Smyrna times., 1897-07-14
County and State Items.

Miss Lena Pleasanton, has been an
pointed Organist in the Middletown
NJ. E. Church.
All unmuzzled dogs found runnino
at large in Dover will hereafter he
killed.
Charles Morris has been elected prin-
cipal of the South Milford public
school.
J. wilkins Cooch's 90 acres of wheat
at COoch's Bridge, yielded 80 bushels
to the acre.
Camden talent will present the can
tata "The Flower Queen'' at Milford
next Thursday evening.
Mark W. Cole, recently elected sec
retarty of the Delaware State Fair As
sOciatiOn, has resigned.
A Milford company will buy the
Slaughter Beach property and make
considerable improvements.
About 200 Delaware veterans will
attend the national encampment. to be
held at Buffalo, N. Y. next month.
Collins & Riggs, of Milford, recently
sawed at their mill a poplar log whose
rings indicate that it was 3O5 years old.
Thomas F. Bayard is booked to
sail from New York to-day on the st.
Louis. He had just come from there
two weeks ago.
The railroad company has reduced
the freight on wheat from cents Der
hundred pounds to cents, in order to
compete with the boat trade.
Farmers in New Castle county are
complaining that the wells are driving
up, and in some sections there is occa-
sion for some alarm.
A. S. Griffith, of Baltimore has been
elected principal of the Camden public
school, and Miss Evelyn Clark has
been elected teacher in the informed
late department.
The Messers. Kohl of the Maxwell
farm and Mr.. Duryea of the Crockett
farm near Middletown are each shin
ping from 40 to so barrels of squashes
daily to New York.
The Sussex Republican is firm in its
belief that the entire elimination of
Addickism is the only basis upon
which the Republican party of Della ,
Wara CON baoOp,a
Rev. and Mrs. Vaughan S. Collins. S
OF Georgetown, expect to attend the
EpwOrth League international Con- 7
vention to be held in Toronto, Canada. {
on the 16 til, 18th, and 18th insts. t
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS G
Governor Tunnel on Thursday an a
nOunced that he will appoint as the c
County Superintendents of Schools t
W. I. Smith, of New Castle; c. c.
Tindal, of Kent and Roman Tammanv. I.
Of Sussex.
1t is said that the Delaware Print a
ing and Publishing Company, incor- u
pOrated by the recent Legislature. has q
made arrangements to buy the Milford o
Herald, and that Colonel E. t. Cooper. Il
Of Dover, will remove to Milford and e
become editor. L
Senator Gray has led the Democratic -
hight against the Dingley tariff bill and q
the ability which he has displayed has o
attracted the attention of the country .
de has thus again demonstrated the
fact that for the Democrats he is the
right man in the right place. o.
BBANDwYINE SUMMIT CAMP.-Bran- =,
dywine Summit camp meeting will re
open on August 5. The Rev. Wis. A
Murray, D. D., will be in charge. in
several ministers of other denomina- n,
lions have been asked to take part in N
the exercises. h,
Inc sunday Star says that a man by th
the name of Wayne, of Christiana hun to
dred, would like to purchase a mad to
aoS at liberal price to take to Christ tn
Aha to bite all the worthless dogs, so OF
that they may be killed, and thereby bI
Dennt the community. re
Ihe Ascetylene gas used in illumina-
ung the new Post Office building in
wilmington does not have a very tn
peasant order. The Post Office en- fr'
piOyees compare its smell to the Liebig 81
WORKS The smell parmeaets the an
"nole building and makes fresh air bo
desirable. no
buyers at Dover are paying 65 cents ta'
ior new wheat. The Delaware Rail- an
road Company has made another re- isl
uuction in the tariff rate to compete th,
WIN the boats. The transportation of pr
Tneat from Dover to Philadelphia is
~ No" offered at 8 cents per 100 pounds. n.
Ane old price was nine cents. =;
ADAMS TAX BILL AGAIN.-It is be- lie
ae'ed that another defect has been pu
rOuhd IN the Adams Tax bill which was ga
pA'seu at the last session of the Gen. col
''@i assembly. 1t is the opinion of ha-
many lawyers that the bill, which was ma
Intended to tax investments, will not nil
se able to reach ground rents and a phi
'e'' On that ground may be made. ito
uoVern0r Tunnel and his staff Fri -
a1y visited the batlleship Maine, which ~ -.
= with the Pennsylvania Naval Re- -; ~,
osl'es. The party inspected the vessel. '--'
al'er =, which they were entertained at l
luncheon by the officers of Maine. wel
among Z those with the Governor were Bo
.', Seefetary of the State Hughes, Gen. Fir
~ sral X. L. Holiday, Colonels Enoch VIII
moore moore Thomas II. GiIpin, o. D. Rob STR
.us ,usO4, A. D. Chaytor, G. Parke Postles 9th
and E. P. Stacey. DO
m. Thl
p. mere has been a water famine at mo
@' b.~ station. Nearly all the wells ma
60 60 gone dry and the residents are bus
NJ n.lpeiied to go to the pump house Of Of
aware railroad, below the station. IN