Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

lHS M. Il. Church of Frederick Is tn Ia
thoroughly repaired and rearanced in =
very shert time. The cost of the imnrovo'
$4,000. NV "e i<S' '''''h
Farmers about Milford who have beor
growing tomatoes at six dollars rer ton 10
not seem willing to contract at the sano
price Ter the coming season. They CLAIM
not enough pay; and as all kinds of canned
soods nave advanced, think Gamers shouId
pay per ton IN proportion to the advance.
IRE AT ATRKwoOD.-Fr Friday night at : 20
o CLOCK the granary belonging to the Dali.
ware railroad and situated opnosita tie
oeP0t at hlrkwood burst into flames and
In nall an hour was complete ruin. Re-.
longing 10 private parties and stored in the
building were 1000 bushels Of corn AND IO0
bushels of wheat. wv
A correspondent of the Dover ,H.oto.y
wants to know about what has hecon,o ~
the three hundred dollars appropriated Lv
the State for the Improvement of the
Mahon's River road? No ono in Kent
seems to know but the Collector of Ov.ter
Taxes, Charles Denny, in whose hands the
money was placed.
The man who fell out of a third story
window said he knew where he was when
h" struck the sidewalk. Ben Butler has
been tumhlng for several wears past. but he
doubtless knows what his political bearings
are, now that the rock-ribbcd Democracy
ot Massachusetts has received him into fol.
lowship agaiA.
Professor Groves presided at an educa.
uonaI meetlng at Roxana, a few nights
since, and delivered an address upon The
origin OF the school system of Delaware and
the advancement that has been made
slnce.' AT local institute held at the
sam" place the question " Is it n violation
OF tho laws of Delaware to teach Algebra.
rhetoric, Latin and other high branches in
Ia cur common schools? ?" was discussed
The Newark Lclg,r says: 1t is in the air
that IN NovembeL next thers will be des-
perate struggle between the Democratic and
krPubllc@n parties for supremacy in the
state OF Delaware. As at present advised
the signs are that the Republicans will be
successful IN New Castle county and the
Democrats in Kent; while Sussex will he
close hanging as it were in doubtful balance,
the final issue depending upon the merits
OF the respective tickets
Frederica has Il mad dog excitement. A
dog, belonging to William A. Freeman. on
Sunday bit his master and a lad named J chm
Harrington. The animal leaped at Har
rngton's throat without p.ovocation and
sank his teeth into the lads arm, thrown
up to ward off the attack. The dog was
afterwards killed. 1t is not positively
known that the ANIMAL was mad but it is
said hS had lately attacked several persons.
The community is considerably excited
over the affair.
A Republican Representative from Ohio
says that Senator Blane's streRgth is in
creasing in his State, and that he will prob,
ably be the second choice of the entire
delegation to Chicago. Any Republican
candidate, he thinks. can carry the State.
Colonel William X. Brown, of Ohio, thinks
the choice Of the Democrats lies between
IlIdon and Thurnaa unless the nomination
OF Grant by the Republicans should max @
1t eXpcdlsnt for them to nominate militia
ry man also. General Woodlord, Of New
! ork, il spoken of as a candidate for Vice.
President
The Lancaster Era1einef lI ErDrcsg says :
1t cannot be shown from any evidence of
aa affirmative or positive character that
Tilden, for whose sake this stab has been
lRtllcted upon Bayard was any better friend
Of the Union cause. He did not contribute
largely to the success Of our armies, and
there is legend that he was even disposed
to help the ether side by cheating the Gov
eminent in the matter of his inceme tax.
lie was peace Democrat" and was not
tar from the committee room in which was
fra!sed the doleful declaration, in the
National Democratic Convention of 1864,
that tho war was failure" Tilden has
all of Bayard's bad qualities, with none of
ms good Ones, and hence we cannot see
where the availability comes in.
DEATH FROM STARyATIoN.--On Saturday
morning the we'll knewn school teacher,
James A. Van Loan, died at the Capitnl
Hotel, in Dover, from sheer starvation. He
bad been laboring under an aggravated
ier1 OF insanity for week or SO, and his
hallucination assumed the shape Of con.
tlnual dread that Col. Fountain, the propri.
et0r, and other friends, were bent upon
numbering him. UAder this deusion he re-
fused to eat or drink, asserting that the food
contained poison. A few hours before he
died efforts were made to force a small
quantity Of milk down his throat, but in
vain. Worriment ever employment was
tie cause of his alteration. lie died
square with the world" and $50 in bank.
Other than a relative or two in Athens.
New York, he was alone. lie had been
tsaehins in Dover for twenty years.
BUILDING IN DovER.-Though having
houses to spare, the wellte.do people OF
Dover are tseoms not satisfied without fine
residences of their own construction. A
correspondent of the Wilmington Da;h
NerS says:
There are n number Of fine residences
to ts built on State street, which when com.
pleted will add greatly to the appearance OF
that beautiful avenue. J. r. McGonigal will
erect one at the corner of Division street
+. l.. Clarke one between DR.. Ridglsy's fine
residence and that Of Mrs. Culbreth, and
Mrs. Sarah Butler one near the residence oil
Senator Pennewill. In tho matter ei
architecture the new residence of Richard
Harrington, Esq, surpasses anything in
Dover.
THE BEST MEN FOR OFFIcE.-Esquire
Hagany, OF WILMINGTON, an old and expert.
eRcsd magistrate took the afiidavits of the
colored men as the law requires should be
the case or lose their right o a vote and
for this reason incurred the displeasure oi
his party who recommended JOS w. Van.
degrift as his successor, and accordingly ho
was appointed by Gov. Hall. The DaIy
Nc,0s in speaking of it says:
1t was understood that the present Gov.
ernor of the State was particularly favor
able to the redppointmem of Justices of the
Peace, inasmuch as their experience in
office made them more valuable as public
servants. But, in the very first instance
where there was an opportunity for carry
inG out the idea, HagNny was turned down
and Vandegrift was turned up. THUS the
old and experienced officer must give way
to one whe will only get fairly to business
about the end Of his term, and tho only
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