Smyrna times., 1892-08-24
Closing of Mails.


Going North, 6,5O, 9.15 a. m, S.25, sos p. m.
Going South 9.O5 a. m, and 5.15 p m.
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road AM
Baltimore & Delaware Bay will close at 500 a, II
Opening of Mails.
From North, $50. 1000 a. m. 4.2O and 6.lO p. II
SO p. m. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
Most all of the Peninsula camp:
have closed.
The Republicans of Kent will hold
their county convention at Dover
tomorrow.
J. H. Marvel, of Laurel, is agitatine
the organization of fire department
in that village.
Andrew LOuderbough, of Dover, has
been granted pension of $12 month
from September, $780,
Samuel Wharton, trustee for Joseph
Massey, sold a farm containing 81
acres, near Magnolia, to John Lynch,
for S5 ,265.
Governor Reynolds has appointed
James Mulligan, of Delaware City,
Fish Commissioner to succeed Charles
il. Shubert.
Joseph Burchenal, administrator.
sold ten shares of First National Bank
stock, Dover, to George NJ. Fisher, for
$l5S per share.
Mrs. Louise B. Kent, a well known
lady, died at the residence of her son,
John L. Kent, near Little Greek, Sat
urday, aged II years.
The town of Milford has the honor
OF presenting each party with the NOM
inee for Congress, though one resides
in Kent and the other in Sussex.
New Castle, Dover, Laurel and other
peninsula towns have organized relief
committees and are sending supplies
OF clothing and provisions to sufferers.
The Wilmington Rod and Gun Club
is making arrangements to have an all
day shoot at Union Street Park, for
the benefit of the Delmar sufferers,
during next week.
Married on last Sunday evening. at
the NJ. E. Parsonage, Wyoming, by
Rev. VIM. B. Gregg, Mr. Edward E. !
Clark, to Miss Belle +. Larrimore. All |
OF Wyoming, Del.
Persons failing to secure their annual
licenses during this week, from |
the Clerk of the Peace, will have to |
pay 70 per cent additional for their
license. This is the law.
II. G. Carpenter lost valuable horse
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Carpenter
drove the horse to Woodland Beach.
and 1t was taken sick on the way
home and died at Leipsic.
Hon. George V. Massey, of Dover.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Whining.
ton, and A. P. Robinson, of George.
town, are at Saratoga attending the
meeting of the National Bar Associa-
ton.
Messrs. r. NJ. and w. T. johnson. of
Milford, have purchased an interest in
the Dover gas works, with the idea of
adding an electric light plant The
change will be made during the com
ing fall.
Pensions have been granted to the
following Delawareans Original
John B. Swaine, Zeddiek Muntz. Wan.
i. George, Edward Cox and Mitchell
COurley. Original widows, &e.-Anna
NJ. Ventrice.
The registrars of the several polling
districts will sit the four SATURDAYS
during september, and the board of
registration three Saturdays in Octo-
Der. Those who have opportunity
should register early.
FIFTY AND FIFTEEN MARRY.-A
Philadelphia paper of Saturday saws 4:
Fltty-year old John Donovan, with 12
children and two grand children, yes
terday married at the Lincoln NJ.
Church, l5-year-Old Katie Millman.
Wilmington is hustling about max.
Ing the hnal preparations for the great
Ialr. The management is in good
hands, and neither pains nor money
mas been spared to make the concern a =
great success. They want all to come.
don't wait for an invitation.
The Farmers Institute of Kant
county will meet at the home of its
president, Thomas B. Coursev. at
Spring Mills, near Frederick, on Wed. d
nesday August 81, at 2 o'clock. having a
been postponed from August "a. Hon I
+. Il. Martin will deliver an address 1
MIR. Ziegler, New York artist ia C
painting picture Of the peach orchard Q
on Mr.. Reybold's farm at Woodland
Beach. The orchard is considered an
ideal one, and is laden with golden o
irult this year. The picture il to he
exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
The canning factory at Delaware !
fity commenced operations Mondav /
with full force Of men and WON EN- !
From present prospects there will not 7
be full crop of tomatoes, and in order
to keep the factory in full blast it will c
be necessary to purchase from points
in New Jersey.
HANDY's SUCCESSOR APPOINTED 7
The Board of trustees, of the Newark .
Academy, the oldest educational insti- :
tuition in the state, has elected Rev. =
Joseph L. Polk, pastor of the Presby- q
terian Church at Fagg's Manor, Pa. J
as principal of the academy, to succeed !
Prof. L. Irving Handy, resigned. /
When Chairman Stevens, of the 4
State Central Committee in the Demo- 9
cratic Convention, asked John F. {
Esq, 'if he was ready for
the convention to proceed to business"
John answered "when get my seat" !
Then be took his seat and was not :
heard from again during the session. :
The price paid for peaches at the =
Milford depot during the past week, /;
ranged from 80 cents to S1.55 basket. !,
The largest shipment was on Monday,
and amounted to over one car load of !,
ine fruit. Since then the shipment :
has been light, owing to the scarcity of :
those varieties that ripen at this sea- !
son. The next variety TO ripen in any :
quantity will be the Smock. !