Smyrna times., 1885-06-10


ing and the works shut down for the
season.
The Bright House at Rehoboth has
been leased for five years to Frank Bur-
ton & Co., who will open for the season
in few days.
Governor StOckley on Saturday reap
pointed Edwin r. Cochran Clerk of
the Peace of New Castle county for the
term Of five years.
Rev. J. S. Willis will fill for a time the
pulpit of the Frederica NJ. +. Church,
recently made vacant by the retirement
of Rev. J. +. MOwbray.
The annual commencement exercises
of Delaware College will begin on Sun
day, June 14th instant, and close on
the Wednesday following.
Cards are out for the marriage on the
10th inst, Of r. G. Lewis, Of Elkton,
and Miss Hester Cannon, daughter of
Wilson l.. Cannon, of Dover.
st. Paul's NJ. f. Church at Odessa
has bought of a. B. Felgemacker & Co.,
of Erie, Pa, a new pipe organ TO cost
$1,000, and which is to be delivered in
September.
The male Goldfish always takes care
OF the eggs and young. The only
peace Ia life which he enjoys is when
he gets salted down and stored away
in country grocery.
Rev james c. Kerr, with his wife
and child, arrived in Georgetown ON
Wednesday and took charge Of that
parish. His late charge has been at
D"Ihi, Delaware county, New York.
Sparks from Il passing locomotive ig-
nlted and burnt about POO cords of
pine wood pileu on either side Of the
Delaware railroad tracks, about two
miles north Of Delmar, Tuesday night
Beginning on Monday, June 18th, all
passenger trains of the Delaware,
Maryland & Virginia Railroad will run
through to RehobOth, and the last
train going South will be run as an
express train.
Eugene Clayton and Miss \. Jessie
Wilson, daughter Of the late William
Wilson, were marriedin Weldon, North
Carolina. on May Both, by Judge VIII
liam A. Daniel. The bride and groom
are both of AIiddletown.
The Masonic Fraternity, Of Dover,
propose to dedicate, their new lodge
room on the oath inst. The Grand
Lodge will assemble at that time and
several orators are expected TO deliver
addresses on the occasion.
The Browning Society of the Wesley
an College, Wilmington, has presented
to the Conference Academy its library
of $50 volumes, and the l. r. |. S. and
Minerva Societies of the same school
their libraries of $50 volumes.
The prospect for a large peach crop
has been the source of a good many
inquiries for evaporating machines,
and the patentees who reside in Mil
ford, says the Chronicle, are making
arrangements for a large season.
Prospect farm" near Delaware
City, the home farm of the late John
c. Clark, was offered at public sale on
Thursday by the administrator, but
was withdrawn, the highest bid,
Sl1,000, being deemed insufficient.
The Town Council of Dover have
fixed the tax rate for general purposes
at 24 cents on the 800; and the water
tax ut 27 cents on The 500. Last year
the town tax was % cents on the 500,
and the water tax % cents on the 800.
The third Of The series of games play
ed by the base ball clubs Of Delaware
College and Conference Academy was
won by the former ut MiddletOwn last
Saturday in score of II to 10. The
Delaware College boys have won to
out of three games.
Deputy Sheriff 7. J. Lynch made a
raid on the New Jersey sturgeon fish
ermen at Port Penn on Wednesday
and locked up two boats. Others
escaped. One fisherman was taken
before Justice Nandykc, at Odessa, and
fined $50 for violating the Delaware
fishing laws.
The educational editor of the SUSSEX
journal has adopted 1hOH as Il common
gender prOnoun for he or she, and thOH'
for the pOssessiVe case, or in place ot
his or her. Every pupil should bf
regular in thOn attendence,-i goOC
Englishin the educational column ofthC
Sussex Journal.
The Kent County Committee of the
Delaware State Temperance Alliance
will meet in Dover, ut the Odd Fellows
Hall, on Tuesday, June 10Th, at
o'clock, to complete arrangements foI
the Temperance mass meeting, on thu
4th of July. A full attendance is de
sired w. w. Brown, Sec'y.
From a point Just above Moorton, t,
the scene of the late collision, the Del
aware Railroad is as straight as a birt
inf fl,f. f,fa aif 1s.
train Of two minutes and they wOull
have been running in full sight of cac
other. But unfortunately, such mis-
haps always Occure at the worst point:
The members of the board Of CON
missioners, recently appointed TO reds
trict Sussex CO., have determined tina
they have no power to transfer res
dent of one district to another, and tina
the only way in which the bOundar
ola district can be changed is by diviC
ing it into two or by consolidating tw
or more districts -DemocrU.
Complete returns of Saturdays mum
cipal election in Wilmington show
total vote Of 9,2SS. Calvin Is. Khoad
democrat. was elected mayor by -
majority, and John c. Farra, democra
president Of council by 5l4 maJorit
The democrats elect six members
council and the republicans four. II
election Of the remaining member
claimed by both parties.
J. Frank Wilds, Register Of wills f
Kent County has granted letters
Administration upon the estate OF W
hemnia w. Taylor, deceased, late
East Dover hundred, to Mrs. Elizabe
G. Burnite; on the estate Of William
Boyer, deceased late Of Duck Gre
hundred, to Samuel :. Griffin, and
the estate Of Philip Marvel, decease
late Of West Dover hundred to Thom
Gooden.
The Pennsylvania officials are ma
ing inquiries as to the probable amou
Of freight that would be handled
the road from Dover to Milford shou
be constructed. The line was surv'
ed under the Philadelphia, WllmInSt
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