Smyrna times., 1897-08-25
County and State Items

The Matkluo "ONiN5 OOHAPohJS vi
odessa, canned their first tomatoes
thursday afternoon.
Died. in Dover, Aug. 20, John Tay-
~ AGED so years. Interment Sunday
4Odd Fellows cemetery, Camden.
cbauncev P. HolcOmb, of New Cas-
d. has purchased the trOtter Kenil-
~,ytb record 9.1l, for $4,000, from
p Potter, of Texas.
Iavi C. Bird, who went to Europe
-;,b former Ambassador Bayard, has
,sturned home, but Mr.. Bayard will
,smain for some time.
The delegates to the recent COnstitu-
.oDsl Convention will hold reunion
4 the Douglass House, RehobOth,
an September the 9th.
The Harrington RecOrd makes an
..,nsst plea for water works and fire
lspsrtment for that town. The ad-
,ice is good and timely.
The Delawarean printing Office in
Dcrer. will shortly put a typesetting
,sebine. known as the Mergenthaler
Linotype, in their office.
Mrs Margaret Culberth, formerly of
SMYRNA. but recently of Chestertown,
i sdomieiled at the National Hotel as a
.Middlctorn Transcript.
The Delmaryia Telephone Co., of
Wilmington, began Friday to draw its
cables through the underground con-
duits. The cables contain 100 wires
each.
WatermelOns and cantaloupes down
he county are being shipped in large
Quantities by farmers, while the home
Is kept constantly supplied in abun-
lance. at low prices.
Lewis, alias Big" Johnson, colOred
Of this town. has been lodged in Jail
ir pointing a revolver at a Smyrna
sbonyhued person at Woodland Beach
siev days ago. -DeidWdredn.
John CarrOw, aged s4 years, died on
Wednesday, at the residence of his SON
NAV on the Houston farm on the
Manor. He was buried at Glenwood
snetery, Smyrna on Friday,
Word from Washington says that a
Nascienee contribution of Sf.S5 was
received in the treasury Wednesday in
Iletter pOstmarked Pearson, Delaware.
The sender said he owned that amount
bthe government
Milton, with the shirt factory, en-
Poying fifty operatives; two canning
l0uses employing two hundred and
fity persons; a basket factory, and a
tiekyard-all running on full time.
iis no reason to complain of ''hard !
tines. Milton Times.
Happily the farmers have the greater
llt Of the present wheat supply of the
alntry in their own hands. The spec
liiors who are selling what they have |
lot got for December delivery will, |
Psase Heaven, have to divide their prof |
s With the sturdy sons of the soil.
hIGHwAYMEY IN MILFORD. High
nynen have been terrorizing people
holi Milford for some time, and a
-laOef Of people have been stopped on
-.l way home. Charles BOttomly, a
'ai-AnoVn resident of the place, was /
Apped and his pockets searched at
q point Of a pistol.
Asnorlal services for the Rev. J. p.
7 huyter, who founded st. Joseph's
aofed Catholic Orphanage, for col
-'l boys, IN Wilmington and St.
"spas Industrial School, at CLAYTON.
'as held on Sunday. Father De |
-lyief died Just as the school was
Aay for occupancy.
The v. c. T. L. State Convention
. he held in Wilmington the 9th, 9TH
= Sh Of October. Mrs. Katharine
--'s Stevenson, Of Chicago, national
=. T. L. corresponding Secretary.
Mss Lillian NJ. Phelps, of On
Oan., will be the speakers from
'oionel E. T. Cooper has arranged
.s MP Of the Peninsula Press.
o'A'ion to Nashville during the
--s,see Centennial. The party will
"ashington on Saturday, Sep
9th, ll.1j A. NJ, and will stoD
al 'Asheyllle and Chattanooga.
,aa'lpal H. S. Goldey, of the Will
~A Commercial College, wishes
an 'he people of the Peninsula of
~, n G.,a'eling under the name of &C.
ey' who represents himself to
..l' Oi the Wilmington Art Col
e.,, lla School of Design" " and gives
~. susy name as proprietor. Mr..
says the man is fraud.
s,t Sam" Small has pitched his
\ -, IN Harrington and people
u-i'ing what the outcome will
Is an orator of the first hue
aa,,la @nu the liquor men will fare
b.',. 4''e IN their midst. Some have
L. . used epithets very unbecoming.
gai, uing was their first opening
d ss,sior ~ During the vaca-
sz.,.n 'iOn 10 young men, who are
va themselves for the priest
Z. H.. 'ae Roman Catholic Church
u. ..sa ]. y. at ST. Joseph's Industrial
s,lsss, O.ayton. Eight Of them are
h p.,,' ~ Epiphany Apostolic Semi
sh,;...Ore. All students of these
vi 'Ohs prepare themselves for
.snls the cOlOred people. On
ei,s' '1e sth the two young sem
h no are now sub-deacons
Ufaained deacons at the
lop III Church, Clayton; by
Rsv, Monaghan. They are
'oas d, SaStln Mccarthy and
~ Flunkett Tbav Iii -