Smyrna times., 1884-03-05
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
delaware Clark, of Glasgow, has
over seventy Spring lambs, and more
are coming
The business men of Milton propose
IN nut up a telephone line between that
town and Georgetown.
Citizens of Dover are subscribing
stock for n wooden company, which
they propose forming ut an early date.
Only eight per ccntum Of the quail
God Republican voters of Wilmington
attended the primary elections on Sat
urday evening.
NtiIford's fleet of ten vessels are all
now running; and all the shipbuilders
have sufficient contracts to occupy
them during the present year.
Joseph Burchcnal resigned his posi-
ZION as director of the Farmers Bank
uf Dover recently, and James b. Ander-
son. of Frederica, was elected in his
place.
At Georgetown last Saturday the
"mudpie" ticket for town council was
agan successful and that town will
have to do without sidewalks for Il
gear longer.
1t is rumored that the Hotel Rich
ardson, Dover, was exchanged ON Sat
urdav for six houses and 40 acres of
land in the vicinity of the Pcnnsylva-
mia University, Philadelphia.
Congressman Lore's bill appropriate
inc $4,000 for the erection of a ney
Federal building in Wilmington. was
agreed to be reported favorably by the
House Committee Oh Public BUILDINGS
The municipal election of Dover ON
Monday resulted as follows: President
C. II. 3. Day; members of Council
Thomas Draper. Stephen Slaughter
Hiram Rcrdy and w. 4. Reilley. and
Assessor, James w. Wise.
Tomorrow Governor Stocl,ley will
give audience to all who feel sufficient
interest in the fate of Lewis T.. List IN
pay him a personal visit. A dcIera-
uoD from Wilmington Will go down on
the JlD !. NJ train. The appointed
day tor bis eNccution is the 14th.
The board Of Town Commissioners
for Niddietown, for the ensuing year.
is Is ioi!o"a: commissioners. W. =
Eiss%. T. ". Burke, H. c. Howell
Joseph Hanson und Sewcll S. Holton.
Treasurer, Alfred q. Cox: Assessor. q
E. Anderson; Alderman, John Vasev.
Mark II. Davis, Of Milford, has sent
to the James river, Va, for a cargo of
1900 bushels of oysters, which he will /!
plant along the coast below Slaughter's |
Beach. The site selected for Their |
propagation is neypr bar6 Of water |
even at the lowest tides.-Ieainxular |
ytrs.
The Noraing Ne'rs says the police
have reason TO believe that gambling
Is carried OF regularly Mt Seventh and
AarKet, at Front and Market, on Fifth
street. and number Of other places in
Wilmington, but they have no power
to enter the houses unless some one
swears Out IL warrant.
The DeldWdre COHe0e Reriep for
February urges the alumni to make
becoming and effective effort for the
proper observance Of the semi-centen-
nal anniversary Of this institution.
which falls on the Sth Of Nav. II
thinks it likely that the formal exer-
clses Will be deferred until commence
Maen{ IN unr hnt prudently suggests
tli1t Il . lpii Iiprc lo'bY iaakidg definite
arrangements.
SUICIDE OF \ SEAFoRD MAN.-An
inquest was held by Deputy Coroner
Aashbrdge, Of Philadelphia, ON Satur-
Gay morning upon the body of David
.; hawlInS. II years Of age, a resident
81 SeatQrd an inmate of the Pennsyl
saAia Hospital f0f the Insane. who
tled IN that institution on Friday
RON the effects of injuries inflicted,
Tlh .st sulclda! intent. The previous day,
.lD, 'nt man hhd hrun engaged in tic
Vys'ef bnsintss Ut fScafurd,
lhe Georgetown correspondent Of
'he NoTning Ners SAYS;
No wonder Col. Jocob Moore
1otsll want the u. s. Judgship. His
nae' mas been Wreathcd III smiles this
week. About 10 years ago he took out
IH Ii, endowment policy in the Mutual
f.,l f-,le insurance Company of New York
~ sT' F''ooo Tor the benefit of his wife.
S1o,,,s' ST. .eGeiEEd Inc company:s cheok this
" %,eN hr the above named sum, and it
Is no" safely slowed away in bank"
is georgetown correspondent says it
m - not ior him to cast any reflection
uPoh thelr ancient and dilapidated
.l!1i enool building, but with much sqnq
ommpeefee!oWn mas q school building
ro;istfRctsd about the year III It's ,
sung to fall down some fine soon {
14u f. u !htFe will be the old fellow to nav i
i've - ';a ooS' tue parents Of the pupils
@,no,'It NM ,',htS rs much rs their taxes -
GmI1 Gu"l" 10 TO pay for setting broken
"'"'S' cracked heads, etc"
T. The Pennsylvania Railroad Comnonv
PHIL a''l' opposing the Baltimore and
phi'I pic pha in its efforts to yet into
pbbH;,a9ltiphla and connect with the
tbe,o b'ae'phIa and Reading, thus giving
Ve'r Ti' ~ independent through line to
+ t,nf OK. To mako ti.e'oonncttion
Hver MI ~ pe necessary TO build q bridge
lbe D 'le Hchnylkill ut Gray Ferry and .
or d,a d,enh'ylVania is fighting the project a
,T;lI 'ne ground that the new bridoc l
a% prove dangerous to NAVIGATION 20 .
Fa.aE m EEIsohosed to build it about LOCO il
ibe Iran'f nn'f The liennsy ivaui;, bridg4 on a
~ D. pola'ich leading i'm to the old station \
~ hr'ad and Washington streets ~
Ereeja%" Esoia%+re .e preachers, says tho Ererv G
Ipts"g, II they consult their worldly a
ri'a's riago Isa only, may pray that the mar. =,
mase na license reduction biII n.v 81 L. 80 g
unwise ~ r,. maryland legislature. The
alreody ieSlricIlon Of our statutes have /
ands 9r caused az hundreds, if not thous-
Philada,. Delaware couples to resort to :
bymenadiih ihI' or Chester to have the
Maylo,'ii Knot tied; if the pending
pf,es 'u - Oil goes through and the
lkeFebJ ! @hrriage license be reduced
in that g.. g. thc nominal SUN Of 30 eVuta
living ,.;,;.' %'a.e' no Delaware cIeYyymaA
line will alum ten miles Of the Maryland y
ling feo, ~ y, Sole to depend upon we'd Il
E'T' pEecP him in shoe'blac<ing. :.
dRobSp,,SS 81 IN DIoErR. .-Ehe raarriagc -
Nd AMI NJ mack cray, Esq, of Elkton,
boyer J.ss slIss Lizzie B. Stevenson, of
E@ tbe laughter sg9!er Of p. NJ. Stevenson,
town n yestes9lg esSlIlg g9fial event in that
which tSauay. The NJ. Z. Church d
Vas handanne sne ceremony was performed y
efs aud tSn Sly decorated with fow- n
lhrong Of Sue house filed with a gay al