Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
County and State Items.

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are still leading in peach shipments.
A steamboat freight and passenger
line has been established between Mil
ton and Philadelphia.
The 80 acre farm of Edgar Mcdonald
in Mill Creek Hundred, has been sold
to S. J. Hamilton, for s., 800.
The 6O-acre farm of John Bailey, four |
miles south of Milford, has been sold to |
L. d. Baldwin, of Philadelphia, for
$500.
s5MajOr Harper, colored man, who
was tor years the personal servant of
the late Chief Justice COmegys, died in
Dover last week.
The contract has been awarded for
building part of the Queen Anne Rail-
road. When the line will be completed
is not yet known.
Several distillers in Kent and Sussex
counties are now manufacturing apples
into brandy. They manufacture on
shares or pay II cents per bushel for
the fruit.
Fully $4,000 each day has been paid
out at the Milford depot this week for
itself felt in business circles in that
community.
Proposals for the $4,000 City of
Wilmington Sinking Fund loan at four
per cent. interest, will be received at
the >lty Treasurer's office in Whining
ton, Up 10 noon on Monday next.
Harry a. Richardson, of Dover, has
purchased of Dir. J. ii. Wilson, for
$1,000, the property at LOckerman and
State streets, and will erect thereon
three large and handsome storerOoms.
Fire caused by spark from a
threshlng engine, destroyed 200 bush
els of Oa;s on the Gillis farm, near Ogle
town, tenanted by William Hall, aud
the buildings were saved only by hard
work.
Georgetown Commissioners enacted
an ordinance directing the immediate
arrest and imprisonment of all Iramps
found within the town limits aud tramps
Immediately gave the town "a wide
berth.
FOrty-three criminal cases, including
eight for larceny, and three for assault
with intent TO kill, will occupy the
attention of the September term oi
General Sessions Court for New Castle
county.
WHAT has become of all the talk OIL
the Dover and Milford Trolley Line
The road itself no one even expected tC
be built, but what We now want tC
know Is, what has become of the talk
Chronicle.
By the will of Rev. Father George
Bradford. late of Wilmington, the sun
of $3.50 is left to 81. Peters Orphanage,
and the balance of his estate, nearly
$4,000, to the Catholic Male Protectory
at Delaware City.
The uui0n evangelistic services
which il vas proposed to hold in thu
Auditorium Wilmington, next month
have been abandoned On account of
lack OF unanimity among the prOmot
ers of the movement.
TGe Governors staff has receive
orders to report at Milford on Satul
day, september 10, for general inspeC
ton. Governor Watson and his sta
officers will attend the Atlanta Expos
ton on Delaware Day, Novembe
9th.
ton has given notice that the rule pre-
hibiting the sprinkling of the street
between the hours of in the mOrnin
and in the evening, will be enforced
A scarcity of water necessitates tn
action. There Is no immediate dangt
of water famine.
Architect Dickinson, of Phjladelphi
is now engaged in revising the plans
IA fOur-stOTy addition TO the state As
lum for the Insane, at Farnhurst, so
to bring the cost Of the structure with
the appropriation Of S3l 900 allowed f
the building by the legislature.
Both Rehoboth and Ocean City, Il
Peninsula summer resorts, are doing
good business this season, aud the nul
Der of persons at the former Is prObab
the greatest in it's history. The latt
is much better patrOniZed than usJ
on account of the better railroad fac
tiles.
SENATOR GRAY For PRESIDENT.
The Springfield Republican says: Sc
ator Gray of Delaware, is suggested
the Democratic Presidential nomir
ton by the Washington Post, viii
also provides him with a running ms
in the person of the HoOsier govern
Matthews. The discussion is i'~4@'
lively.
The Rey. F. BME E. Church. 3hUrci o. "
In;ni., a.nison 3 not only good preaci
- UHft Is also a good baseball player
played second base with the single m
at Georgetown last week, against
married men, and be took care
everything that came in that directi
-SUsseT Journal.
The canning season is now
throughout the Peninsula. The
report of the Secretary of the Pen
sula Canned Goods Association pla
the number of canneries on the Pen
sula at 100. Ninety-fOur of th
packers last year had an average
10000 acres; they put up 1885,
three-pOund cans.
The Knights Templar of Delawa
will have the head of the first divis
IN the grand parade at Boston, W,
after next. 1t is estimated that 25.
knights will be in line. The Delaw
contingent will comprise 100 knigl
% ladies, and First Regiment BanC
30 pieces. They will leave Wilmi
ton on the 26th, and return on
3Oth.
DELAWARE ODD FELLOWS. -
grand Encampment of Delaware l
o. F., will be held IN Wilmington
Tuesday evening, October 10, and
expected that Grand High Priest, S
Clark, of st. Georges, will be eleC
Grand Patriarch, The annual sess
Of the grand lodge of this order
also be held in this city on WednesC
October l6. Deputy Grand Mas
William HutchisOn, of Delaware c
u is believed, will be elected OR
Master.
From the best information obtai
we learn that Mr.. Harry Simmons
from the fatal disease, supposed to
anthrax, breaking out among his 81
near MiddletOwn, was five cows,
Dull. belonging to Mr.. ]. g. ArmstrI
Vi odessa. and one mule. One
aneeted is about to recover. Mr..
mons only had three cows left
anected out Of his entire herd. II
SalVes were inoculated against
Srsao = eau disease, and its further sprea
Is noped, is entirely checked.
James T.