Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
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Peninsula Items.

The salary of the Seaford post Office
has been raised to $14OO year.
Fishing and grabbing at Augustine
pier are reported to be excellent.
]. F. Stevens, Snow Hill, raised a
tomato which weighed II pounds.
Sarah E. Glenn of Smyrna has been
granted an original widows pension.
William G. Spruance and family are
spending the summer near Portlane,
Me.
Proposals have been asked for build
ing bridge over the canal at Reho-
both.
Salisbury expects to erect an overall
factory, which will give employment
to 100 person.
Extensive improvements will be
made to Wesley NJ. L. Church, Dover
During August.
Over $4,000 worth of stock of the
new Easton and Chestertown railroad
has been subscribed.
The annual pony penning at Chin
colleague will come off August 2, and
at Assateague on August 3.
Twenty thousand trees for piling in
New York aud Philadelphia will be
shipped from Milford during the year.
The news of the recent game of base
ball between Dover and Milford. at
the latter place, was sent to Dover by
carrier pigeons.
Martin b. Burris, of Middletown,
has purchased the farm of James Gull
6ertson in Cecil county, Md, for $3OOO
1t contains 100 acres.
During the past six months thieves
have stolen about $500 worth of
chickens from citizens of Dover, but as
yet none of them have been caught.
Telegraph offices on the Delaware
railroad have been closed at Ross,
Broad Creek and Bacon's Mill Pond.
Freight agencies at the same places
have also been closed.
Peninsula town authorities are re-
strlcitng the speed of bicyclists to eight
miles an hour, fOrbidding them the use
OF side walks and compelling them to
ring a bell at all street crossings.
II. H Dashiell, who was recently
appointed collector of port at Crisfield.
Md, has made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. His assets
are $50, 1000, and his liabilities $4,000.
The Battery at New Castle is to be
enclosed for athletic uses. The Battery
is owned by the Delaware Railroad. It
is located near the river, and when put
into shape will be a good field for
sports.
The camp meeting of the Local
Preachers and ExhoTters' Association
OF the Wilmington Conference began
Wednesday at COpson's Park, near
North East. About so tent are occu.
pied.
: George w, Williams, of the Newark
|, National Bank, has a fOur-shillinn
Delaware note of the date of 1875. Ii
is signed by John Mckinley, Thomas
Collins and B. Manlove, representing
the three counties. 1t is we'll pre-
f served.
The former parishioners of old st
: Anne's Church, near Middletown, nov
,, attend church in the village. Once
,, year, however, service is held in thu
! church, and on that day the parishion
! ers make pilgrimage to the interest
, ing structure.
The tomato crop down the count,
. is fairly promising and the grower
i contracted here for $3.50 per ton OIL
, time and consider it better pay thal
5 growing corn for market. Wheat a
q 4S cents does not pay, notwithstanding
! the reduced expense of growing.
y LEFT AN ESTATE OF S4O,OOO.-Wir
s gate Neal, aged 81 years, died at hi
t home, near AndersOntOwn, Carolin
5 county, Md, Wednesday. He ha
g been blind for some years. His estat
0 is said to be worth $4,000. He leave
5 seven children. His wife died abou
three years ago. leaving an estate q
2 about $25, 900 to be divided among thre
p orphan children in whom she had take
= an interest.
! MONEY is PLENTY.-Moneyi is plent
q in Wilmington. A broker told a re
t porter of the Republican that he ha
!. some fifty thousand dollars which b
q was anxious to loan out on first mort
gage at per cent. He had nearl
a one hundred thousand dollars Whicl
e he sould loan ct 6 per cent. Money
% surely drug now and will be for som
L time to come. Everybody is afraid t
e go into any building speculation
e while the acrObats at Washington ar
o keeping up the circus. us.-RepuM;0aa.