Smyrna times., 1885-09-09

Wilmington is having considerable
trouble over tower to be placed on
the new High School.
Burdette the humorist, will lecture
this evening, in the Court House Hall
Dover; subject, " Home"
Another crop of mosquitoes were
Matched out last week on the bayshore
marshes; but the cool nights afflicted
them with rheumatism.
Mr.. Eclller of Vermont has been ap-
pointed principal of the public school
at Harrington. He is % years old and
comes well recommended.
The hotels at RehOboth have closed
but few persons still linger in the cot
tages there to enjoy the pleasantest
part of the year on the beach.
The new bridge over St. Jones Creek
at BridgetOwn is now entirely completed
and is the most substantial and finest
structure of the kind in the county.
The Preachers Association will meet
in Harrington to-day. Revival services
will be held every evening and the
meeting is expected to last several
days.
There will be strong demand in
lower Kent and Sussex for peach trees
again this fall, and all will be readily
sold. But next year the supply will
exceed the demand.
Mrs. Annie Ward, who is visiting her
mother, Mrs. w. H. Grasley, of Leipsic,
had two children almost fatally poison
ed last week by eating caramels. The
candy was purchased i'll Dover.
The steamer Major ReyboId, which
was so badly wrecked few weeks ago,
by a Cyclone, has resumed her trips
between Philadelphia and Salem last
week. The boat is now in better
condition than ever.
Arrangements are being made by the
managers of the Mutual base ball club
of MiddletOwn, and the SeafOrd club,
for series of games to be played on
the fair grounds at Dover, during the
progress of the exhibition.
The Laurel Gazette seems determined
to have the scalp of Frederick Ulysses
ROop, of the Seaford Item Frederick
defends himself gallantly in his own
hammer and tOngs sort of literary style
and the conflict thickens.
About 375 people were present Thurs
day at Augustine Pier on the occasion
of the Pomona Grange picnic. Most of
the members were from the neighbOr-
hood of Wilmington, st. Georges,
Odessa, and from distant oranges.
On Thursday Messrs. Martin, Caven.
der and Moore, of the Legislature Com
mittee to whom was referred the mat
ter of having the old Colonial record,
transcribed and printed, met in Dover
and decided to have the work done.
Charles w. Whitley, Jr., Esq, 0
Lewes, and Peter Faucet and John l.
Thompson of Georgetown, want to b'
clerk of the Orphans Court of SUSSEX
county. P. c. Penuel, the present in
cumbent, will step down and out mex
November.
Bass fishing is prohibited i'll the wat
ers of this State for the space of fou
years, by act of the last legislature
The penalty is $40 for every fisl
caught. The EUery Euening says thi
law is openly broken by fisherme
along the Brandywine.
]. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills fo
Kent county, has granted letters OF &C
ministratiOn on the estate of DIR. Isaa
Jump to Geo. p. Fisher and John l
Burton, and upon the estates of ThOms
Demby and Henry Demby, late OfSOut
Murderkill hundred to John d. Burtol
William Beggs, son of James II. Begg
who fell into a clay crusher at Il
brickyard of J. II. Beggs & Co. Wi
mington on Friday August 2lst, ar
was severely injured, died of lOck-j
on Saturday morning. Deceased was
young man highly esteemed in the $
cial circle in which he moved.
Peaches in some instances says Il
SUSSEX Journal have brought near
twice as much at Bridgeville rs tn
have at Seaford, because at the form
place they are sold day by day to buye
at the depot while at the latter one
two large buyers have mOnOpOliz
the market by buying up the larg
orchards.
The Rev. &. II. Sentman's new pap
the Daily Conflict, will come out
next Monday. 1t will be devoted
general news gathering and its missl
will be to cOuntoract the evil intiuer
of rum. Mr.. Sentman will be the e
tor and James l.. Good, formerly OF
Morning NelCs, will be the gatherer
local news.
DIR. George w. Maull of GeOrgetO
was taken sick on Friday, August 2S
and the following afternoon he di
AGED 78 wears, from congestion OF
lungs. DR.. Maull had been the old
physician in the State, and for I'll
three years he attended to the want
his fellowmen at Georgetown, retlr
only two years ago.
Jacob Kinder, who died two we
ago near Bridgeville left personal pr
erty estimated at $4,000, the real
$1,000. From the executors adj
tisememt it appears that the will
vides that the "parlOr and the pa
stairs" Of the house in which the te
tor died are to be reserved for the
Of the widow. The question is as
what does the widow want with
parlor stairs without the parlOr ch
ber?
The Wilmington Sunday Star ID
in quoting the Centreville Md, Re
that the Hon. Benjamin r. Biggs,
rollicking PlOughboy of Delawa
will sell between $4,000 and $6O
worth Of peaches this year from
Eastern Shore orchards says;
think off Fifty thousand dollars
one wears crop! And that year
ceding the election of "a Democl
governor! That settles it. Benli
r. Biggs, the "salary grabber," >"
man who told honest Jim Blaine OF
floor Of the House Of Representa-
that he (hOnest James, ought to
his grab" for he deserved it, Will
Democratic candidate for GOverno
fore the Democratic convention oi
ware next year.
Benjamin Riggin, a farmer VINO
near SeafOrd, was arrested on Ihui
upon complaint of Austin Harrin
ESQ, for cruel treatment OF D.
boy, aged about 13 years, obtained
an Orphans Home in Pa. through
Geo. Hall, Higgins father-in-laW
wasalleged that the child was comp
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