Smyrna times., 1886-03-17
County and State Items.

Emory ScOtten has sold his hotel. the
Railroad House, in FELTON,. to Mr.
SmoOt of Milford.
The Edison Electric Light Company
has offered to illuminate Middletown
at the rate of Sl4 lamp.
Ducks have been numerous for the
past week on the BayshOre marshes.
One party from Milford killed FORTY.
The recently appointed Board of
Health for MiddleUOwn consists of DIR.
G. G. Chamberlain, VIM. II. Houston,
Jas. R. HOffecker, JAS M. Cox and
Richard Clayton.
Eli CrOzier's funeral was attended by
thousands of people on Saturday after
noon, in Wilmington, many of them
being from Philadelphia and the sur
rounding country.
DR.. w. Underwood, who has been
granted supernumerary relations to the
Wilmington Conference, will practise
medicine at Milton. He and his wife
are both physicians.
Sturgeon fishing has proven a profit
able business in the Delaware bav.
and there will be a greater number OF
boats and men engaged in this business
this season than ever.
The Dover Glass Works have been
run all Winter but there has been slow
sale of glass. The managers have a
large supply of stock on hand which
they are holding for a rise in the mar
ket.
Twenty five shares of the stock of
the Farmers Bank of Dover, March
9th sold at S63. .124 each, or 26above par
fifty shares of Delaware railroad stock
were sold at $30.25 each, or 21 per cent.
above par.
George Knots, cOlored, was commit
ted to Jail last week in default of bail,
charged with stealing a watch and
chain from Charles Wilcox. The
property was recovered from where he
hid it in the branch.
Henry B. Courtney of the Diamond
Match Company died of consumption
on Friday night ut his home in Will
mingtoD. He leaves a widow and ten
children, five sons and five daughters,
and an estate valued at several millions
of dollars.
Senator Salisbury, who is u member
OF the post office committee, will sail
for Cuba tomorrow as the guest of the
railroad and steamship line which car
ries the United States mails to Havana.
Seniors Sawyer and Ingalls, will ac-
company the Delaware representative.
J. II. George, principal of the New
Castle public school, filled the pulpit of
the Baptist Church there, during a re-
cent illness of the pastor. WhereupOn
the New Castle Star somewhat obscure
ly remarks that "Baptists are very
courteous and cOnsiderate towards
strangers"
Sheriff Robinson has advertised the
stock of goods of Cowgirl & Green, to
be sold by him on the 2Oth inst. 1t is
probable that by an arrangement
among the parties interested, the en-
tire stock will be sold in lump. 1t is
reported that some of the creditors have
pledged themselves that the stock shall
not be sold for less than $4,000.
1t is probable, says the Morning Neaos,
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will not abandon its new relief
association. Some benefits have al
ready been paid and even if the en-
plOyes Of the company do not generally
take kindly to the scheme it will be
adhered to for the benefit of those who
desire to avail themselves of its adVan-
tages.
The Knights of Labor have had un-
der consideration for some time and are
now arranging to secure the lease of a
large factory in Wilmington for the
manufacture of Indian tans. The
morocco trade is the most depressed
one at the present time, and this move
ment is for the purpose of giving EN-
plOyment to the surplus morocco work
ers who are now out of work,
a secret caucus was held in Camder
last week of those who are supposed t.
be favorable to the nomination Of JOhr
c. Gooden, of Willow Grove, for the
Legislature. Those who attended th'
meeting were unanimous, but unfOrtu
nately for John c. and Zeke Frazier
who are hunting in pairs just now, the!
have a big fire burning under them il
the western end of the Hundred, whil
the eastern end is nearly "agin" them
Sentinel.
DELAWARE IN CONGREss.--In tn
Senate Friday a resolution offered b.
Mr.. salisbury was agreed to calling Ol
the Secretary OF War TO cause inVesti
CATION and report to be made as to tn
cost of completing, wholly in iron, tn
government pier on Delaware bay
near Lewes, Sussex county, Delaware
In the House, on motion Of Mr.. Lore O
Delaware, a bill was passed providing
for an American registry for the steam
ship Ozema of New York.
DEATH or Mrs. r. II. BAYARD.-
died on the 9th inst, iD Philadelphia
Mrs Mary Sophia Bayard, aged s
years. Mrs. Bayard was a daughter {
the late Charles Carroll of CarrOlltOI
Nd lsOn Of the signer of the Declar,
ton Of lndependence), and the wife {
the late Hon Richard Fl. Bayard {
this state, who died few years ag'
The latter was a brother Of the lat
Hon. James A. Bayard and uncle
Secretary of State Bayard.
RAISING LAKE SHAD.--The lax
shad which DR.. ShOrtlidge is hatchin
in great quantities at the city mil
udIChefN, IS HSn OF ueilclOuS nav
and much sought after A few da!
ago he sent 25,0OO Of these fish
James r. Scott Of Bulord's Mills. VI
Scott deposited them in Churchman
pond, mile from Christiana on II
line between New Castle and Viii
Clay Creek hundreds. the pond is 81
yards wide, from thirty to forty fe
deep. and it IS hoped the fish will liz
and thrive rapidly.-EUery EUening.
Levy Court was in session all la
week. The Court is wrestling wi
the accounts Of the Justices and Co
stables. The bills of all of them a
larger than last year. Whether i
people have been more unruly, or VIII
Is the cause the Court proposes
know. They are going to introdu
Senator Edmunds' method and sci
for officers and papers. Messrs. Gu
bage and Farrell, says the Sentinel, a
the watch-dOgs of the County Treasul
and they are very apt to scrutinI
every account closely that comes betc
them.
DEATu m Tuoc II DENNEy II