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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-10
TAKE NOTICE.

Consumers of Water of the Los Ange-
les City Water Company:
Consumers East OF Hill and New High
streets will be allowed water for gardens be
tween the hours of and 0 A. NJ. and and z
7. NJ. Any useless waste of water at any time
ment of this rule, will necessitate the shutting
of of the water, which will not be turned on
again but on the payment of So aud q full
compliance with these rule. Street sprink-
ling from hose strictly prohibited.
BY order OF the Board of Trustees.
CHARLES E. MILES,
mylstf Supt. L. A. City Water Co.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

SURELY we have enough about peach
shipments this week. 1t may be that the
prospective big crop has been the means of
accomplishing long-talked-of measure,
and that is the shipping of fruit to points
other than Philadelphia and New York.
Past experience makes it appear that moth
ing but hard necessity could have driven
the growers to the accomplishment of the
work that seems to have been planned.
Emergency has been their opportunity. 1t
NAV be, also, that the new routes will be
pcrl,lexing and unsatisfactory this first
year. because it will necessarily lack nice
adjustment, but the experience will be
valuable for the future, in which the real
hope of the growers centre. Another thing
has been very clearly shown by the meet
ings at Middletown-the railroads are
anxious TO ship our peaches.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14
STATE AND LOCALS.

Rehoboth camp commences to-day.
Myriads of little black gnats have been
annoying Seaford.
The Seaford merchants are trying the
experiment Of closing up at 7r.M.
The Milford houses are being fitted with
pipes, preparatory to the introduction of
gas
The total strawberry shipments over the
Delaware Il. K. this season foot up 742 car
loads.
The members Of the last Legislature are
to hold Legislative reunion at Lewes to
morrow.
Geo. V. Massey and family, of Dover,
have gone to Saratoga, to be absent three
or four weeks.
At the meeting of the Milford Building
and Loan Association, last week, money
sold at from AL to 46l.
Mr.. D. NJ Cloud, executor, will sell the
household effects of the late Mary Cloud, in
this town, next Saturday afternoon.
Sheriff Lambson on Monday sold tn,
farm Of Merritt ii. Paxson, at Kirkwood
containing 37S acres, to Richard T. Cam
for $24,OOO
Messrs. J. E. Tygert & Co., of this town
have commenced the manufacture Of peacl
crates on large scale. They already ha..
a large order.
W. II. Baggs, it may be safe to say, vii
be appointed Postmaster for this town, vic
Thos. CarrOw, decd lie expects his CON
mission in a few days.
Robert II. Stevenson, near Frederica, o
Monday week lost young horse, valued q
500, that died with lockjaw, brought on b
running nail into its foot.
Says the Elkton Democrat: 1t is rumore
that Rev. DR.. Ph0bus is to be appointe
fre=iding Elder in place of Rev. Mr.. Kel
hey' who died somtime ago in Smyrna, De
1t Is expected that Bishop James will f
the vacant Presiding Eldership for Dov
District when he comes down to attend Il
oo'oFed Conference at Snow Hill, on Il
Al the funeral of the late Richard I.oc
wood in Middletown, last week, ov
e'sh'y relatives, children, grandchildr
1n" great grandchildren, were in after
anee.
a r.
Ars. Smith of Wilmington met will
,~'l' accident yesterday, it is feared. S
,sa Kerosene on the fire to kindle it
quickly. The balance Of the story is read
imagined by our readers,
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14
For The Smyrna Times
Meeting of the Peninsula Fruit Crow
ers' Association.
MIDpLErowN, DEL, July l3, '75.


MIDDLETOwN, DEL, July l3, '75.
An adjourned meeting of tho Peninsula
Fruit Growers Association was held here
to-day, but was slmly attended, except by
members in this vicinity, among the latter
being S. f. Shallcross, Sam'l Townsend
b. r. Biggs and Gov. Cochran.
The President, Gov. Cochran, called the
meeting to order, and J. Thos. Budd was
elected Secretary pro tenn.
+. II. Cochran, from the committee ap-
pointed at the regular June meeting of the
Association to visit Mr.. lIincklcy in view
Of a reduction of freights, reported that
they had accomplished nothing, yet Mr..
IIincklcy had promised that if growers
continued to ship he could not make re.
duction, but il they stopped he would
make the rates much lower--cven down to
cost, as he expressed it. Report accepted
and committee discharged.
Mr.. Townsend, chairman of committee
appointed to examine the feasibility of the
route to Boston via SD street and Harlem
Bridge, reported that no action had been
taken in regard to either, and that it wa,
the general opinion that Harlem Bridge
was impracticable.
~E. II. Cochran spoke of the absence o
members from the lower counties, and said i
was time they knew the penalty Of avoidin,
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

such meetings. He moved that The charter
be taken up and each member agree to pay
one cent or half cent per basket shipped,
the growers could have money enough to
control committees and thereby accomplish
all that the growers need
Mr.. Townsend spoke of the shipment Of
peaches to Europe, the freezing process TO
preserve the fruit, and offered to furnish
100 or POO crates daily. The following
resolutions were offered 10y him, and were
passed:
RcSolccd, That the peach growers of the
Peninsula here assembled appoint com
mttce of three to confer with the American
Steamship Company of Philadelphia, and
request said company to fit up compart-
ment, in each steamship, as Il refrigerator
to carry peaches to Liverpool at as reason
able rates as they can afford, and the peach
growers pledge ourselves to ship peaches to
! Liverpool if the proper facilities are pre-
pared for us and reasonable rates charged ;
we have no doubt that peaches will keep in
good order during the passage and arrive in
good order if the refrigerator is properly
prepared and attended to.
(The following committee was appointed
Sam'l Townsend, 5. +. Shallcross and X. w.
Cochran.)
RcSoIroi, That in our opinion this PENN
Sula between Delaware and Chesapeake
bays is by all odds better adapted to the
growth Of peaches than any section in the
United States, and we therefore think we
can make it to the interest Of railroads
steamboats, and steamship companies to
help Us market all the crops i'll good orlcl
and in good season.
kilograms were read from Chas x. Idc
inStructing agents of 2. w. & b. II. Il. tC
notify shippers that cars for Boston must be
applied for to him on or before July DIST
and that applications for cars Oh the P.
Il. X. Il. must be made to linn at once Il
enable Mr.. Bell to fit them up in propc
time.
Mr.. Bggs, by permission, reported tha
he had an interview with Mr.. Bell, of til,
p. a K. II. r., July 18th, and stated tha
the time to Scranton was ll.50 4. NJ. bu
thought it could he reduced two hours.
Mr. Stanford, Of Bait. ~ Ohio X. r., wa
present and offered additional induccmcnt
over the route to points west. The rcsul
Of II. Clayton and Il. l.. Cochran as a.
addition to former committee to wal
upon the officers Of sad road. This con
mttcc will report next Saturday, and ~
advised to make arrangements for 10 cal
To Cincinnati.
Meeting adjourned TO Saturday next.
There is a livelincss Of conversation i
regard to the freezing of peaches by col
air. Mr.. Riker, of the firm who own tht
process of preserving fruit, was in town tn
week, and has made every arrangement fC
: : erecting frame building j0x50. three stori,
y high, with cellar that will take 45,OC
: bricks. The building, which will be fran
: and will hold G0,0O0 baskets, is to be opp
, site the Delmarvia drying house, and II
: ground has been stakcd out This is a
:, important departure, and, if Il success, wi
Il be to Mr.. Riker of great financial bcncfi
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

PoLITICAL matters took on a strange freak
in Wilmington on Monday evening last,
when the City Council was called upon to
elect a City Solicitor. The Council held
special meeting for this especial purpose,
there being eleven Republicans and eight
Democrats present. Two members, both
Republicans. were absent, there being
twenty-one members i'll all. 1t was eX-
pected. of course, that Republican would
be elected indeed, Republican, Mr.. Rum
ford, had already been elected, but he had
declined. and it was to fill the vacancy that
the meeting was held. On the first ballot
three of the Republicans voted for Mr..
Spruance and seven for Mr.. Nields Zone
not voting) while the eight Democrats
voted squarely, all the time, for Mr.. Walter
Cummins On the 2d ballot Mr.. Nields got
eight votes. the one who first refused cast
ing in his ticket. On the third and last
ballot, very unexpected to all, it seems,
Mr. Cummins was elected by twelve votes,
four of the Republicans voting with the
eight Democrats. All these four had, at
the second ballot. voted for Mr. Nields, but
just who they are does not seem to be
known, as it was secret ballot What
makes the matter assume a stranger aspect
Is, if accounts be true, that the Democrats
if a fourth ballot had been taken, expected
t. vote for Mr.. Spruance, and so informed
Mr.. Pickles, one of the Republican mem
bers So the ConB,erc;al says. But it Seems
that some of the ring members, as they ar,
called, rather than have the Messrs Canby
AMI Adams triumph, "sold out and helpeo
toelect Mr.. Cummins. Even the Republican
papers admit the fitness of Mr.. C. but the,
strongly condemn the treachery of tn,
sellers-out. To thus betray their con
stituency is no recommendation to thei
party fealty. 1t looks as if there might b
serious feud there-lOoks so from thi
distance.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

SHIPPING PEACHES TO Providence, RHODE
ISIAND.-In Milford, Wednesday evening
last, special meeting Of the Central Della
ware Fruit Growers Association was held
for the purpose of considering the subject
Of establishing line of steamers for the
conveyance of peaches from Lewos to
Providence, r. |.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Causey, was unanimously adopted:
Rcsolrcd, That in order to promote the
establishment of line of steamers from
Lcwes to Providence, a committee of two
be appointed to canvass Immediately among
the growers to secure pledges for enough
shipments to cover the 1000 crates per trip,
so reasonably required by the Company
and that when this is assured said commit
tee be instructed to proceed to Providence
and Boston and ascertain the character and
standing Of the commission men there and
report to the shippers such names as are
deemed responsible; also that said com
mittee visit New York, and make arrange
ments if possible with darymcn there for a
reduction in the price of cartng from the
! boats.
The chairman appointed as this com
mittco, Messrs. John w. Causcy and Mark
| II. Davis.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

TRANSPORTATION or FRUIT FROM della
wARE.-Says the Philadelphia Ledger Of
Friday: A private meeting was held yester-
day at parlor &C." Continental Hotel, of
gentlemen interested in establishing a
through all-rail line between Delaware and
Boston for the transportation of peaches
and other fruit. There were present:
Hon. John p. Cochran, Governor of Del
aware; Hon. b. r. Biggs, Mt. Pleasant; P.
l.. Cannon, Bridgeville; II. Clay Douglass,
Smyrna; james r. Sudler, Sudlersville
Manlove Hayes, Dover; s. G. McGonigal,
Dover; C. d. Rousch, Wyoming; S. F.
Shallcross, Middlctown; f. r. Cochran,
Middletown; Jos. Smithers, Smyrna.
The several railroads were represented
as follows George IL. Williams, n. y. & L
Railroad; Walter Freeman, Pennsylvani;
Railroad; Charles X. Ide, p, w. & b
Railroad.
The Boston commission men presen
were j. S. Chambcrline, II. f. Chamberlinc
Winsom Smith, B. 7. IIodson, c. II. Adam
and Il. W. Paine.
Governor Cochran stated that what haC
worked to the injury Of the growers ha'
been the handling at New York, and tn
delay there, and that the commission pai'
New York dealers had reduced the receipt
of the shippers.
Addresses in favor of the line were mad
by Hon. Mr.. Bggs, Mr.. Manlove Haye,
Mr.. Henry Clay Douglass and Mr.. ?. |
Cannon.
Messrs. Freeman and Ide, representa-
the line to New York, and Mr.. Williams
the roads beyond that point, guaranteed
line perfect in its connections, quick i
transit, and early in its arrival in Boston.
The result of the conference, it is state,
is the securing of an additional market fc
Delaware fruit.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14
W ttI f'ftf Nt
Centennial Soldiers.
DOVER, July 18Th. !

DOVER, July BIN, -.
meeting was held in CulLreth's Hall
this evening for the purpose of organizing
a Military Company. Over GO names were
enrolled and Thos. b. c. Smith, John Fore
akers, II. J. Enright, Saml II. Barker and
ChaS. +. Stevenson were appointed a com
mittce on organization.
1t was not decided whether 10 organize
under the State Military Law or as an
Independent company.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

| DECEASED-Ths week we record the
| death Of Mr. Thomas Carrow, Postmaster of
this town. The funeral, on Monday after
noon, was one of the largest ever witnessed
in our midst, excepting, perhaps, few
Sunday burials. During the funeral march
nearly all the business places on Main street
| closed their doors in token of respect.
All the ministers of the town, of all denomi-
nations, headed the procession, and all the
officers and teachers of the NJ. Z. Sunday
School followed next; after these came
the citizens generally. Tho relatives fol-
lowed the hearsc in carriages.
Mr.. Carrow had been identified with this
community for more than forty years ;
most of the time i'll prominent capacity.
He was born on farm near Dover in 1917
and came to this town in his 18th year
i'll 1929. He entered as a clerk with Mr.
Lambdin, merchant and postmaster, and
thus his business life commenced and
ended among the mail bags. lie was iden
tifed with the merchantile interests, how
= ever, through all the period up to 1862 or 3
: when he was appointed Justice of the Peace
. by Gov. Cannon. Shortly after the close o
. his term in that Office he was appointed
= Postmaster by President Grant, and dieC
6 in the midst of his duties. In this capacit,
he became almost universally known to tn
entire community, and here, if not before
} his genial temperament, his warm hearted
n ness, his kindly nature took fast hold upol
q every one. lie died in the full tide of pei
y sonal and official popularity. No one eve
T. filled his trying position with such enthus
u astic acceptance, it is said.
<, lie was also prominent in religious circle
e, in the NJ. f. Church. For number
III years he held the position of DistriC
n Steward, first in the Philadelphia and the
in the Wilmington Conference, and h
q. manifested a warm side for Sunday Schoo
NJ from their very beginning. For numb,
an of years he was Superintendent of IL
rs Methodist School here, until elected Pre-,
nj dent of the Sunday School Association
% that Church, which he held when he die
er and had filled for ten or fifteen years. j
,os was at all times in official positions an
of gave untiring attention to interests of til
in character. 1t is hardly necessary to $,
that his closing hours were in the fullo
triumph of the faith he had so co
nat scientiously lived His af1liction was organ
lay disease Of the heart. lie was fully appris
he of his condition in May last, when emine
Ike physicians in Philadelphia confirmed t
H." opinions of his physician at home. |
all, continued in the discharge of his duti
put however, until within a week or two of
set, demise, meeting all with the cheerGuln,
sat of yore, making especial effort to keep
to mental sufferings from going out beyo
to his own breast to afliict others.
Tor, Has there ever been one who has 20
sec out from among us with record of for
six years, as clean as he?
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

TIE TIMES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JosErH H. HoFFECKEB, Editor and PrOprie-
tO-. AT Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS MS-SuEsoRIrTIoN-O year 500 in advance, or
sa5Oif not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears paid-Ony at the
option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate OF
Seven Cents line for the first insertion; subsequent
insertions Threeand a-halfccntS Aliberal discount
made 10 quarterly, semi-annual and yearly adverti
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

JUDGE FISHERS POSITION.-The Dover
atc,Stptacl, July 9, says: We are authorized
to state that the rumored removal by the
Attorney General, of George p. Fisher, L. S.
Attorney for District of Columbia, is with
out any foundation in fact. The many
friends of Judge Fisher will be gratiiied to
know the confidence of the President in
that official remains unshaken.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

A FIGHT FOR A FEMALE.-Early Saturday
evening, as young man and young lady
were quietly walking along east 2nd street
Wilmington, they were met near Walnut
street by another young man, who had
previously been considered as the beau o
the lady. War Immediately commenced
between the beau and his rival, and during
the progress of hostilities the lady walked
across the street and calmly watched the
combat. Finally tho beau was defeated
when the lady crossed the street again, ant
resumed her walk with the rival. The
affair created quite an excitement.-G Gazette
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.-The State
Board Of Education, consisting of VIM. II.
Purnell, President of Delaware College
|. {. Grubb, Secretary of State; DIR. Nathan
Pratt State Auditor, and James III. Groves,
State Superintendent, held its first meeting
last Thursday, at the Clayton House, in
Wilmington. All the members were pres
ent and Mr.. Purnell, who is President OF
the Board by virtue of the school law, presi-
ded and DR.. Pratt, constituted Secretary by
the same authority, served in that capacity
The meeting was called for an informal
discussion as to what the State Board could
and W ould do, and there was a free inter
change Of opinion on these points. The
only thing accomplished, however, was tho
sketching out of a series of blanks fol
teachers and Il school register for use in the
schools. Another meeting was appointed
for the 18th Of August, to be held in vii
mington, where the subject Of a uniform
system Of education will be considered anC
an effort be made to adopt a uniform Sys
tenn Of text books for use in schools. Som,
opposition is anticipated in the carrying
out of this system, but the State Board i
confident that when once in operation thu
opposition will be allayed. 1t has beer
found that there is considerable prejudice
against the new law simply because of tn,
change, and in Sussex this prejudice i
quite strong, principally because Of tn
dog tax. A conversation was overhcar,
between two gentlemen in that county, tn
other day, wherein one remarked that 9Th
last liberty poor man had now becl
taken away from him. -Commrc;,h.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14
A number of our citizens expect to go to
Rehoboth this week or next.

A number of our citizens expect to go to
Rehoboth this week or next.
Welearn that Mr.. w. Z. Riggs, near this
town, has disposed of his peach crop at 80
cts. per basket, delivered at Clayton.
Captain Taggart has agreed to put on a
daily line during most of the season between
Leipsic and Philadelphia, the boats to leave
Leipsic at 4 P. NJ, and Philadelphia at IL
A. NJ. Baskets will be carried for I cents,
and crates for | cents each.
Last Monday, there being temporary
breakdown at the Wortlen basket factory
in this town, Mr. w. gave his employees a
| free ride to the Wakeman House, Bombay
| Hook, via Kent Co. train. There were, in
cluding the families and friends Of the
party, about POO persons. Mr.. Campbell,
of the Wakcman, set rich dinner for the
crowd, very many of whom were boys,
with only such appeties as boys can carry.
The party were well pleased.
Tho wheat in this section has all been
harvested during the beautiful weather OF
the past two weeks. The yield is better
than for several years past, and but for the
winter break would have been large
The quality is very fine. r. b. Garman's, il
the Alley, is said to be very choice. Hi,
yield from 45 acres was 900 bushels and wa
delivered to Col. Douglass, at Clayton. yes
terday. The purchase was made at private
terms for VIM. Lea ~ Son, Brandywin,
Millers.
C. A. P. Smith, who kept variety stor,
at POP Market street, Wilmington, lef
there during the night of Thursday, takini
with him all his store and household goods
and owing $3.50 for rent, $50 for board 70
self, wife and child, and three weeks wage
to several lady clerks. He got his good
off by pretending to get them out Of tn
way of some painters whom he had engage,
: to paint his store. He gave his clerks tw
days holiday, until the painting should
finished. While all this was going on Ii
got off.
Impressive services were held 10y tn
Methodist Sunday School of this town la>
Sunday afternoon. The room was drapeC
in respectto the memory of the Presider
of the S. S. Association, Mr.. Carrow, (thc
a corpse at his stricken home,) the chldrc
poured forth their feelings in heartfelt
songs, and the Supt., JnO. III. lIoffecke
e and three of the teachers, Messrs. !. |
Hamilton, DIR. Collins and Frank Raymon
Il made remarks. 1t is described as one
/ the most sadly impressive meeting eve
i witnessed in the school room.
IS Jas. Dean, clerk i'll the store and pos
office at Kirkwood, New Castle co., W;
arrested and held to bail in $500 last MOI
, day for tampering with the mails. 1t seen
=" that Dean and another young man name
Dempsey were both corresponding with IL
u same young lady, and Dean took advanta.
Z OF his position in the postoffice to open or
: of Dempsey's letters and read it. He i
l. terwards sealed the letter up again and sci
it, but he told companion about it. I'll
II affair occurred some time ago and was aboI
a to be healed over, but last week matte
a broke out afrcsh and Dempsey brother i
1t formed on Dean.
Smyrna times., 1875-07-14


THE New PRoHoNorARY appointment,
made for New Castle county, gives more
than the usual disappointment, if we may
judge anything from the expressions of the
Democratic journals. Says the Wilmington
1dvcrtScr:
"Tho appointment of Mr.. Bcasten, is
specially liable to sharp criticism. That
Mr.. Beasten is a gentlcman-Of high and
unstaned character, and entitled to fill an
honorable position i'll the party no man
can doubt; but the gift of the Prothonotary-
ship of this county to gentleman of his
atfluence, whose orchards, common report
says, will yield him 10000 baskets of
peaches this year, is source of deep dis
content among the masses of the party,
who bear the heat and burden of the fight
| upon the election day. The palace of the
| King and the grange of our Governor, are
! frequent resorts of flatterers and parasites,
and it may be that the habitues Of the
grange aver that the appointment of
Messrs. Beasten and Springer are popular.
They who so assert either mistake the
thrObbing of the popular pulse, or for their
own purposes misiniorm the Governor.
The almost universal feeling is that strug-
Cling men should have had the places
lately filled. This IS plain honest talk,
and is not intended to be other than fair
criticism upon tho public acts of our
Executive"
Says the DclCtparcan:
"There is always, from the nature OF
things, some opposition to every guberna.
tOrial appointment, and this instance is no
exception to the general rule. When there
are many applicants, all excellent men, foi
Il single position, there is always more OF
less jealousy among candidates and then
supporters and disappointment following
the executive decision Unfortunately fol
them, fortunately for the public) there are
not offices for all who seek them. Mr.
I Beaston has been faithful in many things
4 and deserves the consideration received a
g the hands of his party"
) Mr.. Reynolds, editor of the Middletowi
r Transcript and an applicant for the Office
e publishes a card thanking his friends 70
! their support. lie ewinds up in these words
f "ThOugh defeated, the very hearty SUI
port | received is exceedingly gratifying
y and that | did not succeed was not fror
e the want of friends, but from causes beyon
d their control. i. REYNOLDS"