Smyrna times., 1854-08-23
PENINSULA AFFAIRS,

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! 03- The Lime Business of Messrs W., NJ
gee, 81 Co. of this city, has.increased tro,aau W.
dousiy the present SEASON. Thev have msaJ =,
! thelr extensive lime kins in Norristovn Do
SIX thousand tons Ofcoai, and burnt three bun'
sn, GTed thousand bushel Of lime in the ouick :
helr sales are principally in Delaware. Mary
ianu' ana New Jersey. To deliver this I'M
ihehse quantity, they have eleven large boats
constantly running. One hundred tIonsond
bushels OF this lime was used in Kent conrt,,
IN TINS State. Last year Kent County onIy
took from them 10000 bushels. This is tbo
largest business Of any firm on the Schuvlt;u
0Gnce the first of August the price oflime has
advanced at all points one cent on the busbnl
ne cost OF their freights for lime and Goa since
the first OF March was over $4,000.
Ihe establishment ofthcse gentleman is about
one mile from Norrlstown, Pa. They purchased
sometime since 20 acres for S2O.C0G dircctIv
afterwards they were offered $4,000 for the
same but refused it. They would not tako
S4U'UOO for 1t, and the improvements. They
nave ma ~ kllns, of which were built last wear
hey also bnlit at the same time eight houses
Ioi 'ilcr "orkmen and are building seven more
now' fhey employ about l25 hands. Their
c"PchseS are @3oO day. Over $25,OOO is
Invested IN Their lime boats. This is n stunen.
IouS business, out we predict in a few wears
ule energy and enterprise of these gentlemen
VIII double it.--Chicken.
- DISTRESSING ACCINENT.-We learn from tho
Easton (Md.) Star, that james n. Goldsbororrb
Esq, OF That county, accldently shot one of Tis
iIttle sons Oh Friday last, whilst gunning for
oirds' NO less than 20 shot took effect in the
PACK oil his neck, and one or two in his acn
Doctor Perkins was called in TO extract tho
shot and dress his wounds, and pronounced
'hen not TO be Of serious nature,
SOLD OuT.--It is said that the Wilmink,or
and Baltimore Railroad company have purcbas-
ed the Willdn line of boats. and intend ~
substitute the Robert Morris and their LARGO
boats, IN the place of those now running be-
tween this city aud Philadel lphia, a,-Gazette.
SCHOOL DIvIDRNDs-The State Treasuror
that he has apportioned among the
several counties the income arising from the
ilnd' as follows: To each original district in
New Castle county, STAG IL; to each original
district IN Kent county l68 AZ ; to each origi- |
nal district IN Sussex county 146 SO; and to
Racn OF The other districts in the respective
countles proportlonately. The dividends due
me districts IN this county, are payable at the
: I, aFner s Bank at New Castle; in Kent at the /
:, ->Nhh ob Ooftf III sussex at the /
rarmer's Bank at Georgetown.---RepuJIic
DELAWARE RALRoAD.-A special meeting
't the stockholders of the Delaware Railroad
company, will be heIdat Dover on the 9TH proxi-
no. 'r'>'
LEAouE.-The members ofthe League held "a
'atihcutlon meeting at the City Hall on Friday
'yenIng.- IL was quite largely attended. and
addresses were made by DR.. j. G. Barstow.
William Bowman Mayor Hayward, Pusey WD.
ION and Benjamin Miller, Esq, of Phiiadelphia.
0S3-New Post Offices have been establsbed
! Potter's Landing and Fowling Creek. IN
caroline county Nd Mr. Thomas Johnson
las been appointed Postmaster of the fprn,er
nd Mr. James Blades of the latter place. a I
PRoGREss or MoRMoNIsM.--Tt is said Nor.
nonism is rapidly spreading in Denmark -
.ntire villages have joined the new faitb and
rapidly is Proaelytism progressing Chat the ]
oyernment is growing uneasy, and Is taling {
leasures to check the evil, The Dsuial, o,ns (
len are more easily converted than the ,nen. /
. the widest dreams Of Joe Smith, he never /
nticipated any thing like this. 80 .,r..'-'r-' y
Or Hon. ii. II. Ellsworth has talter ,be
umpin lndiana for Temperance and Reform,