Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

Twenty Seafordians are at the
Worlds Fair.
Senator Higgins spent Sunday with
relatives at Delaware City and Odessa.
During the present season Milford
tanners have paid out $4,000 week in
salaries.
The following were the creamery
nrices paid for August milk: Sassafras,
IS. Galena, 90; Clayton, 80; Smyrna,SO.
Il is thought that the late rains will
greatly benefit the oyster beds. The
bay oysters have been poor so far this
season.
Diamond Lodge No. 9, A. o. U. W.,
inflated member last Wednesday
evening, making the membership one
hundred.
Moses Harrington, Esq, of Farming
ton. who has been i'll for several weeks,
is now cOuvalescing. Mr.. Harrington
is in his SSth year.
c. B. Gibson, Delaware Railroad
Saturday by striking it against an over.
head bridge at New Castle.
The evaporated peaches packed IN
and near Milford this year will exceed
10000 pounds. More than double
this quantity was cured here in 1888.
Chief Justice Lore is disposed to be
very critical with the applicants for
license to sell liquor, aud Judge Mar
vel is of the Chief Justices way of
thinking.
The new nine-inch drive we'll at the
Dover water works has reached depth
of $50 feet 1t is thought that this
depth will be sufficient 10 supply the
extra demand OF water.
superintendent r. l.. Holiday has
announced the following appointments:
John B Book, Train Master; Bradford
Murphy, Assistant Train Master; to
take effect from Oct lst.
The new church edifice of the Har-
rington II. E. colored congregation
will be dedicated Sunday, Oct, Sth.
EkcF. j. = W lillS Will pICdCu IuO QOQl-
catOry sermon at 3o'clock.
The new Episcopal Church of st.
Mary, at Bridgeville, Sussex county,
was consecrated by the Right Rev,
Bishop Coleman, Friday, the feast of
St. Michael and All Angels.
A mule was rescued from the Mid
die Of the Delaware, near the mouth
of the Christiaua Creek, on Friday, by
the crew ola tugboat. 1t is not known
how the animal got in the stream.
The annual meeting of the preachers
of the Wilmington district of Delaware
A. NJ E. Conference will be held in
MiddletOwn, beginning Wednesday
Oct, 4th and continuing three days.
tits reported that Rev. John France,
of Scott Church, Wilmington, may go
to North East, Rev. J. P Otis, of
BFaudywine, may 90 to Scott, and
Rev. w. G. KOOns. of North East, to
Brandywine
As long as we consent to pay out
over one billion dollars a year to the
saloon keepers let US not grOwl too
much about paying out $150,OOO,OOO a
year to the veterans of the late war
Sussex Republican.
The increase in travel to the Worlds
Fair has been most gratifying. The
reduced fare on the railroads has been
the means of enabling thousands to
visit the great exposition who other
wise would not have gone.
A bushel of corn makes four gallons
Ofwhiskey, which retails for SIC. Out of
this the government gets So, the rail-
roads 81, the manufacturer 81, the ven
der s., the farmer 40 cents aud the
drinker the delirum tremens.
The Irish potato crop of the United
states is below an average. In Della.
ware the acreage is small this year and
the yield will not be a good one. The
wholesale price at present is 60 cents
per bushel and promises to go higher.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany ran, on Saturday, the last of its
free excursions to employees TO the
Worlds Fair. This made the tenth of
these excursions, and the total number
Of persons transported thereon, includ-
ing members of families of employees,
fOOts up nearly 5000.
a. atOrs Higgins and Gray have both
Sen for gold and against silver
min the last week. They have both
abandoned the teachings of their faith
ers and are opposed to the money of
the eOnstitutiOn.-Dover DelGWaredn.
Our eloquent friend forgets one thing:
The world mOves.-KeHt NelCs, Chester
tOlrn
TwENTY-sEyEN SALOONs.-In ap.
pearing for an applicant for license
near the Delaware avenue B. o. sta
ton Saturday, before the court, Mr.. p.
Walter Bacon said, "YOur hOnOrs,
tnere are twenty seven saloons arOuni
the vicinity Of the P. w. & B. station"
and picked up blue print which was
sylng on the table before him, said, ''as
your hOnOrs can see."
JARRELL-SHORT.-James FARRELL, Of
near hiddletOwn, and Miss Clara Short,
"~AN 1aiiAtu On W Cuutoudy GNtuluB
Al the residence OF the brides parents
near Leipsie. Rev. Mr.. MObray per.
formed the ceremony in the presence
Of only few friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
FARRELL have taken up their abode on
tne farm near Smiths Mill where Mr.
FARRELL has resided for a number Of
years.
Congressman John w. Causey Of this
STATE. who is now a member of the
committee on Rivers and HarbOrs Of
ne national House Of Representatives,
ls being urged on all sides in the lower
part 81 the state % use his influence in
- attempt 70 secure a liberal appro-
ptlatlon for the now famous ASA
WOMAN canal, This Is the great inland
a'erway on which the people Of Sus.
''ansy base their greatest hopes.
conn,v oeeoeer term Of court for Sussex
su me- at Georgetown Monday,
ana Ine session is likely 10 be An ~
eiesung one. There will be two cant
.al cases before the court Of over and
serminer. solomon Stevens ana NJ
n'Ied nand, Charles H. Wilson. for at.
tempting to burn Stevens store David
2. Fsettyman, Of Seaford. will be tried
lar me alleged felonious assault OF tie
bysaE-old daughter Of Andrew Il
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