Smyrna times., 1897-02-17
County and State Items.

Inc AJlanLlC VII OOInpAuy Will erect
an oil tank at Bridgeville with capac-
ity of 81 200 gallons.
Representative Dempsey has given
notice of a bill to establish the Della
ware State Workhouse.
W. D. Wilson, farmer near Reho-
both, during the past five years, has
made 10, $50 pounds of butter.
Chairman Scott, of the New Castle
County Levy Court. says the Court
has overdrawn his accounts $4,000.
Patrick Neary has been reapointed
superintendent of the construction of
the federal building in Wilmington.
Wilmington City Council will ask
the Legislature to pass law abolish
ing railroad grade crossings in the
city.
The Lewes NJ. E. Church has de-
cided by almost an unanimous vote to
invite the Wilmington Conference to
meet there in 1898.
Governor Tunnel has decided to
grant pardons only on the reccOmenda-
tiOn of the Attorney General or the
Judge sitting in the case.
At last it has been announced that
the Rev. J. j. Monohan, of Charleston
S. c., will he the new Bishop of the
Diocese of Wilmington.
Townsend creamery received SO, 900
pounds of milk for the month of Jan
uary. In the same month last year the
quantity was 10000 pounds.
Richardson & Robbins canning fac
tory stopped working on poultry Sat
urday. On Tuesday $4,000 pounds of
chicken and turkey was received.
DIR. J. W. Warren, who resided at
Masten's Corner, near Harrington, for
g number of years, died at a Philadel-
phia hospital on Monday week of
appendicitis.
There is a great deal of sickness in
and about town, and all Middletown's
six practising physicians are busy.
Grip, pneumonia and severe colds are
very prevalent.
Ex-Gov. John P. Cochran passed his
sSth milestone on Sunday with physi-
cal powers so well preserved that al
most any stranger would not guess his
age by a score of years.
At the sale of John Regener, near
TsylOr's Bridge, horses sold from $50
to Ssj and yearling colts $50. Cows
averaged $4,000 and farming imple-
ments brought good prices.
Hon. B. B. Comegys, of Philadel-
phia, the founder of the st. Jones'
Free Library, has made the Lebanon
NJ. E. Church present of Sc selected
books, suitable for the Sunday school
library.
There is a movement on foot to or
ganize Peninsula league of baseball
clubs. The idea is to take in Whining
ton and all of the important towns in
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Charles P. Davis, of Wilmington,
died of pneumonia on Saturday, and
the shock so affected his mother, Mrs.
Maggie DAVIS, who was i'll, that she
died on Sunday Walter Davis, aged
9, and other members of the family are
seriously ill.,
Col. E. I. Cooper, Theodore Town
send and William Salisbury, who are
delegates to the National Editorial
Association, which met in Galveston,
Texas, yesterday, left on Thursday
last for that place. Mr. Salisbury was
accompanied by his cousin, Miss Mary
E. Salisbury.
Francis H. Hoffecker, Esq, will de-
liver the first of a series of lectures
before the students of Delaware Col
lege, at Newark on Feb. 10Th. Other
prominent Wilmington lawyers on
the course are VIM. S. Hilles, William
Michael Bryne and Lewis G. Vande-
grift.
At the annal meeting of the State
Agricultural Association last week
Mark W. Cole, son of ex-Sheriff Amos
Cole, was elected secretary. John B.
Wharton, who has been connected
with the society in a similar capacity,
refused to serve any longer. The
other officials we're all reelected.
Sally H. Carrow, widow of Thomas
Carrow, of Little Greek, has been
granted a pension of eight dollars a
month and two dollars additional for
each child, commencing August 20,
1890. Mr.. Carrow served in Company
F. Fifth Regiment, and Company F,
Ninth Regiment, Delaware Volunteers.
The very creditable record made by
Mr.. W. W. Knowles as Superinten-
dent of Free Schools in Sussex county,
and the risk that is always incurred in
appointing new man to this position,
Will doubtless influence the Governor
to reappoint him without the least hes
itancy. Mr.. Knowles has made most
excellent official, is progressive in his
methods and careful and painstakine
IN the discharge Of his duties.-Sea ford
NetUs.
The disposition of the Laurel post.
mastershiI will show which faction q,
the Republican party will distribute
Federal plums in Delaware during the
Mckinley administration. This posi-
ton will be the first one in this Stat,
TO become vacant, Postmaster Ellis
term expiring the laEt of next month
There are three applicants for the posi-
tion, n. B. Hearn and T. H. Riggin
Regular Republicans, and Obed w
Maryll, a Union Renublican