Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
county and State Items,

county and State Items.
Chad fishermen say the season will
end June l.
vont county farmers fear the pear
.,an has been killed.
1;.tle Creek and East Dover hum
,.a5s are set down for Pennewill by
his managers.
Tho Delaware State Medical Society
N hold its 1Olst Annual Convention
W W. lime 10 in Wilmington.
Tho largest sturgeon of the season
seen At Milford. 1t was seven and
sbsif sP feet long and weighed 24O
pounds.
Since the organ grinders have been
.,,nnelled to move on out of Phila-
SoLbi S5,Iobia Wilmington has been enjoy
;ors redundance of street music.
The ovstermen are planting their
on Of oysters. They dredge the nat
s-sI rocks in the bay for plants, and
ai.1 G buv largely of plants from the
Chesapeake Bay.
Teachers and scholars of Dover are
rorking hard for Miss Hough of Smy-
ma ma one Of Kent county's popular
,sachers. and they expect to win for
her the Press prize.
u N. Wilson has very handsome
sel5 of grass on his farm adjoining
Dover. lie has one hundred acres on
bs farms to NOW this year, and they
nromise a yield of two tons per acre.
The hunt lOr military encampment
i. being made weekly. These trips
make pleasant iaunts for the officers.
The time of the encampment will be
Inst before the Democratic primaries.
JB. Mears & Co. of Milford, have
sod the Harrington Sun plant to a
sock company at Laurel this state.
n will he run As an independent paper,
and the first issue will appear this
week
Z L. Grant, postmaster at Hartly,
was violently assaulted few days ago
and Is now in critical condition.
His lower jsw on the left side was bro
ken and several Of his teeth were bro
ken on.
The commissioners to fix the bOun-
darv between Delaware and Pennsyl-
yaaia. Thomas F. Bayard. B. E. Lewis
and J H. Hotlecker of Delaware and
Robt f. Monahan and Wayne Mac
Veieh Of Pennsylvania, will meet in
Philadelphia during this week.
A writer in the Deldwaredn says that
no actional candidates can be elected
by the Democratic party this year. and
urges the nomination of James Will
iams for governor, and Col. E. L. Mar
lin for Congressman.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins had
$50 cases of goods on the train that
went into the canal on Monday night
i ll9 cases were recovered and returned
to them on Wednesday in a damaged
condition Their loss was about $3.50
The Delaware College base bal
team went to MiddletOwn on Wednes
dly and were beaten by the Middle
town club ia an eleven inning game
Score Middletown 10; Newark
This is the only game the College hai
lost in six.
Alta meeting held at tie residenc,
O. Dr. Nathan Pratt on the Goth. th,
yestry of Carist Church extended &
unanimous call to the Rev. l. Holwel
Geare of Milton to succeed the Rev
james C. Kerr as rector of Chris
Church.
The funeral Of Florence, daughter o
Il Jehu Clifton Of FELTON,, was the larges
ever seen in that town. 1t took plac,
on Wednesday afternoon, and SO car
rages left the house for the cemetery.
Il Hiss Florence was about 16 years o
age. Interment at Barratt's Chapel
The investigating committee of tn
Levy Court Of Sussex county, not t.
be extravagant in figures, has founl
that the books for period of 19 year
fall short Of balancing by $32, 900 a
the least That is, the receipts in tha
time were $4,000 more than the ex
penditures.
The Houston and Magnolia team
crossed bats at the latter place on Sat
urday and at the end of the third inn
ing when the score stood 8 to 2 ]
favor Of the home team. there was
dispute over a decision Ofthe umpire an
the play was stopped. Some very bi
Ter words were used by both sides.
Berry crate and basket factOriC
at laurel and at many other place
% this peninsula, have been stOppe
ioF several weeks, but the unexpecte
demand for crates and baskets has pS
aIvely move on manufacturers, ah
The factories are now running fu
ioTces.-Gdzette
The Pennsylvania Railroad has gor
INTO the business of manufacturing il
Wholesale. The company will esta
ll.h ice at points all along its main lin
This will enable it to supply all u
tanks on the cars for the benefit of th
Passengers and to keep perishab
goods in healthful condition thrOug
out the heated term.
Prof. Irwin Smith who has been i
vestigating the cause of peach yello'
ior some time, examined the Orcha
o. James Green near Magnolia on Mo
DAY and found but 20 peaches. Th,
were discovered on a tree which hi
oeen treated somewhat successfully
NE yellows Mr.. Green has herel
"re been an extensive grower.
The CANAL CLEAR.-The sunk
coal barge in the Delaware and Ches
peske canal, at the Delaware railro
uraWbrldge, was pumped out a
raised Thursday afternoon. 1t "
lowed out Of the channel and navie
uon was at once resumed having be
closed since Monday evening by I
railroad wreck.
The Kent County farmers Institu
- annual session at Dover, elect
saese officers President. Thomas
Oonrsey; Vice President, E. II. Ba
uoit; Treasurer, Henry Ridgely; s.
fe'ary, Daniel NJ Ridgely Execut
Committee, A. L. Hudson, David
Sa'ke, Peter Z. Lowber, Walter
hawkins, William Brothers, Will
a. Allaband, William NJ. Dickson,
a. ID. Cahal and Jonathan S. viii
Inc superintendent of the MethoC
sa9oath-schoOl at St. Georges has ad
yea a rule that each and every OH
aau teacher, their names being call
Jaaii rise and repeat the verse u
Ieem most important in that ds
~sson. In reviewing the lesson Il
e 10 give their reason or idea ab
@e verse selected. They fiud
very Interesting and profitable.
HEHoBOTH.-Things are bright
~s up at Rehoboth Beach. Il 10