Smyrna times., 1873-10-15
STATE AND LOCALS.

be started at Harrington.
| The schooner Wm. T. Orr was blown ashore
at Lewes one day last week.
The Town Commissioners will open Frazer
and Delaware streets next Monday.
The Seaford oyster houses are all open for
the season and are doing large business.
| The Messrs. Carlisle have just laid the keel
| for the largest vessel ever built at Milford.
Messrs Richardson & Robbins, of Dover,
paid the largest manufacturers license in the
county.
| The United States Circuit Court, Judge Nc
| Kenna, presiding, will meet in Wilmington on
Tuesday next, 2lst inst.
| Gen. A. T. A. Torbert, of Milford, U. S.
Consul General at HAVANA, will return to his
post of duty this month.
Bishop Becker, (CathOlic) of Wilmington,
| went to Delaware City last Sunday and con-
irmed eighty tscO persons.
The annual Fall meeting of the Peach Grow
ers Association will be held at Dover, on
| Tuesday next, October 2lst.
The Dover fruit growers are running wild
over pear culture. 1t is said large orders have
been sent from there for pear trees.
The Rescue, the temperance paper, will be
enlarged and published weekly in a very at
| tractive form after the first of January next.
A special meeting of the Smyrna & Delaware
Bay Railroad Company is advertisedto to be held
next Friday at the Office of the Messrs. Stockley.
Mr. Outteu Anderson, of Harrington, has
| grown new variety of round potato which
weigh pound apiece. He calls them the
Lazy"
Nearly all the Germans imported to Leba-
non by Collins & Co., the peach Gamers, have
eft them, and scattered to different parts Of the
country.
Thos B. Courscy, Esq, of Frederica, has
grown some wheat this season weighing 66 lbs.
70 the bushel. He imported the seed from
Leghorn, Italy.
| Mr.. VIM. H. Lambson has sold his farm,
| n New Castle hundred, consisting of about
200 acres, to his brother Moses for $3l, $780,
sl5750 per acre.
Mr.. Randolph Peters advertises the new
early peach-the Beatrice said to be two
weeks earlier, than the Hales, and better
peach in every way.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Philadelphia, filled the
Presbyterian pulpit of this town, last Sunday.
t Rev. MIR. Mallory of Chesapeake City is
| expected to minister next Sabbath.
Mr. Henry Gerker near Kenton is the lar
gest manufacturer of spirits from fruit in this
State He will make over 2000 gallons the
|
The iron steamer Alice has been purchased
, ~ the Nanticoke Navigation Co., and placed
N the NanticOke river, and will make regula
| trips between Seaford and Deals Island.
We have been presented with some fin,
peaches of 'Letherbury S Late, now just ripe
" orOpagated by Mr. d. A. Letherbury, of thi
u own They are the latest in the market.
II Mr. James Anderson, an old and respected
i farmer residing on the road between Harring
ton aud Frederick, fell from his barn loft las
week and was so badly injured that he died.
Z The Presbyterians of Wilmington are hold
ing what they call Praise Meetings."
2 ;arefully drilled company of singers fill up tn
q Sunday evening service by singing songs {
D. | praise.
In the whole of Sussex county only eigf
liquor dealers have put in an application Il
{! license, and it is said that not one of these h;
! been able to obtain the twelve freeholders
- required by law.
:, The brig J. IolleCIO. from Saqua, went c
:, the stone pile, near the Breakwater, last wee
= aud capsized, aud afterwards went on the H(
= md Chickens shoals and broke to piece
Her crew were saved.
1t is said that Mr.. Fountain, of the Capt.
Of Hotel, Dover, has the largest hog in the State
de expects it to weig gh from 1000 to 1900 lb'
he Marvel near Hazlettville
lie The Town Commissioners OF this town off
be $500 for the apprehension of parties who bre;
nj the street lamps or otherwise injure TOW
!, property. Some of the boys will have
w smoke" if they are not careful.
The item last week about Mr. Ransom's
it, 10. cucumber has stirred uprivalry. Mr.. WI
lis E. Wilson, in this town, has grown one weig
.lv ing lbs, and Mr.. K. Frank Truax, ne
;. town, has grown one weighing AZ lbs
H. The schooner Webster Bernard, from Jac
~ = sonville, Fla, put into the Breakwater la
III week with all hands sick of typhus fever o
mt Of the crew, Charles L. Cutler, of Ware
Iul r. l., died of the disease and was buried
80 Lewes.
- Mrs. Hctty +. Vandegrift, wife of Leona
III g. Vandegrift, ex-State Senator, died We
suddenly last Tuesday week at her home ne
he Odessa, from appoplexy. She arose in I
IL morning in good health and was dead
ol 2 p. NJ.
m, Mr. Edgar Hastings, of this town, launch
- a fine 5OO-tOn schooner on Monday afternOO
,ie She is owned principally by Capt. Henry
ice Vansant, her commander and was chrsten
ors the Kate Miller by Miss Annie, daughter
ol Capt. A. Scout.
nth Rev. A. d. Davis, in a published card, sa
-, he will pay $40 to any one who will infol
II him of the evidence that will convict any qu
ant seller in Sussex County for violating any
rds the provisions of the Act Regulating the 81
OO Of Intoxicating Liquors.
orv The Centreville Observer states that col
~ of engineers has arrived at Queenstown
'so the purpose of commencing the survey of I
oOO Chesapeake and Delaware railroad. The rC
mes is to run from Love Point on Kent Island,
wo Harrington and Lewes, Delaware.
1ev On the night train which passed throu
oG Wilmington Monday night were Hon. Ben.
en' Butler, and Hon. Jefferson Davis, en- route
rec Washington. Not only we're these two anc
are enemies in the same car but they occupied
nty same section of the sleeping berth, one sleep
Tho above the other
). !, Rev. A. d. Davis, G. w. G. Templar Of
." -. Order Of Good Templars, has been stump
Ioi' Sussex county against the liquor sellers
to has been helping 10 work up their cases
, Ga court, and he confidently believes that moi
are license will be granted at the present court
~ sell Intoxicating liquors