Smyrna times., 1892-06-15

CneSAneaEe
Baltimore & Delaware Bay will close at 500 a
Opening of Malls.
From North, 7.SO, 1000 a. M, 20 and 61O n
SIS p. N. Wilmington only.
County and State Items
Georgetown is operating an ice pla
of 10 tons a day capacity.
Johnnie Buckson, aged IL years, W
drowned at Little Creek, Monda
while bathing.
Delaware City is arranging for
grand display of fireworks on Il
Fourth of July.
John Priestly, a farmer of Jone
Neck, having become insane, ws
taken to Farnhurst Insane Asylur
on Thursday.
The Wilmington Daily RepubLica
has added about 4 inches to the lengt
Ofits columns, which greatly improve
its appearance.
The annual tent drawing of the Cam
den camp was held Saturday. Abou
80 tents were drawn and the prospect
Tor large camp are very tiattering.
The address to the graduating clas
OF the MiddletOwn Academy, at tn
commencement, June oath, will b
delivered by H. G. Conrad, of Chris
tian0 hundred.
The Rev. Charles G. Ellis, of Uniol
Theological Seminary, has accepted
call to take charge of the PRESBYTERIAN
church at Georgetown during th,
summer vacation.
Bishop Coleman confirmed a class O
twenty persons last week in St. Peter,
Church, LeweS, the largest class in the
history of the parish. The majority Ol
the candidates were men and boys.
The canning establishment of Rich
ardSon u Robbins are about closing
Peratlons for few weeks
ana IN the meantime changes will be
made IN the arrangement of the ma
chinery.
The managers of the Oakland Camp.
near Greensboro, Md, have concluded
TO hold the camp meeting beginning
July 22d instead of August 5tb. as
previously announced. 1t will hold
two Sundays.
Sheriff Amos Cole has sold the prop
erty of David X. JOslin, formerly the
HeVerin farm, situated in East Dover
hundred, near the bay, containing 1853
acres, to Robert F. Kennedy. for
Sl2,5OO. Also lot of J. w. Anderson.
situated IN Harrington, to George NJ.
Jones, for $l27.5O.
hAVAGES OF THE ROsEBUG. .-Tru ck-
ers and farmers generally are verv
much alarmed over the ravages of an
insect known as the rosebug, which is
destroying the young apple and peach
tTees. The insects not only eat the
leaves but also the fruit. If the water
melon vines are attacked the loss will
amount to thousands of dollars.
Says the Laurel Gazette, OF Satur-
day The berry pickers have been
leaving Laurel this week. There was
an unusually large crop of strawber-
rles this season. thus the market be-
came OVeIstOcked and the growers
found It Improbable to ship any more
irult, hence the pickers left.
Samuel A. Short, who for 2l wears
represented Janney & Andrews. of
Philadelphia, in the grocery business.
aud almost weekly visited Delaware.
has quit the grocery business and
become commission merchant at No.
800 North Front street. PhiIadeIDbia
Inc hrm name is S. A. Short & Son.
Inc Republican in speaking of Toner
lOr snerlf1, says: with three.ffths of |
the Democratic party belonging to one
reIlglOus creed massing itself in favor
OF one candidate, the nomination was
inevitable. Though Mr.. Toner got
other votes, the massing in his favor
on the Catholic creed line gave him the
nomination.
Sheriff Amos Cole sold the following
real estate of Edmund Bailey on Sat
urday the home farm, situated near
containing 155 acres, to
John Schabinger. for 81, SOL. No 2. 80
acres TO Alvan Conner, for 81 200. No.
3, store and dwelling, situated in Can |
terbury, to A. N. Thomas for 81. 200. |
No. 3, house and lot in Viola, to Sam.
lel w. Hall, for 1895.
Eleven students are receiving in |
at the Delaware College for
students. The crops on the
iarms attached to the college, consist
1f twenty acres of wheat, thirty acres
Of corn, five acres of potatoes, four
acres of tomatoes, and FIVE acres plant
ed in other vegetables. Two acres of
plants and 1000 fruit trees
have been set out.
JUNE TERM OF U. S. COURT.-The
June term of the q. s. District Court,
convened in Wilmington yesterday.
These criminal cases will be taken up
John I. P0Ore, of KentOn, charged
With sending an obscene letter through
he mails to DR.. w. H. Cooper; w. ii.
1arey, of Bridgeville, accused of open.
ng letter hot addressed to him and
tealing money therefrOm Andrew
3rOwn, of Dover, charged with selling
lquOr without a government license.
The trial of the Hutts, James John
on and PANEL Miller was rather ex-
'ensive. The late DR.. FOrmad's fee
or giving expert testimony in the
ase. was $3.50, and the large number of
and other incidental expens-
. will certainly bring the costs up to
j 200. The varied opinions which
we're uttered at the time of the verdict
re still maintained. II is definitely
lated that at Delaware City the ques
lon assumed something of q political
ppearance.
Flfty-twO young men and women
'ere graduates from Goldey Whining
On Commercial College Thursday
Venlng, at the sixth class commence.
lent, In the GraRd Opera House. The
ullding was crowded with the friends
nd admirers OF the college and the
faduating class. The stage was
most hidden from view by beautiful :
oral ornaments, prize offerings of
UT and mysterious little parcels and ,
otted plants. The students of the
Ell known college were seated in all
arts OF the building, among the vast
ssem0lage of friends, but the first
HO rows of orchestra ohaira were ra.