Smyrna times., 1886-09-29

County d4AA OCoCO 4CS411S.
The Milford gas-works were sold on
Saturday to George Russell of Whining
ton, for 81 ,575.
Edward Call, proprietor of the Fred
erica Hotel, is credited with killing 63
snipe in three hours.
George M. d. Hart, at Townsend,
has eyaporated between 10000 and So
600 pounds of peaches.
Col. James J. Ross, of Seaford, was
thrown down by an unruly horse in
his stable last week and was badly
hurt,
Miss Miranda Wiswell and Miss Sal
lie Davis of Milford, have gone to Ann
HarbOr, Michigan, to enter the medical
college there.
New Castle Presbytery will hold its
next regular meeting in the Central
Church Wilmington, Tuesday, October
9th, at 7.9O P. NJ.
1t is stated that the two canneries To-
Gated at Milford have canned, or will
by the time the season is over, 100000
cans of tomatoes.
The Hardesty farm of 60 acres, four
miles north of Dover, has been sold by
Dr. Spang to VIM. B. Prettyman; con-
sderatiOn, $4,000.
DR.. J. G. Dawson has decided to
leave Milford and open an Office in
CentreVille, Md. Milford will be with
out Homeopathic physician.
Hog cholera is prevailing to an
alarming extent in the neighborhood
of Camden. Some of the farmers have
lost as high as a dozen hogs from the
disease.
From G. J. Harrington the authority
is obtained for stating that the corn
crop in the vicinity of Pennington will
fall behind the crop of last year fifty
per cent.
The planning mill of Huey & Son, at
SeafOrd, was totally destroyed by fire
last Wednesday morning, about 2
O'Clock. The loss will be about $4,000;
no insurance.
The DeLGtUare Prohi5itiOnist prints
Ehe platforms of the Temperance Re-
form and the Democratic parties side
by side, with tremendous effect. No
comment is needed.
After surveying the land and meas
uring the wheat Mr.. Jas. T. Shallcross,
of McDonOgh, Del, finds the yield 354
bushels per acre where he used Dia-
mOnd State Fertilizer. 4
This has been busy week for Robert
w. Chambers, Democratic candidate
for sheriff of New Castle county. BY
the way Giles Lambson is also running
rs a Democratic candidate for sheriff.
Morning NelUs.
With Mr.. Lore out of the field the
fight still goes on between the friends
of the Saulsburys and the friends OF
Senator Gray. There must be mig
ger in the wood pile" somewhere
BreakWater Light.
AtMaghOlia, on Wednesday evening,
September 22nd, just as the hour hand
marked 8 on the dial plate, John B.
Lindale and Ida A. Conner were
joined in matrimony by the Rev. G. l.
Hardesty, at the residence of the
brides grandparents.
The BreaklUater Light of Lewes has
been enlarged and stocked with news
1t is published on pink, and as the ed;.
tor Of it promises to keep right on i'm
proving his interesting paper, it will
probably soon appear in dark red.
Joseph Seward, a prominent anC
highly respected farmer, living neal
COwgill's Corner in Little Creek hun
dred, this county, dropped dead in his
field on Friday morning. Mr. Seward
was about IS years of age.-DeLGWGrean
Samuel Austin, Jr., of Fieldsbor
ough, Del, states: My crop of whea
this year was the largest ever raised
aud was produced by the use of Dia
mOnd State Fertilizer" T
The idea of fsupplying electricity 70
Illuminating purposes was first though
of and agitated last Spring, and to-da.
says the MiddletOwn NelV Era, we have
we think, the best lighted town on tn
Peninsula, with perhaps one or two ex
ceptiOns.
The wedding of Jane Boyer, daughte
of Alexander White, deceased, an
John G. Pennewell, Jr., son of the post
master at Dover, is announced to tax
place publicly in St. Johns P. /
Church, Wilmington, at 6O'clock P. NJ
on Thursday, September Both.
The remark of Chief Justice COmegy
in the trial of the prize fighters, tbs
he could not see what right the Ma
quis of Queenbury had to make rules,
reminds us of the poor man who, O
being told that his trouble was Bright
disease, said, "Well, I think thel
ought to be some law to punish ma
that makes a disease like this. ."-HOB
Weekly
The Morning NeiUs says: "Senat,
Gray has exhibited the capacity to ha
die the silver question effectively
argument and debate. In this impO
tant branch of national policy he is
fiC representative Of the honesty, ii
thrift and the enterprise OF the whu
State, without regard to parts;
divisions"
On last Saturday evening the mel
bers of the NJ. Z. Church, Of Dove
presented Mrs. 7. J. Stevenson with
handsome silver tea set on her 80
birthday and her Both year as leader
the church choir. 1t was a compile
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenso
About $50 persons were present. I
presentation speech was made by Re
i. y. Martindale, and responded TO
Senator Salisbury, who was formerly
member of the choir.
WHIPPING POsT AND PILLORY.--T
following cOnvicts were publicly VIII
ped at New Castle on Saturday in
presence Of q large crowd: John 81
mons, for entering John Palmers ste
and stealing several articles, ten lash'
John w. DENLY, colored, larceny of
and a stud the property of James
Bradley of St. Georges hundred I
lashes; William B. Sterns, cOlored, i
ceny of a coat, the property of Ev
w. Marr, five lashes Joseph Smi
cOlOred, larceny of 81. the property
William Kirkwood of Red Lion hi
dred, ten lashes. Edward Burns, "
stabbed Charles Reynolds, stood
hour in the pillory, as did also Ha
Smith and Frank Hall, who stole
gelding from William DufF7s stable
Newport. Smith and Hall were +
ther punished with twenty lashes ca
--MOrning NelOs,
Sussex COUNTY TEMPERANCE TT