Smyrna times., 1892-07-20
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
Wilmington is to have a new $1,000
market house.
The colored folks are holding a camp
meeting in the vicinity Of Leipsic.
Four hundred baskets of peaches
were shipped from Milford, Monday.
Wilmington wholesalers have ad-
vanced the price of coal 60 cents ton.
The Dover Inder completed the 9th
year of its existence with last weeks
issue.
James E. Vaughn had team stolen
from him on Saturday night while at
Dover.
Thomas G. Roe's wheat, near Dover,
averaged 27 bushels per acre on field
of q acres.
The Kent County Mutual lost about
5000 by the recent fire at POcOmOke
City, Maryland.
John Baker, Frederica's mail car
rieT, is in a critical condition, the re-
suit OF a horses kick.
Public-spirited WilmingtOnians are
trying to raise $4,000 for a free bath
house for children.
Republicans in Delaware, says the
Sentinel, are inactive, while the Demo-
Gratis are hard at work.
James Hart, Wilmington brake
man, was run over by an engine Mon
day night, and lost leg.
Only thirty-six hours are allowed
for registering before the Register in
the month of September.
The Pennsylvania Railroad took
1900 people to COLCHESTER Beach Sun
day, on its special excursion.
There were about 80 delegates from
Delaware to the late Christian Endeav-
or Convention in New York.
The season known as the DOG
Days." commenced on Tuesday, July
II, and will continue six weeks.
H. L. Knight, of the Long Point
farm, near Dover, has harry ested u crop
of hay averaging four and two thirds
tons per acre.
The FELTON, camp meeting, which
will be held at Spring Branch this
year, will open on August 9th and con-
tinue ten days.
The number of vessels passing
through the Delaware aud Chesapeake
Canal, is unusually large for this sea-
sou of the year.
The new iron bridge at Camden
Camp Ground, has been finished, and
is a neat and substantial structure. 1t
is 20 feet wide.
"Squawk" shooting is the fad on the
marshes near Milford. The bird is
vulgarly known as the "shike-poke"
and "hy y-uP-the creek"
The bed of the Delaware railroad at
Townsend, is being reballasted with
broken rock. 1t will extend as far
north as the trestle bridge.
Chief Justice Comegys and daughter
have gone to RehObOth to occupy their
cottage for a short time. They expect
to go to the mountains soon.
The Odessa Creamery Company have
paid their patrons IS cents for June
milk. The company are making about
1000 pounds of butter per week.
The Delaware National Guard has q
muster roll of $50, and Adjutant-Ge
eral Hart says they could be cOncen-
trated at a given point in II hours.
Violations of the oyster law are re-
ported in MisspilliOn River. The
oysters are secretly caught and taken
to market at night and disposed of.
Visitors to Fort Delaware have beeu
carrying on SO disgracefully that no
one is allowed to land there DOW with.
out permit from the proper authOri-
ties.
Ex-United States Marshal H. H.
McMullin, reports the biggest yield of
wheat this season. From % acres he
threshed $50 bushels, S5 bushels per
acre.
In the House of Representatives, at
Washington, Hon. John w. Causey
voted against the resolution to make the
Senate Free Coinage bill the order of
the day.
How are you if the Delaware Militia
had to be called out? The Delaware
Legislature is penny wise and pound
foolish in Withholding the annual
appropriation.
The three heirs of the late Senator
John Hall, of Frederick, have, by an
amicabIe agreement, divided the prop
erty. The "hOme" property was
chosen by his son, John.
Pensions have been granted the fol-
lowing Delawareans Original-Pat-
rick Berigin, Louis P. ChOrrman, John
HILBERT, Edward S. Keyser, James H.
Henson, Reuben Johnson.
Mrs. Ruth H., wife of Geo. P. Bar
ker, died in Dover Wednesday morn
ing, after a very short illness, aged 81
years. Mrs. Barker had been an active
member of the Baptist Church for over
so years.
The Methodist Sunday-schOOl ex-
eursion to Woodland Beach Thursday,
from Dover, was q decided success.
When the 425 excursiOnists left, it was
raining hard. and looked very gloomy
for days pleasure, but it soon cleared
away, and all enjoyed themselves.
Lewis Truax, living south of Middle
town, lost a valuable colt on Thursday
from overlooking. IL had been turned
into the moving field, and eating too
much Of the half-eured hay, of which
horses are very fond, its greediness re-
suited in death.
Wednesday, August 3rd, viii be
Temperance Day at Camden Camp.
The meeting will be- under the direc-
ton of the WOman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Music and speaking
will be the order ofthe services. Mrs.
Ellis, of New Jersey, will be present.
Other speakers are expected.