Smyrna times., 1894-04-11
County and State Items

COOASJ
Paw John A. Wright of Delmar, has
hsen engaged by the NJ. E. Church at
Leipsc.
Jeremiah C. Mccoy has purchased
10 dwelling OF exPOstmaster III. d.
Webster, at Clayton for 81 200.
Governor Reynolds has reappointed
n II. Tyre Justice of the Peace at
G.orgetOwn for term of seven years.
The first drum fish of the season was
.snoht in the Delaware Bay, off Ben
Uettis Pier, Thursday. 1t weighed 25
pounds.
Miss Sallie Hammond of near Mil
ford. and William G. Spencer of Rising
Snn. will be married at Laws M. E.
Church, on April IL. at 7.3O.
Over $4,000 ON account of applica-
,ions for liquor licenses were paid TO
Clerk of the Peace Biggs of New Cas-
tle County, Friday and Saturday.
no Moore and Horace Moore, of
Laurel. have planted 10000 watermel-
an hills and 5000 canteloupe hills, to
take the place of the peaches they had |
hoped to grow.
Joseph Townsend, who was serving |
three years. term in New Castle Jail |
for highway robbery, and had a year
vet to serve, was pardoned by Cover
nor Reynolds Saturday.
Delaware College students resident
in Wilmington will form an organiza-
ton for the purpose OF aiding in the
investigation of the condition of the
college, now in progress.
The Council of Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, of Della
ware City, sprung ticket on the peo-
Die at the school election there Satur-
day, and by active work elected it.
All Endeavorers of Wilmington and
over the State of Delaware are urged
to attend, if possible, a Christian
Endsavor rally to be held in Middle
town, Tuesday evening, April Oath.
The Licensed Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation, of Wilmington, will demand
lower wholesale prices for ice and beer
this summer. E. r. Cochran, Jr., has
been elected attorney for the assOcia-
tiOn.
Collector Dickey, of Wilmington,
who aspired to become Register of
Wills in the District of Columbia, has
had his hopes frustrated by the Presi-
dent appointing a cOlOred man, Char
les Taylor.
Mr.. PRICE SENT TO STOCKTON
Rev. B. F. Price, who was refused by
the congregation of Leipsic NJ. E.
Church, has been sent to Stockton, Md.
This leaves John Prettyman, a supply,
out Of place.
Josiah Marvel. a brother of Judge D.
7. Marvel, was admitted to the pract
ice of law in Georgetown. Mr.. Marvel
was a student under Hon. George Gray
Of Wilmington, and he will open an
Office in that city.
William NJ. Stewart, a printer, un-
married, aged 3S years, and the son of
Mrs. Mary Ann Stewart, of Greenwood
died in Philadelphia on Wednesday of
last week. Mr.. Stewart was suffering
from consumption.
A preliminary meeting of the mem
bers Of the congregation of Christ P. E..
Church, Dover who have not been
attending that church for over a year,
decided to proceed to the erection of a
church, aud committee was appointed
to secure a suitable site.
William R. Reynolds, Thomas R.
Cochran, William H. Moore, William
H. Johnson and J. Thomas Budd are
making an active contest for the Mid
detOwn postmastership, which carries
salary of $500 per year. The ap'
pOintment is expected about May l.
The great agony is over and Sussex
County now has u new Overseer of the
Poor. He was elected last Wednesday
and Nathaniel Hickman, an ex-Levy
COurtman of Baltimore hundred drew
the prize. Eight aspirants felt sure o.
it, and now seven are demanding ex
plantations why they were turned
down.
Loses BY FIRE SATURDAY. = VIII
mington, Foundry, of the Crescent
Iron and Steel Works. Loss, $4,000
Insured.
Talleyville, Brandywine Hundred
The Barn Of Elihu Talley, tOgethe
with IA COWS, one bull, one heifer ant
two horses. Loss 5000; insured t,
about fOur-ffths. The fire IS supposed
TO have been the work oftramps.
The transfer of Rev. Isaac Jewell
Of Wilmington, NJ. E. Conference, t
the Vermont Conference, with az
POintment to Bellows Falls has bee
revoked because Rev. T. +. Diverty, Q
Bellows Falls, transferred in exchange
refused to accept his assignment
Frederick. Mr.. Diverty wanted Wi
nlngtOl appointment. Mr.. Jewe
goes to Frederick.
J. Edward Addicks of DelaWar