Smyrna times., 1892-07-20

The Wilmington Industrial Improve
ment Company on Saturday afternoon,
secured a new industry for Whining
ton. The new industry is a large hos
ierv factory and will give employment
to $50 people. "
state Treasurer Burnite last week
Maid r. H. Davis and ]. H. Deputy
SLABS, for repairing the brick wall
surrounding the grave of Joseph Haz-
lett. whose remains are buried in Mil
ford Neck. He was twice governor of
this state. A monument was erected
over his remains in 1861, by the state.
There are about 800 special tax nav.
ers in Wilmington, who have to pay
$25 every year to Uncle Sam. This
amount is due during the first month
of the tax year, which commences July
1st. After July 31st, the special tax
stamp will require payment of $37 80,
or 80 per cent. in addition.
A party of young ladies from Cam
den, chaperoned by Miss Annie Mat.
thews, are summering at kits Ham
mock. The party consists of Misses
Katie Eliason, Maize Townsend, Flor
ence Caulk, Mary Cooper, Lizzie Hyn.
son, and Bessie Lowber, of Camden,
and Miss BOOthby, of Philadelphia.
The artesian well being sunk at the
Dover water works, has reached a
depth of 152 feet. A good bottom was
reached at that point, and steady, A.
inch stream of pure, ice-cOld water,
continually flows. The water will be
transferred into the old we'll by means
of syphon, and then pumped into the
water mains for use.
All the morocco factories in Whining
ton are running full. The business
generally is brisk, and although there
is little lull on account of the warm
and holiday season, the outlook for the
trade is good. The work is being
pushed on business for the fall, yet
the sales continue strong now. All
the establishments can tell story of
good business. -
Henry p. Cannon, of Bridgeville,
Sussex county, late candidate for Con
gress, is not only a merchant, but a
three days ago by a gentleman from
Wilmington. just after he had made a
large purchase of tin. Mr.. Cannon
expressed great surprise that he got
his tin cheaper than he did a year and
two years ago. From what he had
heard, he had expected to pay a large
advance in price.
The EUery Evening says: THE re-
markable feature of the fruit market
record this season, is the noticeable
absence of local products. In other
words, Delaware seems almost unable
to supply her own fruit markets this
year. She is not supplying her own
home demand for fruit and vegetables.
To a much more than usual degree,
retail stalls are filed with New York,
Florida, Georgia and Carolina fruits
and vegetables.
The local pOst-office at Newark has
received orders from Washington, to
continue the free delivery and collec-
tiOn service there, until June Both,
1898, the department having succeeded
in getting bill through Congress au-
thOrizing the extension of the expert
ment over another year. 1t is thought
that the free delivery system for New
ark, is now permanent, as the increased
receipts derived from the local postal
business, will more than pay for the
carrier service.
A SQUEEZE For A LITTLE "PoKE."-
Friday afternoon George Wright Great
ed a sensation on Market street, Will
mington, Friday, by seizing Willard
Vernon, son of George w. Vernon, of
the Daily Republican, by the neck,
and demanding immediate payment of
$3.50 which he alleged Vernon owed
him as the result of a game of poker.
Vernon acknowledged the debt, but
said he did not have the money, where
upon Wright proceeded to get salts
tiOn by squeezing his neck. Reserve
officer Buckley hustled them both to
the City Hall. Each refused to prefer
charge against the other, and both
were liberated.
SUssEx's Boon. For the first time
in seven years the people of Sussex
county have been able this week, to
ship peaches and realize some profit
therefrom. At last the luscious peach
is here, not too many, but Just enough
to realize a fair profit from them.
Every day wagon loads are being
hauled to, and shipped from our depot,
amounting in some cases to a carload
a day. Reports have been circulated
for the past two or three months, that
there were no peaches at all, but the
4epOrt seems to be without foundation.
as the scenes around ou. depot will
prove. With a good corn crop in
prospect, large yield of wheat, and a
yield OF peaches. and the large quanti-
ties of berries that have already been
shipped and good profits realized
theretrOm, Sussex county will put on
her Old-time vim.-Snsser Journal.
COLLECTOR TOwNsEND.-George L.
Townsend. of Apoquinimink hundred,
near Odessa, was Friday confirmed to
be collector of the port for the District
of Delaware, by the United States
Senate in executive session. Mr.. Town
send will probably not take possession
of his Office until about August 3rd,
the day on which Collector Barlow
bonded four years ago.
George L. Townsend was born Jan.
uary 2, 1S41.
He owns large tract of land and is
a successful grower of fruits. He mar
ried a daughter of the late Methodist
Bishop. Levi Scott, and is an active
member of the NJ. E. Church.
In 1880 he was elected a member of
the House of Assembly from New Cas-
tie county, and took his seat in 1881.
He is the present chairman of the Re-
publican Executive Committee, of New
Castle county.
The outlook for successful meetings
at the Camden Camp, is very encour-
aging. Over 125 tents have been taken
the greater part of which have been
erected. Religious services will com.
uence Friday, July 29th, and eontin-
ne ten days. The following program
has been announced by Rev. VIM. b.
Gregg, pastor in charge: