Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
7ounty and State Items

o,,,or has a case of small-pox-Wes-
! Iohnson, the barber.
day was missionary Sunday at
oTIF I = church at Dover $3.50 was
tns % - by the sunday school classes.
,,.tbaniel Thomas, lifelong resi-
PAT N.of Milford Neck, died at his home
lsl.a dsus o on Tuesday, Of pneumonia. aged
s. years.
The honorary degree of Doctor of
- was conferred on Thomas +, Bay
p'"5 ~ 5v the Georgetown College on
Thursday last.
Tho Levy Court ofKent, settled with
,be county treasurer last week, finding
~ ~ sceounts correct. The Indebtedness
W. lf,be county was found to be $36, ,0O0
1,bn R. McFee, Esq, one of the old
.'members Of the bar in Sussex Coun-
g g. Is said to be growing weaker daily,
!J his restoration to health is scarce
u possible.
One of the small cannOns used to
60 salutes Friday at Newark exploded
I'd went into many pieces; one frag.
s,ant was thrown one hundred feet.
W ope was injured and the accident
vas not generally known.
The bills now before the Legislature
ofDelaware and Pennsylvania, or soon
=, be brought before them, looking to
the restoration or fixing of the bound
sry stones between the two states, is
bsgiuning to attract some attention.
A creamery at Leipsic is assured, as
.bout 5000 worth of stock has been
.nbscribed. A meeting will be held on
thursday, when the company will be
armed and board of directors elect
"a. The enterprise will be owned ex-
cIusiyely by farmers.
Department Commander Peter B.
Ayars ofthe Department of Delaware,
Grand Army Ofthe Republic, has issued
a acrcular announcing the arrange
ments for the Delaware Legion of the
GA. R., at inaugural ceremonies of
Comrade Benjamin Harrison as a Pres
dent of the United states.
Leipsic River" says DIR. Richardson,
FfItIIlA- ~ tltC CtAAA AACACkOAOIE
known as Llltie Duck Greek, is ia
nous for perch, eels, muskrats and
mosquitoes. Since the passage of the
doctors muskrat bill the hides of these
Dvarmints' have been advancing; their
protector quoting them to-day at 80
cents delivered in Philadelphia.
DEATH OF PROF. TARR.-Prof. f. d.
Tarr died on Friday at the Aged Mems
Home. in Baltimore, aged 81 years.
Prof Tarr was born in Philadelphia
and was we'll known all over the Pen
insula As a school teacher, in which
vocation he has followed 80 years past.
Falling health incapacitated him two
Or three years ago and the teachers of
the State made up u fund and secured
bis admission last fall into the institu-
ton where be died.
SIXTEEN TOBACCONIsTs ARRESTED.
Sixteen of the leading tobacconists
and cigar dealers of Wilmington were
arrested by Chief SWiggett and brought
before the City Court Thursday on the
charge of selling On Sunday in violation
Of the law. Some weeks ago the May
or gave notice that the law would be
enforced and the dealers apparently
complied with the direction The p0-
lice, however, gathered enough evi-
denCe to warrant the arrest of the six
teen dealers. The trade is indignant
over the matter and will test the valid
ity Of the law.
LIQUOR LICENSES Court last
week announced its decision upon the
Liquor License applications for Will
mingtOn, and of the twenty-six presen-
ted sixteen were acted upon favOrably
and ten were turned down. Two new
houses were licensed and the licenses
we're restored to three saloons which
had previously been refused The
temperance people are rather indignant
that their efforts should have been to
such an extent unsuccessful, and adj
ditiOnal pressure will now be brought
upon the Legislature to pass more
Stringent liquor laws.
The Dover Inder concludes quite a
mastrrly and exhaustive article on
Eating Crow" with this advice:
We would advise the participants
toeat lightly Of this dainty prepared by
the caterers for the Smyrna banquet
aud thereby avoid case of prOtraeted
nausea.n
This is a subject on which the Inder
IS FULLY competent to give advice, and
Hdoes 1t net as theorist, but as one
Aaylng had several months experience
With crow as a steady diet. We would
suggest that our Dover contempory
publish a book with the title, What
We Know About Unit Rule Crow
Milford NelCs
WATER WORKS CELEBRATION AT
N5EWARK.-The enterprising citizens Of
newark laid themselves out Friday in
AZ Imposing celebration of the opening
oi the water works system Just compile
'ed. With a complete water system
ana a contemplated electric light plant,
with four railroads passing through its
hm'tsand fifty eight daily trains New
s ARK IS putting on metropolitan airs
Inc ceremonies began at o'clock with
an Old fashioned red shirt parade Of
sne town ire department comprising a
nose carriage and hook and ladder truck
Inc holly water system, with which
1ne town IS provided, has a pressure
mat will force plug stream over the
uignest structure in the town and
make steam fire engines unnecessary.
Inc water works were formally
opened with a dedicatOry speech by
theodore +. Armstrong, president Of
ule town council, aud Governor Biggs
also r. made congratulatory address.
Ane members of the Legislature were
'ogetEer with prominent guests from
al parts Of the state. Nearly all
me houses IN town were gaily decOrat-
60 with flags and bunting. When the
works were formally opened the fire
department gave a practical test of its
emeiency aud baptized the pumping
works with streames Of water amid a
uln OF cheers, the booming Of a cannon
Snd the screeching Of whistles from the
locomotives Of the adjacent railroads.
The celebration wound up at night
lltn a banquet. at which 300 guests
were present. Responses 10 tOasts
g,e were made by Senator elect Anthony
higgins, Governor Biggs, Charles M.
SS,artls, L. G. Vandegrift, Colonel Geo.
y. Marshall, John Pilling and Watson
= operry, editor Of the Morning NetCs.
= pail followed the banquet.