Smyrna times., 1897-11-24
County and State Items.

The Delaware State Grange will
meet at Dover on December IA.
The State College for colored stu
dents opened last month and has
twenty-six scholars enrolled.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-A boy named
Ford, was accidentally killed by Jacob
Taylor on Saturday, near Dover.
They were cunning, when the load
accidentally entered Ford and he died
a short time after.
The lodges of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics in the State,
Friday, attended church in accordance
with the Thanksgiving proclamation
of National Chancellor Powell.
The house of McIlroy McIlvaine.
near Magnolia, was destroyed by fire
Friday morning. Most all the furni-
ture was saved. The property was in
sured for $1,000. The fire originated
from a defective hue.
The Delaware College foot ball team,
which has disbanded for the present
season, have elected Harrison W.
Vickers captain for next year He is
of the class of '99, and has played two
years on the team.
The Light and Water Commission,
of Middletown, will erect on Monday.
new steel smoke-stack at the works
on Lake street. The recent contrac-
tors for boring the new we'll here struck
water at depth of 6SS feet.
Senator Gray stated that he would
again attempt, when Congress reas-
sembles, to have the old post-office
building in Wilmington transferred to
the Board of Education, so that it can
be used for a public school.
The Kent County Farmers Institute
has elected the following officers:
President, John Heyd, FELTON,; vice
president, r. M. Cooper, Cheswold;
treasurer, George n. Killen, FELTON,;
secretary, Wesley Webb, Dover.
Colonel Z. 7. Cooper, who went to
Hawaii some time ago to study the
condition and customs of the people
at the request of the Hawaiian Govern
ment, arrived home Saturday after
noon. He reported that he had very
pleasant time in Hawaii.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Susie, daughter of MI. and
Mrs. Samuel Peachy, to Mr.. Eben G.
Alfree, tomorrow evening, November
2jth, at S o'clock. The ceremony will
take place at the residence of the
brides parents, near Smyrna.
John Larrimore, accidentally shot
Norman Smith while cunning near
Harrington Saturday. Both are boys.
Larrimore saw Smith sitting in a bush,
and mistOok the butt of his gun for a
rabbit and fired. The load entered
Smiths hip, but he was not badly in
jured.
While cunning with Town Council
man Ross and his son, Charles. near
Camden Saturday, Charles Phillips of
Wilmington, was accidently shot.
Charles Ross shot arabbit, and Phil
lips, who was in the way, received half
the load. DR.. L. S. COnwell dressed
the wound. Phillips is not badly in
jured.
Robert Parsons, a well known young
man of Dover, started out to look for
work a few days ago and when his
parents heard from him he was in Fort
Wayne, Indiana We hear that he in
tends to go to Klondike in the spring
to seek his fortune.
At the meeting of the Dover Century
Club Thursday afternoon, the topic
was Education. Professor Tindal
delivered a timely address. DR.. Nc
Allister of Drexel Institute, and DR..
Neal of the Experimental Station have
been invited to speak to the club on
November the "a.
A ten-year- old girl of Caspen Shock
ley, living a few miles below Seaford,
was burned to death Thursday. She
was holding a coal oil lamp when she
turned it over on herself and set fire to
to her clothing. BefOreit could be ex-
tingished the child sustained injuries
from which she died.
The State Bankers Association has
adopted resolutions indorsing the gold
standard and elected ?. L. Cannon,
president; G. s. Capelle, vice presi-
dent, and J. H. Dandy, secretary and
treasurer. They favor the abolition of
days of grace by the Legislature.
A new Century Club has been or
ganized at Georgetown, with these Of
fcers: President, Mrs NJ W. Houston; !;
first vicepresident, Mrs. Robert Fooks /;
second vice president, Mrs. Kate
George; secretary, Mrs. Robert Davis;
treasurer, Mrs. John N. Davis Rich
ardsOn.
William DOdd, a farmer, living in =
Slaughter, about seven miles from
Dover, has been taken to Farnhurst in
an insane condition. The first attack
was on Thursday night, when he bit
the end of his tongue nearly off. 1t
took four men to hold him while one
pried his mouth open.
A Banquet was given in the Clay
ton House on the occasion of the pre-
sentatiOn of the silver service to the
gunboat Wilmington on November 23d,
and the price of each plate put at So
each. One hundred and fifty plates
only were laid. Thos. F. Bayard made
the presentation speech.
A water works with capacity of 60,
900 gallons will be built in Delaware
City,. the company to furnish 10 plugs
to the town for protection against fire
at a cost of $500 year. The company
is to be exempted from taxation for
twenty years, at the end Of which time
the town is to have the privilege of
bu,,ine, tba ,,lont or ranawinO tha con-