Smyrna times., 1884-06-18
GBe Smprra Gimes,
SnlY2'n@, DeI.,
wednesday Afternoon, Juno Is, 1854.
Delaware Items.


repairs.
Bridgeville will celebrate the
Fourth with all the usual parapher-
MALTA of that day.
The Milford Loan Association sold
its surplus at a premium of twenty per
cent. at its last meeting.
Kent and Sussex counties promise
only about three-fourths of an average
yield of wheat this year.
Milford papers say they will have
about eighty evapOrators around that
section III operation this year.
Prisoners in the Georgetown iail con
verse with friends on the outside
through the cracks in the walls.
Mrs. Sarah r. Eliason has been
granted letters tcstamentary upon the
estate of Il. Ii. Eliason, late Of Middle
town.
f. n. Nallandigham, formerly editor
OF the Ereiy EccniHg, has accepted "a
post on the local stall of the Philadel
phia TimeS
Reynear Williams, of Milford. has
refused $500 for his bay mare. and NJ.
II. Davis has declined 81 900 for his
roadster Ben.
The stockholders of the new Dovor
Glass Company have decided to build
near their works eleven houses at a
cost of 5000 each.
J. :. Crouch, teller Of the Citizens
National Bank, has been offered the
position of Cashier made vacant by the
resignation of j. Il. Hall.
The complaint from FELTON, is that
whiskey fairly floods that town. and
that the nights are attended with the
sounds Of Drunken rcvclry.
The Rev. J. II. Nixon, d. d.. of vii
mingtOn, sailed from New York for
Belfast, Ireland, ON Saturday to attend
the Pan-Presbyterian Council.
Milford has a wonder-sight mt Dr.
Pratts drug store, in the shape of Il
kitten with one head, two breasts.
two bodies, eight legs and two tails.
Prof. r. y. Williams addressed the
scholars of St. Paul's VI. +. Church. at
Odessa, and 4. D. Harrington, Esd. "a
former superintendent, now of Phla-
delphia, also addressed them on sun
day last.
The contract for constructing a new
bridge across Appoquinimnk creek. at
Odessa, was awarded by the Bridge
Committee Of the Levy Court. to the
Edgemoor Iron Company; their bid
being 81 POO. The bid Of Morrison x
Wilson was $4,000.
George W. Townsend, Sr., a we'll
known resident of st. Georges. was
married last week to Mrs. Amanda
Sparks Of smyrna, the Rev. +. J. Coch-
ran officiating. The newly-wedded
pair were screnadcd by the New Castle
Fife and Drum Corps.
Sheriff Thomas 3. Windsor. who was
appointed sheriff in the place of Sheriff
Wootten, who forfeited his office ON
April l6 by neglecting to bond, sent
his resignation TO Governor Stockley
week before last, and the Governor i'm
mediately reappointed Wooten in his
stead.
a certain well-known and veracious
physician of Milford recently sent a
green, cOlOred lad to the stables with
instruction to wash and grease the car
riage. The sable youth washed the
vehicle thoroughly and applied the
grease literally to the body of the car
riage.-WJord Neics
Work has been commenced on the
extension of the railroad from the
Il in hn - p,1,
| sCashOre. The track will be run down
! the avenue to within u few yards of
the Brigh House. superintendent
! Groom is in charge, and we may be
sure there will be no unnecessary de-
| lay on his part. 1t is thought that the
extension will be completed and in
running order by July lst. The Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia Company
is taking a brace, and we're sure the
new regime will be hailed with general
satisfaction by the public. Dcldrare
| Democrat.
At a meeting of the directors of the
| Delawawarc Fruit Exchange, held at
| Wyoming on the 4th inst, the secretary
was authorized to canvass the Wvom-
ing district for the purpose of selling
seats in the exchange to fruit growers.
Many Of the largest shippers Of Wyom-
ing station have expressed their desire
to become active members of the cX-
change, so rs to enable them to sell
through the exchange. \ committee
was also appointed to procure suitable
room in which TO conduct the business
of the cXchaudgc, and one on iniorma-
ton and statistics II becomes the
duty of this committee To make AL nee
csSarN arrangements with the railroad
company, telegraph lines, &c. Forty
eight seats have already been sold.
The following is IL list of deeds that
have been recorded the past week at
the Recorders Office, for Kent county :
NJ. A. Smith ri al 20 John Cosdcn. lot
Smyrna. 81 900; II. A. Rash to David
Argo, % acres in Mispilliun hundred
81, 800; w. Richardson to O. w. Rich
ardson, II acres at Houston station:
W. = Bargcr to Geo. G. Hastings. LOT
at WOOdside, $40; JOSHUA Bcsemcr To
Daniel Miillin, lot at Wyoming, SO: =.
i. Milllin To Daniel Milllin. 2I} acres
in West Dover hundred, $500: w =.
Barger To A. T.. MOWbray, lot at Dover.
81 900; Eliza Fountain to S. f. Foun-
tain, lot at Frederica, $500; IL. C..
Douglass, Executor, to S. l.. Baker, II
acres in Duck Creek hundred.
81 l,92050; Sheriff to Joseph Snow, in
terest in POO acres in Duck Creek hun
dred 1855; q. II. Emerson to y. Short
lot in Camden, 81 ,0OO.- Delawaredn.
COMPANY SHOPs.-Mr. NJ. NJ. ShoiI-
ner, Postmaster and Justice of the
Peace, Company Shops, Alamance Co.,
N. c., writes, he has used st. Jacobs
Oil for rheumatism, cuts, swelled
ankles and knees, pains in the back
and sOre-thrOat. One or two applca-
tions in each case has alwnys cured,
and he believes the Great German
Remedy is the best in the world "As
long as ! can get it, )" he adds, 81 never
intend to be without it,"
Mortgages have been recorded in
Washington against two houses owned
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