Smyrna times., 1936-05-14

since Friday, but is reported bet
ter.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Milford is preparing for Decora-
tion Day on very elaborate scale.
There are now Is lodges Of Good
Templars in this State. There were
not six in December last.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of George E. Pinder, of
Middletown, to Miss Clara E. Lev
erage, of Smyrna.
Albert Curry, Esq, late Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of
this State was stricken with ap-
poplexy on Sunday night week. At
latest account he was improving
A new enemy to the peach or
chards, in the form of small
worm, has made its appearance in
the peach-growing sections of the
peninsula and is doing some dam
age.
The State Board of Education
has fixed upon the last Saturday in
June as the date for holding the
examination for first-grade and
life certificates for teachers. The
examinations will be held in Do
yer.
Last week was not favorable to
the shad fishermen, only 100000
being sent to the Philadelphia
market. The indications are that
the fishermen will have a good sea-
season. having already made fair
profits with four weeks left to
fish in.
Charles A. KINNEY, ages 76
years, died at his home in New
Castle Friday, death being brought
on by generally i'll health and old
age. During the late war Mr..
KINNEY was cashier of the Farm
ers Bank of Dover, afterwards be-
ing transferred to the Farmers
Bank at this place, where he held
the position of cashier for a num-
Der of years.
The nomination election for New
Castle county officers is only about
six weeks off and as yet not on the
candidates for the Office of Sheriff
or Coroner have withdrawn from
the field, and from present indica-
tions they will all stick, which will
make the fight for these positions
very interesting. All are now set
ting down to hard campaign work
in order to be prepared for the
battle that is to follow.
The news from Baltimore is
that the Baltimore & Philadelphia
railroad is to be opened in a few
days for through freight traffic
and, before the summer is over,
for passenger traffic. 1t is now ap-
parent even to the most obstinate
doubters, says the Every Evening,
that the new road is going to be
a big factor in the extension and
Va w lOll.
For twenty years past there has
never been such scarcity of work
for the laboring classes of Milford
as at present. The carpenters,
masons and laborers in
general. are barely able to provide
work enough, even at reduced pay,
to get the necessaries of life, and
this, following prosperous year,
when the farmers had good fruit
and grain crops.
The marriage of DIR. Oliver d.
Robinson to Miss Jennie ". Down
ing, daughter of H. T. Downing,
both of Georgetown, in st. Paups
Church last Thursday morning,
was the social event of the season,
for that place. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. j. c. Kerr,
Rector of the Parish, and the
church was packed with friends of
the parties and the crowd always
attendant upon these interesting
occasions.
Senator Gray's bill to make
Lewes port or delivery was read
twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. The bill will
probably pass, as it is necessary
that something should be done in
order that the present inconven-
lent system of compelling a cap
tain to go from Lewes to Will
mington to enter or clear may be
done away with.
A store, dwelling and granary
at Whiteleysburg, Kent County,
were burned on May 5th. 1t is
supposed that boy set fire to the
buildings by means of brush
heap which was burning. Loss,
81 900.