Smyrna times., 1875-07-14

market. 1t is said to cost, |
delivered at these places, about 95 cents
per bushel.-Le,ces Light.
Last Friday morning, about 7.15, John
Fuhr, a brakesman, in attempting to get on
a freight train moving away from Dover
station, fell and had both his feet crushed
by car wheel passing over them.
1t was decided, at the local preachers
meeting held in Rash's woods, near Pier
sons Corner, West Dover HID. on Saturday
week, to hold camp meeting there, COM
mencing July 30th and running over two
Sundays.
Yesterday Sam C. Beckwith, junior
editor of the Cambridge Chronicle, called on
us. Sam is known as one of thespicy news
paper men Of the Peninsula. He was ac-
companied by NJ. deK. Smith of the Ches-
tertOwn bar.
On Friday night last the wife of Mr..
Samuel Holt, of Seaford, went to bed i'll
apparently good health, but during the
night she was seized with violent choking
sensation in her throat, and expired in
about Is minutes.
The Union NJ. E. Sunday School of Will
mington gave a novel entertainment last
evening-a steamboat concert. The steamer
FELTON, was chartered for moonlight excur-
sion down the Delaware, and the concert
uoS Yiva,, ~, nj,
Messrs. J. B. Vandegrift and G. f. Roth
well, near this town, have arranged for a
line of barges from Brick Store Landing,
Smyrna Creek, to Philadelphia. Their
crops together will aggregate about 10000
baskets. Others are expected to use the
line.
Two children of Mr.. Thomas Carly, oi
Middletown, died within comparatively &
few hours of each other on Sunday week
They had been sick but few days, theil
disease being scarlet fever of most malig
nant type, or, as some say, black tongue
fever.
1t will cost to ship peaches from Claytor
to New York, on an average, about 30 cts
per basket, to wit t:-picking and haulin!
to depot, say cents; freight, II cents
carriage, 4 cts; commission, at say 80 cts
per basket, cts. The sales should averag
at least 40 cts. to "pay out"
The sheriff sale of the two farms of tn
late Elihu Jefferson, which was ADVERTISED
to come off at Middletown on the 9th G
this month, was postponed, and the proba
bility is they will not be sold till abou
September or October. The farms are il
Appoquinimink, q few miles from thi
town.
, Ex-Judge A. L. Hayes, of Lancaster, Pa
| died yesterday, in his SD year. He was
| native of this State and brother of ManlOv
Hayes, of Dover. lie sat on the bench fo
a number of years in Lancaster CO. II
practiced law in this State after graduatin
Y at Princeton and studying under Hon. II n
| Ridgely.
Last Thursday night horse was stole
from John Mckee, near New Castle, by
man who had been working with him for
week. but who had been discharged thi
morning. The man took the horse I
Philadelphia and offered it for sale, whe
he was arrested. The animal has bee
. returned.
The Dover Sentinel says the NJ. E. Sabbat
school of that town have in contemplate
n either an excursion or basket picni
The scholars are almost unanimous
desire to visit Fraland again; but Il
e trouble and expense of procuring team
and the long distance, are very mu'
il against an excursion to that place.
u Messrs. Stetson and Ellison, at Camde
have purchased what yellow peaches tn
lie want for canning, for % cents per bask
ar delivered at the factory. Messrs. Richal
son e. Robbins, packers, of Dover, q
70 offering 30 cents per basket for yell
- peaches; they are now packing cherri
for which they pay 10 cents per pound.
- On the 10th of June, Mr.. and Mrs Je
90 T. Davis, residing near Cooch's Bird
near Newark, celebrated their fftieth IN
riage anniversary. Eight children, six 81
hg and two daughters. gathered home, maxi
ey the family circle complete. No invitatic
were issued, to place the neighbors undt
he most questionable obligation; indeed, it '
in intended as a mere family reunion, bu
number of friends sent in presents
f., value.
od. Last Monday morning the Tuquan A
m. citation of Lancaster, Pa, left Whining
on Tia. 9.2j train for Lewss, on their secC
fishing excursion to that place. The p;
~ numbered about fifty and included
W...e, ,haIn. State Superintendent of
cation, State Senators Warlel and Roebu
Thomas B. Cochran, Clerk of State Sen
will and number of lawyers, physicians
'ice other prominent men. They will ret
pm next Saturday.
An official of the Philadelphia, Wilm
on ton d Baltimore Railroad, who was pre-
| at at a peach meeting at Middletown
l bV Saturday stated that already tho oro-