Smyrna times., 1896-05-13
County and State Items,


about eighty-hve phones IN Dover.
Arrangements are being made to reorga-
nize the Dover baseball club for this season.
Work has been commenced ON the new
electric railroad from Lewes to RehObOth. |
Pickpockets followed Barnum's circus to |
Wilmington, Saturday, and number of |
people had their pOcketbOOks stolen.
1t is estimated that there will be a crop of |
eight millions of baskets of peaches on this |
Peninsula this season.
Dover Council fixed the tax-rate for town
purposes at % cents and the water-rate at
10 cents on the 800.
Dover's tax rate is 80 cents and Smyrna's
has been fixed again at 40 cents. According
to this showing our town affairs are well
managed. d.-Delawarean
A. b. Holiday, of Delaware City, while
fishing i'll the Delaware off the Misplllon,
caught II mackeral. 1t is very unusual to
catch these fish i'll the Delaware.
At Delaware City mad dog bit dog be-
longing to Miss Emma Clark, and the Bit
ten dog bit Miss Emma Clark's servant,
who will be sent to the Pasteur Institute
for treatment.
Calvin w. Crossan, the newly appointed
Register of Wills of New Castle county,
will appoint D. Taylor Bradford, of Will
mingtOn, as his deputy.
Georgetown is rejoicing over its new
connection with the outside world. Tele-
phone connection with all parts of Sussex
and Kent county has been established.
The Hello girl'' is ON duty and George
town can now talk with Dover.
1t is announced that Miss May, daughter
of H. w. Cannon, formerly of Dover, now
in Chicago, is to be married early in June.
The Christian Endeavor Societies of
Kent and Sussex counties will hold con-
ventiOn in the Presbyterian Church at Har-
ringtOn, OF Friday next.
Eight carloads of machines for the silk
mill have arrived at Dover and been placed
in the building, and it is now being placed
in position. MesseTs. Ba' II 9tt Il Co. expect
to start the factory about the first of June
with one hundred hands.
Shad have not been so plentiful in the
Delaware River for many years as they have
this spring. Big catches are being made at
all the fisheries along the river and the re-
cord was broken at Washington Park, where
the big net bagged 1G, 900 fine shad i'll three
hauls.
A New Castle man, while drunk late Fri
day night, suddenly interrupted a lecture
which his wife was administering by jump
inc from bed and attempting to commit sui
eide with a revolver. The shot missed,
however, after which he changed his mind
and concluded not to die.
Many shipping and business men of Phil
adelpha are disappointed i'll the Senate
amendment TO the appropriation for Della
ware river, believing that money expended
in dredging the Dan Baker ShOal will be
wasted if the projected dyke from Reedy
Island to ListOn's Point IS not built or If its
construction is delayed.
We are to have bit of summer weather
now, or so the Weather Bureau advises us.
The transition to summer is also expected
to be RAPID Nothing. therefore, remains
to be done except to prepare for what Is
to come We must not necessarily put cab
bage leaves in our hats as yet, nor give
flavor to the succulent waters of the spring
in the apple orchard by adding dash of
raspberry vinegar to it; but we can dress
seasOnably, eat and drink nationally, and
rest frequently when sleep is perhaps diff
cult
1t is understood that the Pennsylvania
road desire to compel the Queen Anne's
road to trestle and make an overhead cross
ing of their tracks at Greenwood. This thu
Queen Annes Company have refused to do
Here the contention will begin, and 1t L
the knowledge of this fact which has seem
ingly eXasperated the more enthusiastic wh'
are anxious that the Queen Anne's Com
pany shall handle part of the peach crOl
this season and open up a short line to Bal
timore, and reduce the freight rates.
The Democratic State Central Committe
met last week r. Y Watson, DIR. b. L
Lewis, William G.. Hill and Hezeklah Har
rngton, represented Kent county. Satur
day, June 18th is the date selected for tn
primaries and Tuesday June 10th for hold
ing the State Convention, which will elec
delegates to the Chicago Convention.
resolution to appoint a committee, consist
inc of two members from each county, t
take into consideration the matter of non
partisan Constitutional convention wa
adopted
j. j. ROsAs Strawberries, ETC.-Th
largest and prettiest strawberry fields in tn
section of Delaware, says the "Chronicle,
is that of J. J. Rosa, one mile north of Mi
ford This field is seventeen acres in eXtel
and it is now in full blossom. The ha
used between the rows and under plants
bright and sweet and pretty to look a
Mr.. Rosa has taken much care IN SpreadlI
the hay and the berries will rest upon 1t Il
stead of upon the ground. In this mann
the berries will be entirely free from gri
Seventeen acres is the largest patch in til
section of the country and Mr.. Rosa expec
: a big yield this season of fine stock.
addition to this fine yield in strawberri
Mr. Rosa has set ten acres in sweet pot
toes.
The Senate, by test vote last week
cided to set an hour to vote on the DuPO
case following the vote on the River al
HarbOr bill, and from the vote 1t seems
indicate that Mr.. DUPONT will not be seat
by this Congress. The vote was 80 to 81
take up the case. and the Republicans W
voted against setting the time claim Il
two of their members were absent and l
paired, and had they been present the W
would have been different. All the Pol
lists voted with the Democrats, I1llm
having won them over to that side.. !
vote IS reached on the DUPONT case 1t '
hasten final adjournment of Congress,
the Democratic senators have made
point that they would not allow an adJou
ment until the DUPONT case Is settled.
PHARMAcEUTIcAL SOCIETY. - The tel
annual meeting of the Delaware Pharl
81 eeutical Society was held in the Go
House; Dover, on Thursday. The foil.
ing new members were then elected: q.
ence b. Raymond of Smyrna, Thomas
Hammersley and DR.. George W. Marsl
OF Milford, George Frizzell of Henry Cl
n Edgar r. Allaband of Philadelphia, Y
liam 3. Sharp of Harrington, H. l.. v
B lace of SeafOrd, E. NJ. Vaughn of Mid
town, William L. ShewbroOke of Wilmi
ton, ). l.. Kenney of Laurel, Mrs i
Il Butler Of Newark, Oscar G. Draper of Y
mlngton, George ii. Adkins of Whining
Harry Mcdaniel of Dover. William F. d
OF smyrna, William B. Mock of CamC
Dr. j. Nj. Wilkinson of Dover, A. NJ. Oh
Derialn OF AlGdletOwn, and Henry r
er.ke OF Philadelphia. The legislative G
htOoee was lESlfucJeu 10 prepare an am(
ment to the State Pharmacy law, provi,
for two years continual experience of d
glsts' assistants, pass a successful exam
ton by the Board of Pharmacy. Also
yldlng for the registry Of pharmacists e
three years. The metric system anC
bill now before Congress in regard /,
rank of druggist in the army and n
were discussed. The election of off
resulted as follows: Jacob Y. Foulk Of
q ford, presidents William Poole, G. b.
mond and S. L. Kenney. vice-presid
d +. w. Fem, secretary; Owen q. Spea
Hoffman and N. B. Danforth, exec
II committee.