Smyrna times., 1888-10-10

county and State Items.
The Rev. J. H. Wiley is conva-
lescent.
Laurel will have two oyster packing
,1ses to commence with this season.
odds are being offered in Dover that
.ho Republican comfy ticket in Kent
will be elected.
Many ducks are being shot by sports
u,an on the marshes of Slaughter Neck
where the game is plentiful.
The Wilmington Coal Gas Company
los reduced the price of its gas from
$50 TO Sl.35 per 1000 feet.
Mark G. Lohand has purchased the
George z. Knight farm, two and a-half
miles north Of Frederick, Del, for
$1,000.
The Democratic Club of Newark was
addressed on Saturday evening by |
Iobn S. Writ and Charles @. CrOthers, |
Fsos.. both of ElktOn.
Charles H. Treat and Fred E. Bach,
Of Wilmington, will address the
Georgetown Republican Club of
Georgetown this evening.
Tbe Kent ProhibitiOnists will poll
fourteen votes unless some of the nom
inees have too much sense to vote for
Milford NelUs.
The Hon. Charles B. Lore, James L.
Wolcott, and Adjutant r. r. Kenney
will speak to the Democrats of Milford
hundred on Saturday afternoon next.
The Wolcottites do not propose to
eleep from now until election day.
Chairman Williamson of the county
committee has already fourteen meet
ings scheduled.
The lower departments of the Dover
Public Schools are becoming so crowded
that the forcing" process is being in
dulged in to push scholars into the
higher grade rooms.
The MiddletOwn NJ. E. Church
raised 81 ,S25 in one week towards liqui-
dating the church debt. 1t is proposed
tn raised the balance of the indebted
ness during the present week.
Charles H. Treat, the Republican
candidate for Congress, has moved his
family from Georgetown to Philadel-
mia for the winter. Mr.. Treat will of
course still remain in Georgetown.
Wilmington is raising, by city taxa
ton, $470,000 per year. Counting
1900 families to WilmingtOn's pOpu-
lation, five persons to a family the
average city tax per family is $S9.O6.
An audience of fair size, largely com.
posed of workingmen, listened to the
sneeehes of Charles M. Curtis, Esq.
and Washington Hastings on Saturday
night at the Institute Hall, Whining
ton.
Samuel d. Truitt ex-state librarian
formerly of Dover, but now of Wash
ington. has been appointed by Senator
Salisbury clerk of the Senate Engross
ing Committee, of which the Senate
is chairman.
DELAWARE PENsIONERs.-Origina
Invalid-MinOrs of Simeon Woodrow
Newport and Wilmington; Elisha Sti
SMYRNA; Eli B. Carey, Milton. In
crease-Davis Geary, Wilmington
Henry B. Walls, Milton.
William G.. Cleaver was appOinte
teller of the Delaware City Nations
Bank at meeting of the directors o
Monday of last week. Mr.. CleaV'
succeeds his father, who held the pos
ton about twenty-five years.
Senator Gray won laurels for himse
in Saturday nights speech in the Aca.
emy of Music, Philadelphia. ID
speech, as reported in the Times OF tn
city, was mastery review OF the
sues from a Democratic standpoint
Cards are out for the celebration
the golden wedding of Captain T.
Norman and wife, which is expected
take place on Wednesday, the IL
inst. This is said to be the first gold
wedding ever celebrated in Lewes.
A large meeting of the Clevela
and Thurman Club of Bridgeville W
held in that place on Tuesday eyenir
October 2. and was addressed by
fred P. Robinson, William ID. Boy
and Edwin r. Paynter, Esqs.i
Georgetown.
w. Scott Way, Esq, former prop
etor of the MiddletOwn Transcript
rived in that town last week from
Jose, California, and is stopping at
hotel of Alex. Maxwell. Mr.. way
looking well, and expects to rem
East about fortnight.
Republicans of Frederick have or
nized Tippecanoe club, with W.
Davis as president; ]. II. Carrow
S. w. Darby, vice-presidents, w.
Knowles, secretary, ard George
Swanfeld, treasurer. 1t meets re
larly on Friday nights.
DIS. Myers, a prominent nurse
man and fruit grower died at his I
dence near Bridgeville, 1st inst, a
about ffty five years. Mr.. Myers
a native of New York, but has live
this state for number of years
had accumulated good property
Sheriff Mcdaniel has just had ]
ballot boxes made for the general c
ton. as the old ones are full OF the
stitutional convention votes and
not be opened until after the NEE
of the Legislature, at which time
vote will be passed upon IN joint sesS
The Hon. w. G. P. Breckenridg
Kentucky, has been secured to add
a Democratic mass meeting IN
minpton. at the Opera House, on
pipbt of Thursday, October 18th.
the afternoon of that day the con
ton of Democratic clubs of Della
will be held.
It is reported that IN consequence
the excessively wet weather dr
the past month many of the poti
Of late crops in Sussex county hay1
ted in the ground. Harbeson /
man had good prospect OF ia
from 10000 to 5000 bushels, had
season proved favorable on his Il
General Freight Agent John 5.
son. of the Pennsylvania Railroad
be succeeded by VIM. II. Joyce
present coal freight agent. IL Is
that Mr.. Wilson has accepted the
idency Of the Poughkeepsie d
Company. Mr.. Joyce was at one
division superintendent OF the \
ern Central at Baltimore.
The Laurel Gazette says; Our
friends need not worry about IN
bernatorial contest in Delawar.
years hence, as the the Democrat
not o,oincy n allOw this contest