Smyrna times., 1896-04-01
County and State Items.

man of Milford, died from an attack of
pneumonia, yesterday.
Walter P. Graham, a Milford drug
clerk, has been appointed keeper of the |
Mispillion light house.
The Rev. z. H. Rawlins has decided |
to locate at Harrington during his year
of rest, from ministerial duties.
The death of James Morrow reduces
the number of what are known as old
time merchants in business in Will
mingtOn.
"All the Republicans in Sussex
county are for Major Mckinley Tor
President" said a prominent George
town politician.
The frame annex of the Douglass
House. RehobOth, was destroyed by
fire last week mourning a loss OF about
81. 900, partially covered by insurance.
Nelson J. PiersOn, shoe dealer, has
returned to Milford after an absence OF
\ six years, and has succeeded w. ).
'arrv at his old stand on Walnut street.
Lewis Speal, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Camden, died on Thursday
morning last, aged "a years. He came
to this country from Germany 50 years
ago.
Consideration of the du Pont case
will. it is expected, be resumed III the
Uuited States Senate this week, and 1t
is hoped that conclusion will be
reached.
Merritt \. Willis, well-knOwn Re
publican Of Middletown, has consented
to allow his name to be used as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Levy Court commissioner.
William r. Brown, the Bridgeville
farmer whose family has been so sore
lv afflicted with diphtheria, is reported
TO have lost two more children seven
in all, and to be himself sick with the
disease.
The Evening .IOuiudi has read the
late ex-county collector John Dough
ertv out of the Democrat party III Del
aware. It calls upon the Levy Court
to make the bondsman pay up his
shortage.
Edward. usually called Judge
Pavnter. editor of the DcldWHre penn
0rr0f. Of Georgetown, fell on the ice IN
Philadelphia on Tuesday last and trac,
tured the thigh bone. He was carried
to his home on Wednesday.
After a long and painful illness, Miss
Emma Shaw died Friday, in Middle
town. of consumption at the residence
of her sister Mrs. John Smith, IN hel
18th wear. Her sister, Mrs. Price,
died of the same malady few months
ago.
Wilmington Board of Health has
notified the physicians of the city tha
the ordinance imposing penalty OF
Sl5 for failure to report to the BoarC
cases of diphtheria and other cOntag
ious diseases will hereafter be strictly
enforced.
Fx-Congressman John W. Causey i
said to he making a hard fight for col
lector of port and has good backing 10
the place 1t is also said that II Mr
Causev does not secure this place, h
will then be ready to take the Demo
cratic nomination for governor.
The papers transferring the Merritt
Hotel Wilmington. to Alex Maxwell
have finally been signed and Mr.. MAJ
we'll. moved to Wilmington to TAX
charge there on Monday. Mr.. Edwl
Prettvman will take the Maxwell res
dence. not the hotel, as was published
Notice. Before placing your Ord'
with a stranger, drop me ii card tC
catalogue and price-llst, or call and g
nrices Closer to cost of prOductiO
on all kinds and varieties of nUrser
stock. 1t will save you hundreds
dollars unnecessarily paid out eac
wear. P. EMERSON, Wyoming,
Mrs. lydia A. Peacock. died suddel
ly in Washington, ID. c. at the hon
of her cousin Mrs. Josephine Como
Tuesday night, of last week, aged abo
g. wears. She was the widow OF Il
late Henry Peacock, of Warwick, al
for many years resided IN Middleton
Efforts are being made by a numb
of Deople near FELTON, and Harrlngt
to raise money to purchase the WOO
at Spring Branch, where camp me
ings have been held for the same p'
nose. The land is for sale and the Oh
wav to keep them for camp meetl
purposes is to purchase them.
Cards have been issued announce
the marriage, on February 22d, OF
Henry Hicks COlclazer, managing e
tor of the PhiIddeIphiG Record,
Miss Sarah Emma Hazard, Of n
York CITY. Mr. and Mrs. COlclai
will be at home on Wednesdays, at
March oath, at 305 South Elevel
street, Philadelphia.
DELAWARE CONFERENCE The Op
inc dav of the Delaware COnfere
takes place April 1st, in Chester,
The committee has completed all
ARRANGEMENTS for entertaining the d
0ates. who will number over 200,
will he the guests of st. Daniel S
+ Church people for a full week.
is estimated that 500 people will att
the sessions of the Conference.
Burglars made another attemp
rob the Greenville pOstOffice, NJ
WILMINGTON Wednesday night,
aoain we're driven away. This
office aDDears to have an irresistlbl'
traction to individuals Of burglar
inclipatiOns. 1t has been entere'
least a dozen times, and half adoZe
the burglars have been arrested
punished, while one or two who es
ed were wounded The attempts, I'll
fore, never proved profitable.
A negro of Dover has been victi
ing several of their merchants recel
using forged orders in the nam
Thomas G. Roe. He secured shoes
groceries but when he presented
order at the store of A. r. Boyle,
ing for watch to cost Sll, the Jew
was not quite satisfied. and left
store to consult Postmaster Goode
garding Mr.. Roe's signature Y
he returned the negro had decan
He gave the name Of Charles XII,
and has left town to avoid arrest
Ambassador Bayard will on Ar
preside and speak at the Al
Shakespeare celebration of the
ingham, England, Dramatic Club
next day he will be a guest a
luncheon to be given by the May
Birmingham at the Council H
While in Birmingham Mr.. Bayar
be the guest of Consul Parker
April % Mr. Bayard will unve
Shakespeare memorial window in
Trinity Church at Stratford-on-
The money for this window was
seribed by Americans
Mrs. Lamotte du Pont has
$4,000 to the Delaware Hospital
$4,000 is given by Mrs. du Pont {
speclhc purposes, the endowmer
ehildren's bed, and the treatm
children. The sum of B.. 600 Il
- dow a bed in the children,s w,