Smyrna times., 1895-11-06
County and State Items.


began at Seaford, Monday.
Harry V. FOrkum and Miss Laura Graham
both OF Dover, We're married on the Dist
inst, 10y the Rev. c. Stengle.
VIM. \. Boggs, of Dover, has presented
his resignation as member and as Secretary
OF the Republican County Committee.
James W. Boyer, a well-known farmer
and prominent Democrat'of Marydel. died
suddenly on Sunday week aged 90 years.
Twenty-Five conversions We're the result
OF revival at AsburyC huch, on Wyoming
circuit, and twenty-eight have united with
the church.
John Barclay, chief clerk III the rail-
road office at Clayton and Miss Jennetto
daughter of l. n. Mills, are to married on
Tuesday November 18th.
Governor Watson and staff will leave
Wilmington for Atlanta to-day at 2.14P. NJ.
November the ninth will be celebrated as
Delaware day at the Exposition.
A Lewes man, who is Iegless, indulges in
duck shooting, He drives to the shore in a
goat team and shoots from blinds. His
goats browes around, returning at his call
to take him home when he tires OF the shoot
ing.
Burglars attempted to enter the store of
Paynter " Marsh, at Nassau, but We're de-
tected and fired at by Mr.. Marsh Blood
tracks ON the ground indicate that one of
the inruders had been wounded, but both
escaped.
the Peninsula Railroad Company is en-
barrassed for the lack of enough freight
cars. Tie company is now compelled to
rightly enforce its rules in regard to speedy
unloading.
Stale eggs We're thrown at Single Tax
speakers in Bridgeville on Wednesday night
and they. We're compelled to leave for Sea
ford Most of the people OF the town de-
plore the trouble.
The rain of Thursday III brought the fall
since January l. up to 3Ol3 inches. The
same day year ago the precipitation
amounted to 40} inches, a loss of exactly
ten inehes-a most unusual difference.
At Wilmington, Thursday, Charles Gray,
OF New Castle, died aged y years. He was
I'm uncle of Senator Gray, and brother of
the Late Andrew c.. Gray. president of the
Chesapeake Il Delaware Canal Company.
Benjamin B. Allen, Jr., Friday received
his commission as deputy collector of the
port to succeed his father, Benjamin B.
Allen, who resigned some time ago on ac-
count Of continued illness Mr.. Allen will
be ON duty at Marcus Hook.
Counterfeit ten dollar bills are in circula-
ton. They bear the portrait Of the late
Yiee-President Hendricks aud are of the
series of1s91, check letter D! They have
the appearance of having been used. which
appearance they obtained by the use of
Chemicals.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., has issued
general order to all ticket agents to charge
for all bicycles checked by them, the rates to
be the same as those charged on excess bag
gage, except that the minimum charge
shall be 10 cents instead of 25 cents as, ex-
cess baggage.
The court granted the following liquor
licenses: George A. Millington, Agnes
Cole, Clarke * Mcdaniel, Dover; VIII
loughby Stein, Frederica; Samuel Fortner,
Kenton; Joseph Poore, Hartley; w. W.
Whitlock, Clayton, James p. Hoffecker. w.
F. Dunn and Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna.
jefferson 7. Whiteman of Pleasant Hill.
Mil Creek hundred, claims the champion
ship OF the State for husking corn. In nine
days, while working for Thomas Higgins.
he turned out 40 shocks day and averaged
seven baskets to two shocks a day.
Recently he cut $50 shocks, while two men
We're cutting 1877 in the same field.
1t has been decided in Wilmington that
the meetings of the Single Takers held on
Sunday are unlawful City Solicitor Har-
man appeared before the Police Commission
Monday night and handed in his opinion.
Mr.. Harman classes the meetings as a politi
cal one and says that they are not within
the exceptions made by the law.
POTATOES PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP-The
Wilmington Morning News makes the
strange statement that the potato crop in
this section of country was never so large
and never of such superior quality. At one
time it was thought the dry weather would
hurt the crop, but the harvest has been un-
usually large and the potatoes of good size
and -1ree from faults.
FooLEb by THE EYE-GLAss GABIE.-Clever
swlndlers are now fleeing people in Will
mingtOn with an eye-glass game. They
plead poverty and a desire to raise enough
money to take them home, andSthen offer to
sell to their victim handsome pair of gold
eyeglasses for any sum obtainable, from SO
TO so cents. The glasses are really worth
but % cents. A number of dupes have been
victimized
Bishop CoLEMAN's ACCIDENT On Satur-
day morning Bishop Coleman had the mis-
fortune Of falling at his residence in Viii
mlngtOn and fracturing one of his ribs. Dr.
Greenleaf was prompt in attendance and
the bishop IS doing as well as could be ex-
pected. Notwithstanding the accident the
bishop was celebrant at the service at Trinity
Sunday morning and preached the sermon.
DR.. q. L. Grier, formerly Of Milford and
Dover but now manager Of the Caulk MFG.
Co., OF Camden, and Miss Ella L. Vaules. of
Milford, were married on Wednesday in the
M. E. Church Of that town, by Rev. DR.. r.
n. Martindale. Miss Lizzie T. Willis was
maid of honor, and DIR. f. L. Grier was best
man. A reception was given at the resi-.
dence of the BRIDES parents, after which the
young couple left for trip to the Atlanta
Exposition.
The people Of Georgetown want the post
Office moved into larger quarters or the
present ones improved, whichever is ths
most convenient to the government. They
claim that the Georgetown post Office il
crowded each evening when the mail il
opened, and that it is with the greatest diff
Guilty that the people get in and out of the
single door with which the room is provided
The people of the town think that they ar,
entitled to better room for the post Office
Beginning with Sunday last there will b.
week of special services in Bethesda M. E
Church, ,Middletown. The New Era saws
a number of prominent and able minister
will be present, among whom is DIR. Rober
Watt, pastor of Scott Church, Wilmington
who will occupy the pulpit on Sunday. Oh
Tuesday evening at 7SO O'Clock DR.. Jacol
Todd, Of Philadelphia, will deliver one q
Ais able and helpful sermons. On Welnes
aay evening at 7.sO o'clock. Rev. Adam
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