Smyrna times., 1885-08-19

County and State Items.
Col. E. L. Martin, of Seaford, will
have 10000 or II, 900 baskets of peaches.
The poisoned dogs at Milford count
up to sixteen and the returns are not
all in yet.
A new lighthouse is being built on
the southeast end of the Delaware
Breakwater.
Willard Salisbury, chancellor of
Delaware, is with his brother, Senator
Eli Salisbury, at Saratoga.
Thirty-five probationers were receiv-
ed as full members of the New Castle
Methodist Church on Sunday last.
The Hotel Henlopen and the Bright
House are filled to their utmost, while
the Douglass House has not been so
fortunate.
The SeafOrd Item says the new post
master for that place has not yet been
cOmmissiOned-Only going to be. That
is what is the matter with Col. Martin.
Jesse G. Jemison, of New Castle,
carpenter, has been appointed to posi-
tiOnin the cabinet shop in the Treasure
Department at Washington by Secre-
tary Manning.
The New Castle County AlmshOuse
management is all the rage in that
county. There seems to be a general
disposition to demand showing up of
contractors figures.
Ex-president Purnell has moved from
Newark to the scene of his new labOrs
at Frederick City, Md, where he will
assume the presidency of the Frederick
City Female Seminary.
On Wednesday afternoon r. o. Han
NUNS mill, better known as the "Red
Mill, four miles from Lewes, was to-
tally destroyed by fire. The building
was insured for $4,000.
United States Marshal Newlin has
reappOinted Constable Hutchins of
Dover deputy marshal for that district.
Mr.. Hutchins is a democrat, but served
under Marshal McMullen.
Western buyers of peaches have not
yet Preached Delaware in large numbers.
1t is said that they can buy peaches
cheaper in Tennessee. Such peaches,
however, are not equal to ours.
George WhittOck had his horse and
carriage stolen from the yard of James
J. Janviers, near McDonough, on We'd
nesday evening. He has not been able
to find the least trace of it since.
EllwOod Smith, the young man who
was paralyzed, July Goth, by jumping
into water when Overheated, died
Thursday at the home of his grand
father, Jacob CashO, at Newark.
Twenty carloads of fexcursionists from
Baltimore and Washington passed
through Wilmington on Saturday night
on their way to Atlantic City and re-
turned by the same route Sunday night
In Denmark drunken man is taken
home in a hack by the police and the
bill is sent to the saloon keeper who
sold him the last drink. In Dover the
bill is sent to the drunken mans wife
Quite a cOntrast.-Sentinel
The railroad company allows $4,000
pounds of peaches to a car this year in
stead of 10000 pounds, the maximum
weight allowed last year. And yet the
agents are busy all along the road
charging up extra weight to the thrifty
peach men.
Mrs. Bayard, wife of Secretary Bay
ard, has improved so much that shC
started, Saturday evening for Boston
with several friends, from which SHE
will go to Gloucester, Mass, a seaside
resort, where it is hoped her health viii
be fully restored.
Professor C. H. Harler of Annapoli
has been elected professor of mathe
MATES at Delaware College vice PrOfes
sOr A. A. Benton, who will teach an
cient and modern languages there 70
the time being during the illness 0
Professor Mackey.
The Delmarvia Evaporator of Middle
town began active operations on Men
day. Mr.. Kegwin is of the opinion
that he will get all the peaches he ca
use, Notwithstanding the reports c
their unusual scarcity. He has pul
chased 5000 baskets of very fine frui
at Corvoda, Talbot county, Md,
BRUSH BY THE CORD.-Warren Dal
by, of Frederica, has contract wit
u. 5. Government for delivering to
eight hundred cords of brush, with th
privilege of delivering five thOusan
cords of brush if he desires. The brus
is to be delivered at Fort Mifiin, nea
the mouth of the Schuylkill river.
Wilmington is to have new Opel
house. Work will be commenced G
the building next week and will
completed by December. 1t will co
about $4,000 and when finished w
seat between 10000 and II 900 person
1t will be a one story structure, simil
to the Arch Street Opera House, Phil
delphia
The New Jersey and Delaware a
thOrities have finally settled the Del
ware River fishery troubles by the Del
ware authorities absolutely giving awi
to New Jersey eleven miles Of the riv'
The line agreed upon runs from COha
sey Creek to Bombay Hook Poil
eleven miles lower down the river tn
all previous records give the State.
Thursday was "Big Day. at BOwe
Beach, old this annual beach pic
was Ian ely attended. 1t is estimat
that nearly two thousand persons W.
present. Large crowds went in ba
ing, some danced, number batE
their interiors; but more than half w
simply spectators of what others d
Persons living twenty miles dist
were present. Thursday of this We
will be "Big Day" at Slaughters.
Buyers who gave round prices
Troths says the Milford NetCs got ba
bitten. FELTON, parties on Mono
shipped two carloads to Chicago.
fruit was nearly all rotten on reach
that city. Other parties paid 80 &C
for Troths on Monday and Tuesd
Thousands of this variety sold in Pt
delphia on those dates from 80 to
cents, the best bringing as high as
In New York Is cents was the rul
price.
The report of Gen. VIM. +. SIN
United States Agent on Improvem'
of Rivers and HarbOrs. under
charge in Delaware and Maryland,
heen submitted to the chief of e.
neers. 1t shows that on the imprt
ment Of st. Jones river, Delaware,
was expended, leaving Sl4,1G2 az
able at the close of the fiscal y
$4,000 could be prolitably expen
during the year and would comI
the project. which consists OF