Smyrna times., 1893-07-26
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
Chancellor Wolcott will hear the Ad.
dicks injunction case September l1th.
The salary of each of the post office
clerks in Wilmington has been increas'
ed 800.
1t is estimated that sixty thousand
baskets of peaches will be shippeu IroHl
Townsend.
Corn never looked more prosperous
about Marydel in the last % years than
at this time
The camp meeting grove at RehobOth
has been turned into a resort for sum-
mer bOarders. #
A lady of Dover has saved and count
ed $4,000 postage stamps, and hopes to
reach 100000. =
Secretary E. B. Frazer, of the State
Board of Health, is making a thorough
inspection of Delaware towns.
J.E. Fluke has been appointed post
master at WOOdside, Del, and q. NJ.
CrOssmOre at Wyoming, Del.
Lewes Town Commissioners have
authorized D. L. Hazard to build a
$500 bridge across Lewes Greek.
Wife-beater John McElroy was fined
$25 and costs and sentenced to one
months imprisonment at Wilmington,
Monday. -
Four-year-old John LOwther, cf
WoOddale, ran against an open penknife
held by his sister, and lost the sight of
his left eye.
The Nanticoke river is now lined
with oyster boats, which are being
overhauled and put in readiness for
the fall season.
Samuel White, of Bridgeville, near
ly lost d child a few days ago by the
accidental administering of an; over
dose of laudnaum.
The Health Department of New York
city has already condemned and de-
strOyed this year 100000 pounds of
bad meat and fish.
Ex-City Treasurer Milton 5. Shippers
was married to Miss Cora Williams of
WAAhluSNOAf W az vi ehOO W. IL puA AoOudSC,
yesterday morning.
Phillip Richards, of near Bridgeville,
threshed 1400 bushels of wheat from 40
acres-the largest yield thus far re-
ported in Sussex County.
The best apples sell in Peninsula
towns for 10 cents a basket. Growers
say that it is useless to ship them, as
they do not pay expenses.
Howard Lord and Miss Sadie. daugh-
ter of Rev. Henry l.. Phillips, both
formerly of Delaware City were mar
ried in Philadelphia, Saturday.
Seven 2-cent stamps was all David
Brown, of Harrington, received for two
lambs recently sold for him by Phila-
delphia commission merchant.
DOver's two baskets mills are run.
ming with all the force they can accom-
mOdate. About 5000 baskets per day
are turned out from the two factories.
Joshua Marvil's factories at Laurel
are running full force. His payroll
amounts 20 $1,000 per week. Mr.. Mar.
vii turned out last week 40, ,750 baskets.
A Brazilian sailor, a deserter from
vessel at the Breakwater, ate three
pounds of raw beef which citizen of
Dover had bought Friday for pet cat.
Ruth j., wife of Joshua Bennett.
residing in Milford, was stricken with
apoplexy on the 18th inst. and died
early the next morning. She was aged
81 years.
George Anderson, a Fourth of July
fighter and celebrator at Kirkwood,
was committed for Court at Whining
ton for trying to kill State Detective
McVey.
Because they have made sport of the
Delaware law, Sheriff Gould has decid-
ed to admit no more Philadelphia ex-
cnrsiOnists to New Castle Jail, or to see
the whipping post.
The Delaware Railroad bridge at
Bridgeville, 40 feet high, was crossed
at midnight a few evenings since by a
horse. The animal made few mis-.
steps and was slightly bruised.
Patrick MulroOney and David Dan
iel, lunatics, escaped from the insane
asylum at Farnhurst early Monday
morning. Mulrooney has been captur.
ed, and the police are looking for
Daniel.
Mrs. Carpenter, wife of Rev. c. c..
Carpenter, who was an invalid when
she went to Townsend last spring, is
80 fw able to walk, and has several
times accompanied Mr.. Carpenter on
lis pastoral visits.
An epidemic of cholera mOrbus and
dysentery prevails in New Castle, and
many persons nave been stricken.
Some of the cases are quite serious and
the local physicians are very busy ad-
mlnistering to the patients.
Architect E. L. Rice is making new
plans for the German Lutheran Church
in Wilmington. The contract price for
the building, outside of heating, fur.
nishing, &c, will be about $14 900. In.
Guiding those items the cost will be
close to $4,000.
SALADIN ON THE POINT BREEZE
IRACK.-Ihe wonderful horse Saladin,
205i, will at Point Breeze track tO-mor.
row, attempt to lower the Worlds
record of 2.04. With fast track and
Jimmy Green holding the ribbons he
will be sure to give good account OI
himself
Peaches are daley being shipped
from the SeafOrd station in large
quantities. The fruit is large and firm
and brings good prices. Many of the
peaches are sold at the station to buy
ers from the large cities $1.5O per
basket has been the average price for
the past week.
A pretty wedding took place in St.
Peters P. E. Church, at Lewes, last
Wednesday. The Rev. G. d. Peters
the rector, officiated. The happy
couple were DIR. w. D. w. Hall. OF
Philadelphia, son of DIR. David Hall
and Miss Lizzie Orr, drughter of Col.
VIM. p. Orr, of Lewes.
Wednesday. August 23rd will be
delaware and West Virginia Day al
the Worlds Fair. The day is TO be one
OF great festivity The Governors OF
both States are to be present. and spe-
cial excursions are to run to tba nj.