Smyrna times., 1892-01-06

The State College for Colored Stud
ents, situated near Dover, opened on
Monday.
The Bright House at Cape Henlopen
City will be remodeled and its name
changed next season.
Prices of cattle at the public sales
about Milford have ruled twenty per |
cent higher than last season.
The Farmers Alliance of Kent
county will hold a public meeting at
COwgill's corner on Friday evening.
There were % business failures in
Delaware this year, with assets to !
1854, $50 and liabilities amounting of
$3S4,6OO.
Several bad leaks have been discov
cred in the Milford standpipe, and the
water will have to be run off to allow
of repairs.
The Governor has appointed John
White to be Justice of the Peace for
Leipsic, in place of Nathan FarrOw,
resigned.
An entertainment will be given in
Wrigbt's Hall, Clayton, this evening,
Jan. 6, for the benefit of St. Paul's NJ.
E. Sunday-schOOl.
Receiver of Taxes, John T. Dickey,
has appointed Richard G. BlOcksOn to
be collector of delinquent taxes for
Blackbird hundred
DIR. w. S. Hurlock will leave Mil
ford for Salida, Colorado, soon, where
he has a splendid opportunity in the
practice of dentistry.
Colored Edward Anderson, of Dover,
is happy over pension OF So per
month, with back pay amounting to
nearly thousand dollars.
Mrs. Sallie Davis, widow of John
Davis, died at tie residence of her son,
near Milford. on Tuesday, December
%. She was Is years old.
Philip H. Thompson, living near
Laurel cut one of his feet nearly in
two by the glancing of an axe with
which he was cutting wood.
Mrs. Anna Virginia Farquhar, one
of the oldest residents of Dover, died
Friday, aged So years. Her death was
caused by an attack of the grippe.
Geo. L. Townsend, of Odessa, wants
to succeed Henry NJ Barlow as Col
lectOr of Customs at Wilmington. The
latter's term will expire August LIST.
William A. Hargadine, one of the
foremost citizens of St. Louis, died
Monday of apoplexy at his residence
in that city. He was a native of Del
aware.
The prevalence of the grip caused
the closing of the public schools at
Lewes during last week. There were
some eighty pupils absent on account
of sickness.
James Crumlish, switchman, was
struck and instantly killed by an en-
CINE at the foot of Poplar street, Will
mington, shortly after midnight on
"Wednesday.
DIR. William F. Kennedy, of Middle
town, has sold his Office and house
and will leave in few days for Balti-
more. DR.. William Constable, of that
city, will be DIR. Kennedy's successor
The directors of the Delaware rail-
road have declared a semi-annual div.
idend of three per cent. The annual
meeting will be held at the company s
Office in Dover, January I4th, at l:
O'Clock.
George Shrom, of Newport, Pa, anC
Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Richard
Jones, of Dover, and niece of the Hon
George V. Massey, were married at thu
Presbyterian church Dover, on Thurs
day afternoon.
DEATH OF A Young MAN.--Orvill,
Davis, aged % years, son of ex-repre
sentative William E. Davis, living
near Frederick, died from typhoid
fever Wednesday after a short illness
He was his only son.
The Middletown & Odessa Railroad
Injunction case will be argued Chan
eellOr Salisbury in Dover, on January
~. The case was to have been hearC
last Monday but the pOstponemen
syas made at the request of the rail
foad company.
The following ar the jurors draw
Tor the circuit court next Tuesday a
Wilmington drawn from Kent county
James W. Anthony, DIR. James Rich
ardsOn, Peter E. LOwber, Jabez Jen
Gins, James F. Anderson, Joseph Nc
Daniel, Thomas NJ. Battell.
Estimates given by representative
% the leading manufacturing firms I
Wilmington, as representing the bus
hess of these firms for the year 1856
Indicates a round total of 100000
ROrth of ships. cars and paper mi
ehinery produced in that city durin
ne last year.
r. A. ROsenbaum, late proprietor
ne Brick Hotel, at Georgetown, h;
len appointed to a position in one
he House departments at Washington
Ige salary attached is 81 400 aud
nakes a comfortable little incom
III. ROsenbaum worked like a beaVt
81 Mr.. Causey's election.
NJ Wilmington depended alone up,
har increase of births over and abO
her death record, it would be a go,
many years before she reached t
10D 600 population mark. The vii
satisfies of the year show that the
nsre 1340 births and 1920 dealt
Aeaving an excess Of only 122 Dirt
oeer deaths.
The dwelling house of VIM.
thompson, in the suburbs of Nil
bro, was totally destroyed by fire
"Wednesday morning last, about thl
oklock, together with nearly all
kFniture. The house was large ty
bry one, with single story attach
was insured in the Kent cOuI
utual.
The Dover Republican Club elect
Off GERS resulted as follows:
President, A. A. Watson.
Vice presidents, John B. Wharf
PIeasanton, Jr., Henry Harper
rank Alice, Albert Cowgirl, w
wis, NJ, d.
Treasurer, V. NJ. Banner.
Recording Secretary, A. NJ. Dam
corresponding Secretary, Will
ClintOn.
PRoTHONoTARY MARVEL.-The c
tor tho nf3oo IS