Smyrna times., 1895-09-25
County and State Items,

County and State Items.
The Peninsula Press Association
will start from Washington on SatGr-
day, October Il, on u visit to the
Atlanta Exposition.
Sheriff Shaw last week sold the farm
of Edgar +. Clements, consisting of 900
acres, situated in West Dover hundred
to Dr. T. o. Clements for $780, subject
TO a mortgage OF $1725
George W. Ivory who has been en-
gagged in the shOemaking business in
smyrna, CheswOld ETC., died very sud |
denly IN Camden on the 18th from a /
complication of diseases, aged 60 years |
The October term of the Sussex |
County Courts, which will begin on |
Monday, October 7, promises to be of |
the busiest and most important held |
for years. The civil trial list contains |
1l6 cases.
HAD HIS EYE GOUGED OUT.-While !
running down stairs at the Delaware !
Clothing House, Wilmington, Saturday
evening James Gordon, a boy, struck a
pendant gas burner, which ran into his |
eye and gOuged it out.
The 2l Cubans on trial at Whining
ton, on charge of filibustering," were
acquitted Monday by the jury, and
discharged by the Court. The citizens
of Wilmington joined with the Cubans
in celebrating their victory.
Dr.. Hannah NJ. Thompson, of Will
mingtOn, will present 10 the Trustees
of tue Stale Asylum for the Insane, at
httr raif Of bar f,fk
Lewis Thompson, who was one of the
original trustees of the institution.
The way of the transgressor is hard.
Peter d. Rlas, cOlored, who was charged
with stabbing William johnson of
OieSSA. was sentenced to pay fine of
5000, to stand IN the pillOry two hours
and serve a term of five years in New
Castle Jail.
pr. Horace Barr, of Wilmington, has
been elected delegate from the dio-
cese of Delaware To the general con
ventiOn of the 2. f. Church. to be held
next month at Minneapolis, in place of
DR. Nathan Pratt, of Milford, who is
unable 10 attend.
An enthusiastic revival meeting has
been going on AT ArmOry NJ. E. Church
Rev. Charles !. Steugie, has been uu-
ceasiug 10 his work during the extra
meetings, which have resulted in sew
era! conversions.
The dispute over the 10 small prop
critics III Milford devised by the will of
Truslen r. McCOIley TO Mrs. Eliz ,beth
McCOiley and Mrs. \. b. Hyer for lite
has Oeen settled by the McColley heirs
paying he Hyers heirs $4,000 aud TAX
ing all the property.
Rev. Merritt Hulburd, pastor of
Grace NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, has
received AL Invitation to become pastor
of Methodist church at Scranton, Pa,
maklng the tifth call he has received
since becoming pastor of Grace Church
He will stay at Grace.
Disputes over wills Is not the incest
thiag that families of the deceased can
remember the maker by. 1t looks as
if there would be legal battle over
the viii of the late Isaac Solomon
which was filed on Friday with Regis
ter COOch, William :. Hills, Esq.
represented the contestants.
CRUSADE AGAINST SIN.-A crusad,
against evil practices was inauguratet
IN Grace Wilmington on Sunday anC
it will be waged with unhagging in
terest during the coming week. All o
the Methodist preachers in the cit!
have been appealed TO. and they viii
make united effort against ole
Apollyon and all his cohorts.
MAD Doc IN BRIDGEvILLE.-Th
appearance of a made dog upon tn
public road leading from Greenwood L
Bridgeville caused great excitemen
Sunday last 1t first appeared upOl
the premises of a farmer near Green
wood and bit several dogs but escape,
before being killed. Latter it appeared
al the house of another farmer VIII
shot and severly wounded it but agai
got away before being killed.
The people Of Milford are preparn
for the convention of the Women
Christian Temperance Union, whic
will meet there on the first week
October The convention will be
large and interesting one. MilfOr
seems 70 be a iaVOTite town of Ii
Peninsula for conventions and th
people who attend them are alway
sure of hearty welcome The w.
T. U. Convention will be no exceptio
to the rule.
Col Triedler, of Dover, the on
Republican on Gov. WatsOn's sta
was the recipient last week Of ban,
some sword and belt, the gift of
Edward Addicks. 1t was conveyed
Mr.. Triedler by Chas. II. Kittinge
The PeninsuIGr NeiOs in speaking Of
saws: Mr.. Addicks has presented b
Cf~(end Treidler with a handsome swoT
The language used to convey the 81
is like the stilted oratOTy of feti
which describes a mediaeval xii
knighting a trusty squire. And y
King Addicks has not so much to 4
of Sir Treidler's Lravery and worth
he has of the nobility Of his cOmrade
arms, King Watson. King AddiC
appears to have made the occasion o
for rendering public thanks to
Governor for assistance in a dire eme
ency.
The Avenue NJ. E. Church, Milf
was well filed on Sunday mOrni
with an audience interested in the p
batiOners, a hundred or more of VIII
joined the church, after six months
more on probation. The Rev.
Martindale preached a very tOuchi
sermon appropriate to the Occasi
Over hundred of the converts of
great revival Of last winter were
mitted into full membership and th
are more yet to come into full fellows
who were not able TO be present
Sunday morning last. OF the
hundred conversions at the late reyi
about three-fourths either have or
come into the church. This is c
sidered wonderful as it is not us
that so large per cent Of those
Tossing conversion live up to their
fessing.- Chronicle.
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT. -
last Peninsula Methodist has the foil
ing Sunday morning, the 18th 4
at the close of his sermon in Wes
NJ. Z. church, Dover, on the tt
This is faithful saying and wor
OF all aeceptation, that Christ JC
came into the world to save slime
the pastor, DIR. w. l.. S. Murray, &
an invitation to any present who
not yet accepted Christ Jesus as q
sonal-savior, to come forward to
9itar and there confess their faith
Jesus. Immediately an elderly gen