Smyrna times., 1889-06-12
County and State Items.

Son Dover.
Rev. w. W. Sharp preached at Ken
ton on Sabbath evening on the subject |
of Johnstown disaster.
R. Louis Trua1 has been appointed |
collector for Appoquinimink hundred
in place of Duval Gibbs.
Richardson & Robbins sent twenty
five cases of canned meats to the Johns
town sufferers last week..
Dover has received from dogs regis
tered up to date, $ll9. at cost of S44
for killing, leaving a balance OF SO.
At the citizens meeting for the re-
lief Of JOhnstoWn sufferers on Thursday
night in Dover 1925 were subscribed.
The body of Mrs. Zimmerman, sister
of ex. Sheriff Atkinson of Dover, has
been recovered from the JOhnstown
debris.
James Kirkley, formerly of Leipsic,
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home in Wilmington on Thursday
night while sitting in his chair.
Henry Hall, colored, kicked his wife
in the mouth, and was yesterday at
Wilmington fined $25 and costs and
sentenced to four months imprisOn-
ment.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of w. Irving Walker, formerly Of
AIiddletOwn, and Miss Catherine Ford,
daughter of the late Captain B. S. Ford
of Baltimore.
An effort was made last week to get
the hotel in KentOn a fractional license
under another name than that of Mr..
Carvin, but it failed, Judge Houston
refused to interfere.
Rev. SR. Maxwell, pastor of the NJ.
E. Church at Leipsic and Raymonds.
is giving general satisfaction. He is a
very fluent speaker and is generally
favored with large cOngregatiO
Fish of all kinds are very scarce
along the shore. Trout, blackti5h and
sheepshead are beginning to bite at
the Breakwater and very soon fishing
there with hook and line will be its
best. d.
The Governor has now appointed
two CoOpers for Justice of Peace, and
DR.. W. H. Cooper of Kenton is an ap-
plicant for the Recorders Office. 1t
requires the third Cooper to make the
thing complete.
DR.. Albert Whitley and wife of Fred
erica, have issued cards of invitation to
the wedding of their daughter, Made
line, and VIM. w. Rawlins of George
town, to occur to-day, at l. P. NJ, in
Frederica NJ. E. Church.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage on the Is inst. at Grace church
\ in Wilmington, of Miss Florence But
Ter Morris to Mr.. Charles LaGrangC
TOmpkins. Miss Morris is well and
avOrably known in Smyrna.
In the annual convention of 2. e
Church of the diocese of Delaware. a
Georgetown, Edward T. Candy of Viii
mington, was elected to succeed Wal
ter Cummins, exjudge of the munici
court, on the diocesan board of trus
tees.
The editor of the. Smyrna Time
is the happy recipient Of box o
strawberries, eighteen of which filled
abOx. He thought they looked like
brick-bat Is it possible that brOthe
HOffecker has been sampling "Bethes
"a Water. p Georgetown Democrat.
Mrs. Jones, wife of the Rev. r. c
Jones Of St. Paul's M Z. Church, Odessa
died at her residence there Thursda,
morning. The deceased had been al
Invalid for several years. She leaves
four daughters, three of them bein
grown. The funeral took place Ol
Saturday.
Workmen are now engaged in tryin
to raise the engine which went thrOug
the draw across the River at Laure
several weeks ago The accident r.
suited in the dismissal Of engineer Kirl
although Conductor Phillips and HI
crew were reinstated and returned
work on Monday.
Mrs Emeline Fairbanks, widow {
Captain Joseph Fairbanks, died at tn
lA-Iesidence of her son, w. q. Fairbank
in Wilmington, on Wednesday, Mr.
Fairbanks formerly resided in Smyrni
with her son, who moved 10 Whining
ton several years ago. Her funer
took place in Odessa.
234 carloads of perishable goods pas
ing over the the Delaware road p
day, as was the case last week, do
not look as if the citizens Of the citi
ought to want for berries-2O0 ca
being berries alone, the rest peas, ca
bage, etc Two hundred cars mean
at 10000 quarts per car, berries by Il
millions.
William Herbert, State treasurer, b
negotiated a loan with Elliott, JOhnsC
II Co. for S65, 600, State bonds, at 81 p
cent with a bonus. The bonds a
800 each. If the bonds had been
ihe denomination Of 81 900 he cou
hpae done very much better. III
loan is for buying the insane asylu
i0r the state of Delaware.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad CompaI
made q requisition upon the superinte
dents Of all the roads for what lumb
aad men they could spare to be deta
"a to the washout ut JohnstOwn. Ov
8enty carloads Of lumber were Sc
iDm the Delaware Road on Wednl
dAy, and f0rty-six men under Mess'
seiders aud Miller. Twenty Of the
aere from Clayton.
-. The Morning NeiDs Of vest
ells. ~ now appears that
su.'ie 1883 error list Of Messers. Nea
saa DIekey for Wilmington hundi
Z Aas been lost.n
Sometimes seems TO us
saaichy would be better governdm'
.aan that which exists in New Sa
county, for then there wouiu Do
pelenee Of government.
Speaking Of the recent revelal,op
Jail management ia our State' ale ~
Change sums up the affair - 80,
Does any one ask Why 1ne Pacs 80
ald not escape2 The answer ls oess 80
he knows a good thing wnep y y. "a /
A Jail that is at once the cen''r =
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