Smyrna times., 1875-06-30


The hot weather has literally cooked the
gooseberries. One party, Mr.. Jas. Truax,
who had not shipped, estimates that he has
lost fifty or sixty bushels. The scorching |
suns of Friday and Saturday "fxcd' them. |
Says the S,SSer Journal: The peach crop |
has been over estimated in this county, and
we believe everywhere. About Seaford
there will be very few, while in all parts of
the county the late varieties will be scarce.
Last week, while R. II. Cochran was
driving home from Middletown, colt
along the road ran violently against Mr..
C's carriage, crushing wheel, breaking a
shaft and letting the occupant suddenly
down to the ground.
An estimable citizen of Wilmington,
clerk, named Jacob Messimer, went on a
picnic last week and tried to walk three
miles in the sun. He was overcome by the
heat and died in ten minutes. He leaves a
wife and several children.
The trains Of the Kent County r. r. are
to make excursions every Thursday and
Sunday from Chestertown to Bombay
Hook. The Sunday part of the programme
CRATES terribly on the feelings of public
sentiment in these quarters.
The arrangement of the Dover peach
shippers to ship by boat from Mahon's and
thence by New Jersey Southern R. r., is at
the rate of l. els. per basket to New York.
By Del. r. R. the rate by the new schedule
will be between II and is cts
The NJ. f. Sunday School excursion from
ChestertOwn to Bombay Hook, last week,
realized Sll6 clear profit. There was con
| siderable disappointment that the train did
not stop in this town, but the failure was
attributed to the R. r. management.
A camp meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
at Leunas woods, near Milton, beginning
July Both. The brethren of the ministry
are cordially invited to attend
| j. E. SMITH, Pastor.
| Four trains now move out from Clayton
at about II A. NJ each day-one to Easton,
one to Chestertown, one to Smyrna, and
one south on the Del road. 1t is some
times cofusing to parties who have to
change cars, to learn which train to take.
There are more long faces about Dover,
at the present time, than there has been
for year. The Academy boys (sOme of
them good sized ones, too) have left, you
know. Never mind, girls, they will be
back again-except them biggest ones.-
Sentinel.
Last Sunday Revs. Messrs. Wright, of
this town, and Brooks, Of Laurel, (Episco-
pail exchangd pulpits. Rev. Mr.. Taylor,
of Philadelphia, filled our Presbyterian
pulpit. There were slim congregations at
all the churches however, owing to the hot
weather.
AT regular meeting of Harmony Lodge,
No. l3, of this town, (Masonic), on Thurs
day evening, June Sd, 1873, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
J. w. Flick, w. NJ; Sam1 Taylor, S. W..
Robt R. Carly, J. W.; ]. X. Shortman
Treas; c. E. HAZEL, Sec'y.
The "Listen Houston farm, of 200 acres
three miles from Milford, on the Frederics
road, taken in execution as the property o
John Mcmahon, was sold by Sheriff Cooper
on Wednesday afternoon last. 1t wal
; struck off to DIR. Henry Ridgely, of Dover
at $500, subject to a mortgage of $4,000
The pear orchard of Williams Brothers
f at Dover, is suffering from the attack Of
strange looking slug which eats the pull
from the upper side Of the leaves, ant
leaves the tree entirely barren of its foliage
Some Of their trees have the appearance o
having passed through fire. So says tn
> Sentinel.
We record the death of one Of our elderl
citizens this week.-Mrs.. Cloud Afte
spending a useful, but unobtrusive, life O
over half century among us, she was lai
: away in the old Baptist Church yard yes
y terday. She was a consistent and devou
member Of that church. She was a Mis-
. Marsh before marriage.
t About 3 o'clock Monday afternoon scye
n prisoners escaped from the New Castle jai
Being turned into the Jail yard for exercs
p they availed themselves of ladder whic
Il had been left in the yard by some worl
y men, with which they scaled the walls an
jumped down upon the coal shed belong
ing to the public school.
F, Two sudden deaths occurred in Wi
~'u yesterday. Mr.. Grenville Wier,
well-known citizen, fell in the street an
died in few minutes and Mrs. Sarah
= Mendenhall, prominent old lady of
:" years, whilst going up stairs fell on Il
~ steps and died instantly. She had bee
ironing just before her death.
rs The Delmarvia Fruit Drying Establis
III ment, Of Middletown, is about adding adj
n tional evaporators to their establshmei
which will enable them to prepare abo
a 800 baskets of peaches per day for dista
n