Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

ance on several farms below Dover.
S. f. Howell of Camden is among
the graduates Of Dickinson College this
week.
Milford has bought hook and lad
der company's outfit for $400. 1t came
from Rumsey 4 Go. of Seneca Falls,
n. Y.
The Baltimore & Ohio will put 10000
men to laying tracks to Philadelphia
and have trains running to New York
by November next.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, aged SO years,
and the oldest inhabitant Of the section
If Frederick, was buried III Barrett's
chapel on Sunday last.
Pennsylvania new marriage license
law says the EUery EUening will be
money in the pockets of Wilmington
clergymen.
A party of thieves on the night of
June 18th, killed and flayed yearling
heifer belonging to Nathan GuessfOrd
of Townsend. and carried away the
meat.
Isaac G.. I4oAand, of Dover, about ten
davs ago bought so acres and buildings,
part of the Walker farm lying a mile
north Of Dover, for 81 800. One week
later he sold it for $4,000.
Fourth of July will be observed at
kits Hammock in good style Rev.
J. T.. Mowhray will be the orator for
the occasion. The Frederica Brass
Band will be ON hand to furnish music
The new chief Of police of Whining
ton is a saloon keeper. 1t is a bad out
look for law and order when the police
force get into keeping and control of
the saloon keepers.-Ceatreclte OBJ
Serrer.
In the past two weeks the First
National Bank of Seaford has paid out
about $4,000 to fruit growers living
about Laurel. Bridgeville and Seaford,
ON CITY checks which the growers re-
ceived for strawberries.
The demolition of fences because Of
the extension of the law which pro
hibits cattle from roaming at large and
the destru0tiOn OF the forests will ne
cessitate. it is said, the re-surVey of
great many farms in Sussex county.
The warm weather has started the
hacks to running from Dover to kitts's
Hammock. Nearly every afternoon
thev 20 down loaded with ladies and
gentlemen, where they stay until the
cool of the evening before they return
home.
W. 5. Moore Of Laurel, who is the
happy owner of a 80 acre patch of
strawberries, employed as many as 400
pickers on some days. 1t IS said that
he cleared 81 coo ON his berries, paying
perhaps a third Of the gross value OF
the crop to the pickers,
The strawberry season is practically
over Although it did not last long
there were plenty Of berries. During
the the season l ,O57 car loads of berries
were shipped over the Delaware and
the Te,. Norh Phi -jalp' .-t Norfolk
Railroads tsl year Cpa Mt num-
I iered OH CAR loads.
The retailers OF tr,.l af sl.d % pre-
.er the baek et go the ., '- carrying
peaches taey C.4iH onest
shippers face AZ -lo ..~es IN
crates with good fruit, while they put
L LAYERS of inferior fruit between the
Stats. 1t is said that green apnles have
often been put with peaches in this
Z manner.
The opening of the NatatOrium on
Saturday was an event upon which all
Wilmington may congratulate itself.
Whatever dislike some folks mad to us
forerunner, the skating rink, an addI-
tiOn of swimming bath IS wholly de-
void Of objection, and so evidently
commendable that all should welcome
it al Morning NelCs.
Arrangements are being perfected tC
celebrate the Fourth of July on 3
grand scale ut Frankford. Prof. I. n
Williams, State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools, Revs. X. w. Todd, VIM
J. DuhadaWay and c. II. Sentman have
been engaged to speak. Appropriate
music, both instrumental and vocal
will enliven the occasion.
The annual sermon before the grad
uatng class Of the Conference Academ!
delivered by Prof. Conwell, in the NJ
T.. Church was listened to with Il grea
deal Of interest by all present from th
beginning to the ending. In the even
ing the Rev Il. il. Adams eloquent.
entertained the large audience whicl
turned out to listen to hun.
Two weeks have elapsed since Henr
b. Morrow, secretary and treasurer q
the Board Of Public education Of Wi
mington mysteriously disappeared, an
his whereabouts is still unknown. Fo
two or three days rumors have been i
siatiOn affecting his integrity an
,l5-nOW known that there are svariOu
fr.v4.r Of fnopaVr ,vbioh 1rarp i'm his NOS
session that cannot be accounted for.
Superintendent of Free Schools Wi
siams is reported as saying recent
that the Sussex teachers are quite Dc
licient in OrthOgraphy. Not one
fortV-ninc, who are all teachers Of som
experience, spelled over seventy-iiy
per cent Of the twenty words give
them, while some of the applicant
missed nineteen Of the twenty. III
ladies, Mr.. Williams says. are general
nervous, and cry mOre or less durin
the ordeal Of being examined.-MiJOl
Mems.
1t appears that the trouble hctWeC
the fasnty aud board Of trustees Tor
portion Of iii Of Delaware College
about settled, by the retirement
Professors Webb and Chester. At
meeting Of the trustees at Dover {
the 18th inst, the designations of Pr
fessOrs Webb and Chester we're acceP
ed with regret. The designations
President Purnell and Professor BE
ton will probably not be acceptc
The co-education Of sexes was recOI
mended to be continued.
The PennsgrOye Record says III
agreement that Jcrscymen be Il
allowed to fish west Of the cham
is considered complete surrender
Delaware of what she has passed b
recent law to effect namely, the dri
ing of the Jersey sturgeon men fro
fishing on the Delaware flats off Bo
er's beach. where they have alwa
lshed before shis year. This cuts I
sturgeon industry in two, with I
e head aud trunk in Delaware and t
tail IN New Jersey. An emigration
Jersey sturgeon fishermen who cxpC
TO carry on the business successful
may be expected to Delaware in anoI
er year if the agreement is carried O
Mr.. BAYARD's EYE TO BUSINESS
Secretary Bayard has written to lar
number of manufacturers Of all kin
of articles throughout the country as
ing them to submit to him any questi
covering subjects upon which they {
sire information regarding the mal
fqpftIrp of their regDpctive classes