Smyrna times., 1883-01-17
county and State Items

county and State Items.
n.,;.miu F. Fookes, of Laurel was
bs9J b9.S to Miss Ida Collins OF that
toTn, %nrI on Tuesday week
~ n vanGeasel, principal OF the
co.retown W. II Public Schools, has re-
GeOlsSIttO aS to take a position with Messrs.
Treat &CO.
William Dean, of Newark, Is clrcuia- %
Mn"t;tions Mni praying the Legislature
uns e action for the calling OF con-
Stitutional convention.
MI. Dslacarsan complains that
.arT nr third man in Dover has dog
sSoli sSOHt 1000, and that they, the dogs
SUM ~ mean, make a playground OF Court
House Square.
,..bur F. Francis, formerly connec-
"a Nth various papers in Wilmington,
.eu Aa late I.talv with the Washington Post,
snu suO accs1ted the city editorship of the
Jacksonville, Florida, Times.
The Morning NelrS, after enumera-
tnr the detriments big snow storm Is
meeity, comes to the sage conclusion
that the small boy with his sled Is all
Is beneficiary there is of snowfall.
From the December report of the
Denartment of Agriculture, Delaware's
norn cron for 1882 is estimated at 3,-
SSWO bushels-being nearly lOO,OOO
bushels more than was raised IN 1913,
the great corn year.
The State has $50, ,237.72 in bank to
her credit. Of this sum $40, ,7S2.S8 be-
longs to the school fund New Castle
county is entitled to $S,Sl6:59, Kent
% S30.69. and Sussex, $5.626.6O. The
oyster fund amounts to 50, ,5O3.6s.
Among our death notices will be
found that of Mrs. Irene, wife of Chas
W. Clark. of East Los Angeles, Califor
MA Only about three short months
have elapsed since he came East anc
took his young, blooming bride will
him.-DelawGreGn.
Herbert Evans, son of Owen Evans
of Philadelphia, residing on q farm
near MOortOn, has completed his saV
mill at that place and is now ready TO
business. He has an engine of 8
horse power, and boiler with capacit
for so horse power, with heavy deep
toned whistle that indicates entel
prise.
Jonathan Longfellow, of Whiteley'
vile, Kent county, is the father {
twenty-eight children, six by his fir:
wife and twenty-five by his secon'
For several years he has been emplo.
ing school teacher for the benefit
his family alone, and having lost h
second wife some time ago he econ
mized his family arrangements Il
other day by marrying the teacher.
Our State Library now contains
all about $4,000 titles, of which so
are law books-an extremely valuah
collection. The library is growing
the rate of about 800 titles a year, al
due provision ought to be made for t
safety and convenient use of all the
works. Nearly a thousand of the
volumes are now huddled on the fiO
Tor want Of shelf room.
The OLD SLAVE CoDE.-As n
Cooper appears to be disposed to ma
II some reforms in our laws, we woU
Il respectfully suggest that he prepare
DILL for the abolition of the entire sle
n code, which has been permitted to {
II grace our State up to the present tia
Inc amendments to the constitution
Il .he United States render it inoperati
v Gutshould those amendments ever
Geelared unconstitutional, slavery co
Oe revived and nonresident colo
n people could not visit their friends
4 Vnls state without being liable to
d Ies1, Imprisonment, and the sufferin
n PANS and penalties. The entire C
n ~ disgrace to the present age, and
q ieS, democrats as well as Republic
n VIII applaud its repeal.-RepubIica
n A PROSPEROUS RAILRoAD.-The
" year mas been the most prOsperou
III re existence Ofthe Delaware Railr
X UOmpany. The earnings of the C
III sIy We're $l69, 9,562.04, compared
nj sloI 'OOO.62 the previous year from
MI sSogg seSSgers AO0, ,42l.77 compared '
III %-CSV,oOo.1s s-S the year before for frei
auu Hom mails and miscellany the
I'LL Ssp SSsslptS tS were $25, ,O94.96 compared
ro,IT: sr,,n'TTs:I'OS, the previous year makiI
sSi increase of earnings Of$166, ,33
iTssuuetlng the operating expenses
".os SSseSt on bonds and dividend
~ ssk, ~ q surplus is left to the conn
Ho,Sl9,SO. This is the FIRST tin
SIs s history Of the company that a
FTs N, was left at the end of the ,
s.ne Inc earnings of the road for the
i1ea lee year were: From passen
III s95evSS,OO62.O4; s9v freight, 800. All IT; Il
,,;oS4.SO; ,,;I total, ,595, ,O78.77. The
tsrass. ts expenses were, $4l6,555 IA
s~ss slcO,2OS.S3; surplus of rec
cent. M expenses, $4S, 1850; gain
sISp, siI,pS odr rom freight over preceding
40. ooz9S; from passengers. $i2
I',rd nom mails, &C., $14, ,493.13.
atts;I gam In receipts from freigl
Tba Tb',OuIed s to the heavy peach