Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

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s2j D. IN. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
The engagement of Edgar L. Haynes
of Wilmington, and Miss Patton, of
Washington, d. c., is announced.
Next will be house-cleaning, if the
weather will permit. Then the men
would like to take a general holiday
and 60 fishing.
The fishing in the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal is excellent, and large
numbers of pike and perch are being
caught every day.
The Milford Chronicle says: George
town now has the handsOmest depot
and grounds of any statiOnin in Delaware
south of Wilmington.
Rev. H. G. Vincent will be in
stalled as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Glasgow, Pencader hundred
on Wednesday evening, May IL.
COMPTROLLER Stats, of New Castle
county asks for the Democratic nomina-
ton to succeed himself. The only man
named in opposition is Thos. HOlcOmb.
The Norma Glee Club of Dover, will
give an entertainment in the college
oratOry at Newark, for the benefit of
the Delaware College baseball club
tomorrow.
The Middlstown Improvement Com
pany have received notice from an
Eastern firm desiring to locate plant
there of 80 looms for the manufacture
of cotton goods.
Senator Gray has forwarded Super
intendent Tindal 25 large maps of the
United States which are now distrib-
uted by the Superintendent to the
schools of Kent county.
Milford's new fire company is now
permanently organized. w. I. Wat
son. president; j. A. Hall vice-presi-
dent; Theo. townsend, secretary, and
F. ii. KFamlich, treasurer.
Speaker of the Senate John P. Dona-
hoe aud COlen Ferguson are both on
the tiptOe of expectation. The term of
Clerk of the Orphans Court McWhOr-
ter expires the latter part of May.
H. D. Stevens, who has been con-
nected with the Odessa Herald office
nearly since its beginning, has ac-
cepted position as foreman of the
Wilmington Conference Herald in
Dover.
A cob pipe factory, pearl button
factory, a cotton factory and a factory
and repair shop for farming implements
are to be established at MIddletown
The buildings for these industries have
been leased. -
Slaughter Beach has again changed
hands. George and Ed. Reynolds, the
owners, having sold the property t.
David Roach for $500. The new
proprietor will continue TO run 1t as I
summer resort.
The Rev. J. NJ. Williams, d. D.,
former principal of Wilmington Con
ference Academy at Dover, has an
nOunRed his intention of withdrawn;
from the NJ. E. Church and joining tn
Episcopal Church.
FrOg-shOOting is said to be a profit
able and exciting sport in sections {
Kent county. At Delaware City,
considerable trade has been built u
the legs of the frogs bringing frOm Z
cents to 81 per dozen.
Among the graduates at the com
mencement of the Philadelphia Col
legs of pharmacy, were the tOllOwih
from Delaware: Wharton l.. Cornell
John F. GradwOhl, William H. Hob
son, Howard NJ. Wilkinson.
Wm. T. DickersOn, of Lewes, age
rs years, of intemperate habits, wa
found dead at his house in Lewe'
Monday, with his throat cut and
bloody razor lying beside him. 1t
supposed TO be case of suicide.
FLATTENED HIM OUT.-GeOrge Wa
bel fell under 2OO0-POund road role
at Wilmington Saturday afternoon, an
was hsttened out instantly like u pan
cake. he was AZ years old and leave
a widow and eight children.
Governor Robert J. Reynolds, Co
L. I. Cooper and Detective n. /
Hutchins, went to New York to atten
the reception of Rev. ]. A. b. Wilson
d. d., by his New York parishiOnei
on Friday night.
The MOrniny NelCs, Saturday, issue
an edition containing six pages of
historical aud illustrated description
Wilmington. 1t contains a large nun
Der of cuts of the public building
leading churches and manufacturin
establishments of the city.
Thirty-five dogs have been kille
since April 16 in the vicinity of Cla,
mont, as a precautIOn against hydr
phObia. On that night strange do
whIcE was supposed to have been su
ering from hydrOphObia, attacked al
BIT nearly every dog in the neighbC
hood.
REV. AVERY GOES TO EAsTON.
Presiding Elder Barrett, of WilmiH
ton district of the NJ. Z. COnferen'
has transferred w. E. Avery To East,
Md, to fill the vacancy caused by l
resignation of DR.. John A. b. WilsC
The official Board of Mt. Salem
extended a unanimous call to Rev.
NJ Morgan of HillsbOrO, Md.
Buckle & Co. 8 factory at Middleton
has been leased by George Ingram
a party of capitalists, who prop
starting repair and manufacture
shops for farm machinery. The 81
factory is running on full time a
constantly increasing their force
operatives.
The Milford ChrOnicLe says :"
have it from good authority that
Pennsylvania railroad will push Re
both the coming summer. Survey
have surveyed a route for the r.
clear to RehobOth bay, where an
cursion house is TO be built. !
will make RehObOth the pOlit
Mecca for Delaware.
We have it upon reliable autho
that the. leaders of the Republi
patty will shortly ask Judge Wales
the u. 8. Court, 10 appoint a SUI
visor of Registration in every
einet of Delaware, whose duty viii
to attend all meetings Of the registr
watch the registration, and take
name Of every person put upon
registration. If the registrars are
sr