Smyrna times., 1895-03-20
Connty and State Items.

Tho Farmers Institute of Kent Co
n meet in Kenton on Friday next
at2P. NJ
The dwelling of the Rev. Frank
uoVes. of Harrington, was destroyed
~ ~ fire few days ago.
CONGRESSMAN J. S. Willis addressed
~ Vonng Mems Christian Association
N W. Wilmington, Sunday.
stage line will shortly be put in
-,;ce between Harrington and the
Philadelphia boat wharf at Frederiea.
new weekly newspaper called the
u..oId will be issued in Milford. The
;n;tial number will appear next week.
Charles H. Treat, Esq, of New York
c;tr visited several of the towns down
T,s' ,hs State last week on business.
Tbe remains of COrbit Warner of
wilmington were inferred in the burial
a,annd uf Friends Church Odessa ON
Friday afternoon.
sbsriff Shaw sold at public sale the
,so.srr. farm of Thomas Taylor,
i;tnstrd in Kenton hundred, to Mrs.
Mary Gootee for $l375.
Da,ectiyes McVey and Witsil will
soon have to look out for their scalps.
Senator Pyle has given notice of a bill
~ urovide for the appointment Of two
tate detectives to be under the con.
,rol Of the chief of police of Whining.
,on but subject to calls from the at
,orney general. They are to be ap.
rnin,cd by the governor from lists
mruished by the encouragement.
The Philadelphia Record is an earn.
est advocate of an appropriation by
the Pennsylvania Legislature for
dredging the Delaware river. 1t holds
that the whole State is deeply in
terest+d in the project, and that there
is no economy in failure to take
care Of natural opportunities and ad
yaDtages.
The ladies constituting the Board of
Managers of the Homeopathic Hospital
of Wilmington. will have exclusive
charge and issue an addition of Every
Ersaiaq about Easter. The receipts
from The edition will be for the benefit
Of the hospital.
The vote taken in the public schools
Friday on national State flower re-
suited as follows: Peach Blossom,
22O: Violet, 40; Daisy. 25; Lily, 21 /;
Rose, 10; Golden rod, II Arbutus, IA !;
Lotus. S; Apple Blossom, s: Tulip, 3 :;
Magnolia, 3; Lily of the Valley, 3.
James A. Marvil, brother of the
Governor, died on Tuesday at his
home near Laurel. OF paralysis, aged
g. years The Governors son, j.
Dallas Marvil, who is also his business
partner, has been quite i'll with pneu-
monia; aud the Governors nephew,
Harvey, superntendent of his factories
has also been prOstrated by illness, for
several weeks. The combination OF
sorrow and cares has told heavily on
the Executive He attended the
funeral of his brother on Thursday
though the Every EUening had him
very i'll that day.
The Farmers and Merchants Ma
tiOna Building and Loan Association
Of Delaware, recently chartered by the
legislature, has held its first meeting
and elected the following board of di
rectOrs: :. w. Hall. president
Newell Ball, vice president directors
H. C. Conrad. II. R. Benson, F. G
Maull, John Hum, Charles Atkins
R. L. Holiday, c. d. Sypherd. Th'
association will establish branche,
wherever a sufficient number of share
are subscribed. The former Office o
the Sentinel in Dover is being fittel
up for the home Office.
The Wilmington Republican asks
What would Kent aud Sussex Count
amount to without the revenue de
rived from New Castle County. Tn
population of both Kent and SUISSE
COuiies, combined is only seventy-On
thousand two hundred and eleven whil
New Castle County has total populi
ton of97 ,182. The revenues from bot
Counties aggregate $14.517 81 or S5l
l55 49 less than paid in the treasur
ov New Castle County. And sti
Kent and Sussex Counties thrOug
NVfcIuOT maTNll says we uOu hCO
work house? Surely not the tw
lower counties. There is considerabl
food for thought in this.
KENT COUNTY CoNsTABLEs. = TT
Levy Court last Thursday appointt
the following constables for the e.
suing year:
Duck Creek-John F. Goldsboroue
J. u. Boggs.
West William ]. Bowen.
East DOver-Frank p. Collins.
North Reese B. Bosti'
and P. T. Harrington.
South Murderkill-W. b. Donovi
and Robert r. Cooper.
hispillion - WiIbert Galloway al
James H Morgan.
MilfOId-B. f. Dickerson.
Jail Commissioners, James H. Tod
William Dyer and Joseph FOreacl
Jail Physician, DR.. T. G. Frame.
DELAWARE PENSIONS folio
Dg'named DelaWareans have be-
granted pensions: Reissue-Nathan
5ones Middletown; Patrick II. Boy
Wilmington; George H. JOhDsC
Wilmington; James Murphy, LincO
Sussex county; Caleb Williams. W
ss'ngton; Shepperd Robinson, Linco
sussex county.