Smyrna times., 1897-08-25

-. l, VIII be one of tht
De'' ones which has been had for
number of years. Oi
WILL GO TO EURoPE.-Col. James T
moss and son Brooks, of Seaford
sailed for Antwerp, Saturday Tbo,'
VIII take an extended trip throDob
france, Germany and the British Tsles
1t is said that Col. E. t. Cooper ba.
decided to accept the invitation toT
dered him by Welch & Co.. of Son
francisco, to visit Hawaii and give his
views on the annexation proposition
he will sail from San Francisco ON tbo
steamer leaving there about October
A FREscoER's SERIOUS FAIL
Foulk, who is engaged in fresco;n0
the new A. M. E. Church, at Milford
Iel IA feet from a scaffold, breakino
ms right wrist, dislocating his left knee
ana breaking three ribs. In the fail q
nall pierced the top of his nose.
INFANT MURDER IN DErAw.pp
II
People in Wilmington are anxions +bo+
some OF the cases of alleged infanticide
"hlch are occurring should be pushed
ana arrests made. Within the mast
week the bodies of three babies boro
been found in alleys in the citv and No
clue to the parents of any one them
have been found.
About sixty members of the Grand
Army of the Republic left WILMINGTON
sunday, over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for Buffalo, N. Y, where thew
attended the National Encampment
delaware occupied fourth position in
the big parade Tuesday. The head
quarters for the Delawareans will he
be at the IrOquois Hotel.
MIsPILLIoN JETTY FIN1sHED.-Tbe
work of completing the iettv at the
mouth of the Mispillion River. of
Milford, for the purpose of deepening
the stream, was finished by B. Z. Col
Inns, the contractor for work, Saturday
The people of Milford have decided to
petition Co ngress to pass an appro-
priatiOn to extend the jetty 300 feet
further into the bay.
ADVENTIST CAMP ENDED. D.-The camp-
meeting OF the Seventh Day Advent
lists in Wilmington, was concluded
Sunday. The camp was so successful
that the denomination has decided to
continue Elder E. F. Frank in charge
OF the work there. He will try to dis
seminate the peculiar doctrines of the
Adventists, and thinks that he will be
From appearances, it is a snap to be
able to help save a steamer. The men
who helped save the oil tank steamer
from the flames at Marcus Hook, have
received their money with the excep-
ton of Inspector Allen. We under
stand j. B. Allen considered his SER
vices worth $4,000 and his Attorney,
Alexander B. Cooper, is looking after
his interest.
LOCAL OPTION MEETING. Hon. NJ.
J. Tanning, of Baltimore. Nd, as
sisted by ''The Messick Trio" and Miss
Eva B. Robertson, vocalist, are con-
tucting a series of temperance meet
ngs in Milford, this week. These
meetings are held in large tent erected
On the corner of Causey and Railroad
Avenue. These meetings are non-par-
'isan and INSTRUMENTATION in char
acter.
Lindsay Wilson who was chief war
len under ex-Sheriff Paul GILES at
New Castle Jail, is looking for a man
who tortured a mule on his farm near
New Castle a few days ago. During
he night the tongue of the animal was
'ut out and it was otherwise cruelty |
reated. Mr.. Wilson was compelled to |
ill the animal to endh suffering. A
Ormer prisoner at the Jail, who had
threatened Mr.. Wilson, is believed to
laye committed the act.
When the New Castle county Levy
Court meets to-day it will have a
LnOtty problem to solve. Poll-tax Col
ectOr DOnahoe has announced that he
will pnt in a claim for 20 per cent. of
he poll taxes collected by County
Treasurer Rettew during July, and
Treasurer Rettew will file a counter
lain, stating that he did the work and
s entitled to the commission allowed /
" the county. Mr.. Donahoe basis his
lain on the fact that he was appointed
,efOre the taxes were collected.
F. H. Burgess, of the MiddletOwn
Shirt factory, has completed arrange
nents for the establishment of another
ranch factory at Dover, making the
fifth factory under his control, the
,thers being located at MiddletOwn,
smyrna, Denton and Ridgeley. The
Dover factory will contain between 125
md $50 machines and w. r. Bandell
vill act as superintendent. Mr.. Burgess
tated that they had enough work on
and to keep the five factories running
ONE time, Young, Smyth, Field & Co.,
1anting between 10000 and 10000
lozen shirts made during the season.
RUSH OF STEAMERS FOR GRAIN
steamers from all parts of the globe in
earch of outward cargoes of grain con-
inue to arrive at the Delaware Break
gater for orders. The number of these
rrivals has probably never before
een equaled. AS many as four large
transatlantic steamers, with COM
lined carrying capacity of over 800, 200
'ushels Of grain, have arrived there
very "a hours for 10 days past, and
ave been ordered to their loading
,orts as fast as possible Many have
een chartered while.on their way
cross the ocean, having left when
reights began to show an upward
endency.