Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
Opening OF Mails.
County and State Items.

County anu 0IdC0 1CS11lS.
Chester Baum has sold his farm, one
mile West of Dover, to a Northern
man, for 1925 per acre.
Professor Mackey, of Delaware Col
ledge, is so ill that his friends have
but little hope of his recovery.
Isaac G.. Lofand of Dover owns
two year-Old Chester white hog that is
estimated to weigh over 1000 pounds.
1t is said there are already in Sussex
county over one hundred and twenty
applicants petitioning for light house
appointments.
A new basket factory is building at
Harrington, and other manufacturing
industries are soon to be started in
that town and its vicinity.
Charles Chapman, cOlOred man of
Georgetown, who died last week, was
noted for being able to cut twelve and
thirteen cords of wood per day.
Street Commissioner Lewis Zebley
of Wilmington died on Saturday morn
ing. Deceased was born in Brandy
wine hundred October Goth, 1918.
The bill pending in the Senate in re-
lation to patent proprietary medicines
-,rht to be defeated. Its provisions
a.. leh as ought to insure its defeat
A.: Rothwell, an aged and well
known citizen of White Clay Creek
Hundred, died very suddenly on Mon
dav. The deceased was about Is years
of age.
The real estate of William Simpson,
deceased of Harrington was sold on
Saturday last by the trustee, james l..
Wolcott. Forty eight lots brought
about $11 900.
Harrington has four applicants for
the postmastership of that town ;
George L. Baird, Thomas Smith, Alfred
Raughley, and J. e. Horney, editor OF
the Enterprise.
The DeIaware Ledger man, Newark
has a fine pumpkin at his office, and
will dispose of the seed of the same for
planting purposes for the modest sum
of 80 cents each.
John J. Turtle of George town died
March 3rd, aged 60 years. He was
native of the West India Islands, and
was consul at Maranham, Brazil, and
at Mauritius during President Grants
term.
Two prairie chickens, that were re
Gently turned out by the Game Protec-
tive Society, have been driven by hun
ger to take up with the poultry IL
Elias Shockley's yard, near Milford
where they have fed daily during the
heavy snow.
The executor OF John Ferris, deceas
ed, has purchased the Woodside farm
three miles west of Wilmington, fol
S18,50O. 1t contains 100 acres, and ha:
been selected as the site for the Ferris
Reform School, for which there are
$4,000 available.
The first cases of plurO-pneumOni;
south of New Castle, were reported
Saturday, State Veterinary Rowland
having inspected herd of twenty-on'
cattle at St. Georges. One bad cas-
was killed, and the herd quarantined
The animals will be inOculated.
Thomas w. Jakes Of Wyoming die
on the evening Of March 81, aged s
years He was u native of Kent coun
ty and spent nearly all his life there
He haa been living With his son, JOh
Z. Jakcs. postmaster of Wyoming, 10
several years preceding his death.
D:-l w t..-. y ~ IN. G,Il,, or+a,
ed upon the Gu,its of the Oliice L
which he was l.'r.y appointed, Of Ia
ternai Revenue EVlcctOr for this di,
trict. lie goes 10 Wilmington ever
Wednesday and saturday TO watc
over the matters connected with th
Office.
The following board Of stewards {
the VI. L. Church Of Middletown W.
appointed at the quarterly conierenl
on Saturday last: NJ. d. Wilson, :
Burris, T. T. Hurn, G. Z. Hukill, Hel
" Davis, J. VI. Cox, w. p Biggs, Her
ry Clayton, Dr. Il. Is. Mckee, Jas. ia
rell. John Drummond. Martin B. Bu
ris, Thomas CdVender.
Il is a settled fact that the Germa
carp can live in the head-Waters OF OF
creeks. Through muskrat holes Al
by OverfOws number nave escap;
from T. B. Coursey'5 fish ponds, al
several of different sizes have bee
caught by fishermen in Murderk
Creek One weighing fourteen pOun
and half was caught on Wednesd;
of last week and sold for Sl.23.
Secretary Way Of the Peninsula
Press Association proposes that Il
annual excursion be made ia Jul
rather than August, ANA very proper
suggests that Tie excursion Ue MA
over the New York, Philadelphia al
Norfolk line to Norfolk, That IA day
spent at and about Old Po. mt n ianOt
er at RlcnmUHd, ami the home trip
made by way of he Valley OF Virgin
aud Washington.
There is every indication, says t
Sentinel, that big railroad fight
brewing. The bill which MIR Adki
introduced provides for the building
road from Harrington to Lewes,
Milton. This is the Queenstown RO;
the old charter from Harrington
Baltimore via Kent Island, havi
been secured. There is SAID to be plt
ty Of Doodle back Of this enterpri
and the d NJ. s. Va. road will have
look out or else this new enterpri
will place it on the defensive. Tn
IS provision in the charter proyid
for its lapsing in the case the roaC
not built in two years.
The FIRST IN DELAWARE.-James
Bayard Handy has been appOinte
letter-carrier by the Republican pc
master Of Wilmington. Mr.. Handy
democrat, and enjoys the distinction
being the first called from the rank!
his party in Delaware to fill fed,
Office under Cleveland's administrati
Postmaster Swiegett explains his
parlure from his heretofore strictly
served rule for selecting his appoint
from the republican party on
ground that the work VIII shortly
done by the democrats, and it is y
to begin in time to have them acqu
ted with the duties they will be ca
upon to perform. In the future vac
cies will be filled By men Of the 81
political faith as Mr.. Handy.
A ADoG-GoNED Town The Fredc
correspondent Of the PeainsulaU \
gives the following dog news Of
place Frederica would be a dull p