Smyrna times., 1879-04-09
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Many of the public schools of Sussex
county have closed until the summer.
There were 404 public schools in this
State in 1877, exclusive Of the schools in
Wilmington.
The increase in the number Of children
attending school in this State from 1915 to
1877 was 2,243.
Middletown INDUCED in census the
other day: Whites, 999; darktys 320;
altogether, l,3lS.
Representative Cochran will be given
banquet 10y admiring constituents some
evening this week.
Business over the Breakwatcr and
Frankiord Railroad is Increasing. The
road cleared over $500 during tme month Of
January.
The average monthly pay Of teachers in
New Castle county, outside of Wilmington,
is 1881; in Kent county, 500. l3; in Sus.
sex county, S29S0.
AppoINrMENTs.-Gover Hall has ap.
pointed VIM. B. Tom.insOn, of Milton,
Clerk of the Peace for Sussex county. t!c,
w. Fiske Townsend, removed.
| One of the leading merchants OF vii.
mington mas forgotten the combination in
which he locked his safe. ana cant get at
the things insid" to save his neck.
Foul range lights will be built during the
coming summer between Mlrcu, Hook and
the mouta Of the Chri>tiana, two of them
at Marcus Hook aud two near dupont )
powder wharf, on the Delaware.
The COUNTY TAN RATR.-Thc Levy Court
Of New Castle county, at then me- citing on
Saturday last, fixed the county tax rate at
40 cents on the one hundred dollars. Last
year the rate was Sc cents on the one hun.
dred dollars.
Roxana fishermen will not unwind the
great ocean seine until May |. Then they
will catch 200 bushels of fish at a haul
compress the fish into oil lone bushel OF
fish making half gallon Of OILY, and turn
the bones INTO fish phosphate.
Thomas Duncan who was locked up il
the Wilmington prison until he could brin:
proof that he didn't forge check on r. II
Jones, has made statement iuplicatin;
William Montgomery, siXteen-year-ol'
lad. Montgomery has sought more congo
nial Climes.
The EXEMPTION LAw.--The Exemption
law has been changed 80 as to allow onl
$50 outside the household goods, or 0n
> 5000 in all. This Exemption law was ;h
only barrier that the struggling farmers am
mechanics of this State had against tn
money shavers y.
r 1t is claimed the State will lose $1,000
s in New Castle co. alone hy the non.ral
II ment of licenses, and yet the LeEi>latur
!. would not appoint a supervisor to cnforc
If the law. The Government collects ia
IS license from every one Of these places.
II lie also appointed the following as men
? hers of the State Board of Health under tn
y act passed 10y the last Legislature author:
u ing the Board:
G New Castle County-Drs. Bush, DrlpC
u and Chamberlain.
d Kent-Drs. Whitley and Marshall.
y Sussex-Drs Hall and Wolf.
= The citizens of Wilmington gave bal
" quet at the Clayton House. Thursday,
;, the members of the State Legislature 0
- their return from Washington. Anon
70 those who replied to toasts were Prrsider
,f Harrington of the Senate, Speaker Chan
= ! Ter of the House, Gen. Postles, W. C. Spr
=, ence, Hon. w. G. Whitley and others,
Historian Vincent, Of Wilmington, b.
unearthrd proof Of the festive customs
the Old Blue Hen when she was chic
Just out Of the shell. Mr.. Vincent fin
es that at New Castle, in the year lis
N Catharine Beven, who murdered her hu
w band, was burned to death at the stalk
or Peter Murphy, who was party to the mu
er der, went off by the hemp process.
or THE WELLS AND PHILLIPS FAILUEE.--Tl
We failure of Messrs. John p. Wells and JoI
ne G. Phillips. dealers in hardware and ca
OF riage materials, Wilmington, creates CO
al siderable excitement in business circl
ch there. The liabilities Of the firm amount
ch between $4,000 and $4,000. and Mess
re D. II. Kent S Co. are the principal cree
he tors.
RS Gumboro, down in Sussex, has Just had
as ! Jolly little centennial all to herself. Whe
ne the centennial part comes in is not plai
io' but it appears that about this time last ce
~ tury Stephen Belts was born on an islal
e, in the heart of Cypress Swamp. He W
y raised on bear meat and ramrods, and win
uS he had begotten seventeen sons car
re-; ashore and founded Gumborc.
or Most of the farmers who made up Il
st. Delaware Legislature have recovered fro
he the effects of the iunket to Washington al
ch will to-day begin to break ground in vi,
er Of approaching seed-time. As they ge,
IRE and "haw " the old plow. horse over t
re acres they will chuckle in recollection of t
ng three months pay just drawn. They W
ur also blush to think that tho sum total
pr their winters work was the passage
ut thrty.one divorce bills. The railroad CO.
Ter mission scheme, the public school plans, t
in free education bill and all the importa
ire measures were given the go.by for a lot
lse crossroads legislation. True, Wilmingt
D was made glad by the Court House rpmov
we but Wilmington alone rejoices.--Phiiao
nd phia Times Of Monday.