Smyrna times., 1894-03-28
county and State Items,

wilmington OniS
rom South, z4O, 1880 A. NJ. 4SOP.M.
county and State Items.
The steamer Mary has resumed her
/. ..;ns between Leipsic and Philadelphia.
daily mail service is to be shortly
..,ablished between Camden aud Mag
nolia.
sturgeon weighing 45O pounds
usp caught by Milford fisherman on
Monday.
n.yid Reis of Milford is enlarging
his canning factory to the capacity of
5000 cans day.
New Castle fishermen are making
large catches of shad, which they are
selling at $50 per hundred.
Over $1,000 worth of muskrat, coon
and other skins was shipped from
odessa on one day last week.
Congressman Causey and his friends
ara to start a paper in South Milford to
boom him for the U. S. Senate.
The Wilson estate property, at
Eighth and Market streets, Whining
ton, has been sold to John Nc Vey, for
$4,000.
At New Castle, Friday, Mrs. Anne
Jemima Nowland, widow Of Alfred G.
NOwland and native of Philadelphia,
aged 80 years.
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., son of Am
bassador Bayard, has been admitted to
practice in the Chancery Court of New
Castle County.
Ninety-twO building lots in Eastlake
Wilmington, have been purchased by
William LawtOn and Samuel H. Bay
nard for $11 900.
Thieves broke the window of Samuel
J. Schless' jewelry store, Fourth and
Market streets. Wilmington, and stole
$3.50 worth of jewelry.
Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr., of the
First Regiment, N. G. D., has rendered
his resignation, which has been accepted
by Governor Reynolds.
On the petition presented by Frank
J. Spruance at the Orphans Court be
was appointed Guardian of Benton NJ.
Spruanee and Clara s. Spruance.
Eighteen new buildings are in pro-
cess of erection at Milford. Among
them are several additions to canning
factories to increase their capacity.
John F. Brady, well-knOwn citizen
Of New Castle, died suddenly in that
town on Tuesday, aged 80. He was
amember of the firm of Brady Brothers.
A. Wilmington theatrical agent ad-
Ver!ised his show by scattering 1000
pennies in the street and fully 800 boys
scrambled and fought furiOusly for pos
session of the coins.
A. Dover paper asks the following
strange question? If it costs the
county 500 to clean up the Office of
Register in Chancery, what will it cost
to put all the county Offices in order
Monday night some Delaware Col
ledge students paraded the streets of
Newark with transparencies and
burned in efigy a newspaper COR
respondent for criticising President
RaHb.
G. W. Polk having moved his goods
to Denver, Colorado, started for that
City on Wednesday to join his wife and
daughter who have been there some
time for the benefit of Mrs. Polk's
health.
Mr.. Science, near Summit Bridge,
isguite an expert with the gun he
having succeeded in shooting and cap
turing by means of trap on a pole,
no less than 80 large chicken hawks
during the past winter.
A tract of land fronting on the
Christiana River, in Wilmington, COM
prising 10000 square feet, and adjoin-
ing the works of the Harlan & Holl-
ingswOrth Company, has been pur-
chased by that company for $25, 900
The following named prominent and
well-knOwn citizens of MiddletoWn are
engaged in the race for the post Office
William R. Reynolds, Thomas r. Coch
ran, William II. Johnson, William n
Moore and Thomas Budd.
During the session of the Levy Court
at Dover 172 names were placed on
the assessment list by affidavit. Ol
these 1l6 are Democrats and So Re-
pablicans. In East Dover hundred
there were AZ Democrats and Repub.
heans.-COr. Sunday Star.
The papers on all sides are noting
the issuance of invitations to card and
other parties this week. This is a nat
lral reaction from the tension Of the
loFty days Lenten observance, to those
who make it a six weeks fashion rather
Than heartfelt religions observance
PINE TIEs.-BeDj. 7. Collins has con
trAeted with New Jersey parties thi
week to furnish them 10000 spruc'
pine ties. They are creosOted anC
9ied in building trolley railroad lines
Delaware can furnish one million tie
oi this character at short notice.-MtL
lord Chronicle.
The low price of wheat and corn !
causing the farmers to look to Othe
cereals that pay better, and from wha
We can learn the wheat acreage in thi
neighborhood this year will be lowe
ttan for several seasons. Many of oul
hrmeTa are sowing oats to greste
extent than usual and the crop thi
yaar will no doubt be a large one.-
Aiddletown NelD Era.
The HERO OF CHAMPLAIN.-Lewi
y, Vandergrift, Esq, read paper OF
me Life of Commodore MacDOnougE
we hero of Lake ChamDlaiu befOI