Smyrna times., 1886-09-22

County and State Items.
Pavnter Frame, of HarbesOn, raises
watermelons that tip the beam at sixty
mounds. The small one in his patch
weighs forty pounds.
Next Saturday the Republicans of
New Castle County will elect a new
County Committee in the respective
wards of the city and hundreds of the
county.
After a journalistic career of ten
wears in Wilmington, Franz Scheu,
editor of the Freie PreSSe, has been sud
denly called away by death, from
paralysis.
Jehu Reed, the well-knOwn farmer
and fruit-grower of Frcderica, who has
been ill for long time, is somewhat
better, and his ultimate recovery is now
fully expected.
Geo. P. Fisher, Jr., son of Judge
Geo. ?. Fisher, of this State, will be
married on the first of October to Miss
FranswOrth, daughter of Judge Frans-
worth of Chicago.
Robert Pyle of Milford has been ar
rested for rObbing Edward Long of
LeWes of $50. Both are dissolate fell
lows and were on spree together
when the robbery was committed.
}. f. Brown of Dover died Friday
from kidney trouble, after suffering
for two years. Mr.. Brown was print
er, employed in the Office of the DeLG-
warean. He left wife and two chill
dren.
The Temperance Reform party of
New Castle county will elect delegates
on Thursday next to a County Conven-
ton to be held in Wilmington on the
following Saturday, the purpose being
to nominate full county ticket.
The case of the government against
ex-POstmaster r. A. Stewart has been
dropped from the United States Court
trial list, as the bondsmen have SO re-
quested, and they having assumed his
obligation TO the gOyernment.-Milford
Chronicle.
Mrs. Anna Layton, relct of the late
Judge c. S. Layton, of Georgetown,
died at her residence, in Dover, on
Tuesday the 18th ult., after a long ill
ness. The deceased was Il daughter of
the late DR.. William w. Norris, of
Dover.
The next Harvest Home will be at
MiddletOwn, the home of the guberna-
tOrial candidate, on Thursday, Septem-
Der S0th. The meeting in Lynam's
woods, near Newport, on Thursday,
October 14th, promises to be the largest
held in the county.
1t is always a question how much u
people or community desire political
purity. If they do not desire it enough
TO vote for it, when it presents itself in
practicable form, the scoler may
fairly smile at a sentiment which thus
wastes itself in an emotion. .-Mornjng
NelUs
Gov. Stockley went to Philadelphia
on Thursday to meet the governors of
the thirteen original states to arrange
for the celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the adoption of
the constitution next year. The meet
ing will be held in the old Indepen-
dence Hall.
Capt. Durborough and ThOs. Picker
ing, of Lebanon, bought the steamer
James F. Holt, at the Marshal's sale in
Wilmington, on Thursday. paying
$3.50 for her. She will be thoroughly
Overhauled and run between Lebanon
and Philadelphia She had been running
between Milford and Philadelphia, be-
fore she was seized for debt. The Holt
originally cost $4,000, and carries 56
tOns.-SentineL.
The fact that many people put Off
taking out their state license for trans
acting business until the very last day
that the law will allow, and even shut.
ting their cOnsciences up when swear
ing to the amount of business, is another
OF the many evidences that are COM
mon, that the tax on business and
and manufacture is unpopular even in
Old conservative Kent and Sussex
counties.-MiJOrd Chronicle.
On Wednesday last Sheriff Robinson
sold the real estate of Justus LOwery
at public sale in front of the Milford
Hotel, at Milford The first part sold
was the meadow lot, and livery stables
and the five small houses, which were
bid off by Samuel McClary of Whining
ton for $1,000. The hotel property was
then put up, and was purchased by
James StOvel of Philadelphia for IS, ,065.
The sale amounted to $lO,665
quite enough to clear the docket.
After spending a year in the cholera
infected districts of Southern Europe
and India DIR. +. o. Shakespeare of
Philadelphia formerly of Dover has
come home with the conviction that
cholera is not at all frightful disease
50 far as the comm unity is concerned,
because cities and governments have
within their power perfect protection
against it," He bases his conviction
on the fact that the more filth IL city
contained the greater the ravagCs Of
cholera.
Delaware College did not open the
Fall term with rs many students as was
hoped she would. Many seem at loss
to know why this should be. One
thing is very certain, and that is, tnat
Delaware is not contributing her share
of students to the institution. So long
as parents persist in sending their chill
dren away to places of learning in 9TH
VI t1LdtCo Wlltn blCy CdAA DCCuAO % Inv
advantage at home, just so long will
Delaware College be deprived of large
classes. .-NelU0rk Ledger.
THREE FARMS SOLD.-James IL.
Hollecker, Jr., Esq, trustee, sold at
public sale Thursday afternoon at Mid
dletown, the property of William Ben
nett, deceased, in St. Georges hundred.
The farm containing 142 acres on Duck
Neck road was purchased by James NJ.
Downs for $8,6 Gal The farm adjoining
OF 9S4 acres, improved, was sold to
Rehael Nelson for $6,839 and another
farm of ia acres adjoining the above,
was also purchased by Rachael Nelson
for $4,9O5.
Mrs. Sarah Fisher McKim, wife of
the Rev. John Leighton McKim, died
suddenly on Monday 18th at st. Mary's
Hall, Burlington, N. J.. She was born
at Lewes, of this State, and was the
thlrd daughter of the late Henry F.
Eodney, Of that town, and grand
daughter of Hon. Daniel Rodney, who
was Governor of this State in 1914, and
a descendant of Caesar Rodney, one Of
the signers of the Declaration of Inde-
Pendence. For seventeen years her
husband was Rector of Christ Church
OF Milford. For the past eight years
ner home has been at Burlington, N.
o., where Mr.. McKim has charge Oi
ol. MarVlg Hall tho larUacf oi rlai eahool