Smyrna times., 1891-01-21

Coin S~utb, SO,rt $50 44O. 6'55' 1892
county and State Items
.ors Grav and Higgins of Della
~yoted against free coinage.
,ho G. Stuart, of Middletown, the
JON oman. will shortly move to Dover
snare shUU be will engage IN the same OuS-
luCS ~.nntv Tax Collectors Dougherty
COMInIR COMnRee OF Wilmington, have at
ana "a a forty-fve properties for unpaid
tS1U' Willis. a teacher in Blackbird
"a near Taylor's bridge, is an APP
hunuI ,or school superintendent of
SSw Castle county.
MI. business of E. Geilinger, contec-
Ln of Milford, was closed last
uOn1'' hv sheriff Robinson. His liza
WSeA S.,a, ora said to amount to $1,000.
T. Skaggs, of Townsend, has
MI '-lnoointed reporter of the Depart
Oeen or Il Agriculture, for New Castle
menu - The appointment was made
IOuu uon J. NJ. Rusk, of Washington.
ny
Tho orortionment of the school fund |
the year 1890 was the largest known
~ O' The history of the state. Inc sum
nfs109 1885 was distributed direct TO
o. or several districts throughout the
state. .,.l..
tho LEGISLATURE of Delaware. He is
u lhVsantstive Vu1 Eisenbrey of Kent cOun-
IePlUaS he has demonstrated his Alli-
go ~, principles by returning the rail-
road pass sent to him.
Tn to date nearly one hundred no.
,;ces of application for divorce have
Soo made and the divorce committee
Oetbe LEGISLATURE will probably be one
" Ott5o most bored and hardest worked
of this session.
Miss Ruth C. Hill, daughter of Rob
o.- Hill. of Pennington, Delaware,
s,o. married on Wednesday afternoon,
" The church of that place to DR.. vii,
liam Day, a practicing physician OF
that town.
1obr G. Hickman, a Sussex county
Do;nn agent. was convicted in the
Hnitsd states District Court of Will
no;ngton Friday, of receiving illegal
foes and was fined SlOO and sentenced
tn six months imprisonment.
Mr. JESSE Hyatt, The weather proph-
Of uf MiddletOWu, says there VIII De
another good chance for ice between
tbe 16th and 29th of this month. This
will he good news to some OF our ice
men if Jesse's weather gun hasn't gone
off half cooked.
An oyster supper was given at the
home of r. l.. rruaX, tax collector foI
Anonuiuimink hundred, on Thursday
syaninc' and was attended by about
* neo6le. The affair was gotten uI
" F. Graves and John Morris OF
Townsend, and was great success.
Zeke and Kenney rendered fare
we'll ban0uet to Governor Biggs aud
the members of his staff together with
number of specially invited guests
at Willis restaurant, Wilmington.
The military officials appeared il
full dress. Unfortunately Governo
Riggs was unable to leave his home.
Joint meeting of the Farmers In
sti,utes of the three counties will 81
held in the Opera House of Dover
commencing in the forenoon of Janua
~ 9th. and continuing two days. In
teresting lectures will be delivered ant
much time gwen to the discussion o
state affairs. with view TO bringln
them to the attention of the Legisl'
ture.
GREAT INDUCEMENT.-If your ey'
are failing do not neglect them 0u
call at once on Prof. We'll, 3O5 Mark
street. Wilmington, Del, and haN
them examined free. If you wish
purchase Gold Spectacles or eye glas
es for holiday gifts, examine our stoc
the largest and cheapest line OF optic
goods on the Peninsula, prices reduce
for the holidays. Glasses exchange
if not suitable, free of charge.
William Shockley, the negro who
tempted to murder police officers NJ
bOuFn and KinnamOu last week, W
captured in barn on the Morris far
about a mile from Dover, Sunday
noon. Sheriff Cole and posse 81
rounded the building and compel
him te surrender at the point OF
volver. He is now safely lodged
Jail.
Governor Biggs has pardOned Jose
Stanley Palmer, who was sentent
last May to one years imprisonment
New Castle Jail, for passing bot
check on John w. Peters of Christia
in paying for cattle. During his inc
ceration Palmer invented and patent
a unique puzzle, a halt interest
which he recently sold for $4,000.
At meeting of the citizens of
ford in favor of water works, it
moved that the chair appoint co
mittee of FIVE to investigate the diff
ent systems at Dover, Smyrna, {
and report as to which in their or
ion was the best, and also what wO
be the probable cost of a plant in
ford.
The chairman appointed DIR.
Pratt, Charles Barker, Robt. Russ
Solomon Matthews and Geo. G. Abb
New CASTLE COUNTY TREAsU
DEAD.-County Treasurer HAman
last Tuesday night, and Wednes
the Levy Court appointed John
Csrswell as his successor. That
the troubles about the New Castle CO
ty finances. Carswell, who is con
ted with the Farmers bank of
mington. has been virtually COT
treasurer since Haman took pos;
sion. His term will expire when
new Levy court is organized on
first Thursday 10 February.
Miss Sallie G. Bye. of Whining
who was severely injured in the
dent on the Mount Penn Gravity
at Reading, Pa, last summer, cl
$4,000 damage for the injuries
tanned by her. Miss Mary A. Gut
Of that city, another victim of the
dent claims a similar amount.
total amount Of damages elaine
surviving persons and relatives of
who were killed, reaches ninety t
and dollars. The company anno'
It's intention Of cOntesting the
bitterly.
Says the Milford Chronicle: "In
depending so much money for n
encampments, the state would %
much wiser Investment by giving
200 to the colored schools. The
mt arr