Smyrna times., 1897-09-29
County and State Items.

A century Club, with 100 charter
members, will be organized in Dover
Burglars stole $40 worth of goods from
John 7. Coughs store at Bear station
The Queen Anne's Railroad Co.. is
erecting fine station at Milton.
>. A. Downes had a piano ruined at
the fair grounds Thursday night by
the rain.
Prof. Eben Hearn, of Pocomoke
City, is Principal of Harrington. Del,
high school, 300 scholars.
Many oysters are being taken from
the Murderkill and st. Jones rivers.
They bring 20 cents a bushel.
Delaware fourth-class postmasters
were appointed as follows A. Caldwell,
FELTON,; w. L. Grace, Magnolia.
Sheriff Shaw sold the forty-three-
acre farm of Alexander Mason, in Mil
ford hundred, to P. T. Carlisle, for
$1,000.
Large quantities of sweet potatoes
are being shipped from Milford. They
are being sold at from 40 to so cents
per basket.
The Delaware Division of the League
OF American Wheelmen is preparing
to begin a campaign for goods roads
in the State.
Georgetown is on the verge of a
''hog" war. The community is divided
up into hOg-pen and anti-hog-penites.
The pennies have the most rooters.
Robert Harmon, of Little Creek
Neck, has been committed to Jail on
the charged of alleged assault on Cora
Plummer. Both are colored.
Slthens " Dove, prOprletOrs of the
hotel at Bowers, have been held in
$1,000 bail for their appearance at
court, charged with selling intoxicat-
ing liquors to minors.
During the equinoctial storm Thurs
day morning the schooners Samuel W.
Darby and Susie Derrickson were
blown ashore on Cedar Beach. Both
vessels were coal laden.
The Harrington Record says it has
slipped its Cable. This is polite way
of informing its readers that H. J. Ca
bic, who for a month conducted that
paper, has dropped it.
Sweet potatoes has gone up rapidly
in the last few days in Philadelphia.
They are worth 35 and 40 cents per bas-
ket there, while buyers are anxious for
them at $1.25 per 16O pounds.
The pressure of 2OOO bushels of grain
in the barn of Robert A. Cochran, near
Middletown, caused the building to
collapse completely on Saturday, the
wheat pouring all over the ground.
The superintendent of the Delaware
Division has instructed the agents not
to receive freightfOr shipment to points
in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
that are now under quarantine regu-
lations
The Leipsic NJ. P. Church, which
has been closed for month for inter
lor improvements, was re-opened Sun
day. Rev. Dorsey Blake preached
morning and night. Rev. T. P. Re-
Yelle in the afternoon.
The Bayard Legion of Wilmington
will celebrate its twenty fifth anniver-
sary on October 26, and invitations have
been sent to Mr.. Bayard, Governor
Tunnel, Senators Gray and Kenney
and Congressman Handy.
The cases against the Dover oyster
men charged with violating the oyster
laws have been dismissed by a Magis-
trate, as the Attorney General said the
law was a new one, and had not been
published
I. E. Clayton, surviving admins
traitor of the late Thomas Clayton,
sold at public sale, at Middletown,
forty-eight shares of the capital stock
Of the Citizens National Bank, of that
town, at an average of S6O.5O per share
The Philadelphia Record says: E. P.
Hill, who through Philadelphia adj
vertisement located Jesse Neese and
his brother, heirs of Aaron Myers, at
Bridgeville, Del, says that Myers left
$4,000 and the Neeses will each get
One-third
Suits have been brought by Fisher &
Robinson, Milton Gamers of fruit,
against those tomato growers who,
after signing contracts for the sale of
their product, shipped to Baltimore or
sold to buyers at the station when
prices advanced.
Two GIRLS AND A Boy AT BIRrH.-
Mrs. James Thomas at Bowers Beach.
gave birth to triplets the other day,
two girls and bOunching boy. The
mother and children are doing well,
and the boy has been named J. Edward
Addicks.
Governor Tunnel has appointed Will
liam r. Reynolds to be justice of the
peace at Middletown, to succeed Rich
ard Ferguson, who was an aspirant for
reappointment The term under the
new Constitution is four years, instead
Of seven, as heretofore
DOVER FAIR DID WE'LL Reports so
lar received show that the State Fair
at Dover, did well this season despite
the fact that the attendance on two
days was not so large as it should have
been. Premiums will be paid and the
iair managers expect to have even a
better exhibition next season.
Fishing for trout with hook and line
IN the Delaware bay has somewhat
aoated. As the season for these fish is
drawing TO close, they will soon take
their departure and go to the waters of
me sea. This has been the best year
Tor hook and linz G.l.... r.. .-.... A.