Smyrna times., 1884-08-20

County and State Items.
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A colored camp meeting was opened |
near Vandyke's station Sunday.
WE. Garrett & Sons are building
new snuff mill and warehouse at York |
lyn.
About 5000 people were at Bowers
Beach on big Thursday" of last
week.
Thirty-three tramps recently cap
tured at Wyoming have been commit
ted to the Dover Jail.
The farm of S. L. Clary, in Appo-
quinimink hundred, is advertised by
the Sheriff, to be sold at Middletown,
on August 29th, at 10 \. NJ.
John NJ Dunn, who has been chosen,
will make an energetic and rattling
chairman of the New Castle County
Republican Executive Committee.
The Wilmington Moraing News will
give the newsbOys a free ride to Cape
May on the steamer Republic, and pro-
vide them with free lunch, on Friday.
The substantial iron bridge over the
AppOquinimink creek, at Odessa built
by the Edge Moor Iron Company, was
finished on Wednesday. 1t cost 81, 200.
w. NJ. Prouse is having built very
fine residence at Magnolia, and his is
to be followed by one each for DR.. {.
r. .Iakes, w. c. Frear and Mrs. r. /.
Conner.
The annual meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society will be held in
the Reformed Church, at Wyoming, on
Thursday, September 18th, ut 10
o'clock, A. NJ.
There is a large colony Of tramps
near Camden, who rendezvous by them
selves. A butcher and baker supply
them with meat and bread, and they
have quite gypsy camp.
An Indian doctor who claims to be
cureall, is affecting Maryland towns.
Such fellows give Delaware wide
berth since the statute was passed re-
quiring them to pay license of $500.
The Wilmington Republican, at
tributes the recent earthquake in this
State to the fact that Senator Bayard
from one end of the State and Govern
or Stockley from the other, were out
of theSState on q sailing vessel down in
Virginia.
The DelmCarean says that since
Assistant School Superintendent Car
penter received a midnight visit from a
burglar, Superintendent Il. n. VIII
liams has provided himself with a
horse pistol Of formidable size and
antique pattern.
There are now three cOlOred camp
meetings in progress i'll Sussex county,
viz. RehOb0th, Concord, and near
MillsborO. The white people seem to
have had a surfeit of them as we have
heard of none to be held any where in
this county. -GeOrgetOlcR Democrat.
Several vessels loaded with water
melons were detained here in the har-
Dor on Tuesday, owing to the head
winds A large number of the melons
that were decaying were thrown over
board, and on Wednesday afternoon
the beach was completely lined with
this fruit. -BredkiCdter Light.
John Lynn, one of the occupants of
the carriage which was struck by the
train at the Glasgow crossing on We'd
nesday evening last, has brought suit
at ElktOn against the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Company His daughter Lizzie was
buried Sunday. The mother is still
very ILL.,.
Col. f. T. Layton. who has been
superintendent of the almshonse o.
Kent county for long time, on last
Wednesday rendered his resignation tC
the Board of Trustees, to take etiec
the first Of next March. The trustees
says the DeldCdredn, after considerable
discussion and consultation, postponed
action upon it until the regular meet
ing in November.
The Morning Ne,cs says: "The TEN
perance men specially desired that III
report Of their proceedings on SatU
day should appear in Sunda.
paper. This was fully eXplaine'
TO the Star reporter, and he therefor
said that he desired the report 70
Ecery Ecening. 1t was given to hin
for that paper, but it appeared just tn
same in the Star"
The Peach Exchange, says the Sent
ael has been doing something thi
week, but it cannot be said to i
booming" The Exchange has eN
perienced what every other enterpris
has, that it is fight for a foothOld i
this cold world, and there has been Il
exception in its case. Still, it is ailOa
The commission charged now hi
been changed a cent basket. Tn
week an effort will be made to inst
new life into it.
The Directors Of the Dover gla!
works are getting everything ready
commence the manufacture Of glass q
the first Of next month. Several fam
lies have within the last few day
moved into the new houses, whlC
We're erected for their Accommodate
sand has been brought from Morn
River to Little Greek Landing in We
sels, and hauled in wagons to the col
panys works and the other materii
necessary for making glass are bell
brought and stored upon the grOun'
EyapOratOrs have struck me
season for their business. The clio
Damp weather is very unfavOrable
Drying fruit and it is rare instan
Where an evaporator can be emptied
less taan twenty-four hours. I
'lruit is fgll Of water and is turning q
poorly. Several have weighed up a
md a yield varying from 81 to
pounds to the basket, for unpee
ufuit. Peeled fruit is averaging abb
uhree pounds to the basket. j.
where the profit comes in for tn
VINO pay AZ cents for peaches We
"O see.-MilfOrd Chronicle.
The tgl lOwhg is IL list of deeds I
pae been recorded the past week
Iae hecorder's Office for Kent cOun
Wary Turner TO Kent county, righ
WAY IN Dover. SIS; S. NJ. Thomas
,M, Mm. +. Talley, lot in Dover, 800
w " Lovegrove et al 10 $. A. L0vegrC
acres, Duck Creek hundred, $l75;
felchards to J.. f. Cullen, lot in
rOfu, 800; J. l.. Heverin to j.. Sh
" acres, West Dover hundred, s.
-. L. Grim 10 A. lie Clair, lot in
~ S425; Dounan & WOlcott to ]
soiilson, lot in Harrington, 800;
nan q WOlcOtt TO r. $. Johnson, 10