Smyrna times., 1894-06-20
closing of Mails.
opening of Mails.
county and State Items.

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&c. Baker, of Odessa, has moved
his drug store to Chester, Pa.
Rev. John w. Prettyman, of George
town. has moved with his family to
Dover.
The Rev. ]. F. Stoncipher of Dover,
had his household goods shipped to
Easton, Pa.
Wilmington has decided to adopt |
Pbiladelphia's method of impounding |
and killing dogs.
Died, at Little Greek, June Is, Mrs. |
Nellie Guise, aged 20 years. Funeral
saturday at o'clock.
DIR. H. L. Clayton has purchased the
drug store of John G. Baker and the
nractice of DIR. w. V. Woods at Odessa.
William NJ. Hazel, a resident of
Georgetown, has been appointed ship
ping clerk in the mint at Philadelphia.
The meeting of the Kent County
Farmers Institute, announced for June
%. has been postponed until the 9th.
Henry E. Nelson, of Harrington,
was graduated at the Methodist Pro-
testant Theological Seminary, West
minister, Md.
The passenger, baggage and freight
agency at Reho5oth, has been opened
for the summer season, with Mr.. Wal
ter o. Stack as agent.
The wheat crop of this section says
the Milford NelUs is reported excellent,
the heads being long and well filled
with plump grains.
Peter 5. Faucet, long a resident of
Georgetown, died at the State HOspi-
tai at Farnhurst, GU Sunday, June 10,
in the 59th year of his age.
John D. Stoops, New Castle boy,
was graduated last week at Dickinson
College with the degree of A. B. He
will enter the ministry.
Six students were graduated from
Newark Academy on Thursday. Rev.
2. Buckley BIrns, of Philadelphia, ad-
dressed the graduating class.
Over $l7 900 has been subscribed at
Frederick tor the steamboat to lun
from that place to Phila. and it is said
proposals will soon be issued.
DR.. Colvin c. Cole, who graduated at
the University of Pennsylvania as a
veterinarian, will open au office in the
Central Law Building, Dover.
The Laurel Gazette in both editorial
and local news adapted to its section
is showing a commendable life anC
vigOr under its new management.
The excursion season has commenced
on the river and bay, and although
the times are hard, the boats wIl
doubtless get fair share of the busl
ness.
Levi G. Bird, of Wilmington, ha
purchased a l30-acre farm on the roaC
leading from New Castle to Delaware
City, and will make it his summer resi-
dence.
Nearly all the Catholic societies o
Wilmington will participate in ElktOn Z
Fourth of July parade. William NJ
Singerly will contribute $500 for fire
works.
Bishop Coleman, of Wilmington, ha
gone to Montreal, Can. He will preacl
in st. Johns Church aud deliver al
address at the commencement of 81
Johns College.
Edward NJ. Needles, executor Q
HUM Jenkins, sold at public sale oil
Tuesday the farm situated near WyOm
ing, containing 108 acres to EdmOnt
Carton for $500.
Farmers around Middletown ant
elsewhere in Delaware complain o
difficulty in obtaining farm help, ant
offer work to the many people in th'
cities out of employment.
The Irish potato crop has as ye
moved slowly to market, but in tn
next ten days it will move more raE
idly. 1t is thought the yield in Vii
ginia section will be simply enOrmou;
The commissioners of Talbot county
last week, paid James B. Clark, {
Hartley, the $45 reward offered IL
the capture of Lazarus" johnson
johnson was sentenced to ten yea
imprisonment.
The prisoners in the GeOgetown js
have made several unsuccessful a
tennis to escape within the past fol
night. The last effort they tried
saw one of the bars in the window, b.
were discovered.
The melon growers between HOu
ton and FELTON, complain that a sma
green louise is killing many of the
vines. The insects are found to {
number of 20 or 80 feeding on 4
melon roots near their base.
DELAWARE STATE FAIR.-The C
culars announcing the State Fair to
held at Dover, commencing MOnda
September 10th, and continuing
one week, have made their appearanC
The secretary is John B. WhartO
Dover.
The lightning last week killed eig
valuable thoroughbred cattle and o
horse on the farm of Mr.. Henry Hi
gins, and the end of barn near Be
Station was demolished by an elect
bolt. Mr.. Higgins loss will aggregs
$1,000
While on trial speed around
Laurel race track. DIR. William
Hitch's horse collided with DIR. Cahal
team and ran away; throwing DIR. Hit
out and dragging him for 20 var
He was severely injured and is &C
fined to his bed.
Mrs. Ann Maull, widow of the /
Lemuel Maull, and half sister of Ri
ard F. Hastings, died in MiLsboro
Thursday morning last, in the
year of her age. She lived in I'll
town from her childhood and was
Oldest citizen of the place.
The Volunteer Hose company
Middletown have accepted the inv
ton to visit Newark, Del, on
Fourth of July and participate In
celebration on that day there. II
will muster about "a uniformed n
aud will be the guests Of the a.
Hose company, of Newark.
Mrs. Clara Carey, wife of Theod
G. Carey, formerly of Milton, but
some time a resident of the City
Philadelphia, died in that city on
sth inst, aged about 3S years.
Carey was a daughter of the
Gideon B. NAPLES, of near Milton,
a niece of Mrs. Ex-Gov. Ponder
that town.
There is no article of household
cessity that enters so frequently
daily use as sugar, and why any p
should want to tax it is past hnG
out. All must agree that there Is
other way of raising revenue so
as in taxing sugar, but expression
AZ ~rorlrfno man al