Smyrna times., 1879-01-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

tHc OOFeT Idlr uelu lISl August.
Two rabid dogs caused much excitement
in Lewes on Wednesday last. One was
killed, the other escaped.
The Legislature will be pressed to pass
law making it obligatory upon every school |
district in the State to maintain a school at |
least six months of every year.
William NJ. Candy was reelected Presi-
dent of the Delaware & Western Railroad |
on Monday. He reported the total ex- |
penses for the year $37, ,022. .96, and the total
receipts, $43, ,2SG.0l, net gain of 6,26205. |
The people of Bethel "a few miles above
Middletown) surprised pr. Matlack and
lady by & large donation on New Years
day, and in addition presented Mrs. Mat.
lack with a purse of $25 as a token of
esteem.
d. A. Conner of Milton, late candidate
for Clerk of the Senate, complains in a
communication to the Sentinel that Senator
John Causey did all he could to defeat
him, and intimates that he is renegade
with Congressional aspirations.
Considering the number of marriages
which occur down the State, shortly there
will be no single young ladies left. SO says
the Morniny Herald. If the Herald reporter
would like to test the matter accurately.
let him come down and see. If he means
| business, he can soon find whether there
are any left.
| A correspondent to the Milford Ne,cS
from Georgetown says, those fond of laud-
! ing our present school system, can profta-
| bly, turn to this place and find food for
reflection. The public schools are closed
and will remain 50 till April. The children
of this county seat have the privileges Of
education .hre months out Of tsceL1c.
WINTER BRooDs OF CHIcKENs.-The Mil
ford Chronicle says: Many of our enter
prising farmers in this section now have
broodS of from so to 100 young chickens
two or three weeks old which they will
have ready for market early in the Spring,
when they will bring such prices as will
fully reward their care and trouble during
the cold weather.
The Dover Sentinel has the following: At
the monthly meeting of the Almshouse on
| Wednesday of last week, it is said that 40
visitors ate their dinners off of the tax pay
ers of this county, besides the Trustees and
officers of the institution whose duty COM
PEELED their attendance. 1t is said that
some visitors are as regular in their attend
ance as the Trustees.
JUNCTION & BREAKwArER RAILRoAD.-The
annual meeting of this road was held on
Monday. The old officers were reelected.
The report was satisfactory. Out of the
income for the last twelve months, the
company paid the interest due the State in
full, besides the operating expenses and
cost OF ordinary repairs, and has surplus
of over $4,000 for other purposes.
Isaac Hinckley was reelected President
Of the Board of Directors of Philadelphia
| Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Monday
Mr.. Hinckley's report shows that the earn
ings for the year ending October 81, 1878
, on the main stem and Port Deposit branch
t were $2,535, ,S22.7l, and on the Southerr
I division, $l24623.l4; total, $1,000 445 IS
The amount to the credit of revenue &C
= count on October 81 was $662, ,O99.35.
J The FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY of St
: Georges and APPOINTMENTS Hundreds, a
their annual meeting at Odessa last weel
made a good showing. The value of poll
> cies of insurance is $Sl7, ,395.Gl; the valu
. | Of deposit notes subject to assessment
$57,760.28; the losses by fire for the yea
1877 was $4662. 30; while the cash receive,
: for annual premiums on loans amounted +
: $4,972.27; the contingent fund of the com
: pany is $23,930.9l. Instead Of having
: premium to pay many of the policy holder
:, had balance in their favor.
IL FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
d The directors of the Farmers Mutual Inst
n rance Company held their annual meetin
It in Wilmington, Monday, and re-electe
It six members of the board of managers,
= follows: For three years, E. c. Stotsenhury
ia c. B. Ellison, William Cummins, Benz. Blu
is ton, Manlove Hayes; for an unexpire
= term OF two years, Richard NJ. GibbOn
er Seventy votes were cast, all for the for
)r going ticket. The report of the Secretar
s. showed that the value of live policies W,
le $l0,908. Total receipts for 1878, $50, 100 sc
Is total expenses, S2l, 1854; net gains fc
y the year, $28,975.67. The net surplus fun
v. aggregates s2O46SO.37.
,e U. S. JURORS.-The following is q list
~ the jurors summoned by U. S. Marshal NJ
io Mullen, for the regular term of the DistriC
,,e Court which opened in Wilmington ye
y terday:
o. Ne,o Castle County-Wm. Banks, Enoc
ie Moore, Henry C.. Mahaffy, Thomas Poo
AZ Jos. Watterhouse, James NJ. Jones, Wn
" F. Robinson, Stewart II. Gallagher, Joh
- c. Stuckert, Thomas Bird, Jas. r. Collin
r Alfred Squbb, Thomas Sutton, Frank
o' Stidham and Howard Garrett
o. Kent C0mty.-John II. Klingler, Joh
Us B. Wharton, Thomas d. Smith Thomas \
m Bates, Charles Rice and J. T. Connor.
ne iSusscr C6unty.-John f. Martin, Geo.
a Spicer, Beneniah NJ. Truitt, Frederick
n, Lynch, James Elzey, William l.. Jane
ed Henry P. Wolfe, Frank Burton and job
Is A. Nixon.
1v Jehu F. Tharp, a prominent gentlema
~ and brother of Ex-Governor Tharp, die
{. suddenly, at his residence in Harringto
- ~ Friday morning, aged GA years. Mr. Thar
e, had contention with Mr.. Galway wi
q" M cut a tree on him on Tuesday last, al
~ from this excitement he was taken sic
- and went to bed. On Thursday he was l
20 until two o'clock in tho afternoon, b.
n5 feeling worse he went to bed again az
- died as above stated. For some hours
~ was conscious he would die and so EXPIRE
'ar ar sed himself. Mr.. Tharp was well know
or all over Kent County and largely all ov
~, the State. He never married, and by cal
10 full, frugal habits saved snug little fortun
ot His death came upon him like a thief
in the night" as he was considered one
II, the healthest and most vigorous men
~ the town.
lly FARMERS BANK.-The annual meeting
re the several branches of the Farmers Ban
70 was held in Dover on Thursday.
nd Geo. w. Cummins, ESQ.,, of Smyrna W