Smyrna times., 1892-12-14

SOS n m Wilmington Oii''
County and State Items
Dover child swallowed a shawl
,;n a few davs ago and still lives.
Ex.sberiff Cole and family will move
20 Harrington the first of the year.
Fipley Downes, son of DR.. P. S.
Downes, of Dover, was thrown from
carriage an injured.
The young men of Newark and Del
aware College will give hop in Cas-
key Hall, Friday, December 10th.
Daniel NJ. Ridgely, an ex-member of
the Legislature, wants to be CLERK OF
the Delaware House of Representatives.
Thos. B. COursey of Spring Mills
enters upon his S7th year the 14th inst.
He is still hale and active for one of
his years.
The Levy Court room, the County
Treasurer's Office and the Office of the
Clerk of the.Peace will be re-carpeted
in few days.
State Libarean Gruwell has been in
philadelphia and purchased the neces-
sary stationary for the coming session
of the Legislature.
The several societies of Whining
toms Wesley NJ. E. Church are hold
ing bazaar to lift mortgage against
the church property.
While trying to learn why his air
rife wouldn't work, Louis Schabinger,
a boy living near Dover, was wounded
by an unlOOked.for-pop.
The next Legislature in this state
says an exchange, should inaugurate a
policy of economy by reducing the
number of fireman at the State capitol
To one.
On Tuesday, December Goth, Miss
Emma Whiteley, of Frederick, and
Mr.. John Townsend will be joined in
matrimony in the Methodist Church
of that town.
The Richardson & Robbins cannery is
now running to its full capacity, pack
ing poultry and plum pudding. Over
200 hands are employed and 15 tons
are consumed daily.
Relatives of DIR. J. G. Sites at Mid
dletOwu have been informed of his dan
gerOus illness with typhoid fever al
Chattanooga, Tenn, where he has re
sided for three years past.
Charles H. McWhorter, exregister
in chancery and ex-cierk of the Or
phan's court has announced his inten
tiOu of running for mayor on the Dem
Ocratic ticket in Wilmington.
William T. Harriet, OF Middletown
has sold the yearling Sam Kent, by
Garrett, TO Philadelphia parties 70!
500. The colt won the yearling stake
at Dover last fall, pacing half-mile il
l.20
+. NJ. Zimmerman, formerly of Wilm
ingtOn was quietly married in Phila
delphia, November 20th, to Miss Mari
r. Kunkel. Mr.. and Mrs. thinner
man have many friends in musical cir
cles.
Clarence A. Elliott, Wilmington
champion lOng-distance wheelman, ha
reduced the time between Wilmington
aud Philadelphia to hour and 80 mil
ptes, beating his former time II mil
ntes.
The postmaster General has issue
an order providing that from and afte
January lst, 1893, the fee for registe
ing mail matter shall be eight cent
in stead of ten cents for every separa
piece registered.
The Dover Gas Light Company a
building an entire new manufaOtuTin
plant on the lot near the old plan
The new building an outfit for mani
featuring gas will cost when complete
$4,000 aud will have a capacity Il
manufacturing 100000 feet of gas dali
By the new process tue gas will
made by water instead of coal as
present.
Frank S. Howell, junior member
the firm of Howell & Son, carria
manCfsctureTs of MiddletOwn, died
Monday weoi from a relapse of
oh Did fever. Miss Lille Scott, daug
ter of William Scott, who was engage
60 De married TO Mr.. Howell, bell
suddenly apprised of his death, fell u
eoncious and has since been prostra
with grief.
There will be a strong pressure
Dover for the passage of laws whi
will provide for general revision
the tax laws of the slate. Behind II
movement will be the granger eleme
Of the state, which believes that the
Is an urgent need for more stringe
laws in relation to the taZatiQa OF
investments and a lessening of the tax
which are now paid by the farmer.
State Treasurer Burnite has comp
ted the payment of the allowan'
made by the Levy Courts of the thI
counties to the registrars and associi
registrars. Each registrar has receiV
$50 and the associates Sl5. Th,
being 80 voting precincts in New Z
tie county, 10 in Kent county and y
Sussex, il cost the State 81, $3.50 for n
Castle. 81, ,2SO for Kent, and 81 200 s
sex total, $50.
SuED BY DEAD MAN.-The j
in the $4,000 damage suit against
johnson Forge Company OF Wilmi
ton. arrived at a verdict for the pl
tiff of $3.50 Saturday. This Is the
originally begun by Harry =. re
who was injured at the works OF
company BY being crushed benz
1000 pounds of iron, and who So
auertly committed suicide to END
suffering, The suit was pushed In
half of Mrs. Peace by executor
Quinn. Counsel for the plaintih
ask for a retrial.
There are not few Delaware
pie who will be pleased 70 know
another one of her sons has com
honor At the recent election Jon
Richards was chosen governor OF
tana by the Republican party OF
state, and will take the oath Of G
January I'd. Mr.. Richards was
}n Delaware City. After the deaf
his mother, which occurred whel
was quite young, he went to Mi
towntto make his home with an q
where he spent his early years '
inc on the farm, going to school
clerking in the village store. Sh
afleT reaching bis majority be De
togo west.
TOTAL COLLAPSE OF THE ID
HOsIERY FACToRY.-After being
ponsd several times. the builoln
The Delaware Hosiery Company