Smyrna times., 1874-08-19
STATE AND LOCALS.


the first Tuesday in September.
Capt A Scout. nnrseryman. this town, has
fine stock of fruit plants advertised else
where. +
Mrs Rev. VIM c. Butler, wife of the Epis,
copal minister of MiddletUwn, proposes to open
a private school.
The Brandywine Summit Camp, above Will
mington, commenced yesterday. 1t is always
a very large gathering.
The Democrats Of Wilmington will run
free train TO Dover next Thursday, the day OF
the Democratic Convention.
The colored peoples excursion from this
town TO the FELTON, camp, last Sunday was
complete success. Five cars were packed.
Victor Dupont, Esq. has authorized the .
Gazette to say that he will not accept the nom
ination for Governor under any clrcumstan-
ces.
A Camden letter-writer writes to the Gazette !
to say that Rev DR.. l. T. Cooper, OF that /
/ town, would make good Democratic candidate
/ for Congress.
| An examination Of the assessments or re-
turns to the Clerk of the Peace shows that
Sussex county has 1859 voters of which, L.
/ OPT are colored.
An excursion from Wilmington to Washing
ton and Mount Vernon is to take place on the
/ 10th of September, under the Management of
Rev. I. T. Plummer
The Democrats hold their Hundred meet
ings next Saturday to elect Delegates to the
State Convention, to be held at Dover on
Thursday OF next week.
DR.. W. F. Goodwin has field of corn on his
farm about 2! miles from Middletown which
will average II feet in height. Many of the
stalks are IA or Is feet high
Messrs. Herrick & Eccles of Odesss, picked
: this year, 303 quarts OF blackberries from l30
bushels (2n1 years bearing, making an av-
erage Of pints to the bush.
A drought which has already been protracted
more than six weeks prevails in the central
portion OF the Peninsula, and under it vegeta-
ton is parching and drying up.
E Samuel B. Cooper, near Wyoming, not long
since took from the caps of five bee hives l25
. pounds of the finest honey, which paid him
d better than his two thousand peach trees this
G season.
3 S. Hersey, Esq, of the Commercial staff
n Wilmington, last week gave his brother news
paper reporters a fine repast on the occasion ot
u his moving into his own residence, recently
e purchased.
re The largest and finest party ever seen a
le Collins Beach was that Of last Thursday even
a ing, when some excellent dancing was done t
= the music of the Little German Band, an or
q chestrA Of decided merit.
&c Governor Ponder has offered a reward O
It, 1900 for the apprehension OF Joseph Taylor
ID the murderer of Robert A. Mackey, nea
al Odessa. The friends of the family hay
increased the reward to 81, 900.
:. y Last Wednesday, eight 24,story new brio
Ae houses in the rear of Scott NJ f. Church
ne Wilmington, were destroyed by fire The
lis belonged to Mr.. Cook and were not quit
finished Loss, s5,000-insured for 5000.
We regret to record, this week, the death G
of one OF our young men, Mr.. Jas. l.. Smith, on
Of our master carpenters and a most genia
at upright citizen. His disease was dropsy an
be his affiiction was long and painful 10 the el
d. treme.
bal 1t is stated that there is prospect of ne
,or parer weekly at Middetown. gentlema
-. connected with the Republican party in th
l'' place contemplates launching into journalism
and will soon be known as the editor of ii
In .MiddLetoUn Republican.
A. The Smyrna base ballers desire the TIM
v.s to thank Mr.. Fountain of the Capital HOte
Dover, for his most liberal hospitality towsr
d MS them on Saturday last. He served them
lis superb supper as invited guests-a distiucti,
per whereby they feel highly hOnored.
,ut The corner stone of German Roman Cat
,ar olic church was laid in Wilmington on Sund
ny afternoon, with great pompt and circumstanC
DsnOp DeCkeT OncldtcQi assisted Dy sew
thesi priests. The church is to be fine edi6ce,
ma the corner Of Tenth and Madison.
; in The property of George w s. Nicholson,
Seaford advertised at Sheriff sale, has be
!"H Withdrawn Mr.. Y. property was seized
ing reason OF bis becoming the security of a
nt fsulting Collector of Seaf0rd Hundred, nam
of Dawson, and not for his own debts.
General Daniel Woodall has erected at VI
bo dletOwn a large machine works for the maj
y, facture of agricultural implements. He
q. making a specially of THE Delaware Ph
oers phate Drill" which was patented by his IA
lold erin law, DIR. w. Hamilton, of Odessa, in =
lrt' Mr.. James Boggs, of Moorton, met W
w, quite loss on Tuesday morning last. A g.
IN OF lambs, that he had bought preparatory
Will shipping to Philadelphia, ped from f
and getting upon the railroad track the '''
train" ran into them, and killed and cripp
t. Is head Of them.
the The Republican says tina. j. f. Shallcrc
min. of st. Georges Hundred, was badly injured
''D' Wednesday last, by his horse taking fright
ac- the cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad, q
king Philadelphia, and running against ca
rent bridge, smashing the wagon, in which he
the riding, to atoms.
,oin, Middletown was thrown into fever of
,edg- frui1 d,r;na estabI;sbment Of rho DeIma
'ond Co., taking fire. The flames were subdued
the BabcGck FIRE extinguishers, before N
,ence damage was done. The fire was caused by
"a IN over heating of one OF the evaporators.
ven A negro convict named "Dr Statfe
or of who escaped from New Castle jail last spr
pre- after conviction for horse stealing, was arr
ment ed last Friday IN wilmington. lie had
me- entered dwelling over the PennsylvanIa
re- and stolen 5000 worth OF goods, some OF wi
oathy he had with him. lie was sent to Chester
ople, Il is now positively asserted that the lin
tance steamers between Cris6eld and Norfolk Va
connect with the Delaware r. r. will be
d an vived in few weeks. Who the projecto
York, TINS enterprise are Is NOT stated. Inc line
'cuia' rel among the railroad and steamboat
as psnies.
erests The Republican reports that at meetir
-ar in tho Americus CInh nf D.rnocrats in Win