Smyrna times., 1875-08-04
STATE AND LOCALS.

N''i ''i'N PAOP"Ho W Shlp lllelr own peaches.
The Dover base ballers squeal until the
Dela,caredn cries out with the fullness
thereof
1t is said that John O'Byrne will. issue a
new daily paper in Wilmington in about
two weeks.
The colored people of this town will
make an excursion to FELTON, camp next
Sunday, via Del. r. r.
Mrs. Harriet r. Carrow has taken out
letters of administration on the estate of
her late husband, Thos. Carrow.
The Old Dominion authorities have given
every assurance that they will make the
railroad extension to Rehoboth in time for
next season.
The cold rains and murky atmosphere
of the past few days is dreadful on the
peaches, particularly the Hales. 1t is also
bad on the "plucks."
A stage line between Milford and Har.
rington, to meet the night train down and
early morning train up, has been es.ab-
lished. The distance is nine miles.
Mr.. Baggs, our new P. NJ, has removed
the post-ofice to his merchant clothing
store, opposite Tschudy's and Cosden's, on
Commerce st. He entered upon his duties
on Monday.
The distillers of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties are making preparations to work up
portion of the fruit crop into brandy
There will be larger number of distilleries
this year than usual.
A little colored boy, aged about five
years, son of Anthony Richards, was found
drowned on Friday, about noon, in st.
Jones Creek, near the bridge on the Little
Creek road, near Dover.
A match game of base ball was PLAYED at
Leipsic on Saturday afternoon between the
Olympics of that town and the SMYRNA
second nine. The second nine received a
terrible drubbing-56 to 2S.
1t is stated that Rev. Matthew Sorin. of
Missouri, native of Delaware, and one of
the oldest and ablest ministers of the
NJ. E. Church, has received an appointment
to an NJ. f. Church in Chester, Pa.
Milford was sorrOw-stricken last week in
the death Of John w. Hudson, the deputy
postmaster, much respected young man
of only "a years. lie left a heart-crushed
young wife, not far removed from the
honeymoon.
Here is some of the talk usually heard
just after a Rehoboth camp: "The Balti
moreans contemplate erecting a $4,000
hotel for the Centennial year, and, if
practicable, another will be built by the
Association"
The two sidings have been put in on the
Bombay Hook railroad for the accommoda.
ton OF the Clayton peach shippers. The
one i'll "the Alley" has been called Bing.
ham Station and the one at Rothwelrs
Douglas Station.
Mrs. RICHTER, aged 35, was fatally burned
at Wilmington, on Friday night by her
dress taking fire from a piece of burning
paper which she threw on the floor after
using it to light lamp. She died next
morning at six o'clock.
poor "pcach pluclI" who called at the
Academy in Middletown, for something to
eat last week, informed Prof. Jones. the
Itn|pal. that he was a musician. He was
! .4''4trd 10 the piano, and it is said executed
several pieces with real artistic touch.
When Hon. N. b. Smithers heard how
badly one OF the tramps at Dover was
beaten by the negroes there last
week, he had the young man properly
cared for, at house near by, until he
recovered. So says the Dover correspondent
of Eoery Evening.
We ask the attention of peach growers
and shippers to the card of Messrs. A. J,
Thompson & Co., commission merchants Of
Chicago, published in another column
Persons who contemplate shipping theil
fruit to Chicago may find it to their advan
tage to communicate with these gentle
men.
Last week some twenty Methodists o
Wilmington went up the Wilmington
Western Railroad to visit a grove at South
wood, in view Of ascertaining its desirabilit,
as a camp meeting site. The object is /,
concentrate in one large meeting instea,
of dividing up in 50 many small local cam
meetings.
A correspondent to the Milford Ne,c
insists that Rehoboth win never be anythin
until the Surf House and the Camp meetin
+ are divorced. Each pulls against the othel
The "Camp Meeting Association can
/ run watering place. There is just enoug
) camp TO kill amusements, and just enoug
) amusements to kill the camp,