Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

Sheriff Ford has purchased the beau
tiful farm, lying near KirkwOOd, of
John G. Clark for $4,000.
The Ominous headline Drowned
While Bathing" has never capped
column of news from RehObOth.
Prothonotary Maxwell, of New Cas-
tie county, was reappOinted for five |
years last week by Governor StOckley. |
Watson r. Sperry of the Morning
Ne,cS will pass the remainder of the
heated term with his family at Reho-
both.
Wm. G.. Postles threshed his wheat
on his Little Creek Landing farm
Thursday The yield was 20 bushels
per acre.
The Rev w l.. S. Murray's mother
died few days ago ut her home i'll
Selbyville, Sussex county. She was
between 50 and 60 years old.
The SUSSEX Journal is an Out-and-Out
advocate of district representation, and
is giving its readers u series Of editor
ials in favor of such 4 reform.
About 600 persons accompanied the
combination excursion the Methodist,
Presbyterian and Episcopal Sunday
schools Of Dover, to Rehoboth on
Thursday.
Simeon Pennewell, of Greenwood,
who has about 30 900 peach trees. one
half of which are in bearing has larger
crop than ever before. 1t is estimated
at -. 600 to 10000 baskets.
The trustees of Newark Academy
are looking about for a successor to the
Rev J. J.. Polk who has resigned the
place to take the pastOrate of the Fagg's
Manor Presbyterian Church in chester
county, Pa.
Messrs. James Kirk & Son, who have
been printing the laws, which were
passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature, expect to have them completed
and ready for distribution in the course
of the next two weeks.
Postmasters in three Sussex villages
were appointed last week as follows /:
ThOs. Burton ut HarGesOn; James
Evans at Redden and Alfred Short at
Ellendnle. The surprising thing about
those appOintees are republicans.
1t is said there is not Il vessel of any
kind being built within the limits of
the State of Delaware. This for State
which has shipyards from almost one
end to the other is striking illustra-
tion of the depression existing in this
business.
The selection Of Il successor to Mr..
Birdsell as principal OF the Wilmington
High School, ut final meeting held
on Monday night resulted in the choice
of Thos. L. Graham who has been fol
the past eight years principal of the
ElktOn Academy.
There is one thing Methodists Minis
ters can learn from the MoWbray case
and that is not to borrow money from
members Of their congregation. We
suppose, however, most of them know
this; if they don't they ought to-
GeorgetOUn Democrat.
Perishable freight is passing over th'
Delaware railroad in large quantities
Among them are watermelons, peache
and berries. The bulk of these article
is from the southern States, over tn
New York, Philadelphia and NOrGOll
railroad. The trains are running yer.
heavy.
Sheriff Ford. went to New York O
Friday for Big Frank Mccoy, the ban
burglar. The bank breaker will b
very closely Jailed ut New Castle an
such pecautiOns taken as to make hi
escape more diili .ult experience tina
the two times he has already succeede
in getting out. The New Workers hav
not yet let him 90.
Three colored men, Nat Hudson
Saul Van aud Dan Curry, were arreste
in turn at Milford, July 1lth, for beiI
implicated in the robbery of watc
from the iewelry store Of Mr.. Week
1t was discovered that Curry was Il
thief. and that the other two men can
in possession Of the stolen timepiece /
nOcently He was lodged in Jail.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
Newark, while OH an excursion
NiVen's Grove, near LandenbCrg, Che
ter county, on Thursday, presented l.
William H. Purnell, the superintende
of the school for the last fifteen yea
with one Of Rogers groups Of statuar
representing "A scene in the Mercha
Of Venice and entitled rs it 50 non
mated in the bond?'
Hartly must have been lively pla
on the Fourth, according to an
count received from a corresponds
Drunken men were more numerC
than huckleberries in the swamps nj
there, and their profanity is said
have been terrible. Some of the peO
Of that section desire a hotel to furn
these people with the ammunition
get up these weekly pyrotechn
"Butter-pot" has evidently not iOrg
ten its training Sentinel.
DEATH or f. ii. FosTER.-E.
Foster. late Sergeant at Arms of
State Senate died in Wilmington
Sunday. in the 6lst year Of his a
Mr. Foster was born near ChrlStia
and when old enough learned the {
riage body making and wheelwrlghti
When residing in Delaware City he
gagged in merchandising and carried
the same buiness in Middletown.
moving to Wilmington soon after
war, he carried on merchandising
that city. About 1878 he was a ca
date for the Democratic nominal
for Coroner and got a very heavy V
For several years he was gen
travelling "a gent down the peninsula
several business firms. Latterly
was McLear & Kendall agent at G
ton for the sale Of their carriages.
The catalogue announcing the Ell
annual fair Of the Agricultural 500
Of this State, to be held at Dover
September 2Sth, 29th and Both
October 1st, 2nd, AMI 3rd, this yea
lust out and ready for distribu
The pamphlet contains iifty-six p
in paper covers. Thousands OF do
are offered in pemiums, and the !
Der of prizes to be given for agricul
products is very large. Divisio
horses and mules, is superlntende'
J. Frank Denney; division i, catt
J. Colby Smith; division G, sheet
swine, by John IIeitshu; divisio
farm products, by William +. Sex
and the latter also looks after
department of fine arts. Dani'
Barnard, Jr., secretary Of the so
is general superintendent.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. On We
day morning terrible accident
pened on the farm Of J. w. DOwI
who lives about three miles from
ton. Mr.. Downham was threshil
wheat by steam power, when the
of the engine exploded with te
force. Nearly everything on