Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
County and State Items.

Hull NAOOs @hoooCl anu MlIc sailed
from New York last week for southern
Europe.
Thirty per cent of the tax levied in
Sussex county will be spent to improve
the county roads.
Delaware College closed Friday
night for the spring vacation, which
will extend until April z.
Rev. Willard Richardson died at his
home in Houston on Friday, March
18th, 1891, at the age of 81.
Gov Tunnell aud staff will attend
the Grant monument dedicatory exer
cises in New York on April %.
Gov. Tunnel and staff will attend
the dedication of Gen. Grants monu-
ment in New York City on April 27th.
Railroad trains will be run over the
new line between Greenwood and
Queenstown, beginning on April 5th.
There are now, says the Neos of
that town, more men at work in New
Castle than at any time during the past
two years.
Three fishermen were drowned at the
mouth Of BrOadkiln river, Wednesday.
by the upsetting of the boat bv the
high winds.
Rev. H. G. G. Vincint, rector of the
Clayton Episcopal Church. will 90 to
PaulsborO, n. j., to become rector in
that town.
4 handsome stained glass window
has been placed in the Christ P. E.
Church, Dover, in memory of the late
Mrs. Bradford.
The annual county convention of the
WOman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the NJ. E. church at
Delaware City on April IA.
Rev. T. P. Reville, of the Dover
Methodist Protestant Church. has re-
eeiyed a call to the NJ P. University
Church at Kansas City, Mo.
Julian Bacon has purchased the
stock, good will and fixtures of J.
Thomas Lowe at Mahon's. and will
conduct the business in the name Of
Bacon Il Co.
Gov Tunnel has reappointed DIR.
Robert G. Ellegood, of Sussex, DIR. E. |
W. Cooper, of Kent and DR.. Alexander
Lowber of New Castle members of the
State Board of Health.
Miss Minnie Jester, of Dover, and
John W. Cook, of Wilmington, were
married at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Sester, in
Dover, on Monday, March %.
The present session of the Delaware
Legislature is liberal in the matter of
divorces. A Dakota divorce mill could
do no better than our General Assem-
bly, is doing. g.-EOory Eyening.
1t is reported that ex-senator An
thony Higgins and ex-CoDgressman
Willis will be provided with good con-
sulships that will allow them to live in
some style beftting their station.
Suit has been brought against the
Regular Republican First District
Committee of Wilmington by DR.. Lin
ton Smith for rent alleged to be due
for use of the rooms at Seventh and
Market streets.
Farmers are preparing their hot beds
They will plant sweet potatoes again,
because they know of nothing better
to plant. The great quantities of last
years potatoes still on hand will be
thrown away or fed to stock.
Lizzie Earl, the young colored wo-
man who was arrested charged with
stealing goods belonging to Mrs. H.
Victor Cause, from the House of Da-
vid Lindsay, in Wilmington, was held
under $500 bail for County Court.
One of our insurance companies
wants the Legislature to ammend its
charter so that it can insure against
lightning. The average politician
hunting for Office, it is needless to say,
will not do business with the COM
pany.
Representative Handy has appointed
Harry L. Maier, of Wilmington to be
cadet at West Point, and Andrew G.
Wilson, Jr., to be alternate. The va
cancy for which the appointment is
made will not occur until 1898.
HART ROR POLICE COMMISSIONER
Judge Grubb, Saturday, appointed
Alexander J. Hart Police Commission
er of Wilmington, to succeed Patrick
j. Monaghan, whose term will expire
on May 1st. The appointment is for
6years and the salary $500 year.
The Constitutional Convention has
changed the provision in the Judiciary
article making it read that six judges
should be taken equally from the two
leading political parties by providing
that not more than three of the five law
Judges should be taken from the same
party.
John G. Hazard is engaged survey
ing the different tracts of land and
water that will be of use in the trial of
James Gordy. The object is to make
a plot showing the different surround
mgs that the murderer might have to
contend with in the perpetration of the
crime of which the coroner's jury found
him guilty.
The Senate passed eight divorce bills
friday Among them was the House
olll to divorce William w. Jones, the
Milton veteran, and his wife, who was
oennie West, the actress. She was
stranded" in Philadelphia and at
tempted to commit suicide. Jones
married her out of sympathy and then
she left him.
Z. L. Jones & Co., of Dover, last