Smyrna times., 1895-03-27
County and State Items

A bank is to be started in Laurel
about May l.
The Sussex county Superior Court
will meet in Georgetown on April /
Over $50 boats will be engaoo6 -
sturgeon fishing off Bowers Beach this
season.
MiddletOwn stockOwners are worried
over an unknown disease that has car
ried off number of horses and cattle
Sheriff Shaw, of Kent County. has
sold the farm of d. NJ. Baker. deceased
95 acres, near Marydel, to Daniel Cow.
gill or 5000.
The twelfth annual secession of tho
Grand Castle OF Delaware, Knights of
the Golden Eagle, will be held in
Dover on April l. !"
Reports from Laurel are TO the Of
feet that Governor MarVil is so mncb
improved that he expects to go 70
Dover on Monday. o. W
Herbert Prettyman. of near soofoud
had MS eyes badly turned bv the
prank oi friend who mixed powder
with his smoking tobacco.
James II. Moore died at the residanco
OF his brother, Joseph p. Moore. near
Dover, last Sunday March II. aged 36
years. Funeral services were held in
Bethel Church.
The many friends of Mrs. N NJ :
Browne will be glad to know thai sha ,
will continue to reside in MiddIetown ;
having engaged suite of rooms .,
Misses Anderson's residence.
The presentation of the oratorio of f
queen Esther at the Opera House in T
Dover on Wednesday, Thursday and ?
Friday evenings, under the direetion n
OF Mr.. Philip Burnet, was a success in "
every way. %
The NeaC Era is authority for tho G.
statement that w. B. Biggs. of MiddIee Q
town, has lost horses and muIes 70 ~ Is
value OF $500 during the past tbrae Il
months. Acute pneumonia is said m b
be the cause of death. al
James CAmac, who was committed 70 NJ
Jall lor engaging in an assault on CON Ie
stable Bostlc IN Camden started n fire nj
10 MS cell shortly after being locked nm 90
Iast week Tor which he was handcuffad ec
ana placed in a cell by himself iii
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Carrow near s. be
Georges gave an oyster sunner in lei
lonor OF their guest, Miss Slaughter las
d smyrna, on Thursday from / ~ de
2 M. About fifty of their friands IN
were present and partook of their M
iospltallt y, for which they are noted DR.
The town of Bethel, in snssex be-,
Oun'y' WAS so badly scared by the re-. lin
orl OF case of smallpox in the town
lat people locked themselves in tbair
ouses' and did not come out untiI
ellman was sent around by a pbvsi- T
an VINO found the patient TO he snf- ~
ring from fever only. '''
The senatorial situation can ba do \
rl@eu IN the language of an old Sns. P ~
iiiIehd, who was wont to say Of
nlllar affairs: 'If there is anv dif F
renee IL Is about the same.n Tbein. nov
rest outside the State increases as the soil
'se OF the session draws near and hav
peclally since the "deadlocksi aIse- the
lere nave been broken. are
The friends of temperance in soma F
ices are circulating petition asking geti
:. general Assembly to pass the cam
iisOh Dill, measure to regulate Orol
nquor trahlc. Besides MANY other to )
trictions it provides that maio-;t,, fish
the voters in the school district prea
So sign petition for a license ~ at {
liquor. '"Se " anot
DELAWARE SUNDAY SCHOOL CoN.
eighth annual couven- w
OF the Delaware State SUNDAY it WI
ooI association which will be held the
the M. E. Church at Lewes on for t
I'll 4th and 9th, will be the most in A nj
'sting convention ever held bv the a me
OcIation. Prof. Sweeney's hook cideC
91gs of Love and Praise" will be for ID
.. insist
ext year will be the one hundredtb potn
lVersary of the birth of John M Kn0V .0
''on. As Clayton is undoubtIv VIII