Smyrna times., 1895-01-30
county and State Items.

w. w. Welch, of Bridgeville, will
amply for patent on an improved
clothes horse.
The managers of the Laurel Cannery
nropose to begin operations in the
manufacture of cans next month.
lack Lee, IA Baltimore Chiuaman,
has opened laundry in Laurel, the
6rst Chinese laundry in Sussex County.
The Board of Examiners has decided
tn materially raise the standard of
admission to the Bar of New Castle
County.
The Wilmington Board of Health
has procured supply of antitoxine,
which will be used by the physicians
of that city.
The February term of the New Cas-
tie County Superior Court will open on
Monday, February 4, with l43 cases on
the civil list.
The 5O-acre farm of the late John B.
Cough, near Lincoln, has been sold to
Hiram Barber for $4l7, subject to the
widows dover.
Rev. William Mcfarland has ac-
cspted the call rendered him by the
congregation Of Eastlake Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington.
James II. Farley, of Wilmington, has
been appointed assistant in the folding
department Of the Congressional LII
brarv, at Washington.
MARRIED AT Wyoming NJ. E. Par
sonage, on Thursday evening. January
"a, Mr.. John West to Miss Wllhemlna
Bostic, both of Dover.
The contractor engaged in driving
the well tor Middletown's water supply
has succeeded in Obtaining a flow of
2OOo gallons per minute.
In the nigh school department of
the Georgetown public schools, a
weekly has been started, edited by IA
staff selected from the students.
Alfred B. Warner. of Wilmington,
has announced his attention OF re
signing the secretaryship of the Local
Option State Central Committee.
The body of lad named Jones was
found on a road near Newark, Del
Saturday. Just how he met his death
Is not known, but murder is suspected
Andrew J Horsey, of Laurel, has
sold the steamer Carrie to New Eng
land parties, and a new steamer has
been ordered for tAe Laurel -Nanticoke
route
Ms. Benjamin Campbell, of New
ark. was using curling iron, when, by
a sudden movement, the iron was
thrust into her right eye, seriously in
jurng it.
Lighthouse keepers are jubilant
over the fact that the Government mas
decided to give their pay in monthly
iustallments. which new rule took effect
January l st.
William Walker, IA Wilmington Eiec-
trio Company foreman was struck by
falling pole Thursday which broke
his right arm in two places and injured
him internally.
George Dunning of Middletown, waS
run over by train Thursday morn
ing and his arm was so badly crushed
that it was amputaled at Farnhurst.
He has since died.
Iii the general opinion of all cool
headed men that Delaware should
have, like New Jersey, a board of
pardons, composed Of two members of
each political party.
Adjutant General Macallister, of
Governor Marvil's staff, has reap
pointed Lieutenant Armon d. Chaytor,
OF Wilmington, as Acting Assistant
Quartermaster General.
Wilmington Ministerial Union yes
terday adopted a resolution heartily
lndorSlng the measures already taken
toward securing the passage of local
option law by the Legislature
There is one important feature of
the senatorial contest, and that is it is
beneiung the Dover hotels, the pro-
prletOrs Of v vhich are evidently not
anxiOus for an end to the deadlock
The award of the commission for the
opening Ut Eleventh street and Monroe
street, Wilmington, was Churchman
estate, S23l7.45; Hounsefeld estate,
S393l.l7; William T. Porter, $3O144O.
The seeding of raisins, which for
merIy gave Employment to % or 80
women at the canning works of the
RichardsOn 4 Robbins Company, of
Dover, is now done by machinery in
New York.
Citizens OF Georgetown and vicinity
held public meeting Monday night,
Tor the purpose of devising means to
further the project of the charter for
railroad to run from Maryland TO
RehohOth
Peach growers are much pleased
WITH the up-to-date prospect for crop
oi tneIr iavorite fruit this year. The
cold weather has kept the buds per-
iectly dormant, but has not been great
enough to Kill any.
The Legislature should make dogs
Personal property. A bill is before the
The Penu7y ylVanla Legislature with this
object in view, and the same law
would be an excellent one for Dela-
Ware.-MitfOrd Chronicle.
The Farmers and New Castle
County Insurance Companies, of Will
mington. Will apply Tor amendments
TO their charters TO authorize them TO
Insure property against damage or
destruction by lightning.
Revival services in Wesley NJ. E.
Church have been brought TO a close.
They we're quite successful under the
guidance of the Rev. DR.. Murray aud
Evangelist w. K. Galloway, resulting
IN about Is converts. Mr.. Galloway
nas gone to Townsend.
The Levy Court OF New Castle
County will ask the Legislature to at
once remedy the defect in the asess-
ment and tax collection laws, caused
oy the failure TO include the Twelfth
ward of Wilmington in the Second as
sessment district of that city.
The Sunday Breakfast Association is
oolng good work in Wilmington. On
sunday morning they fed some fifty
seven men. In the evening they fed
Iorty-t6O. The monthly business
meeting will be held on Thursday
evening next.
Ihe first official documents signed
UUy Governor Marvil were marriage
licenses. His first commission was
ISSUED ISSUED to George H. Shipley, notary
PuOllc of the National Bank of Seaford.
ms second, to g. II. Tanner, commits
Ga.
bombay Hook, the leading bay re-
sos ~ on the Delaware shore, has been
So'd by the executors of the late Will