Smyrna times., 1896-01-22
County and State Items.

accept the call to become pastor of the First |
Baptist Church of Worcester, Mass.
Miss Bessie Collins of Milford, well known
in Smyrna, has gone to Philadelphia to make
her home. There is not lady in Milford
with more friends than Miss Collins.
Fruit, nut and shade trees, vines, aspara-
gus roots, small fruit, vegetable plants,
Prices and stock safe and trustworthy. P.
Emerson nurseyman Wyoming, Del. 4
Diphtheria is still epidemic at Milton.
The Lewis commissioners have requested
the Board of Health to consider the advis-
ability of stopping communication between
Milton and Lewis.
Lea Pusey, president of the Diamond Ice
Co., and the Perpetual Savings and Loan
Association, Wilmington, died suddenly,
Friday 70 years of age. He was prominent
in business circles
The Dover telephone line is now in opera
ton, with As phones in use. II. A. Rich
ardson has been elected president, Du Pont
Walker secretary and treasurer and Stephen
Slaughter exchange officer.
The stores of Milford, with but three excep-
tions close at 8 c, clock P. NJ. during the extra
meetings of the Avenue NJ. E. Church. This
is done in Difference to the wishes of DIR.
Martindale and the church people.
The railroad car stove is no more so far
as this Peninsula is concerned. All cars
running through Delaware are heated by
steam. Maryland passed law two years
ago compelling railroad companies to cease
heating by stoves.
Rev W. S. Murray, of Dover, has secured
an honorary release from Covenant NJ. E.
Church, Philadelphia, the pastOrate of
which he recently accepted, and Will accept
the pastorate of st. PauPs Church, Viii
mingtOn.
The good people of Milford are alarmed
over the appearance of diphtheria in their
town. The disease is contagious and be-
coming alarmingly epidemic. The disease
first broke out several weeks ago, but has
been steadily ON the increase.
Announcement is made of the engagement
of Howard A. Pool, of McDonough, to Miss
Mary Pennington Cochran, of MiddletOwn,
granddaughter of Ex-Governor John P.
Cochran, to take place in Forest Presby-
terian Church, Middletown, on January 29.
The First National Bank of Milford re-
elected the old board of directors on Tues
day last as follows: James NJ. Hall, Presi-
dent R. H. Williams, I. J. Davis, J. B.
Smith, l. s. Truitt, C. J. Harrington, H. F.
Lofiand, George Russell and C. S. Watson.
The bank declared semi-annual dividend
of ~ per cent.
Mr.. C. J. Harrington of Pennington. who
captured four burglars and wounded one of
the quartette did good piece of work fOT
the Peninsula. He is to be complimented
upon his bravery and his GOODNESS. The
court will now take a hand in the mat
ter, and the wipping-post already yawns fOl
the four burglars.
The Levy Court, of New Castle county
held a special meeting last week, to cOnside
the building of a causeway over the st
Augustine march, near Port Penn. 1t wa
decided to build the road and the cOntrac
was awarded to Patrick Neary, of Whining
ton, for $4,000 The causeway will b.
about 5000 feet long.
At the annual meeting of the stockholder
of the Odessa Creamery Co., the following
directors were elected: J. K. Williams, D
W. Culbit, NJ. Keegan, c. Watkins, Georg
Whitlock and George TOwnsend,-J. X
Williams, President, and George L. Towns
end, Secretary and treasurer. Adividend o
10 per cent was declared.
PUT LINKS OK THE TRACK.-Detectiv
Nathan Hutchins Thursday brought Mar
Eta Julia Brinkley, colored girl of year
10 Wilmington and handed her over to tn
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
children. He arrested her at Woodsid'
abOut nine miles below Dover for placin
coupling links on the railroad track. He
mother lives in that city.
The Milford shirt factory, says the 'Chro1
iele," is still over run with orders and th
management is pushing things to their full
Est capacity. EightypeOple are working har
IN the factory every day and until nil
o'clock at night three nights in the weel
In addition to this force thirty women al
given employment they want at home NAL
ing shirts.
PRoTHoNoTARIEs FOR KENT AND SUISSE,
Governor Watson has made known tn
be viii make appointments as follows
Prothonotary of Kent county, William
4utson of Little Creek hundred. Prothon
tary of Sussex county, Jacob H. Adams
Little Greek hundred. They sucee'
Stephen X. Belts and Josiah P. Marv
respectively. Both men selected are form
members of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Bayard has very obigingly sent, f
he information of Congress, copies of
Edinburgh speech and his extemperaneo
remarks in assisting at high school functi'
n Boston, England The President b
Transmitted Mr.. Bayard's Enclosures to &
ouse, with the information that he h
ne nothing in the matter--which is equiv
Nlt to saying that in his opinion nothiI
eds to be done.
The people of New Castle county a
neatly pleased with the wav the prese
2adges on the Bench have cut down Z
penses of the Court Classification a
system have taken the place Of aggregate
md confusion, and the expenses have be
4nt more than One-half. The curtailino
1pense is not all that has been accomplish
knce Chief Justice Lore went on the Benc
Nut much time has also been saved by
Jew system.
The rule laid by the court in Wilmingi
bat no papers belonging in the Protho
*br's Office shall hereafter be removed fr
*hat Office, came like a bomshel anon
Asse lawyers who have been in the habi
slhing pretty much as they pleased with
K.spers pertaining to this important of
1Adge Cullen seemed surprised that sue
ebee made of doing business had beei
ogue amongst the members of the
lstle county bar. Even down in Sus
nsh state Of things has never existed.
DsArH AT THE REV. S. M. CooPER.--
Revls. NJ Cooper, an aged member Of
Nhilalelphia NJ f. Conference, died tn
y Asbury Park, N. j. He was born
astd, Nd, September 30th, 1918, and
me member of the Philadelphia {
erenc in 1874. His active ministry
hrgelyonfned to the Peninsula, when a
seryingarious circuits for nearly 20 y
e becae presiding elder of the old s.
I'LL distpt. He retired from the minis
q 1880. BE was in charge Of Smyrna
quit ovefp years ago.