Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
county and State Items

Wilmington free bathers exceed four
thousand weekly.
William Graham, of Townsend, cele-
brated his 9lst birthday on the Fourth.
Direct Tax Commissioner, J. Frank |
Wilds, began filing claims Monday in
Wilmington.
A Middletown man keeps his pet |
dog on the roof of his house to elude |
the dog catchers.
Sheriff Simmons stopped the opera,
tiOns of l5 she'll game men at Collins
Beach on Sunday.
Frank Cisco will break stone IN New
Castle Jail for 20 days, for corner
lounging in Wilmington.
A lady in Clayton havors her 1es-
sert with Perry Davis Pam Aliler'
This is an excellent idea in the new
apple season.
The Milford baseball team went to
Houston on Saturday and played the
strong team of that place, suffering
loss by the score of 16 tO4
The storehouse and contents OF Cove
Wilson at Bennums Station, Sussex
county, were destroyed by an incen-
diary fire. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
81 500.
Thomas McWhOrter, living near 81.
Georges, died Thursday morning after
,,o1 - Ill WAS
the owner of some fine property III
st. Georges.
The sanity of Joseph Donnelly, who
escaped from the Delaware Hospital
for the insane, Farnhurst, and who
was recaptured in Wilmington, VIII De
inquired into.
Almost all of the tents of the Cam
den camp ground have been erected
1I6 IN uumUer. Edward Haman has
been awarded the privilege of the
bread and ice cream stands.
About fifty of the Delaware College
cadets will encamp at Fort Delaware
for ten days, beginning on July goth,
under charge of Military Instructor,
Captain George Leroy Brown.
As IA result of striking his foot
against a chair while taking OIL his
shoe. John Hobbs, of Delmar, will lose
his left foot. Gangrene has set in and
the member will be amputated.
The big dredges have begun to cut
away the islands IB the Delaware, and
before the lapse of many months the
riparian outlook from Philadelphia
wharves will be materially changed.
Francis E. POstles, trustee, will sell
at public sale on August lst, 1891, at
Milford, at O'Clock p. m, three val
uable farms in Milford hundred, late
the property of James POstles deceased.
W.. Goodwin of FELTON,, claims the
championship of the United states on
one days work, making peach baskets
On Friday last he made COL, which are
now on exhibition at J. H. Hubbard
factory in FELTON,.
A farmer near Middletown shipped
p baskets of peaches to Philadelphia
few days ago and the returns from th'
sale of the fruit showed that they haC
cleared him just 13 cents per basket
The peaches were premature.
The Conference Chronicle is now OF
it's second year, having been established
July lst, 1890, by its present editor
Rev. w. J. DuHadway. The ChrOnicL
is now bright aud newsy religious
sheet. 1t is published at Newark.
Senator Higgins was a guest at tn
garden party given by the Prince an
Princess of Wales to the Emperor ant
Empress of Germany last week. Th
Senator went with Mr.. Reid and wa
presented to the royal guests and ais
met the Queen.
The Laurel Gazatte, with all its tyr
and presses, was sold Wednesday a
teruOOn by Sheriff Robinson. JOshu
II. Marvel, of Laurel was purchaser
and Immediately leased the plant
f. d. G.. Hegerman, who will eontinu
as editor and publisher as before.
FELL DEAD IN HIS FIELD.-GeOrg
Skeggs, an elderly farmer of Cold We
ApoGuinimink hundred. was fOun
0tH0 Ia one Ol tue utAuS ol blh la Ia Y
Wednesday. The cause of his death
believed to be apOplexy. The decea
ed was IS years of age and repute
rich.
Charles Huntington, colored, arreste
in Philadelphia, has been lodged
Dover Jail, charged with attempting
kill Henry l.. Webster and wife, al
eai0red, during a Fourth of July fig
NUaa6s (taunna a
Webster carries a bullet from Hutiin
toms pistol in his leg.
An old gentleman near Laurel wi
is happy in a large family of sons a.
daughters, was blessed with an add
tiOnal grand-heir Of late. On bel
asked If it were a grandson or a gran
daughter replied, that as yet he d
not know whether be was a gran
father or a grandmother"
a BRUTAL PICKNICKER ARRESTED
Charles HObingtOn, aged 20 years,
siding in Kent county, was arrested
Spruce street wharf Friday, charg
vsith shooting a man and a woman
q picnic at Camden. HObingtOn '
handed over by Magistrate Devlin
a constable from Delaware.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR COLOE
YoUTH.-The trustees of the new ST
College and Industrial School for {
Ored youths met at Dover Monday
opened bids for sites upon which
erect the buildings Fifty-seVen
were received, but the sits will not
decided on for several days 1t !
be in Kent county.
The next meeting of the Kent Co
ty Farmers Institute will be held
the farm Of John ]. Rosa, on Tues
JnIv 2Ist. This will be the frst N
inc held since E. II. Bancroft was G
ted president Of the Society, and
frst under the new rule Of meeting
the homes of the different mem
during the heated term.
Sheriff Cole last week sold the
lowing real estate: House and ie
Charles c. Boyer, in the town OF !
wold. to John T. Jefferson for
farm Of Reuben Crammer, IN !.
Dover hundred, four acres, 70 y
II. Nickerson, for $50; farm OF
ward l. Spain, 10 North Murde
1O73 acres, to Miss Lizzie Maniov'
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