Smyrna times., 1857-07-15
State items.

| AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF KENT Co-Tbe
next quarterly meeting of the Society. saws tho
| reporter, VIII be held in Dover, on the 4th dnv
OF August, that being the first Tuesday in the
month. Besides other business to be acted nnon
such as the adoption of Bylaws, &c. il is OK.
| pected that every member will attend. pre
pared TO report upon the condition of his wheat
crop, the extent TO which it has been in;urad
by the fly. the time of sowing, the condition of
the ground at the time of sowing, the kind of
fertilizers used, and such other items. as. bv
comparison one with another, it is to be boDed
VIII lead TO some discovery which will in fu
lure, enable the farmer to protect his crops
against serious injury by the fly.
RED LION CAMP MEErING.-Tbe M +
Camp Meeting for st. Georges Circuit. will
commence on Wednesday, the I2ih of Auonst.
IN the woods OF MIR. George McCrone. on the
road leading to Christiana, one mile from the
Bear. This woods is said TO be splendid IL.
cation, almost equal 10 that of the Messrs. Con.
per. II Is proposed to buy some twelve or 6E
teen acres OF 1t, and have house erected n
keep tents IN from year to year, sheds for boards
ior seats, W., and to make it permanent place
OF meeting. MIR. McCrone offers to sell the
ground 'for about 500 per acre, and MIR.
HmaHcy the wood, (he having purchased the
same with view to cutting it Off for similar
sum.
o. The store of Morris g. Bowers. the ale
and vlctualing house of ii. l., Packard. and the
once OF DIR. Sutton, at ST. Georges, were broken
open on Saturday night two weeks, by some
rcgnes bent on plumber. In the first instance
they had dry haul, as money seems to have
been their object; in the second they got about
SIX dollars, and in the third some SD. The
main and circular saw belts were also stolen
from the saw mil of Johnson d Co., one nirbt
the past week.
NEVER TOOK ANEwsPAPER.-Not a thousand
nliies rom little town IN an adjoining county,
lhe,e iiVes man. "a merchantby the way) who
prices hlhselt In never having subscribed for a
newspaper IN his lie. lie is of course ignorant
ana supFrstitlous beyond calculation, and is
really thing worth looking at. He says, he
not only never took newspaper but woHld not
touch one for five dollars in cash. Travellers
IN passing along that way should call and take
look at the "critter." He has one head and
. nary horn."-DeL Democrat.
or party of sailors from the Breakwater
Visited Lewes on the fourth. and during a drunk
en- frolick one of their number was SO severely
wounded that be died in few hours. No mr..
tests were made. .s. F..
DENhiEo'-T eOpIe VINO have for the last few |
weeks been RECALLED with Strawberries and Ras. .
'errles IN such profusion, will doubtless be c
'ieased to learn that other berries promises TO q
'e equally numerous. Blackterries and wor.
leberrles will now follow in their turn.
THE CHERRY CRoP.-Cherries, of every va. I
lety, this season, have been unusually scarce.
The constant wet and cloudy weather caused
be fruit to crack open, when ii soon DECAYS.
0- The heavy bloom upon the locust trees
-said to be an nfaIlib:e sign-giyes promise
II an abundant yield Of corn this year.
Coon GRAss.-Eyery body has good grass
;rops this season. Ii is 50 thick and heavy tint
requires considerable strength 10 swing -thefi
cythe througllit. -ta
ArroINrAENT.-Capt. Wm Mullen has been q
Ppolnted keeper of the Upper Middle Light i
Boat, vice Capt, WIN. s. Osborne, resigned.
OF Rev. Samuel H. Earle has resigned the
'aslorate oithe First Baptist Chuah of Viii
nington. =
OF The Farmers Bank of Della ware has de. |
'lared dividend at the rate OF six per cent, per
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