Smyrna times., 1884-08-27
County and State Items.

George Russell, of Milford, is about
to move to Wilmington.
A. B. Richardson and wife, of Dover.
have returned from Europe.
The new NJ. f. Church at Little
Creek is nearing completion. 1t is a
very fine building.
Mrs. Maurice Flynn, of Wilmington,
was burned fatally while lighting a fire
with coal oil Thursday.
Thomas w. Wilson, of Dover. still
continues extremely low, and all hopes
Of his recovery have been abandoned
The tenters at Kits Hammock are
having jolly time oft. Every even
ing last week there was something in
the way of amusement.
Three-fourths of the grading on the
Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad
has been completed and the entire lob
will be finished in about three months.
The steamer Iuckahoe is now max
ing two trips a week between Powell
ton and Lewes, connecting with the
Old Dominion steamships at the latter
place.
a vote taken on the Delaware train
between New Castle and NIiddletown)
on Monday last, resulted as follows;
Blaine, IS; Cleveland, IS; Butler. / f;
st. John, /.
One farmer in Little Creek Neck. |
who has delivered over 1000 baskets
of peaches thus far, feeds his teams on
wheat, finding it not only cheaper
than corn but less heating to the
animals, and they will do better on it
than corn.
The Treasury Department has ac-
cepted the bid of William II. Verdin,
of Lewes, for the construction of a
temporary quarantine hospital build
ing on the Government reservation at
the Delaware Breakwater, for $1.984,
to be finished within four weeks.
Shortly after eight o'clock Friday
morning, the evaporator of William
Walker, near the railroad station at
Dover, was discovered to be on fire,
and before the flames could be extin-
guished a lare quantity Of fruit and
part of the factory were destroyed.
General Van Worst, of Milford, is
said to have the best orchard in that
locality. His largest picking was l 500
baskets in one day. His fruit is very
large and well colored 5000 is a good
sum for a farmer to receive as the net
returns for one days picking of
peaches.
Thomas Mullin, candidate on the
temperance ticket for member of the
Legislature, has secured President
Purnell of Delaware College to stump
New Castle county in favor of the
ticket. The president says if he had
time he would stump the whole State
in behalf of temperance.
President Purnell of Delaware Col
lege states that the outlook for pros
porous year for the college is most fat
tering. The applications for admission
from new pupils are much larger than
for many years, and there is a strong
of the college being entire
ly full during the Winter session.
The following is a list of deeds that
have been recorded the past week at
the Recorders Office for Kent county.
J. W. Wise to Lon w. Clifton. lot in
Dover, $500; NJ. Iodine & Co., to John
Gooden, ! interest in IS acres, North
Murderkill hundred; Bank of Smyrna
to Robert Norris, lot in Smyrna, $500;
7. Foxwell to Robert Norris, lot in
Smyrna, $3.50; r. NJ. McIlvain to II.
McIlvain, lot in Marydel, 81 POO. !
The congregation of the NJ. +.
Church of Dover is somewhat divided ;
about the question of a new church, :
which agitated them for some weeks
past. Some of the members are in !
favor of tearing down the old church !
and erecting a new one on its site, at a ;
cost of $4,000 or $4,000. Others ,
however favor repairing the old
church, but among these latter there is
still a difference as to the extent of
the repairs which shall be done to the \
church. 5
The Wilmington Morning Nelcs diff {
fers with the Georgetown Journal re-
specting the frequent examinations of
our teachers. The Journal thinks the
certificates should be given for a long '
er term, while the Ne,Os thinks annual G
are demanded by the q
TACT of continued low averages in many 5
Of the important branches of the school v
It is well to remember '
that some of these examinations fail to z
discover the real fitness Of the teacher.
An examination to many is very en-
barrassing; and low average to them fl
tails to guage their preparation for P
.heir work. Then cath questions d
and problems greatly embarrass some. II
Happily, our State Superintendent 81
ieals fairly and honestly in this mat b
er.-HarringtOn Enterprise.
James Redpath says that he meant u