Smyrna times., 1889-07-31

John +. Kemley, OF hannibal, Mo-,
has been on a visit to his parents near
KentOn.
David Wilson, the oldest resident of
New Castle, died there on Saturday,
aged Sc years.
A mad dog ran through Delaware
City on Wednesday night and bit sew
eral other dogs.
George V. Massey, Esq, and family |
of Dover are expected home from their |
European trip this week.
Some Kent county farmers met |
at Dover last week and took steps to- |
ward establishing a creamery.
Peaches are being shipped from Wy
oming in large quantities three and |
half carloads were shipped yesterday. |
The Delaware Game Protective As
soeiatiOn will endeaVOr to secure 1000
quail for distribution through out the
State.
boiler in Colburn's creamery Della
ware City exploded on Wednesday
while being tested, but no one was in
jured.
The New Castle Woolen-mills have
shut down for several weeks, during
which time new machinery will be add
ed TO the plaut.
A newspaper, like baby, should
never be borrowed Everybody should
have one of his or her own.-F. ".
Dunn, Of TIE DOrer IRder.
The fishing for trout at Slaughter
Beach has been more thoroughly in
duged in this season than ever before,
and the catch has been large and the
sport necessarily fine.
CADET AT WEST George
Bridges Rodney of New Castle has
been appointed cadet at West Point
from Delaware. He is a son of John
H. Rodney, Esq, and is about Is years
Of age.
The Board of Examining Surgeon
for Pensions organized on Saturday,
elected the following officers Presi-
dent DR.. John W. De Wit; Secretary,
Dr. Peter Cooper; Treasurer, DR..
Howard Ogle.
Horace Greeley Knowles went to
Washington last week to receive his
final instructions previous to his de-
parture for his post, as consul at Bor-
deaux, about the last of this month or
early in August.
The remains OF Mrs. Low0er, wife
of Representative z. L. LOwber Of
Little Creek hundred, were inferred in
Lakeside cemetary, Monday at Dover.
She has been suffering from cancer
for the past TWO years.
At meeting Of The directors of the
Delaware City National Bank, Henry
Cleayer was elected president to fill
the vacancy made by the death of Mr.
Ash. ]. K. Pennington was elected a
director to fill Mr.. Cleaver's place
When Jones went to bed drunk, and
turned over lest his breath might be-
tray him to his wife, Mrs Jones is re-
ported to have said. in the mildest man
ner in the world, You need not turn
over, Jones, for you are drunk clean
through"
DOwNHAM GOES WITH TANNER
McKendree DOwnham of Delaware
has been appointed a chief of division
in the pension office. DOwnham was q
member of the last Legislature, and
is pronounced and uncom promising
Higgins Republican.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Jacob B. Maxwell, son of Alexander
Maxwell, proprietor of the National
Hotel, and Mrs. Jessie Clayton. widow
Of the late Captain Clayton, on Angus
l. Mr.. Maxwell was divorced at tn,
last session of the Legislature.
Mrs Emma Rittenhouse, wife o
Allison RittenhOuse and daughte
Of Alex. Frazier of KentOn, died Il
the State Road last week and was bur
led at BrynzOn Baptist church OF
Thursday. Elders StaytOn and Ritten
house oficiated. Deceased was 3
years Old
The firm Of KnauG & Sons of Phila
delphia, doing business in that city a
plpe-organ builders since 1884, hav
finally arranged to bring their larg
plant to Newark, Del, where they vi
carry on the business as hithert
IN Philadelphia. The firm employs IL
skilled hands.
VIM. Taylor, of MiddletOwn, ba
bought the timber on the Watson farl
near Lincoln City. owned by Geo.
and J. Stanley Short. There are abot
lSO acres Of the timber land covere
with heavy growth Of oak, pine an
white cedar. Mr.. Taylor paid $3.2'
TOR the timber.
Mrs. Anna F. Roderfeld, one Of Il
Oldest and most respected citizens
Dover, formerly Of KentOn, died su
denly at the residence of her sOn-i
law, II. {. Collision Thursday aged
years. She has been ailing for SOL
hme past, and was able to be up in q
morning, but was taken very i'll VIII
sitting in a chair and died in few mi
utes OF heart trouble.
At the Farmers Institute meeti
held in Dover last week, the Opinio
expressed relative to the present pea
crop, Indicates that the upper and We
tern borders Of Sussex, and the low
art OF Kent counties will produce
ollk OF the peach crop for this seas'
Two or three small areas in Maryla
vii put out nearly full but they "
not materially affect the Delaware or
The approach of the Whining
ram promises to be the lagest ever b
u Delaware. Il is to commence NJ
aay September the %, and is TO c
unue six days. Preparations for
great event are now being rapidly
leo forward. and everything is to
10 order by that time. The attTacti
are TO be varied and interesting,
many Of them will be entirely no
and new.
AL Inc premiums this year will re
n FORTUNE FOUND IN THE SEA
SAPE HENLOPEN. The PhilapelE
aseord Thursday said 1.-THE wrec
sle English bark Midway, which 70
Sefed in 1853 while bound from ]
Son s' 70 Philadelphia with a cargo
wv wv lead and spelter, worth over 9
has been located by the Alta
la Gulf Wrecking Company of {
unenlopen. Yesterday the schoone
howard Magee landed at Aim
aeet wharf consignment Of var
lesals from the Midway's carge, W
aa been brought to the surface by
teih, and although cOrrOded by tht