Smyrna times., 1889-08-14
smyrna Branoh Trains.
Closing of Mails.
County and State Items.

price.
Bethel has an epidemic of whoOping
cough.
The pear and the water melon crops
are light.
Prof. Martha talks of establishing a
daily paper in Dover.
Saturday night scraps" in Whining
ton are weekly increasing.
"Douse the blazer ~ is the small boys
exclamation at the thin coat.
Much of the new hay is poor, and is
giving horses influenza or something.
Farmers say that butter will not 60 |
higher till the chestnuts begin to |
brown.
The searchers for the De Braak treas
urers are persistently working near the
Breakwater
VINEYARDS in the neighbOrhood of
GeorgetOwn;h ;have been attacked with
the black rot.
The annual pony penning at Chinco-
league. Va, will take place on the 2lst
and 22nd of this month.
Twelve thousand persons were on
tbe Grounds at Brandywine Summit
Camp meeting, Sunday.
Rev. r.. Lattomus, Il student of Pen
niugton Seminary, preached a very in
teresting sermon at Friendship church
TborauUhfare Neck
The Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Valandigham
of Newark will celebrate their golden
wedding on Sept. n. They were mar
ried at Snow Hill. Md, so years ago.
Il is announced that a marriage cere-
monv will take place during the Will
mington fair at the grounds. The man
aprrs will give the couple handsome
housekeeping outfit.
Peninsular journal says that a
poclirt book made of rattle snake hide,
which is - repulsive to ladies that they
voa'i touch il, is having quite sale
AMONG married men.
The prospect for Delaware College
for the cOmming year are certainly
very Aattering over former years. The
new blood infused into the institution is
working and the result will be more
than satisfactory.
Dr. d. A. Harrison, who was elected
superintendent of the State Insane
H5spitdl last week, has declined to
come. being offered extra inducements
10 STAY with the Kings County Insti-
tuition. where be has served for several
years.
The sale at Treats store commenced
last Saturday and has been continued
all this week. Large crowds have been
in attendance, and the aggregate of
sales is said to amount to about seven
thousand dollars Georgetown Demo
crat, 10 inst.
Hog Cholera is rapidly spreading
among the swine in st. Georges Hun
dred and the farmers are greatly
alarmed at its raVages. Harry EliasOn,
residing near MiddletOwn, has twenty
head aiflictng with the dread disease
and it is feared all will die.
Four hundred colored excursionists Oh
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timOre Railroad, from Philadelphia ant
Chester for the Marydel camp meeting
were detained nearly an hour at Viii
mingtOn on Saturday night. FOrty-sl
passengers had beaten their way from
Chester to Wilmington and their fares
had to be paid before the train woull
be started
DOUBLE WEDDING. The Rev. {
F. Sheppard of Frank ford, Del, pei
formed the ceremony in Il dOubl
wedding at the Surf House, Ocea
View, Del on Wednesday, August Z
Captain Joshua H. Hudson of Phllade
phia and Miss Orna X MumfOrd {
FTankfOrd; James II. DerricksOn {
Philadelphia aud Miss Name G. Wa
pies Of Sussex county at the same tim
audplace
Edward Alker, of Wilmington, b.
lever in the BrOwn-Sequard elixir {
life discovery, declares that he recent
cured friend of rheumatism in NOR
simple manner The friend had bee
under the care of several physician
Upon Mr. Alker's invitation he visit'
his lAlkersl house, aud there the latte
applied a few singing bees to the par
Affected. The effect was marYelOU
and the cure pronounced as cOmplet
Squire Jester, of Dover, had a pc
Ton OF the female population of Cla
ton before him Thursday. 1t was
cross suit for assault growing out o
nelghbors' quarrel. Part of u brio
yard was on exhibition in the Justic'
Ohce, the bricks being used to ke
one another awake while taking thi
afternoon maps, being tossed fro
hoase to house. Fines and costs we
lmpoLed, amounting to quite su
and the parties bound over to keep
peace.
DEATH OF Mrs. HARRY MCDANIl
The young wife of Harry McDani
Of the firm of Clark & Mcdaniel, lei
lag druggists Of Dover, died ThUrsd
titeT short illness. Her death is p
uelllarly sad as she died from the
i;cts OF motherhood and the combin
sElll OF DIR. Marshall of Philadelp
ana Doyer's leading physicians col
not save her. She was the daughter
hughett l.. knight and was a won
taste and refinement She
very highly esteemed by all who kr
HsF' She was 28 years of age.
AATRIMoAIAL.- i ,ast Thursday n
ang William W. Vincent of GeOl
,GYn Del, was united in marriag
4lss Mary Bratten, the daughter
Hm Z. Bratten Of Snow Hill.
CEREMONY took place in the NJ.
VhaFch al that place, and was perfo
~ y " the pastor, the Rev. Robert w
w Inursday, Aug. l, ex- Police Oh
.Oseph I. Cross was united in MARI
Miss Virginia r. Emerson, a dat
Nr Of MatrOn Emerson Of the State
zane Asylum. The ceremony was
TS''4ed ~ ne in Philadelphia by the Rev
N, GENERAL DUPONT's FUNERA
tne funeral Of General Henry Du
oOk place Saturday at o'clock.
;o.hent Was made in the family b
ground on the Dupont estate.
55shoples were very simple.
sesl9ors and friends Of the
Won IN arge numbers had gathere
KY last tribpts Of respect tC
snS naS1ofy, and among them, barehei
s,sa sss solemnly repeating the l.
wss5 ws:o IN unison with the clergy