Smyrna times., 1895-02-20
County and State Items.

A Delaware paper tells of an inst
ance company which has grown
particular that it will not insure an
thing but Water-spOuts aud mill pond
Fort Delaware that cost $3.50, 900
being demolished and torpedo static
erected in its place that will cost SlOC
600 The work is progressing rapid
There seems to be disDositio
upon the part of the members Of II
Legislature to increase the number
the Justices of the Peace in the Stat,
Married, at the NJ. E. Parsonap,
February l3, I p. NJ, by Rev. w. l.. !
Murray, d. d., Nathaniel A. FARRELL. 6
Woodsde, and Miss Ida 5. Merits q
Dover.
An effort to change back the date O
holding school elections from June [,
April will be made under the plea tha
the latter date Is more convenient fo
farmers.
During this week a poll will be takel
in the public schools of Wilmington TO
the purpose OF naming State flowe
for Delaware. The peach blossom viii
no doubt be selected
Henry Whteley, of Phladelpbja
and the Girard Annuity and Trust
Company. has been appointed teceiv-
ers for the Mccullough Iron Company.
Of Wilmington.
About twenty five dogs and one
horse we're bitten by a mad dog at Har-
nngton Thursday night. Six or eipbt
OF The bitten animals were prumptlv
killed The affair caused great excite
meat.
About one thousand men were on
gasrt IA shovelilng snow from the
tracks OF the Delaware railroad. The
railroad company has suffered heavy
loss. but many idle men have found
work
HYMENEAL Married, on February
l3, at Downs VI. +. Chapel bv R1.v
q. j Smita, Rev Geo. K. Donaldson
OF tne Maryland Annual Conference of
the A T. Church. TO Miss Ella NJ
Carter, of the above place.
10 ne vicinity of Kenton as else
where The roads for three or four miles
al Il stretch are still piled as higb as
tne ieucr~ and hedge rows. The snow |
Is packed 50 nard that horse and !
wagon could easily travel over il.
Tine snow storm of 1883 '' said
superintendent K. r. Holiday IN ;,
number OF gentlemen who were ialLinT
OF the recent blizzard, was lust a
june zephyr compared to what hap
Prned down the Delaware road FRI
DAY week
Al Wilmington, Thursday in the
Court OF fieneral Sessions. Howard
caldwell, colored, and John LaItv
convicted OF illegal registration at the
'ssI election, We're each sentenced Ia
pay hue OF $50, aud be ImUrisoned
Tor three months
Some people have expressed the
lear luat TIRE blizzard of last week has
aHected the peach crop of Delaware
lot TINS year, but the reports of the
growers show that the storm had no
euTcJ whatever on the trees. excent
'nat lew were blown down.
The Levy Court of New Cas,Ia
ounIy nave made the following ap. ]
continents Of Trustees of the Poor !
Dfandywlne Hundred, Thomas J. We'll
ilDi St. Georges, Jefferson B. Ford.
aaippoquInimink, George NJ. d. Hart. Q
olackOlrd. Andrew NJ. Webster. I
George Edward Dawson and Miss a
IfgInla Sauderson Jester, both of T
over, we're married in Christ Cburcb y
o.ZO thursday afternoon, by the :
-5cIOr, Rev. Geo. +. Bond. James /
l. hughes was best man, and Miss
iora Babbitt maid of honor.
Looking seaward from the Delaware
'e"EWater last Friday; nothing could
seen as lar as Inc eye reached but 4
ass OF ice. There was a solid bridge ?
Ice between the Delaware Break. II
aver aud the mainland, and people
aIked to the Breakwater for the first
ne IN many years. k
Foor bunny" is having hard time n,
are BOB White" and Jim Grow" n
u the English sparrow with the
'gsed persistence Of his cOmpatriots u
as chipper as May, though his ranks TN
considerably depleted since the =
'5m Many farmers are feeding the &c
''s they use about their farms. tn
Rev JOS. II. Turner Of the Dover
esoyterian Church preached an able 81
% powerful sermon SUNDAY uipbt on III
licensing of the liquor traffic nv m
we'd '5a,atl5 He compared the fee re- TIL
'eu therefor to the money received =.
4, Sudas for betraying the Savior, and ClC
a-ury. '"'
SEV. /. +. TERRY CALLED.-Tbe -,
lc'ai Board Of the NJ. +. church of NJ
4Hieio"n held special meeting to on
i''Ier the question of choosing a Cb.
.Or 10 MI the vacancy caused by the
ia ,t Ol the late beloved pastor. Rev IN
" Browne. Rev. T. +. Terry was eCC
unanimous choice Of the Board
.rlDEAIC /. OF FROZEN Pipes. The StC
. O's ifeeze-up is already the cause @.
" very heavy expense on honse DIP
when the regular thaw sets list
. VIII De SUI worse Thousands Of
'a's VIII have to be expended in At
.e' pipe repair. Several people
a'Ieady had the plumber fixing
same pipe over three times. Each At
aston II has frozen again.
EDDINGs To DAY.-The following At
5u'neS come off to-day William
'5ner OF Wyoming to Miss Grace
arson OF Brooklyn; William p. AT
Gu nI near Wilmington and Miss
''e bancroft, daughter Of Mr.. and
: L. II. Bancroft, near Camden: At
'Iz'er Jones OF near Dover and
=; ~ nj ME Jones at the residence of Al
. NJ. +. Graham. Nt
y important that the line between A.
"a and Kent counties shall be NJ
.,'eiy known, as each county needs
, penny that can be raised by tax At
4 4 and . the people along this dis.
~ sTcSrrtory won't pay tribute to
A; 10 Dring about a clear under
- oi the exact line, the Legis- CR1
Ina. ~ mas adoped a joint resolution
ii,ntlng Alfred c. Short and John It's
OpNlns to survey aud establish the u,eII
'IpEN WN Death OF MRS. CROUCH LIZ
Mary Crouch one eff the oldest seas
IIoats Io Of Dover died suddenly F
ina iosIay In her seth year. She was
n uer son-in-law, Prof. Westley pom
~ the COlored college, near tine
ionS cue was perfectly we'll the day ho;-
lrsa .'la aua had not been III for two
',ss y eve weeks: She was seized with a blac
TO hours :, ner nande.t5 SIDE and was, was dead day,
- Ihe Rev. John +. Crouch som