Smyrna times., 1890-04-30

County and State Items.
Beniah Watson is named as Dover's
next postmaster.
A scarlet fever epidemic has closed
the public school at Hartly.
Frank Pennington, of near Odessa
ia planting about 1000 young
peach trees this spring.
One hundred and fifty men and fifty
boats are engaged in sturgeon fishing
at Bowers Beach.
The Kent county Levy Court has
reduced the county tax rate from As
cents to 40 cents on the 800.
The Norma Glee Club of Dover. will
Give concert in Middletown to-mor-
row May g.
Rev. DR.. J. P. DuHamel of Dover
oficiated for Rev. P. B. Lightner of
New Castle on Sunday.
Five dollars and costs is the fine i'm
nosed in Wilmington for harbOring an
unregistered dog.
Charles H. JOlls, of Middletown, has
been appointed railway mail agent be-
tween Clayton and ChestertOwn Md.
Harry Brown, colored, aged
months, was burned to death in Will
mington on Monday.
A few trout have been taken the past
a. aw1 nf hn
that will come into the Bay during the
next few weeks
Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett, whe was the
Oldest resident of Wilmington, and
who would have been 100 years of age
in September next, died on Sunday.
Miss Cora Bigger of Delaware City
and B. F. Asher of Aberdeen, Md,
were recently married in Delaware
CITY bv the Rev. 3 r. Pitchard of the
NJ. E. Church.
The Delacdrean completed its
3lst year on saturday, and the Sentinel
on the same day, entered on its 18th
volume. Each paper occupies a lead
iug place in its particular sphere.
John T. Dickey, OF Wilmington, who
was looked upon as an important can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff of New Castle county, has
withdrawn lIOm the contest.
The Brownsville, Kent County,
school-house has been destroyed by an
incendiary fire. Bad feeling engen-
deredin a school election a month or so
ago is what probably instigated the
crime.
The rate of taxation was fixed by
the Court last week at 40 cents, less
than last year-25 for County purposes
10 for rOed, and for Poor. The total
assessment of the county is $15 ,599 ,S35,
so that at forty cents it will raise over
sixty thousand dollars.
Mr. Theophilus HOlcomb, of Phia-
delphia, and Miss Lizzie WrOten, were
married on Wednesday evening in Mil
ford by the Rev. H. L. Bunstein. The
bride is the daughter of Robert Wro-
ten and is one of the most beautiful
ladies' says the Chronicle, Milford has
ever produced.
Grace NJ. E. Church, of Wilmington
has extended a pastoral call to Rev.
William Mast BrOdbeck, of fremont
street Church, Boston. Rev. DIR. ia.
cob Todd, the present minister of tine
former church, will leave next March
and become pastor of Trinity NJ. E.
Church Philadelphia.
Senator Gray's bill for the transfer O
the revenue marine from the treasury
to the navy department is said by the
Murine Journal to have Senator Sher
man for its only active opponent. Mr..
Sherman bases his opposition on the
extra cost to the government in {
slight increase in the salaries of th'
revenue officers.
library has been established at the
Jail at New Castle by Mrs Alvan Allel
and the Literature Committee of thu
Young WOman's Christian Temperance
Union. 1t is highly appreciated BY
the prisoners, aud instead of spend
ing so much time playing cards the!
now read books of a high order, ant
even the school books are enjoyed by
them.
larger than usual in the Vicinit,
of Milford this year, but no one vii
plant so heavily as the Poke Brothers
Of Lodi. California, who have 80 acre
OF growing watermelOns. They gTON
so large out there that sometimes the
cannot be gotten through the door {
the freight car, and the cOlOred ma
who eats whole one makes the creates
effort of his life The juice of melon
IS turned into sugar and vinegar
NetOs.
The Republican County Committe
held a largely attended meeting i
Wilmington Saturday afternoon to DE-
eide upon a date for holding the nom
inatiOn for sheriff and coroner of tn
county. Saturday, May, "a, was al
pointed. The meeting was the largei
held for many years and more enthu
slasm was displayed than usual.
T. Bach presided. All the chairme
OF the city and hundred committee
were present, and predicted a victor
at the coming election.
James NJ Ernest formerly of Sass
iras died at his residence 10 Middl
town near the depot on Tuesday wee
Of consumption. He was 40 years o
and Was born in ElktOn, Md.
moved to MddletOwn last Octobe
For the past six years he had be-
connected with the Peninsular BO
Fertilizer Company, OF Smyrna,
agent. He married the daughter
William A. Brice, of Kent county NJ
who survives him. together with thT
daughters and one SON
The levy court last week continu
settling with the justices and cOnsi
bles. The following Sunday y-schC
appropriations have been made : Dow
N. f. Church, 1925 Dover Method
Church, $27.46; Baptist, $50
Christ P. Z. $5.83 St. Jones M.
A.95. Smyrna-Presbyteri S6.6
st. Peters, 1859; Asbury Meth obi
S242O Severson, 1926 RaymOn
A.4O. ClaytOn-St. Paul's MethOdi
Sl5 20 KentOn = Methodist, 1913
BlackistOn's $341.
Mr.. James III. Ward, the school
perintendent of Sussex county, ,throu
the appointment of Governor Big
mas letter in the Laurel Gazette
answer to the charges recently broul
against him by a writer whose arti
We reprinted the other day. So far
we can discover Mr.. Ward adm
every thing charged against him,