Smyrna times., 1889-03-20
county and State Items.
The Wilmington ship-yard Is busy.

been organized at SeafOrd.
Dover's smallpox scare turns out [,
he nothing but chicken pOx.
Sussex county's tax rate has bee,
6xed al 80 cents on the 500.
Wilmington carpenters have made q
demand Tor the increase in wages.
Georgetown wants $1,000 from the
legislature for street improvements.
Peach growers in the vicinity OF
Odessa state that the outlook is encour.
aging for good crop.
The Pomona Grange of Kent county
will hold its next meeting at Harring.
ton, on Thursday, March 2lst.
The New Castle mills have shut
down owing TO the dullness of trade.
throwing $50 hands out of work.
Over 4O6 1000 feet of ship timber have
been shipped from Milford during the
past twelve months by one dealer.
The creamery at Summit Bridge and
that of McDonOugh are now under
roof and are being rapidly completed.
Tie Wilmington City Railway Com
many has decided to build an electric
road on Eighth street at cost of $40.
0OU.
James Jacobs aud wife were pOisond
by eating caned pickles in Whining
ton on Sunday, but by their condition
is not serious.
jeff L. Ford of Wilmington, has sold
his celebrated trotting stallion "Ford's
Morrell'', 10 VIM. 0. Price of Dover.
price said to be 81 500.
George V. Massey, Esq, as trust, @.
sold the farm of the late Peter Wilson.
in the Alley, Thursday, in Smyrna, to
John Wilson for $l0,500.
Efforts are being made to organize a
Society of the Sons Of Revolution" in
Delaware to attend the Washington
Inaugural Centennial in New York.
Robert P. Jones. colored public
school jauitor of Wilmington, was ar
rested MDljay FIR appropriating
school house coal to his own use
A wharf will be built at Mahon's
River soon for the accommodation OF
the Citizens. She will touch there
going and coming from Philadelphia.
John Lockermau, who recently
moved into Blackbird from the Neck is
industriOusly employed in the improve
ment of the grounds adjoining his
home
The Sandy Hook, and iron twin
screw passenger steamer, built for the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey by the
Harlan & HOllingsworth Company,
was launched Saturday at Whining
ton.
The two Republican clubs of Milford
the Milford and Cedar Creek clubs
keep open house. Their club rooms
are open every night and are furnished
with the latest newspapers and peri
Odicals.
John white. aged "a years, track
walker on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad who had
his foot cut off by shifting engine at
Wilmington on Thursday is the father
of twenty-One children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haddock, removed
from Zion Md, last week. They have
been visiting Mrs. Haddock's father
Presiding Elder John France, at
Smyrna, and will shortly take up their
residence in Wilmington.
The death of Mr.. samuel D. McGon-
igal in Dover ON Thursday, removes
one of the oldest business men in the
town. He leaves a family of grown
children and hosts of friends. He was
rs years and nine months old.
The Trustees of the Poor for Sussex
county, at a special meeting held last
week, passed resolutions disappearing
the purchase by the State of the Insane
Department of New Castle, with the
view of making a State Insane Asylum.
The Legislature of1S87 had a record
Of about three hundred bills introduced
during the entire session, while there
has nearly been that many presented al
ready at the present session, with near
ly two weeks more for the reception of
measures being prepared.
CALHOUN WILL NOT BE HANGED
Governor Biggs Monday resplted VIM.
J. Calhoun convicted on December 10
last of a felOuiOus assault on Catharine
. Unz in Wilmington, aud sentenced to
be hanged on Friday next, changed
bis sentence to imprisonment for twen-
ty-fve years.
The Rev John Warthman, who is to
he transferred to New Jersey Confer
ence preached his farewell sermon in
st. Georges NJ. r. Church Sunday. His
reason for leaving Wilmington Confer
ence is that he desires to be near his
aged father, who lives in New Jersey
and is in feeble health.
The stockholders of Delaware Fruit
Exchange held meeting in Dover on
Wednesday and decided to sell stock
to the amount Of So 900, so as 70 have
capital to buy and ship fruit in case
they should desire. This plan will be
put in operation at Wyoming, and
gradually extended over the State.
Mrs. Satterfeld, of Georgetown, is a
successful cancer doctor. She is over
50 wears old, but bale and hearty. She
saws she has killed over 200 cancers in
the last twenty years and has heard Of
none returning. Notwithstanding her
age she travels to Washington, Phila.
delphia and elsewhere to treat patients.
John Saxton Of Magnolia and Miss
Sallie Baylis Of near KentOn, were
married at the residence Of the brides
father, VIM. Hilyard Wednesday night
at z o'clock, by Rev. w. w. Sharp AT
ter the ceremony refreshments were
served and a general good time waS
had. A host Of friends and relatives
were present to witness the happy 90
casion.
The Black bird Sunday school is in
hourishing condition under the super
intendence Of Senator Colin Ferguson
and Mrs. J. Il BrOckson, formerly Miss
LOttie Robinson Of Wilmington.
Though small in numbers, the average
attendance being City, it Is self supper
ting. During the last conference year
1t has raised sl4.25 for missions as com
pared to half the sum the previous
year.
It is expected that Delaware Will
send 70 New York on the occasion oi
the celebration Of the Inauguration oi
President Washington, April 30, about
500 men. Eleven cars have been en-
gagged 20 carry Delaware's contingent