Smyrna times., 1895-12-25
County and State Items.


constaLles appointed by the Democrats at
the last general election, They received
their cash on Monday $500 of the peoples
money.
Addicks was told of the petition to read
him and his major general Handy out of the
party and was much pleased saying, "They
have begun to unrayel the silk end Of the
stocking"
They are after Ambassador Thomas
F. Bayard in and out of Congress. Tbev
say he would make a better British subject
than an American representative.
Out Of the last sixteen sherifTs that Sus-
sex county has had fourteen are still living.
and six of the fourteen are residents of
Georgetown. All of the fourteen are at the
present time residents of Sussex county ex-
cept ex+Sheriff Ward, who lives in Whining
ton, Del
About 10000 pounds Of rock, perch and
other fish were caught in the vicinity of Re
hoboth bay last week. One seine caught
over 5000 pounds in Loves creek. a tribu-
tary Of Rehoboth bay. They were shipped
to New York.
The payroll at the Middletown shirt fact
ory on Saturday last was a record-breaker.
the sum Of S3,164.77 being the amount re-
qulred for the two weeks wages for manu-
featuring shirts by the Messrs Young, Smy-
the Field d Co., on this peninsula.
Mr.. H. II. Appleton, of AIiddletown. was
] SfrIkpD Uvifh -, Il.
his body early on Monday morning week.
1t was at first feared that it would result
seriously; we are pleased, however, to re-
port him as being greatly improved.-New
Era.
A COMING WEDDMG.-Cards are out an
nouncing the wedding of w. w. Knowles.
superintendent of the public schools of Sus-
sex County and Miss Clara E. Moore.
daughter of W. S. Moore, in the M
Church, at Bethel. on December "a. Rev.
F. B. Short will oficiate
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Th tract of
land containg "a acres, near Union NJ F
Church, in AppOquinimink hundred. was
sold 10y the administrator at public sale on
Saturday week to Seweu Biggs, of Middle
dletown for $3.50.
Real estate agent G. W. Ingram has sold
the l00-acre farm of Alexander MAXWELL
situated near Warwick, to S. H. Duryea. of |
bay Ridge, n. Y, for the sum of S6,75O.
The Simms farm, containing 21O acres
near McDonough, has been sold by G. w
ingram, as agent for Equity Trust Co.. to
william Shalcross. Consideration So. 300.
The Culbertson residence on West Main |
street, and occupied by DR.. W. E. Barnard.
mas been purchased by Ex-Gov. Cochran.
/ Consideration private.
Inc Holten farm, near Middletown was |
sold at public sale by D. Mcfarland for |
$500. A Maxwell and G.. W. Ingram We're
the purchasers.
The Woods farm was sold last week nv,
real estate agent G. W. Ingram to Mr. pon-
mock OF Kennel Square, Pa, for s.. .25O-
Middletown New Era.
A man named King. formerly an overseer
at the Warren, Pa, insane asylum. and
man named Ledent of Philadelphia. have
taken the places of the men recently de-
posed from the Delaware State Hospital for
the Insane.
A number of young men in Dover have
organized Christian association, and will
hold meetings regularly. A number of the
students of the Wilmington Conference
Academy there are interested in the move
ment and the association is expected to be a
strong one and to do some excellent vvorly
The young men OF. Wesley and Armorv NJ
E. churches are also interested in the move
ment
Jerry Coulbourn, well-known citizen of
Seatord, was attacked by a stroke of par
alysis and is now speechless and in serious
condition.
Governor Watson and his staff have re-
eeived invitations to attend the Old Guards,
ball, in the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York, ON January Z.
The Delawarel Bankers Association was
organized at convention of banks and
trust companies to be held in Wilmington
Wednesday A very interesting programme '
was arranged by the following committee
on organization: George S. Capelle, James ]
2. Winchester, Joseph H. W. Watson, D.
}. Cummins and Philip L. Cannon. John !
Pilling of Newark acted as temporary
chairman.
DELAWARE STATE GRANaE.-The Della
ware State Grange, Patrons of Husbandrv, {
ndorsed the Lubin proposition, which fav- c
ors subsidies by Congress to vessels en- /
gagged in carrying grain and other American o
farm products to foreign markets. The p
Grange also recommended the establish. +.
ment of a State workhouse IN Delaware,
and declared in favor of the prohibition of !.
the liquor traffic.
The F1eHT AGAINST DUPoNT.-It has
been definitely decided that local counsel to
oppose the seating of Colonel II. A. Du-
Pont by the United States Senate, on be-
half of the Democratic party of Delaware, I
will be ex-Chancellor James Wolcott. of L
Dover; Secretary of State J. Harvey White
man William +. Kurtz, of Wilmington. An G
effort has been made to induce Professor a
John b. Moore, of Columbia College, New n
York, formerly Assistant Secretary of State. :
to act as associate counsel, but Mr.. Moore :
has declined, A further effort will be made !
to induce him to reconsider his declination
ohb SohHcht W dtt Wltu lne OtnefS. Comes !
of the arguments of Colonel Dupont coun- u
sci have been sent to the local Democratic h
counsel, and the line of opposition is being \
The tax papers of New Castle County fl
have somebody besides Ex-Governor Robert
Reynolds to blame for the forty-fve hum
dred dollars which the Levy Court last week
made provisions for paying to the county G
The men who signed that petit b
ton presented to Governor Reynolds should b.
have been made to foot the BILL The county b.
eonstables should refuse to accept the one &
days pay rendered them by the Levy Court.
'I see, said Mrs. Barumbel, look d
ing up from her newspaper, ''some d
have been hypnotized. think
this is-l- Anexqgisire> Them women /.
ougf a =. on the brush exaothes so that De