Smyrna times., 1898-06-22
DELAWARE ITEMS.

William P. Carter has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Lewes.
Nathaniel S. Pratt, of Smyrna, is a
candidate for Coroner of Kent county.
The Wilmington Women's Christian
temperance Union is urging a curfew
law for that city.
The printing of the claws of Della
ware" has been awarded to the Milford
Herald for 81. 30 a page.
The sweet girl graduate and her
charming city cousin will shortly be
here to listen to the enchanting notes
of the delectable mosquito.
President Mckinley has designated
Wright Smith and William Ellis of
Delaware for appointment as second
lieutenants in the regular army.
The Dover Club, which was organ
lied about two years ago, has disband-
ed. The club at the time of its organ
ization promised to be a success.
Superintendents G. G. Tindal of
Kent County, and w. T. Smith, of New
Castle County, are now busy making
arrangements for the coming Summer.
At a meeting of Wilmington saloon
keepers, it was decided to resist the pro-
posed increase by the brewers of 81 a
/ barrel on beer because of the war tax.
The Wilmington stockholders of the
Delmarvia Telephone Company have
bought $4,000 worth of stock from Bal
timOre parties, and now the majority
of stock is held in that city.
The Dover Milford trolley line will
be opened soon, and the road between
Dover and Camden will be COM
pleted by the time the Camden Union
camp commences, on July 27.
Rev. DIR. Ezra Tinker preached his
farewell sermon in Asbury NJ. E.
and will leave for TOwanda, n. Y, to
be succeeded by Rev. James Grow, of
that city.
William NJ. Hope, law w-student in
the Office of George NJ. Jones, esq.,,
for the past year Or'two, left Dover on
Thursday for Omaha, Nebraska, where
he will settle and engage in the prac-
tice of law.
The committee of the Wilmington
Associated Charities reports that fifty
six gardens are in cultivation for the
benefit of the poor on the "pOtatO
patch" system, and that 5000 has been
expended.
1t is stated that Professor Gooding,
who has Just resigned from the Con-
ference Academy, will retire from the
professional field and devote his time
to the interests of his farm at Fair
mount, Md.
There is a unanimous protest among
farmers against the holding of school
elections in June, when every tiller OF
the soil is very busy with his crops
The new law should make date more
suitable to the farmers.
Noble Jerman of near Kenton, pick
ed and sold 5000 quarts of Strawberries
from a three-quarters of an acre patch
He sold his crop for four cents quart
buyer to furnish crates and boxes, anC
therefore realized 5000. The only ex
pense was the picking.
) The New Castle County Court Sat
urday granted writ of error in tn
, case of William ]. Fisher, colored
sentenced to be hanged for breaking i'll
to the house of William Hunt, with in
t tent to commit felonious assault, ant
! the case will go to the State Suprem
;. Court.
The only possible chance for th
i Democratic party of Delaware to win 6
\ the coming election is by the nOmini
= ton of thoroughly good men for tn
e various offices, particularly for tn
: Legislature. They should be the yer
: opposite of the men chosen to the las
k Legislature. .-E'Uery Evening.
is Vacation is near, and some of th
of children are delighted of course, bu
II they are not as thoughtful as the
should be-we mean the big boys an
girls. Idleness is the cause of muc
~ mischief, and a summer vacation
ie spent on the streets, will do much
y retard the progress of the child out
II school, as well as greatly lower the
~ moral standard.
q A NEWSPAPER FOR SALE. Nit
dletown Transcript, owned by M
Kendree Downham, is for sale. M
ly Downham, who has edited and Ownt
d the Transcript for several years, WI
of forced to this conclusion by reason
c. his poor health He will leave Middl
le town for another climate as soon as Il
r sale of his paper is consummated.