Smyrna times., 1890-01-29
county and State Items

,beir nets in order.
Wilmington commission merchants
"a overstocked with poultry and eggs.
The slaughter of quail this season in
,ower Delaware is unprecedently
large.
Three colored damsels have been
e,sS sS each in Milford for disturbing
religious services
Chief Justice ]. P. Comegys and
LAUGHTER are contemplating a Euro
mean tour about Juue.
1..ao R. Jester, John c. Clifton and
r.cob q. Wilson want to be census
sanmerator for Milford hundred.
The farmer who is behind with his
cork next spring will be the lazy day
sleeping aud night hunting man.
A Dover paper says grip patients in
,bot town will organize a base ball
team and will be called the quinine.
A.el Stevens, aged Sc years, resi-
dent of Milford, died very suddenly
an sunday of neuralgia of the heart.
There will be nineteen applicants
6r GouOr licences at the February
term Of the New Castle County Court.
There are now no less than eight
candidates for the Democratic Shiev-
oItv nomination of New Castle county.
Judae George P. Fisher, of Delaware,
was last week confirmed by the U. s.
senate as first auditor of the treas
ury
Hundreds of carnation plants are
weekly sent from Newark to Wash
ippton for decorations at State recep-
tiOns.
Those who sit in Court wonder why
50 much effort is made by the lawyers
to screen criminals and not to punish
crime.
Fifty carloads of corn have been i'm
ported to lower Sussex county farmers
and merchants during the past three
months.
Pension certificates have been issued
for Delaware, original invalld-tO
Noah Joseph, Wilmington Joseph
George, Dover.
According to the report of the state
Auditor, B0yce. the total bonded and
floating debt Of New Castle County is
s569, 900 The debt of Wilmington city
ISL ,45S,9 800.
A telegram received at Newark Mon.
day announced the death of Mrs
James Brown of Wiliamsport, Pa, anC
adaughter of President A. y. Raub OF
Delaware College.
Sussex county fruit growers are re
ported as very respondent over thi
years crop. Many peach and apricO
trees were in full bloom when struck
BY Wednesdays cold wave.
The cold snap last week has put new
life into the oyster business at Laurel
Orders, during the warm weather pas
came in slowly and the work of can
AluB uaS DCGu hCIg liSuI.
Herring were caught last week il
the NantcOke and Laurel rivers. Thes
fish generally make their appearenc
10 the rivers about the middle o
March and have never been caught 8
early before.
Conference will sit in Milford sooI
The good MethOdists are inquiring cor
eerning the turkey and chicken supply
Richardson & Robbins have most {
the visible poultry surplus in their ii
cans
An incendiary fire destroyed th
eannery Of Jacob B. Maxwell at Mic
detown, on Wednesday night. Th
loss is estimated at $1,000, and is prObs
BY covered by insurance. Seve
thousand dollars worth Ofcanned gOOC
we're saved.
The financial condition of SUISSE
county farmers is deplOrable, and no
that the cold snap has probably kille
lls budding fruits, the outlook is any
thlng but encouraging. A generi
cessation OF husbandry in lower Dels
ware would not be surprising.
John J.Plunkett, for many years mai
ageT Of Dr. g. w. MARSHALL drug stOr,
u Milford, died in Wilmington G
Wednesday, aged 80 years. At th
ane OF bis death he was Secretary
ae Republican State League, haviI
'"iee been unanimously elected.
Roland McKensey, of WilmingtO
400 Jennie Stone of Smyrna, we
I4IIied last week at Clayton by Re
4 Y. Blades. The Union was the r
sui Of a six-weeks courtship, whiC
ss conducted by mail. The pa
rage.
SIMON Richards the demented neg
y Dover who was strangely afflict,
asnake bite, as stated in the EUe
s'sa'ag recently, died Saturday at ii
-e Insane Asylem. It seems th
continued to turn blacker a
make. 3'N0 s'J ''A
AitnuF +. Francis, formerly of w
Cc.osIcn has been appointed Depu
l.nissloner Of the bureau of ImI
saAon for Colorado. The other "
.s.onlan, who is in official harm
'9al state is Vim. II. Brisbane son
AeY. VIM H. Brisbane. Mr.. Br
as Is now COloradO's state tire
s-laes Dunlap, Of KentOn, was
slea before Squire Jester on Thu
Al charged with aiding, abetti
~. e circulating the libel agai
S-a1- Graham Of Kenton. He wa
nearing and was held in $500
49, appearance at Court. This
s'.sl chapter In the Graham-W
i,~ .o,ifespondent Of the Every Ev
sseys. The tax law lately deciC
4 -'1sssional was originally dra
James L. WOlcOtt, ESQ, ur
s,,-.sgsestion Of John S. Jester, '
- {. mat time clerk of the peace
tis Ssoanty. They were submitted
H,IIe legislature for action and
ooay forwarded TO Hon. Thol
si'S..sa'd, who suggested minor al
sstIu a Gamers are asking the IA
~ bssw bs.Ow tomatoes for s. per
4isle = VIGOROUS kicking aga
krs,a-o rse. The same condition Of afI
~ 5''Ssa p:a IN New Jersey and MI
asn i've dollars per ton is '
~ ~ Tor tomatoes but the
lf.s ~ ~. not afford to be liberal
4 -. loa for tomatoes so lOne
kasr,lssIla sla between profit and los
y rsaiAsula NeiUs has the foil
reference n tbe ceorget