Smyrna times., 1897-03-24
County and State Items.


Caleb Clark, of Wyoming, on the fish
police.
The Wilmington Federal officials will
remove to the new building next We'd
nesday.
Hon. L. I. Handy, Congressman
from Delaware made his first speech
in Congress last Friday.
William Coye, who escaped from
Georgetown Jail ON FEBRUARY 18th, was
shot and captured, Monday in that
town.
c. w. Kenney, of Laurel, is circula-
ting petitions requesting his retention
as telegrapher of the United States
Senate.
The incubator factory, at Delaware
City, employs from 25 to 30 hands
turning cut about 80 complete incuba-
tors each week.
Peach buds in Sussex county are
only slightly swollen and it is not
likely that the trees will be in bloom
before the middle of April.
The Delaware Conference of the col
ored NJ. E. Church will meet in EastOn
Thursday, 25th inst. Bishop Ninde
will preside.
Rev. H. G.. Baker, of Newark, N. j.,
the newly pastor of Grace M.
f. Church, of Wilmington, is expected
to occupy the pulpit on April II.
The contract for building the new
flour mill of Lattomus & Shockley,
at Townsend, has been awarded to
Wells Bros The entire mill will cost
$4,000.
Mrs. Catherine Prettyman has sold
her 225 acre farm near Pennington to
William Beck, of Lancaster, Pa, for
$4,000. The farm has $4,000 peach
trees.
Miss Maggie Arthurs, of Kenton, is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Wright in Middletown, who has been
sick all winter and is still confined to
her room.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Blizzard, of
Clayton, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary Thursday evening.
He is the father of John G. Blizzard of
Smyrna.
Housebreakiug has become very un
comfortably common in MiddletOwn,
four houses being broken into We'd
nesday night and several unsuccessful
attempts made on others.
New Castle Single Takers will urge
the Legislature to pass a Single Tax
bill for that town, and they assert that
majority of the voters are followers of
Henry George.
There are three applicants for the
post Office of TOwnsend-W Winfield Lat
tomus, David Hutchinson and William
Money and the fight between the fac
tions is q warm one.
Two valuable Grams belonging to join
Johns, near New Castle, Monday, tOs
sed each other for and hour in terrific
combat when one of the ram s neck wal
broken.
The defeat of Addicks for u S. Sen
atOr is considered by the Morning
.NetCs full compensation to the Repub
licans for the election of Gen. Kenne.
TO the U. s. Senate.
Frank Jones, who was arrested o.
suspicion that he knew something
about the death Of Mrs. Fannie Tuch
ton, was arraigned in the City Cour
Monday but was released
There is no law for the choosing {
election inspectors in the rural huI
dreds of the State, it is claimed and o.
Monday, the House passed bill al
lowing the Governor to appoint then
The Sussex county Levy Court whic
has been in session for several week
adjourned Friday. There has bee
much business before the court, an
for some days night sessions wei
held.
After several years time, the ne
post office in Wilmington, will |
thrown open for occupancy about IL
middle of the week All the Cover
ment employees in the city will
housed in the new Federal building.
Pomona Grange will meet at Milfol
April 1st. A number of interestiI
subjects will be discussed. Promine
speakers are expected to be in atte
dance. S. H. DERBY, Sec. of the Ke
county Pomona Grange.
The Glasgow Creamery was destro
ed by fire on Tuesday. 1t was a Ol
story building built about year a.
and was owned by the farmers, 1t W
valued at $500 with $1,000 worth
machinery, nearly all of (which had be
removed to Maryland a few days p
vious. The fire is supposed to be
cendiary.
The Wilmington and New Cas-
Electric Railway Company did a rus
ing business Sunday, some five tho
sand passengers taking a ride on [
trolley. When the road has been
tended to Scovel's beach, & mile !
yOnd New Castle, it will attract Tho
sands on sunshiny days.
According to the reports furnish
the Levy Court by the 10 tax collect
of Sussex county there are nearly 2
in the county whose poll taxes are /
paid OF this number about 1000
colored. Unless these taxes are p
the vote at the election next year '
be considerably reduced.
The terms of J.'J. Swan and Dai
Brown, serving sentence in the \
Castle iGiI for causing the death
Leon Pisa, at the Farnhurst hospi
expired on Wednesday, when the 4
were released. Gov. Tunnel refu
to grant their pardon that they mi
not be disfranchised, as was urged
their friends.
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