Smyrna times., 1898-07-06
DELAWARE ITEMS.


The erection of a new cannerv at
bowers Beach has been started
Sussex peach growers say the en-
hryo fruit has steadily dwindled and
that there will be very small crop ON
the best of orchards.
The Presiding Elder of Dover Dis
trlct reports that the salaries of seven
teen charges have been increased no.
greSating about Sl4OO.
An exchange has the FOLLOWING.
Blanco is the name of a small villaoa
III this county. The residents do not
like the idea of perpetuating the name
OF the Spanish general and will likely
change the name to Dewey.
A Fatal MISTAKE. Rias
colOred, aged year, died last week
from the effects of a dose of carbolic
acid, which had been given to her bv
an aged colOred woman in mistake for
cough syrup.
Notwithstanding the Government
calls for loan of $500, 900, 900 that will
pay 3 per annum, it Will all be sub
scrlbed for by the people direct. The
government, if it were necessary.
could borrow twice or three times the
amount called for.
Poor WHEAT IN MIsPILLIoN. Sew
eral farmers in Mispillion hundred have
threshed their wheat and the result is
astonishing. The average yield is
about six bushels to the acre and some
good farmers only received three bush
els to the acre. OF course there will
be some better yields latter on. Hadcr.
PENINSULA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Col. Stevens, president of the Associa-
ton, has decided to appoint DIR. Lewis.
OF Harrington, temporary chairman of
the committee in place of Col. E. Il.
Cooper. Cooper had already partly
made arrangements for the annual trip
OF the Association, which goes this
year to Denver, Col.
The Georgetown Democrat saws:
Notwithstanding the manifestations
OF harmony between the two wings of
the Republican party, the Regulars
continue to monOpolize the offices, as
is shown by the appointment of Will
liam P. Carter as postmaster at Lewes.
Perhaps, however, this was part of
the agreement by which they "got to-
gether."
The last two appointments bv Presi-
dent Mckinley in the Federal employ
residing in Delaware have been VIM.
Black paymaster and VIM. Blake as
sistant paymaster, both good Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Blake served his country
during the late rebellion and is deserv-
ing of some recognition from the Gov
ernment now.
Will the EUery Evening be kind
enough to inform an anxious public
what it thinks of the Honorable Levin
Irving Handy as the leader of the
Democratic party of Delaware this
year, Morning NeWs.
Two men were once discussing art
and artists. "What do you think of
Jones as an artist?" asked one of his
friend. 81 never think of Jones as an
artist, " was the reply.-EUery EUen-
ing.
TAX RATE FIxED.-The Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court Collectors have bonded
to commence collecting taxes at once.
The county, road and poor tax rate was
fixed at 45 cents on the 100, two cents
less than it was last year. The real
and personal property assessed in the
county aggregates $11, ,SS2, 900. The
capitatiOn tax to be collected in the
county will amount to So, 212.
The REPUBLICAN UNIoN.-The plan
of Republican harmony in Delaware is
progressing slowly. Last week the
Wilmington committees representing
the two factions adopted harmony res
OlutiOns and agreed to make one COM
mittee out of the two. Their resOlu-
tions also cited the extravaganza and
corruption of Democratic administra-
ton in Delaware as furnishing reasons
why the Republican factions should
unite for the purpose of inaugurating
reform.
A special meeting of the county
school commission for Kent county,
created under the new school law, was
held at the Office of Henry Ridgely,Jr.
Some twenty-five out of the thirty
colOred schools now existing in this
county were represented at the meet
ing. No definite action as to the num-
ber, or limits of any of the proposed
districts was taken by the commission,
but it is understood that they are now
getting this part of their work in good
shape and will probably have it COM
pleted by the middle of next month.
CLARK GOES TO TRENTON. In COM
pany with Marshal Short, Thomas S.
Clark left the p. w. & B. station for
the penitentiary at Trenton, N. j.,
Thursday morning. Clark was con
spicuous by the absence of his flowing
Clark said that his wife had reques-
ted the pleasure Of cutting off his
rather than allow the keep
Or of the penitentiary to remove it.
He granted her wish and she cut it off.
He was shaved afterward, and few
,ven of his most intimate friends
would have recognized him.
Solomon Love recently died near
Union Grove, Caroline county, of hy-
lrOphobia.
The Rev. George w. Burke, pastor
.f A. NEokbo1so& E,D.ao0