Smyrna times., 1897-09-22
County and State Items.


about 4S cents basket on peaches.
Members of Union Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church, of Wilmington will or
ganize an anti-Sunday bicycle club.
Two cows belonging to Miss Emma
Lord, of Odessa, died from eating
Paris green on Monday.
A Brooklyn man has purchased or
leased the Barber Mill, at Milford, and
will convert it into a spoke factory.
Andrew G.. Gray, son of the Senator,
has been appointed Judge Advocate
General on the staff of Governor Tun-
nell.
Newark business men have appointed
Rankin Armstrong, William Barton
and Harry Campbell a committee to
induce industries to locate there.
Fewer mortgages will be foreclosed
than usual al the September term of
New Castle County Court, showing
improved business.
The revival meetings now being held
at Blackbird school house are still
growing in interest. There have been
about % conversions so far.
A freight train on the Delaware
Railroad made the run from Townsend
to Middletown, four miles, the other
night, in four minutes and fraction.
There is talk of celebration at New
Castle on October % in honor of the
anniversary of the landing of William
Penn at that point.
Consul John G. Higgins made the
opening speech at the Horticultural
fair at Dundee, Scotland, recently, and
also responded to toast at the dinner.
The judges have decided not to hold
a special term of the Supreme Court at
this time to hear the appeal in the
Union Republican Kent County man
damus case.
Efforts are being made to rel establish
Lewes as port Ofentry. 1t is claimed
that considerable money finds its way
to the port of Philadelphia which
should come to Wilmington.
J. A. Laynam and wife, have sent
out cards of invitation to the wedding
of their daughter, Miss Nellie E. and
Mr.. W. G. Money, which takes place
in Townsend NJ. E. Church, at 7.3(
o'clock this evening.
The American Surity Company, o.
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, paid t.
the First National Bank of Dover $40,
600, the bond amount of William
n. Boggs, the absconding paying
teller.
The season at RehOboth has CLOSED
the railroad offices there were discon
tinued on Saturday. The people inter
ested in the place are still talking owe
the improvements which will be mad
there next year.
1t is reported that many young rab
bits are being killed by being caugh
by dogs, which are allowed to rul
loose at night and hunt them. This i
the interest of good sport should b
stopped.
DELAWARE PEACH CROP.-Durint
the peach season just passed 41S cal
loads of peaches were shipped over th
railroads from this Peninsula. In th
same period last year there wer
nearly 1000 carloads of peaches shiI
ped.
DELAWARE OYsTFRMEN IDLE.-Ov
ing to the warm weather the Delawal
oyster fleet has been doing but little S
far this season. Oystermen do nc
care to go to work on a large sea
until the cool weather makes the m al
ket good.
Delaware College has re-opened wit
a class of freshmen numbering abOI
81. Many of the old students al
back, and the others are expecte'
The foot ball teams prospects are el
cOuraging. Practice will begin th
week.
W. H. Davis, formerly of Milfor'
now residing at Clayton, had about
baskets of tomatoes stolen last wet
from a lot which he tills near tow
He had made arrangements to shi
to the city markets, but when he wei
to gather them they had all disa
peared.
Robert Lofand, living near Smith
Sussex county, has shipped ten
quart crates of second growth stra
berries during the past two weel
Some of them sold last week at thir
cents per quart in Philadelphia. II
is a new record.
BARN DESTROYED BY FRET
barn of John Sullivan's farm n,
Newark was destroyed by FIRE Thu
day night. 1t was supposedly stru
by lightning. The contents of
barn were burned. Mr.. Sullivan
a policy in the American Fire ms
ance Co.
INCREASED ITS CAPITAL STOcK.-1
Bay State Gas Co., has increased
capital stock from S15, 900, 600 to s;
100000, and the New York Stock
change Friday, received an applicat
to have the additional stock placed
the unlisted department of the
change.
President William A. Pratt, of
Wilmington street and sewer dep
ment, who went to Alaska July p
the representative of the Yukon N
ing, Trading and Transportation @
pany, has arrived home. He mai
preliminary survey for the railr
IL which is to run from Juneau to
KlOndike gold regions. Mr.. Pratt
assisted by I. G.. Janney, an engir
AN of Baltimore.
sN One of the Dover papers says
H every carpenter in the town is