Smyrna times., 1899-02-08

harold Green, of Middletown, ha
been elected president of the senio
class of Delaware College.
Rev. W. G. Hogg, of BridgevilIe, ,ha
received a call to become pastor of th
First Presbyterian church, Waynes
bOro, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Collins, OF
Magnolia, gave large party and sup
per to their friends on Saturday nigh
week.
Mrs. Mary Sarde, of Camden. who
died recently in the 18th year of her age
was the widow of the late Squire VIM.
Sarde.
wyoming is to have new industry
a modern brick-making plant is being
made ready and will begin operations
early III the Spring.
The large Treat factory at George.
town has been rented to Isaac Robin.
son, who is now contracting for SOC
acres of tomatoes.
Abraham Moore, of Leipsic died in
that town on the 25th ult.. at the AGE
OF 20 years. He was brother of the
late Jas. S. Moore, of Dover.
Some Maryland crank has sent to
each member of the Delaware Legisla-
ture memorial against the pillory and
whipping post for convicts.
Sheriff Wharton, of Kent county has
sold the 1O7-acre farm of George G.
Miller, IN South Murderkill hundred
to A. B. Magee, attorney, for s1,7OO.
The packing business formerly oper-
ated by Zach Johnson, at Houston.
will he conducted this season bv
Zach Johnson's Sons at the same
place.
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis of Della
ware, says the day of the peach is not
passed, that all farmers have to do is
to put out new orchards, and take the
necessary precautions against insects
The House of Representatives killed
the bill giving justices of the peace
greater jurisdiction. Certainly as it
now stands, justices of the peace do
not have sufficient jurisdiction in petty
cases.
Professors Bishop, Chester and
Powell, of Delaware College, are visit
ing schools in the State, giving lessons
In the study of nature, with view of
having this branch taught in the pub
lie schools.
A new river and Harbor bill lust re-
Gently reported in the National House
OF Representatives, provides for work
on Wilmington harbor S22O, 7SO, for
Smyrna river, 1000, Murderkill river
s., 900, Broad Creek river S95, 900. Nan
ticoke river So. 900.
Representative Burns has given no.
tlce OF a bill to make the prisoners in
New Castle Jail build roads in that
county. This measure ought to be
made law. 1t would soon place our
roads in such condition as is now
badly needed.
Habits grow strong by submitting to
them. 1t is so easy to fall into the
habit of lying about home all day Sun
day, and never give thought of going
to church. This habit grows strong as
1t is allowed to run, and presently the
habit is the master of the man.
The 25th annual meeting of the Pc
ninsula Press Association will be held
1T Dover, Del, on Thursday, Febru-
lry 9, at II o'clock a. m. for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the ensu-
ng, and attending to such other mat
'ers as may come before the meet
ng.
Says the Milton Times: ''The choir
If the NJ. E. Church this town is one
II the finest organizations of its char
cter in the county. Under the ex-
'erienced leadership of DIR. John B.
Nelch, and Prof. John G. Filings
vorth as organist, and Prof. Theodore
v. Messick as cornetist, the choir has
an almost perfect state of mus
cal proficiency.
Charles Adams of Adamsville, in
he southwest part of Kent county,
led suddenly Friday week. He was
member of the notorious Legislature
+ 1897, and one of the men who was
ot elected, but took his seat after the
teal which was engineered by Sena-
Or Kenney. Mr.. Adams was about 4S
ears old. He was the recognized
uthor of the Adams bill.
Ann Taylor died in Philadelphia on
unday, aged 1OS years. She was born
Camden, Del, December 18th, 1897.
Ter father was named Jacob Lindwick
native of Germany, who left his
irthplace to seek his fortune in the
olonies, served during the war under
Washington. Her mother was one of
he Goodwin family, of which the late
amuel Paynter Goodwin was des-
endont.
HE REGISTRATION FEE.-Says the
1itor of the DelaWarean: "Mr.
rothers suggests reduction of the
'gistration fee to twenty-five cents.
'e will go further; our choice would
no registration fee at all. We were
pposed to a high registration fee at
lie time of its adoption. So far as we
now, we stood almost or entirely
one among the Democrats in the
Convention in advoca-
ting either no registration fee or a
Try small one. We earnestly desired
'mplete elimination of money from
)litics,
The last Legislature did not see fit
pass the bill for State Penitentiary.
ow Chief Justice Lore has had anoth-
bill prepared creating a peniten- !
Try for New Castle county. The pro- !
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