Smyrna times., 1894-09-12
County and State Items


DR.. J. NJ. Wilkinson, intends to NOV
to Dover shortly, from near Willo'
Grove.
MiddletOwn citizens are protestin
against bicyclists riding on the side
walks of that town.
A Whale came up Delaware Bay a
far as Bombay Hook on Monday week
So says Salem paper.
The Green Bros. of Salem, N. J
dealers in dressed poultry and gam
etc. have located at Odessa.
Two cows on the Fisher, farm, soutl
of New Castle, were killed by light
ming during the severe stOam.
Frank Janvier of New Castle is suf
fering from broken arm received
while he was practicing foot ball.
John E. Lewis of Newark has sole
his farm in that town to Edward Stag
gers of Philadelphia for $4,000.
The corn crop in Sussex county
Del, it 50 large that all the grain and
fodder cannot be used in that county
Tne Newark Ledger, like the EUen-
ing Journal, continues its opposition
to Bancroft, positively refusing to bow
the knee.
Edward Staggers, of Philadelphia
has purchased the farm of John Z
Lewis, containing 214 acres, neal
Newark, Del, for $4,000.
Albert Stout, accused of the murder
of katIe Dugan, spends most OF his
tune in New Castle Jail, where he is
awaiting trial, in reading ami writing
The taking OF oysters in Delaware
waters was iulIy supplied at 40 cents
per busnel. Oysters for shipment will
not be in mucn demand before NOVem-
ber.
Senator George Gray has been re-
tanned as associate counsel with Her
bert II. Ward for the defense OF Albert
Stout, charged with the murder of
Katie Dugan.
IL. q. Pennington, of SeafOrd, has
purchased the grounds on which stood
the CoulOourn House, recently de-
strOyed by fire, and will erect thereon
hotel at cost of Sl5, 200.
Michael Reese, of Philadelphia, a
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad brakeman, while riding on "a
freight car, was struck by an overhead
bridge and instantly killed.
Wednesday evening one of Felton's
young farmers, William Case, died.
He was fine young man about a
years of age, only married little over
one year ago to Miss Katie Lutf.
Senator Higgins has accepted an
invitation to speak at the Ogdensburg
Fair, September Goth, on The Rela-
tiOus of Canada aud the United States
as Affected 10y the Democratic Tariff"
The wild carrot is now in full bloom
again aud should be cut down without
delay. The wild carrot is a biennial
plant and blooms twice. The only
way to get rid of it is to keep it cut
down.
Some of our farmers complain that
the cost of labor, seed and fertilizers
will net them more than they can get
for their potato crop, and some others
say the crop will net them an actual
loss.
The full-dress bail given at the Vir-
den House, RehObOth, last Friday
evening was a notable affair. About
20 couples were present and George
town, Milford, Dover and Smyrna and
represented.
William Andrews, the white man
charged with assaulting 14-year-old
Dora McCray, OF Kirk wood, Del, has
been held without bail TO await the
action of the grand Jury. Andrews
has been removed to New Castle Jail.
The bulk of the fodder crop down
the State has been saved. No rain has
fallen since harvesting this forage crop
began, and it was never saved in finer
condition. There will be little de-
mand in Kent and Sussex for imported
hay.
Miss Louise Wentworth Downes, of
Philadelphia, and Dr. Henry Lock
wood Clayton, of Odessa, formerly of
MiddletOwn will be married to-day at
4.3O O'Clock in the Church of the Ad-
yocate, 18th and Diamond streets,
Philadelphia.
State Treasurer Burnite has re-
ceiyed the Government appropriation
for colleges of agriculture and me-
ehahic arts, amounting this year to
$4,000, and has paid to Delaware Col
lege $4,000 and the State College for
cOlored students $4,000.
Hon. George v. Massey, of Dover.
was in Middletown last week on busi-
ness connected with right-Of-way for
the contemplated Elkton and Middle
town Railroad. He met several of the
owners of property through which the
road, as surveyed, will pass, with a
view to awarding damages.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met last week and organized by
electing l.. Irving Handy chairman
Feter l.. Cooper, Jr., secretary; Heze-
kiah Harrington, treasurer; Colonel
William L. Records, Colonel E. p.
Stacey, John Biggs, Executive Com
mittee.
NEARLY THREE SCORE AND Ten
Jonathan Alice, a former resident of
Duck Greek Hundred died on Monday
week after an illness of fthreeweeks aged
20 years. Mr.Alle had resided in Middle.
town for nearly twenty years. Three
children survive him. Interment at
Forest Cemetery.
Harry A. Richardson, of Dover, has
shown faith in the Mutual Life Iusur-
ance Company of New York by TAX
ing 100000 the limit on one life in
that Company. This, with the other
Insurance which Mr.. Richardson car
ries makes the heaviest insured man
in the State.
The large number of canning estab-
lishments on this Peninsula running
foil time on tomatoes, relieves many
of the small peninsula towns of the
pressure of hard times, which they
have been feeling for long time past.
At the present time hundreds of peO-
pie are being employed and thousands
OF cans of tomatoes and corn are being
turned out daily.
The Wilmington EUerv Egentao in
ats zeal to boom the beneGcent(Pl lefects
OF the new law Gays Chester paper has
reduced its price from two TO one cent a
copy. Whether il has reduced its adj
vertising rates or not is not stated but
IL Is probable that its next move az q
result Of the tariff will be a rednction
of the wages of its employees.
The UNION 105 tn ANNIvERsARy.-
The tent meeting held for two weeks