Smyrna times., 1891-07-08
&c uty and State Items.

&c pty and State Items.
1907.
Crabbers get two cents for every
crab they catch.
Judges Comegys and Houston are
summering at RehOboth.
Elizabeth Ash, aged "a years, died
at Wilmington, Monday.
A channel will be dug at Lewes to
tloat the stranded schooner, G. +. Dame
The Fourth of July celebration in
Wilmington was about the quietest on
record.
J. w. Ponder, son of ex-governor
Ponder, of Milton, will enter Harvard
Law School next fall.
Milford merchants will close at s p.
IN. until October l, beginning next
Monday.
Ground was broken at Dover Mon
day, for the Delaware Hosiery Compa-
ny's plant.
Henry Whiteley, son of the late
Hon. W. G. Whitley has written let
ter in favor of tin plate.
The salary of the Rev. J. P. Otis,
of the Bridgevlle NJ. f. Church, has
been increased TO 5000.
Racing, speaking and fireworks
marked the celebration of the Fourth
at Slaughter and Bowers Beaches.
R. G. Dunn & Co.'S report of the
business outlook of the Peninsula is
encouraging in the highest degree.
Milf Wilson, of Dover, occupies
ManlOve B. Hayes cottage, adjoining
the residence of Chief Justice COmegys.
Senator and Mrs. Gray, Charles w.
McFee, Esq, and Miss Kate Bingham
sailed for Europe Wednesday on the
Ohio.
More sugar laden vessels have ar
rived at the Breakwate for orders dur
ing the past three months than ever
before.
The Directors of the Delaware rail-
have declared semi-annual dividend
of three per cent, payable on an and
after July lst.
DIR. J. A Wright, who has been in
Baltimore for several years, returned
TO Delmar to fill the vacancy left by
tho late Dr SlamOuS
The plans of Delaware's building at
- Worlds Fair, have been prepared
by f. L. Rice and accepted by the
Sta,e Commissioners.
The Wilmington NJ. f. Preachers
Association will discuss the Athletic
development of ministers" next Mon
day in Fletcher Hall.
The degree of ID. d. has been con-
ferred on Rev. W. F. COrkran, Presid-
ing Elder of Salisbury district, by st.
Johns College, Annapolis.
Henry c. Conrad, Esq, has been ap-
pointed commissioner to the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. vice Colonel
Henry DUPONT resigned.
The contract for the printing of the
Senate Journal has been awarded to
the Delaware Democrat Publishing
Company, at Georgetown.
Thirty-three arrests marked the
Fourth in Wilmington, and John
Wetherill was badly burned by can
mons premature explosion.
The dates for holding the yearly
meeting of the Wilmington Fair AssO-
citation at Hazel Dell, are September
7th. 8th, 9th, 10th and 18th.
Professor John B. Richie, his son
John L. Richie and John Bernhardt
will furnish music for the summer at
the Hotel HenlOpen, RehObOth.
NJ F. Mills, brakeman on the Del
aware railroad had his arm badly
mashed while coupling cars at Middle
town station Saturday evening.
Attorney General Biggs has pro-
nOunced valid the Free Text Book
law, which is for the benefit of cOlOred
schools and apprOpriates $1,000.
Mrs. Sallie Smith, cOlOred, who died
at Dover, weighed 400 pounds. The
body had to be carried out of the house
and placed in the coffin on the porch.
SKY ROCKETS BURN DwELLINGs.-
Three frame buildings in Wilmington,
were fired Saturday night and de-
strOyed. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
$3.50.
The Baptist Association of Dover has
sold its building on the green at Dover
and have bought site for a new
church at the corner of Bradford and
Division streets.
New Castle county Treasurer, John
T. Dickey, will pay off $74, 1889 OF
floating Indebtedness with $4,000 re-
ceived from the negotiation of State
Insane Asylum bonds.
@ Henry Eliason, a well-knOWn far
meF of Summit bridge accidentally
-cIught his right hand in threshing
machine a few days ago, and three o
his fingers were cut off.
J. d. Hudson & Co., corner of from
and market streets, Wilmington, have
been appointed sole agents for the sale
OF J. T. HOyt's celebrated short laI
oak tanned leather betting.
FIRST CAR LOAD OF PEACH Es,-Th'
first carload of peaches were shipped
Monday by John ]. Lewis of Prices sta
tiOn, Queen Anne's county. Nd, Ovel
the Queen Anne & Kent railroad.
Simon Cohen, the Hebrew membe
of the new Wilmington police force
was sworn in on the Eve looks o
Moses. Carmen DeMare, the Italian
representative, is on the negro an,
Italian districts.
The directors of the proposed Laure
and Roaring Point Railroad, will hOl'
meeting at Laurel on July 18th, a
which all friends Of the enterprise AM
those interested in its success are re
quesled 10 be present.
Prof. l.. Irving Handy, principal {
the Newark Academy, went to Nebras
braska on Monday. He will sta
there two weeks, lecturing to summe
schools. His wife and children ar
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