Smyrna times., 1891-04-29

,rr:inninOtOn aubuOlAOlS' ~AS VS"A ;
,o%n indecent posters
r,o legislature has abolished state
,,iiIsry sncampments'
LIAR farmers have formed u
Db Docb Farmers Alliance.
r.. Delaware and Chincoteague
LI is practically completed.
p.,r thousand bushels of oyster
.seis will improve MilfOrd's streets.
rbere is going TO be a large number
big trout seines at Bennet's Pier
this season.
noyer had a very heavy rainfall
rbnrsday night, and the sewers were
OyeraOwed
" cnDerintendent Tindall will meet
Ao teachers of the county every Sat
Trday in Dover. -
The catch of sturgeon off the mouth
r The MispilliOn has been unusually
u Iarge this early in the season.
The United States Fish Commission
.,nects to hatch one hundred million
ofTToung shad at Gloucester.
Prominent peach growers around
w,oming expect to ship 100000 has
teis of peaches from that station this
season.
Cards have been issued for the mar
lave of Miss Annie Colt and Arthur
Harris. both of Dover. The ceremony
will be performed in the Baptist
Church, April SOth.
Governor Reynolds has appointed
Iobn E. Pennypacker, of Wilmington,
notary public. He has also appoint
"a Harvey B. Vandegrift of Whining
ton. as railroad detective.
The FIVE commissioners law does
away with the tax collectors and also
wines away the error list, so that every
body will become qualified in time TO
vote at the election of 1892.
George 5. Grier, of Milford, is nego-
dating with parties for the purchase of
creamery, to be run in connection
with the ice plant now in course of
construction at Haven mill-pOnd.
A yang of Italian laHOrers employed
in digging the cellar tOr the new post
Office building, in Wilmington, found
the work too hard for them, and they
we're replaced by force of cOlored
men.
Berry Walls, sturgeon fisher of
Milford, caught a mammoth rock in
his net, which weighed sixty-seven
pounds. The fish was female aud
was just ready to spawn when cap
tured.
The citizens Of MiddletOwn are ask
iug the General Assembly for authority
to borrow $4,000 for the purchase of
an electric light plant. The contract
with the present electric company will
soon expire.
Mrs. Hattie Eddy, aged % y ears, of
Seaford, died Thursday from the ef-
ltGk5 VI u AGIsaACdu OBGl dlAOue W ulCu
was performed on Tuesday by Doctors
Hayes, Johns. Shipley and Martin,
local physicians.
Joseph WaIcOtt, of Harrington, died
on Thursday of pneumonia, aged IS
years. Mr.. WaleOtt was a brother of
James L. WalcOtt, Esq, of Dover, and
for five years past has been sufferer
from paralysis.
The button factory of Dover now
has ten persons employed, and as the
machinery is all completed and placed
in position, there will be other work
men added until at least twenty-five
will be employed.
United States Senator, Anthony
Higgins, went to Delaware City, Sat-
urday, to visit his brother, Representa-
tive John G. Higgins, who was
very sick, but is this week able to be.
10 his seat IL the Legislature.
Twenty thousand bags Of beet root
sugar, all below the 16-Dutch standard
and therefore entitled to entry free of
duty, got wet on the way to Philadel-
phia, and it was thereby raised above
the standard and made liable to duty.
Frank BrOcksOn, Of Clayton, has
been rendered and has accepted the
position off Principal Of Port Penn
schools, made vacant 10y the appoint
nent Of Mr.. Griffin to the superinten-
dency Of the public schools of this
county. -
A town election held in Milford
Monday TO decide the question of is
SUING town bonds to the extent of S40,-
700 for public improvements, resulted
10 majority for the issuing of the
bonds. Only property holders were
allowed TO vote.
Those who have the proper soil for
raising sweet potatoes about Milford,
are preparing TO put in a larger acre
age than ever before. The success
attained last year has proved the ad-
Visibility of raising this crop more ex.
tensively than ever.
The hot sun and notthe frost is what
is now said to have injured the peaches
10 Sussex county. Of all inanimate
matter, the luscious peach seems to
haye the greatest possible difficulty in
coming to maturity. II is either too
rainy or too dry, too cold or too moist.
-AOrning Negs.
10 the state Of Delaware. according
70 the American Newspaper Directory
loF 1890, there were 38 papers Of all
sorts, aud the average circulation OF
these is 1893 copies each, 8S times
l,263 gives US AZ, ,994. OF the 38 papers
i've Of them are dailies published in
She city Of Wilmington.
The granting Of twelve divorces In
one afternoon by our legislature
would seem to indicate that our laws
very much ueed amending and i'm
proving on that subject. This closes
out the entire business Of divorces for
the session, as well It mag do, for all
previous records have been beaten.
The following DelawaFeans have
received pensions James Q. Reed
William T. Parsons, Samuel Moore, J
W. Thomas. Navy, Edward Dixon.
AdditiOnal--JOhn w. Louis, William
carney, Cornelius Ridgeway. In
efease-Charles w. Buckmaster, VIM
d. Baldwin, Howard Hanson. Origi-
hal-Alexander Hollis.
A MINISTER ADJUDGED Guilty.
AT the conference Of the A. M. f.
fhn..I