Smyrna times., 1893-08-16
County and State Items

County and State Items.
The shipmint of peaches to date is
1000 carloads.
The Delaware Iron Works, at New
Castle, resumed work yesterday.
Milton Odd Fellows have bought
land, and will start cemetery.
There are 70 persons living IN TWO
tenement houses in Seaford.
William H. Stevens, of Seaford, has
been appointed a trustee of Delaware
College.
DIR. John J. Black, of New Castle, is
mentioned for Congress. He is a
Democrat.
Captain William L. Webster, of
Princess Anne, has captured an eight
foot shark.
Newark will collect $1,000 in taxes this
year. About four, fifths has already
been collected.
At Cape May, n. j., Albert H.
HugleS, aSeu OOy Ju6 OluoSO DOloW"lO
River pilot, died Friday.
Thursday was big day at Bowers
Beach three thousand people going
there in every kind of vehicle.
The Delaware Railroad Company has
ordered its special officers to make a
raid on all tramps along its lines.
George Wilson, cOlored, of Whining
ton, is in Jail for robbing the store of o.
H. Nickerson. at Marydel, Tuesday
night.
The St. Georges Fruit Packing Co.,
are enlarging their buildings prepara-
tory to putting in another boiler and
other machinery.
Keeping speak -easies cost Patrick |
Farren, CiatiellO Angelo and Mrs.An-
tonic Goglia, of Wilmington, $50 and |
costs each in Wilmington Court.
Eight wagon loads of emlgrants |
passed through MiddletOwn, Saturday |
evening, en- route to Odessa, where
they are empoyed in the canning fact
ory.'
Mrs. Salie Dixon, of San Francisco,
California, is visiting her brother Purnel
J Lynch, near MiddletOwn. 1t has been
81 years since she saw her relatives in |
the east.
While some small boys where fishing |
at the New Castle dyke last week one !
of them pulled in mammoth German |
carp which when weighed tipped the !
scales at just 25 pounds.
E. B. Frazer, secretary of the State |
Board of Health, went to Lewes Mon
day to investigate bad smells coming |
from fsh-Oil factories there, reported |
by the Federal Hospital service.
Wilmington national banks have
requested depositors, for ID few days
only, TO make their checks payable
Through the Clearing House. The
bankers have ordered $135,0OO in new
currency.
Five hundred employees Ofthe Penu-
sylvania Railroad left Philadelphia
Saturday on a weeks excursion to the |
Worlds Fair Their transportation
will be free. They included $50 Will
mingtOnians.
Joshua c. Morris, prominent Demo-
cratic politician of Bridgeville has been |
awarded the Office of superintendent of |
oEe division of the outgoing mail |
depart rtment at Washington. The sal |
ary is 81 200.
Police Captain Thomas A. Kane, of |
Wilmington, Sunday made a raid on
speak eases and captured about 40 |
men. Only three prOprietOrs were
among the crowd, but good stock of
Whisky and beer were found.
The Town council Of Dover last week
after a spirited discussion. voted to
allow an electric light company to put
in plant in the town. The company
asking this privilege was Incorporated
last winter by the General Assembly.
Merritt Holt, a promising young
man of Dover, died on Thursday morn
ing last, of typhoid fever. He was at
Woodland Beach with the NJ. E. San
day school excursion, on July 2lst,
and on returning was sick the next
day, his sickness finally resulting in
bis death. He was 10 years of age.
The engagement has been announced
Of Willard Salisbury, son of the late
chancellor Salisbury, and Mrs. May
DUPONT. Mrs. DUPONT is the former
wife of William DUPONT, her cousin.
The couple were divorced about one
year ago, and Mr.. DUPONT has since
married.
Dreaming that her mother, who lives
In Ireland was drowning, Mrs. John
AcElwee Friday morning rose from
Der bed and jumped from the second.
stOry window of her house to save her
supposed drowning relative. Her nus
band and neighbOrs heard the noise and
picked her up. sprain of one knee
vas the sole injury.
Internal Revenue Collector Vandiver
pas made the following appointments
for the State of Delaware: Amos ].
staytOn deputy collector, vice Daniel
Burton; w. H. Robinson, stamp deputv.
vice CHI. Maull; w. S. Knight, gauger,
vice G. W. Leitch; Joseph Smith store.
keeper and gauger, vice w. F. Apple
garth.
The Delaware State Commissioners
now ia Chicago have made accommO-
dation for the blue Hens Chickens"
dnring Delaware week, at the Planat-
fion Hotel, Fifty-sixth street and Kim
oark avenue, five minutes walk to ent-
Fanee gates of the Exposition. The
fates are 90 cents each per day, two in
Nroom. Meals on the American plan at
~ cents apiece.
PROPERTY SOLD-the propertv of
the late John Appleton, of Odessa was
aold on Wednesday, as follows; The old
bome in Odessa to Mrs Hannah Annie.
ton, the widow, for $500. The pasture
iot in Odessa to Samuel M.Enos. for
$582.5O. The Buck farm near Mt.
xleasant, containing about 200 acres. to
@Ames Downs for $3.50. The Hang
mhn farm in Appoquinimink hundred.
eontaining 2S8 acres, to James p. Hof.
tecker, druggist in SMYRNA. for the
Found sum of $4,000.
Sunday week at the Middletown M
Church was presented a scena that |