Smyrna times., 1885-04-01

Milford streets are to be covered
with 10000 bushels Of oyster shells.
DIR. Thos. Cahall, Of Frederica, is
still confined to his room.
Contractors are taking stone to the
Brealwaler to be used III closing the
uap way. \ live hundred ana fifty ton
Darge was uuiOadeu last week.
Mr.. Herbert Blackiston of Dover has
opened skating rink III the rear of
his cigar store, on Ioockerman street
This makes two rinks which Dover
has.
james w. Oldheld. of MiddletoWn,
former resident Of Dover, took to him
self as helpmeet, Miss Anna E.
Wright, of Preston, Maryland, on We'd
nesday.
Among the graduates from the Phila-
delphia College of Pharmacy last week
was Edward Daily CahoOn son of W. r.
Cahoon ST. of Dover, who stood at the
head of his class.
1t is now hoped that the rural men,
bers of the Delaware Legislature will
get through with the work of law-mak-
ing in time to save their peach crop
Mddlci0UH Transcript.
SIR. Henry d. Josephs, keeper of
Mauun's River Lighthouse has resign
ed. Iuc number of applicants for the
place has been placed as high as TWEEN
~.
r. +. Smiths restaurant, which has
llourished at the MiddietoWn railroad
station for many Years, was closed ON
Wednesday for the reasons stated some
weeks ago in these columns.
The current number Of HuDers'
Ueekiy contains full page portrait of
Secretary Bayard, drawn from life bv
Frederic Deilman, and also fine por-
trait of Senator Gray.
Charlie Prettyman, of Lewes. this
week caught 80 terrapin in one dav.
He shipped them TO Philadelphia,
where they sold for $50 per dozen.
Pretty good days work
Randolph Peters, the welI-known
Delaware nurseyman and fruit grower,
Il few days ago said that he had eXamin-
ed many trees within the past few DAYS
and had found but few Of the buds
killed
The Legislature ought to make provi-
sion for building a tire-proof wing to
the State House for the Library. 1t is
absolutely necessary that some steps
should be taken to care for the valuable
State Library.
The Board Of Directors of the State
Fair have decided to build additional
buildings at FarvieW Park this Spring
costing at least $4,000. 4 building
will be erected at the gate fora keeper,
so as to have some one on the preni-
ses all the time.
Frank Edgell. worthy young
farmer formerly Of the vicinity 0f
Smyrna, but for several years living on
John c. COrbits farm near Odessa. 6av-
ing lately undergone u severe opera
ton for the benefit of his eyes, is now
lying in critical condition.
Francis j. Drexel, late Of Philadel-
phla, held mortgage Of $6 400 against
the Holy Cross Catholic church of Dow
er, which he beQueathed to the church
before his death. The congregation
feel deeply grateful to him for this act.
Inv NAu4AA4 VIII bC COLStCidlcu nj the
earliest opportunity.
Waiter Burton, WAO for some months
past mas occn runu.ug The Richm dson
House M Dover, udS surrendered his
lease. and Mr. \. b. Richardson. the
owner Is now running the hotel. Mr..
richardson Is very much opposed to
the sale @! Intoxicating liquors and has
closed the bar in i!ii, aotel
Ihe DtIaaJrc Game Protective As
sociaton, az Il meeting held in Dover.
decided to submit TO the General As.
sem0ly clause amending the game
laws so that gunners will be permitted
10 take their game home but not allow
ed To sell 1t. \ few days hence the
matter viii be laid before the Legisla-
lure. Inls probably will be the only
change that will be made in the game
laws.
BAY WINDOW PARLOR Cause.-The
bay window parlOr cars, manufactured
at the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's shops in Altoona and which are
to replace the Pullman parOr cars on
the Pennsylvania and p, W. & b. rail
roads, began running Monday. To
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son has To be within few feet Of the
cars. Tie bay does not extend the en-
lire hight Of the ear is some DeoDlp
suppose, but merely from the top of
the windows, which are Of the usual
SIZE car windows, to the s,lls -Ecery
Ereniag.
CANCELLING Insurance One of
the evils that we last week predicted
Moulu happen TO the evaporatOrs as Il
Ciass, because Of the recent destruction
oy hre OF several evaporatOrs, has al
ready occurred. All policies on evap-
orators placed through the agency of
rams !. Carlisle, Of Frcderica. have
this Week been cancelled. The cOmpan-
les represented by Mr.. Carlisle have
Hol only lost heavily on evapOratOrs in
100 ana 1851, bus in TWO fires recently
.he LOSSES were 5000. NOCwithstand-
llS 'he lact that the unusual ia Of 3
per cent las been charged on eVapOra-
1oiS' Mr Carllsle's companies have lost
ni"hey by such risks. IFHinSUidr NciCs.
AENr COUNTY JURORS The follow
ing are the jurors drawn for the April
Term OF Superior Court of Kent Coun-
W winch meets in Dover Monday,
April 9th 1885:
Graod Jory Duck Creek hundred
John II Ioilecker, Henry Slaughter,
Moses Price
=, kenton-Willam Il. Davis, John
Moore, Thos +. Bailey.
IN, Little Creek Joseph II. Hopkins
Thomas K. Taylor.
East Dover Geo. W. Collins, Rob
ert H. Lewis.
j. Layton.
North Murderkill Joseph S. Bur.
Ihellal' I' Henry Il. Draper, Thomas z
south Murierkill Peter X. Mere
nun James Posilcs, VIM r. Dickson
M'splllion Robert II. smith, JOIN
Gurtls Thomas Curdray
Nm. u,M.ii.ilord-James H. Kirby, Reyneal
"iiIlams, Jacob Y. FOulk
:, fe'" Jury. Duck Creek hundred r.
Marry il. huntington, Robert JOIN
1Inoore, John p. Garrison, Ephrain
Aenton- Samuel +. Williams, Thom