Smyrna times., 1897-06-30
County and State Items.

as postmaster at Laurel, Del.
-Four supposed mad dogs were sbo
on Mllford's streets Thursday.
Growers around Harrington hav,
averaged $75 an acre off the pea crop
Greenbaum Bros, canning faetor1
at Seaford closed Friday, having pack
ed 100000 cans of peas during tho
season.
John G. Higgins will probably be
sent as Consul to Dundee, Scotland,
by President Mckinley.
William A. Price has been appointed
postmaster at Delaware CITY. He
held the same position under the Har-
risOn Administration.
John W. Hilyard, of Cheswold, and
Miss Gertie Hudson were married at
Georgetown last Wednesday.
The wheat crop down the county has
never been what it is now. The pea
crop is profitable, some growers aver
aging $40 per acre.
We may poke all kinds of fun at this
half bake weather, but coming right
down to cold facts we wouldn't trade
1t for a 9O-in-the-shade summer if we
could.
Two games of baseball will be
played in Milford on july 5th.-The
Harrington and Milford clubs in the
morning, and the Laurel and Milford
teams in the afternoon.
President Mckinley, has appointed
Herbert Deakyne, of New Castle, first
lieutenant of the Corps of Engineers,
to be a members of the California De-
bris Commissioner.
Rev. I. E. Terry, pastor of the Har-
ringtOn NJ. E. Church has been some
what indispOsed lately and has been
granted four weeks vacation. which
he will spend at Ocean Grove and Re-
hObOth.
Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa,
has conferred the degree of doctor of
divinity upon the Rev. Frank H.
Moore, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at MiddletOwn. DIR. Moore
was graduated from Lafayette in 1877.
The Addicks committee that visited
President Mckinley reported to the
Addicks State Committee at Dover
that they were assured that no appoint
ments would be made in Delaware for
several weeks. 1t is believed the COM
mittees will be got together.
The shrinkage in value of real estate
in New Castle county as shown by the
assessors lists, amounts to nearly four
millions of dollars, and the democratic
levy court of that county faces the un-
pleasant duty of raising the tax rate.
Miss Emma Slaughter, fOrmely of
RaymOnd's Neck, Del, was united in
marriage the % inst. to Mr.. George
Pierce, of Chester, Pa, an electrician
at Cramps Ship yard, Philadelphia.
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
J. d. Rigg.
Among the amusements announced
for Fourth of July celebration at
Seaford is a CREASED pig chase"
Such a relic of barbarism as this
should find no eOuntenance among the
good people of lower Delaware.
Early harvest blackberries COM
menced to go to market last week in |
considerable quantity from lower Del |
aware. The crop is unusally fine but |
abont week behind the time of ripen-
ing OF last year caused by the cool
clOundy weather of this mounth.
Three dollars and sixty-six cents(3 66}
for two barrels of goosebedries seems
small for the farmer, and so It's. One
and One-quarter cents per quart would
hardley pay for the time and trouble of
picking, let alone the gfowning, pack
ing, expense of shipping, &c.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard will deliver
an address at the patriotic celebration
to be held in independence Square,
Philadelphia, on July 5th, under the
auspices of the Society of the Colonial
Wars.
CRIMSON CLOvER'-The New Jersey
State Board of Agriculture sends ont
sword Of caution in reference to the use
OF crimson clever. 1t is found if fed
to stock after the seeds mature it may
prove fatal on account of their indiges-
Nble character. If used in the flower
fhg stage the clover is harmless.
The corn is very backward. in fact
we have never seen it at this time of
the year that it has not mad a greater
growth. tits time enough yet to make
fair crop should the weather prove
favorable through July and August.
The daily papers are choke full of
the great jubilee in honor of Queen
'letoria's sixty years reign. The
events are to last week, and the ac-
counts all agree that the splendors and
magnifcenee Of the jubilee were never
Deiore equalled in the worlds history.
Chancellor Nicholson Friday granted
granted to Mrs. Abbie H. Dearborn,
Oh Philadelphia, an order restrainingJ.
Ford Fox, a piano dealer Of Wilmington,
from disposing of between 800, 900 and
$4,000 in property which Mrs. Dear
born claims.
The handsome naptha launched J.
Edward Addicks, owned by the Mil
lord Yacht Climb, was launched Satur-
aay. The craft was christened by Miss
Cora Bell Fleming. The river banks 3,
We're crowded with spectators, ship
ping was decorated and cannon sa-
lutte was fred.
The Higgins Republicans have
bought ont the News and Advertiser
published at Milford. Colonel Henry