Smyrna times., 1892-03-02

GoiIS south, 9.27 1908 A. NJ o. o.oo, o -o : =
Closing OF Mails
Going North, $50. 9.15 a. M 0.2o' 90 p H.
Going south. 90 a. IN and 5.l5 p m
,,.r for Delaware & Chesapeake r1ai Il and
psItimore < Delaware Bay Will close a' o''O a. Ii
Opening of Mails
- -2n lnO,a m, APO and Gle p. m.
s55p IN. Whining on only.
Countv and State Items
DiDbtberia is prevalent in Del
aware City.
Large numbers of strawberry plants
are being set in Sussex county.
Over %, 900 otter and muskrat hides
were bought by one Odessa dealer.
The kick of horse sent George
Cleudaniel, of Milford, to bed with a
broken leg.
Court Officer William l.. Heal at Will
mingtUn, is out for Coroner Of New
Castle county.
Eight-vear-old Edward Rice was run
over by a bicycle at Wilmington ana
badly injured.
c. X. Weston has sold the sussex
RspubIicda to Republican syndicate
al Georgetown.
Newark's churches will take up
collections next sunday tor Russian
famine sufferers.
The "Deestrict Skule," was worth
inst Sl7O to the Dover Nj. h. Mite
society clear profit.
At Wilmington burglars robbed
Duuells hat store, aud PIzOr's music
store aud escaped.
A down state paper says the Rev. }.
7. Gus will probably be transferred to
New York Nj. E. Conference.
The plant and fixtures of the New
Castle Star is offered TOR sale by ThOs.
HolcOmU, Esq, Of Wilmington.
Major Stoke Is has sold his farm west
OF Dover, containing about IS acres
10 Mr. Pdgh of that town tor 1000.
Scarlet fever is again raging about
MddletUwn. A large number Ol
children were stricken down with tht
mIIady saturday.
The Delaware Construction Com
plny Is at work upon the enguttet
cas- aud engine which went overheard
iu New Castle harbOr Saturday.
TIE managers of the State Fair lie l.
meeting Friday and decided upol
september 18th 10 25th inclusive, a
tue date, for holding the fair this year
Ga Wednesday 24th inst, Charlie
Il KirDy and Miss Mary Z. DAVIS
botn Of Milford Neck, were pronounced
man and wife by the Rev. Root. Watt
OF Milford.
Mtra Carmen, of Indian Rive
hundred, celebrated her lO9 h birIhda,
anniversary one week ago. She
believed to be the oldest person il
Delaware.
Hugh c Browne, sou of Rev. n N
Browne, whose serious illness wa
reported last week, is convalsscen
aud his entire recovery is only matte
of few days.
How to Make Farming Pay" an
Road Making AMI Good Roads" wi
he discussed BY the Kent count
Farmers Institute which meets
FELTON, to-day.
Governor Reynolds has issued
proclamation recommending that Il
people of Delaware contribute ge
erou-ly for the relief of the starvIn
Russian peasastry.
Moses Kersey, formerly of Dove
attempted suicide one day last wee
1T the home of his son in law, jaime
Hendricks, in Wilmington, by swallow
ing dose of strychnlue.
T. {. Murphy who has for quite
number of years farmed near Middl
town. disposed of his entire stock an
will soon engage in the retail grocer
business in West Philadelphia.
A representative of Wells, HerriI
4 Co., Of Aberdeen, Md, was in Mi
dletOwn on Saturday last cOntractiI
" IN the farmers for the raising of 4
acres Of corn aud POO acres of tOmatOt
Cards are out announcing the ina
riage Of Rev Franklin Carpentt
pastor Of the Little Greek n E. Chur'
To Miss Annie MIllikin, Of Cal
Charles, Va at that place on March
Mrssrs McKnitt, Reynolds and H
dorm, the leading Gamers Of Frederic
are contracting for tomatoes at 80.
per ton. Other Gamers in that secti'
We understand are contracting
S. 90 per ton.
William Marvel died at the home
David II BOyce, near Milford
Thursday last. He was Is years
age. He was at one time a wealt
man but wasted his money and di
III aJect poverty.
The annual school elections in Il
state, which have heretofore been h'
on the first Saturday in April, will
held this year on the last Saturday
June, the change being ordered by
last session Of the Legislature.
The MiddletOWn electric light pl
is not paying investment a It Is
operated, and the Company has m'
an assignment. The directors hi
appointed NJ. B BurTis receiver Tor
Company, and It's affairs are now
bis hands for seItl' ment.
A wedding was solemniZ"d at
Residences Of Mr.. aud Mrs. BenJa'
Wilson in Houston on sunday hi
p inst, when Mss B -ssie NJ .rVe
sister to Mrs. Wilson, was unIted
marriage TO William w. Ingram,
Rev W. B Guthrie pastor IN charg
The Houston circuit.
It takes IO4 buoys in Delaware
aud River, and Schuykill river, to
perly mark the channels so as to lns
safe navigation. all Of which have
be kept in good order. The iron
OnOys needed in the Delaware pay
nver to give entire satisfaction nuH
twenty four.