Smyrna times., 1892-06-29


Forty-eight cents on the 800 is the |
tax rate decided upon for New Castle |
county during the ensuing year.
An old-fashioned camp meeting will
be held in Vests woods, near loves |
X Roads, Sussex county, beginning
August 9th.
Sheriff Cole on Tuesday, sold the
farm OF E. r. Cochran in South Muir
derkill, 290 acres, to Mr.. John Il. Rod
ney, for $4,000.
Twenty-Five year-Old George Plum
mer fell headlong from third story
window of his boarding house Sunday,
and still lives.
David Refs, the fruit and vegetable
packer, of Milford, was married IN
Baltimore two weeks ago, and has
brought his wife home.
The M. E. Sunday school OF Dover,
will make an excursion to woodland
Beach July IA. The Episcopal Sunday
School will 20 to Kits Hammock
July 18th.
James E. Carroll, secretary of the A.
o. u. W., paid to Mrs. Mary 2. Dono'
van, of Dover, the sum of $2,2OO, the
amount due her OccasiOned by the
death of her husband.
About 100 applicants as school teach
ers in New Castle county, were exam
ined by Superintendent Griffin Satur-
day. The applicants included both
males and females.
At the first quarterly conference of
New Castle NJ. E. Church, held June
%, the salary of the pastor, Rev. 1. Il.
Martindale, was fixed at 81 200. En-
cOuraging reports Ofthe church work
were made.
Misses Emma K. Potter, of the Will
mington Conference Academy, and
Annie l.. Cannon, of Dover, sailed
Saturday from New York to visit
points of interest in France, Germany,
Italy and Spain, and will return in
September.
The grand stand at the kite-shaped
track at KirkwOOd, Del, is being
rooted and will be finished by Satur-
day. Carpenters are hanging doors on
stables for visiting trainers, and the
contracts for the booths are now
being awarded.
At a meeting of the congregation of
New Castle Presbyterian Church on
last Wednesday night a pastoral call
was extended to the Rev. F. Beattie
Wylie, of New York city. Mr.. Wylie
has accepted the call and will assume
his duties in a short time.
Sheen flies have appeared in Mid
dletown and vicinity, in large mum
bers. They attack the horses and
sting them until they become almost
unmanageable. The sting of thesG
insects is said to be equally as SHARP
aud painful as that of bee.
A returning delegate says: I'm On'
day there were 125 Delawareans, resi-
dents of Chicago, who called on US
and in the course of the week we haC
about 300 Delawareans from the ives
and northwest, visiting our headquar
ters in the Palmer House."
The prospect of a large crop o
black kberries is now good, but If tn
dry spell holds up much longer th
prospect will be ruined. Without rail
the berries will not mature and will b
small in size. All that is needed b.
them now is good shower of rain.
The Finn's Point Jetty in the Dela
ware river, which is one of the larges
in the United States, has been CON
pleted. 1t is 4, 100 feet long and wa
constructed for the purpose of chang
ing the current of the river. 1t CO:
the government in the neighbOrhOO
of $4,000.
AN EXCURsIONIsT DROwNED.-A
the steamer Major ReybOld was plOW
ing up the Delaware River Sunda
afternoon, with the Delaware Saegel
bund Association to the number of 81;
Louis Wetzel, aged 35, fell Overboar
and drowned before Fred Mammel'
who jumped into the river from th
hurricane deck, could reach him. HI
body was not recovered.
The Democratic Club of Dover, hel
an enthusiastic ratification meeting q
the club headquarters Friday evening
The room was crowded and speech
were made by ex-COngTessman Pei
pipgtOn, Attorney General Nicholson
H r. johnson, Esq, Assistant Seer
tary of State, James II. Hughes, Ro
ert II. Vandyke, and J. Alexand
Fulton- president of the club.
Cleveland aud Stevenson hasr
the slogan ring that Harrison al
Reid has" remarked a Republics
the other day. "'CleVeland and Ora
would have been all right, but 'CleN
land and Stevenson is decidedly aw
ward"
"WelI." remarked a Democrat W
was present. "What's the matter wi
'Cleve and steve Hasn't that enou
of a slogan sound for you T-H
Sunday Sqr.
TAe Dover Public Schools cloi
Friday morning, until Monday, >
tember 4th Certificates of gradual
were conferred upon John W. KellL
Katie Spencer, Allie Hammond, I
Keys and Mary W. Jones. The pT
subscription To the Dover Libra
given Mr. Wm. Denney, was awari
10 Robt. NJ. Black for class stand
during the year and for highest sta
ing ip examination.
John ]. Rosa has had IS men 7 d
working in scarlet clover, and
four stacks which are curiosities in
part of Delaware. Each stack is
feet in circumference and 100 feet
and IL is expected that each will thu
out from 100 to 12O bushels Of sea
clover seed, which, at $500 q bus
will make a handsome revenue I
this eroa. II was grown In pe
Orchards which have nOF borne
1885,. Milford Chronicle.
$4,000 FOR HONEST ELECTION
The levy Court nf New Castle 90!
has been tFying 70 keep the tax
pfthe county down TO the same hg
of last year, As cents on the $lOg,
would have done 90, had not the
ballot lew t9 be tried fer tbe fret
entaiied SUCH an unexpectedly he
expense upon the county. The
.aqiremepts Of the new law call fQl
expenditure Of $I7 900 to carry on