Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

R25 D. N. wilmington Ohly
County and State Items. |
The Dover Artificial Ice Co., is now
ready to supply ice in any quantity.
The eyes of Delaware are fastened
with fear on the peach buds.-PhiIG-
delphiG Record.
The circus season may impend, but
the greatest show on earth will be next
sundays bonnet display.
The Rev. Robert w. Todd ha
opened the publication Office of the
Conference Chronicle at Dover.
The date of May 9th has been select
ed for the Republican state convention
at Dover. Delegates will be elected
on April SOth.
Anna NJ. Hazel, widow of the late
Manlove Hszel, Esq, of Milford, died
At the residence OF her daughter at
oxford, on Saturday morning last.
DR.. Frank Angel, son-in-law OF
Tbos. +. Bayard, has accepted call to
the lead of the psychological depart
ment of Leland stanford, Jr., UnIver-
slty.
Cody Anfenger is still an inmate at
the government insane asylum at
Washington, ID. c. He seems 10 be
well physically but he does not i'm
prove mentally.
Hazel & Bros Creamery at Dover,
made 800 pounds of butter during
March, paying 81 20 per hundred for
milk. They paid out nearly $500 dur
ing the month.
Edward n. Vallandigham, former
editor of EUery EUeHing, was married
Thursday To Miss Aveline Crawford
Preston, daughter of John r. Crawford
of Brooklyn, n. Y.
There are 2.45l books in the public
library at Dover, an increase of IS vol
umes during the last year. The re-
celpts of the library for the year
amounted to $2S252.
The creamery began operating at
Townsend under the supervision OI
Harry Smith, of Centreville, Md. Capt.
Virgins is the owner and proprietor OF
the creamery at this time.
The Delaware sturgeon fishing fleet
at MispllliOn creek have taken 100
sturgeon this season, a larger number
than at this date in any previous sea
SOU. The prospect is for very large
catch of these fish.
Judge Advocate General Robert c..
Fraim of the State Encampment, u.
A. H., of Delaware has received let
ter from General Russell A. Alger OF
Michigan asking MS support To nOml-
nate hsm for the Presidency.
AT meeting of the Kent county bar
held in the office of the secretary OF
state, Hon. n. b. Smithers was chosen
president and K. II. VanDyke secre'
tary, resolutions of respect for the late
ChancellOry salisbury were passed.
Arrangements have been made fol
the removal of the canning establish
deem, Md, TO Newark. The farmer
of that locality have agreed to plan
$50 acres of land in corn and tomatoes
fOr the cannery.
The house of George H. Houston
near MiddletOwn, Del, was injured by
fire on Friday morning last. Mrs
Houston, who was in bed at the time
the lire occurred, narrowly escaped
suhocatiOn by the smoke. The fire
was put out by the farm hands.
The United States district court
April term, convened yesterday il
Wilmington. The docket includes thu
following cases: United States VS.
John T. POOre, violation of postal law
United States VS.. Isaac Cross, assault
on the high seas and other cases.
Reynear Williams, who was speake
Of the House of Representatives il
1881, died at his residence in Milford
on Thursday at the age of 54 years
Mr.. Williams spent the greater par
Of his active life in the mercantile bus
ines4 in Milford, Wilmington an
Philadelphia.
Presiding Elder Adams, OF Dove
District, is consulting the wishes of th
people and making such changes a
will advance the. best interests of tn
church. He has placed st. Jones
Church back on Camden Circuit, an
restored Willow Grove TO its fOPme
place on Wyoming Circuit.
The candy kitchen man suddenl
left Dover on the Norfolk expre'
Saturday night, taking all his mOvabl
property that he could carry, leaviu
several creditors in the lurch. IL
learned that he was sent there by
D. Hill, whom our citizens have reas'
70 remember.
Dir. w. A. Scott of Townsend b
cold his entire stock of store goods al
fixtures TO W. H. Money, who W
continue the business in the "Ha
building" on Main street. It IS ru
Ored that Mr.. Scott will engage in I
lumber business with well-kno'
merchant Of MiddletOwn.
Ex Representative J.. Il. Wallace
Seaford was in Wilmington last we
aud stated that the peach budsin Suss
eOnaty are very promising. 1t
thought. be said, that the cold sp
last November had killed the trees'u
it did not. The prospect for a 60
peach crop, he thinks. Is very Orlgh'
The fact that two Wilmington %
in succession have been captains OF
Yale University cricket club--Leonl
+. Wales, Jr., and James l.. DeV
Jr., the last named now holding
0fBee-is recognition of the exc
lence Of the athletic training when
Wilmington young men OF TO-DAY
receiving in various ways.
The announcement was made
uFdsy in Wilmington of the acq1i
Of Lieutenant Helherington, oi
United states, who shot Cover ho'
eea an Englishman, in Hokona
Japan. q month or so ago, anu
received with much favor. Inc
9uittal was telegraphed to bu
hewes. father Of Mrs. Hetheringtoi
The Virginia, Maryland and l
ware trottjng circuit was tormea
baltimore last week, and tbs iolioe