Smyrna times., 1893-04-12
County and State Items $,

Fresh Delaware shad are being
shipped by tons from the South.
Howard Taylor has been appointed
page OF the Sussex County Courts.
A fall from horse sent Thomas J
RicAIds, of Bridgeville, to bed with a
broken leg.
John NJ. Oldfeld died at his resi-
dence in Dover, April 9th, aged seven
ty-one years.
Rev. DIR. Neil, the Seventh Dav
Adventist, moved to Blaokbird on
Thursday.
The DelGlCGre Farm aud Home has
been sold to Chas. S. Horn. Professor
Wesley Webb is retained as agricultu-
raj editor.
The house on the farm of Thomas
Lattomus near Dexter's Corner. was
burned to the ground Thursday at 70
O'Clock. Cause a defective flue.
Dr. W. h. Conoway, of Leipsic. was
on Friday elected to fill the vacancy in
the House of Representatives. caused
by the death of his father, Minos Con.
Oway.
The Rev. T. Gardiner Littell.D d.
has notified the vestry of st. Johns
Church of his intention to resign the
rectorship, which he has held nearly 2S
years.
James B. Slay and Miss Flora E.
Downs, both of Henderson, Md, were
married Tuesday at the residence of
DR.. Downs, Wilmington, by the Rev.
T. E. Terry.
County Treasurer Lowe is now ad-
Vertising for $40, 900 Kent County 4 per
cent. loan. The bonds are for 81 600
each and are payable in 20 years at 4
per eent.interest payable semi annually.
John S. Littell and Percval G. Pyle.
who will graduate at the General
Theological Seminary, New York, in a
few weeks, will be ordained at St.
Johns Church, Wilmington, on the
2Sth of May.
Postmaster A. G. Cox, of Middletown
whose serious illness a few weeks since
was the cause of much uneasiness, is
rapidly conValescing, able to be up and
around his home, and conyersiug
with much pleasure.
A boy choir has been organized at
the NJ. E. Church in Dover, and will
hereafter sing at the evening service
instead of the regular church choir.
The boys are under the instruction of
Mrs. James l.. Wolcott.
Rodney Burton, of Lewes, who took
up the profession of the stage two
years ago, is now e member of Girard
Avenue Theatre stock company, Phil
adelphia. The company is playing
Fin McCoOl" this week.
The House ooncurred Thursday in
the Senate revision of the Cigarette
bill. This makes it law. Any man,
therefore, who sells or gives a cigarette
to a lad under II is liable to be fined
500 and imprisoned for three months.
James c. Hall and Miss Mary Alice,
daughter of Jacob R. Alice, both of
MiddletOwn, were quietly married at
Dover, Monday week, by Rev. r. II.
Adams. They returned to Middletown
on an evening train, and now reside
on Crawford street.
The exhibition test of J. J. Rosa s
plant drOpper, at Slaymaker & Sons
near Dover, was a decided success.
Strawberry plants were set at the rate
of about 100 per minute, and on exam
inatiOn were found to be planted in
excellent condition.
The warm days of April having
swollen the peach buds so much that
the live buds are rendered conspicuous
from the dead ones at a glance, the
fruit growers of the Peninsula agree
that the present prospect is good for a
yield of this popular and sometimes
profitable fruit.
The members of the General Assem-
bly, took holiday Friday, enjoying a
trip to the wilds of Chincoteague. Poor
fellows they work so hard in the pub
lie service that holiday now and then
seems TO be absolutely necessary. Let
no good citizen begrudge them the
needed recreation.
Delaware College affairs, as admins
tered by the President, DIR. Raub, is
receiving a pretty hard drubbing at the
hands of some of the trustees, notably
Prof. Purnell and ex-editor, G w.
Cruikshank. All good citizens are, or
should be, interested in the cause of
education, and in the success of Della
ware College. Several of the trustees
trOngly defend the affairs of the
|leg''
The following persons in this county
have been drawn as jurors in the
United States Court which meets in
April: Grand Jury-Henry P. s. Pratt
Kenton hundred, Edward Pleasanton
and John FennimOre, Little Creek
A. Caldwell, South Murderkill; l..
Sapp. Mispillion; Isaac Truitt, Milford
Petit Jury-AleK. 6. Cummins, DUCK
Greek: A. 7. HOteeker and JohT
Moore. Kenton; s. ]. Thompson, Little
Crsek. Charles Carey and John Satter
6eId North Murderkill; w. G. Wiley
Mispillion.
Peach basket and crate factories il
lower Kent and Sussex counties ar
aIready at work upon the fruit recep
tacIes in anticipation Of a big deman'
this season. More baskets than uSua
will be necessary because many com
nission men have decided not 70 re
tnrn the baskets after dispOsing of tn
fruit. Reports from other parts OF tn
state agree that the crop will be fal
except in tho vicinity OF FrankIorO
Sussex county. No one can give
rsason for it, but there will not De
neaoh anywhere in the vicinity oi Una
thriving village.
The cigarette bill, which fell throug
to vaars ago, came up in the Sena1
a" he chief topic Of interest last InuT
dav For so Insignificant a tning tn
easminate little cigarette made quite
s,iS The cigarette bill has been lot
bied through by Mrs. James L. Wolco
snd Mrs. N. B. Smithers. AS it Passe
fbs House il imposed a special Iicsni
ossio0 4 wear on every dealer IN clg'
paper and cigarettes: In tne 0en" ~
M hin was radically changed 70
measure prohibiting, under pen,ai'y ~
6na or imprisonment or both, the sei
ing or giving Of cigarettes OF IT, O'sSns' Joe