Smyrna times., 1894-06-13
County and State Items.

Tn State politics matters are un-
usually quiet, but it is the calm that
nrecedes the storm.
The Milford Building and Loan sold
s0lOO on Tuesday night at an average
nremium of 81 per cent.
Arthur J. Pennewill fell out of
carriage near Leipsic, Saturday even
ing and fractured his leg.
Saws the Rural NeU Yorker, "Dela-
ware may be little state, but with the
aid of scarlet clover it can buy and sell |
a few states such as Nevada"
Dickinson College has honored Della
ware. 1t has Just conferred the degree |
Of LII d. upon Chief Justice Lore. |
W. P. Corsa, formerly of Milford,
has been superseded as an attaches of |
the Bureau of Agriculture by A. N.
Brown of Wyoming.
Most of the few peaches left by the
frosts have fallen during the past two
weeks. The stings of the curculio
caused them 10 drop.
Secretary Wharton is authority for
the statement that 5000 men will partic
mate in the parade on the morning of
July 4th, at Dover.
Iguatius T. Cooper, son of DIR. E. w.
Cooper, Of Camden, has graduated
fifth in class of fifty-One at the U. S.
Naval Academy.
Cesar Rodney Council, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. of Dover, will have a big celebra-
uon on July 4th. Nearly all the coun-
ellis in the State will be represented.
The Sassfras river steamer ''Sassafras'
freighted about one thousand barrels
of gOOseberries to Baltimore last week.
What an opportunity for the sugar
trust.
William Fl. Johnson, of Middletown.
was bitten by his setter dog, which was
suffering from an attack of the rabies
The dog ran away and was killed at
KentOn.
The Summer Normal School, of
methods will begin July 2, and con-
tinue five weeks. Instructors have
been engaged from the Philadelphia
Normal School.
The services of Henry w. Cannon,
who has been employed in the Fisher
les Department at Washington, have
been dispensed with and he has re-
turned to his home in Dover.
Corn and wheat are worth about th'
same price in the Milford retail mar
ket. The highest price given by th'
mills for wheat is 81 cents, while cOrl
sells for an even half dollar.
IN
County has fixed the tax rate for tn
ensuing fiscal year at 40 cents on thu
500 for county purposes, and 8 cent
for poor purposes, a total OF 4S cents
the same as this year.
Judge William P. Lord, whose
parents reside in Camden, and who
a brother of Mrs. II. L. Hynson, of tn
Milford Ne1Cs was elected Governor o
Oregon by a Republican majority c
about 5000, last week.
SUDDEN DEATH OF Mrs. J. R. Dill
Mrs. Dill, the wife of the Rev. ]. +
Dill, a local preacher of the Methods
Episcopal Church, died suddenly las
week in Wilmington of peritoniti
She was about 62 years old.
The jackson & Sharp Company
Wilmington, has contracts for the mi
work for new Federal buildings i
New Haven, Conn; StauntOn, Va
and Tallahassee. Fla. and several larg
Office buildings in New York.
The Maryland Experimental Co
lege has established a branch exper
ment station in WicOmicO for the e.
pertinent of the kinds of strawberriC
to grow, the kinds of fertilizer to us
on them and their general cultivation
Messrs. Francis n. Buck and Jam
P. Winchester have been appointed
receivers for the Walton & Whan
Company, of Wilmington. The asse
aud liabilities of the concern are n
stated, out the receivers have bon
in the sum of 100000.
A man without property in Ke
county is required to pay 81 35 as
1893, while in New Castle County
was to pay 80 cents, and in SUISSE
County 70 cents. This is extraordina
and ought not to be, and under pr
per management would not be.
Sheriff Dunn, of Kent County, SO
the farm of William E. COtter, M
Little Creek, 1853 acres, to Charles
Lister, of Philadelphia, for $500.
so the farm Of Isaac S. Curtis,
acres, in East Dover hundred,
Charles G. Lister, for $500.
The heavy rains of May filled eve
sWamp and marsh to overlooking, a
the hot suns of last week hatched
billions of mosquitoes. Cattle
unable to live on the marshes, 9
even on upland pastures, life must
a horrible torture to them.-MiLf
Chronicle.
The commencement season is o.
more upon US with it's educatio
harvest of "sweet girl graduates" {
promising" young cOllegians, and
noble army of still more youth
students, who are simply saying
reVoir and not good bye to Il
teachers.
A number of people attended a "
ding in Christs p. +. Church, DelaW
City, Thursday morning. The bl
was Mrs. Lydia Scane of that to
and the groom Andrew J. Brow
New Castle. Rev. George ). Gass
rector of the church performed
ceremony.
IT Is THE TINE OF ROsEs.-Says
Morning NelOs: There never was
a time for roses. 1t would seem
every front yard and every b
ward. 100, was turned into a rose
den. As far as producing roses is
eerned the spring has been an
one, If producing means perfect
ditiOns for maturing buds.
Farmers began last week says
Milford News to cut their scarlet cl
for seed. Mr.. p. P. Wynkoop
that 5000 bushels Of this seed
threshed in the vicinity Of Milford
year, aud he thinks the yield this
will be three or four times as
because of increased acreage.
heads, are poorly filed becaus
recent storms.
Senator Gray, is looking a
pale and tagged out. He is 5tra
his magnificent physique to the ut
No man ia the capital is capao
more assiduous application, but
is limit to everything. The ser
will undoubtedly be glad when
eass;or drouso ifa moarv length