Smyrna times., 1896-10-14
.unty and State Items.

last week, after an illness of three
ks.
n Tuesday week, Sheriff Shaw sold
# farm of James Curlett, III acres in
hton Hundred, to DIR. Roloff ohm
for 1925.
heriff Shaw, ON Thursday, sold the
liam Warner farm i'll South Muir
kill Hundred to Mrs. Sarah H.
ter for $4,000.
bout 200 applications for certificates
naturalization have been filled with
thonOtary Wooley during the week
Wilmington.
klerk of the Peace J. B. Foard has
M1hed over to State Treasurer, Chas.
kkkins S12, ,255. "a, the amount collected
E4x licences during the last sixmOnths.
Lhst Saturday was the first day of
stratiOn in Wilmington. The law
fQF Fides four days, which this year
iN fall upon October 10th, 18th, 23d
sad oath.
Hfank Prettyman, a farmer living
sear Newark, was killed Wednesday
9 being thrown from his wagon; his
Aofses becoming frightened got beyond
control.
N. Edgar d. Johnson. of Wyoming
md Miss Mary Evelyn Clark. of Dover,
Hafe united in marriage on Aug. 27th,
8N, in Camden, n. j., by Rev. T. S.
MilBon.
lsev. W. W. COnnOr, pastor of the
Bantist Church at Dover, has resigned
to take effect on November 1. Mr..
Con nor came to Dover about one year
hgo from jamestown, n. Y.
Ms. Joseph Wood has sold the
BoFers Beach hotel property to Sithens
Dove, of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
fhe latter will take possession in April
Aext and put up a new set of buildings
sad make other improvements.
The New Castle County Teachers,
Aistitute will be held in the Opera
uense, in Middletown, on Tuesday,
Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday,
Fember 18th, 18th, 10Th and goth.
-- erintendent Willard Smith is now
ss ecting his arrangements.
fire in Wilmington, Del, Thurs
evening destroyed the morocco
aE EOries of Garrett & Barr, Charles
I'D & Co. and Washington Jones &
e causing a loss estimated at nearly
~, 900. William Mcneil, fireman,
killed by falling wall.
III three of the Liquor Dealers AS
iatiOns in the State are to be COM
aed under one organization, and
assures will be taken to cOunteract
A movement of the temperance peo-
- who wish a prohibitory or local Op-
ah clause inserted in the new consti-
EtiOn.
he commission appointed to go upO
b lands of DIR. J. S. Prettyman and
amount of damages to which he is
titled by the passage through his
pperty of the new Queen Anne Rail
Rd, last week awarded the sum of
DjO. DR.. Prettyman's farms are To-
Jed near Lewes and the proposed
id passes through them.
rhe returns from the Wilmington
istratiOn are not yet all in, but they
Ow that the total registration on the
st day was about 5000. This is a
& ling off of about 2OOO, as compared
th the first days registration four
i two years ago. The falling off is
counted for by the apathy among the
mOcrats and differences among the
publicans. There are three more
Is for registration.
The Sussex County Teachers Insti-
te will meet in the new Armory Hall,
ford, in the week of November 10th
hong those who will take part in the
ogramme are Col. L. F. Copeland,
s H. George W. Balm, DIR. A. Z. Win
ip, DIR. George NJ. Phillips, Super
tendant James NJ. Coughlin, DR.. G..
Harter, President of Delaware Col
Be, and DR.. Byron W. King. The
me men will be at the Kent and New
stle Institutes.
oysters are scarcer than usual along
s. shores of Delaware Bay and in its
fuaries. Nor are they in first class
ndltiOn, because the rains have not
en sufficient to fully fatten them.
- gstermen claim that heavy rains
Hsh within reach of the more and
Stter food than is the case when the
lnfall is light and fresh water cur
aus are small. So the oyster crop
estimated to be smaller this year
an last.
Republicans in all parts of the State
complaining Of the tactics employed
the Democratic Registrars to keen
Republicans from qualifying.
nee the last registration a number of
ters have removed from one district
another. When these apply for reg
ration they are challenged and the
esistrars demand that the applicant
TO the Clerk of the Peace and get a
rtlncate showing that he was assessed
'ne place from which he removed.
le Clerks of the Peace in some instan-
nave refused such certificates.
'iis makes it impossible for the appli-
'nt TO get registered.
MAJOR RAYMoND's REP1Y-Com-
enting on the statement that the res
eats OF Delaware were protesting
slnst the plan of dumping 10, 600. 600
'oic yards Of earth excavated from the
elaware River, near Pea Patch Island
a'Jor Raymond of the United Statos
.nslneer corps said: "On my recon-
endation the War Department an
'0yed the plan and such being the
e, 1 do not wish to enter into a dis
Ssion as to whether or not the plan
'uld be carried out / think it the
and most feasible one. It will not
II any one and will do nouob - =.