Smyrna times., 1890-05-14

An old fashioned woman says rain in
Nav means bread all the year.
Sayen hundred men are employed
:, ,be Tasker Iron Works, at New
Castle.
William Taylor has purchased the
.aw.mill of Thomas Clayton, at Mt.
Pleasant.
Strawberry festivals at which the
came of hunt the strawberry is the at
fraction. are now in order.
Richard Ferguson of Middletown
has been appointed a notary public,
vice w. n. Wilson, term expired.
On Saturday last Strawberries were
sbinDed from Laurel to New York
6eiPg ip the earliest shipment on record.
consignment of 100000 shad
orgs was received by DR.. ShOrtlidge
s1 The city mill hatchery on Monday.
The annual meeting of the Far
mer's Institute of Kent county will be
held at Dover, May 2l, in Court House
Hall.
Rav T. E. Martindale will deliver
tho baccalaureate sermon to the grad
"sting class of Delaware college on
June 18th.
The wages of Christiana hundred,
voters are being attached for the non
rsvment Of school taxes. Test cases
may be brought.
The Rev. Henry L. G. BraddOn will
no einstituted as rector OF Christ Church,
Delaware City, on the octave Of Ascen-
sion Day, May %.
Andrew Devlin, aged so years. is
upder $500 bail in New Castle for ap-
oearance at Court for improper con
duct with 9-year-Old girl.
Whitewashing is at its height. An
old eolored whitewasher. before con
tracting for a job, invariably asks the
question: VINO finds the lime?"
IN. Porter and J. II. Duckey of
delaware, will graduate from Lincoln
Tm,erslty on JIne 3 !. Mr.. Porter
will deliver the Engllsn salutatOry.
Miss Mary X. rnieImIn, the favor
ite singer of Wilmington aud teacher
in public school No. -, Is an applicant
for the prize OF the Philadelphia Press.
train on the B. X O. railroad on
Thursday made the run from Balti-
more TO Wilmington, to miles in 20
minutes. Fast riding, but 1t Is on
solid track.
In view of the probable failure Of
the peach crop in this state the Messrs
Richardson of Dover will lease fac
tory in California aud can peaches in
that state during this season.
Farmers in Sussex county are com
planning that the Texas flies are trOu-
bling their stock very much. They
are venemOus insects, aud exceed
ingly annoying to cattle and horses
The general crop failure last year il
Sussex county and the failure of thi:
years peach crop throughout the Pc
ninsula means a loss of about $4,000,
900 to PeninsuIar fruit growers anC
husbandmen.
The Rev. Father J. G. Kerr, recent
" appointed chaplain in the Uniteo
States Army, has been assigned tC
duty at San Carlos, Arizona, among
the Indians. He will leave Milfort
for his post of duty May %.
Three thousand and twenty one dol
lars aud sixty cents were collected j.
6nes at the Municipal Court in Viii
mingtOn during January, February
March and April This amount abOu
equals the police department pay-rO
for one month.
Gilbert Barnette, aged % years;
freight brakeman on the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore RAILROAD
who was run over on Thursday j
Wilmington, died at the Delawar
Hospital there Saturday. Intermer
was made at Magnolia.
The following are the newly-electe
officers Of the Dover NJ. z. Sunds
School Supt., the Rev. I. E. Terry
Asst, Thos. J. Stevenson +; Lady Supt
Miss Ella Cannon Secretary, Wi
liam Pennewell Asst w. 5. HaInar
Treas, G. f. Dawson.
Atthe yearly meeting of the boal
Of trustees of the Camden Cam
ground, it was decided TO hold cam
meeting, commencing August ID, an
hold over two Sundays. The Nation
Camp Meeting Association will ha'
charge Of and conduct it..
The largest shad ev er caught abO
tide water in the Delaware River b
been taken in the net Of an old fishe
man, at the Lambertville Fishery,
1t measures 81 inches in length
inches in breadth, and inches
thickness. and weighs 49, pounds.
Caroline S., wife of John H. Bat
man, cashier of the First NatiOl
Bank Of Dover, died at the resider
Of her sister, Mrs. John Trotter,
Baltimore, Md, on Wednesday event.
aged about 55 years. The rema
were brought to Dover on Thursd
There seems to be great deal
dissatisfaction in the school asessm'
list which is hung up in the Do
POst-Oftice for inspection. 1t appe
though the rental value of real
'ate has been increased instead Of
Creased as it should on account of
general depression and the failure
Crops
Judge Carey, formerly of Bill
Rel., now member of Congress II
wyoming Territory and Sen. Higl
aIe expected to address the assO
Won Of Delaware Republicans,
Wa'hln ngt0u. OIL MOa lay even
lhe 18th. The association of ID
A. -N.er q NrsF
something new.
The following Delaware Tupils
amending the state normal schoo
west Chester, Pa. Fred Brady, Ii
n. Budd, Middletewn; Lizzie
Clark, Slaughter,s Station Lyd
Durham, ,Yorklin J. G. Gibson. Od'
LIME McXaugh, HOckessin Ell
hoat, Eta Roat, Frederica; John
van BqFkalOw, Camden:
When there are two factions
party, and both full of fight, one
.lem must be everlastingly licke'
ioIe there is peace in the family
NW gentle cuffs will not suffice,
Sne old fashioned knOck-down
usag out, and a general moppin
the hOOr with heundeF dog. !
a0a not till then, will quiet reign.
NJ Why THE TAX RATE KEEPS
me amount of money that the
~ Deiawaae has lost 10 so-callec
nAquent taxes since the present
ssnent and collection laws
zen "a operation would, v u
zen collected, have gone p grea
~Wafd reducing the tax rate II
several counties. - Mornin q Nei0s
M says the Delaware Farm and !
Ahe rival candidates for the /