Smyrna times., 1875-08-18
STATE AND IOCAr.S

The Wilmington Morning Herald,-Johr
OByrne's new morning daily-is to make
its debut next Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Sharp, of this town. has E
butter bean vine that is now thirty.one feet
high, and still growing.
The colored men of Newark have organ
lied lodge of Free Masons. They also
have an Odd Fellows lodge.
In addition to all the other troubles OF
the wet weather it has brought the mosqui-
toes upon us in strong force.
Mr.. John A. Cavender, of this town, has
cut down all the Hale's Early peach trees
in his orchard-400 or 500 trees.
Prof. L. Summer Stevens, of Georgia, is
to take charge of Middletown Academy, in
place OF Prof. Jones, formerly of Dover.
Prof HI. Hockenberry, of West Virginia,
has accepted the Principalship of SMYRNA
Seminary for the ensuing year. He comes
higly endorsed.
Chas. Beaston has resigned the Presi
dency of the Middletown Agricultural
Society, and VIM. r. Cochran has been
appointed to the vacancy.
Miss Almeda Day, daughter of c. H.B.
Day, has beed appointed teacher in the
Dover public schools, in place of Miss
Burgess, resigned. Salary, $3.50.
MIR. John Dagger, of Dover, had crop of
81 bushels green gage plums from lG trees
this season, for which he received 81 per
bushel. He sold to Richardson & Robbins.
Notwithstanding the wet weather. the
first train of peaches from Middletown to
Chicago, shipped last Wednesday, reached
their destination on Saturday in good con-
dition.
The Lewes Light announces that Mr.. O.
). Grant, brother of President Grant, made
visit to Rehoboth few days ago. His
business to that point was to look after
government contracts for oak timber.
The Tomlinson steam mill. near GEORGE
town, Sussex CO., on the j. g. B. X. r., was
burned, last Thursday night. The loss is
sixteen thousand dollars, upon which there
IS no insurance. The cause is unknown.
The temperance men of Wilmington
have abandoned the idea of running .
temperance candidate for Mayor They
held their meeting on Monday evening.
when the leaders generally discouraged the
move.
a temperance mass meeting, under the
auspices of the Kent County Association of
GOOD Templars, will be held on the Camden
Camp ground on Thursday, 9th of Septem.
ber, and eminent temperance orators
promise to be i'll attendance.
The immense drying establishment at
wyoming, just completed, it is said will dry |
90 bushels every six hours, or 1904 bushels |
per day The cost of the structure will be
about $1,000, and they will require 1000
during the whole season.
A boy in this town last week. itcbino for
fame, took upon himself the form Of a
tramp and slept out one might with lot of
peach plucks. The marks of his fathers
are on his back yet.
one OF Messrs. Vandegrift and Rothwelrs
De''ch Darges ran into an old sunken vessel
'n Saturday and sank in the creek. whilst
'elng towed to Brick Store to take on a
DAD OF fruit Her place was at once
upplied. She has since been raised.
A New Castle man, by the help of his
efngerator, succeeded in keeping a few
1ale's Early peaches without spot or blem.
'h, Tor hive days, and therefore concludes
nat refrigerating is a success. Doubtless.
will keep the Hale's from rottinp
Will save other kinds indefinitely.
The turntable at Townsend broke down
lnder the weight of one of the engines Of
he Queen Annes R. R., on Monday. and
he engine fell into the pit The most of
ne peach shippers at Massey's are shipping
Clayton via the Kent road, until the
nglne can be put on the track again.
We have received two long letters this
'eek describing Rash's camp. As it is now
early two weeks since the meeting closed
hey do not possess sufficient interest tn
make up for the space they would occupy.
We therefore give the gist of one of them
nd send the other to the Rescue for publi.
alton, as desired.
Solomon's Island, the famous oyster
ackin9 place near Baltimore, has come 70
rIeI, 1t seems. 1t was sold last week. 10
cres) by trustee, for $4,000 The business
I"r" "'- "-tablished by Isaac Solomon. n
n;nian, and it is said the i'm.
rovements alone cost him over 100000
D put them there.
The removal of postmaster O'Bier. of ,
eaford, on the ground of rreguIaritv. was.
ne C't'zea says, " concocted scheme which
ad its origin in petty mallice." His def.
lency has dwindled from $94O to SI9ooI.
nd the examination of his accounts is not
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