Smyrna times., 1888-05-30
county and State Items.

County and State Items.
Mrs l. c. Hazard, of Milton, died
onnjav The deceased was the mother
sur oCnr P w. TOmlinson, of Wilmington.
Tho Delaware State Medical Society
iii meet in ninety-ninth annual ses-
'ion G in Georgetown on Tuesday,
June 18th.
Father Kerr, rector of Christ Church
,rl%rd has announced his resignation
oftbe pastorate, to take effect at an
early date.
Miss Regina Schockley died at the
,osidence Of her father, Jabez SchOck-
isv in Milford, last Wednesday, after
lingering illness.
The steamer Mary U. Citizens now
comes NV to the wharf on st. Jones
liver in Dover. This boat is giving
GOOD satisfaction to her patrons.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunning, wife of
Jobn Dunning, formerly of Dover, but
iotpIv of SeafOrd, was buried in the p.
r Church cemetery at Dover on Fri
day last.
The Independent Methodist Asso-
ciation. comprising New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware and
MARYLAND, held its ninth annual session
in Wilmington Saturday and Sunday.
Alexander Lord, the senior freight
conductor of the Delaware railroad, is
acting vardmaster at Clayton. Mr..
Lord has been in the service of this
company for over twenty-eight years.
MI. Morgan, cashier of the Sussex
National Bank, died Friday, aged
about As wears. He had been i'll about
one week with brain fever. He was
one of the brightest business men in
SeafOr1
The Rev. D. c. Ridgeway, formerly
Of the Wilmington Conference, and
stationed for two years at ElktOn, Md,
has been transferred from the Cincin.
natl conference to the Southwestern
Kansas conference, and stationed al
Peabody, Marion county, Kansas.
The cold rains have injured very
much, tho corn planted in the low
lands of Sussex county. A great dea
oft will have to be replanted and
being late in the season will cause th'
crop to be short. The cut worm, too
is doing much damage to vegetable
and corn.
An Ofice-hOlder in Dover claims tina
fbo A.. g
land is the cause of the improvement
in the size of trout. He promises, i
case Mr.. Cleveland is given anOthe
term, that the trout will be as large a
sturgeon and drum fish at the expira
ton Of his term.
In the Superior Court in WilmingtO
On Saturday the jurors in the case {
John w. Foster VS.. Lea Pusey al
lOunCed that an agreement could no
be reached. The court then di:
charged them. On the last ballC
taken the jury stood ten to two in +;
VOr Of nominal damages.
Deputy Marshall n. H. Hutchins,
Dover, arrested on Thursday, at Mic
detOwn, Frank Hollis who has bee
wanted in Sussex county for cuttin
Geo. Truitt at Macklins' sale on Fe
Il 1887. Mr.. Hutchins carried b
prisoner to Georgetown Friday ar
surrendered him to Sheriff Purnell.
Alta meeting Of the trustees of Il
Camden Union Camp ground to co
slder the advisability of holding a can
meeting on the ground this year,
majority Of them were opposed to &
project. After consultation, hOwev'
they decided to meet again on the Z
OtJune to finally settle the question.
BROAD CREEK GETS It's DRAW
Ihe House just before adjOurnme
Monday passed, on the motion of n
remington, of Delaware, the Sens
oIll requiring a draw to be placed
tle bridge across Broad creek, ne
Laurel, by the Delaware RailrO
company, whose present bridge is
mpediment to navigation.
Professor John A. Ryder has bC
very successful so far in the exp'
ments with sturgeon eggs, which he
conducting at Delaware City. /
week some very excellent results "
obtained through the artificial hat
ing Of several eggs. This is the
mat sturgeon have been simila
Matched in this country, though 1t
Oeen done before in Europe.
The committee from town counci
Newark to decide upon a system of
yer works visited Smyrna instead Of
yer last week. Smyrna uses the sta
pipe and direct systemofpumping wi
system council will adopt. The C
mlttee was composed of S. M. Don
ana George w. Williams. Arral
ments are now about completed
work will begin in a few days.
The Senate Commerce Commi
mas made an increase in the apprOI
uons to Rivers and HarbOrs to
amount Of $1,75O,OOO. The incr
gives $4,000 to the Broadkiln rive
sussex county; $1,000 to Broad Or
ana $25, 900 to the inland water
PPom ChincOteague Bay to Dela'
nay near Lewes, making the
amount s1l appropriated to the i
Two MEN KILLED AT LEwEs
iaIal accident occurred at Lewes
sefday afternoon, which resulted il
.oss OF the lives Of two men-DOre
". Ia and a man named Palmer. A
~ rifden was also seriously injU
Inc men were engaged in demolis
sae Railroad Pier, which was p
destroyed by having two stea
Trash through it during the n
sS.llzzard. Dynamite was being us
sne men to blow up the piling and
place.
A NEW CASTLE ELoPEMENT.- -
aoss, girl about Is years old, le
lome in Dobbinsville on Friday
Jug TO attend school, and has NJ
returned home. She was seen q
.ahroad station at New Castle
sne $50 A. NJ. train left, with a
lan named Edward TrubOld, VIII
oeen intimate with her for some
past. They purchased tickets fol
snington, and il is said, took th'
rom there for Camden, n. J.,
saey were married. TrubOld is
Spent of Elizabeth City, N. c., b.
gpeen employed in New Castle
UeInNvoso NJ e. tL0 mas