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Worm Destroyer

EXTRACT OF LETTER FROM GEORGIA.
vnIAsow, wALKrE Co., Ga I
June IS
DR. JoHS BrLI--Dear Sir: have recently given your
worm Destroyer several trials snd find IL wonderfully
ccacieas 4, has failed in single instance =" have
the wished for eject doing pretty large country
practice and have daily for some article Of the kind
am, sir. most respectfully.
JCLIUs p. CLEMENT w. n.
p. 3. So unqualified sni numerous are the tesfino-
malls in favor Of my Worm Destroyer that newspaper
space 10 entreiv TOO small a. tell its merits.
IL Is infsllihs remedy for Worms Try IL snd y.
convinced See my Journal for more full description
JOHN BULL
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

Every year the demand for wool increases, and
the price advances, willie large importations
from foreign countries have to be made to sup
ply the demand of the worsted mills and
woOlen factories.
1t is thought by some of our best farmers
that the large acreage planted in peach trees
might be made doubly profitable by pastur-
log sheep in them at certain periods of the
year. 1t is claimed that they do not iniure
the trees, while they keep the crab grass down,
which usually grows up quite rank after the
orchard cultivation is over. This grass it is
also said is highly relished by them and
possesses excellent fattening properties.
Over $l50,O0O it is estimated might have
been added to the solid wealth of this County
from this source alone during the last year-a
sum more than enough to pay the interest on
the whole States Indebtedness.
AS one reason we are informed, and we be-
heve 1t Is the most important one, why farmers
do not keep more sheep is their destruction by
worthless dogs.
1t this be so the matter should be taken
IN hand and remedied at once. The Legisla-
ture is now in session and a similar law for
this County as the existing one in New Castle
County, which has been found to work we'll
might remedy the evil complained Of Surely
so large and profitable agricultural interest as
this will no longer be neglected for want Of
proper protection.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
STATE AND LOCALS.

A grand hop is to be given by the yonnp
men OF Mlddletown next Thursday, 10Th inst.
IN the town hall.
Mrs. MahOn, of this town. administers on
the estate OF her late husband Dr. Charles i.
MahOn.
The sale of Rehobcth Beach Camp Meeting
lots has averaged over one a day for the past
two months.
Where did Ecery Ercaiug get its authority
Tor stating last week that butter was 20 cts.
per 10. In this town.
A fair and festival for the benefit of Odessa
w. II: Ghurch, Will be held in that town on
the 10Th and 2Oth.
The young people of Milford had masoue.
rade party last week which ended with con.
siderable unpleasantness.
Dover is happy. The bill appropriatinp
S4O'O0O Tor the erection of post office in that
town has passed Congress.
-Four schooners are now under construction
at the four ship yards of Milford, and other
contracts Tor new vessels have been entered
into.
Rev. W. b. Gregg, of FELTON,, was surprised
on Monday night by visit from Il donation
party winch came IN upon him and filed his
arder.
!. h0"tlous aHklhg the Legislature to prevent
1--we stock from running at large in this
Hundred, duck Creek have been sent 20
Dover. ~
The teachers and students of Smyrna Semi
nary are preparing for musical and literary
entertainment to be given at the town hall on
the 22d. ""
A few days since party of ladies and gen.
tlemen from st. Georges, out sleighing were
upset and both ladies ard one of the gentle
men hurt.
Miss Ruth Maloy, of Phia., frequent
visitor OF this town, and an estimable young
lady, died in that city on Sunday rather
unexpectedly.
Mrs. Ruthanna jenkins, widow of the late
iona. Jenkins, President of the Farmers
Bank, Dover, died in that town on Monday,
aged over 90 years.
The Presbyterians Of ST. Georges are to
have church supper Tomorrow evening.
These entertainments are very popular with
this denomination.
On Sunday, 23d inst, Rev. G. Huntington.
OF Dover, will preach sermon en- p.emoriinui
Of DIR; Charles L. Mahon, in the Presbyterian
church Of this town.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
MARYLAND ITEMS.

On Tuesday night Of last week Easton had a
regular summer guSt-rolling thunder, vivid
lightning and heavy rain.
A school house in Kent county, known as the
Forest School has been three times entered
and had Its furniture torn to pieces within the
past few months.
Except for the timely discovery, the new
Methodist church at Port Deposit, built bv
Hon. Jacob Tome, at a cost of sixty thousand
deIlars, would have been consumed last Thurs
day, the floor having caught fire from one of
the large heaters located in the basement. The
floor was entirely burnt through
a man near Denton. who moved to Phila-
delphia the first of January, took a favorite
old dog with him. The dog did not like city
lite and soon left. Last week he arrived on
the old farm again nearly used up by hunger
and fatigue and now old Fife" is the sensa.
ton in Caroline county. He was twenty days
finding his way back.
DEATH from Bnming-A daughter of Mr..
Starkey, aged ten years, who resides near
Church Hill met with horrible death last
week. During the absence of her mother,
who had ridden out in a sleigh for few
minutes, she had occasion to lit a vessel
containing water from the fire, at which time
her clothes took fire, and she was SO badly
burned that she died in few minutes. No
one was with her but younger sister.
Sad End of an Unfortunate Woman.-
Mrs. Annie Fountain. formerly Miss Thawley,
of Queen Anne's, and wife of Marcy Fountain,
Jr., (sOn of the late Georgia slave trader OF
that name) formerly of Caroline, committed
suicide in Baltimore last week, by taking
arsenic Mr. Fountain had become dissipated
and spent his own and her property, and con-
sequently they frequently suffered for the
neccssaries OF life, and it was to escape the
troubles OF life amid the stings of poverty that
induced Mrs Fountain to rush unbidden from
this to another world. Mrs Fountain had sup
ported herself for some years by sewing She
leaves three children, two of whom are at an
Orphan Asylum in Baltimore.
The Ice Gorge at Port Deposit still continues,
and last Friday night the people were consider
ably alarmed. The river began to rise about
five o'clock in the afternoon, and, by midnight,
the prospect was so gloomy that several fami-
lies moved out of their houses as soon as the '
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
Continued from first paoe !

THE Platter TRIAL.-The testimonv IN a..
Platter trial, on Friday and Saturday, was tnr for
the prisoner The theory of that side is ,bO. h.,
Mrs. Platter committed suicide. One wi,nnas
testified that there was found near her bod',
number of scraps of paper, which on bcinn q
placed together, were a druggist label msrk"SS
"Strychnine-Poison' and also an upnorHe$ ,oH
bottle one fourth full of choroform. 'D'N
NJ. NJ. Dawson, a druggist in EastoD. tost;.
fed to selling ehlorofOfm to a woman, whom,
he described and who is supposed to have @1, bean
Mrs. Platter. All Of the Easton drngg;sts
testified that the strychnia label did not come.
from them. -O'i'
AT two o'clock, on Saturday, the Court a..
journed to Monday. oU
f. Law Rogers Esq, Of Baltimore n
brOther-in-law of Platter, said in his evidence
that since 1865 or &c Mr.. Platter has had NO
real estate of any kind he has failed for a
large amount, and has never been released bv
hls creditors; all Of his property was given IN:
ne has been a commission merchant IN
Baltimore and a miller at Wilmington. Del.
upon the breaking out of the rebellion he went
South
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

water began to food the easements and ;,
now INTO the streets. 1t subsided, howeye",
on Saturday, and all fear left the people Tha
I amy apparent channel for the W ter passing
down the river is unfortunately throprL L'nH n'HS
river front of the town; this is owing to ,,o ,%o
TACT mat the ice gorge in the river in from f of
Iort Deposit has settled down until if no,a y,
rests upon the bottom hence, every raj, "'~
melting Of snow along the banks o1'' 81 .I Or
stream must necessarily cover portions nf ,he ,he
street with water and food houses ai "g
like that of Saturday does not damage nro,n",l "l
to any great extent, and the Inconvenience 1oy ~:
perlenced from it seems to be very na,;o.'.f *
endured by the inhabitants The lumber roy po:
chants have now become thoroughly conv5,o'i
that their lumber will be swept from Port iTv1 Ha
post to less ice bound shores. should the r;De.
get high enough to lift and move the HeF ioe
They are, therefore, engaged in repiling Tnn n
Der and securing it by erecting guards arouuI
It, There are in the river thousands of ar4a acroa
thirty feet. 'eu 70
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

UPsET.-The Levy Court of New Castle
county, to the surprise of many Democrats,
AMI especially to the chagrin of the ofice-hold-
er himself, refused to re-elect Archy Given a
tax collector for Wilmington, last week. This
refusal shows decent respect to public senti-
ment Mr.. Given was convicted Of willfulIy
disfranchsing colored men, by one of the most
intelligent, incorruptible, non partisan iuries
that ever passed sentence of guilt. He was
convicted in U. S. Court. The authority of
this court to pass sentence upon a State officer
was earnestly questioned by the Democratic
adherents of Mr.. Given. and during the cam
paign excitement Of last Fall they were much
more disposed to censure the court that con-
victed him than the crime of which he was
convicted. Mr.. Given thought himself, for
this reason, party pet and political martyr.
But after the excitement of the campaign had
passed Mr.. G. and his case rested on their
merits, not on their political importance. Of
his guilt there was no question, however much
his party friends may have questioned other
points. Therefore, to re-elect him would but
place dead weight upon the party that it
could not afford to carry The Levy Court
plainly saw that it could not boulster up Mr.
Given's martyrdom at the risk of the party's
prospects. So he was slaughtered in the
house of his friends. For the good of party
ne worked for the good of party he was dis
charged. He who lives by the sword mu st
perish by the sword
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

ON Our FIRST PAGE is fullacccount of the
Presidents visit to Wilmington, also a letter
from China giving an account of high life in
that country, together with comprehensive
description of the Platter case. now being tried
atCambridge. This is most remarkable trial
Platter, man of good family living near
Easton. went South during the war, married a
Virginia lady whilst in the rebel army and
deserted her, and when she came to him at
his home in Talbot county he murdured her it
is charged, and left her on the roadside.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The lines en- memoriiunt, by lady we sup
pose, withhold the authors name. We have
to omit them therefore.
The Good Templars of this town have
elected the following officer to serve in Cooke
lodge the ensuing quarter: w. &. r., r. G..
Smith w. V. r., Miss S1llie f. Carson ;
W. s., Miss Mngeie A. Hill; w. +. s.,
w. A. Cloud w. T., Miss s. Barton FAIRIES !;
W. g., |. d. Hamilton w. NJ, j. Gardiner
Mariner; w. |. e., Miss Belle Wilson /;
w. .. s., Walter Benson.
The members of the Legislature, whilst in
Wilmington, on Thursday, were escorted
through the public schools of the city, and
expressed themselves as surprised at their
elegance and proficiency. Speeches were
made to the children by MesSrs Hickman,
Lewis Thompson and Speaker Burchina of the
House, and by MessrS. Riddle and Speaker
Leslie of the Senate.
Dover has Reading Circle" which has
tor Its object the encouragement and cultiva-
ton of literary taste and sOcability. Camden
has Il yceum. with both male and female mem
bers and Milford has a Literary circle. 3"
Smyrna has looked more to the feet than the
head for social enjoyment, but now that the
'SOclables" are ended it is looking to neither
extremity.
At Brandywine Banks, near Wilmington,
last Wednesday evening, Miss Lizzie Nc
Ai,lSter, young girl of IL, was going into the
cellar with coal-Oil lamp in her hands. As
she passed down the stairs, the lamp exploded
scattering the blazing fluid over her person.
and severely burning her face and body. The
injuries were So serious that she died on Friday
morning.
What is New Castle coming to? Every
week we chronicle some new enterprise. The
latest is that Senator Cattel, of New JERSEY.
was there last Friday, prospecting for a suit
able location for grain elevator, and the
c0ttOn-mlil man there, Mr.. James q. Shaw.
has purchased from John Janvier 10 acres Of
land, on the Wilmington road extending from
New Castle to the old dyke, for $500 per acre.
Mr.. Warren Kinder was elected Treasurer
OF Sussex county, last week, by the Sussex
Levy Court. Jos. Morris and Dan Burton
were the most prominent candidates. but the
Court after voting over and over, 6 to 6, for
those two men, finally had to drop them and
take Kinder. 1t usually costs the successful
candidate about S15 to stand treat" but
Kinder would Mt stand and hence Georgetown
kept sober for once.
The immense jewelry store of Mansfield &
BAIRD, l4l6 Chestnut ST., is one of the most
extensive establishments in Philadelphia and
the senior partner of the firm, SAM 4. Mans
field, Esq, is a well-known native Smyrnian
tie holds the first rank among the Philadelphia
jewelers., and his handsome store is worth
visit from our citizens. We always speak with
pleasure Of successful Delawareans, and
those of our town.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

Salt Lake City has been greatly excited bv
the report of the President $ so-cailed ''agpre;
Hlve policy" towards Utah, and by the renort
that troops are to be transferred to that Terri.
tory. The Salt Lake Nems, Mormon orcan
says that if the news prove true. the faint,
hearted would do we'll to get ous of the wav
but those who are determined to- endure TO The
end will welcome the occasion to prove faithful
though even unto death The Errnt,,g .Jouy.
nat Gentle, says loyal people were never more
encouraged and hopeful than now in the view
Of the stern determination OF the President to
enforce the laws.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
Smyrna, DeI.,
wednesday Afternoon. Feb. 18th.

THE TIMES is published every Wednesday afternoon by
JOSEPH H. HoFFECKER Editor and Proprietora Smyrna
Delaware.
MISREPRESENTATION year $500 25Oi
NOT paid till the end Ofthe paper
All arrears are padOny at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will einserted Cents
ane for the first insertions
a-ha cents. liberal discount made TO quarterly seman
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

THE GREELEY WnL-The contest over the
Greeley will, or wills rather, Is at length ended,
Surrogate Coffin, Of West Chester county,
having decided that the first in>trument-tbs
one executed in lS7l-shOuld be admitted 10
probate, and an order to that effect has been
made. The understanding is, that the various
parties to whom bequestS are made in that will
have severaly waived or withdrawn their
claims, so that the two daughters will nheri,
the undivided estate. If this be so, then the
result is one upon which all parties are to be
congratulated.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

FOUND DEAD,-Early on Thursday morning
an unknown white man, supposed to be Ger,
ran, about 3j years old, was found dead in
the gutter in Wilmington, at the foot of French
street his breast, at the heart, being pierced
IN two places by small bullets. lie was dressed
IN black suit, and had one cork leg. Amongst
the papers found on the deceased was Dis
charge on account of disability through wounds
received in action, from the 3Td Regiment of
Delaware Volunteers, in which the deceased
was named as Ernest Valdue This paper
was dated October 9th, 1865. Tn a pension
paper, also found, his name is given as Ernst
Waldnw. Near him a Colts revolver was
lying. lie appears to have been stranger.
as no one recognized the corpse The general
impression is that the man committed suicide,
but no positive evidence could be elected be-
fore the Coroner's jury. He seems to have
been loaGng around the drinking saloons all
day Wednesday, with plenty Of money and
fair amount of cheerfulness.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

post-mOrtem examination Of the body of
ex,GovernOr Geary was made on Mosday No
eviderces of organic disease were discovered.
and 1t is supposed that death resulted from
nervous prOstration. His brain was very
large, weighing j64 ounces.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

COUNTY OFFICERS. The Levy Courts of
the respective counties elected their county
officers last week Those for Kent county are
as follows: County TreaSurer-W illiam G..
Brown, of South Murdcrkill Attorney-Jas.
L. Walcott; Collectors-Jonathan Brown.
Duck Greek Peter Wilson. Kenton; Henry
Z. FOrcun, Little Creek Philip d. Marvel.
Dover; Peter e. Gruwell, North Murdcrkill ;
Elijah ). Caldwell, South Murderkill; Henry
n. Clark, Mi>piIlion. John S. HrrringtoH
was chosen President of the Court These are
all re appointments, except the Treasurer and
the Collectors for Dover and MiSpillion Hds
Those for New Castle are as follows: Col
lectors-WilminCtOn, Lewis Mccall and Thos.
D. Gibson Brandywine, Joseph Handy
Christiana, Robert G. JuStis; Mill Creek,
Lewis McEwee; White Clay Greek, Franklin
EaStburn New Castle, Isarel H. Fols; Red
Lion, Sewel Scott Pencader, John A. Moody;
st. George 5, Joseph II. Walker; ApuoQuini
mink, David {. Ross. For Trustees Of the
Poor-W llnington, Lewis e. Springer; Mill
Creek, Stephen Springer; Pcncader, Alex.
W llsOn. County Treasurer, Gassaway Watkins.
Attorney for Court, George GRAY, Esq.
The CommerciI says ofthese appointments:
The Collectors are entirely new, and great
surprise and corresponding disappointment is
experienced over the appointment of some OF
them. This particularly obtains with refer
ence to the two appointees for this city. At
the Democratic caucus, held earlier in the
week, Archie Given was selected as the Col
lectOr for the Upper district, and JAS. Plunkett
for the Lower, but subsequently a meeting
was held at the residence of Milton Lackey,
where the sacrifice of these two faithful ad
herents of the party was demanded and made.
Or course this alteration of the programme
has created storm OF indignation about the
devoted heads of the Lnvv Cnnrtmnn y
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.-S Special Ar-
rangements wih Md d Del. Rai1road.-
To accommodate those intending to go to
Easton from all places in Delaware and Mary.
land below Clayton via Delaware Railroad and
Delaware & Maryland Railroad. Arrange
ments have been made by which the train on
the Del. road arriving at Clayton at 2 p. NJ,
on the Sd aud 4th of March Monday and
Tuesday, will make a close connection with
the train for Easton reaching there by 5
O'Clock. Peninsuar papers please copy.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The ELKTON AND OXFORD RAILROADS.
The charter of the Elkton and Oxford Railroad
Company has been filed in the Executive
Chamber at Annapolis, Md. The termini of
the road are Oxford, in Chester COUNTY, Pa
and Middletown in Delaware. The road
strikes the dividing line between Maryland and
Pennsylvania, near where Little Elk creek
intersects the Maryland and Delaware line at
point most convenient to that part of the road
to be built at Middletown. The road is to run
near or through Elkton. The capital stock of
the company is $2j0,OO with the following
:ncorrporators: |. d. Carter, Edward Sweet
apple, John f. Hagy, VIM. Armstrong,
Arthur A. Mackie, Francis Green, Robert
Lynch, Jas. Mackey, Hiram Mccullough and
K: G. Mackall, of Cecil county, and Samuel
Dlckey and Slater B. Russell, of Chester
county, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The CAPITOL BUILDING AT DovER.-A
number OF meetings haye been held by the
Committee on Public Buildings to consider the
proposition OF the purchase by the State of
Kent County $ interest in the State House. and
some conference has also been had with the
members OF the Levy Court. There appears
to be general opinion that such nnrrLa.c
ought to be made if a fair price can be agrecd
on. The State greatly needs better accommo.
dation. The sum demanded by the County has
not yet been distinctly specified, but it will he
something like $4,000 or $l5,O0o while il il
unlikely that the joint committee will be willing
to pay more than $1,000, or $4,000 at the
utmost In fact, many declare that the State
ought not to give cent-that in the consider
alton OF the Capitol being located at Dover,
the County should magnanimou,ly present the
State with the interest she owns, (if, indeed,
her title IS good in the State House. Com.
01ercidL
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

REMARKABLE Cows The Delaware CITY
correspondent of the Middetown 7ranscriDt
tells the following MIR F. b Mckee, living
in New Castle Hundred, has a COW, age eight
years, which last year, five weeks after she
had calf, made on trial, in seven days, I6 lbs.
OF butter, and the seventh week after, II lbs.
ounces of butter. Mr.. Mckee is now trying
TO beat even this large amount, which he feels
confident he can do. From two of his cows he
made 81 lbs. of butter last week, and from
another ne made l3 lbs. He has fve-yesr
old heller which he made 10 lbs. 9 ounces
from last week. He also states that he has
ten cows that he can make one hundred pounds
of butter from in a week Mr. Joseph Lycans
who has charge of Mr. VIM Reynolds dairy.
near Delaware City, made in one week, summer
before last, 396 lbs. of butter from so COWS.
doubtif any Of the darymen of Pennsylvania
can beat this, if so, let us hear from you"
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF OUR
IAXEs:-Mr. NJ. b. Hillyard, Secretary Of the
Dover Farmer Club, kindly furnished us. last
W elk, with the proceedings of the meeting Of the
lst inst, but We had not room for them. The
most important subject discussed was our tax
laws. Er"y member of the club opposed the
present system. The President of the Club.
Hon Chas. Brown, spoke at some length on
the subject
lie said that the taxes should be paid, as
elsewhere to the county, treasurer, thus saving
the money paid to the army of collectors
lie lnstanced, particularly, the law in Pennsyl-
yania, where the county treasurer deSignates
days at which he will be at certain places TO
receive the tax. The law requires payment by
a certain day, and if it is not paid, the taxes
are handed over for pcremptory collection to a
collector with five per cent added Ii was
thought that from eight to ten thousand dol
lars could annually be saved to the county, be
SIDES having the taxes promptly in hand.
Under the present system the collectors can
favor one and embarraSs another; and the
man who pays at the commencement of the
year loses the interest on his payment over the
man who pays at the close The abuses of
the system were palpable and legislation was
required
DR.. Jump, DR.. H. Ridgely, J. G. NAPLES,
Z. IL. Il. Day, w. L. Cannon, J. l.. Heverin,
and others spoke, condemning the present law
and recommending changes. 1t was finally
resolved to appoint committee of three to take
into consideration the framing of a new law.
Messrs Brown, Ridgely and Day were an.
pointed the committee.