Smyrna times., 1892-08-03

Going South, 9.05 a. m. and 80 p H.
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road ana
Baltimore & Delaware Bay will close at o'OO d. III
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Countv and State Items.
Geo. V. Massey has returned from
Chicago and Colorado Springs.
The Dover Ice Company is not able
to supply the demand for ice.
The canning factory at Laurel is
idle because of scarcity of fruit.
Eight cars loaded with excursionists
went to Ocean City on Thursday, and
five cars loaded likewise, went to
RehObOth.
On July 18th Bridgeville shipped
1900 baskets of peaches, and on the
goth 1000 baskets with larger ship
ments to follow.
Are the people seeing to it that all
taxes are paid before the first Saturday
in September They cannot register
without this qualification.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Howard 5. Taylor, formerly of Dover,
and Miss Elizabeth II. Fell, of Penns-
grove, N. j., in the NJ. E. Church of
that town, August 10.
James Hughes, trustee, on Tuesday
sold at public sale IN Dover, farm of
the late William Aaron, 892 acres, on
the road from Camden to Hazlettville,
to John Aaron, for 81, 1890.
One and a half car loads of peaches
were shipped from Georgetown on
Friday last. The shipments during
last week averaged ono carload day.
The price on Saturday was 81 per bas-
ket. -
The "pear blight" is visible over the
Peninsula to an alarming extent. The
extreme hot weather has facilitated the
production of parasitical fungi, which
are supposed to be the predlsposlng
cause of the disease.
Sheriff Cole on Tuesday sold the
large store house OF Albert Cowgirl,
situated on LOckerman street, and
now occupied by the Cowgirl Drug
Co., to 4. X. Jones & Bro, for 81 ,244,
subject to mortgage of $3.50.
oc ~, T,bv, niOlyaxr
sat in Blackbrd hundred Monday. He
said that he took in only about 800,
among the taxpayers being only about
five poll taxables. Two property hold
ers alone paid taxes aggregating about
$50.
A. Nevin Crockett, son of A. p.
Crockett, well known farmer near
Middleton, who recently went to
Lithia Springs, Va, for his health is
rapidly sinking and cannot recover.
His parents brought him home last
week.
]. T. Carter and wife, formerly of
GreensbOrough, who have successfully
taught the public sci OOls of Magnolia,
Del, for the past three years, have
accepted the position as teachers of the
public schools of Camden, Del, Mr..
Carter as principal aud his wife as first
assistant.
COLONEL JUDD OEAD.-Brevet Col.
Henry B. Judd, U. S. A., died at his
home in Wilmington, Wednesday
morning. The deceased had been for
a long time an invalid. He was a vet
eran of the Mexican war and muster.
ing officer for the government during
the late Civil war.
STATE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN
CLUBs.-Hugh G. Browne, secretary of
the State League of Republican Clubs,
has made the announcement that the
state cOnveAtiOn of the league will be
held in Dover, August II. The Re-
publican State Convention meets at
Dover on the following day.
STUNNED BY LIGHTNING.-Durin
a heavy thunderstorm Sunday after
noon, ligh,ning struck two unOccupied
tents at the Brandywine Summit camp
ground. The shock stunned the Occu-
pants of nearby tents, and threw a
party ofsix from a passing carriage.
None were seriously hurt.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Delaware, met in Dover on
Thursday and called a convention for
the purpose of naming a candidate for
Congress and Presidential electors for
Tuesday, August 10th. This is two
days earlier than the Republican con-
vention, which is to be held in Dover,
August 18th.
An 800. ton vessel has been launched
at Frederica. The vessel was chris
tened the Luther NJ. Reynolds, after a
brother of Governor Reynolds. Mr..
Reynolds presented the ship with a
complete set of colOrs. The vessel
was begun by the late Governor Hall,
and at his death it became the property
of John w. Hall, his son.
The store OF c. F. Rudolph, jeweler
and art dealer, Fourth and Market
streets, Wilmington, was gutted by fire
Sunday. Electric light wires are sup
posed to have been the cause. Almost
the entire stock was destroyed, includ-
ing a painting by Salvador Rosa, val
ued at $1,000. Loss estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000,
A Wilmington despatch says that
Charles Phillips, passenger and freight
agent for the Baltimore and Philadel-
phia and the Wilmington and North
ern Railroads. and also agent for the
United States Express Company, at the
local station known as the "GridirOn, ;"
has been missing since July %, and
that a shortage of over $4,000 has been
found in his accounts.
He WANTED To BE FLOGGED.-A
strange letter was received last week
by Sheriff Robinson and signed Charles
Milton, Philadelphia. The writer
confesses three or four crimes, two oi
them being robbery, and says that he
is willing to be Aogged at the whip
ping post and is anxious to pay back
all the money stolen, If his victims
only make themselves known.
There was a fair attendance Sunday
at the Camden Camp, aud the services
were very interesting. 10 the morn
ing the Rev. b. G. McSorley preached
on1 th.a Rav w I, 9 Murray in this