Smyrna times., 1892-10-12
County and State 1 TENS.

County and state L TENS
The Sussex county Sundav.sehoo
Convention will meet in Georgetow
on Tuesday, October IS.
w. Scott Thomas and wife. me
Annie l.. Stevenson) have remove,
from Ontario, Cal, to San Barnardin,
in the same state.
October 2lst is a legal holiday by
order of President Harrison and Gov
ernor Reynolds. So do all your shop
ping beforehand.
The Atlas Dredging Company is re
moving 100000 cubic wards of mnr
from the Cherry Island flats. in tn,
Delaware river opposite Wilmington
A COW owned by Alex. Collins. nea,
Dover, gave birth to four calves lasr
week. One has since died. and the
mother killed another by lying upon
it.
On his return from trip to Marion
Ind, Mr.. Solomon Hersey finds him
self elected clerk ofthe city council of
Wilmington. He has received gen
eral congratulations.
Watson r. Sperry, the recently
appointed Minister to Persia, had an
interview with Presiden, Harrison on
Saturday, preparatory for his depart.
ure to his new post of duty.
The Odessa Leader says that Daniel
COrhit has the largest peach tree
stumpS on his farm of any in the conn.
ty. After digging out one in his or
chard, it took six peach wagon loads
to haul it away.
Typhoid fever is raging to an alarm
ing txte"t in the neighborbOod Of
Summit Bridge, especially among the
colored population, but it is hoped
that the continued cool weather will
help To eradicate the disease.
The cost of the inspection OF peach
trees is but a trhe, as is shown bv the
experience of the commissioners of
Milford hundred. Mr. Rosa reported
at the meeting in Harrington that the
entire cost of one inspection was $l2O
for 10000 peach trees, making the
cost bat A cents per thousand.
trof Lattomus, principal of the |
Public School at ST. Georges. is nre- !
pairing the pupils for the Columbus
Day celebration, which will take place |
at the School House. A large f]ag
will be purchased, flagstaff erected,
and the stars and stripes flung to the
breeze with appropriate ceremonies.
About six weeks ago. two vOunp
men visited Laurel, saws the Countiaa
soliciting pictures to have cravoned
charging only 80 cents for the work.
Ihey were to return with them in two
weeks, They only asked half down as
a guarantee of good faith. They col
lected over hundred in Laurel. Thev
never came back.
Study the election laws. Some
Careless voters may lay themselves
open to prosecution unless they reform
before election day. You are liable to
punishment for this, that and the other.
1t Is made misdemeanOr for person
to fail to return to the ballot clerk
before leaving the polling place, each
OalIOt not voted by him.
The registration boards will sit at
the voting place in every hundred and
election district in Kent and Sussex
counties, on Saturday, October I5. %
and 20, for the purpose of registration.
Any person who has not been regis
cred should attend and get his name
IN the list. The law does not REQUIRE
my notice to be posted for these
sittings.
Wilmington is to have a large civic
md industrial parade on Columbus
Day, October 2lst. Over six thousand
men, and large number of floats.
symbOlical and industrial.
Vlll be in line, and 300 school children
lressed in red, white and blue cos.
umes, aud arranged on the court !
.ouse green to represent the American I
lag, will sing patriotic songs. /
The Democratic committee for Kent
ounty have made arrangements for
he closing meetings in that county as
blows =
Smyrna, Saturday, November s.
llltord, Saturday, November 5 Ken
On, Friday afternoon. November d.
'eIIpsic, Friday night, November 4; U
elton, Thursday afternoon, NOvem-
er 3; Frederick, Thursday night, II
.ovemte er 8; Camden, Tuesday night, v
november l.
Mr.. George G. LObdell, told a repor. s
r OF the Republican he would never 3,
we his consent to the selling of liquor y
pools at the Hazel Dell fair grounds. II
was pity, said, he, if we cannot
'nduct a fair successfully without
ther OF these two evils being on the d
lr ground, and he would sooner see k
le fair abandoned than successful. if
g had to resort to these methods to y
axe it a success.
A BAD INvEsTMENT.-The affairs of -
Ie Delaware Hosiery Company are r;
'Out to be brought to a close. The
5000 mortgage held by the Trust
)mpany OF Wilmington, has been
to other parties in Phila-
'lphia. A number of attachments
ere served upon President Reedy
st week. The factory has been shut
,Wn for about four months, and it Is
ought that the former manager, Paul
hlOssman, will secure control of it
ID move the machinery away. S
The MiddletOwn NelU Era says "The -
any friends of Mr.. J. b. Foard will +
glad to learn of his almost entire 81
covery from his long and severe :,
ness, and of his intention to resume ~ II
ntrOl of his business here, Mr.. /
'ard has been absent with friends In Of
aryland for some months, and his
turn the last of the month, looking
much better and improved in health III
ls a cause of much qualification and :
sasure to his many friends and ac- !"
aintances in this community. to
At the meeting Of the New Castle
esbytery, which concluded its SEES ~
N at Newark Wednesday, the clerk RI
IS requested to notify the Rev. j. X.
mpbell to appear before it's next 81
Iourned meeting for sentence. 1t is ar
ite likely that Rev. Campbell will be l
posed from the ministry. The pas il'
al relations of Rev. Samuel NJ.
mOnd and Elkton Presbyterian of
urch, were dissolved. Rev. VIM. II. VI
gan was elected moderator, and or
v: N. NJ. Miller, Of Newark, Stated
,rk. !,