Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
county and State Items.

has been engageu W iuI i1A9iI - -A-'7 -
me state fair, to be held at Dover next
month.
The Faple Creamery at MiddletOwn
- -ecentlv decreased its churning ca
Iecitv - 50 that 600 pounds of butter are
now made daily.
The laboratory of Delaware College
riII he ready to receive the apparatus
n ! short time The building is an or
nament to the College.
I Alex. Harris, of Milford received
1g5OOO three pound tin cans from Leip- |
- last week. and his factory will soon |
bein full blast on peaches and toma- |
toes.
The regular passenger travel over
the Delaware railroad during the past
few weeks is about the heaviest ever
Known. All trains on Saturday were
packed
Chief Justice Comegys and daughter
have gone to Saratoga Springs to pass
fbe remainder of the summer. The
former's health is considerably i'm
proved.
The Erery EUening says all three of
the candidates for the Democratic NOM
nation for State Senator in that county
are in favor Of a Constitutional Con-
vention.
Solomon Hersey who was connected
with the Daily Republican of Winning
ton for a number of years has associa-
ted himself with the EUening Journal
lately started in that city.
The State Auditor has issued his an
nual report in book form from the Del
arqreqa press. and it is the most COM
plete work of this kind that has ema-
mated from the Auditors Office in
years.
Mary F. Cochran wife of R. Thomas
Cochran of near MiddletOwn, died on
the 18th inst. She had been an invalid
for the past eighteen years and heI
death resulted from complication OF
diseases.
On Thursday evening Victor r. Pyle
Of the Wilmington Wheel Club estab
lished a one hour record on the cause
way. The start was made at 6.O2, ant
and at 1902 the rider had covered ex
aetly fifteen miles as registered by tn
Lakin CyclOmeter.
Under the laws of this State rail anC
reed birds may be shot on and ate
geptember 1st. Although the seaso
legally opens in two weeks 1t vii
probably be a week later before tn
condition of these birds is such as
make them especially tOOthsome.
William Taylor is unquestiOnabl
the most liberal-hearted man in tow
and the neighbOrhoOd. He has under
taken the refurnishing and repairing
the Union NJ. E. Church, in Blackblr
hundred at a cost of about $500. sue
generosity is seldom met with.-MIC
dletOlUn NeiU Era.
On Tuesday evening of last wee
two car loads of Bohemian men, WOn
en- and children, together with Ihe
baggage. arrived in Middletown trO
+ Baltimore. They are to be employ'
in the corn drying establishments
Baker Bros. of Odessa, and IL. Il. A
thur, of A1lddletown.
Sheriff Mcdaniel sold the fOlloWil
real estate at public sale last wee
Farm of George Hayes, twenty-s
, acres near Downs Chapel, to Caleb
Pennewill, for S775; farm OF Alexa
der Martin, forty-fOur and One-quari
acres, to Mr.. McIntire, for 5000; taI
Of 7. B. LouderbOugh, seventy-h
acres, near Dover, to Mrs. Vlrgli
Ridgely, for 300
Much surprise and no little reg
was heard in MiddletOwn last we
when it was known that Joseph H'
son had disposed of his business
would shortly leave for New 10
there to engage in the commission .
mess with the well-knOwn firm OF
E. Cochran & Co. Mr.. Hanson
one Of the most popular men IN [
town or community.
HOTTER AND HOTTER.-FactiC
blood is getting hotter and hotter
Dover as the following indicates
seph Burchenal. PrOthOnOtary otS +
- eonPts-s<vas arrested Wednesday m
- ing in Dover for committing an as
and battery or Z. ID. D. Day,
Day, who is a lawyer, visited the
thonotary's Office to attend 10
business, when a poitlcal discus
arose. and Burchenal, losing MS
Der. shook his fist at the attor
Burchenel was held for CourC
Squire Jester.
For four years past, Elias B. 81
near Glendale has been the VicIll
malicious mischief by the destru'
Of his melon patch by unknown
sons: but this year the scoun
were caught in the act. Ihey.
surprised plotting to do their neia
r-o-i- ~ ,,!,,bt ond Mr.. Baker was
warned. In this case the warning
in time to enable a shot gun to pli
important part in the fun. The
men engaged in the business havl
regulations for thieving and fightl
Ellendale.-MIIford Chronicle
John Cleaver, who lives upon
DuPont's farm south of Wyoming
plovs forty-eight tramps regularly
ing and delivering 800 basket
peaches daily. Mr.. Cleaver says
he never had such efficient help al
him. He paws them one dollar
and board. But they can ca
SAYS. Just TO show, he says tn
Tuesday they ate 200 ears Of corr
bushels of potatoes and fifty loa'
bread, besides meat. They have
breakfast and are ready to go 10,
orchard BY sunrise and general
their supper after sunset"
The periodical base ball Graz
again developed into the stage v
Commences to decline, viz: VINE
grounds are to be fenced and
mittance fee charged. There
doubt but what the scheme
profitable to the mechanics who
The fence, and to the dealers wn
nish the lumber but when the
% view base ball in Milford IS eE
the audience may be counted in'
one or two hundred people-pr
the fee is ten cents II ove
amount, the grounds viii be loI