Smyrna times., 1896-03-04
County and State Items


delphia.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wyoming
NJ Z. Church took in over S75 at their
Birthday Sociable Feb. %.
The steamer Frederica will resume
regular trips to and from Philadelphia
on Monday the 9th of March.
DR.. William 7. Williamson has sue
eeeded Thomas P. Anderson as pro-
prietOr of the Harrington House, at
harrington.
The Dover Telephone Company has
contracted with Charles Z. LOwber to
furnish poles for the extension of the
line to Georgetown.
Yesterday the Levy Court of Sussex
County convened in March session.
To this session the collectors will de-
liver their delinquent lists.
Counterfeit money is being circulated
in Dover. The spurious coins are
made of lead and of the twenty-five
and Fifty cent denominations.
The new lighthouse at Port Penn
will he ready for occupancy in a short
time and there are a number of appli-
cants for the position of keeper.
The owners of the artificial ice plant
Mt Georgetown have decided to use
electricity in the factory and hope to
generate enough to light the town.
William Gooden died at his residence
in Willow Grove on the p Ult. Mr..
Gooden was 80 years of age, and had
been a merchant there for 30 years.
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orders for the discontinuance of the
post-office at Mahon's Kent County,
Delaware, to take effect February 30.
The steamer Clio of Odessa COM
menced her Spring trips to and from
Philadelphia on Monday, March 2d,
making regular semi-weekly trips each
way.
The report of the Trustees of the
Poor of Sussex County shows the in
come from the Aims House farm more
than balancing the direct expenses for
the same.
Mrs. Thomas FennimOre near Tay-
lors Bridge while coming down stairs
one night last week dropped a lamp
from her hand and her clothes caught
fire and she was severely burned.
A few days ago a little child of
Charles Baker, near Frederica, was
placed in Il high chair near the stove
The child slipped out of the chair and
fell on the stove. 1t was badly burned
and died on Tuesday.
The Wilmington ReDubHcan is in
favor of Mckinley for President it says
first. last and all the time and thinks he
is the man the people of the United
States want to occupy the Presidential
chair in 1891.
Judge Cooper is taking testimony in
the Harris will case. Owing to the un-
certainty respecting the value of the
estate left by Mr. Harris he has ap-
pointed an administrator pendenteliti,
selecting ex-GOv. Robert j. Reynolds
for the position.
Harry II. George, son of Jonathan
George. died in Wilmington Saturday,
agek 81 wears. He had been i'll fOI
some time. A wife, who is a daughter
of Judge Cullen, and two children sur
vive the deceased.
Delaware pilots will be very seriOusl!
affected by bill which is now befOr
Congress if it should pass, for it wOul'
practically cut off a large portion o
their work. The bill was gotten up b,
New England vessel owners and pro
vides for the abolition of compulsory
pilOtage.
Miss Annie S. Harlow, who wa
recently engaged by John Wanamake
at a salary of 5 500 year to superin
tend his large primary department il
Bethany Sunday-schOOl, Philadelphia
l.. % 4hn 10,
School Convention, to be held in Mil
ford this week.
Notice Before placing your Orde
with stranger, drop me card fo
catalogue and price-list, or call and ge
prices Closer to cost of production
on all kinds and varieties of nurser.
stock 1t will save you hundreds 0
dollars unnecessarily paid out eac
year. z. EMEBsON, Wyoming, Del.
Disgraceful college pranks hav
struck Newark, Del. During Thurs
day morning one of the Professors al
rived at the college and was more tina
surprised to see a cows head stickin
through pane of glace in his study
The COW made the room look as if
cyclone had struck it.
The Taylor's Bridge and Deakyl
Vile base ball teams crossed bats in
mid-winter game on the grounds Satu
dav week After an exciting conte
Deakynville went home with defea
Battery for TaylOr's Bridge, Ellie
Bros; Deakynville, Rawley, Warne
and Keiser.
Colonel William B. Norton vi
elected department commander of Il
Grand Army of the Republic of Del
ware. His competitor was DIR. h.
Shortledge, ex-MayOr of WilmingtO
Sylvester Solomon was elected juni'
vice commander, and Andrew Ande
son, colOred, junior vice commander.
CHARGES AGAINST Rev. J. A.
WMsON Jared Flagg, Jr., of Nc
York, against whom Rev. J. A. b. W
son preferred charges of renting fla
for illicit purposes, and aiding dl
orderly houses, has preferred charg
Of blackmail against Rev. j. A. b, w
son, formely of the Wilmington M.
Conference.
The Rev. James Couper Kerr, cha
lain in the United States Army, will
buried in New Castle to-day. II
Rev. Kerr died in Philadelphia MOnd
morning. He was born in New Cast
in 1858. He was rector Of the Ed
cOpal churches at Georgetown and Nj
ford While serving at the latter pla
he was appointed chaplain in the arm
and for time was stationed in n,
Mexico. He leaves a widow and o
child, a son IA years old.
CHARLES H. b. DAY STRICKEN WI
PARALYSIS AND IN A CRITICAL Con
TION.-Charles II. B. Day, promine
lawyer of Dover, was stricken W
paralysis at II o'clock Sunday evenii
His left side is affected and his phy
clan has announced that death is lik,
to occur at any time. Mr.. Day
about 20 years old. Although he I
been feeble for year he has been al
TO attend to business and was br
Saturday preparing for the Harris "
case, which was to be resumed No
aay morning He was admitted TO 1
Dar OF this county in 1862 During
war he was internal revenue collect
he was clerk of the Delaware Honse
Representatives in 1877.