Smyrna times., 1892-07-27

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County and State Items.
lanes w. Ponder, of Milton, has an
ice cream eating dog.
To impure cistern water at Fort Del
aware is attributed several cases OF
typhoid fever.
CLAYTON town commissioners will on
August 10 shoot all dogs for which
taxes are not paid.
BridgeVille claims the distinction oil
shipping more peaches than any other
station on the Peninsula.
Mrs. Edith NJ. Candy, wife of Will
liam NJ. Candy, OF Wilmington, died
Friday after brief illness.
War has been declared between the
bakers of Milford, aud the price OF
bread has been reduced to AZ cents
loaf.
John r. c. GOrrell, Wilmington
real estate agent, was arrested Tor en-
bezzlement, the charge being preferred
by Joseph Nicholas.
AT Wilmington Mary Eliza Brown
was held IN $1,000 bail on tue charge OF
attempting TO burn the house of Mrs.
Mary f. SawdOn, on West street.
McCOmmOns & Company, of WyOm-
Ing, are putting Ia new machinery ana
eularging their canning establishment
in order 10 put up corn aud tomatoes
Prof. 5, b. Ellenberger, OF. Harris
burg, Pa, will conduct the music our
ing public worship and Oftimes hold
service of song, at Camden Camp meet
ing
Stephen K. Choate was nominated
on Thursday for reappOintment as
postmaster at Newark. He succeeds
]. Is. Herdmau, who was his successor
under Cleveland.
The Dam lcratlc State Central Com
mittee will meet AZ Dover tO-mOrrOW
VentiOn to nominate candidates lOr
Congress and Presidential Electors.
A farmer near CheswOld lost MS
reck Oning last week and came TO Do
yer last sunday with u load OF hay Ior
sale. lie seemed much surprised when
informed that it was Sunday .-Sehtlaet
The Pomona Grange of Kent COun-
" has accepted the invitation OF Sus-
sex County Pomona TO "a Basket Picnic
at RehOboth Beach on Thursday, July
Is. An excursion train runs from
Wilmington.
Henry Clayton, Esq, of MiddletOwn,
who mas tor some Time been IN Ill
health, is being treated at the MedlcO-
Chirurgical College, in Philadelphia,
in which his son is a practicing physl-
cian Mr.. Clayton is much Improved.
General j. Parke POstles received on
SATURDAY the Congressional meual Oh
honor Tor conspicuous gallantry" at
the battle of Gettysburg. The meoal
is of bronco, star-shaped and Is pen
dant from a red, white and blue ribbon
Sheriff Cole has sold the following
real estate: The Walter Sapp farm,
containing $50 acres, situated IN North
Murderkill hundred, to Eliza Sapp tOI
$2,325; the Moses Schneck farm OF 25C
acres. situated in MispilliOn hundred
to Mrs. Schneck for 81, 900.
The opening services of the Camden
Camp meeting will take place on Fri
day evening, July 18th, at 73O p. IN
Tent holders are expected to occupy
their tents ON Friday. By resolution
of the board of managers, there will Ot
no building of tents after Friday alter
noon.
Levy Court Commissioners Hutch
sou, JOlls, EliasOn, Sutton and ClarE
made a visit of inspection to the draw
bridge over the Appointments creel
near Odessa on SATURDAY and decided
that the draw of the bridge will have
to be Widened to make it conform L
the Federal law regarding draw bridges
Fire destroyed the upper works o
the uugbOat IrWan as she laid at tn
lower wharf in Milford, Del, Thurs
day. The damage is 81 300. The cap
tain aud crew were asleep when th'
fire started, and only saved the clothe
they wore. The vessel was owned BY
Philadelphia parties and was fully in
sured.
The Wilmington City Democratic
Association organized for the cam
paign Friday night. Officers as follows
were elected: President, Victor B
WOOley: vice-presidents, Daniel w
Mulli9 and Frederick Kienlei secret
AIRY, John BOughman; treasure, James
Carmichael.
A COW owned by Joseph P. Moore
at Denney's COrner,l a few days ag'
gave birth to a healthy heifer calf will
but one nOstril on the tip of the nose
the other one being located inside it
mouth. II breathes through both bu
keeps its mouth open. 1t drinks mil
heartily from a bucket bot when it al
tennis to suckle the COW it strangle'
WILL CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY
At a meeting Wednesday OF l6S de-
egates; representing % secret, benef
ciaI aud civic organizations IN Wi
mingtOn, a committee OF 90, one iroI
each society represented, was appoint
ed to arrange the details of big den
Onstration on the afternoon of OctOb'
l2, in honor Of Columbus Day.
Buch cases as that of William Nj
Cioskey. now at the Homenpath
Hospital, Wilmington. are enough
make a physician hesitate to .pronoun'
a wound mortal, no matter how bad
may seem. A man who can live +
two weeks with four bullets in b
head, as McCloskey has done, IS ce
tainly hard to kill.
RAILROAD APPOINTMENTs.- .-Georl
H. Baynum, Delaware railroad passe
ger agent at Delmar has been tran
ferred TO Milford. He has been 81
eeeded at Delmar by w. H. Hill, wi
has been serving as night Operat