Smyrna times., 1895-08-21
CIosInr of Mails.
County and State Items.

Newark's public water supply has
run exceedingly low.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
Co. lost $4,000 by the Berlin fire.
The corner stone of the new Bethel
NJ. E. Church will be laid at Milford or
Sunday, August %.
Hog cholera prevails to an alarming
and fatal extent among the swine
around Georgetown.
The Milford shirt factory is beins
operated night and day, and is seriously
embarrassed tor lack of operatives.
The largest peach shipments this
year are being made from Georgetown
which is the centre of the Delaware
peach belt.
Blackbirds are being killed and ship,
ped in large numbers from around
Odessa to New York, under the guise
of reed birds.
The Atlantic Dynamite Company, OF
New York city, has moved its office to
the seventh floor of the Equitable
building, in Wilmington.
While driving home from camp
meeting, Mrs. Sallie Lowe, of George.
town, fell back ward from her wagon,
dislocaung her shoulder blade.
The apple crop being unusually good
this season, Gistillers IN Sussex County
have prepared to engage in the manu-
facture of apple brandy on large scale.
Lewes Town Commissioners have de-
cided to lease lot at Third and Chest
nut streets, on which they will erect a
building to be used as engine house
and lookup.
J. d. Cnalfant, representing the Will
mIngtOn CrOquet Club will be a par
ticipaut in the National Croquet tourna-
ment " hich commences in Norwich,
Conn, on Tuesday next.
IT Is A RUMOR.-It is rumored that
John Biggs will succeed George V.
Massey as attorney for the Pennsyl-
vania in Delaware Nobody in Will
mington seemed TO know anything
about il.
John L. Holloway, of Wilmington, a
brakeman on the Delaware Railroad,
was killed al Foster street station,
Monday by being struck by train.
He is supposed TO have fallen asleep on
the track.
Professor Neale, of Delaware Ex-
perimental Station, believes that the
outbreak Of anthrax at Taylor's bridge
was caused 10y dead COW floating
across the Delaware from New Jersey,
where the disease is prevalent.
William ). Davis, ticket agent and
telegraph operator CT Georgetown, has
been promoted to the position of assist
ant train master, and Joseph Ilitf has
been appointed to succeed him is ticket
agent and telegraph operator.
Saturday marked the centennial ami
versary OF the organization of the
Bank OF Delaware, in Wilmington.
The bank has occupied its present
location at the northeast corner of
Sixth and Market streets. since 1915.
Sheriff Shaw, Of Kent County, sold
the Andrew Thawley farm of 20 acres,
near Harrington, to George NJ. Jones,
of Dover, for $1,000. Also the store
house of J. {. Reed aud b. l.. Lewis,
in Harrington, to George NJ. Jones, for
$1,000
The congregation of the German
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart
Wilmington, has agreed to support
Father JOrg ia his efforts to erect a
parOchial school, and Father JOrg has,
therefore, withdrawn his resignation to
the pastOrate.
Canneries in Maryland towns of the
Peninsula will in short time begin
canning tomatoes. The crop is said to
be fairly good one this season and it
is expected that the prices paid for the
vegetable will be much better than
they were last year.
Jack McKelvey, of Wilmington, is
mentioned as a candidate, for the
position of Most Eminent Grand Com
mander of the Chapter of American
Knights Of st. John and Malta, which
body will hold its annual session al
Harrisburg next month.
While hauling peaches to Laurel
station Levin Gray frightened his mule
team by getting upon the tOngxe O
his wagon to kill a large fly. The
mules ran away, breaking up the
wagon, scattering the peaches in every
direction aud breaking Mr.. Gray's leg
The Enoch Moore and Sons Com.
pany has made flag pole for J. Ed.
ward Addicks, which will be raised al
his ClaymOnt residence. 1t is ITO feet
high and 20 inches in diameter at the
base. A weather vane with a copper
arrow will be placed on top of the flag
pole.
The Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company
have purchased the plant and water
power of the Riddles Mills, on the
Brandywiue Granite Company, which
will hereafter be operated by the Ban
croft Company. The consideration
named for the purchase is private, but
will not fall far short of half a millior
dollars.
Milton now has steamboat line t
Philadelphia. The boat was put OF
the route last week aud it is said tha
the enterprise will be successful. The
first shipment Of freight included lO
of peaches, which were put in the maj
keJ in good time. The boat will also
carry passengers, between the two
pOints.
The new steam laundry of Harry L
Grier in Milford was damaged by fir,
and water on Friday, and as a con
sequence the cOllOrs aud cuffs Of mum
Der OF Lewis people were burned
They will be paid for by Mr.. Grier
Inc hre was caused by gasoline ex
ploslon and there was no insurance on
the building.
Il. L. Cooper, chairman of the eye
cutive committe of the Peninsula Edi
torial Association announces that h,
has succeeded in making arrange
nents for the members of the associat
ion to visit the Cotton States and Inter
national trip will be made in October
over the Southern Railroad Co.'s line
from Washington.
Morrow & Coulbourn's large can
merry at SeafOrd was sold at sheriff
SAFE last week. ]. w. Roe, of Denton
MO, purchased the building and ma
ehInery for $4,000. Thomas Roberts 4
20, OF Philadelphia, bought the came,
eooas aud w. H. Coulbonrn, Of Sea
.olu' large number of tin cans AM
numerous nu.ns articles. The sale aggre
powerful argument in favor O
getting rid of - :,