Smyrna times., 1893-01-04
County and State Items.

s3j p. III. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
There are eighty cases of measels il
Harrington. --
w. Z. Graves wants to be postmas
ter at Townsend.
We wish all our patrons and friend,
Happy New Year.
Mr.. Abram Hayden, of Fieldsboro. i:
said to be in critical condition.
An ice gorge is forming between
Finn's Point jetLy and Fort Delaware.
Prof. E. l.. Raup of Boston spent the
holidays with his parents, DIR. and Mrs
Raub of Newark.
HUper's Weekly for last week has a
fue picture of the Delawars Buildino
at the Worlds Fair.
The Kent County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held at Dover on January
u, %, 26 and 27.
Mayor Herbert of New Castle pre-
vented sparring and wrestling exhi-
bition on Thursday night.
r. B. Simpler has purchased the
stock Of dry goods aud groceries of
:. A. & w. Former of Blackbird.
JOhu H. Rodney has been agreed
upon as attorney for the County Com
missioners of New Castle County.
W. T. Carter, NJ. w. Welch, l.. ].
Moore and q. w. Wiley are aspiring
to the Bridgeville pOstmastership.
Miss Lillian Ellis, daughter of Pro-
fessor Els OF Milford, will take Miss
Kiliam's place in Dover public schools.
Stanley :. Wharton died in Dover
on saturday after All illness of several
months, of consumption, aged, 40 years
Middletown Hose Company real
i1ed 5000 from the Old Dave Hos.
kins entertainment, and al. were we'll
pleased.
The wife of United States District
Attorney Beniah Watson is quite i'll
at Milford where she went Christmas
for visit.
Tne wedding of William o. Pretty
man Of Lewis and Miss Annie Green
of Georgetown will take place ON Jan
uary llth.
The forthcoming State Treasurer's
report will show less than ten thousand
dollars in his hands applicable to gen
eTal State purposes.
Detectives McVey aud Wltsil are
looking for Harry Hart, who is accused
Of viciimizing d. H. VOshell, of Wilm
ingtOn, by means of forged check.
The poor trustees of New Castle
County ordered dSuperinte ndent Groves
TO prepare the almshOuse for the re
c5ption Of possible smallpox patients.
Dr. George Neall, of Washington,
D. C., began a series of lectures in
Townsend on Thursday evening, on
historic and prophetic Bible Subjects.
Miss Nellie Gray Sinnickson died at
the residence of her brother-in-law,
Isaac Gibbs, near Sassfras, Md, on
Thursday night, December 29th. in her
S0,h year.
Horace Greedy Knowles, Consul to
Bordeaux, who has been spending a
three months leave of absence in Della
ware, sailed from New York yesterday
for his post of Duty.
The Wilmington Conference Herald.
edited by the Rev. Robert w. Todd,
has suspended publication on account
of the failing health of the editor. 1t
Is announced for sale.
New Castle County Bar Association
has elected these officers for the ensu-
ing year: President, John Biggs; vice
president, Willard salisbury; secre
rary and treasurer H. II. Ward.
Ex-senator Eli Salisbury is quite i'll
with therheumatism. aud totally unable
y
day, and with the exception of his
present ailment enjoys excellent health.
The farmers generally believe the
registration law to be good one, and
it is. By it wrangling at the polls is
almost entirely done away with, and
araudlent voting made next to impOs-
sible
Annie c, wife Of r C. Carrow, died
on the "a ult. and was buried in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery at Camden, on
9th ult She had been Il long and
patient sufferer having been i'll for
several years.
Tne Chief Justice still continues very
I'll and none except his immediate
friends are permitted to see him. He
was 70 years OF age Thursday, aud
nothing beyond his wonderful vitality
sustG:ns him. -
A case of small pox was discovered
in Wilmington on Tuesday last. The
patient is IOhn LandOn who came
from Virginia several weeks ago. He
was removed to the small pox hospital
at Farnhurst.
During last week the following mar
riages took place at BridgevilIe: Viii
liam Needham, Jr., and Miss Carrie
White G. r. Russell and Miss In
diana Coats; John q. Allen and Miss
MOllie Marvel.
Rev. w. b. Gregg of Wyoming still
continues sick, with that slOwest of
diseases, nervous prOstratiOn. His
friends sympathize very much with
him and his family in this long aud
prOtracted illness.
Some scOundrel visited the pen of
Vincent Moore, near MiddletOwn, on
Christmas eve, and stole therefrOm one
OF his nice 5O-lb. shOats. This is the
second one lost by Mr.. Moore and he
Is righteOusly somewhat indignant.
There il prize in the New Year for
every one but should not every one
contend for it, some one else will get
u aud at the end OF the year will be
mat much better off than the one who
would not contend for it.
John t. Spring the fireman at the
court House Wilmington on Saturday
aIlght, intended to have a good time
Oy qshering in the New Year by the
exploding Ofa cannon, but now lies at
MS nome the common having exploded,
painfully injuring him.