Smyrna times., 1893-04-19
County and State Items.

From NORTH i.SO, lOOO a. m, 4.2O and 6l0 D. m
% p. m. Wilmington only.
County and State Items.
The Delaware State Fair at Dover
will be held from September u to Is in.
elusive.
Strawberries have got down to 25
cents per quart in Philadelphia retail
markets.
Lewis G. Vandegrift is a candidate
for the position of United States Dis
trict Attorney.
w. Irwin Spence of Wilmington was
married Wednesday to Wiss Gertrude
Layton of Camden, Del.
The spring girl is already flirting
with the young drugstore clerk, with
an eye to soda water favors in July.
McKendree DOwnham of Delaware.
chief of the stationery division in the
Pension Office at Washington, has re.
signed.
The Milford Creamery received in
Janury 1909 pounds of milk: Feb
ruary, Al, ,292 pounds, and in March 81 :
75S pounds.
Seed sweet potatoes fetch high prices
in Milford. They sell from S125 to
Sl.5O per bushel. Seed potatoes rotted
bad last winter.
w. Pattin, of Bridgeville, has begun
the manufacture of the Economic" or
OblOng peach baskets, preparatory for
this seasons fruit.
DR.. H. B. Mcdowell, formerly OF
MiddletOwn, will on April 26th, wed
Miss Mary Kendall, a young lady OF
Monticello, Indiana.
Wallace Irving Spence, salesman at
Hamburger's, was married on last
Wednesday at noon to Miss Gertrude
Layton of Camden, Del.
The building for the Worden crate
and basket factory at Dover is finished
The factory will have capacity Of5000
baskets and 25O0 crates day.
Forest fires ragged in Cave Neck, near
Milton, last week and about $4,000
worth of young timber and lot of rail-
road ties have been destroyed.
David, the 4-year-old son of VIM.
PleasantOn, near COwgill's Corner died
on Thursday from the result of injuries
sustained by the kick of horse.
Ex-State Senator Charles H. Nc
Whorter has been appointed justice OF
the peace by Governor Reynolds, to
succeed Squire B. B. Groves, resigned
in Wilmington.
VIM. Pratt, son of DIR. n. Pratt, has
been appointed secretary to Thomas Z.
HolcOmb, who was made the sixth aud
itor of the U. S. Treasury. The salary
is Sl4OO per year.
Miss Bessie Kanely, daughter of Mrs.
G. A. Kanely, formerly of Middletown
now of Washington, d. c., was united
IN marriage in st. Paul's Church, that
city, at high noon, to-day.
Hogs jOWl and turnip greens is a
great dish in lower Kent and SUSSEX .
They are always to be found on the
hotel tables when court is in session at
Georgetown in the spring.
DR.. Swithin Chandler of Wilmington
and Miss Elizabeth B. Sargent of Cam
den, N. j., were married last Wednes-
day night at the brides home by Rev.
w. p. Davis, of the Broadway NJ. E.
Church. --
The HARRAN CONTRACT. - The
firm of ]. & ]. N. Harman is ship
ping to the Worlds Fair at Chicago,
all of the furniture for the Delaware
Building. The firm received the con-
tract last week.
The following officers of the Wilm-
ingtOn & New Castle railway were cleo
ted President, DR.. Howard Ogle; Vice
president, James B. Toman; Secretary
aud Treasurer, Harry H. Billany; Sol
icitOr, Peter L. Cooper.
John Ingram, a farmer living near
Union NJ. E. Church, died at his home
on Saturday night week. He was the
sen of Abram Ingram, deceased, and a
brother of George W., the well-knOwn
real estate agent at Middletown.
The death of E. c. Mailey, in Odessa
followed by that of Victor Lord,
makes a total of seven deaths which
have occurred during the past six
months, in the five adjoining houses
occupying the central square Of the
town.
FIRE NEAR SEAFORD.-Th large
grist and flour mill belonging to DR.. J.
n. John, near Seaford, was totally de-
stroysd by FIRE Thursday night. A
large quantity of wheat, corn and other
grain was also destroyed. The mill
was insured.
Cards are out announcing the mer-
riage of Mr.. Archer Cochran Sites and
Miss Louise Sells, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luke Sells, of St. Louis, Mo, on
Thursday evening, April 9th, at 6
o'clock P. NJ. Mr.. Sites is son of
Mrs. T. H. Gilpin, of Middleton u.
The dwelling on a farm belonging to
Thomas Lattomus, at Dexter's Corner,
end known as the George COlyer
farm was burned down on the 9Th
iost together with some small out
bniIdin9s The farm was tenanted by
Tsaac GIessford. The house was part
tally insured.
In the Little Greek NJ. E. Church on
Tuesday evening of last week Wallace
n UoIdan. formerly of Dover, but now
of wyoming, Del, and Miss Alphonsa
P,ios of Little Creek, we're married.
Rev, r.. H. Adams, Presiding Elder OF
Dover District, ofliciated, ana Miss Miss
saliie Carpenter Of Townsend, played
the wedding march.
Cmsar Rodney Council, No. 8; ). "
TT a NJ. was instituted at Dover
Thnr.dav evening. Delegations were
present from Wilmington. Middletown
and Harrington, and officers OF the
- T-d-o of the State attended.