Smyrna times., 1896-12-16
County and State Items.

A great revival meeting is being held
in the NJ. E. Church at Frankfort. Del
Thus far siXty-nine have been cOnver.
ted.
The Board of Directors of the Della.
ware Railroad Company have declared
semi-annually dividend of per cent
Wilmington has done we'll for the
Cuban relief fund, and over five hun.
dred dollsrs were secured by the fair
last week.
A monster revival is going on at st.
Georges, Sussex county. One hun
dred have been converted and the tide
rises, says Presiding Elder Cochran.
Mrs. Harry Richardson has presen-
ted the Young Mems Club in Dover
with some splendid new furnishings.
The club will give q reception during
the winter.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Nc
Whorter, of st. Georges, to Mr.. Will
liam Janvier, of Port Penn, Will be
celebrated i'll st. Georges Presbyterian
Church this evening.
Fire destroyed the A. w. Small
block, at Lincoln. Mr.. SmalIs loss
is $1,000. insurance, $500; William
Warren's loss, $1,000. insurance. $500;
Postmaster Harder lost S4OO, with no
insurance.
The town commissioners of Delaware
City have made satisfactory arrange
ments with Contractor w. Taylor Lee
land, of Philadelphia, to build the
water plant, and will be commenced in
about two months.
Joseph Levi, a prominent merchant
and influential citizen, died in Dover
on Saturday night of heart disease,
aged C5 years. Mr.. Levi has lived in
Dover about 30 years and amassed
considerable money and real estate.
William II. Cramer, of Farnhurst.
owned fine Jersey COW, valued at 800
Some painters came to beautifv Mr..
Cramer's house and they left can of
paint near the fence The COW found
the can, licked all the paint it could
and died few hours later of lead poi
sOning.
Bishop Coleman has appointed E. T.
Warner aud j. B. Ford as laymen on
the Episcopal Committee appointed to
memOrialize the Constitutional Conven-
ton on the divorce and marriage laws.
The Rev. I. G.. Littell, J. c. TAYLOR
and Hon. Z. L. Martin are the other
members of the committee.
The friends of Hiram Reedy will be
surprised to learn that he intends to
dispose of his property and business
interests, and remove at an early dav
from Dover and State. Mr.. Reedy
moved from Milford to Dover % years
ago.
Mrs. Charles B. Prettyman died
Sunday evening after an illness of only
about five days, of typhoid fever, aged
about 36 years. Mr. Prettyman is
well-knOwn shoe dealer of Dover and
his wife was the daughter of John
Bardsley, exCity Treasurer of Phila-
delphia.
The post office at Milford was enter
ed by burglars at an early hour on
Saturday morning and looted from top
to bottom. The burglars were profess
siOnal and their operations showed
cleverness. Ten thousand two-cent
stamps, three hundred four-cent stamps
besides So, were secured by them.
Peter Baker of near Dagsboro had
his front teeth knocked out and his
tongue split. Baker had felled large
tree in the woods, which lodged on
another, and in trying to remove it a
small sapllng was released from under
the trees, and, springing up, struck him
in the mouth.
Local politicians are greatly interes-
ted in the move that is said to be on
foot to bring about a compromise of
the Higgins and Addicks factions for
vigorous work in the spring Radical
men on both sides are opposed to any
such movement, but the rank and file
of the Republicans favor it.
Mr.. John Swartz, residing near
McDOnOugh, has a curiosity in the
shape of a twO-weeks' old calf, which
has three horns, the third horn growing
out between its ears; two tails, the su-
perfuous tail is on its head. The calf
is said to be neither male or female
Hundreds of people are going to see
the freak.
The Superior Court, Saturday, de-
cided that the Kent mandamus case
proceedings can only be decided by the
court of Errors and Appeals Thepro-
thOnOtary was not in contempt as the
writ of error was supersedeas. Mr.
Hayes on the part of the relators in the
mandamus proceedings, will apply for
a special session of the court of Errors
and Appeals in order that the case NAV
be fully heard before the meeting Of
Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S. Ellison have
issued cards of invitation to the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Mary
Clayton Ellison, to Mr.. Julius W.
Clayton on this evening, December 16
at six o'clock p. NJ, in the P. Z. Church
at Chesapeake City. The bride elect
is a granddaughter of the late Joshua
Clayton, and is one of the old Bohemia
manOr's most attractive and popular
young ladies.
Representative elect Emory B. Rig
gins, of Sussex county, has formally
announced himself as a candidate for
Speaker of the coming House of Repre-
sentatives. John L. Dickey, of Will
mingtOn, has also been mentioned, but
Mr.. Dickey has also announced that he
was not candidate, as he believed that
the member from Wilmington should
be on the floor. Mr. higgins is not
likely to have much opposition.
The Single Takers propose to con-
tinue their fight in Delaware. Rev.
Samuel Dellegrent has been appointed
permanent secretary to take charge of
the work. The force of speakers has
been cut down and there will be about
one paid campaigner in each county.
The Single Takers claim that they have
received enough pledges from members
OF the Constitutional Convention TO
prevent any clause from being put in
the new constitution that would pre-
vent the Legislature from passing n
single tax law.
The people of Dover are making
extra efforts to accommodate the crowd
which will be in that town on January
10. 1t will be one of the busiest days
ever seen in that town. The Consti-
tutiOnal Conventional will still be in
sitting, the General Assembly will be
in session and balloting for a United
States Senator will begin on that day.
GOvernor-elect Tunnel will be inaug-
ursted and will appointed his Secretary
OF State, and the Court of Errors and
Appeals will meet in the Kent comfy
mandamus case.
Sarah Margaret, wife of William
Thornton Vaules, died at her home in
Milford on Tuesday, Sth inst. When
young women she married Thomas
layton and with him lived at Bridge