Smyrna times., 1896-09-23
county and State Items.

county and State Items.
Many cases of Typhoid lever exist in
Wilmington.
Fishing parties are still trying their
fnck but their catch is very small.
The Democratic primaries OF Sussex
county will take place next Saturday
the 26th inst.
J. W. Camper has sold his interest
b the DeIGware Record, published in
Harrington, to j. E. HOrney.
J. L. Griffenberg, formerly editor of
lhe Sussex Repu6ticGn, now residing
n Chicago, is visiting friends in Della.
Fare.
During Saturday nights storm light
ning struck a hay rick on the farm of
Francis F. Buck, at State Road, en-
hrcly consuming it.
The Single Tax county convention
Or New Castle county will be held
Aext Saturday afternoon, when full
legislative ticket will be selected.
The Hayes farm of III acres, near
Middletown, has been sold by q. w.
ngram, agent, to Mr.. J. L. Smith, of
hsaic. n. j., consideration private.
Samuel &. Boyer, administrator of
hmes E. Boyer, deceased, ON Tuesday
old the 100 acre farm situated in West
% over hundred, to Susan Boyer for
s., ,2SO.
Thomas Clayton, eldest son of the
ate Col. Joshua Clayton and nephew
o. the late Hon. John NJ. Clayton, died
a his residence, at Mt. Pleasant,
Thursday.
Rev. Alfred Smith, d. D., Presiding
Elder of the EastOn District of the
Wilmington Conference, will address
Prohibition Mass Meeting in Har-
nngtOn this evening.
DrummOnds Mill, MiddletOwn, for
some time owned by the New Castle
cOunty National Bank, has been sold |
hy g. w. Ingram to Mr.. Deter, of |
Norristown, Pa, for $4,000.
twenty-five employees of the Della
ware Iron Works at New Castle have |
be en- hired to go to Russia and put up
the pipe mill which is now being ship |
ed from that works to Russia.
Hog cholera is prevalent to the vicin-
tv of Lewes. At the Henlopen farm |
sight brood sOws and from fifty to
sixty shOats and pigs have died.
Through the country and in town many
lattening hogs have been fatally strick-
m
The Higgins Republican Conven-
ioh to nominate a full County
ieket will be held in Georgetown
}etOber 1st, Primaries for the election
aelegates will be held on Saturday
reviOus.
Robert p. Oskins and Edward Davis |
ere arrested in Wilmington for the
areeny from the railroad station of |
aggage belonging to g. B. Bowder,
4 Crisfeld, Md, and Jesse F. Clay
Iorn, of Hagerstown, Nd.
COURT OPENS IN WILMINGTON.-In
Wilmington, Monday. the September
arms of the county courts opened and
~ last for some time as there are
even capital cases to be tried. This
hore than ever tried in one term be-
Governor Watson has appointed
mes Megary as one of the State di-
tors of the Farmers bank, to fill the
&eancy caused by the death of stock
ilectOr Theodore F. Crawford, and
Sc election of Charles E. Dubell as a
oek director.
Aary, wife of John P. Stewart, of
aafOrd, died Wednesday last. She
aa been a long and patient sufferer
fotn internal tumor. She was in her
Isl year and leaves a husband and two
hAdren-one of whom is the wife of
e H. G. Price of the Morning NetOs.
Ihe peach season has closed. The
aware railroad has handled about
saD carloads this year, or total of
eut 4,9OO,OOO baskets. Milford has
Epished the company with about
900 in freight on peaches alone this
inner. Farmers have made a small
rage per basket.
the reunion of the veterans of the
birth Delaware Regiment at She'll
Park ON Thursday afternoon, was
ery enjoyable one and interesting
eeches were made to the battle-scar-
veterans by Rev. DIR. Merritt Hull
N. Rev. Daniel Green of Newport,
eph L. Lilgore and Joseph s.
heeler.
Is rumOred that the regular or
gins Republicans have secured the |
receipts of about 200 negroes be-
hsing to the Addicks faction and will |
possession Of them in order to pre-
epf them from voting the Addicks
teiEet. John Fiddleman, an Addicks
ne9fo, raised fuss at the railroad sta
uon with a Higgins Republican of New
3Assle, whom he accused of holding
s AK receipt.
poT-BALL AT DELAWARE COLLEGE.
Pc football team which will repre- |
euf Delaware COllegs this year will
Hne of the strongest to be connected