Smyrna times., 1869-08-18
STATE AND LOCALS.

u D. Oulltn, postmaster at lover, auVerClSeS
| desirable residence for sale.
Meetings are called in Sussex to mature plans
or the construction OF the proposed railroad
rom Seatord to Georgetown.
At the Lincoln camp last week frightened +
horse ran into the " circle, and created ter,
rible scare among the audience The fright of
Ihe people stopped the animal, however, and
an accident, doubtless.
Col. Major w. Allen has raised on his farm,
near Seatord, folty three bushels of Early Rose
potatoes, from three pecks seeding. .
All Of our farmers say the corn crop is terri
bly, injured by the drought.
Mr.. Henry Foreacres met with very secious
accident while engaged on grain thrasher on
the farm OF Mr.. Cooper, near w Whitcleysburg, |
on Thursday week.
Chief Engineer Sewall of the Dorchester and |
Delaware Railroad states that the track layers
have reached point within five miles of Cam
bridge. The road commences at Seaford.
A negro man named Spearman severely cut
a negro boy in Dover last week. There seems
to have been no provocatiOn tor the act. Spear
man is under arrest.
Geo. S. Grier's horse ran away, in Milford,
last week and upset the carriage, throwing his
little daughter under it but she was not injured
at all
Mr.. j. Y. Folk of Milford, will start in about
two weeks for San Francisco, over the Pacific
Railroad, to attend the United States Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
VIM. r. & H. Cause, of Wilmington, the
we'll known lumber dealers, have one of the
most extensive lumber yards in the State.
They make extensive sales down the Peninsula
A man named Robt Holston was attacked
with spasms whilst in the rigging of vessel at
New Castle last week. He was let down and
died in few moments.
Last Thursday was "Big Thursday" at
Bowers Beach. 1t is said thousand persons
were there Tomorrow is "Big Thursday"
at most other watering places below us in the
county, We do not observe the holiday.
Saturday is the colored peoples big day.
A negro man, in driving a team from the
Red Lion camp last week, fell among the hor
ses heels and frightened them. His leg got
caught in the harness and he was dragged
halt mile and his ankle bone was crushed His
leg had to be amputated. He is in critical
condition.
Ex-Sheriff Green commenced the assessment
of the State tax for this county, In this town,
on Friday last. There was pretty general re-
sponse and good deal of wincing
Thomas Cavender of St. Georges Hundred,
raised the present season 2l00 bushels of wheat
which will average 90 pounds to the bushel
A little girl named Molly Richards, aged IA
years, one day last week picked in the orchard
of Mr.. B. +. Hanson, in Appoquinimink Hun
dred, los baskets of peaches She commenced
at A. NJ. and quit at p NJ.
A little son of the late John w. Clark, near
Hazlettvlle, jumped on a scythe one day last
week and lacerated his feet terribly. Part of
one of them had to be amputated.
| Our exemption from mosquitoes is remark
able. There is an old superstition that we can t
have good corn crop without good mosquito
crop, and the superstition is likely to be
strengthened this year.
r. H Cummins, of this town, shipped three
crates of Bartlett pears to Reeves, Brown Van
Winkle, New York last week, which they sold
for SIS per crate. They are said to have been
the finest lot ever sent from this State; l66 FL
led a crate-a bushel; They were handsome
ly colored. He has twice taken the first pre-
MUM at the Phila. Horticultural Fair.
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SUICIDES. VIM. r. Lewis, a shoemaker liv
ing at Blackbird was found dead In his kitch
en- early Monday morning. with his throat cut
from ear to ear, aud razor laying near him
He had been on a severe ''spree" of severa
weeks duration, but stpoped drinking on Thurs
day last, after becoming so frenzied as to threat
en- LO XIII Ills WlI6. 1le Seeueu, uOW6FeT, To D(
all right Sunday night and was chatting social
" With some friends up to half past ten clock
Mr. Lewis formerly carried on business in th
town and was very quiet, industrious man
J though occasionally taking quiet spree. HI
was about 60 years of age LEAVES wife ant
several children.
Another.-A man named Joseph Keys com
mitted suicide in Dover on Friday afternoon, b.
J taking strychnine, which he procured at Bur
, toms drug store After making the purchas
, he visited Shindler's beer saloon, told Mrs.
what he had done, and then went into bac
) shed, laid down on the floor and soon died
2 He was a laboriDg man, aud had been drinkin
freely for some time back. 1t seems that Key
t was in love with young girl named Chipmar
! who did nt love him. He showed her tn
= strychnine and told her what he'd do if sh
r didn't receive his attentions, but she told hi:
/ to go away, so he went and did what he said
J. would. The girl went by the name Of Key
;. she being adopted by Keys parents
WYOMING drouth is severe on th
If corn crop in this vicinity, and farmers are an,
d iously wishing for rain. The peach and oth'
fruit crops are not so good as they would hay
been had more rain fallen. From eight [
y twelve cars, loaded with peaches, daily lea'
20 here for New York, of which W.. ii. VANS
II has bought about two thirds, at an average
,r about fifty cts. per basket. w. W. Mtredit
: agent for the commissioned house of Coo
" Tulane, Quick & Co., of New York, is the pri
T. cipal shipper This house has been doing bu'
m ness down this road for some years and seer