Smyrna times., 1884-09-03
Closing of Mails.
Opening of Mails.
county and State Items.

County and State Items.
CONTINUED from Fourth page.l
The Bright House, at RehobOth,
closed yesterday.
Laurel is said to have a population
1000 inhabitants.
The daily line, by water, between
Odessa and Philadelphia is carrying
great deal of fruit.
The Democrats Of New Castle will |
nominate their county ticket on Satur-
day, September 18th.
$500 baskets of Bartlett pears from
four acres of land is what one grower
near Dover reports this season.
Two new large engines went down
the road last week for the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad.
There are l 800 Irish voters in Della
ware, ninety per centum of whom have
hitherto voted the Democratic ticket.
The Rev. Mr.. Patterson, of Bryn
Mawr, Pa, has been elected as pastor
of the New Castle Presbyterian church.
Sheriff Martin has sold to William
Skaggs. of Smyrna, for 81 300, the farm
of Steven /. Clcary, in Appoquinlmlnk
hundred.
The centenary celebration at Bar
ratt's Chapel has been changed from
the 8rd and 4th to the 10th and l1th of
of September.
John D. Paulln has sold the furni-
ture and goodwill of the MiddletOwn
hotel to John Armstrong and Ezekiel
Sparks, of Chestertown, Md.
The real estate of the late c. c.
Simpson, in the town of Harrington,
was sold at public sale on Thursday
last and realized $21 ,760.379.
Z. ConOver, Jr., of Elmer, Salem
county, N. j., has been appointed prin-
cipal of the Georgetown Academy. He
is a recent graduate of Dickinson Col
lege.
At the opening Of the Wilmington
public schools, Superintendent Harlan
estimates that ut least three hundred
children were turned away for want of
seats.
A. G.. Cox, Middletown agent of the
Rochester Mutual Relief Society has
paid Mrs. Sarah T. EliasOn $4,000 in
surance on the life of her late husband,
r. II. Eliason.
The season for shooting reed and
rail birds opened Monday morning and
a large number of spOrtsmen took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to engage
in the fascinating sport
Willis, Jones & Co., of Middletown,
have shipped about $4,000 baskets of
peaches and expect to ship about 40, 900
more. The aggregate of their ship
ments will slightly exceed last years.
Matthew Kemp, of Mispillion hun
dred, who was shot about a month ago
bv James WOOters, has since died.
WoOters is still at large and no effort
beyond the offer Of 5000 reward is
being made for his apprehension.
Reuben Tharp, of Easton, Md, died
August 29th. He was u prominent
member Of the Republican party, and
was collector Of internal revenue at
one time He was a grandson Of the
late Governor Tharp of Delaware.
The preachers on Dover District vii
please take notice that the meeting o
the association is postponed till Sep
tember 10Th, 18th and 18th, to giy'
place to the Bauatt's Chapel meeting
T. o. AYREs.
The Democratic Kent County EXecu
tive Committee have resolved to hOlC
the County Convention to nominate
county officers on the 9TH of October
the primaries for the County COnven
tion will be held on the 4th.
The Porpoise Fishing Company O
Cape May, an organization in whicl
several Wilmington capitalists are in
terested, has been prosecuting a pros
porous business during the presen
Summer at the mouth Of the Delawar
bay.
Hog cholera, says the DeIaUaredl
has been playing havoc with the hog
Of some persons in Dover. Sever;
very fine fat hogs have died. One
$50 pounds weight, and others of ligh
er weight. Some are quite sick an
will probably die.
Henry Clark, a well-known an
highly respected citizen of South Mu
derkill hundred, died at his home ne;
-NNAOAAOd Ou J. uCStldy lcASt. MI OAesi
was aged about 50 years. He hf
been an invalid for several years wi
pulmonary consumption.
The Wilmington and Dover gla
works started operations Monday.
friendly rivalry existed between Il
Two places to win the honor of blown
the first glass in Delaware. Wilmin
ton, by commencing at y o'clock Su
day night, beat Dover a few hours.
1t is stated that the consumption
oysters in Wilmington would ia
about 200 bushels weekly, the bu
o. them being shipped from Seafol
There are small quantities arrivil
from Oxford and Cambridge, Md. i
prime oysters are shipped on an av'
age OF so barrels daily, POcomOkes Il
Iangers from Crisfeld OF co
plants from Delaware bay there is
average Of $4,000 shipped weekly
The Wilmington market, and $50 bu:
els Of cove cuttings in boats.
We are reliably informed that NJ
steen died in Broadkiln Neck
Thursday Of last week, and that no
single man attended the funeral
Friday. Her own daughter was unt
the necessity Of helping carry the col
and bury her mother, though no G.
taglous disease was feared. 4 brot
went to Slaughter Beach for "
thursday" knowing that his sist
death was expected. He could
Iorego the holiday, and said that
presence would do the dying won
no good.-1fJord NelCs and Adrerti
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
me following are the iurymen dra
rom Kent county for the court to
held in Wilmington, beginning
tuesday Of next week:
Grand JurOrs-Duck Creek hundl
Richard NJ. Johnson; KentOn, M
n. Coverdale; East Dover, Henry
Sollson; West Dover, John J. Bosf
south Murderkill, Benjamin c.
page Little Creek, Joseph G.. VIII
Mlplllion, Reuben Ross.
Petit Jurors-Duck Creek, jess
huntington; Kenton, Isaac S. Laph
T9I vast Dover, Elijah Stephens, )
wharton; North Murderkill, JOSEF
nufchinal, Henry r. Draper.
The STATE TEAcHER's AssocfAT
Ihe meeting of the State Teacl
association at Rehoboth, last "
was one Of the most interesting
thlOVahln cooioTl f .,u,r fhaf