Smyrna times., 1895-07-24
CLOSING of Malls.
Opening of Mails.
County and State Items.

Chancellor Wolcott has appointed E.
o. Eccels receiver for the Dover Ice
Company.
The prospect for a large crop of
grapes in Sussex County were never
better than this year.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
store of Atkins & Son, at Milton, but
secured no booty of any accOut.
Word has been received in Lewes of
the death of DIR. John II. Records, for
merly of that place, at Little Rock, Ark.
The Texan fly has made its appear
ance in large numbers among the cattle
in New Castle and Kent Counties.
The survivors of the Fourth Della
ware Regiment are arranging for re-
union in ShellpOt Park, on Septem-
ber 26.
The cannery of w. F. Barnes, at
Woodside, was sold by Sheriff Shaw, of
of Kent County, to George w. Evans
for S42O.
John Outram, aged 76 years, living
near Smyrna, was struck by train on
the Delaware Railroad at Clayton and
fatally injured.
Joseph Cleaver's stable, at Port Penn.
was destroyed by fire and one calf
burned to death, the other animals
being saved.
The Seventh Day Adventists will
hold camp meeting in Morrow's
Grove, near Newark, during the first
part OF August.
John B. Wharton, of ST. Jones Neck
thrtshed from q acres 1900 bushels of
winter oats, an average of over &c
bushels To the acre.
a. Lee E lis Of lIiilsboro has been
elected principal OF the Newark public
school There were number of APP
piican;s for the place.
Roman TammaGy has been elected
principal Of the Georgetown public
school and Misses Maggie Wilson,
Saliie Hatfield and Annie Purnell as
SisUauts.
Frank Lynch, of Georgetown, was
leading horse by halter wrapped
around his wrist, when the horse be-
came frightened and jerked his arm
out OF place.
1t is estimated that from fifteen to
twenty thousand baskets of peaches
will be shipped from MiddleJown this
season, 80 that the peach Is not wholly
extinct in that section.
Joshua ;. Litzenbury has been APP
pointed Acting Assistant Adjutant
General Of the Department of Della
ware, G. A. r., in place of COnOnel
Joseph ). Booth, deceased.
James Voshell, of Mount Pleasant,
while driving int0 M!ddletOwn, was
shot in the left hand and severely
wounded by ball from rifle, fred by
some unknown party.
During the hot weather work on the
Inland Waterway Canal. below Lewes
Is conducted entirely by night, it hav-
Ing been proved that better progres:
can be made by this system.
Charles B. Houston, Uriah w. Der
rickson ana William Perry, of SUSSEX
County, have purchased a tract of y,
600 acres Of timber laud in Virgins
and will erect saw mill on the prop
erty.
William DUPONT, of WOolton Hall
near Wilmington, has leased an estate
near Reading, England, and will re
side there several months during
trip to Europe, upon which he viii
soon start.
George Gardiner Marvel, of Days
Hundred, has been committed to Sus
sex County Jail on a charge of com
hitting ielOnious assault upon Anni
Hinman. The evidence against him i
said to be rather fiimsy.
Bagging grapes has been the occupa
tion OF our local vine dressers lately
aud many lusty vines have their fruit
age already protected with paper bags
thus insuring perfect lunches whe
the purple harvest comes.
Rev. w. l.. s. Murray, who has bee
assigned to the charge of Camden cam
meeting, has secured Rev. W. G. Koou
to cOnduct the children's meeting
and Rev +. Burgette Short to conduC
the young peoples meetings.
Captain Samuel N. Denny and Jane
Denny, OF Pehnsgrove, n. j., have cor
tracted for the building Ofa new steau
boat, 140 feet long, to run on the De
aware River in place of the steamC
BridgetOn, now in Cuba
Work on the Inland Waterwa
Canal, connecting the Delaware an
Chincoteague Bay is being rapid
pushed. There is only small sectio
to finish near Lewes and the two gre
bays will be connected. The work
present is being carried on entirely
night, owing to the intense heat.
State Senator John Pyle, of w
mingtOn has come out as a candida
for appointment as Register of Wi
for this county, TO succeed }. Wiki
COOch, whose term expires in about
year. Ex Representative Thomas
j. Baldwin, OF Mill Creek Hundred,
also an applicant.
Since Monday some unknown pr
son has been scattering poisoned me
about the streets of Townsend for /
purpose Of killing dogs. -Four we
thus poisoned on Tuesday and six F
day, all fine animals. Rewards ha
been offered, but the identity of t
pOisOners or their object is a myste
Drs. II. J. Stubbs, H r. Spruan
and II. w. Briggs on Saturday p
formed a successful operation for &
pendictis on Charles Adams, aged
years, at the Delaware Hospital.
common pin was found in the appt
dix with the point toward the inte
ines. The operation was success
one and the boy will recover.
MARRIED ON HIS DEATH-BED
John T. Walk of Wilmington ,
married on Saturday night to N
Catherine Fitzpatrick by Rev. J.
Hanna. Walker is a shOedealer, ab
6S years of age, and well-to-do. H
sick and supposed to be dying.
wanted to make the woman, whom
Has known for years and who
loaned him money, his heir.
Press CLUB RooMs.-The new roc
ofthe Wilmington Press Club, in
McVey Building, at Eighth and y
get streets were handsomely furnis
Saturday by NJ. Megary & Son an
}. n. Harman and were Occur
that night. There will be no for
opening until cooler weather, W
"a Right in Bohemia will proba
be given.
MONEY IN SoFT-SHELL CRABS
soit-sheil crab business on the Pei
snla Is good and the men who are ,
nlng crap ranches are making mo
Out OF the shipments. Shipments
thousand dozen are quite common.