Smyrna times., 1886-06-02

county d11o oIdC0 1C0InSs
The Cantata of the Haymakers, at
Dover, yielded about $3.50.
The Kempa Family will appear at
the Odessa Town Hall tonight.
Phelps new paper in Dover seems
like the old wOman's pot of sOap-all
gone back.
Judge Grubb! Won't the balance of
the Bench "cuss !"-Peninsular Ne,Cs
and AdUertiSer.
The NJ. E. Sunday school of Middle
town. will gives an excursion % Tolches-
ter Beach on June 9th.
Yesterday the convention of the
Episcopal ministers of the diocese of
Delaware began its session at Seaford.
The Delaware State Medical Society
will hold its ninety-seventh annual
session in Wilmington on Tuesday,
June Sth.
The District Grange of Kent and
Sussex counties will hold its annual
picnic at RehOboth on the 2lst, 22nd
23rd of July.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Railroad Company have de-
cared the usual semi-annual per
cent. dividend.
The farmers of Hollandsville in
South Murderkill hundred have estab-
lished a race course on Alexander
Hughes's farm.
Recently one night some scamps of
Lewes destroyed all the street lamps
which had just been put up by the
town commissioners.
The Executive Committee of the
State Agricultural Society proposes to
erect three restaurant buildings on the
fair grounds at Dover.
Captain Waitman Sipple, Jr., of
Frederick, has bought "POssom Ridge"
u farm lying near Harrington, for
$4,000, from r. J. Boulden.
A convention of all the Presbyterian
Sunday schools in New Castle Presby-
terry south of Lewes, will be held in
Salisbury, Md, on the 18th and 10th of
this month.
Judge Grubb formally took the oath
of office on Saturday morning and at
once was inducted to his seat in the
orphans court Chief Justice Comegys
administered the oath.
The body of Thomas TomIinson,
companion of Wyatt, who were both
drowned near Bowers's beach on the
Sth instant, was found last week in the
mouth of the MispilliOn.
A colored boy was held in 500 bail
by Justice Brown, last week, for steal
ing a stump of cigar. What amount
of bail would that Justice want for a
plug of tobacco Estate Sentinel.
A meeting was held at Frankford,
Sussex county, Monday night to Or
ganize a Democratic Constitutional Re
form Club. A. p. Robinson and r. G.
White of Georgetown addressed the
meeting.
The peach growers of the neighbOr-
hood of Dover complain that their
prospects are shrinking. The wet,
cold spring has caused the young fruit
to rot This is especially true in st.
JOnes's Neck.
The tenth season of the Bright
House at RehObOth opened yesterday
under Messrs. Groom and Burton.
This is the second year Of their pro-
pretOrship, and Frank Burton will
again manage the house.
In the superior court Saturday on
motion of Hon. Charles b. Lore, viii
liam l.. Clark was admitted to practice
law in the several courts of this SAT.
Mr. Clark is a resident of Dover and
read law in the Office of Mr.. Lore.
The Sussex County Bible Society
held its annual meeting at Lewes on
May 25th, and elected John Il. McFee
president, Hiram T. Downing secretary,
Edwin r. Paynter corresponding Sec
retary and DIR, G. Richards treasurer.
A new paper is announced for Har-
ringtOn and will be published by Grif-
fenburg & Shane, both residents of that
town. The latter will antagOniZe the
Enterprise and its temperance doctrine,
and presumably will advocate free
rum.
DIR. J. T. Thompson, the well-knOwn
keeper of the Delaware Hotel in Phila-
delphia, and Manager of the Bright
House, RehObOth, during the seasons
Of 1883-S4, has leased the Hotel Hen
lOpen at the latter place, and will take
charge this month,
Liquor license applications, 146 in
number, were approved by the last ses-
sion of court at Wilmington. All
the places are already licensed no
new houses being granted the privilege
as the Red Ribbon Association had
made formal protest against it.
Alexander L. Moreau of the firm o.
MOreau Brothers, owners and editors Of
the MiddletOwn Transcript, was mar
ried May 25th to Miss Anna A., 6
daughter of Jacob Ellis, well-knOwn
citizen of Freehold, N. J. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Moreau went to Washington on 8
short tour
A new Richmond is in the field fOl
the ProthOnotary's Office, Mr.. Hut
son, of Leipsic, formerly resident o
Frederica. He has made quite thor
Ough canvass of the county. may ge
names, but he does not get far enough
into the inner circle to the portals OF !
County Building Oilice.-Stdte Sentinel
HENRY RAsIN -Henr!
Rasin, the notorious cOlOred hors'
thief, who with his companion, tn
famous Bob Allen, broke out of tn
Kent county Jail a year ago. was ar
rested by Special Officers William /
Jones and Harvey b. Vandegrift Satur
day evening. Rasin was taken l.
Dover yesterday y.-EUery ECening.
ANOTHER WEDDING.-Cards of in
yitatiOn have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Annie NJ daughter c
the late Aaron Conrad, and sister {
Henry G. Conrad, Esq, to Charles Il
Kittinger, on tomorrow evening, Jun
3rd, at st. Andrews Episcopal church
The young couple will reside in Seattle
Washington Territory, where Mr.. Kit
finger is engaged in the banking bus
ness.
EDITORIAL CHANGE.--Frank "
Reeve has sold his interest in the Mic
dletown Nesg Era to Uriah W. Webe
Of Philadelphia, who took immediat
possession, and will continue the publ
cltion of the paper in connection wit
Mr.. Freeman. Mr.. Reeve has been II
duced to sell through bad health, an
will 90 to Atlantic City; and after r
cuperating will accept position on Il
Atlantic CitV Tfgnes