Smyrna times., 1899-01-18


to sell liquor will be presented at the
February term of New Castle count
Court.
Hetta, wife of VIM. H. Minner, died
at her home at Barker's Landing on
wednesday evening. Her funeral took
place Friday.
Clerk of the Peace DOwnes has is
sued marriage licenses to James Pleas
anton and Martha Thompson, Martin
Rash and Efie Ford.
DIR. Charles H. Richards, one of the
most prominentphysicians of the State
died at his home in Georgetown on
the 10th inst. of general debility.
The Lewes Board of Trade has cleo
ted A. l.. Burton, president; E. J.
Morris, vice-president; f. II. Brewer,
secretay, and A. Z. Ingram, treasurer.
Miss Mary Stuart, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Stuart, of Bridge
vile, and Robert Odell, of Orange,
n. j., were married on Wednesday af-
afternoon by Rev. W. G.. Rooms.
Mrs. Lydia c. Alston, a sister o
Daniel G. Cowgirl, died at her home in
Philadelphia, Tuesday, and her re-
mains were inferred in Friends bury
ing ground at Camden, Thursday.
John II. Schabinger, Jr., Of FELTON,
and Virgil Gruwell, of Philadelphia
formerly of Felton,, have gone to
Florida to cast their lot among the
orange groves OF that State.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Madge Cause, daughter of Hor-
ace W. Cause, of the Harlan & Hol-
lngsworth Company, and Arthur w.
Spruance, a Wilmington lawyer and
son of Judge Spruance.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
former Governor John 2. Cochran
were granted Thursday by Register of
Wills Crossan to DR.. L. Il. Gilpin,
Charles p. Cochran and J. L. Gibson,
who gave bond for $3.50, 600.
Mrs. John Heyd, wife of the Presi-
dent of the Farmers Institute of Della
ware died suddenly in FELTON,, Tues
day, of last week. Several children
survive her. Mrs. Heyd was about 40
years old and was interested in a num-
Der of local and State horticultural en-
terprises.
Another attempt to wreck Della
ware Railroad train was made Wednes-
day evening. The same train that was
the object of the wreckers Monday
evening, was in danger again. OBJ
struction were found on the track be-
tween Dover and Cheswold, but were
removed i'll time. Extra track walkers
have been placed on the line.
MILFORD NEWS. The Milford Netcs
and Adrcrti~er, has again changed
hands. This time it has been leased
by Messrs. Geo. L. Hynson and Rob
ert j. Mears. The former is brother
of its late able editor Henry l.. Hyn-
son, and is a practising lawyer in Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Mears is a practical
printer, having learned his trade in
this same office
LIST OF PARDONs. During the year
1898, Gov. Tunnel granted pardons
and committed sentences as follows:
January 18th, removal of the whipping
imposed in the sentence of Richard
.MahOn and William II. Crowley, con-
victed in New Castle county of larceny.
March Bird, pardoned Nora Brinkley,
convicted in Kent county of forgery.
March 3rd, pardoned Morris Gooding,
convicted in New Castle county of lar
ceny. June Sth, pardoned James
Cavanaugh, convicted in New Castle
county of larceny. September 22d,
cOmmuted the sentence of William
Fisher, convicted in New Castle county
of breaking in a dwelling with the in
tentiOn to commit felonious assault.
70 CURE DEFECTS. Deputy At
tOrney General Peter L. Cooper, know
ing that the laws here are somewhat
lax as to persons residing in this State
and committing a fraud in another,
has prepared bill to cover the defect.
Under Delaware laws, he stated, per-
son residing here could send for goods
in New York and other states with the
intent to defraud, receive them here
and the foreign merchants to victim
lied could neither have the criminal
tried i'll this State or the State in which
the crime was actually committed, ira
question of jurisdiction is raised The
bill has been sent to Dover with the
expectation of having it passed by the
General Assembly.
PROSPERITY IN THE PENINSULA
q. G.. Cameron, manager of r. G..
Dun & Cos commercial agency in
Wilmington, reports that the past year
has been prosperous one on the Del
aware Peninsula, compared with pre-
vious years. During 1898 there were
21 failures in Delaware, with liabil-
tiles of $136, 45O; assets, $71, 200. East
ern Shore of Maryland, 90 failures;
liabilities, SAG, $40; assets, $2S, 500.
Eastern Shore of Virginia, failures,
liabilities, $2O,250; assets, $3.50.
There were 80 fewer failures in 1898
than in 1897. The comparative num-
ber of failures was: 1898, Al; 1897. 76;
1896, 81; 1895, 1914; 1894, 113. Mr..
Cameron reports that the farmers are
in good financial condition, and that
tha hanks have nlantv of nooDax