Smyrna times., 1885-05-06


A full crop of peaches this year would
be worth about 81 100000 to the people
of the Delaware and Maryland PENN
sula.
The Trustees Of Delaware College
will meet at Newark on May 18th, to
consider the question of reorganization
in the faculty.
The Odd Fellows of Seaford have
bought the Hazard property, near
that town, and will convert il into a
burying ground.
Letters of administration have been
granted to A. p. Corbit on the estate Of
the late William F. Edgell, of Apo
quinimink Hundred.
Mrs Ann McConaughy of Pencader
hundred died April 26th, aged over Sc
years. Seven children, four sons and
three daughters, survive her.
The Rev Marion Learned, son Of ii.
d. Learned of near Dover, left for Leip-
zig, Germany, April 29th, for course
of study in the university there.
5000 bushels of oysters can lie taken
annually from an acre Of bay or river
bottom; 2j bushels of wheat a wear per
Il re is good yield from the upland.
James :. Moore, of Dover, who has
been IA great sufferer for several weeks
from inhammatOry rheumatism, is some
better, and his friends hope to see him
about before long.
The almshouse of Kent county con-
tains 1Ol inmates, 63 whites and 3S
negroes. The trustees spent S9,364 go
last year, and the almshouse farm
yielded $1,000, - worth OF grain, fruit,
etc.
On the night of April 23rd the store
of Mr.. Kingsbury of Willow Grove,
caught fire and was totally consumed.
The cause of the fire is mystery.
Both the stock and the building were
insured.
Charles Tatman, Jr., one of the oldest
and most successful merchants of Mid
dletOwn, died Friday morning. aged G5
years. Mr.. Tatman had been great
sufferer from an affection Of the bladder
for some months.
The Lore men are making use Of the
present opportunity to strengthen their
lines. They expect to walk off with
the next Senatorial plum, even though
it is asked for Bayard instead Of GRAY.
Sentinel
1t is reported that Messrs. Richard
son Il Robbins, of Dover, have notified
their employees thatth shall not need
their services in the factory after this
week until peaches have ripencd for
canning purposes.
Rev. l.. II. Jackson, of Milford, has
given notice that he will resign the
rectorship of Christ Church, May 18th.
lie will take this action because Of no.
tiicatiOn from the vestry that his salary
Of $500 per year cannot be raised.
VIM. p Seward has purchased the
" Rich Neck" farm, upon which he has
resided for the past Is years, of Messrs.
HUM and Emerson, for $4,000. The
farm contains 375 acres of upland, be-
sides several hundred acres of marsh
land.
United States Fish Commissioner
Moore has given notice that the law
prohibiting the fishing for shad. herring,
perch and rock fish from noon on Sat
urdays until 6 A. N. on Mondays, eth
er with gill nets or draw seines, will
hereafter be rigidlv enforced.
More than 1900 shad, caught in the
lower Delaware River by the Delaware
and New Jersey fishermen, were land
ed in Philadelphia by the tugs Schaubel
and KeaSiRgf0n, and four sloops on
Tuesday, April 2Sth The shad were
caught between PennsgrOve and Hope
Greek.
At Wilmington, Saturday, the Har
Ian q HOllingsworth Company launch
the new propeller BrdndyUine for the
Wilmington Steamboat Company, tC
ply as Il passenger boat between vii
mingtOn and Philadelphia. Herlengtl
is 1876 feet, breadth 80 feet, and deptl
of hold feet
We would suggest to the ECery Erea
ing the propriety of insisting tina
Pennsgrove, now thought to be part O
New Jersey is in reality Il part and par
eel of New Castle county. If the edi
tor can establish Delaware's claim t
part of New Jersey, Kent and SUISSE,
might be induced to give New Castl
sembly.- DeidTdreaR.
The applicants for the Sealord post
office have dwindled down to two
John w. Phillips and {. If. q. Horsey
The former IS backed by Dr. Hug
Martin and Col. T. l.. Martin and 9th
ers, and the latter by eX-S,ate TreasuI
rT. B. Giles and others. The tigh
between the factions has become yer
bitter Ii is generally conceded tina
the Giles gang will walk of with tn
plum.
Joseph r. Whitaker of Kent count.
shipped May 1st thirty head Of IA
steers, weighing tOgether 10, 900 pound
Dr. Creadick Of Dover on the same da
shipped fifteen head, weighing oVerl7
500 pounds. Each OF these gentemC
fattencd sixty western steers durin
the Winter; and. as one result of /
Mr. Whitaker has just covered 4
acre field thickly with barnyard mi
nure.
The New jersey sturgeon iisherme
announce their intention to appl
to the United States Supreme Coul
for an injunction restraining the Del;
ware authorities from interfering wit
their fishing during the sturgeon SCI
son anywhere in the Delaware river {
bay They allege that they hay
100000 capital invested and thi
there are few sturgeon to be caught c
the New Jersey side until late in Il
season.
TRAVELLERS TO RECEIVE REBATE
BY a recent rule adopted by the Pen
sylvania railroad, passengers, who a
compelled to pay fare on =. w. q
railroad trains after they get on Il
cars. on account Of not having time
procure tickets, will be given reba
check, good for the amount paid Ov
the price Of tickets sold ut the rrspe
tive stations anl redeemdble at al
Office. The new rule went into ete
on May lst.
The late General Assembly OF Del
ware passed an act to regulate Il
practice of dentistry in Delaware al
providing for the appointment OF
Board of Examiners to carry out t
purposes and enforce the provisions
the act. The object Of the act 's t" pi
vent unSSillri persons from cnga 81
in the praciic.. Of dentistry, aId u
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