Smyrna times., 1894-08-15
.n,vrna Branch Trains.
Closing of Mails.
ODeninr of Mails.
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
The "pete" OF the reed bird will
soon be heard on our marshes.
Hot suns and dry weather have
about killed the scarlet clover recently
sown.
There are said to be more quail and
rabbits in Sussex county than for 20
years.
VIC. Knots of Middletown has
curiosity in the shape of chicken
with four feet.
Laurel expects soon to have a mer-
chant tailor. There is none in the
town at present.
George Russell has sold a 25O-acre
farm near Milford to the estate of
James Deputy, for S62OO.
The salary of the Wilmington dog
catcher for the past year amounted to
$1,57850, more than the pay of the
Mayor, which is $500.
Ex-Postmaster S. Luther Shaw, of
Harrington, is a candidate tor the Re-
publican nomination for Sheriff in
Kent County.
The marriage of ]. Frank WrOten
and Miss Hester Reynolds, of Bridge
vile, which occurred on July Is, has
Just been announced.
The Sussex County Prohibition Con-
vention has been called to meet in
Georgetown on Tuesday, August %
for the purpose of nominating county
ticket.
DR.. J. NJ. Stanton has given $500
toward the building of the new steam
boat to run between Philadelphia and
Frederick on condition that he lie
allowed to name her.
There was a glut of peaches in
Georgetown Saturday common varie-
ties selling as low as 40 cents per
basket, but good fruit was scarce and
kept up to 81 and $3.50 per basket.
The work of riprapping Ship John
and Cross Ledge lighthouses, Della
ware Bay, has been completed by the
Braudywine Granite Company, the
work requiring 10000 tons of granite.
Bennett F. Lancaster aud William J.
Hunter are applicants for the position
of postmaster at New Castle, which
will become vacant upon the expir-
alton of Postmaster r. G. GordOn's
term, next FEBRUARY.
The comptroller of the currency has
given out an abstract of reports show
ing the condition of the national banks
of Delaware. The total resources re-
ported on July Is, were $8,7S7 ,517 Al.
The average reserve held is 30-17 per
cent.
While the families were attending
one of the numerous camps, near
Bridgeville, Thursday some person
entered half dozen farm houses about
CahnOn's and began to search. The
loss will be nearly 800 which is mostly
in money.
Receivers of the Walton & Whann
Company, Wilmington, Friday re-
ceived from the United States District
Court permission to borrow $4,000 and
use it for the purpose of working up
the raw material on hand into market
able phosphate.
Farmers have commenced SOW
ing scarlet clover seed and before this
month is out thousands of acres will be
sOwed in Sussex county. The low
price of seed and the value of this crop
for feed and for the purpose of blowing
down to enrich the soil is causing the
farmers to appreciate its value.
Miss Belle Rice, who has taught in
FELTON, school, known as the Rice
school, for several years so successfully
will take the Burnite school this Fall
We certainly must congratulate the
school board of that district in having
secured Miss Rice, for she ranks
among the best public school teachers
in our county.
DR.. lessie NJ. Weston, daughter o.
Mrs. Laura E. Weston, formerly o.
Dover, and one of the graduates of the
WOman's Medical College of Philadel
ia '93, has been elected to the medical
staff of the Connecticut State Hospita
for the insane at MiddletOwn, occupy
ing the only medical position which
the Nutmeg States government ba
thrown open TO women.
The canning factories over tn
country have commenced work oil
tomatoes. E. N. Baker, of Aberdeen
Md, is operating the Chambers factor,
at Dover. The new factory at Littl
Greek has started up, also the neV
one at Viola. The ones at Camden
Rising Sun, Frederica and CheswOl
also running. This is a most profitabl
one to the people of this section.
To NAME HIS OWN DELEGATEs.-
The Democrats of Mill Greek Hur
dred have hOnored ex-Speaker of tn
House J. Harvey Whiteman, who is
candidate Tor Congressional honor'
At a meeting of the Hundred Con
mittee il was decided by an unanimou
vote to let Mr.. Whiteman select hi
own delegates to the State Convention
instead of the committee appointin
them.
Says a Newark correspondent
Never was time on the Peninsula 6
full of politicians as Newark is o
present. Hon. William Cooch is see
every day on the streets. or else he
driving, looking after the waverin
ones. L. Irving Handy is about
affable as ever. He is very actiN
these days and is hustling, winniu
supporters to his side. Hon. ]. Ha
vey Whiteman of Mill Creek, is fir
quently seen here also.
Milford is somewhat disappoint'
over its steamboat line, which it W
proposed to run from that town
Philadelphia. The boat has not y
been able to get up the river to q
town. The river is small and crook
and there are shoals in some porto
of it, so that it has been impossible
the boat to yet make a landiT
Another attempt will be made aud
the boat is not successful in landi
this time the project will have to
abandoned.
BURGLARS ROB A SToRE.-Burgla
early Wednesday morning, entered {
store of Ball & Culver, at Bridgevil
Del, and secured several hundr
dollars worth of booty. An entrau
was effected by prying off rear shl
ter. The loss will amount to me-
than $780, About IL silver watch
several gold watches and chains.
quantity of clothing and grocer
were taken. The thieves eviden
had team to haul away the goo
There is no clue to the robbers.
FARMERS MEETING.-The meet
OF the farmers at Brandywine Sprin
on Saturday, under the aupices of
County Grange, was largely attend
and may be styled q decided sncc,