime.
The New Castle Presbytery, whi
includes 10 its territory the Presbyt
rian churches of the entire Peninsu
convened at Lewes yesterday April
The Presbytery is a representati
body, composed of all the Hinist'
and one elder from each OF the Prest
terian churches Of the Peninsula, ma
ing total membership of "a. The
are SO churches and AZ ministers und
the care of the Presbytery, Of which
churches and 2 missions are in W
mingtOn.
The trial of the suit of Isaac
NalOr against Ex-Governor John
Ponder, ended in Georgetown Frid
evening 10 a verdict for Ponder. t
was a suit instituted by Nailor for
recovery of 500, 900 damages for defa
alton of character by Ponder, who Y
charged with having charged Nal
with having set fire 10 and destroy
the school house in Milton, Sus,
county, 10 April 1893. The vero
is an acquittal of ex- Governor Pom
Of the serious charge made by Mai
DEATH OF EDITOR CHARLES Sc
MAN.-Cherles Seminar, editor 81
County Herald. a weekly paper p
lished at New Castle, died al his nc
in that city shortly after noon M
day. Death was due to pneumo
and came after a very brief HIN
Mr.. Seminar was practical prln
and learned his trade in Wilmingt
He started the PeniHsula Methodist
Wilmington, and later started paf
in Delaware City aud Odessa.
was local preacher of the Nj. r.
ference. Mr. Sentman was about
years Of age and leaves family.
The new we'll at the Middlet'
water works, 63e feet deep has 3
tested to the capacity Of $50, gal
per minute. The guarantee IS Tor
gallons. Another test wassubseque
made and soon the we'll was puml
sand, indicating defect In the scree
the bottom Of the we'll. The week
been spent at a cost TO the town OF
day extra, 10 remedying this de
The we'll, when complete, will
5000, So 600 in repairs at this
through In fact makinga a new well,
5000 to Mr.. Kennedy, for work I
Ia 1892 and 1898. In addition, I
6 inch wells, S7l feet deep, are b
put down at q cost Of $225.
The question Of whether Speak
the Senate Watson taking the ON
Governor has not created vacan
the Senate has been raised and
caused much discussion. IL Is a
ton upon which no direct or auth'
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