Smyrna times., 1892-08-31
County and State Items.

H. ID.
S2lp III. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
Typhoid fever is thinning Lincoln'
population.
Citizens of Dover have contributed
$272 so for the relief of the Delmar fir,
sufferers.
Ill health has forced Rev. J. Simpson
TrOlter to resign the pastorate of tn,
Reformed Episcopal Church, Whining
ton.
DIR. Harbeson Hickman, wife anC
sister in-law, narrowly escaped drown
ing while bathing at RehOboth OF
Thursday.
The Farmers Alliance is said tC
have following in Kent county Oi
800 voters, and in Sussex of some
700 voters.
Philadel phia contractors have COM
menced work on the launchway for
the United States Life Saving Station
opposite Lewes.
The Department of Elections for
Wilmington, has adopted a canvas
booth for the use of voters at the No
vember election.
An excursion to Rehoboth or Ocean
City is announced for September 1st,
via Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad.
The Republicans will hold ratifica-
tiOn meeting at Milford tomorrow
night, to be addressed by Senator
Higgins and others.
The Democratic County Central
Committee met yesterday at Dover.
They made w. H. Burnite Chairman
and d. r. Vandyke Secretary.
The agricultural fairs will bring out
an unusually large number of polite
ians this fall. Their presence will be
known without being ticketed.
David G. Rose, Jr.. Great Sachem, l.
o. r. NJ, has issued an appeal to the
various tribes of Delaware for aid for
the stricken community of Delmar.
The Morning Ne,cs says: THE real
objection which the Democrats have to
Governor Reynolds letter to his friend
Dickey, is that it was made public.
Two more victims of anthrax this
time hOrses) are reported near New
port. Veterinary Surgeon H. P. Ewes
says there is danger of its spreading.
Henry Clayton, Esq, of Middletown,
who is now at Clifton Springs, N. Y,
for his health, is much improved, hav-
ing received great benefit from his
visit to that place.
Mistaking a well-meaning salutation
to his wife as an insult, Captain Theo-
dOre Burton, of MillsbOro, landed his
fist in Ira Jerman's face, and the irate
husband was fined.
James Jester, living near Hollands
vile, this county, will have over 1000
baskets of peaches this year. He is
realizing fancy prices for the fruit.
This is by far thelargest crop in the
county.
Reed bird shooting opened Thurs
day and the gunners made it lively for
the birds. AT daybreak the popping of
the guns commenced and it was kept
up for hours. The birds netted the
gunners 80 cents dozen.
Crabs and fish are very scarce along
our shore. The proprietors of the
hotels at the beaches are unable to
secure enough of either to furnish their
tables. They are very abundant, how
over, over in Sassafras river.
The camps in Sussex are closed, and
the farmers are getting their topping
knives in readiness for the fodder.
Some have already commenced cut
ting tops. The yield of corn will not
be as large as some expected.
Geo. w. Ingram sold last week for
NJ. n. Willis, farm of one hundred
and fifty acres to George w. Scott,
Philadelphia. He also sold for George
NJ. ID. Hart, to Mrs. Ears, of Camden,
a small farm near Townsend, NJ
Pigeons from the loft of ]. w. Ker.
bin, Jr., were liberated on August Goth
at Raleigh, N. c., at 5.35 a. m, and
two of them were in their loft at Dover
at 5.45 p. M, of the same day, and two
arrived on Sunday 21st at 8 a. m.
Distance, 351 miles.
The Second NJ. E. Church congrega-
tiOn at Dover, have accepted the pro-
posal of Wesley Church to donate them
the Governors Chapel, if the former
would assume the Indebtedness. 1t is
said they propose to move the chapel
to their lot at the corner of Governors
Avenue and Division.
The Pennsylvania excursion to Toll
chester Beach was attended by about
5000 people from Wilmington, Sunday.
The excursion train was run in seven
sections, and was composed of sixty
six cars. 1t was the biggest excursion
of the season.
Miss Nettie VanName, well known
as an eloquent M. E. preacher, fully
consecrated, died at the home of Rev.
Geo. Hughes, at Ocean Grove, N. j.,
Friday a. m, Aug. 26th. It was not
long ago that she preached for the
last time in Wilmington.
The EUery Evening says the Republi-
can ticket nominated in Kent county
last Thursday, is a weak one. The
DeIaUarean says: "The Republican
county ticket placed in the field on
Thursday is a pretty fair one, some of
whom are hustlers and will make a
strong, if not winning fight"
Hon. N. B. Smithers and wife, Mrs.
George Paris, Rev. w. L. S. Murray
and wife, Of the NJ. E. Church, and
Chancellor Jas. L. WolcOtt and family
are at Ocean Grove, N. ].
Mrs. Henry w. Cannon, Mrs. John
Burton and Mrs. w. L. Cannon are at
Ocean Grove.
The September number of HGrper's
Magazine contains an article entitled
Among the Sand Hills" by Howard
Pyle, of Wilmington. II is beautifully
illustrated by the author. The text