Smyrna times., 1888-07-18
Opening OF Mails.

,7ounty anu 0C0'CO AOOAAAS9'
w o,ndav-school of Frederick pic
I'D Id0 at Bowers Beach.
NV r,o Episcopal Church of Laurel, has
Inc In"dad a call to Rev. Mr.. Githings
ofFlOrida'
n.or had a smallpox scare last
DD'' investigation proved it to be a
aIserumOr'
r,o Camden base ball club will play
NJ Dover club on Friday on the lat
ters grounds.
p.,ebes are selling in New York
,S LsSS SI TO $3.50 per crate, according to
ln1aity. llD Apples at 81 a crate
1obdell Car Wheel Company, OF
r,ilmington, makes 400 car wheels
S.iIv SIvd and has a capacity of 700.
The peOpIe of Wilmington, including
- lnf nnfbIsicians, are complaining much
e9i ofibe filthy drinking water of that
city.
r.barmen are catching fewer terra
T. his tbis summer than for years. What
pln .n.ae .r the scarcity is the puzzle to
them
nr Henry w. Stout has taken charge
.fDr c. Unger's practice and removed
~ ~ his residence ZIG French st. Will
mingtOn.
P,tb the Walker and the Dana evap-
ting establishments at Dover will
T.I,l u ST.eoneTated this season by NJ. G. Sellers
Of oiPhiladelphia.
The Delaware National Guard will
~ into camp at Brandywine Springs,
~ = tbe Philadelphia Division of the
$50. R. R. to-day
Peaches are being shipped from most
onof the stations on the Delaware rail-
-oad - now, and the prices obtained are
vprv good considering how inferior the
fruit is
The Mills reform bill has caused the
daotb of several hogs this week. They
sre afraid the duty on lard will be
token off and they want to die.-BreGk-
mter Light.
George V. Massey, Esq, returned
fom Europe on saturday last after a
nleasant trip through Europe. Mr..
Massey looks much improved by his
vacation.
APhiladelphian is training a class
of Dover Young lads and misses for the
Little Tycoon, " which will be pre-
septed in the Opera House in that
town at an early date.
George w Ingram, of Mddletown,
has sold for Edward Bringhurst, Jr.,
the Vandegrift farm, situated near
McDOnOugh, 100 acres, to Albert Price
Of ofMaryland, for $1,000.
The citizen soldiers of Delaware went
into camp at Brandywine Springs yes
terday and will enjoy the practical ex-
perience of army life in these "piping
times of peace" for 10 days.
Or. A. n. Raub, president of Del
aware College, has gone to South Car
DINA, where he will lecture before the
teachers institute in that State. He
will be absent several weeks.
The next Legislature, the Sentinel
says will have to pass a law taxing
Jersey mosquitoes that come across the
Bay. They are much more blood
thirsty than the Peninsula mosquito.
The Dayton Hedge Company will
shortly apply for a charter for stock
company, 20 take in the franchise o.
that company for the State of Della
ware. The capital will be 100000.
Seven hundred cords of brush have
been shipped from Milford to Reedy
Island during the present month. This
much is being used in forming the
dyke in the Delaware river at Reedy
Island.
The directors of the First Nationa
Bank Of Milford have declared a div
idend of 6per cent. and ordered $25Ol
to be carried to the credit of the sur
plvs fund The united capital and sur
plus of the bank now amounts tC
100000.
The fishermen have had one of tn
best seasons this year they have hat
lot years. One man, Boone, at Bow
ers has caught 1900 bushels of trout
which he sold at an average of 80 cent
per Oushel, netting him in five weeks
above all expenses, over 5000.
Martin F. Powell, a young farmer O
west Dover Hundred, cut his kne
with the reaper while harvesting hi
wheat crop two weeks ago. The wOun,
mad nearly healed up and he had abOu
lIofgotten it, when he was taken som
eays ago with lockjaw, and has beei
ma critical condition.
John LOwther, of Christiana hun
Gfed, offers himself as a candidate 70
,9e republican nomination for sheriff
ne says that he was a candidate whe
.le party had no chance, and now tina
snefe is a better prospect for success
ne wishes to be in line. Mr.. LOwthe
makes the sixth candidate out.
Invitations are out for the marriag
NJ III Hiss Emma Dyer and D. NJ. Barker
Iae ceremony which will be private
viii take place at the residence of Wn
Eyer, uncle of the bride in Dover
a5 ale honeymoon will be spent in Car
Sla after which they will return {
IIeaIord, where their future home wi
henry NJ. Barlow, of Brandywir
os.I Malured has been appointed CollectC
II 1ue Fort of Wilmington to succee
boIIy boaIy Pickles. This appointment
a-o oeeh expected ever since the de;
I Tas made during the session of IL
legislature Of 1885. Mr.. Barlow W,
gat5 gmelnOer coming from a strong Lol
T TTuG1uTed, red, but he voted for Gray f,
Us. Senator.
voi Inc Dover Inder completed its fir
IN hume with its last issue. In the con
~ campaign the Inde1 proposes
t,,;T EDUCATE not only a reform Of Il
S,al .,,u rates, but also a reform of OF
Gsaa S.e constitution" adding: ave b
iso ose 'ne latter to be one of the Wit
1iues ~i.II Of the coming contest and W
cor.Iilo '0alolo no honorable effort that wi
'iioute to that result"
Mae ZACH sALEs.-D. Refs a canner
naap2 nlgrd, last week contracted for q
tHS'aOnes from several orchards. amor
Vo.l.u number being those of Gen. c.. w
Wa,V, WIS.,, Col. N. H. Davis, Col. G.
Tba'son, and Col. r. II. William
o,boIp nv price is IS cents per basket. T.
ME- ME- tanners and evaporators abo
tbeao tb,.,ore y DO not feel disposed to buy
reno5. p@e cures, and no other sales q
''pOrted.-MiLtord Ne1Os.
iDa basket MILL BURNED.-The plai
s ana basket mill Of Hazel & Penn