Smyrna times., 1885-04-15
County and State Items.


From the SOutl., "a and ll3O A. Nj.
County and State Items.
Camden is to have a new bakery, to
be conducted by John Beutler & Co.,
of Milford.
Fresh Delaware bay mackerel are
selling at % cents dozen along the d.,
NJ. & v railroad.
Wilmington is glorying in new
rink. which has skating surface 90 by
lSj feet
TIE Torbert Guards OF Milford have
leased piece of ground and will build
an armory thereon.
Acknowledgement Paynter has chos-
en- John Biggs, Esq, son Of Hon. Benz.
r. Biggs, as his deputy.
DIR. r. II. Clark, X. II. Gilman and
Frank Richards have been appointed
A Board of Health for Milford.
It is believed that the men who es-
capped from the Jail at Dover, are now
hiding within the borders of Lancaster
county
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church at
Middletown Will present Mrs. Jarley's
Wax Works" in the Opera House Of
that town on April 9th.
Snipe have been numerous on the
marshes during the past few days.
Eat they are very uncertain game, here
tv-,.a} and gone tomorrow.
The farmers Of lower Sussex are be-
coming very anxious to plant corn but
there was plenty of ice there on Thurs
day morning. aud snow on Saturday.
Court began in Sussex Monday. As
there is very little business to be
brought before the Court, the session is
not likely to last longer than Thursday.
Mrs. Annie p, wife Of James II.
Shakespeare, Esq, of Philadelphia, died
at her home there April 9,h, aged
about 26 years. She was a daughter
OF james l.. Heycrin Of Dover and was
buried there Sunday afternoon.
A colored man-the tirst-has been
divorced from his wife by the Legisla-
ture The co,ored people usually di-
vOrce themselves without authority,
and there are many colored men IN
this State who have several wives.
If there is anything ia Dover jail
worth stealing Ue may ucAl expect to
hear Of Bob Allen gong back 10 that
institution and stealing IT, Perhaps
the Warden's clothes are not safe, nm
less he sleeps in ujditctoUn
Transcript.
On March Both the Rev. and Mrs. H.
i. Bunstein Of Milford lost their little
dauguter Nellie by death. One week
later Charles, their 6-year-old son, was
taken sick and died in two days there
after. Ot eisuJ children born to Mr.
and Mrs. Buu,teiu only oIe is living
The huek factory and two storage
buildings adjoining iu the town of
Frcderlca, bciUngihL to Robert Parkin-
son, were OurIcd last week. Over 81
tons OF husks were ouIHed together
with the buildings and machinery.
The loss is placed at $4,000; insured for
$1,000.
Mrs A. L. Parsons, Of Lewes, Del,
denies having gone to Philadelphia
with Edwin Parsons, the nephew of
her husband. She says there has been
trouble between herself and husband
for about two years, but as for leaving
with Edwin Parsons it is a great mis-
take, she Is now at Dover.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riagc OF Prank W. Reeve, Esq, Editor
Of tne MiddirtoWu NelU Era, to Miss
Mamie OlJi.lj .. DJver, at the NJ. r
Church in Dover tU-mOrrOw afternoon.
We had always believed friend Reeve
To be a matrimonial mugwunp, but as
he has cOnclu le TO start another new
era in his career, his brethren Of the
press wish him happy future.-Ceci,
DemOcrdt
It appears from County Treasurer
Her5ert's financial statement that New
Castle county has Il bonded debt o
Sj34,OOO. Wilmington has Il know
bonded debt oi 81 All 900. The $4,000
just added 10 the ue5t of Wilmington
Dy act of the Legislature makes th'
public debt resting on every dollar
worth of property in Wilmington ;
round S2,0U0,OOO. Our local tax rate j.
now about s.. ON the hundred dollars
Morning NeWs.
The COLLEGE BOYS REJOICE.-Thl
passage of the Delaware College bill by
The Legislature was celebrated ut New
ark by the students. A large bOnfir
was kndi,d ON the campus about II
O'Clock and .he college bell Nigorousl!
rung, whiie frequent cheers IOr tn
Legislature explained the cause Of tn
demonstration. An imprOmptu pro
cession was formed and passed through
the town singing college songs, cheer
ing gthe trustees, Iaculty and Legislature
and rendIng the air with the colleg
yell.
THE DOVER FUGITIVEs.-W William
Bryant, alias Bertram, one Of the iiV
PRISONERS VINO recently escaped iron
The Dover jail, has been arrested b.
Officer Boone Of the +. & K. railroad d
Ephrata, Pa, for rObbing the company
Office at Wernersvlllc OF S38, and lOdg
ed in Jail at Reading -Four suspicion
characters answering to the description
OF Bob Allen, Henry RaIsln, Nancen
s. Reynolds and Caleb Stepney hav
been seen in the Ephrata hills, use
as headquarters by the Abe Buzzar
gang. The farmers in that section al
armng and organizing for projection
j. Frank Wilds, Register Of vii
for Kent county, has granted letters
administration " the following persons
Haray W. Evans of Dover, on the e
tate of Mrs. NJ. Evans; Harry A, Ricl
ard,ou OF Dover, OH the estate Of WI
Walker; John a. Killen Of South Mu
derkill Hid, on the estatate Of Thomi
s. Kiilen William Butler Of MispilliC
lid, on the estate Of Amy Butlel
Jas. b. Anderson Of Frederica on Il
estate Of Jacob Adams; John f. Hol
man Of Milford HID, on the estate
Catherine Hoffman; VIM. A. FAIRIES
Smyrna on the estate of Michael Rile
Geo. w Hayes Of Kenton HID, on Il
estate of Jas. +. Durham.
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