Smyrna times., 1886-05-05

County d1Ol oCo1CO AC0A14S.
Emory ScOtten has opened the Dou-
class House at Rehoboth.
The rate of school assessment in
South Milford is $2.l6 on the $lOO.
Ninety-seven cases are on the trial
list for the May term of court, at Will
mingtOn.
The Convention of the Diocese of
delaware meets in Seaford on the first
Monday in June.
Robert Y. Watson's appointment as
postmaster at Milford was confirmed
Monday by the United States Senate.
Ex-Recorder Gooding of Kent county
;s said to have desire to go to the
next Legislature to vote against Sena-
tor Gray's reelection.
Or. Oliver d. Robinson and Miss
Jennie Vernon, daughter of Mrs. H. T.
s. Downing. Georgetown, will be married
at that town on May 9th.
The DeIaUarean was q years old
lost saturday. c. f. Fem, has been
connected with the paper for 26 years,
nine OF JIlo tlH1O lh''Hs'5l"5 > SNA'Oi'
I'll Collins, of Dover, has been APP
nointed route agent on the Delaware
r,ilroad. between Philadelphia and
D,yer. rice Harry Walker, resigned.
V. E. Holmes, formerly we'll known
in Wilmington as clothing merchant
and founder of the Boston Clothing
House. died on the 23d ult., at Pueblo,
Colorado, of consumption.
Middletown is getting ground rock
for it's streets from Port Deposit at
cost of 81 .83 a ton. A ton covers two
feet of Main street from curb to curb
at depth of four inches.
IT. Mullin, wife and son, William
Readenkopf, wife and son, and Miss
Anna r.. daughter of Henry c. Robin
son all of Wilmington, left for Califor-
MIA. last week with the Raymond ex-
cursiOn.
Two Wilmington newspaper men
are now on the staff of the New York
Star. William T. CrOasdale is its lead
ing editorial writer, and Edward n.
Vallandigham holds responsible posi-
ton in its news department.
Doctor Thomas H. Cooper, of Ches-
tertown, Maryland, has purchased the
old Edward Upton farm, containing
near 300 acres, situated near White
leysburg, this county, from Susan
Cooper, widow of the late Samuel S.
Cooper, deceased.
Charles H Wallace of New Castles
Thomas o. Mock of Camden and Levi
J. Hammond of Dover graduated with
the degree of NJ. d., at the University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on last
Saturday. The degree was bestowed
upon 118 graduates.
Con gresham Lore has forty appli
cants for his appointment to the UuiteC
States Military Academy. The major
itv are from Sussex county. But fOul
are from Wilmington. Two are now
students at the Oxford Military Insti-
tute and one from Hyatt's.
Although the Rev. A. w. Milby o
Dover district is mending slowly hi:
friends fear that he will not be abl,
to do effective work this year. Some
of the preachers of the district ant
the presiding elder himself, it is said
have spoken of the Rev. w. f. Eng
land as his successor.
Ex-Postmaster Reuben Stewart, @
Milford, was arrested last Wednesda
by q. S. Marshal Newlin, charged wit
being a defaulter to the amount o
about $500. He was taken before U. 5
Commissioner 5. r. Smith, at Whining
ton where he waived a hearing ant
entered bail in the sum of $1,000
1t is said that the voice and mannC
of preaching of the Rev. Charles Hi
and his son Charles, resemble 'eac
other so closely that an old member (
the church at ElktOn, who had not hi
spectacles, listened to the latter preac
on the night of the 18th ult., and lie
the editice under the impression tn;
he had heard another excellent sermo
from the Presiding Elder WiImingtO
Republican.
It appears to be settled says Wi
mingtOn paper, that the Democrat
gubernatorial contest lies between
r. Cochran and Benjamin 7. Bigg
both of St. Georges hundred. III
bets are two to one that Cochran VI
carry his own hundred, and every ct
er hundred in the county except w
mingtOn, White Clay Greek and pOs'
bly, Brandywine. If he does, he W
be the next Governor.
No other strike than that of the m
rocco workers has yet taken place
Wilmington, though several were e
pected 1t is said that practically
the boss bricklayers nave acceded
the request of their hands to give t
hours pay for nine hours work.
Frank Perkins, however, is one of t
leading contracting bricklayers of t.
city who has not complied with the
mand of the wOrkmen, and who sa
he cannot do it.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills
Kent county, has granted letters OF
ministration on the estate of Amelia
French. deceased, late of Milford HI
dred. to Hester +. Mills; on the est
Of Clarisa Lewis. deceased, late OF Sol
Murderkill Hundred, to Abram X
the executor; upon the estate OF JC
Snow, deceased, Tate of Duck Cr'
Hundred, to James Snow; upon
estate of Albert p. Prettyman, dect
ed late of Mispillion Hundred,
James E. Thomas.
The planting season Tor oysters
now under way and immense qua
ties of the young biYalyes are be
taken from the Chesapeake and !
ont in the Delaware hay. The prod
of the latter are much the finer OF
two and the transplanting imparts
the small fry the desirable qualities
a native spawn. The opening OF
new railroad to Cape Charles City
developed number of new oyster /
and increased the supply very ma
tally. 1t has established the indu
in that section and it has grown
such importance that it is recel'
careful attention and grows rapidly
Joseph A. Bond has been appoii
to succeed Mcintyre as chief OF
Wilmington Water Department.
Mcintyre was intrumental in ha
the Water Commission bill passe'
turn the Republicans out OF olhC
he might get it for himself "a.
Wilmington paper, :" he held 1t
about year and half and was
charged in disgrace, while q Bep
can is appointed to succeed him.
need only walk from the Opera Il
TO the City Hall to find dozen u
Gratis who are anxious to haye t9e
ter Commission act repealed and
the Water Department placed IN
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