Smyrna times., 1889-10-02
County and State Items

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There are now over 60 students at |
Delaware College. '
The Kent County Insurance Com !
many lost 81 $3.50 by the Seaford fire.
Delaware bay oysters are very fine
and fat this fall, and the Oystermen are
charging good prices.
FELTON, has a new Justice of the Peace
in ex-senator Samuel d. Roe. Mr.
Roe will make good officer.
The choirs of two colored Whining !.
ton churches will contest for supremacy
and the gate receipts in October.
Farmers are stocking their lands
with sheep again, wherever they can
get hold of stock sheep at fair prices.
Seed wheat is in demand. Very little
wheat is to be found that is perfect, or
that will weigh so pounds per bushel.
Sheriff Fenimore sold Is acres of
land in CheswOld, belonging to Caleb
Boggs. 10 ]. Alexander Fulton, Esq,
for 81 $50.
David E. Buckingham, of Whining
ton, has been appointed to suO-clerk-
ship in the Interior Department at
Washington.
Two men were killed at the West /
Yard, Wilmington, Monday night by /
being struck by train No. 80, while |
walking on the track.
A man named john Boxer, Of Phila-
delphia, was killed by train on
Friday on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
aud Baltimore railroad.
Droycs OF cattle are passing through
town every few days from down the
State. Short food crops are forcing the
sale of cattle.-SeHtiHel.
Work has been begun at Newark on
the new works for the Knauff organ
factory. which is about to move lis
plant from Philadelphia.
The news this morning from Viii
mington Is that the jury in the Parvis
case was till out, with the probability
ti.;.. laey could not agree.
The numbers Of pupils in attendance
at Dover Puouc school is the largest
ever known during the history OF the
institution 10 lae month Of September
$40.
No passes viii be issued By the State
Fair managers this year. Persons once
in the grounds will nave to stay there.
The same rule viii apply 10 The Gsand
Stand.
The congregation of Drawers Pres
bvteriau Church of Odessa has extended
a call to the Rev Mr.. VanCleve, Of
Gettysburg, Pa, to become the pastor
of that church.
The Charles KINNEY farm, situated
two and a-hall niles east OF Dover, was
sold at pubhc sale. Tuesday, to Vim.
A. KINNEY. of Wilmington, for $3.50
per acre-lS3 acres.
Great surprise was created in Newark
business circles Tuesday by the an
nouncement Of the embarrassment of
Rankin Armstrong the largest dry
goods dealer in Newark.
The exact number Of baskets of
peaches shipped from Wyoming this
year was 5000 This is about l0O,-
600 baskets less than expected at the
beginning Of the season.
James II. Morris. of FELTON,, who lasl
June mad his leg broken on the railroad
has brought sGii against the Railroad
Company for > 900 and has employed
Hon. Charles B. Lore as counsel in tht
case.
A reunion Of bands from Pennsylva
MIA New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land will De held AT Hazel Dell Pari
for two days during the last week o
October Il Is expected that from p L
80 bands will be in attendance.
John A. Parker, a notorious colore'
gambler and policy backer, was held il
$1,000 bail in the Wilmington Conr
Monday morning on the charge c
playing stud poker, and $1,000 add
IiOnal for holding the sweat board.
fireman named George Carl Isl
residing at Newark, was killed Salul
day afternoon BY two engines cOllidiH
between the West Yard and Dclawar
Junction. the engineers and Othe
employees escaped without seriOu
injury.
The recent cold snap has driven rec
birds further south, and spOrtsmen VIII
have been IN search Of the feat her
tribe for the past few days report yer
few reed birds. Rail birds are still ver
plentiful.
On Friday, the last day Of the fai
the Delaware College cadets Of Newar
under the command of Lieut.. Brow
and Dr. Raub, the president, will after
the fair in uniform and give an exhit
ton drill in front Of the grand stand
the afternoon.
P. B. Norman, Sr., who has be,
nrInqIua| kanuar Of tho Rraa L
light for many years has resigned, al
Robert W. Salmons, assistant keepe
has been appointed in his place. TPe
are several applicants for the positi'
OF assistant keeper.
The entire number Of exhibits in {
ladies' department at the State Fair
over three thousand Last year the
were about two thousand exhibits
this department. Next year the lad
are going to strike for new and lar
building for their exhibits.
Vessels and carg0es sell very low
Lewes now. The cargo 81 the schOOI
J. ID. Robinson, Of COZ tons Of steamb'
coal, was sold at auction TO Capt'
Richard I. Green, of Boston, for
cents per ton The same party
also bought the vessel at private "a
Judging from the long strings
wagons going through town loaC
with phosphate, says the Dover Sentii
farmers are using as much If not m
Phosphate this fall than ever befC
The low price Of wheat causes then
ty and force the yield per acre up
g to make up in quantity what &
lose in price. and 10 do this requ
Extra Stimulating the land.
AZ ANCIENT CHURoH's AENIV
AARY.-The old Broad Greek Prot
ant Episcopal Church, situated al
sW0 miles from Laurel, celebrated
10th anniversary Friday. The mt
lhg service was opened by Bishop Z
man, followed by an address By
rev Mr. Dame, Of Smyrna, and
SemmuniOn. In the afternoon the
slessrs. liynes aud Hall made
aiesses A collection was taken uI
me repair Of the edifce, which
sieeted in l772.