Smyrna times., 1899-01-11
STATE ITEMS.

Sheriff John B. Wharton. of Kent
county, has reappointed Joseph Boggs
warden and John Foraker deputv
sheriff.
The Kent County Levy Court has
elected Erasmus Davis as Assessor fo,
Milford, to fill the vacancy caused bv
his fathers death.
Since the announcement of the free
rural mail delivery system, for Smvrna
and vicinity was made, citizens Of
Dover and vicinity are agitating SINH
lar service.
NlImlngton's Board of Trade NAV
ask the Legislature to enact a law pro-
Vldlng for the taxation of street rail
ways and other corporations usino +be
city streets.
The Legislature at the present ses-
slon' will be asked to pass a law pro
vldlng for the erection of State lab
oratory IN connection with the State
Hospital at Farnhurst.
At the annual meeting of the Yonno
Mems Democratic Club, of WHINING.
ton, Adjutant General Garrett J. Ha,t
private secretary to Senator r. II.
henney, was elected president.
lhe merchants report that their hol
lday business during the season inst
past was much heavier than that of the
previous year. A noticeable feature
OF the shopping was that better class
OF goods was on sale than usual.
Rev. DIR. D. J. Flynn. Of St. Pat
rlck's Roman Catholic Church, Viii
mlngton, will say farewell to his par
lShlonerS on January 22nd, when he
VIII accept a professors chair in 81
Mary's College, at Emmittsburg. Md.
Owing to Lieutenant Colonel Charles
NJ, Stevenson having accepted a clerk
ship III the regular army recruiting
service, it is probable that Major Tbeo-
dore W. Townsend will be chosen col
onel Of the National Guard when reor-
ganized.
Mr.. Andrew Spear, living near Ches-
ter bridge, in Queen Anne, has rented
a fifty acre grazing farm near New
Castle, Delaware, and moved to his |
new farm last week. He pays rent
OF $500, and will enter largely in the /
milk business. Hc~fcrtown TraaS-
cript.
BARN BURNED. The barn of Robert
Fnedel of near FELTON,, was DESTROYED |
by fire early Saturday morning week.
Only the live stock was saved. Mr.
Frledel was severely burned while
lighting the flames The house in
which the farmer and his family lived
was threatened, and the members of
the family had to flee in their night
clothing. The total loss is $4,000.
partly covered by insurance.
A Dover correspondent wrote to a
Wilmington paper Thursday: The late
John f. Salisbury appeared on his old
stamping ground to-day, bat things
have changed so in the House of Rep
resentatlves that John f. was greatly
out Of place. He endeavored to give
advice to the Democratic members
but they consider the leadership of
their colleague, Representative Dona-
hoe, good enough, and John F. was
forced to realize it.
Curtis S. Vinyard, a much respected
farmer, aged n years, died at his resi-
dence in Milford hundred, Wednesday
morning. 1t is highly probable that
his death was superinduced by the
death of his brother, VIM. H. Vinvard
who died the Saturday morning pre-
vious. He leaves a wife and six chill
dren, five boys and one girl, all of
whom were at home at the time of his
death, for the first time in many wears.
DOvER'S FINANCES. The financial
statement of Dover shows that there is
a surplus in the General Fund of
$165.G0, which has not occurred for
several years; in fact, for several wears
there has been a deficiency in this fund
from $500 to S1,500. The balance on
hand in the Water Fund is 81, ,4G9. 81,
and bond No. 10 of 81 200 is to be paid
off, thus reducing the bonded indebt- ,
edness to $4,000. The town does not
owe dollar and the Water Works are
worth three times the amount of the
bonded Indebtedness.
The appointment of John B. Hutton,
Esq, as Justice of the Peace in the
place made vacant by the death of
John S. Jester in Dover, is one which
will prove to be for the interest of the l
public at large. Mr.. Hutton is young
man of the highest integrity. He I
brings to the office a knowledge of law
which will enable him to pass intel
igently upon the matters brought a
Inder his official notice. Bright, cap .
lble and conscientious, he cannot fail y
% give universal satisfaction in the S
post which Governor Tunnel has as Il
igned to im.-Hder.
BOARD OF TRADE DINNER. The
committee of the Board of Trade hav- 6
ng in charge the dinner to be given >
IN January IA, at which Senator Gray I
will be the guest of honor, has the fol-
owing reception committee: Bishop ?
coleman, chairman; Samuel Bancroft, 9
r., Edgar NJ. Hopes, Horace G. u
Knowles, o. c. Purdy, William S. IL
lilies, Willard Salisbury, Lewis c. N
'andergrift, w. w. Pusy, Elwood C. tC
ackson, A. H. Berlin, A. r. Morris fl
on, Samuel X. Smith, A. G. McCaus-
and, Z. Tatnall Warner and w. w.
Iobdell. Bishop Coleman called -,
he committee together at his residence u
n Saturday to arrange the details. 1t -
'ill be held at the Clayton House. II
ERASMUS DAVIS APPOINTED ASSES
OR. BY the death of William R.
)avis, the Office of Assessor for the N
'enth District (Milford) was made &C
acant. Mr.. Davis had almost com I'll
leted the probably stwo days
lore would have wound il uD-and IL