Smyrna times., 1896-12-23
County and State Items.

Ezekiel Fleming has bought a large
tract of timber land near FELTON,.
1t is announced that the Dover silk
mill will resume operations after
Christmas.
Adjutant General Hart will ask the
Legislature to give National Guard
$4,000 next year.
Whole forests of pine and spruce
trees have been cut down to make the
Christmas holiday for the cities.
The NJ. E. Church at Newark has a
new church organ which will be used
for the first time at the Christmas SER
vice.
George v Massey Esq, gave din
ner at the Union League on Thursday
evening in honor of Watson r. Sperry
of the MOrning NeUCS.
A south. bound Delaware passenger
train struck p. G. Cooks team near
MiddletOwn on Saturday night, killing
the horse and wrecking the wagon.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert has
accepted an invitation to attend the
annual banquet of the Wilmington,
Del, Board of Trade, January 18th.
This afternoon Mr.. Harry NJ. Esk-
ridge and Miss Augusta E. Greenfield,
both of Dover, will be married by Rev.
7. p. Revelle, of the NJ. P. Church.
Glider d. jackson has purchased the
Walker & Mcdaniel farm one mile
north of Dover, 102 acres, for So, 100,
and will take possession January 1st.
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ringtOn, will move to South Dakota in
February next. William l.. Kennerly
will succeed Mr.. Matthews at Harring
ton.
State Librarian Gruwell is an appli-
cant for reappointment. His term will
expire in April next Arley B. Magee
is Mr.. Gruwell's Kent County COM
petitOr.
Squire Draper has sentenced Thomas
DOwnham, principal of the public
school at Wyoming, to pay a fine of
$4.48 for hitting Homer Inderly, a
pupil, on the head.
The marriage fever has struck the
town of Andrewville in Sussex county.
Six weddings have been announced
the past week and it is said that others
are III prospect.
Miss Eliza Lillian, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. LathrOp, will be mar
ried to G. Wesley Jarrel, this evening,
December %, at the brides residence,
near Camden, Del
Judge Grubb read paper before the
Historical Society on Monday, on the
Colonial and State JudiciaryOf Della
ware" His dicussiOn on "Technicali-
ties" will be interesting.
A farm containing IA acres, in North
Murderkill hundred, which has been
seized as the property of Eber n.
Thomas has been sold by Sheriff Shaw
to W. X. Evans of Camden for So, $50.
A jury has declared Isaac NJ. Thomas
of Milford Hundred, who has been
confined at Farnhurst for two months
insane, and the Court will be asked to
appoint trustees to look after his es-
tate of $4,000.
The Democratic League of Whining
ton, the OutgrOwth of the Bryan and
Sewell Club, has adopted resolutions
endorsing John G. Gray, of Bridge
vile, a free-silver man, for United
States Senator.
Walter Bacon. of Wilmington, is pre-
pairing a bill to be presented to tn,
Legislature which provides that the
State shall pay for treatment at thu
Pasteur Institute of all the poor child
rem bitten by dogs supposed to be mad
There is an old saying which declares
Talk is cheap. 1t is not likely to b,
the case with the Constitutional Con
ventiOn. 1t is apparently a costly jOl
undertaken under circumstances whicl
assures its rejection by the people.
Sentinel
William C. Spruance seems to be tn
speech maker of the Constitutions
Convention. He either says thatwhicl
is most important, or speaks Oftene
than anybody else, Judging from tn
published reports OF the convention
proceedings.
Application will be made to Chancel
lor Nicholson to appoint jury to in
quire into the sanity of Elizabeth POr
ter, of Harrington, now confined @
Farnhurst, so that trustee can be ap
pointed for her 250-acre farm in Mis-
pillion Hundred.
While engaged in a wOodchOppin
contest near Townsend on Saturday
Charles Reeves nearly severed hi
right foot Within short time Reeve
has lost two fingers, his father dice
his child died, his mother went insane
and his wife is i'll.
The immoral theatre ordinance draf
ted by the Law and Order Society wa
passed by the Wilmington City COuI
Gil. 1t provides for fine from 81
S15 for any actor or actress or manage
of theatre who does or allows an
obscene, lewd, vulgar or indecent &C
song, joke or saying.
No Democrat who could be chose
would reflect more credit upon I'll
State of Delaware as one of its repre-
entatives in the Senate of the Unite
States than Thomas F. Bayard. H
election would be an honor to Il
State and a lasting credit to tho
whose votes brought it about.
Peter B. Ayers, of Wilmington, b
received his commission from Coz
mander-in-Chief ClarksOn, of Il
Grand Army of the Republic, to Loo
after military education IN the publ
schools of Delaware. An effort will
made to have military tactics taught
the schools.
Miss Lulu Satterfield has been s
lected by the Dover Board of Educs
ion to succeed Miss Lillian G. Ellis
teacher in the public school. Miss FL
rendered her resignation two wee
ago, to take effect January 1st., so'
after which time she will become Il
bride of William Knight of Dover.
When it became known that JOSEF
H. Hossinger had resigned the pos
ion of clerk at the Newark nation
bank eight persons applied for 4
position, but when it was ascertain
that the salary had been reduced
$500 several applications were wit
drawn. The directors have elect
George Henry to fill the vacancy.
National Republican Chairman Ma
A. Hanna has written @to Charm
Brown, of the Republican State Co
mite, asking for the official retur
from Delaware. Mr.. Brown will Sc
him the vote with the exception
Kent county, as that has never
been fully canvassed and ofiicia
passed upon, owing to the contest n
pending in the Courts between
Democrats and Union Republicans.
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