Smyrna times., 1890-03-19
county and State Items

Dostmaster at Odessa.
The State Insane Asylum at Farm
hurst has 142 inmates.
Perch and rock are unusually plen.
tfnl in lower Delaware streams.
New Castle fish dealer displays
This sign Live fish dressed for cook
ing.
Steamboat connections have been
onsned between Laurel and Balti-
more.
Thomas Bancroft, father of E. H.
Bancroft. of Camden, Del, died on
Tuesday, March, IL, aged 81 years.
Rev T. Snowden Thomas and fam
iv will shortly move from Wilmington
to Philadelphia.
Francis H. Hoffecker, Esq, of Will
mington, addressed the State Capital
Republican Club Monday evening.
A duck has been rescued from a
well at MilsborO after being confined
FIR twenty.seven days without food.
The general store of Edward Fon-
taine. at PocomOke City, Md, was rob-
bed of $500 worth of jewelry last
week.
Philadelphia fruit merchants have
received word that the orange crop in
some parts of Italy has been killed by
the frost.
The NJ. E. Chapel located in the
northern portion of L over will ask for
a permanent pastor at the coming ses-
sion of Conference.
The passage of ten pound piece of
ice down the river Saturday, at Phila-
delphia attracted as much attention as
asx-masted schooner would.
Seedmen will have a good trade this
Spring. They are furnishing the Sec
Ond crop of seed to the South now, the
first sewing beng ruined by frost.
Charles Green has bought the farm
of the late James Green. situated near
Greenbank, New Castle county, at ad-
minstratOrs sale for $l2,050. 1t con-
tains 96 acres.
Ella Dorset, wife of Walter Morris,
Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Dover
died yesterday, aged about 80 years.
Deceased was a daughter of DR.. Reed
of Philadelphia.
At the NJ. E. Church in Dover 5000
was raised in cash and subscriptions,
making S556 in all thus far contributed
and the full amount of the apportion-
ment will be met.
Mr. Bayard is now living quietly at
his home, in Wilmington. and for the
first time in more than IA quarter of a
century he is not bothered with poll
tics or politicians.-NelU York Star.
Governor Biggs, Adiutant General
Kenney and other officers of the Della
ware National Guard, will review the
trOps of the Delaware College Cadets
on the college campus this afternoon.
The latest SLATE" of Senator Higgins
for Federal appointments is given as
follows For Postmaster at Whining
ton, George w. Stone for United
States Marshal, J. Colby Smith, of Kent
county.
Theodore Hauf, of New Castle, has
bought hall clock from John Deal,
near Bear Station, which was formerly
owned by Caesar Rodney, the Declara
ton of independence signer. 1t is
ten feet in height and is in good con-
ditOn.
1t is proposed to change the course
Of shellpOt Creek, in Brandywine Hun
dred, by emptying it into the Della
ware River by means of a canal. The
stream would then be of vast impor-
lance in draining a large section of the
country.
Fire broke out at the residence of DIR.
Joseph Hitch Sunday afternoon at Lau-
rel, causing great excitement as the
Congregations had just left the differ
cot churches. 1t was soon under con-
uOl, thus saving the town, as u heavy
northwest wind prevailed.
1t is reported that a colony of Nor
mons are building q chapel three miles
west OF the intellectual town of New
ark, Del" 1t is claimed for them,
however. that they all denOunce pol
ygamy and the other practices of the
followers of Brigham Young.
Emory Marvel, residing in Dover
was stricken in his left side with pa.
lslyNs Thursday. He was in the town
gOamden at the time, calling on some
nends, and was about getting into his
sarrage to return, when the stroke
seized him. He is improving.
0enJamen I. Flemming, for a mum
yer OF years prominent citizen of Car
Ollhe county, died at his home, in Har-
Hngton, Saturday morning, aged 7S
HSars' he was an uncle of ex-GOv.
1InarP, OF Delaware, and the father OF
county.
APPOINTED SPECIAL CENSUS AGENT,
samuel A. Macallister, Esq, has
oeen appointed special agent of the
seventh census for the State of Della
sare 70 take statistics of recorded in.
SseOsedness in this state. Mr.. Macallis.
IL mas accepted the appointment and
uaS entered upon his duties.
a large barn with all its contents
sud several hay stacks adjoining. on
C"r,n ~ iarn OF Mrs. Hannah Davis, near
SOTgili's Corner, were destroyed by
M U thursday night. The property wa
ILsured for $500 and the stock $500
:soseph T. Vaughn was the tenant on
'"' 'arm and his loss is heavy.
Mrs. N. B. Smithers. superintendenI
NO., sue jail work of this state, in her re
s1n SO.. says that our jails should be self
onPpOtung. onpl and suggests that the pris
soOas Oe put TO work. and asks tina
IAN. pnilanthTopic people visit the
NJ VI the state and formulate som,
ma.. p,aa Ior much-needed reform in thii
ana ne following resolution was OffereS
poaau u adopted at the New Castle Count,
Ms-'Iua orange held at Newark
G,asn 6; Resolved, That this Pomon'
wb;ag bsage heartily endorses the cours'
h. ea ~ the public press is pursuing il
refo-u uuEocaey of measures looking Il
ernma.. u 70 our county aud local gov
htan' a 'ee Levy Court Friday a vote wa
peroa. poa On the resolution to reduce th
irows Of the hundred collector
moi. mot eight to six per cent. and th
ne~Ll MENU was lost. The majority of th
ahoHeH are of the opinion that tn