Smyrna times., 1892-07-06


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County and State Items.
We had about As inches of rainfall
during the month of June.
Newark's free mail delivery has
ended, because the Government apprO-
priatiOn is exhausted.
DIR. ]. G. Emerson, of Centreville,
Nd, will open an office for the prac-
tice of dentistry in Milford.
The VIM. Lea & Sons Touring mill
at New Castle, have resumed work
after 6-mOnth's suspension.
The Episcopal Sunday-schOol of
Dover, will make an excursion to
Woodland Beach next Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Disch, teacher of the
primary department at Townsend, has
returned to her home near Smyrna.
u, S. Senator Anthony Higgins, ad-
lie at Brandywine Springs on the
Fourth of July.
The colored folks of Harrington will
open u camp meeting in Harrington's
woods near that town, on July Il, and
will continue it one week.
According to the tax duplicates re-
ceived by County Treasurer Dlckey,
New Castle county has SS,444 voters,
an increase of 10000 in two years.
A Fourth of July entertainment and
festival was held at Hayes Grove, just
above Little Creek, in the afternoon
and evening, by the ladies of Little
Greek. =
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred on the Rev. II. E. Martindale
pastor of New Castle NJ E. Church, by
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa,
on Thursday.
During the summer vacation, Grace
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, will be
greatly improved at a cost of about
$4,000. The entire church will be re-
nOVated and steam heating apparatus
put in.
Mrs. Eliza Hazel, relict of the late
Henry X. Hazel, died at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph E. Disch,
near Leipsic, on Tuesday of last week,
aged 80 years.
On the farm of Frank Reedy, near
Milford, the yield of wheat was 26
bushels per acre, good one. James
Griffith got 300 bushels from a sowing
of Is bushels.
Thirty-year- Neil Gormley, of
Chester, Pa was struck by Philadel-
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road train at Wilmington Friday, and
instantly killed.
Grief for her son, Alexander Camp
bell. who was drowned at Wilmington
a week ago, has driven Mrs. Mary
Campbell, of Wilmington, to the Della
ware Insane Hospital.
Sheriff Cole on Tuesday sold lot in
Little Creek, property of Thomas
Sapp. to w. H. DOdd, for $50; dwell
ing and Z acres of w. T. Denney, a
Cheswold, to Clayton Loan and Trus
Co., for $500.
The Dover popular recreation now i
a trip down the St. Jones' by row
boat. Every day numbers of yOun
peODle take lunch with them ant
spend most of the day in some of tn
groves along the river.
The trustees of the Wilmingto
Conference Academy at Dover hav'
elected the following named officers
Eli Salisbury, president; Joseph Pyle
vice president; G. H. B. Day, secretary
and Z. NJ. Stevenson, treasurer.
The reason why Senator Higgini
did not vote on the silver question i
the Senate on Friday, was, it is said
because he wss paired with Senate
Sanders, of Montana, who Is Reput
lican in favor of free coinage.
The Episcopalians in WilmingtO
will publish new monthly newspape
the name of which will be the ChUrC
Sentinel. It will be issued abOI
the first of August under the Ruspic'
of the Delaware Society for the prom
ton of the Faith.
Colonel Samuel H. Jenkins, of Phili
delphia, formerly of Camden, Del
was buried at the Friends Meetin
week. Mr.. Jenkins was Colonel (
the Third Delaware Regiment durin
the Civil War.
About eight O'Clock Friday evening
an engine and seven freight cars juml
ed the track on the Delaware RailrOs
Just north of New Castle, while bOun
TO Wilmington. The cars were loadC
with miscellaneous freight. Neith
cars nor engine were damaged, and /
one was hurt.
Lightning struck the barn on A.
Conner's farm the Bailey FARM
miles east Of FELTON,, on Thursday 1
ternOOn, and the barn was entire
destroyed with the crop Of wheat, th
the tenant, Frank Chambers, had ju
finished hauling in. The stock a
farm implements were saved. LC
about 5000; insured in Queen Co
pany for $500.
A9YEAR-OLD Boy HANGED.-NII
year.old Herman Joseph, son of Tho
as Joseph, of near Nassau stati,
was Friday afternoon found hangi
in his fathers barn. He was q brig
cheerful boy, and as no reason is
signed for suicide, it is believed that
put the moose around his neck IN sp
and was strangled to death.
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