Smyrna times., 1885-12-23
County and State Items.
From the North, ll.U0 A. NJ, aud S15P.M.
From the South, 90 aud 11.30 A. NJ.


Rev Edward Wootten, of North
Carolina, has been elected to the Joint
Rectorship of Seaford and Laurel.
The Sunday school at Frederick will
render the cantata Emmanuel" in the
Town Hall there on Christmas even
ing.
G. A. MillingtOn had his furniture
insured in the Continental Insurance
Company. They paid him $469 dam
ages four days after the fire.
Fourteen persons were immersed on
Sunday week in the mill pond at
Dover. The services were conducted
by Rev, II. G, Jones, the Baptist min
lister.
Mrs. Secretary Bayard's health is so
much improved that she expects to
take her rightful position next to Miss
Cleveland at the New Year reception
at the White House.
The Wilmington dailes must be very
interesting reading to most of their
patrons just now. large portion of
their Peninsula news being made up of
notes on heavyweight hogs.
Ii the House of Representatives
passes the HOar Presidential Succession
bill and it becomes a law, it will bring
Mr. BayaPd within one of the Presi-
dency, nearer than he ever was before.
Charles H. G. HOrsey, who was ap-
pointed postmaster of SeafOrd on Sep
tember 9th last, and who took charge
of the office about two months later,
died Sunday night of consumption,
aged about 30 years.
Secretary of State Thos. F. Bayard
has had q memorial window placed in
Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, in
honor of his father and mother. The
sash is 11-6x7 feet. The window is of
the highest quality CT Cathedral glass,
beautifully Ornamented.
There are more houses to rent in
Milford at the present time, than has
been the case before in ten years.
Laboring men have availed themselves
of the Building and Loan and have
built small houses of their own. By
actual count, we are informed, that
twenty-five houses will be idle at Jan
nary 1st.-ChrOnicLe.
William F. RevilIe, died at his resi-
dence in South Milford on Thursday
night last He played dominOes with
d number of his friends until about
nine o'clock, and after eating a lunch,
retired. About an hour later his wife
was aroused by heavy breathing, but
he died before medical assistance
reached him. He was aged 70 years.
For many years he was Il shipbuilder
N that town,
J. Frank Wilds, Register Of Wills for
Kent county has granted letters Of ad-
ministration upon the estate of CEas.
L. LittletOn OfDOveF to Philip Burnett
upon the estate Of Marion w Moore of
West Dover hundred to Matte S. Webb
and Cora B. Moore upon the estate OF
Nancy Moore to Nancy l.. CarrOw OF
Smyrna; upon the estate of Mary A.
s. Henderson of Milford hundred to
Benjamin Henderson.
According to the SUSSEX Journal the
Sussex county Teachers institute held
at Georgetown was q very interesting
one, The evening sessions were at
tended beyond the capacity of the hall
good vocal music being provided to
precede the lecturers. The speakers
were DR.. Caldwell, DR.. Rau5, Rev. A,
i. Ballard and RrOf. Sanford. J
Dewitt Miller, was to have been there
but as usual, got left.
The Wilmington PorpOise Leathe
Company is meeting with success
very encouraging to its stockholders
Colonel John ]. Wainwright, the busi
ness manager, telegraphs from Hattera
that this mornings catch of pOrpOise
was $50; the largest catch ever know
to have been made in those waters
The company has secured the service
of an expert tanner, who will superin
tend the manufacture of the skins int
leather on the spot.
DEATH OF w. c. FOUNTAIN-Wi
liam G. Fountain, late proprietor of tn
United States Hotel, died at his HON
in Wilmington Monday, after a pre-
tracted illness. The deceased was on
OF the best known hotel men on tn
Peninsula and was formerly prOprietC
of the Capitol Hotel, Dover. He weI
to Wilmington about three years az
as proprietor of the United States HI
tel, but being unsuccessful and in poo
health retired from active business du
ing the Summer. He will be burrie
at Barratt's Chapel tomorrow.
THE DISCUSSION OF THE AssEssNIEN
LAWs.-The WiLmingtOnidn, demOcTati
is discussing the North american r
biew's editorial on our assessment laS
says:
"In relation to this reference NJ
Rice may be assured that he on
family touches upon the indignatit
that Mr.. Bayard's methods in the Sta
Of Delaware are looked upon by
strong aid coherent body Ofthe y9un
er democrats Of the State. They co
Gede that their FELLOW cltizens of t
Republican party should not be 9
gtructed in their constitutional rigt
by any such shamefully concOcted CO
spiracy as the Delaware Assessme
Laws. If the Republican party in Il
State has a prepOnderating vote, t
fact of its existence should be pOssil
or demonstrated at the polls.
Democrats, are willing that our bre
rem of the other party shall have full
pOrtunity for this test, and for that r
son are opposed to the Bayard-GT
Assessment enactments. No hon
Democrat can say otherwise. We 10
upon the national DemOcratic pa
and its platTormias the true ideal
government for this country, and
Bur loyalty to it we emphatically c.
lemn the spbteTfqges, the artful pr
ipes Of Thos, p. BayaFd to perpetha
intrench himself in power in pelaWa
1.-THE article a Disfranchised
pie, gives some conception, but nc
sufficiently emphatic one Of the 81
Ofthe public minds here upon the Il
introduced into the Delaware statL
through Mr.. Bayard's instrumental
Many Democrats are thoroughly aW
that their Republican neighbors
ashamed that it is done in the nam
Democracy. Mr.. Bayard is cOndem
by both parties in his State. Ther
no doubt that if a free untramm'
opportunity we're glvep OF state
ffage, d vote BY Registration, not
assessment, Mr.. Bayard would
buried from power, and probably ~
be seen again in Delaware political