Smyrna times., 1897-03-17
County and State Items.

The firm of Danner Bros. intend t
discontinue dealing in farming impl,
ments and devote their attention ell
tirely to carriages and fertilizers.
Merchant J. B. Messick, of Middle
town, has moved his goods to his nev
quarters on Cochran Square ill tn
store so long occupied by the Reynold
brothers.
Mrs. Annie S. Buchanan, an age
lady, who has been an inmate of tn
Kent county almshOuse for some time
died at that institution on Tuesda,
week.
The firm of Mitchell & Bash, at vii
mingtOn, has been dissolved by mu
tual consent, Mr.. Bash retiring, anC
Mr.. Mitchell continuing the busines.
at the present stand.
Mr. Virgie Prettyman, of New York
City and Miss Lulu Reedy will be mar.
ried by Rev. c. W. Prettyman, the
groOm's father, Tuesday, March 23rd.
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Reedy, in Milford.
The DelaWoredn, in discussing the
recount in Sussex county, calls it the
Sussex outrage, and adds, "When will
the shameful political methods of the
Addicks party cease to disgrace Della
ware and humiliate her citizens?
Another Delawarean heard from
ThOs. j. Jones eldest son of the late
Major John Jones, is a Senator in the
California legislature, having been
elected on the Republican ticket at the
last election. He is native of Mid
dletown.
Matthew Hayes, who was shot on
Sunday night, in Harrington, at the
M. E. church (colored), by Arthur
Gray, is reported by Dr. B. L. Lewis
as being much improved and will re-
cover If blood poisoning does not set
in. The whereabouts of Gray have
not been ascertained as yet
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Appleton, of Mid
dletown, having recovered from her
recent illness, left last week for A
spring time visit at her girl hood home
at Bethlehem, Pa. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Augusta
jacobson, whose guest she will be.
The Legislature has passed the act
authorizing the New Castle county
Levy Court to borrow $50. 900, with the
stipulation that the loan must be lio
Undated by September 1st This is for
the purpose of preventing the loan
from being added to the county's per-
manent debt.
Kent county's court is to be reduced
to five members for the sake of econ.
omy, but New Castle county's lew
court is to be increased to twelve mem
bers in order to give seven more men
an opportunity to hold office. This is
the purpOrt of bills before the Legis-
lature
Levi LOttamus, Jr., and Lemuel B.
ShOckley, of Townsend, will begin in
few days the erection of large flour
mill, which will be equipped with mod
ern machinery. 1t will be built on
property which was owned by the late
Samual Townsend in the northern part
OF the town and close to the railroad.
PARDONs ASKED FoR.-Andrew C.
Gray, attorney, presented petitions to
Governor Tunnel for pardon for John
j. Swan and Daniel Brown the two ex-
attendants at the Farnhurst Insane
Asylum who are serving sentences for
causing the death of patient. The
terms expire next month and pardon
is sought to save them from being dis
franchised.
On Wednesday last in Middletown.
Conn, DR.. Jessie NJ Weston was mar
to DIR. William E. Fisher, both of the |
resident staff of the State Hospital at
that place. DR.. Weston is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Laura Z. and the late Rev !
John W. Weston, of the Wilmington
Conference. Mrs. Weston and her |
children lived in Dover several wears.
Early Monday morning Mrs. Mary
II. Massey, mother of Hon. George V.
Massey, assistant general solicitor of |
the Pennsylvania Railroad Companv
died at the hons of George NJ. Jones.
of Dover, on State Street on the Sth
inst, aged 81 years. The funeral was
held in the Presbyterian Church We'd
nesday afternoon, pastor Turner offic-
iating.
The subject of poll tax or registra-
ton fee was brought up in the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention Wednesday,
and there was some sentiment in favor
Oh the tax. There was a suggestion,
however, that it would be coupled with
a provision that without the payment
OF TINS poll, or capitation tax no man
snould vote. Possibly it was remem-
Dered how futile are efforts To collect
mere capitatlOn tax except from man
with real estate holdings, when the real
and poll tax are collected together.
The term of Clerk of the Peace vii
ham Dickson will expire in September.
and among the applicants who would
like Gov. Tunnell to appoint them are.
W. Denney HAZEL, Alfred H. Smith |
and Robert Y. Wallen, of Duck Creek
hundred; H. G. Collision, Clinton L.
Williamson and DIR. L. A. H. Bishop.
OF East Dover hundred hundred; Da-
va Reese and David Wilds, of Kenton
hundred; Washington Belts, ofSouth
Murderkill and DIR. r. Y. Watson, Of
Milford.
On the Levy Court business the
E0ery EUening says: Representative
Dempsey's bill for the reorganization
ol the New Castle county Levy Court.
~hlcn increases its membership to |
Twelve members, has nothing
commend it in this respect, while its |
psopositlon to return to the old system
OF tax collection by collector for each