Smyrna times., 1897-11-03
County and State Items.

the wheat.
W. G. Abbott, of Milford, has con-
tracted with Lloyd & Co., of Philadel-
phia to build 45O-ton lighter.
Has Clayton a graded school is the
question which agitates the "CaV'
and some of the citizens of that town
The Smyrna creamery received o., =
979 pounds of milk last month and
paid the farmers 65 cents a pound per
hundred.
The members of the Dover Century
Club is still increasing. It already
numbers 141 with a number of appli-
cations in hand.
Collector of Oyster Revenue J. G..
Lewis, has collected over $4,000 in
licenses and has made his office work a
credit to himself and State.
If not improper, we would suggest
that Colonel Henry A. Dupont should
post over his place of business, the
sign, "Offices to Let. "-Hlder.
John J. Ross, of near Milford, has
finished housing $500 baskets of
merchantable sweet potatoes and
about l, 200 baskets of second class or
feed potatoes.
Mr.. John Hutton who was admitted
to practice law in the courts of this
State has associated himself with A.
NJ. Daily. Mr.. William P. Shockley
has opened a law office adjoining the
central law building.
The spirited contest between D. P.
Hutchinson and Thomas Lattomus
for the post office at Townsend, has
been settled IN favor of the latter by
the powers that be. Mr. Lattomus
has been appointed.
Bishop Monaghan conducted his
first confirmation services at the Cath
olic Church of the Holy Cross, Dover,
Sunday, class of fifty persons, which
Is one of the largest ever confirmed in
Dover.
Mr.. VIM. A. McCrone near McDon-
ough has HOlstein heifer year old
last spring which is giving a gallon of
milk daily. Another calf began suck
ing her and brought her to giving
milk.
During the auction sale, Saturday
night week, George Hinson, colored,
stole a watch and escaped. He was ar
rested on Wednesday, however, and
taken before Magistrate Reynolds, who
committed him to Jail in default $500
bail.
The S25 reward offered by the Kent
County Protective Association soon
landed Samuel Granger in Jail for
burglarizing c. W. Barger's shoe store.
He was captured at house near the
Fair grounds, and Andrew Sordan
says that he saw Granger with the
shoes
UNION DELEGATES TO THE Conven-
TION.-The Union Republicans of
Dover, have the following delegates to
the State convention tomorrow; D.
NJ. Wilson, Walter L. Cannon, I. C.
Roe, Captain E. D. Burton, Captain
H. B. Norman, r. A. Black, William
f. Hartnett, and Elmer l. Abbott.
DON'T SHOOT The Delaware Game
Protective Association requests all
hunters in the State to aid them in
eventing the shooting of rabbits or
quail before November Is. There are
some persons in this section who are
in the habit of violating the law. This
fall they will be brought up with
round turn.
SINGLE TAKERS AND HENRY GEORGE.
The Young Mems Single Tax Club,
of Wilmington, have decided to hold
memorial service next Sunday evening
at the Opera House in honor of Henry
George. Rev. DIR. McGlynn, J. S.
Crosby and other prominent Single
takers will be invited to make address
ses. Resolutions were also adopted
deplOring Mr. Georges death.
In the application for licenses to sell
liquor at the hotels at Greenwood and
MillsborO, granted at the Sussex
county court the alleged fact was that
in both towns intoxicants are illegally
sold, causing more immortality than if
the hotels were licensed. Chief JUS
tice Lore dissented from the other
members of the court in the matter.
The licenses were granted by Judges
Grnbb and Pennewill.
A farmer living about six miles from
Dover, it is alleged, beat his 12-year-
Old-son so severely last Thursday that
he died from his injuries on Monday.
The boy disobeyed his father, where
upon he jumped on him and beat him
with club several times. The little
fellow ran to the woods, where it is al
legged, he was Overtaken by the father,
who placed him between two logs and
when the neighbors arrived the bov
was nearly dead.
Real estate agent Geo. w. Ingram.
of Middletown, has recently sold the
John Denney farm of 1s9 acres, on the
Levels, to DR.. NJ. W. Barr, of Elwyn.
Pa, for 81, 300. Also, the Aldy Glenn
ents farm, one mile north of Middle
town, and containing 213 acres, to w.
p. Biggs, for $13, 500; in this sale all
the stock and farm implements are in
cluded. The J. p. Dickson farm, near
Red Lion, containing 1853 acres, was
a lso sold by him for $1,000.
PUT BURGLARS TO FLIGHT.-Burg-
lars broke into J. L. Coughs store at
Bear Station, Thursday evening. They
effected an. entrance by cutting out a
panel of the door. Mr.. Cough, who
was upstairs, heard them and, secur-
ing a shotgun, went outside to await
their departure. When they emerged,
they carried shoes, revolvers and other
articles. Mr.. Cough fred at them,