Smyrna times., 1888-07-11
C,untv and State Items.
Castle had a rousing Fourth.

County dhu 0O0'O0 LIS
New Castle had rOusing Fourth.
The water rents at Dover amount to
over SS,OOO'
rbere we're over 1000 excursionists
he Delaware river on the Fourth.
v.vor Harrington put his foot down
~ sunday ball playing in Wilmington.
vR Smithers, Jr., and family, OF
Nor have taken a cottage at Reho-
both.
The afternoon passenger train on the
n.isware Railroad now runs through
70 Rehoboth'
The Seaford club was again defeated
..,be Wilmington club in SeafOrd by
q y score of s to on Wednesday.
Ms Cannon. the wife of Phillip
c-"non of Laurel, died last week very
Sn5denly while having her hair
combed.
pU Marvel, of Georgetown, says
+bat five times rs many peaches will
10 shipped from Georgetown this sea-
sop as we're shipped last year.
The MiddletOwn Transcript asks
mot Middletown Join the league
.5ont tn be formed, consisting of Mil
Sr5 Camden, Dover and Smyrna ?
Visitors are going to Rehoboth on
every train. All three of the hotels
s,s ouen for the reception of guests
and the cottages will soon rapidly fill
up.
The wife of DR.. J. H. Wilson died at
Dover on Saturday after a long illness.
Sbe was an active worker in the NJ. E.
Church and in all benevolent matters.
She was a daughter of McIlroy Nc
llyaine.
Would not the money expended
unon the militia be more practically
sTDended in opening up the ponds
along the bay shore to tide water, so
as to break up the mosquito factories
Sentinel.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Carrie Burgess, of BridgetOn, n.
] formerly of Dover, and the Rev. E.
Vsudyke. ol Cumberland, Md. The
ceremony will take place at Bridge
ton, to-day.
George V. Massey, Esq, sailed from
Europe Thursday on the same steamer
with Hon. J. G. Blaine, on his return
70 the United States.-Er. Another
account SAYS that Mr.. Blaine will sail
an the 18th.
The Dover club consists of the fol-
lowing members: J. McKnatt, captain
and b.; E. McNiell, p; Frank Ward
C.: W. Honey, 2b.; T. Collins, 3D.; II
Forkum, s. s; i. Levy, r. f.; George
Peterson, !. f.; d. Collins, c. f.
Miss Annie Johnson, niece of DR..
Henry Ridgely and Edward Ridgely
ESQ. and a sister of Harry Johnson,
Esq, of Dover, died at Pennington, al
.. m, Thursday of consumption
Miss Johnson was well-knOwn in
Dover
This is the doubtful story a Laure
Correspondent tells the Morning NelUs
John N. Collins of this town, sOwed
last fall one bushel and a peck O
wheat, on an acre and quarter o
ground, from which he raised sixty
seven bushels.
Delaware made a good showing and
favorable impression at the cOnven.
ton Of Democratic clubs in Baltimore
last week. The delegation was
strong one, and the Delaware head
quarters, at Barnum's hotel, wert
ihTonged at all times by visitors from
other States.
A lively little contest is in progress
over the honor of being the Republican
nominee for Sheriff of New Castle
county. The leading candidate il
William A. Hukill, an old and expe
Heneed campaigner. The other candi
dates are S. NJ. EnOs, William J. LanA
and Elias n. Moore.
Several papers published the report
that Emory r. Burnite had committed
suicide in Salt Lake city, will be com
pelled to deny the report to put theil
readers Alright. 1t appears that Mr.
Burnite is we'll and wants the repor
e0ntradicted. This is the second repor
raised that this man had committed
suicide.
Tne name of James Pennewill, esq.
Of ofDOver, is used in connection will
The Republican nomination for repre-.
sentative in Congress. So far as tn,
Democracy of Delaware is concerned
makes but little difference who the
nomineee may be, but it is lOca
prominence that a man so young a
Ar. Pennewill may be proud of.
The Syracuse University, of Ney
York, at its last commencement con
ierred the degree of Doctor of PhilOs
ophy upon the Rev. J. H. Wiley, c
Milford. Mr.. Wiley is an alumnus {
Wesleyan where he received the reg
ular collegiate degrees he holds ais
ne degree of Bachelor of Divinity cor
ierred By Drew Theological Seminary
J. Frank Alice, of Dover, met with
serious loss last week. His Sherma
Morgan mare, while at pasture, steppe
On a stone and twisted her left frOI
ankle, disabling her and possibly ruiz
ing her. Everything possible wa
Done to relieve her. 1t is said tn;
Mr.. Alice had been offered $500 for th
animal some weeks before she was il
iured.
Among the amendments repOrtC
and agreed to by the Senate last wee
vas one inserting items of $500 f
4ispilliOn creek $4,000 for BrOadki
nger, and 5000 for Broad cree
Inc amendments to the river and ha
oor bill containing these apprOpriatiOl
were suggested to the Senate cOmmitt
alter the bill had passed the House, b
senators Gray and Salisbury.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT SEAFoRD.
Inc south-bOund Delaware EXPIRE
eollided with a north bound freig
Tram near Seaford on Friday evenin
uemolishing both engines and driVil
one Of them through a carload of ?
laloes. The engineers and frem'
escaped by jumping and no passenge
were hurt. Ex-COngressman Mart
was thrown with such force agaiI
t"o car seats as to brake them bot
Out he escaped personal injury.
While threshing wheat for c.
Oleaver on the farm of Thomas Jam'
one mile south Of Magnolia, the boil
u the engine owned and operated
I. 7. Williams, exploded, complete
destroying both engine and thresh
ald seriously if not mOrtally injurinl
oolored Lad named John Hill. T
engine was of the Wood, Morse
TABOR manufacture, and had been