Smyrna times., 1895-02-06

! TION.-The Peninsula Canned Goods
Association, embracing the fruit and
vegetable packers of the State of Della
ware and the Eastern Shores of Mary
land and Virginia, held its annual
meeting at Dover Thursday. The
meeting was very successful, having
been well attended by representative
packers from the section indicated.
The membership of the association
was also largely increased Owing to
the present depressed condition of the
canned goods market and the uncer-
tainty as to its outcome, lively in,
terest was manifested by the pack ers
in all of the proceedings. Among
other business was the adoption by the
association of a form of contract with
tomato growers. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are: James
Wallace, Cambridge, Md, presi-
dent; j. V. MacCOmmons, of Wyoming,
Vice-presdent, and c. NJ Dashiel, of
Princes Anne, Md, secretary and
treasurer. The meeting adjourned to
meet at Dover next July.
KENT COUNTY FINANCEs.-We have
learned says the Sentinel that the
| Levy Court of Kent County has ma ;e
preremptOry demand upon the several
! collectors, that they must pay over to
| the County Treasurer a given amount
OF money by certain time specified,
and have coupled with this demand as
an Incentive to prompt action, IA strong
/ lntimatiOn that unless the amount
named Is forked over by the time
named, re appointment to the col.
lectOrship is very doubtful. \
The County of Kent has not money
sufficient to meet its current oblga-
| tions. 1t is in q position of contract
ing bills which it is unable to pay
/ Was ever such deplOrable and criminal
mjsmanagement witnessed? Under
| the law authorizing the funding of the
county debt. it is required that the
/ Levy Court shall make provision for,
and pay one thousand dollars of this
! funded debt annually so far as We
have evidence, that requirement of the
law has been totally ignored, and
violated.
George " Massey has been ordered
TO get out of the Senatorial race bv
Washington Hastings, but up to date
Mr. Massey has had the termerity to
disregard this pigmy would-be dictator.
As Mr.. Massey has larger, more i'm
portant and IA much more profitable
future before him in the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, it is very improbable that he
would accept the United States Sena-
tOrship if elected but this does not
prevent him from repaying the old
score Of 1889 10 senator Higgins. who
made Mr. Massey's election at that
time impossible and plucked the plum
for himself. Mr. Massey is doing moth
ln& 10 urge hi, friends on, or to call
them Off, and in the meantime Mr..
Hastings aud Mr.. Higgins With their
friends are steWing III their own grease
while AddickS sits sereuely BY waiting
Tor them to come to their senses and
realize that Others have rights and
opinions in the Republican party that
must be respected. Milford Chronicle.
REv.N. NJ BROWNE DEAD.-The Rev.
NM Browne, ,paSter of the Nj F. church
al MiddletOwn died suddenly at II 80
O'Clock Monday night, of apoplexy.
He had just returned from his church
and died as he was entering his home.
He vas a native of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and about 56 years of age.
He en- cred the ministry Of the NJ. +.
Church in the Philadelphia Conference
in 1860, and had been in the active
pastOrate of the Church on the Della
ware and Maryland Peninsula for
thirty-hve years. He was highly
esteemed as preacher, was plain
spoken and strictly evangelical, and
was notable for qualities as a pastor
was one of the best pastor, in the
WILMINGTON Conference" He came
into prominence among his colleagues
during his pastOrate at Salisbury, Nd
in 1872 and 1875. At the conference
of the latter year he was made presid-
ing elder Of Salisbury district and
served four years with eminent success.
At the conference of 1879 he was ap-
pointed TO the pastOrate Of the church
at Port Deposit served three wears and
successiVely the churches at New Cas-
tie, Scott Church, Wilmington at New.
ark, and Middletown. The Rev y.
NJ. Browne leaves a widow and one
son, Hugh G. Browne, attorney, of vii. |
mingtOn. His wife was Miss Quintonia |
Cook of Centreyille, Md He will be
Inferred at Mddletown tomorrow
afternoon al 1.30 o'clock.
MURDERED BY HIS SoN.-Last Satur-
day evening Harry, son of Trusten P.
COliey, arranged with his brother
Amos to walk to Milford in order to
see the sights and hear the gossip of !
the place Mr.. McCOlley objected to
his younger son making the visit, and |
as the boy persisted in going, he took
hold Of him and in tussel which en-
sued, he was thrown down and before |
he could regain his feet, the other son |
Amos, rushed up with a club and |
struck his father on the head, breaking |
his skull and rendering him uncons- |
ciOus. He was removed to the house, |
and DR.. J ; Prettyman, Jr., sent for, |
and notwithstanding all efforts for the |
injured mans relief he expired about |
six o'clock on Sunday morning. No |
one saw the blow struck but the two |
brothers. The boys mother is coun.
sin to Burton b. Deputy, who was
murdered II years ago by COllingwood |
p. Hallett, and a niece of Abe Deputy,
who was killed by Thomas Devine |
twenty years ago. The murdered man
was A years old, and leaves a widow |
and three children, beside the boy !
Amos. Coroner was notified and made |
arrangements to hold aud inquest.
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