Smyrna times., 1893-04-05

per ton.
Kent County Grange will meet in
Camden tomorrow.
Three steam vessels were launched
at Wilmington on Saturday.
Herring are plentiful at Milford and
are selling at II cents dozen,
Plans for colored orphanage in
Wilmington are being prepared.
= Farmers are now predicting a fair
crop OF peaches In this state this year.
There will be more pleasure boats
than ever on the Delaware the cominT
summer.
Robert Graves, the well.known
Wilmington caterer, died of Bright's
disease Sunday, aged rs years.
God made the country and man
made the town." 1t was reserved for
this age to link them with the trolley
Samuel OFT, a we'll known fruit
grower, visited his nephew near Laurel
on Thursday, aud while talking to him
dropped dead.
Charles K. Maxwell of Elkton has
sold his standard bred colt Israel at
public auction to Alexander Maxw eli
of MiddletOwn, for $175.
Died, in Dover, March 80. Edward
q. Butler, aged 20 years and 9 months
son of VIM. Butler. Interment Satur.
day IN Lakeside Cemetery.
Dr. Nathan Pratt, of Milford, was
Friday appointed state agent for Della.
ware In the Department Of Agriculture
vice d. B. Stuart, removed.
The NJ. p. Conference meets at Ian.
rel to-day. The Gazette and ,Susser
COuntiGn will both print extra and
daily sheets throughout the confer
ence week.
|. N. FOOks, late Insurance Commits
sloner OF Delaware, paid over to the
State Treasurer last week SIl.747
balance of State funds from insurance
IN his hands
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage OF Miss Mary Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Freeman of
Bohemia Manor, to Walter CLAYTON of
Mt. Pleasant.
The trip of the Legislature to Chin.
colleague by invitation of Supt. HoIi-
day, was postponed till next Friday,
on account of the death of Represen-
tative COnoway.
The Legislature on Thursday passed |
bill allowing Kent county to issue |
$4,000 in bonds to pay of part of the |
county debt These bonds will bear
per cent. interest.
Sturgeon fishing has begun in the |
Delaware Bay off the mouth Of the |
MispilliOn river. A few boats came |
down last week, and two more fleets |
are expected next week.
Governor Reynolds has appointed
Oscar o. Gouert, notary public at the |
First National Bank of Wilmington. |
and reappointed John Thompson Jus.
tice of the Peace at Georgetown.
Mrs. J. &. Clark of Wilmington. has |
received from the Providence Mutual |
Accident Company of Philadelphia the |
sum of 5000, the amount of an acci- |
dent policy held by her late husband. |
The Clayton Creamery paid $1.1O |
for February milk, which was the |
highest paid by any except the Odessa |
Creamery. The Townsend Creamery
still pays by cream test and only g. few
get the highest prices.
Chancellor Walcott administered the
oath of Office to Chief Justice Lore in
Wilmington on Wednesday. The |
Chief Justice opened court at George
town on Monday, when the Evans
poisoning case was called.
Amid all the hustle and preparation |
that is being made in the great depart
ments of the Worlds Fair and in the
various State buildings, DelaWare's
building stands closed. There is no
sign about it that Delaware will be rep
resented.
Andrew ]. Rickets near SeafOrd, suf-
fered the loss of two valuable horses
ing on them while Mr.. Rickets was
driving them. He miraculOusly es-
capped without any injury.
Out of nine jurymen selected last
Saturday from Wilmington, three
grand iuryman, three fer the first
paneT petit jurors and three for the
70 cOnd panel, not a single Republican
name is found. They were drawn
under the Five Commissioner act.
Robt. o. PsnneWill, son of ex-sheriff
J. c. Pennewill, of Dover, has recently
been appointed business manager of
the Kankakee Insane Hospital for the
Eastern District of Illinois, by Gov.
Altgeld. IL has 5000 patients and is
said 10 be the second largest of its
kind In this country.
Constable Duhadway went to Black
bird hundred Tuesday of last week,
and arrested ]. w. Smith, constable OF
that hundred, charged with assault on
Mrs. Thomas Ford. a farmers wife,
living in ThorOughfare Neck. He
was srraigned before Squire BTatton,
and held in 5000 bail to keep the peace.
-New Era.
Application will be made TO the
Court of General Sessions for public
road from Cbeswold TO Dover, to com.
menc0 1t point on the mcheo auu
Gieser road and run to point on the
road leading from Central Church TO
the State road. This will give a
straight road to the Capitol and shor-
ten the distance considerably.
A number of the trainmen on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore
and Delaware railroads are agltated
over she new order ofths Pennsylyania
Railroad Company in relation to the
use OF tobacco. The new rule went
into eject last week, anc hereafter no
traiuuaen will be allowed to either
smoke or chew tobacco while on duty.
AN EGo-sHELL MAP.-There Is being
made ia Pittaburg, Pa, what Is known
as mounted egg-shell birds'-eye Prchle
map. 10 by 40 feet in size, Of the Penn
sylvania railroad system, made TO pre-
sent q panoramic view of the country