Smyrna times., 1898-06-08
DELAWARE ITEMS.

DELAWAKE ITEMS.
Milford losttwo of its leading elderly
men last week, Thomas J. Davis and
Hiram Barber.
James H. Maull, ESQ.,, has taken
cnarge OF the postoffice at Georgetown,
his daughter, Miss Laura, being his as
sistant.
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week will be trades days in Whining
ton, the railroad companies have given
special rates.
The Peninsular NelOs and Advertiser
OF Milford, appears this week as an
elght-page paper and it presents a
handsome appearance.
The Federal Court at Wilmington
Monday, discharged the petit jurors of
the April term, and the new panel will
try the remaining Dover Bank cases.
The new Methodist Protestant
Church, at Seaford, erected at cost of
MOI e than $40, 200, was dedicated with
imposing ceremonies Sunday.
The stewards of the Dover district
of the Methodist Episcopal Conference
have fixed the salary of Presiding
Elder Baker at $500 for the coming
year.
The New Castle County Court re-
newed III licenses Saturday. The ap-
plicatiOn of John McClafferty was re-
fused, because he neglected to file 1t at
the proper time.
Samuel Harrington Littell and Will
liam Bird Page Harrison were ordained
to the ministry by Bishop Coleman, IN
st. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church
at Wilmington.
The gathering of the garbage of Will
mingtOn costs the city $12,0 a year
and then So, 500 more to dispose of it
in the crematory. The cost to the tax
payers is 1915, ,567 year.
BIG STRAWBERRY CROP. Seventy five
cars of berries were shipped from
Bridgeville in five days last week. The
fruit has been selling very cheap. The
pickers are making considerable money,
as the fruit is large and plentiful. One
man gathered in one day $50 quarts,
earning $5.40
The Delaware Christian EndeavOr
Union will Join the Washington party
!
The Delaware delegates will leave Will
mington on Saturday, July I'd, and
leave Washington the following Mon
day. The convention will continue for
five days.
1t is understood that an effort is
being made by some of the prominent
men in the State to have the War De-
partment grant permission to recruit
the Delaware regiment up to the max
imum strength of 106 men to the com
pany, as numerous application have
been received from people who desire
to join.
Otho Marvel, who resides about two
miles from Leipsic, has probably the
finest field of wheat in Kent county,
He has twenty-five acres, in which the
wheat stands fully feet inches, and
200 acres which was planted two weeks
later, that stands about five feet. Last
year he threshed about thirty-twC
bushels to the acre from forty acre
field and expects to thresh more this
year.
Says the Wilmington Republican
, At the price beef is now bringing anC
{ has been for some time, there is NJ
reason why our farmers should no
} once more engage in raising cattle o
feeding them for the butcher. Their
should be as much, money in feeding
steers as there once was, when thi
, branch of farming enabled the farmer
to mako money.
: A concert will be given in Sarde'
8 Hall, Camden, on Friday evening, b.
= the Misses Sheppard and Maize Town
send, assisted by Miss Maria Ellegood
(Reader); Mr.. George L. Williams
violinist; Rev. Edwin Gardner, cor
J. netist. Several of Miss Miriam SheI
pard's vocal pupils will sing, anon
them Miss Nellie Cooper, of Camden
: Miss Gulia Heathers, of FELTON,.
r Two OLD FRIENDS EFT.-The Dove
correspondent of the Morning Net
writes: The Legislature Left at Dove
J two bills which may in the future /
known as cold friends" One was ii
}. bill to create boiler inspector for tt
e State and the other was to give til
Is the Dover fair an appropriation fro
= the State. Both of these measure
Z have been before at least three legisli
u lures, and some people say that IL
. boiler inspector bill has bobbed up
. each session for the past fifteen year
Ol 1t is also said that the same man WI
interested in it each time. The Sta
n fair appropriation bill in differel
Ks shapes has been knocked out at lea
is three times. 1t is believed, howeve
4 that at the next session another {
N tempt will be made to pass it and th
of the boiler inspector bill will be rig
~ there by its side. There are sever
et other bills which are almost old enOuj
Us to vote, but they were not presents
IS at this session.