Smyrna times., 1893-06-14

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Opening of Mails.
From North, 7.SO. 1000 a. m, 4.2O and 6lO n. \
% p IN. Wilmington only.
County and Sta te Items
There are no peaches in the neigh
bOrhOOd of Millsboro.
Johu J. Rosa expects $4,000 baskets
of peaches from 5000 trees.
There are 12O pensioners who receive
their mail at the Milford post office.
The menhaden oil factory at Lewes,
which was burned last August is be-
ing rebuilt. --
New Castle County Levy Court will
build $1,000 iron bridge across Black
bird creek.
So far 800 Delawareans have regis
tered at the Delaware building at the
Worlds Fair.
The trains on the d., NJ. & V. divis.
ion began to run through to RehOboth
on Saturday.
Dr. John Anderson of Denver, Colo
RADIO, is visiting his brother DR.. Z. S.
Anderson, of Dover.
New Castle city, school and street
tax has been fixed at 80 cents on the
500 for the ensuing year.
Scott NJ. f. Sunday-school of Will
nrrff ffNVN nnly
Woodland Beach tomorrow.
Probate Judge Cooch, of Whining.
ton, has appointed Edwin A. Read to
take testimony in the Edward Silcox
will contest.
An exchange says "this is the month
of cOmmencements and roses and we'd
dings and bugs and bats and base balls
and perspiratiOn."
Prof. L. 1. Handy will deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton at FELTON,. The
citizens of that town will make the oc-
casiOn memorable
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Black, mother of
Prof c. w. NJ. Black, died at the Con.
ference Academy Friday, aged Sc years.
Interment at Carlisle, Pa.
To day June 14th will be generally
observed as Flag Day, it being 1l6
years since the Continental Congress
adopted the Stars and Stripes.
Hon. George V, Massey is receiving
congratulations from all directions
upon his stand against opening the |
Worlds Fair on the Sabbath.
Miss Edith Garris, of Middletown,
Del, was on Monday awarded the gold !
medal for elOcutiOn, at the Lutherville |
Seminary, Baltimore county.
Miss Ella Futcher, formerly a teacher
10 the public shoots of Dover, and Hugo
Malmide of Philadelphia, are to be
married Thursday, June 22nd.
There are three freight trains dailev |
on the D., NJ. & V. railroad. About |
fifty cars of berries and other fruit 90
over the road every day now. |
The Rev. Maurice Penfeld Fixes
pastor Of the First Baptist Church of
IsNo bCh0CACu HIS resignation |
pastor, to take effect in September.
Recorder of Deeds Shallcross has
prospects for an immense pear crop
this year and thirty acres of his farm
are taken up by the heavy laden trees.
Scott Way, wife and daughter late of
California have taken Mrs. V. /. Gull
bertsOn's residence in Middletowp.
which they will occupy until Septem.
ber lst.
James Burchenal, of Dover. late
civil engineer on the Norfolk & West
ern railroad, has secured position ON
the Pennsylvania railroad and is Ioca.
ted at Jersey City.
The GOldey Wilmington Commercial
College graduated twenty.six yonno
ladies and gentlemen in the commeFo
claI department, Tuesday evening. at
the Grand Opera House where the
graduating exercises were held.
Wilmington had another failure on
Thursday. Bellah & Co, wholesale
dealers in iron and steel. were closed /
Oy oherlh Gould and appraisers an.
pointed. The assets are estimated at
about $40, 900, which is somewhat less
than liabilities.
James }. Toner, of New Castle, Della.
ware, was Thursday appointed immi-
grant Inspector at Ellis Island New
- Ork. The President also appointed
Murray Vandiver, of Havre de Grace
Md, to be collector of internal revenue
for the Maryland Delaware district.
AZ I'd "a aE7f the Legislature {
Ooth n sS1 lex Counties asked 6
akS.2' Kent had no trouble in getting
L 1ney that she wanted Al fouT
per cent, while New Castle had to paw I
i've. P1J I
SENATOR HIGGIN's POsITIoN.-In 70. !
'ponse to telegram of inquiry from 7
ne NeW York World Senator HIGGINS /
replied: Il favor the repeal of The s
purchase clauses of the Silver act of b
1880. Am opposed to income tax and .
repeal OF state bank tax" He and
senator Gray are together.
IL isn't often that a dog is honored
'IIer MS death with a sixty dollar
OhOStone, but such is the case of one
,1aU C, uled a short time ago near Dover.
ne remains were inferred near the
arm mouse and to-day there stands
marble headstOne with the folIowins
inscription: my Faithful Dog Tob.
lged 13 years"
Mrs. V. l.. Culbertson, and two
daughters and Mrs. Marion Price and
laughter Miss Helen, of Middletown.
iaVe gone to Ocean Grove, where they
vii occupy the cottage Delaware I