Smyrna times., 1882-09-13
o,,ntv and State Items.

postmaster 1T ' b
II Boone. resigned.
c,.sax county Republicans will hold
their nominating convention Ut "eorSe-
t', town, September 10Th.
wm Rothwell, near Middletown
" " Gi fanr baskets of peaches that sold
IN ,, that town for $1,000.
1-rab DENNY, colOred, has been
',,,itted TO answer the capital charge
~ arson in Wilmington at the next
session Of court.
sobool superintendent Harlan, of
washington reports almost 800 more
annications for seats than there are
S5i S5ats provided in the schools.
All of the small boys and some of
tbf laraer ones are i'll high glee over
tbf abundant crop of chestnuts which
will soon be ready to harvest.
THE blackbirds are docking Il month
earlier than usual this year. This Is
cm msiIcred. by those familiar with the I
baLits of the bird, as sign OF an early |
hll
On saturday next the Republicans
of New Castle will nominate their
county ticket \ canvass for the best
and most popular men is now being
male.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad and all its branches
will sell excursion tickets to the Mid
dleyown Fair at about half the schedule
rates.
Willie Funk. aged ii, the son of DIR.
A. ]. Funk, of Wilmington fell into the
Brandywine while fishing ut the Mark
ct street bridge. Saturday afternoon,
and was drowned.
At no one time in the last five years
has the fodder crop been better than it
is in Delaware 1t is being saved in
excellent condition, and it will be n
valuable crop to the farmers.
Eighteen new students have been
admitted to Delaware College and ten
others are expected to enter during the
UICSEul llUUlU. LlOSl vi lllC OAN SNtA
denis have returned.-NeWdrk Ledger
VIM 5 Naules, who has been express
manager and telcgrapher at Milford
for the last ten years has been appoint
ed route mail agent on the Pennsyiva
ria Railroad between Delmar ant
Philadelphia
There are no taxes in New Castle
for the support Of the local Govern
ment and schools, William PEN
having endowed the town with lan'
which now rents for enough to pay a
the municipal expenses.
peach train on the Delaware raj
road ran into shifting engine an
knocked it off the track near ii
Delaware junction on Saturday. 81
little damage resulted from the acciden
and there was no one hurt.
Til. revival at Willow Grove, la
winter, under Rev ;. y. Pilchard, W
50 thorough that the good people
that section concluded to build ne
church which was greatly needle
The foundation is laid, and the timb
will be raised in a few days.
Cahayl and evaporated goods, sa
the Milford NeWs, are advancing, t
lormer being quoted at $1.75 to 81
per dozen for peaches. A Milford III
refused $3.50 for all he could put l
We learn. Evaporated peaches {
selling at q to 2G for pared and h
those figures for impaired.
Mrs. King, wife Of Arthur King,
Dover whose attempt to drown hers
IN the mill pond two weeks ago v
frustrated, was taken to the AlmshOJ
ana on Thursday morning she '
found dead in her room. She had t,
Her bed clothing into strips, faster
ilem tC the window ledge and hi
herself.
Sults FOR libel were instituted agai
tle " MllinlngtOn Morning NelCs, Fri
Oy VIM. Kyne and Daniel orc. Ken
each claiming $4,000 damages.
Iause OF action was an article in wi
Tue Ners charged that the last
tpuhcll had misappropriated $20,00'
T Ile school funds, and that Kyne
Nelhey were accessory thereto.
Mr.. w. \. Scribner, a promil
Gi'lzcn Of Milford, died Monday
dad aa been engaged in ship building
NJ years; was very prominent
pSSnIics; an adhcrcnt to the princi
- Y ,he Democratic party; was ont
n nehioef OF the State Legislature.
nj oo vas stricken with paralysis over a
~, since which time he has been
Il "''e 10 attend to business Of any \
II ueo W. Ingram, real estate az
nil S'Il farm for Isaac Cleayer.
M O. ''es north Of NcDOnough, cOntai
acres, to Polk 4 Cochran, at
a. r. r., acre; and a farm for Pol
& 9ec 9ecSniah, situated in Kent county,
NJ IT. aeres, to Isaac Cleaver, for 81
~ nas also sold the home proper
o., e l1le Gasaway Watkins. at Nc
Stn consisting Of 32 acres of lanC
for $3.50. ''e' 70 'o7'p" 0'i'
evnoal eseial parties in Milford are
a a,pi"e.rlmenting with what is kno'
ofra fSeheral way as the "water pI
thai Ssplhg fruit" Two or three
selvooy " process known only to {
mos s' they have kept for month
at ,I2e! p2eei!lshable fruits and yegei
Wear. riIlng cost. OF these, for 81
putt;np past, Justus Lowery has
with "a up q large bmshel can
paeksa uozen or more varieties of
Chem ~ water with the addition
Pe,Sael, which is kept a sec