Smyrna times., 1895-07-03
County and State Items.

for the peach crop.
The dwelling of Elisha Voshen, near
Dover, was struck by lightning Sun
day and BADLY damaged.
A quantity of cord wood was swept
away by the floods in Black Bird and
Appoquinimink Hundreds.
Governor Watson has appointed ex-
State Auditor John p. Dulaney to be
justice of the peace at Seaford.
K. +. Hastings, of Millsboro. was
thrown from his wagon by mis- horse
running away, and collar bone broken.
The 18th annual Delaware State
Fair will be held at Fairview Park,
Dover, from September 80 to October
9th.
Messrs. + b. Rjggan, c. q. Otwell
and c. A. Hastings, all Democrats,
We're elected School Directors at
Laurel.
Mayor elect Charles h. Jefferis, of
WrmIuLton, took the oath of office be-
fore Judge Ball Saturday and became
Mayor.
Tne citizens of FELTON, are preparing
for monster 4th of July celebration
with base ball, racing, speaking and !
fireworks.
DR.. William Z. Wolfe has purchased
from Isaac y. Mills Ij building lots
in Clay ton, and will at once begin the
erection OF six fine dwellings
The NJ. Z. Church at Rehoboth is
being replaStered ana frescOed, largely
at he expense of J f. Hooper, of Bal
umore, a co'tager vt the beach.
A campmeeting is announced to be
held al Red"o"th beginning August
IL d and ending 2S,h. 1t will be in
charge Of the Rev. r. II. Adams.
The esti nate Of the railroad station
ageu. at Eliendaie is thate the
peach shipments from that station this |
season will reach total of 10000 |
ba-Gei~.
W : Kinney. Of near Seaford,
tnreshed l55 bushels Of crimson clover
seed, worth $2 30 per bushel, from IA |
acre-. the crop generally was
failure thi- year.
William G. Powders, a Milford un-
dertaker. has been fined $40 and costs !
by law. The state Board of Health |
will push all such cases
Alex. Fisher brother Of the Demo- |
cratic ex Levy Courtman. :. G. Fisher, |
of Cedar Greek hundred, publicly an |
nouuce~ his tealty to the Republican |
cause says the Milford ChroHicie.
Prof D. g. Jones, who has 50 accept
ably filled th, position of principal Of |
the Georgetown Public Schools for two
years, is an applicant for the principal
ship Of the Middletown Public school
The Rev f. II. Moore OF Middle
town nrtore departing for Europe in
vitrd the members of the Christian |
Eadravor Society. numbering nearly |
100. to partake Of ice cream and cake. |
During the storm on Thursday |
lightning StrOck the residence Of Elder |
+. Retteuhouse at State Road. and |
killed The morse attached to team in |
front oi the house in which two gentle |
man -at.
DELAWARE PENSIONERS pen
sion bureau has allowed the following !
claims Of Dea~areans Reissue
George H. Dennis, Hollandsville; |
Gilpin &. Underwood, Wilmington: |
Aaron K. Niven, Seaford; Daniel L. |
Hazard, Lewes.
A lady living in Kimmeytown has |
two pet Maltese pigs" which she |
prizes very highly, not only because of |
thelr beauty, but because they are the |
only ones known to exist in this cOun.
try to-day. They were captured in the |
dense swaps Of Sussex.
On saturday Bishop Coleman Or
daIned 10 the priesthood the Rev. r "A.
SAWYER. The ordination took place in
ST. Thomas Church at Newark After
July lst he Rev. Mr. SAWYER will be-
come Rector of St. Thomas Church,
going there from The parish at CLAYTON.
Dayton Hannfee, the three year old
son Of Wm. Hannifee. Dalaneys. was
killed Thursday morning on the D. &
{. Railroad by having five cars and an
engine pass over him The little fell
low was asleep on the track and was
not noticed by the engineer until it
was TO late TO stop the train
Officer Frank Stout of the Proven
tiOn Of Cruelty to Children Society has |
done good work in our State, and is |
the right man IN the right place He |
has Investigated several hundred cases |
since his appointment and has been the |
means through the Society iu placing
numerous poor and destitute children
in good homes.
TIE contract to build public build
ing al Glendale has been given out to
Isaac w NailOr. of Milton. The build
ing il to be two stories high with
town hall arranged in the second story.
Work will commence at once, as the
building is to be com pleted and ready
for use the coming fall
WILMINGTON City Council has passed
an ordinance giving the mayor power
10 contract with the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals for
the taking up and killing of unregs-
tered dogs, the annual cost for perform
ing such work not to exceed eighteen
hundred dollars year. By the pass
age ol TINS ordinance the mayor is re-
heVed OF an unpleasant duty and the
work OF looking after stray dogs is
placed IN the proper hands.
SEAFORD AND TRAMPs.- -Seaford has
determined TO rid itself Of the tramD
nuisance. To do this the town Council
has adopted the follow ing ordinance
ana Will see that II is enforced: "Anv
person not a resident of the town Of
Seatord found begging on the streets
OF the town, at private residences or
stores, will be considered a tramD. and
as such nuisance to the town, and
for the first Ohense. shall be arrested
and locked up and for the second of
Tense, shall be arrested and locked up for
twenty-eight hours, and be fed on
ored and water during confinement"
Some Of the farmers on fhe Penin-
suia are holding back their crop of
scarlet clover seed in the hope OF get
ting better prices for it, The price
now Is but 81 so a bushel, while in
Otner years il has reached &c. There
was nut little scarlet clover seed saved
IasI season, most of the clover being
pionghed under for fertilizers. This
makes the farmers think that they
VIII get good price if they will hold
on 70 their crop long enough. The
German seed sell at the same price. as
that at which the Delaware seed are
now selling, but they are said TO he an