Smyrna times., 1885-09-30

J. G. Brown & Sons, of Wyoming,
will exhibit over 1000 plates of fruit at
the State Fair this week.
Every morally conducted family,
should have an upright" piano placed
in the front parlOr.-SeGfOrd Item.
Elias N, Moore of Appoquinimink
hundred is named as a Republican can
didate for the nomination Of sheriff.
The WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union of Delaware, will hold its State
Convention at Camden, on October
Dist, 22d and 23d.
There are 90 entries made for the
races at the State Fair, to be held at
Dover this week, and the premiums
amount to $4,000.
AbsalOm Carey left Dover with his
family on Saturday morning to take
up his home in Florida, where he owns
an orange plantation.
Bayard has an agent on the road
looking after the appointing of post
masters in this State. We know him.
He weighs about $50 pOunds.-SeGford
Item.
Samuel Armstrong, residing near
Rising Sun, on the farm of DIR. w. Il.
Ashcraft, on Thursday sold 100 baskets
of SmOck peaches at over $1.00 per
basket.
Robert X. Williams, son of the Rev.
T. S. Williams of the Wilmington NJ.
E. Conference, has been elected pro-
fessOr of Latin and Greek in the semi
nary ut TiltOn, n. H.
Wilmington was unknown in art cir
cles until Henry L. Tatnall took up
the palette and brush. In his death
last week they mourn the loss of one
who was worthily entitled to the name
of the farther of art in that city.
The Morning NelCs quotes the follow
ing from the Smyrna Records editorial
columns: "The rascals in Delaware
are going out very slowly. What's the
reason we wOnder?" and asks signih-
cantly of the editor, why do you linger?
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Mary Gilman, daughter of Robert
H. Gilman, one of the editors Of the
Milford Chronicle, to Arthur B. Gilman
of New York at Christ Church, Milford,
October 9TH, at half past three o'clock,
Pm.
The jewellery store of Joseph r. Haz-
ard, ut SeafOrd, was entered on Thurs
day night, and his entire stock of Jew
elry aud watches, valued at $500, was
stolen. Two young men of SeafOrd
are suspected, but no arrests have been
made.
George II. Gildersleeve, a large peach
grower near Camden, claims to have
picked this year nine baskets of peaches
from n four-year-Old tree. He received
1890 for the nine baskets. At this rate
one acre would yield peaches worth
over ST. 900.
Chandler's eYapOrating factory at
Milton has evapOrated 1000 baskets of
peaches this season, making $4,000
pounds; Atkins & Co., 5000 baskets or
24,0OO pounds, and Reynolds & Bro,
5000 baskets or 10000 pounds max
ing in all $4,000 pounds.
An ejectment suit will be tried at
the present term of the court in Sussex,
to cover large portion of the property
upon which the town of Bridgeville is
located. The suit is brought by the
heirs of man named Hitch; 100000
worth Of property is involved.
The PrOhibitiOnist, published by c.
H. Sentman, has ceased to be issued,
and the type aud other material con-
nected with it have been sold to Will
liam II. Pennington Of Rising Sun,
Md, who has removed it to Port De-
pOsit, where he will shortly publish q
weekly newspaper.
Cannon Farrar will deliver his lee
ture on DANTE" in the Opera House
Wilmington, on Friday evening next
The eminent English divine has many
admirers in Wilmington, and his recent
eulOgy on General Grant in Westmin
ster Abbey will long be remembered a'
one of the most eloquent tributes paiC
the memory of the dead soldier.
After the opening of court at vii
mingtOn, last week, Deputy Attorney
General Biggs announced that ThOma
Carly and George WhittOck, of st
Georges hundred, charged with viola
ting the liquor law, and for whom
capiases had been issued, had abscond
ed and could not be found. The wit
nesses in these cases were then dis
charged.
James K. Miller and VIM. CathcaI
imagined they were cowboys on tn
prairie on Tuesday night, from the wa
they went riding through the street
of Dover, hallOOing and shouting 9
the top of their voices. They had tn
fun that night, but the Alderman ha
it on Wednesday morning, when b
handled some of their cash.-Std
Sentinel
The Laurel Gazette gives the follow
ing specimen of newspaper enterprise
The SeafOrd Item has done ava
with the necessity of a lot of type,
printing press and the general both
of the "devil." Both "Outard" al
"inardr is now printed in Philadelphi
and RoOpie makes good use OF his ia
road pass in running up the road WI
copy seven times a week.
This is the way the editors of t
Laurel Gazette (new anglers) throw o
a bait:
w. f. Clement, of Smyrna, travelil
salesman for +. r. Artman 4 Co., de'
ers in carpets, oil cloths, wood and W
low ware, etc. was in town on Saturd
last, and called at this Office to see
old friend. He did not leave his nal
on our subscription DOCK Jhls Iul0
he is coming again soon.
Mrs. Pauline L. Nichols, wife
Isaac w. Nichols, and daughter
Edward Lord, ESD. of Camden, di
at her home in Washington, ID.
Friday morning. Mrs. Nichols was
sufferer for about three years with G.
Ger ofthe face. During all that Il
she bore with remarkable patience
great agony attending this dread
disease For the past twenty ye
she resided in Washington, where
had many friends. Her remains W
inferred at Camden.
Not many weeks ago a valua
horse, owned by William Lore OF
Georges hundred in this county, J
his tongue cut out by some diabol
wretch. The member had been sex
ed close to its root and Mr.. Lore
pected to loose his animal. lie
turned out in q field by himself
after days effort to eat grass Win
a tongue, he learned to use his lips
turn the food in his mouth and
could eat as well as before his ton
was lOst.-The PlOughshGTe.
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