Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
Opening of Mails.
County and State Items.

ware State Liquor League will be held
in German Hall, Wilmington, mex
Friday.
Not for years has the water in tn,
river aud creeks been so brackish. con
sequently fish usually only caught in
the bay have run farther up.
The annual convention of the Grant
Lodge of COlOred MasOns of Delaware
began in Wilmington Monday with "a
delegates, representing 25 lodges.
c. F. Crockett and William Smith
have leased the race track near Mid
dletOwn aul are busy scraping and
otherwise putting it in good order.
Eight oystermen were arraigned be.
fore Squire ConOway, of Georgetown.
on charge of catching oysters in
Broadkiin River with a One-handled
rake, in violation of law and were fined
$40 each.
The EVery EUening gets off the fol-
lowing paragraph: 1t is the unwilling
ness of the party to win by corrupt and
unfair methods which attracts TO the
Democracy those who believe that
politics should be pure and honest.
DR.. w. E. Wolfe, of Laurel, has pur-
chased from Hardcastle & Jones of
Clayton, the lot on Main Street. on.
posite Reynolds store in that place.
1t is understood that the Doctor will in
the the near future put up three hand
some stores.
Miss Mary Olive Hllyard died at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
DIR. Jump, in Dover Oct. 2 aged 26
years Also Alice B., wife of Amos
A. Watson of Dover Friday at the age
of 80 years She was a daughter of
the late w. G. Boone.
BAPTIST CONVENTION.-The 18th an
nual meeting of the Delaware Baptist
Union Association convened Yesterday
in Wilmington with a good attendance.
In the absence of the moderator, the
Rev. Frank HOwes, the Rev. Rev. r.
NJ. Mlddleditch of Ridley Park pre-
sided
The state farmers say the ground is
dry for at least four to six feet below
the surface. The wells in this state
seem To ne holding out much better.
however, than they are 10 other places
and there is no complaint of a short
water supply, as there is in some parts
of Peunsy lvania.
Lively CANVASS FOR REGISTER
State Senator John Pyle is making an
active canvass for the Office of Register
of Wills for New Castle County to sue
ceed }. Wilkins COOch. Ex-State Sen
atOr Calvan w. Crossan. of Christiana
Hundred, and Thomas l.. j. Baldwin.
of Mill Creek Hundred, are also ap-
plicants.
At a meeting of the official board of
Wesley NJ. F Church, at Dover. held
Friday evening it was unanimously
decided 10 extended an invitation to
the Rev. l.. E. Barrett, presiding elder
OF Wilmington district, to become
pastor next year, succeeding the Rev.
w. l.. ;. Murray, D. D., the present
pastor. The salary is $1,000.
C. c. Fulton. administrator of J.
Alexander Fulton, deceased, sold the
following real estate: $3.50 acres up
land, 60OO acres marsh, situated in Lit
tie Greek hundred. to Il. II. VanDyke,
for $4,000. About forty building aud
pasture lots were also sold. The bal.
ance of the lots will 6e sold next Thurs
day.
BAY STATE GAS SToCK.-The sub
scriptiOn hooks of the Bay State Gas
Co. were opened yesterday at the Office
in Wilmington the capital stock hav-
ing been increased $l0,OOO,OOO making
a total capital stock of $4,000, 600. 1t
is understood that all the additional
stock was subscribed to by Mr.. Ad-
dicks aud his friends.
Died at Lewes, Saturday, DR.. Har-
besOn Hickman, aged 35 years. He
was a graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. Three years ago,
while rescuing his wife from drowning
at RehobOth, he became exhausted
and would have drowned had not
spectators gone to his assistance. He
never recovered from the shock re.
sulting from his adventure and died of
hemOrrhages.
The Walker will case in Whining
ton is finally disposed of, the widow
Catharine Walker waving all rights
and requested that letters of admins
tratiOn be granted to the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company Il
is said that the widow received $4,000
as her share of the estate waving all
claims. The balance of the estate will
be divided up amongst deceased's near
est of kin.
STATE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. George
NJ. Jones. of Dover. counsel Tor State
Treasurer Atkins, Tuesday handed TO
County Treasurer Dickey a check for
5000, being the State apportionment
TO the cOlOred schools of New Castle
County. The State Treasurer also
n ade the apportionment of the white
school fund. Wilmington gets $17,-
3O7.28; New Castle County about $40,
600; Kent, $4,000, and Sussex. $37,-
600.
BEGINNING ALL OVER AGAIN.-The
Trustees of the Delaware Insane Asy-
lum have done away with all the plans
Tor the erection Of the new works and
dispensed with the services of the
architect and Superintendent John r.
Springer. The contractor n. Smith
Barclay it appears had made a mis-.
calculation in his bid and on Thursday
raised it from $32, ,s99 to $34.5OO. After
some Two hours OF discussion over the
matter the Trustees unanimously voted
tnat new bids be asked for to come
WITHIN the money appropriated, S32. 600.
MARKS FOR HIsToRIcAL Spors
monuments are to be erected on the
banks of the Delaware river to sbow
the points on the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey shores where the Continen-
tai Army crossed to take part in the
night at Trenton. This is an excellent
idea, and it is one which ought TO he
carried out in every part Of the country.
In and around Boston the scenes of
important incidents during the war of
tne Revolution, and many sites made
historical in the still earlier days of
Tue country, are either marked with
tablets or by monuments.
TEMPERANCE UNION OFFIoEs.-Tbe
Hnhual G convention of the Women's
SSnristlan Temperance Union of this
slate closed at Milford Friday. These
are tne officers: President. Miss Mar.
saIe' hilles; corresponding secre-
secss,a mrs. +. Elma Pyle; recording
ss~sae.ary, Mrs. Marguerite II. Green:
S1surer, ae,ns Miss Sallie Rawlins Dela,
sise,as &C., 20 tne National Convention were
- NJ as follows: New Castle conn
", Mrs. Martha s. Crans., Sas1ie eoun-
Mrs -, ~ a. daggart; Kent county