Smyrna times., 1886-05-12

County and State Items.
Milford is preparing for Decoration
Day on a very elaborate scale.
E. B. Riggin, justice of the peace at
Laurel, has resigned that office.
There are now Is lodges of Good
Templars in this State. There were
not six in December last.
Workmen at Watkins's tomato fac
tory at Odessa have made 1000 cans
and expect to complete 100000.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of George +. Pinder, of Middle
town, to Miss Clara r. Leverage, of
Smyrna.
Albert Curry, Esq, late Republican
candidate for Governor Of this State,
was stricken with appoplexy on Sunday
night week. At latest account he was
improving.
A new enemy to the peach orchards,
in the form of a small worm, has made
its appearance in the peach-grOwing
sections of the peninsula and is doing
some damage.
The Rev. DR.. Richards, formerly of
Wilmington, has been transferred to
to the New Hampshire conference, and
is now stationed at the Haverhill
Street NJ. E. Church, Lawrence, Mass.
Professor Thomas N. Williams, Har-
ry Sharpley, Esq, and DR.. Ogle will
conduct the examination of the appli-
.cants for the vacant cadetship at West
Point, on --tO-morrOw--
morning.
The State board of Education have
fixed upon the last Saturday in June
rs the date for holding the examination
for irst-grade and life certificates for
teachers. The examinations will be
held in Dover.
A store, dwelling and granary at
'Whiteleysburg. Kent county, were
burned ON May 5th. 1t is supposed
that a boy set fire to the buildings by
means of brush heap which he was
burning. Loss, $1,000.
Last week was not favorable to the
shad fishermen, only 100000 being sent
to the Philadelphia market. The indi-
cations are that She fishermen will have
a good season, having already made
fair profits with four weeks left to fish
in.
Charles A. KINNEY, aged rs years,
died at his home in New Castle Friday,
death being brought on by general i'll
health and old age. During the late
war Mr.. KINNEY was cashier of the
Farmers Bank at Dover, afterwards be-
ing transferred to the Farmers Bank at
this place, where he held the position
of cashier for number of years.
Senator Gray's bill to make Lewes a
port or delivery was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
The bill will probably pass, as it i.
necessary that something should be
done in order that the present incOn-
venient system of compelling a captain
to 90 from Lewes to Wilmington tC
enter or clear may be done away with
The news from Baltimore is that the
Baltimore & Philadelphia railroad is t.
be opened in few days for through
freight traffic and, before the summer
is over, for passenger traffic. 1t is nov
apparent even to the most obstinate
doubters, says the EUery EUening, thai
the new road is going to be a big fact0l
in the extension and building of Will
mingtOn.
For twenty years past there has neve
been such scarcity of work for tn
labOring classes of Milford as at present
The carpenters, maehinists, masons
and labOrers in general, are barely abl
to provide work enough, even at re
duced pay, to get the necessaries O
life, and this, following a prOsperou
year, when the farmers had good frui
and grain crops.
Not being able to boycott the VIII
mingtOn Morning NelOs, some of tn
organizations in that city are attempt
ing to play the same on some of its pa
irons, and on Wednesday anOnymOu
cards were distributed through the city
calling upon the citizens to bOyco
eleven business houses which advertis
in that paper. Among them ar
Adams g. Bro, E. S. r. Butler and
II. Mullin & Son.
The nomination election for Ne
Castle county officers is only about 81
weeks off and as yet not one OF I'll
candidates for the Office of Sheriff Z
Coroner have withdrawn from the tiel
and from present indications they wi
all stick, which will make the fight Il
these positions very interesting. A
are now settling down to hard car
paign work in order to be prepared Il
the battle that is to follow.
The marriage of DR.. Oliver D. RObi
NJ M
ter of III. Il. Downing, both of GeOrg
town, in St. Paul's Church last Thu
day morning, was the social event
the season, for that place. The Gel
mOny was performed by Rev. }.
Kerr, Rector of the Parish, and t
church was packed with friends of t
parties and the crowd always attenda
upon these interesting occasions.
Scott Way, secretary of our PeninsI
Press Association, formerly a news
per man. now literary man at lari
started for the Pacific Coast Tuesd
week, where he expects to make sol
observations with a view to lOcati
permanently. Mr.. Way. every win
has trouble with our Peninsula china
and though he has derived good
come from writing jokes for P~cs ao'
this lovely Peninsula and its china
the climate has finally backed b
square down.
The following are the licenses gra
ed at this term of Court: Joseph
Cole, Clayton; Noah Holden, Felt'
Michael Riley, Clayton; AlexaD'
Newman, Harrington Edward
Smith, Leipsic; John NJ. Ford, Dow
Isaac w. Belts, Bowers; VIM.
Jacobs, Camden; Terrence Cary
Kenton; David f. Burton, drugg
Dover; Edward KrOnenburg, WO
land Beach; VIM. II. SmOOt, Felt'
Willoughby Stein, Milford Roseby
BOulden, Frederica. The applicat
of John G.. Melvin for n license to
liquor at Kits Hammock was refus
A remonstrance containing 800 mai
was filed against him.
Murmuring dissatisfaction, says
Milford Chronicle, are growing gene
from both press and people, with
loose way that the finances Of Sus
county are managed. 1t is a long
well-knOwn fact, that the coun
orders have been, and are at this p
ent time, being hawked about
shaved by the paper shavers.
main cause for this disgracetul CO.
tiOn Of things, is in the loose way
a. . Al