Smyrna times., 1890-02-26

children as follows John Mccoy Jr.,
OF Appoquinimink hundred Mrs. Ja-
COP Wilson and Mrs. Fisher Pierce, of
Milford and Misses Maggie and Vir-
gle Mccoy, unmarried daughters who
liyed at home. Mr.. Mccoy left a con-
siderable landed estate.
And now tits said, by those in a pos
tlon to know, that H. A. Richardson
mas shled his castor openly into the
held, gubernatOrial, of the Republican
party, and is to stay. Many of the
leading Republicans of Kent have
Deen anxious to look on Richardson's
candidacy as of the apathetic or indif-
Ierent kind, but it now seems that
Young Harry has flung his banner to
the breeze in a manner three is no
mistaking.
The swallows are mating and build
ing their nest. This is a harbinger of
spring.-Odessa Herald
The editor of the Herald has evil
IDENTIFY mistaken the hopeful and ever
Dusy English sparrow for the swallow.
Inc latter is not tempted by spring but
waits until 1t fully comes, some weeks
yet. Even the Robin has not been
lured back by the spring-like weather
OF January and February much if any
before his accustomed time.
The cas- g of Chasles G. Stradlev
against the P. w. & B, R. r., for S2O.-
600 damages for the loss of a leg on
December IL, 1888 is now in Whining
ton court on trial. This promises to be a
most exciting and interesting legal
Dattle because of the eminent counsel
employed by both sides. The defend
ant is represented by Senator George
Gray and George V. Massey of Dover.
Levi Z. Bird, Esq, and Albert Con-
stable Of Elkton, Nd, will present the
case of the plaintiff.
The character of Garrett Murray,
the cOlOred man who is the PRINCIPAL
witness for the prosecution in the
Lecony murder case now going on in
Camden, n. j., has become a matter OF
public interest. He has been declared
notorious liar" by responsible Del.
aware farmers, and an equally large
number of farmers, just as responsible
and also from Kent county, have sworn
that his reputation for truthfuIness is
good" The result of the trial will moi
only decide the guilt or innocence Of
Lecony, but it will also decide as to the
veracity of Murray.
The Wilmington EUery Evenenq has
the following in reference to J. Harvey
Spruance, who clerked in DR.. G.. G.
HarmOnsOn's drug store several year.
ago, and who is well-knOwn to ou
young people: "Dr. NJ. ]. Hughes ha:
sold the drug store at second and Mon
r0 streets to Spear, Spruance &Co.
who will add new and complete linC
of drugs, perfumes, toilet REQUESTS
: &c. J. Harvey Spruance late will
BrOckson & Spear, will be the mana.
ger. Mr.. Spruance is one of the most
popular young druggists in the city
and will doubtless bring to the new
store large and lucrative trade"
1t has just been learned that three
prisoners escaped from New Castle iail
on last Saturday week ago. The,
were John n. Camden, "Bucky" Nc
Ginnis and a man named Anderson
! They were serving sentences of ont
| GSCdDk
is believed to be attributable to Lax
management. The prisoners have no
been recaptured because Sheriff Allen
neglected to notify the Wilmington
police authorities of the delivery
McGinnis has been seen in Wilmington
: of late, but it was presumed that b
/, was there ION business" for the Sher
iff, as the existance of such a custom
' not denied. This makes thirty-tw
prisoners that have escaped from Ne,
Castle Jail during the past four months
+ THE New CASTLE COUNTY FARMERS
INsTITUTE.-A successful but brie
session of the New Castle Count
: Farmers Institute was held at Middle
town on Saturday.
After some routine proceedings ha
] been gone through with,prOfessOr Che!
9 ter OF Delaware College Agricultur
: Experimental Station, read an elabOr
e ate and exhaustive paper on Fung
Their nature and how to combat Them
Nathaniel Williams of Wilmingto
+ then read an article on Taxation" ;" i
n which he dwelt on the heavy burdens
! under which the farmers were grOaI
l. ing.
J. One of the best features of the day
program was the thesis on the "HO
= Cholera" by DIR. Ewes, the veterinaria
Il of Wilmington. These institutes al
! growing in popularity and each SUI
ceeding session is more largely attend
- - ed than the former.
KENT's LEVY COURT.-Kent's Lev
Court adjourned Friday until neZ
y Thursday, but it transacted consider
= BILE business before the motion to az
!. journ was adopted. First. the DEM
,e cratic members quietly, but none Il
y less effectively revised the lists of roa
g OveTseers and supervisors for NOrt
Murderkill and East Dover hundred
as arranged by the Republican men
- bers of those two hundreds, and ever
y Republican name on the aforesa
~ lists was effectually wiped out and
y Well-knOwn Democratic name subs
!, tuted.
- Sheriff Fennimore's bill against Il
!" county $G,780, was allowed and on t
motion the per diem board bill allow
of for prisoners was cut down from 81
n 80 cents.
o. The Levy Court will meet again t
~ morrow to receive the new assessme
~ list, now being made by William
he Frazier, the newly elected Democr
nv ic assessor of North Murderkill hu
re dred.