Smyrna times., 1894-06-20

aSynoAeo ..:1,U ana DadIy injured by cater
pillars, and to destroy these pests and
save the trees has been a problem. Tt
Is nkely now that the City Council
VIII purchase spraying machine and
Degln war of determination on all
pests which damage trees.
Geo. W. Ingram, Real Estate Agent
soid Tor DIR. Johnson, of Philadelphia,
70 A. Woodall, the Peach Blossom
Farm in Cecil County, containing 665
acres also the Isaac Truax farm, at
townsend, containing 2S1 acres to J.
II. Ellis, of Philadelphia; also the farm
OF VIM. Budinkoph, at Black Bird con-
tanning 175 acres to a gentleman in
Ohio.
Mrs. Ann Townsend's funeral took
place on Friday week. Rev. T. E.Bell
had charge of the services which were
held at the residence of her son, John
Townsend. Rev. F. F. Carpenter and
Rev. Herman Roe assisted in the SER
vice. 1t was largely attended by per.
sons in the community and also by
many friends from distance.
Train SERVICE TO REHoBoTH, DEL
AwARE.-The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company announces that, beginning
Friday, June 18th, train leaving Will
mington at S.l3 A. NJ, week days, will
run through to Rehoboth, Del, ar
irving at that point at 1912 noon. Re-
turning, train will leave Rehoboth at
S.O5 P. NJ, week days, arriving at Will
mington at 655 P. NJ.
GOSPEL WAGONS FOR WILMINGTON.
Two gospel wagons will soon be in
use in Wilmington. One has been
built by ]. w. Williams and will con-
tain an organ and carry eight or ten
people. 1t will be drawn by two
horses. The other will consist of a
furniture car or express wagon, fitted
up for evangelizing purposes, and will
be in charge of the Sunday Breakfast
! Association. During the summer
months the association will serve teas
instead of breakfasts.
THE FISH OIL FACTORIES WON.-
Judge Wales, in the United States Dis
trict Court, has dissolved the injunct-
ion applied for by the officials of the
Government Quarantine Station at
Lewes against Luce Bros. and S. S.
Brown & Co., to restrain them from
operating their fish oil factories al
Lewes. The remonstrants alleged that
the odor from the oil factories is so vile
that unless they are closed the station
at Lewes will have to be abandoned.
The oil factories opened Immediately
after the announcement of the Courts
decision.
i WANTED TO WRECK TRAINS Fol
FUN.-Charles Johnson and John Mil
Ter, two colored boys, were arraigneC
before Justice Sasse, in Wilmington
Saturday, charged with attempting
to wreck a passenger train on the
Newark and Delaware City Railroad
near Corbit Station. They admitted
their guilt, and Miller stated tha
Johnson placed an iron switch bar il
frog on the track, saying that h'
wanted TO see some fun" They raj
away before train came along. BOtf
boys were committed to the Ferri
Industrial School.
The Prohibition Convention, nomi
mated Thomas J. Perry, of SUISSE.
County, for Governor, and William w
t Bullock, of New Castle County, fo
a Representative in Congress. MI
Q Perry, the nominee for Governor, is
highly respectable citizen of SUSSEX
, whose previous affiliations were wit
the Democratic party. He was fol
! merly somewhat prominent in pOliti
u cal affairs, and was once sent to tn
Legislature on the Democratic ticke
d Mr.. Bullock, of Wilmington, the Cor
q gressional nominee, has not figure
II any in local politics.
Sena,or Higgins made a fight again'
the reduction of the duty on hay, la'
g week but it was of no avail. Anon
i the many things Mr.. Higgins said
e mis- five minute speech were these:
l. There is but one person who ca
be helped (by the reduced tariff prt
g posed) and that is the Canadian fa
= mer. There is but one interest thi
= can be served, and that is the fOreigl
: There is but one interest that caG
destroyed, and that is the American
There is nothing about this but III
s patriotism and there seems to be L
b reason except that all on the Demo
n cratic side are possessed as with th
t. devil. They are taken possession
by theory"
n occurred early Monday morning b
l. tween a number of tramps at Dow
d and in it one tramp was shot in tt
head and several more were badl
! beaten up. Six tramps were arreste
- and lodged in the Dover Jail an
4 Edward Gibbons, another, who is SUI
. posed to have been connected with ii
fight, was arrested on the train
to this city. The tramps had bee
1t down the state picking berries ar
le were coming north on a freight trai
p At Dover the crew of the train pI
r them off, as they were afraid some
5. them might get injured. After gettil
=, off the train the men began to quar-
- among themselves. RsvOlvers we
- pulled and bullets were soon hyil
y through the air.
RS THE DOVER CELEBRATION. = 81
Wharton sends us the following p,
all tanning to the 4th of July celebrate
at at Dover:
~ The attractions at Dover on the 4
to of July will exceed any that has ev
mt been held on this peninsula. The
will be a mammoth parade and a go
game of baseball in the morning;
rs afternoon will be crowded full witt
all splendid hippodrOme and gladiator
cir exhibition at the State Fair GrOur
he consisting of fifteen pacing and trotti
he heats, four bicycle races for champi'
ship of the peninsula, for which th'
,ir- are entered all the crack riders, a
be is expected to be a record break
,v with eight glove contests by champil
for whom the management offers to pres
ce any competitor in their class a pu
m of twenty five dollars ($25) whom tt
do not best in four rounds; with
wrestling matches and a good game
,ht baseball, in all making one of
me greatest sporting events ever held
lg- the State, for which the Fair assoc
ear ion offers two thousand dollars $3.50
TIC as prizes.
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