Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Chasing OF NTnIIs.
County and State Items.

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will picnic at Woodland Beach to-day.
The Presbyterians of Bridgeville are
making Preparations for big Fourth
of July picnic.
Sussex capitalists are talking about
building telephone line from Laurel
to Sharptown.
The agent at Millsboro reports $40.
600 received for the awberries ship
ped from that station.
Mrs. NJ. J. Clifton has purchased of
the Beck " Hazell agency a lot on
Smyrna avenue, Clayton.
Downs Chapel will celebrate the
Fourth of July in the afternoon. Rev.
B. +. Jester aud others, speakers
The dry weather below Dover has
cut the early potato crop very short in
deed. There will be a half crop.
This is the time of year when woman
demonstrates her superiority to man
by looking cool whether she is or not.
The editor of Every Ejeaing ackow-
ledSeS that DOWnham of the Middle
town Transcript is on his back biting
him vicIOusly.
The following are the Fence View
ers of Duck Greek Hundred: John
Van GAskeu, VIM NJ. Bell, Joshua l..
Boyd and Thomas Kirby.
Crimson clover seed was threshed
throughout the State last week. but
the yield was only about one-half of
the usual quantity per acre
II will he Gods blessing ifthe prices
realized from The coming peach crop in
Delaware come up to the expectation
Of those who have fair crop.
Thursday was known as location
day" at BrdudyWiue Summit Camp.
when the privileges tor the ground are
sold to the highest bidder for camp of
1895.
With the swimming season with us
already some half dozen or more
boys and men have been drowned in
in the ChristIana, Delaware or Brandy
wine streams.
Supt. G. c. Tiudall, of Kent county.
and Supt. Willard Smith, of New Cas-
tie county, will hold summer school
for teachers in Dover. beginning July
lst and continuing five weeks.
Robert J. Lindale, prominent mil
. Ter Of Wyoming, and Mrs. Margaret
Lyndal, were married at the home of
the brides parents, Col. and Mrs ID. p.
Barnard, of Wilmington, on Thursday
last.
Daniel Kirk wood L. L. D., late pro-
fe-sor of mathematics in Indiana State
/ College and President of Delaware
College ia 1854 to 1856 died recently
at his home in California aged 81
years.
Thomas Now land. who was released
last week after serving a six months
term in New Castle Jail, was immedi.
ately re-arrested on a charge of rob.
ing Wright's store, in Newark last
ember.
The Peninsula Press Association has
an invitation to visit the Cotton Expo
sItion at Atlanta in October, and if ar
rangements can be made it is likely the
annual meeting this year will be held
at that place
Henry F. LoAand, Of Milford, who
about one year ago lay seriously ill of
appendicitis, has been suffering again
from the same disease. He again sub
mitted to the surgeons knife, at JefIer-
son Hospital, on Tuesday last
Growers have been busy this week
threshing crimson clover seed, and are
much disappointed at the yield. The
yield is only about One-half the usual
one per acre. Several report only two
bushels per acre, while the highest is
not over four.
Bishop Curtis. Of the Catholic Dio-
cese of Wilmington, has transferred
Rev George :. OFT, from Charlestown.
Md, to Newark, Del, and appointed
Fathers McSweeney and Hughes, re-
gently ordained, to Chestertown and
Galena, Md, respectively.
Miranda II. Dashiell and John H.
Elliott, executors of the estate of VIM.
III. Dashiell, of Lrurel, have filed with
the Registrar OF Wills of Sussex County
bond for 100000, the largest ever
filed in that county. The American
Surety Company, of New York, is
surety.
The Town Council of Dover has
granted the Dover and Milford Electric
Railway Company to use streets in
that town under proper conditions.
Now all that remains to be done to
show that the company intends TO
build the road is TO commence the
work at once.
William H. Jakes, estimates that
RbOut 275, 600 baskets of peaches will
pc shipped this year from Wyoming.
hen the crop is a good one the num-
per of baskets usually shipped from
Wyoming is about $1,000. Two years
pgO, when the crop was an unusually
large one, $50, 900 baskets were shipped.
Andrew ). Kirk, of the printing firm
81 James Kirk & Son, of Dover, and
pllss Lavlnla Collins, also of Dover,
Pere married at the home of the brides
parents, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Rev. George NJ. Bond
performed the ceremony. The newly
married couple left on the northbound
Norfolk express
The peach crop is the principal topic
of conversation IN the lower part of the
State. 1t Is conceded that in some
sectlons there will be a good cron ol
peaches, and it is believed that fair
price will be secured for them. The
other fruits are said to be in a GOOD
condition with the exception Of the
sherry crop, which will be a poor one
The Children's Temperance Jubilee
which was held in the Opera House
Wilmington, on Friday afternoon. was
limly attended. The exercises were
Interesting, and showed progress on
ne part of the young folks on the
temperance question. Mrs. Charles
paird presided. One hundred dollars
gold were presented to the children
pr prize essays
J. I'allas Marvil, the son of the late
governor Joshua H. Marvil, has pre-.
nted a portrait of his father TO each
~emoer OF the late governors staff
ne portraits are large photographs
eTcellently done and the members q
spe stan prize them highly. The only
Nnoilc occasion on which the members
the stan appeared in full uniform
#as at Governor Marvil's funeral.
Queer cases come up before III,
justices of the Peace. Every dar
orings its surprises. The latest ON
as the case of the widow ~ M