Smyrna times., 1895-09-11
CLOSING of Mails.
County and State Items.

with big deposits, the result of the
peach crop.
The regular term of the Superior
Court for Kent. will convene on Mon
day, October 81.
William c. Spruance and William G.
Spruance, Jr., have sailed on their re-
turn from Europe.
The peach season is about over.
Only the SmOck and u few others of
late varieties left
The annual reunion of the Fourth
Delaware Regiment will be held in
ShellpOt Park, Wilmington, September
26.
Excursion Thursday of last week
the largest of the season, 600 Delaware
people visited RehObOth and 100 rec
reated at Ocean City.
Col Ross, of Seaford, last week sold
d car load of peaches consisting of 800
baskets of the Elberta variety, for $1.10
per basket, receiving for the lot $3.50
cash
Delaware College opened Thursday
with eighteen new students. The ex-
aminatiuns were more thorough than
ever before and six applicants failed to
pass.
Sheriff Shaw of Kent comfy has ar
rested several men who were running
merrv-go-rOuuds and other kinds of
amusement machinery without a
license.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. lave
started out two organizers to work
through the Stale in building up old
lodges and increasing the membership
of the order.
Superintendent Smith was in Mid
dletown last weel; and rented the town
hall for the Animal Teachers Institute
10 re held there the first week in
Decemher
Capt. G. lie Roy Brown, at one time
military instructor at Delaware Col
lege, has recently been detailed for
similar duties at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Arthur NJ. Wilson has entered suit
against the city of New Castle for $l0,-
900 damages. His son, Arthur Leslie,
was injured in public display of fire.
WI Nc NtlCiO Oh Suig
Huntings Circus visited Harrington,
on Wednesday. 1t is estimated that
their ticket receipt and the amount in
vested in accompanying gambling
schemes aggregated $4,000.
Rev. Francis H. Moore, of Middle
town, has returned from Europe. While
he was crossing the English Channel
81, iph ba
ger was run down and sunk.
Albert H. Lyman, aged 43 years
died near Newport Sunday of water on
the brain. His head assumed i'm
mense proportions and be had been
unable to lift it for long time.
At the Wilmington Press Club:
Might ia Bohemia Saturday night
Charles n. Banks presented the clut
with handsome clock and J. H. Cum
mings "a potrait Of Colonel X. NJ. Floyd
The New Castle Pr, sbytery will hol,
its annual meeting in the West Noting
ham Church, ElktOn, beginning Tues
day October 1st. Rev Frank II
Moore, retiring moderator viii preac
the sermon.
At a recent meeting of the Director
of the Peoples NatiOnal Bank, Mr.. G
w. w. Naudain was elected Presiden
vice Dr. J. V. Crawford, deceased, AN
Mr.. u. A. Pool was elected Vice Pres
dent in place of Mr.. Naudain.
Secretary John d. Hawkins turne
the FIRST spade full of earth, and Col.
T. Cooper drove the first stake for th
Dover and Milford Electric Railwa!
The survey began last week under II
supervision of surveyor John &. HoI
kns, and has proceed as far
Wyoming.
The first entertainment was given
the Press Club of Wilmington on Satu
day evening in the McVey buildin
IL is known as the Might i'll BOhemii
aud was grand success. A We
pleasant evening was spent viii
music. song and happy speech
whiled away the heeting mOmen
Editor Hill acted ~ chairman al
kept the ball of luu rolling.
About 100 women aud girls, employ
of the Diamond Match Company, w
mington, went on a strike MOnd
morning because they were refused
increase of wages. In consequence
the walkOut about 40 men and be
had to stop work, and the company
factory had TO suspend operation
The strikers were engaged in fill
matchbOxes. They asked for an +;
vance of two cents per tray.
In accordance with an act passed
the last General Assembly a number
mechanical amusements will requ
licenses for the first time TO be opera
in this State. Secretary of ST
Whiteman has had the licenses prin
and will compel the prOprietors to Il
them out. The license is as follO'
Merry-go-round, SIS; bicycle and
cles railway, $50; haunted swing, ;
revolving swing. $50 tObOggan sl
SIS; switch back, SIS; razzle dsz
$25.
The fifteenth annual exhibition
the Cecil County Agricultural Soci
began Tuesday and will continue Vi
Friday next, inclusive. Judging fr
the large number of exhibits pass
through they eclipse those of for
years. The racing promises TO
spirited 1877 entries having been
ceived Tuesday was chldren's
when all the school children in
country were admitted free, and
balloon ascensiOns was made for tl
amusement.
REHOBOTH CAMP.-The MethC
camp meeting at Rehoboth, which {
menced August l6, and closed
week was a supreme success, SUR
ing the expectations and prayers ol
Rev Rev. X. II. Adams and co-worL
1t hrOught many new faces to Reho
andth services were all we'll atte9
The big tabernacle would hardly
the people the last two Sund
More than enough money was
scribed to pay for the auditorium
It now looks as If the people wa
camp a this favorite old resort.
SUssix CoUNTY's CORN CROP
sex county seems to be the luc
part of tie state this year. The gr'
part of tie Delaware peach crop
from thatcounty. Now the statel
is made % good authority that
corn crop q that county alone W
one Of the EST ones which il has
for years Anl the indications are
the prices VI also be good. Sol
the Sussex pnnty farmers also
good wheat cpps aud will receive
prices for It iathey have not so
already.
SHORT ToM.To CRoP.-Tbat
tomato crop Of he Peninsula wot
short one ihis year was K