Smyrna times., 1895-07-17
Closing of Mails.
County and State Items

County and State Items.
The salary of Postmaster Gooden at
Dover has been increased to $500
year.
Maurice II. Unger of Lancaster has
been elected principal of Laurel public
schools.
The Seventh-day Adventists will
hold camp meeting near Newark,
on August l.
Some 35 scholars are in attendance
on the Dover Summer school, in
charge of Profs. Tindal and Smith.
John B. Mayberry, near Dover, was
named last week among those to whom
a reissue of pensions had been granted.
The newly organized Wilmington
Press Club expects to move into its
quarters in the McVey Building next
week.
The barn of Hanson Worth, near
Brandy wine Springs, was burned on
Sunday. A barn on the same farm
was burned year ago.
For making improper advances to
little girls and using indecent language
towards them, Emil LOWS was fined
$50 in the Wilmington Municipal Court,
While workmen were engaged in re-
pairing sewer in Wilmington, "a
water pipe burst and flooded the sewer
the men barely escaping with their
lives.
Architect f. L. Rice, of Wilmington
is preparing plans for a Methodist
Protestant Church at GreenOackville,
Accomack County, Va, to cost about
$4,000.
Detectived Hutchius arrested at
Clayton % tramps who were trespass-
ing on the property of the Delaware
Railroad. They we've committed to
Jail for 20 days.
The State Board of Medical Exam
liners Will sit FOR three days at Dover
beginning on July %, for the examina-
ton Of applicants to practice medicine
aud surgery in Delaware.
Jonn Duffy, oi New Castle, who was
ill for several weeks with dysentery
was seized with an attack of hiccOughs
few days ago, which debilitated him
SO greatly that death occurred Satur-
day.
United States Senator George Gray,
accompanied by Mrs. Gray, will sail fol-
Europe by the steamer st. Louis, to-
day. They will remain away about
two months, spending most of the time
at Carlsbad.
Wages have been increased by the
railroad authorities 10 per cent. max
ing the price per day for trackmen and
laborers $1.O0 as heretofore. The in
crease was voluntary one, it is said
by the company and Affects all theil
outdoor employees.
The dead body of an infant, appar
emily but few days old, was found il
the woodsned of an unOccupied resi-
dence at Middletown. An investigat
by the Coroner failed to throw any
lght upon the affair.
The Dover DelGlCarean has the fol
lowing 10 say: William a. Z. Hardcas
tie, Smyrna, Robert q. Powell, o
Dover, and William T. Parvis, of Mil
ford, are candidates for appointment a
Recorder of Deeds of Kent county.
Ne3I Cuuudy Will Oc LpNOl Il
League day III ot. Paul Church Clay
ton. Rev. r. :. Watkins OF Cecilton
expected to preach IN the morning an
DIR. Wood, Middletown, in the attel
noon, with addresses in the evening.
The appearance on the streets {
New Castle of a pneumatic-tired bugg
driven by a stranger, scared numOe
OF people into carefully securing the
hen houses, they deeming the vehici
an arrangement used by chlcke
thieves for silent travelling.
DIR. Nathan Pratt, who has been th
Statistical Agent of The Agriculture
Department since April 1893, for tt
District of Delaware, has been al
pointed to the some position for th
combined districts of Maryland, Del
ware and New Jersey. The thr,
states have been put under the OF
head.
George Emerson, a white man resi-
ing near Townsend while engaged
wood chOpping al his hume cut
right foot, making cash TWO inch
in length, and extending to the DO
at the instep. 1t is feared that al
putatiOn of the foot will be foul
necessary, the injury being of a me
severe and dangerous character. l
EnOs attended the unfortunate man.
YELLOW FEVER ON THE STEAMsHI
The Marine Hospital Service h
been advised Of the arrival at Rec
Island, Delaware River, of the Brti
steamship Ealing, from Para and
Lucia, with a cargo oflogwoOd. The
was one death from yellow fever
board enTOUte, aud two seamen stIick
are now cOnvalescent. The steam
will be disinfected and detained
Quarantine until all danger is past.
The farm recently purchased by
Joseph's Home for COiOred Children
Clayton has been put III good c.
dition and the house is now being
larged so as to accommodate the bC
who will be sent there TO learn trad
Two large wings are being added a
the house will be entirely chang
in appearance when the cha nges
made. The improvements can be se
from the railroad at Clayton.
Frank Little, the fast peach I
bnddeF, on Tuesday last. worked n
and thres-quarter hours and budC
5265 trees,at one dollar and quartz
thousand. Out of this he pays
tyer forty cents a thousand, VIII
leaves him eighty-6ve cents thousa
for.his work, or 81 371 for the da
work The nursery in which th
trees are being budded is the larges
the world, containing as il does owe
million trees. A. Puilen & Co h
now one million seven hundred tho
and trees in their two nurseries,
ford Chronicle.
SEAFORD's CANNERY CLOSED
Sheriff Joseph d. Truxion has
cutions in mis- hands amounting to {
$4,000 against Coulbourne's ],
oyster fruit and vegetable canr
and has closed it up The factory
working on fruit at the time Of
pension and over a hundred per-
were thrown out of employment.
rumored that if arrangements ca
made with Mr.. Morrow that the c
bourne brothers will reopen bust
again in a few days. If satisfac
arrangements are not made withiT
days from July 5th the Sheriff will
eeed to sell, and these people viii
out of employment forsome tin
come.
AIfnfort