Smyrna times., 1895-09-18
uosInu of Mails.
County and State Items.

the management OF I. ID. cooper.
John Barkley has been appointed |
Chief Clerk in the general offices of |
the Delav are Railroad, at Clayton, in |
place of Samuel Roberts, resigned.
Mrs. John F. Salisbury, of Dover has
night-blOOming cereus that has
blOOmed % times this year and will
have dozen more blossoms this week.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of George Yeatman, who was
killed on the railroad at Clayton, have
been issued to Norman Yeatman.
Col. E. c. Ross, of Seaford, has pur-
chased the Hubbard property, opposite
the Sussex Hotel aud will build four
brick stores in the spring, and fine
residence for himself.
Mrs. J. Frank Ball, of Wilmington,
has been invited to deliver lecture
on Compulsory Education" before the
WOmon's Congress of the Atlanta Ex-
position next month.
George 5. Grubb one of Wilmington
oldest and best known business men
died at his home in Wilmington Friday
in the 18th year of his age. His death
was caused by a complication of
diseases.
William H Virdeu has been awarded
the government contract to repair the
ice breaker at Reedy Island Quaran-
tine Station, his bid being S12,7SS.
Mr.. V,rden was the builder of the
Quarantine stations at Cape HenlOpen
aud Reeiy Island.
The grand jury in Wilmington on
Thursday by "a vote of thirteen to six
indicted the alleged flibusters who
we're arrested by Marshal Lannon at
Peunsgrove, n. J. The accused num-
ber uIueJeen Cubaus and they will be
tired iu ,ne L. :. Court.
About thirty licensed Oys;e~men are
plying thsr trade in the Mtsphlio
river. rIe pcice stated 1t lilJy cents
bushel but war started on Monday
brought them do Va - fifteen coats on
Tuesday. bus on Wednesday they had
advanced to twenty-five cents.
Iu an article over ten columns IN
length General J. II. Wilson of Del
aware discusses in the New York Sun
the causes of the war between Japan
and China. The paper is an interest
ing contribution to the literature which
has followed the war in the East.
Last week was the busiest one of the
year with Kent and Sussex farmers,
and owing TO the great heat and hu-
uidity, one OF the most disagreeable.
Peaches, tomatoes aad corn fodder all
ripsned together, and the strain on
farm labor heavy. Friday brought a
comfortable change.
1t is reported that on Wednesday a
notice without any signature was sent
to the authorities of Georgetown that
burglars would attempt TO rob their
hank "Wednesday night a special
force Of 8 or 10 extra police was en-
ployed and they watched all night, bat
the burg ars failed to appear.
Rev. Joseph B. Turner. of Dover, was
picGiug grapes on Thursday, when tht
ladder slipped from under him, aud hC
fell To the ground striking on his thigh
he managed to get upstairs and into
bel. but was soon unable TO turn him
self over, aud is very sore all ;hrougt
his body from the jar of the fall. Hi
thigh is badly bruised.
l. is reported that the Duke @
Gloucester has purchased quite "a trac
OF land in Delaware located nea
Newark and tract of land in Mary
laud, for the purpose of laying out
race course. From present appear
ance Delaware is the centre of attract
ion for all freaks in the country. Eve
the single tax followers expect to car
ture it and control the next Legisla
ture.
Peach yellOws does not seem TO
advancing Southwark in this Stat
since the stamping out law has been
force along the border line of tn
diseased orchards and eVerywhel
growers are more hopeful. Those VII
are about to set trees will dOubtle
seek a home nurseyman who CAREFUL
grows the trees be sells; and in
neighborhood that is free from yellow
aud other diseases
A GREAT RECoRD.-Io fourteen weel
the single tax secretary OF the Del
ware campaign. states that three hui
dred public meetings have been he
at which seven hundred and ff
speeches we're made by eighty-f
different speakers. The attendance
all the meetings numbered over six
thousand. Over two thousand men
delaware it is claimed have signif
their intention of voting for single Il
and hundreds more are investigatiu
says the Milford Ne,Cs The SM
RNA TINES says the the peach FEY
has broken out near Smyrna aga
and that one agent has taken orders
that neighbOrhoOd in the past few di
for 1900 peach trees. The pea
fever that ragged about Milford
days ago had abated a great d.
Yesterday. Two weeks ago so
peaches sold here as high as SLID
basket. On Thursday the price :
more than a dollar per basket i
The weather is responsible for mos
the difference.
NEsBTTT. .-Sallie A, Marlatt, wifi
Clarence 5. Nesbitt, died at her he
in Philadelphia, on Wednesday nj
last, aged % years. Mrs. Nesbitt
been iii for about a month, and
weeks ago suffered surgical operat
for appendicitis. For several
thereafter she seemed to be recOveri
but subsequently, a change for
worse was manifested She was I
moved from Ocean Grove TO her b,
in Philadelphia. Mrs. Nesbitt
horn the second daughter Of Rev
haFiatt aud Sallie Adkins. She 81
most of her childhood 10 Milford.
grew to be a lovely woman, boil
physical feature and moral chara
She was married on January 25,
to Clarence s. Nesbitt, fOrmerl,
Port Deposit, who with an infant
survives Mrs. Nesbitt, Interment
made at Philadelphia, Saturday a
Oon.-Milford Nel0s.
SVITs FOR BREACH OF coNTRAC
Two cases of considerable interel
peach buyers and sellers were trie
fore Esquire Cullen, Of Milford.
first on Wednesday and the secon
Thursday. In the first Williar
Herring brought suit against E. II
Ter, one of the firm of Miller Bro
q Co., baltimore Gamers, for brea
contract, The second suit inv
the same ground of complaint, an
brought against the same parties
Wilbur Hammond, surviving ps
Of Minors & Hammond. Judge ]
aud X. p. Davis appeared for the
tlils and w. F. Causey, Esq, 70
defendant.
II was made to appear at the
that 10 September 1889, the f
Miller Rrofharq oontroofad ,,ftg