Smyrna times., 1891-06-24

Miss May Prettyman has succeeded
Frederick James as assistant post-mas-
ter at SeafOrd.
Forty women and seven men were
examined in South Milford on Satur-
day last by superintendent Gray.
The Junior Order OF American Me-
chanies will present a flag to the Mid
dletown Public Schools on July 4.
Samuel Armstrong, on the "Ash
or aft" farm near Rising Sun, expect:
20 600 baskets of peaches this year
The COlOred Peoples Exposition
in Wilmington, which ended Saturday,
was not u financial success from the
name.
Kent eOunty's peach growers will
meet in Sarde's Hall, Camden, on the
29th inst, and discuss pertinent mat
ters.
II the sweet girl graduate s gown
looks all right, her essay ON the whole
duty OF man, Is bound to take with
the audience.
Robert p. Geary, produce dealer
at No. 81 King street, Wilmington, IS
under $3.50 bail for selling OleOmargar-
inc without labelling.
The factory of Richardson & Robbins
shut down Saturday until peach season
opens. The extension of the building
will be completed in the meantime.
j. wilkins COoCh, register, has grant
ed letters of administration ON the Is
tate OF Samuel Il Warren, late Of Apo
quinimiGk hundred, to Nathaniel w.
Davis.
T. G. Hardesty, formerly teacher III
the FELTON, pubuc scnOOl, but now Il
s.euo2Iapntr ia Philadelphia, Is men,
tiOuzu a. 4. candidate for state steuog-
rapher.
In the case OF Miss Ehie 5 Hastings,
of Laurel. vs.. Mark 4 Co., which was
tried al AnuiSton, Ala, last week, Miss
Hastings won, au 'ft~ awarded 30 .0OO
damages.
Farmers dOwn the county began
threshing their scarlet clover on Mon
day. The average crop OF seed per
acre Is about six bushels, ANA il Is
worth Sc per bushel.
Mrs. Anna :. Wharton, OF Dover,
sailed Saturday on the steamer Am
sterdam, tor Europe She will visit
the largest cities and will be abroad
about three months.
} Senator Anthony Higgins and
Wayue MacVcagh Will sail tor Europe
from New York on Thursday On
July l, Mr.. and Mrs George Gray will
sail for European shores.
The Camden Camp Ground assOcia-
ton will manage the bread stand and
food tent themselves this year. There
will be two boarding tents, managed
by Mrs. Carrie Colt and ;. J. Spiel.
The Methodist PrOtestants of Dover
have purhased the old school buildings
and lot on Governors Avenue and
New street. The brick building will
be remodeled and used as a church.
The Conference Board of Domestic
Missions Of the Wilmington NJ. T..
Conference, has elected the Rev. J. Il.
Quigg President, Richard Cooper, Sec
retary and Joseph Smithers, Treasurer.
Mrs. Annie f. Dougerty, from whom
her husband, john b. DOugherty, was
granted an absolute divorce in Will
mingtOn, has removed to Philadelphia.
The six children are in PitJsburg with
an aunt.
Cards have been issued for the mar
qlage of Miss Lida Tucker, OF Dover,
and WIN. II. Rowan, of Philadelphia.
The ceremony takes place at the home
Of the grOOm's parents, Philadelphia,
Tuesday evening, June Both.
At the basket factory of J. Colby
Smith, at Willow Grove, Fletcher
Moore made, during the week ending
Saturday, June 18th, 2,J25 5-S No. ]
baskets 70 accomplish this he ham
died 81 42j pieces Of material twice.
Pensions have been awarded the toll
towing residents Of Delaware : Orgi-
nal-ThOmas Johnson, William Haley,
Moses Benton; navy-GeOrge Wilson.
Reissue-ThOmas A.MelsOn. Original
widows Ellen Simpson, Hannah. +.
Wiser.
Pensions have been granted the fol-
lowing Delawareans Original-Jesse
S. Anderson, EllwOod Craig, William
T. Gamble, Charles E. Maser, Susanna
Crawford, mother. Original widows
etc.-MinOrs of George II. Hardy, Al
labeda B. Kulsley.
The first commencement exercises of
the public schools of North Milford,
were held on Friday night The es-
sayiFts were Miss Nettie Shockley,
,-Ss !dia Truitt, Mi-s Lille SalmOns,
Miss-zzdith Cullen, Miss Lula Ross and
Miss Edit. Phillips
Farmer Stafford was appointed post
master near OgietOwn, near Newark,
to succeed J. G. Mann, a democrat,
but finding the duties cumbersome, he
offered Mr.. Mann the entire profits if
he would conduct the business. The
Democrat declined
Rev. J. ID. Rigg, who was taken SER
IOusly i'll at the close Of nis first Sun
day at Georgetown, and has been in
Chester, Pa, for some time, is regain
his health and strength very slowly,
and there are no indications of an
early return to his work.
A blacksmith near Laurel posted the
follow ing on his shop "Notis-The
cO-partnership heretofore resisting be-
tWixt me and Nose Skinner is hereby
resolved. Them that owe the firm
will settle with me, aud them what the
6rm owes will settle with Nose"
Trout are scarce and high this sea-
son There has not been so few of
these fish caught in the Delaware Bay
for many years as the present season.
CrOcus will sOOn be on, however, as
a stray one Is caught every few days
now.
Newark Academy, l.. /. Handy.
- 'ncipal, held its commencement
..D1, ursday evening. The graduates
u re Miss Mary E. Grimes, Miss Jane
n Armstrong. Miss Grace 1. Goldey.
IS Shirley X. Deputy, Miss Alice L.
rvey and Mr.. Waldo G. Wilson.
q oFatOry was crowded.
Z. Colby Smith is running his basket
tory on full time, and taking all
ed makers that come. he adyanc-