Smyrna times., 1888-06-20

County
r,b are not being caught in large
Fsntities at the bay now, very few
running
Tho Grangers are making arrange
lp far their annual picnic at RehO-
both in July.
rro hundred Caroline poplar aud
I%e aIe trees have been set out on the
9tate Sa fair grounds at Dover.
coorce V. Massey, Esq, has been
Iacted an honorary member of the
elsv,r ssarican Wing Society Of Princeton
College.
s,7oOO is the figure given by Mr..
woIcott as the amount OF revenue the
T.miIv received from the Democratic
Party for 1887.
The Rev. ]. D. Kemp, pastor of the
n B. Church at Georgetown, has had
N, ", "a salary raised to 5000 per annum,
an increase of 500.
Tho only thing the rOsebugs have
..,anked that causes the farmer to
mile mile is sheep sOrrell, of which they
.sem to be specially fond.
Professor Purinton, the newly elec-
"a director of the Delaware College
A. %I1riculturaI Experiment Station, has
sqs,ived from the University of Missouri.
George H. Graham, convicted at
Wilmington of manslaughter in killing
Goltfried Koeder, was sentenced to
tbree years Imprisonment and $1,000
fine.
Col lanes NJ. Ross, of SeafOrd, gath
cred 100000 quarts Of strawberries this
ssoson from % acres. He has 20 acres
in blaekberries, 40 acres in raspberries,
and $1,000 peach trees that are loaded
with fruit.
Col. Enoch Moore is the gentleman
.noken of to succeed H. F. Pickles, the
1resent collector of the Port of Della
Mare. and whose term expires the
present month.
convention of the Republican
clpbs of Delaware has been called to
meet in Wilmington June %, to form a
State League. Each club is entitled
10 i've delegates.
Detective Hutchins is gathering in
the free-riding tramps on the railroad.
He landed seven in Dover Jail, Friday,
where taller Powell will take charge OF
them for 10 days.
$50 car loads of strawberries have
been forwarded from Laurel. The
heaviest yield in the history of the
berry. Prices have been good too,
something unusual.
The contract for building the Agri-
cultural Experimental Building at
Delaware College was on Tuesday last
awarded to Francis D. Talley at 81, ,93C
and work will commence at once.
The peach crop of the Delaware.
Maryland Peninsula for this year is
wriOusly estimated at from 100000
to Oll,OOO,0OO of baskets, and it Is pretty
safe to approximate the yield at the
first named figures.
Lightning struck a stable belonging
to Alexander Laws near Little Greek
during a storm on Saturday night, and
it was destroyed together with a val
liable mule. The building was worth
about s., 200, and was partially insured
Must Milford's patriotism remain
sealed up another year to have 'head'
enough to pop?-C Chronicle. We feal
our neighbOr entertains the too com.
mon but fallaclOus opinion that pa
trOtism and beer are synonymous
Milford NeUs.
Mrs. w. r. Dickson, of Magnolia
but formerly of Smyrna, died Thurs
day after a lingering and painful i'll
ness. She was the wife of County
Treasurer Dickson, and a sister of Mrs
DR.. Wilson, Of Hover. She was Al
years of age at the time of her death
Acarrier pigeon stopped at Joshui
McGOnigal's, near Little Greek, las
week, and stayed two days. When i
came there it was very tired and hun
gy. 1t was very tame, eating out o
the hand. 1t was marked "1883'
under one wing and had bands arounC
each leg. After resting thoroughly,
went on its way.
Mr.. VIM. Butler, living on the Hiron
hFm Il miles south of Dover, has los
Two horses and has five others on th
sick list. They are stricken in
peculiar manner, their mouths AM
tongues getting yellow, refusing foo,
thnU L
lney were poisoned by eating some
hing in the pasture feld.-Sentinel.
Camp-meetings will be held as fol
lows: Roxana charge, August 4tl
HIh; Chester Heights, July 24tt
august I'd; Wye, July oath, Angus
Bth PenrOse woods, begin July oath
ftman Grove, August I'd, 18th Coz
cord, August 10th, goth; Brandywin
summit, August 18th, 23d Beckwitl
August l4th, 24th; Woodlawn, Al
gust l4th, oath Ocean Grove, Angus
10Th, Both.
PEACH BUREAU MEETINGs.-Mee
Ilgs have been decided upon by Il
Fruit Growers Bureau of Informatio
Snd Distribution At Townsend, MOI
Say. June 18th, at o'clock, p. n
'andyke's, Tuesday, June 18th, at
2 NJ Massey's, Wednesday, Jun
5Oth, at 2 p. m; MillingtOn, Wedne
1ay, June Goth. at 7.30 p. IN. /; Bar
laeysr Thursday, June 2lst, at 2 p. m
Cnurch Hill, Friday, June 22d, at 2
a., a., and at Centreville, Saturday, Jul
I'D, at 2p. m.
benjamin Burton, a prominent C
zen Of Georgetown, died at his hOI
.nere quite suddenly on Friday aft'
nOon, of heart trouble. Mr.. Burt
vas born in 1910, near Lewes.
was twice elected to the State Leg
azure by the Wings; once in 49,
aag again in 1851. He leaves a wide
ana six children. They are Dan
anu Edward Burton, Millsboro; Ma
TIeOrge II. Burton, Fort Leavenwoa
nan Mrs. Alfred P. Robinson, t
town.
Judge John H. Paynter, althou
much abused for being" deaf" is y
asensible to the well-being Of the co
@9unlty. The EUery EUening IL
-aav.!orably speaks Of the Judge and
SSe.lons in reference to the granting
license applications:
The community is indebted
ouuge Paynter for the qualification
5?aln seeing that notorious Front str
a.Ye known as the Grand Central I
ss.Ie, on the list of rejected appli
iO. iIOns." 1t is gratifying to thus see I
using the politician in the judgesf
TEACHERS Association p