Smyrna times., 1899-04-12

after the author of the ''Snake" gamb
ing bill.
Court will sit at Dover on April q
to try Alfred Gibbs for the murder O
Howard Harper.
The New Castle County Levy Cour-
instructed the collectors of taxes not tC
collect the old poll taxes.
The farm of Samuel J. Speal. nea,
Camden, has been sold to George Par.
dee, of Wilmington, for 81, 300.
The Kent County Levy Court Wed.
nesday paid Sheriff Wharton $500 fo,
the board of prisoners.
AnenormOus cod fish, which had wan
dered out of his latitude. was caugbt
In shad net off Slaughter Beach last
week.
Milford will soon have two steamers
plying between there and PHILADELPHIA.
They are the Endeavor and the Della
ware.
The barracks of the Marine Hospital.
at Cape Henlopen, are being put in
order for the reception of 1000 wounded
and invalid soldiers.
Boys of Camden, in serenading John
jenkins, a newly-married man, tore
down his front porch, and he has sued
the town for $500 damages.
The machinery for the power house
OF the electric road between Dover and
Camden has been purchased and will
soon be placed in-the building.
Asa Clifton of Clayton, is thought to
be one of the heirs of the large Clifton
estate in England, which United States
Marshal Short Is investigating.
For maltreating his wife, Frederick
n. Mobray of Seaford, was sentenced
to six months in Jail by Judge Spru-
ance, in the Sussex County Court.
Miss Adelaide V. Corkran, of Dover,
and Rev. George w. Dawson, are to
be married at Seaford, to-day. They
will reside at Perryville, Nd.
In Wilmington Superior Court
George V. Anderson, who sued the
city for $4,000 damages for being in
Jured by wire in street, got a ver-
dict of $3.50.
Clerk of the Peace Foard, of New
Castle county, turned over to State
Treasurer Ball more than S11,OO col
lected from licenses in the last two
months.
Gov. Tunnel has approved the bill
passed at the recent session of the
Legislature providing for and estab-
fishing State Board of Agriculture.
Rev. Geo. S. Gassner of Quaker
town, formerly Rector of Christ Church.
Delaware City, was married to Mrs.
A. L. Reignor, at Germantown, ON
Wednesday.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding OF Miss Emma Crouch and Mr..
Joshua q. Grassland, at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Crouch, in Middletown. on
Wednesday evening, April 10Th.
Bring forth the bribers and then we
shall see what We shall see. The two
State detectives have now the oppor
tunity of their lives, but will they rise
to the occasion and bring the guilty
before courts?
The Wilmington & New Castle Elec-
trio Railway Company has decided to
extend its road from New Castle to
Delaware City and to make summer
resort on the river near that place.
The Rev. S. J. Morris, D. D., who,
at the recent session of the Whining
ton Episcopal Conference, took the
supernumerary relation, will remove
from Rising Sun to Elizabeth, N. J.
United States Commissioner S. r.
Smith held Mrs. Mary Clendaniel of
Milfond, under $500 bail for sending
scurrilous letters through the mail to
Miss Lydia E. Hawes, of No. 1904
Montgomery avenue, Philadelphia.
The country is getting more like
Delaware every day. Pennsylvania
has for some time been following Della
ware politics. Delaware is noted for it's
tOothsome shad, delicious peaches and
rank pOliticians.-DeLa Repubi-
can.
Hazel Bros. in Dover, have contracted
with Philadelphia firm, who will take |
all their skinned milk. The creamery |
is being improved so that the milk may |
be put through a new process. The
Philadelphia firm will use the milk as
sizing.
The remodelling of the Dover rail- |
road station for the use of H. F. Ken
ney, the new superintendent, and |
ManloYe Hayes, treasurer, is nearing
and the officers of this en-
larged system will be comfortly quar-
tered here by May 1st.
The new incorporation act is all |
ready showing what it will do in the
matter as a revenue raiser. At the |
present rate, the income to the State
from the granting of charters will
bring over 100000 q year into the
State. 1t is strange that our long
headed financiers had not been able to
see whereby the State bankrupt treas
ury could be filled to overfowing from
outside capitalists.
MT. PLEAsANT's New PASTOR. Rev.
r. w. Todd who was agent for the
Bible Society for four years,
mas resigned to become pastor of Mt,
pleasant M. E. Church, near Whining
ION. The resignation will take effect
)n April 90. 1t is understood that Rev.
DR.. l.. T. Wilderman pastor of the
First M. e. Church of Annapolis, will
likely succeed Mr.. Todd.