Smyrna times., 1874-10-14
TUE PREMIUMS OF THE MIDDLErowN FAIR.

TUE PREMIUMS OF THE MIDDLETOwN FAIR.
The list of awards for this fair has been
published About 400 exhibitors received
premiums Tor diplomas) ranging from 81 to
$24O This last premium was awarded to MIR.
Wood, Of Haddonfeld, N j., for his fast trot
ter " Perkins Merrill" The next highest pre-.
MUM was to Mr. Pennington, OF Galena, Md,
tor his horse "Modnc $40. Mr.. Jones,
of Middletown, was awarded two premiums Of
$l20 each for his horse Andy johnson"
There were two premiums for stations, four
for colts, two for brood mares and twenty for
trotting horses, lesides number of diplomas
Of the twenty seven awards for cattle Mr.. K |
ii. Cummns, Of this town, received five on
his herd of Devons. There were nine premiums
fot sheep. Mr.. lockwood, of Warwick had
the best display. There we're fifteen premiums
for swine. A Mr.. Hodgson, of New London, |
Pa, aud Gen. Van Voorst, of Milford, had the
best stock in this line. There we're forty three
diplomas granted for various kinds of machinery.
Prof Porter, of Newark, received two pre-
miums OF $5 each for the best display OF root
and table vegetables. Col. wilkins, of Ches-
tertown, Nd, received the first premium for
butter. There were forty-one premiums aud
and diplomas given for preserves, dried fruit,
&C., and twenty for bread, cakes &c. For tie
best carriage afghan Mrs Joshua Menough
got the first premium and Miss Gilpin, of
EIktOn, the ID. Miss Alice Cochran received
3 the first premium for embroidered sofa cush.
r ion, Miss Matte Cavender for best pin cushion,
Miss NJ. Hurn for hest wax flowers and Mrs.
! Rev. q. w. Prestyman, OF Townsend, for best
painting. There were over fifty awards for
needlework, &c. Of the thirty-two awards for
2 grapes Capt. Scout, OF this town, received
!. twelve, including first premium for the best
\ collection grown in the open air. He also took
\ the premium for the best grape wine. Mr..
!. VIM. NJ. Bell took premium for best display OF
. drain tile
z Prof. i. D. Porter, of Delaware College
9 Experimental Farm, received eighteen first and
i" five second premiums at the Fair for thorough
: bred sheep, wool, grapes, root crops, and gar
. den vegetables He also received the first
. premium for the largest number Of premiums
received by any exhibitor at the Fair.
st A Boy KILLED FOR STEALING CHEsTNUTs
RS On Wednesday morning last party OF five
to boys were gathering chestnuts on the farm
is tenanted by MIR. A. X Woodward, near vii
C. mingtOn, on the road to the Brandywin
Springs. They we're ordered away by Wood
i. ward While they were preparing to 20
On Woodward became exasperated and fired q
Of them twice, wounding William Lukens an
V. John Skeey. Lukens died the next day, bu
.r. Skelley is recovering. The boys were age
ed between Is and 10 years When the boys raj
one Of them told Woodward to "gO to HI,
which scenes to have cxasperated him beyon
~ fOrbesrance. The event has created O gres
ID deal of excitement. When Woodward wa
n nasi brought to Wilmington under arrest the an
s eu mostly against him was so great that lynchin
~ was threatened. lie was lodged in New Cast
"e Jail. He is about 30 years OF age has q vii
and one child is of excellent family, and hI
he'd always enjoyed q high character. He wei
,rt bitterly whilst in the city hail, when he hear
ed, that lynching was threatened against hin
as tie says he had no intention or desire to X
it, the boy, but that he had been annoyed 80 fr
as quenty, that he lost his temper and aim,
what proved to be deadly shot