The Delaware herald., 1854-05-31
LOCAL ITEM s.

the last two or three weeks, been improving |
the town, by guttering the streets and laying
the crossings with flag stone, &c They have
removed the old stone cutters which were SO
dsagreeable and often dangerous to vehicles
passing over them, and instituted, i'll their
place, culyerts sufficiently large TO give passage
to any amount of running water, .a t'ps
ANY one who has passed through Smyrna,
and experienced the "jOlting" of crossing the
cutters in the centre of the town will be graft
fed to know that they can now pass on level
ground. They will commence paving the side
walks as soon as bricks can be obtained, which
will be the case in q few weeks. .-..--
These improvements have been needed for a
long time, and our present commissioners are
the men who will bring about the desired
change. ..
= May PARrY.-The school, taught by Miss
Webb, in the second story of the Temperance
Hall, in this place, went out Maying on Mon
day last. 1t did us good to see the bright,
smiling faces of the little girls, as they were
preparing to start BY special invitation, from
several of the little ladies, va paid them visit
to the woods, during the day, and were inn
mensely gratificd. Thebone whom they exalt-
ed to "Queen of the May wore her crown of
flowers with a dignity and grace that might
have done honor even to the El2peress Joseph
inc herself We believe the.r festivities passed
off to the infinite qualification OF all concerned.
Those little ladies' who extended to us SO mLch
kindness and hospitality during our presence
among them, will please accept our hearty
thanks.
The ECLIPSE passed off according to the
calculation of the Astronomers; the day was
beautiful, and the lovers Of strange sights had
nothing to impede Their optical observations on
f.J:ha and Sol. Tho young NcwtOEs and Hers
chcls were out with their smoked glass, &c.
but, some others, not quite so philoso )hical,
looked without anything to shield Their eyes
! from the piercing rays, since which time huge
green glasses have made their appearance in
our streets. Opticians arc likely to do flourish
ing business.
FINE WHEN.-While riding a few days
ago, We passed the residence of one of our en-
trrprising farmers, VIM. Thompson, ESQ, three
miles from Smyrna, and witnessed, undoubted-
ly, the best field of wheat that we have seen
this season. About half of the field is Mcdit.
errancan, the remainder, what is usually de.
nominated Velvet Head. The iiell was clover
sod, to which he applied good coat of manure
turned under and sOwed about the first of Sep
tember. Mr.. u. is al excellent farmer, as hi,
crops will show.
THE FRUIr CRoP.-We arc informed b,
several farmers in this vicinity, SAYS the Viii
mmgton Republican, that the fruit crop viii
prove almost an entire failure. The tree.
generally were full of blossoms and looked
quite promising, but the fruit is nearly al
blightcd. We hope this is not the case in thu
lower section, as we are not willing to relin
qulsh the hope of an abundant crop of fruit.
Al
Republican, that the real estate of the late Ma
jOr Reybold situate in this county was sold Il
public sale on Thursday last, as follows:
The Miles Farm, containing 267 acres, wa
sold, to James Shuster, Tor $63a per acre-ma
king SD, 2,294 So.
The Spring Garden Farm, containing 30
acres, was sold to Thomas Clark, for S57 pc
acrc-making $17,32S.
The Shuster Farm containing 202 acres wa
sold to John Rcybold, for 800 per acre-makn
$1S,1S0.
The Mansion property was bid off by John c
Clark, for $40 700.
Allen Voorhees,. against whom there are tw
indictments for uttering forged certificate G
deposit in bank, has been discharged from til
custody of the Sheriff, he having entered int
two recOgnizanccs in $1,000 each for his appear
ance at the next term. David McCallstcr, q
Pencader Hundred, being his surety.
TALL WHEAT.-We were shown, this morn
. ing, a stalk of Wheat, grown on the land G
Mr.. James r. Clements, of this place, measur
ing five feet, FIVE inches in heighth, clear %
the root Friend Beacon, what do you thin
f. Ofthat!
OF One night last week, the steam boiler {
Mr.. Jos. M. Barr, nine miles from Smyrna, wa
r cut by some one, undoubtedly with nalicou
$ intent. Mr.. Barr has offered a reward of twer
!, ty-five dollars for the detection of the scour
drcl, but he has not yet been found.
, ELEcTIoN-The stockholders of the Smyrna
Leipsic and Philadelphia Steamboat compan
j will meet at the house of Tilghman FoXwel
in Smyrna, on the 18th proximo, for the pur
pose of electing seven directors TO serve th
= ensuing year.
LICENSE TO SELL RUM-At the late session
of New Castle county court, thirty persons wcr
4 licensed to retail rum at their stores, and fifty
: eight at taverns.
J, or Newspapers, everywhere, must rails
e their prices, if their proprietors mean to kee
out Of bankruptcy.
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