Smyrna times., 1895-12-25
County and State Items.

1879.
A fire in Milford Thursday morning de-
stroyed the residence of Andrew ]. Ross and
two stables.
John Hindsley died at Hartley ON the 18th
inst, aged 70 years, and was buried at
kblaekiston church on the 18th.
t. Bayard Heisel has been appointed re-
ceiver of the St Georges Fruit Packing
Company.
J. Wilkins Cooch has an autograph letter
of General Burgoyne, which he will present
to the Historical Society,
The oyster house of Donoho & Co., of
Seaford, was entered by burglars, who stole
So in money and about $500 in oyster
checks.
Congressman Willis is member of the
4 Committee on Agricultural Appropriation
and the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor
Traffic.
William Maull, who died in Lewes last
week, left $3.50 each to the Methodist,
Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, and
$3.50 to each of the two colored churches in
that town.
A great many sweet potatoes are being
shipped from FELTON, at the present time;
they are bringing $3.50 and $4 per barrel in
the city. Amos Turner, estimates his loss
from rot at $500.
A Salem, n. j., Republican, when asked
what he thought about the resolution to i'm
peach Minister Bayard, replied that he
Twas in favor of it because he was down on
these preachers who meddled i'll politics -
Judge Marvel has granted charter to the
Sentinel Printing Company of Dover The
cOrpOratOrs are j. Frank Alice, Mitiin
Wilson, Newell Ball, S. S. Pennewill, John
II. Bateman and George W. Roberts.
The papers generally twit Mr.. Bayard.
One of them says: Ambassador Bayard,
very properly, has nothing to say. He
finds himself in an unpleasant position in
the house Of his England friends.
The Wilmington papers rejoiced last week
that Wilmington folk We're kept out of
Philadelphia because of the excitement over
the strike there. The latter discovered that
the home stores are well supplied with
Christmas goods.
While cutting fodder James A. Buckson,
of Blackbird, had his left arm drawn into
the cutter and so badly mangled that it was
amputated above the elbow by Drs. Fergu-
son and Cobb.
Mr.. Lewis FenpimOre,a farmer living two
miles south of Middletown, was married on
Thursday evening 20 Miss Martha Weldon,
ofTownsend. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Albert Chandler, at the residence
of the brides mother.
St. Paul NJ. Z. Church. Wilmington. has
extended to Rev. DR.. Martindale an in
formal call to become its pastor next year.
DIR. Martindale has not yet replied, but the
impression prevailes that he will accept
st. Paul pays a salary of IL, 400 per annum
Dr. Martindale went to Milford two years
ago.
Rev Charles I. Stengle of Dover will de-
liver his lecture on the Atlanta Exposition
at Nanticoke Point, Md, on january 16.
Other places are negotiating with Mr..
Stengle for his lecture and he expects to be
out on a tour of this character during the
latter part of January and the first week in
February.
1t is an i'll wind that blows good to no one.
On Wednesday the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in Philadelphia on account of the
strike ran nine extra trains to carry folk to
and from suburban districts. AT one station
alone, in the northen part of the city, five
thousand return tickets were sold.
ADDIcKs AS COLLEGE TRUsTEE-The
death of Captain Charles W. Roberts, of
Chester County, Pa, creates a vacancy in
the Board of Trustees of Delaware College,
of which he was a member Several Will
mington members Ofthe Alumni Association
have proposed the name of J. Edward Adj
dicks for the vacancy and will endeavor to
induce other members of the association to
recommend him to the trustees for election.
The people Of this section who likes crabs
have been feasting upon them for a week
past The heavy storm of last week washed
great quantities of the crustaceans up on
the shore, where they lay benumbed by the
cold and unable to get back to their native
element. Any one who wished could pick
up as many crabs as he chose, and several
wagon loads were brought to Milford, where
they sold at 5 cents per dozen. The warmer
weather Of Tuesday and Wednesday put
some life in the crabs and they crawled back
into the waters of the Delaware Bay.-Mil-
ford News of Saturday.
DELAWARE BANKERS AssocIATIoN.-The
Delaware Bankers Association was organized
Wednesday the election of these officers
President John Pilling, of Newark vice
president, d. J. Cummins, of Smyrna
secretary and treasurer, John III. Handy Of
Wilmington; executive committee, JOSEPH
W. H. Watson of Newport, Philip L. Can
non OF SeafOrd and Preston Lea of vii
mingtOn. The object of the organization il
to secure proper consideration of question,
Of financial and commercial customs and
laws which affect the banking institution,
of the State; to secure protection against
4 II loss by crime; 10 secure uniformity ~
action and to secure the benefits of persona
acauaintainces and discussions. A const;
tuition and bylaws were adopted. Their
were twenty banking institutions repre
! II sented,
Ill WHICH OK Is Gored ?-There are charge
4 1 and counter charges political. The demo
cratic papers make severe onslaughts on Ad
i dicks and the Wilmington Republican
retorts as follows in reference to tn
paying Of s., 500 of the county funds to th
state constables. The big steal is owe
The eleven hundred county constables hal
been paid their IS by the Democratic part
y for voting the Democratic ticket in 1S9
This outd0s the Republican party. It.
! nobobyis business what Mr. Addicks do
il with his own money. He can do what
pleases with his own But the Democrat
party has no right to steal the money of Il
taxpayers of New Castle county to pay the
4 Ii marty workers With Such means ore L
Hi ones resorted to for years by the Democra
2H in Kent and Sussex counties to keep th'
II marty workers in line for the glorious eau
Il of Democratic supremacy in Delawll
Shame on such methods, bat it Is only
keeping with the methods, used by t
Democrats to keep themselves in power
Delaware for the last quarter Of centtn
The means Mr.. Addicks used are head a
shoulders above the steal employed by t
Democrats to pay their political debts. j