Smyrna times., 1896-02-05
County and State Items.

Dover has nearly completed arrangements
for entertaining the delegates to the annual
session of the Wilmington NJ E. Confer
ence, which meets there on March IS.
Fruit, nut and shade trees, vines, aspara-
gus roots, small fruit, vegetable plants,
Prices and stock safe and trustworthy. P.
Emerson nurseyman, Wyoming, Del. T
Charles II. Justice, formerly IA resident of
Dover. died in Philadelphia Tuesday and
the remains were brought to Dover on
Thursday and inferred in the old NJ. E.
cemetery.
The directors of the First National Bank
Of Dover are in a snarl over the election of
apresident H. A. Richardson received at
the end of one hours balloting votes
Manlove Hayes, 81 Wilson l.. Cannon, l;
blank, 1.
The Will of the late n. B. Smither> has
been probated. The home was bequeathed
To tine widow and all the remainder OF the
estate was bequeathed to his grandson
n. b. Smithers. Joseph Smithers OF Snyr-
m WAS named executor.
The members of the Constitutional Con-
vention elected in November of this year
will assemble in December for the purpose
of revising or making new constitution for
the State. The members will have only a
month to consider the highly import ques-
tion OF revision from the time of their cleo
e---asn until the meeting of the convention.
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Says the 'Dehwarean": Political signs
sustain only too well Mr.. Addicks' assertion
that heis the leader OF the Republican party
He Is in complete control in Kent county ;
there seems every prob liability of his success
in the city of Wilmington and New Castle
county, and it is too much to expect that the
auti-Add;cks Republicans of Sussex can
hold their party organization against the
inspiration of Mr.. Addicks' leadership.
SCARLET FEVER PREVALENT There are a
number OF cases of scarlet feverin Whining
ton as well as other towns, but it is of a
mild type. The doctors are having little
trouble with it and few cases result fatally.
Some Of the patients while recovering are
afflicted with peculiar sore throat, which
gives the physicians more trouble than the
scarlet fever itself Diphtheria is remark
ably scarce and few cases are reported AT
every damp spell there is small outbreak
of grip, but most of the cases are of a mild
form. This year the worst cases OF
grip produced more nervousness than il
past seasons and the patient often has sui
cidal tendencies.
HIGGIEs IS IN POLITICs.-AIuch surlris
was occlsioned by the recent announce
nent that Horace q. Rettew, of Whining
ton, would be candidate for the nomination
for Receiver of Taxes and Count
Treasurer of New Castle County at the Re
publican primaries thisyear His change 0
front, it is now understood, is one of tn
manipulations Of the Higgins managers
who propose to make William Il. Finn, 0
Newport, their candidate for Sheriff thi
year. Finn was a candidate in 1894 ant
was backed by the Addicks faction. H
made a good run and bids fair to be a fol
midable candidate this year. Now the IIig
gins managers have handicapped the AC
dicks contingent by transferring their a
legiance to Finn, who has large person,
following.
The fredericksburg Courier says; Fa
mer Oatcake, who with his good wife Mand.
was on a brief visit to Wilmington to h
daughter-in-law, looked over the new
papers on Saturday to find church ser15iC
on the following day which he might a
tend with the hope of spiritual benefit I
soon CLEANED that the following scriptur
subjects would be discussed from the DU
pits Should Col Du PCnt be seated
'Addicks now the leader of the g. o. P
is New Castle entitled to the next non
nation - should our Daughters mar
Foreign Nobles?'' Reed, the boss Of t
Fifty-third Congress" Farmer Oatcal
gave it mp and laid down the paper sayin
':Sakes alive Mandy, 90 believe that t
gospel and the scheme Of salvation La
gone clear out of fashion
NFrRE AT townsend Capt Virgins fl
residence and his roller mill, creamery a
stables at Townsend were destroyed by
Friday night. The confagration was d
covered about $50 o'clock and immediate
everybody hastened to the scene. The
vival meeting at the NJ. J.. Church was d
battle with the flames The fire original
continued and the congregation went forth
IN the feed room supposed to have tt
caused by quantity of corn igniting FIR
heated wall adjoining a boiler. i
creamery was connected with the mill a
the two cost over S6,OOO There was no
surance thereon. About 600 bushels
wheat and 200 bushels of corn were {,
sumed. After much difficulty the hOr
were taken from the stables calf
burned to death The household 20,
were saved. The total loss is about SO .O(
insurance, 81 900. G. f. Rheims reside
was protected by throwing buckets Of W,
upon it.
A POLITICAL PROTEST. The Republi
politicians of Wilmington, as else where
catching on TO the methods of the De
cratic politicians, and because Of this
the latter are beginning to kick vigOrol
at the unfairness. Fore some years
Democratic assessors of Wilmington
the Republican voters run down from on
two thousand below the actual number,
now the latter are retaliating, as would
pear from the follOwingin the EVERY E
ing: Executive Committee, in looking
the assessment lists, just completed,
that in the Third district, comprising
Sixth, Seventh and Ninth wards, Asse
Whann has on his list 3 1893 negroes, WI
as at the registration held in 1894, t
were but 7s2 negroes qualified to vote.
heuof this knowledge the committee We.
day served ON Mr.. Whann the folio,
notice: Charles Whann, Esq, Assesso
Third District Of the City Of wilminet
We hereby formally protest against the
sessments made by you of poll taxabl
? ~ the Sixth, Seventh and Ninth wards as /
improper, illegal and not conforming t.
law under which you hold your Office.
IN accordance with which you are bour
ect. This must be manifest to Won
the fact that one class of such tax,
registered in the said three wards in
numbered altogether 1872, more or
whereas the same class of poll taxabl,
your books, as now constituted. mn,
''S'S more OF less. We give the fgur
near - they can be arrived at from n
eo'An' At this time. This and other