Smyrna times., 1896-01-08
County and State Items.

Joseph p Hearn and Robert Short, of Z
Gumboro, have gone to Newberne. N. c., II
to engage in the lumber business. d
The 14th annual meeting of the Kent G
County Protective Association will be held q
Thursday, January 10th. n
T. Bayard Heisel has sold the creamery Il
at st. Georges recently purchased by hun, \
to the Odessa Company. I
Ex-Sheriff Amos Cole and his son, Mark \
W. Cole, have opened general insurance
and real estate Office in the Central Law
Building, Dover, S
Fruit, nut and shade trees, vines, aspara-
gus roots, small fruit, vegetable plants,
Prices and stock safe and trustworthy. P.
Emerson nurseyman, Wyoming, Del. 7
Mrs. E. Z. Candy, of Wilmington, has
sent to the Alcott Club check for $25OO
with which to endow bed in Delaware
Hospital in memery of her deceased son, d.
Corbit Warner.
1t is getting to be quite the thing to grad
uate and get position through the recon-
mendation of that fine school. Goldey's
Wilmington, Oel.,) Commercial and Short
Hand College Get Catalogue.
William Tharp Reynolds, elder son of |
Mrs Ann Reynolds, of Milford, died at !
jefferson Hospital Philadelphia, on Tues
day week, in his 9th year. Mr.. Reynolds
suffered a second stroke of paralysis while
in Philadelphia about two weeks ago.
L. Irving Handy, who since the last cam
paign has been an editorial writer on the
Every Evening" severed his connection
with that paper He will hereafter devote his
attention to lecturing. Some of his friends
also say that he will shortly be ap-
pointed Register of Wills for New Castle
county.
The Sussex Countian press has just COM
pleted the printing of the journals of the
Senate and House for the last session of the
General Assembly of Delaware. The two
volumes contain over 5000 pages. The
work consumed four months time and
covered more than a ton of white paper.
The efforts of the ladies of the Milford
Centre of the University Extension to have
a series of six lectures, with History as the
subject thereof during the ensuing three
months have not met with sufficient en-
couragement as yet to assure their taking
place A sufficient number of subscribers
to course tickets has not been obtained.
Contractor Robert A. Black began last
week the demolition of the old Wilson prop
ertv on States street Dover, to make way
for the handsome Priscilla Block" which
Harry A. Richardson is to build on the cor
ner of LOckerman and State streets. The
building is to be the handsOmest structure
in the State south of Wilmington.
Some Of the farmers in Sussex county
Del, have been experimenting in the matte
of rotating crops and most of them rePor
that they have been successful. Corn ant
patatoes were the articles with which th
experiment was made. Horace w. Moore
of Laurel, raised 211 baskets of corn frol
one and quarter acres of land, from whic
a crop of potatoes had already been raise'
Dr. Ezekiel Dawson, formerly of KeI
county, but now a resident of Baltimor
and Mrs. Emma j. Van Leuvan, for sever
wears a resident of Milford, but for the pa:
year living at her old home in New Yor
were married on Wednesday last-the fir
day of the New Year. The ceremony W
performed in Philadelphia by Rev. John
Crouch. They will reside in BaltimOl
No cards.
To HAVE A SUPERvIsoR.-The trustees
the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst
their meeting last Thursday decided to
pOint a supervisor. We understand, he is
watch attendants. The people of the st
will welcome any action ON the part of
trustees which seems likely to prevent
currence of the shocking cruelty which
brought shame upon this favored insti
ton.
The storm Monday night of last week
something like Cyclone near Middleto
The residence of Alexander Metten, 1
town, was unrOofed; large COW stable
J. F. McWhorter's farm, was badly twl'
about, and some sheep killed; the barn
the Gibbs home farm was so racked tn
will have to be rebuilt; trees that
stood the storms of near a century, were
rooted and fences, shedding and outho
ell through the neighbOrhoOd were
molished.
Harry Pratt and wife, of near MiddletC
met with an accident Monday that m
have resulted seriously. They were ret
ing home from Smyrna and at Pryor's
ner. Just above Duck Creek, their horse
frightened. The animal made SUI
turn upsetting the carriage and thro
the occupants out. The horse ran to
Smyrna but before reaching town had
ceeded in completely demOlishing the
riage. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt received Sc
bruises but aside from these were none
worse for their fall.-Can.
Echo OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
the Superior Court on Saturday Me
H. Cahoon and Harry Whiteman ap
for a rule to show cause why Willial
johnson, road commissioner of Pen
hundred, should not be removed iron
nosition. The contention is that he WI
elected at the November election.
friends Of George b. Bratton, the Re
can candidate, claim that he pole
larger vote, but owing to a mistal
certificate was given. johnson has
6lIino the Office The rule was ma
turnable to-day.
REv. MURRAY Is Much WANTED.
W L. S. Murray, ID. ID. pastor OF
NJ r. Church. Dover, is being persi
reouested BY the members of St.
Church Wilmington TO accept their
ate next year. Dr. Murray recen
cepted a call 10 the Covenant M z. !
Philadelphia, but he has informed
Paul's people that be win accept the
provided he can secure an honora
release from his acceptance OF the ca
Covenant Church. Wilmington iayn
unwilling for DIR. Murray to leave Il
ference,
THE FINANCES OF MnFoRD.-frC
financial statement Of the town of
it appears that all current bills are =
that the town has to its credit sever
ared dollars with which to begin
wear. but not so much as it had O
ago. The Light and Water Commis
paid the town $1,000, and received
town as a compensation 5000
Light and Water Commission az
pleased with their new artesian well
is now nearly completed. The "
inches in diaraeter. go feet deep, al
about 70 gallons of water per mi
- # I,a;ol,+ 10 A eoot above the surfl