Smyrna times., 1896-10-28
County and State Items.

William L. HutsOn, OF Lelpslc, last
week succeeded Stephen X. Belts as
Prothonotary of Kent county.
Sheriff S. L. Shaw sold the III acre
farm of Joseph Guessford, near Hartly,
to I. X. Jones & Bro, of Dover, fol
$1,000.
One week will decide whether this
country is to be on a gold or silver
standard. There is only one right
way to vote.
DIED.-Near Bishops Corner, this
county, on Oct. 18th, John Bently,
aged - years. Interment at Bethel
NJ. E. Church cemetary.
Rev. F. Burgette Short has publish
ed a catchy" song entitled "The
Girl that has the Basket on her arm. -
1t is dedicated to his sister, Miss Short
of Georgetown.
Joseph Burchenal, former resident
of Frederica, talked at the NJ. E.
Church. of that town Sunday morn
ing and evening, giving his visit to
Palestine and the old countries.
Throw your flags to the breeze on
Saturday next, October 31st. All who
believe in National honor and are Op-
posed to the debasement of currency
of the Nation are requested to observe
October 81, as flag day.
William H. McCallum, of Philadel-
phia, spent Sunday last as the guest of
Representative Willis. The engage
ment of Miss Elizabeth I. Willis to
Mr.. McCallum is announced. The
wedding will take place in December.
The OLDEST VOTER. Probably the
Oldest voter in the state is Ephraim
Wilson, who sregistered in East Dover
hundred. Ephriam claims to be 100
years old, and if he lives until Novem-
Der he will undoubtedly be the oldest
voter in Delaware, and perhaps in the
country.
A petition fourty-nine feet long and
containing four thousand names was
presented to the Street and Sewer Com
mission last week by the citizens of
Wilmington, praying for them to grant
}. Edward Addicks the privilege of
laying his gas pipes in the city of Will
mingtOn.
George and Miles Messick, brothers,
were cunning for squirrels near Laurel
on Thursday last Miles was walking
towards George when the latter trip
ped and fell, and his gun was dis
charged, Miles receiving the entire
load in his neck and chest and it is
feared that he is fatally hurt.
J. Edward Addicks again turned the
table on his enemies who would have
imprisoned and ruined him financially.
Mr.. Higgins essayed in the late trial to
have him imprisoned for contempt of
court, but the latter dismissed the case
and it is believed will go further and
remove the receivers. The people be-
lieve it political persecution.
The SUSSEX Republican a Higgins
and Houston paper has the following:
We do not approve of vote buying or
political corruption of any kind, but we
are unable to see why it is any worse
for Mr.. Addicks to come into this State
and buy up the Legislature and him
self a seat in the United States Senate,
than it has been for the Democrats to
use the money of Samuel Bancroft, Jr.
and of other rich men, and that sent
over from England, in order to keep
themselves in power.
An amicable arrangement has been
effected between the Queen Anne Rail-
road and the Pennsylvania Railroad
whereby the former secures permission
to cross the tracks of the latter at
Ellendale, Del. This arrangement re-
leives the Queen Anne Railroand from
delay in building the remaining %
miles of line to reach the ocean at
Lewes, Del
The hard money Democrats are con-
Quoting a campaign of learning; the
literature given out by them daily is
astonishing. The demand has been
big ever since they opened their head
quarters in Wilmington. Mr.. John
ROssell is the leading spirit in the mat
ter, to try and reclaim the befudled
Democrats from falling into the free
silver bog that Bryan is trying to lead
them into.
In the November term of court for
the New Castle county, the following
jurors were drawn. First panel-Ap-
pOquinimink hundred-James H. Rob
erts, Henry d. Roberts and George
W. urd.-Blackbird-John J. Sever
son, George w. Reed and David Keen.
Second panel-Appoquinimink hun
dred-George H. Vandyke, George W.
CHM and Richard L. Naudain. Black
bird-Samuel A. Collins, Thomas Cav
ender and Thomas r. Bower.
says Wilmington paper; ''The old
time politicians, who at one time were
power IN our city and State, have
passed out of political life, and an en-
tlrely new set Of men are now irving
to control political affairs in our citv
and county. 1t will not be manv wears
before the Bayards, Grays and Sauls-
burys shall have lost their grip in poli-
tics, and new leaders of the people
proper shall have taken their places.
The animosity exhibited by Mr.. Levi
G. Bird towards Mr.. Addicks which he
saw fit to tell to his hearers at the
Auditorium one evening recently was
owing to his having been consulted
about the legal right of the Bay State
Gas Company to lay their pipes in Will
mlngton. Levi charged big fee away
up IN the thousands. Not receiving it
as the company thinking it was exor-
oltant, Levi was the sworn enemy of
the Bay State Gas Company and its
President.
A. Inc late beloved and brainy preacher
.ne hev. Merritt Hulburd. of Whining
'on' sent letter to a friend a few
weeks before his death of which the
following IL an ,.1t a.,