Smyrna times., 1894-12-12
county and State Items.

VlNal SCI
..,,s l. Moore of Georgetown is
,,,ortioned as candidate lot sPeaAel Vi
be House of Representatives.
p,bart S. Downes, the newly-appoipted
Deputy to Sheriff Shaw, VIII not "lo'e MS
t',aiIv TO Dover from Harrington.
Mary Sparks, an aged woman of means
..siJine in Wilmington, has Oeeh ue-
cIsred insane by a Sheriff jury
coorge w. Marshall of Wilmington
nn,nced as a candidate for Insurance
E,n,ni,sioHer under Governor Marvll
Cl..rl,.s Winters. a Wilmington tosac-
- ba. been held on a charge of selling
cigarettes to a boy under Ii years OF age.
Vessels can now come from ChincO-
,oarue clear to the railroad wharf at Lewes /
by Ihe recently opened Assawaman Canal.
Most the churches Of the Wilmington |
VI F Conference have voted in favor OF |
the admission Of women as delegates to the |
General Conference
lanes McKeivey, of Wilmington, was |
knocked down at Eighth and Shipley |
street, by burly negro who stole MS
pocketbouk, containing Slo.
/ Albert Dockerty, of Wilmington, and
Vi.. clara IL. Greeny, of Lewis, viii be
,l,rriad thi, evening at $50 o'clock, IN |
Whites NJ +. Church, near Le"es.
Rov Pelham Williams has accepted the |
,..Il rendered him by the p. +. congrega,
tions Of Seatord and Bridgeville. and wlll
conduct services for the first time next sun
day.
The Wilmington Park Cumission has
daridrd Io ask the next Legislature LOT
authority to create u loan OF s0OCGJ, TO 0e
evnended in the improvement OF the pup
lie parks
Postmaster Moore, of Wilmington has
returned to Washington about 3OIUJJ OF
the recent issue of 2-ccnt stamps, Whlch
wcr, practically worthless by reason OF
poor mucllage
DIR. William p. Orr Of Lewes, late sur
econ nj the Marine Hospital and W est
Point graduate, Is an asplrant to the posi-
ton OF adjutant general on the stan oil
Governor Marvil.
George p. knight of near Dover, met
with a serious loss Wednesday night, when
IS ton, Of hay, two wheat threshers ana
many farming implements were destroyed
bv fire Partly insured.
Mrs. Emma Hall, wife of John {. Hall,
on South Walnut street, South Milford,
died Thursday from, Bright disease, aged
nearly 81 wears The funeral tock place
on Mouday afternoon.
Ex-Representative David ElkintoE, OF
New Castle. has come out rs candidate
for appointment to the position OF Clerk OF
the Peace for New Castle county %
Governor-ecct Marvil.
Rev. John D Bigg spent Sunday. with
friends at Newport and preached III INT
evening. His health has improved. and h'
hopes t. be able to resume active work al
,,,,r.,.rbitttr nm ference session.
INAUGURAL Committee. The In
auguraI committee of East Dover Hundred
met on Thursday evening, pursuant to 1
cal. and elected Dr. e. Layton Grier
Chairman, and Thomas I. kellum Secre-
tary.
The Young Mems Republican Club, o
Wilmington, elected Philip Q. Church
man president; j. Chester Gibson, secre-
tary: j. Percy NeldS, corresponding
secretary; William q. Taylor, hnancia
secretary, and James ). Stirling, marshal
Michael Faino, the Italian in New Castle
iail under sentence Of Death for the murder
Of Carlo Ruva, Is now resigned to his fate
and expresses IL desire to be hanged soon
instead of waiting for the day set for thu
execution, January %.
BhOwNsoN LIBRARY LECTUREs.-Pete
l.. Cooper. Jr, lectured before the Brown
son library Association Wilmington, Mon
dav evening on Elements OfGOod Citizen
ship" Francis H. Hotiecker will lectur
on january a. His subject will be 'Dela
ware in the Revolution
QUAY DOESN'T PREFER ADD:CKs.-Sen
ator Quay denies the truth of the stor.
published in the Erery EceBiHg to tn
effect that he had written letter advocat
ing the election of Addcks to the Senate
He SAYS he never before heard of Frederic
Pyle, to whom he was said to have write
the letter.
Hon. Jonathan S. Willis preached o
Sunday morning OF last week at ConW ELF
Chapel near Lewes. \ magnificent sci
mon was listened to by the large cOngr'
CATION present and Mr.. Willis left benin
MIN "a most favorable impression.-Mif
ChrJuicie.
Many people down the State are busil
engaged ia wrapping evergreen for Chris
mas decorations This industry gives en-
pinyment TO many at IA season when the
would otherwise be idle; and affords thel
the means whcrewith the better to enjo
and celebrate the festival Of Christmas.
PARTY USAGE AccOrdlng to part
usage the Republicans will hold "A caucl
IN the evening pricr To the convenng
the Legislature, when they will determil
Clerk, Sergeants at Arms, JantOr, ett
This course will also be pursued IN u
election Of a Senator prior To the JOl
meeting designated for that purpose.
EXTRA DEMAND FoR FIREARMS Al
LOCKS IN DOVER Depreciation by bur
lars continue to alarm the residents
Dover. The iate-t victims are w.
Hinsey whose house was robbed at mig
0t sl2 and u gold watch, and William Ma
tlndale who WAS relieved of Sl4 and Il p'
Of gold ,pectacles People are putti
extra iastenings on their doors, and t
hardware merchants have been kept bu
selling firearms
Four STATE DErECTIvEs.-It is
ported that "A bill will be introduced il
the next Legislature that meets at Dow,
abolishing the office Of State Detectiv
Another bill will be introduced maxi
four state detectives, one for Kent, one
Sussex and two for the city Of Wllmr
ton. The detectives to be paid by tn
respective counties, andt he city OF w
mlngtOn to pay for one detective instead
:wo as under the present plan
Governor Reynolds has pardoned Thor
Bedwell who was serving five ye;
sentence in the Kent county Jail for the
tempted murder Of Caleb Ford, near Hi
ley, in 1890 He laid in ambush for
victim. and then rddled him with
shot. Ford was i'll for long time,
finally recovered. Bedwell was cOnviC
and sentenced to pay fine OF 500, ST.
one hour IN the pilOry and be impriso
five years His term of imprisonm
would have ended on November l4th, i
RIVER ASD HAREOR APPROPRIATE
The following estimates are suOmltte
Congress by Secretary Carlisle for cont
ing river and harbOr improvements
Delaware. for the next fiscal year Al
quinimink River, Sl0,OJJ; Broad Or
River, $500; MispilliOn River, 81,
Murderkill River, $1,000; Smyrna Ri
$1,000 inland waterway from Chi
league Bay to Delaware Bay, near Lee
SlCJCC0; Delaware Breakwater, S22O,
iron pier in Delaware Bay, near lie
repairs, $3.50; Wilmington harbor,
VICTIMS OF HOPELESS INSANITY
the monthly meeting of the Trustees of
state Hospital for the Insane at Farnh
superintendent Haneker's report was r
Df' haneker says: After careful 81
ol !o9 patients during the past bier
Plt PeIlVu " Is safe to say that IS per cent
@osoIuteiy hopeless so far as ultimate
cOVery Is concerned This means that
D'aIe OF delaware will be comDeIle
shoulder the burden of sunnort of
number OF unfortunates for the rest of
lives. '"e rest Vi
PREPARING EoR A CONTEsT.-The
puolcans Of Kent County have IN
notice that they will contest the eIac,;
all the Democratic members of the T
iatuFe from that county. The cont
based on the illegal striking off of n,
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