The Morning herald., 1875-09-25
DOWN TIM STATE.

OF fhb fANlN0ULA PRDee. .,-,, %.
The Laurel fhir win begin October s7A
and close on the 30th.' r Rgf urGs d
Mr.. McKendree Downham has take
the Academy - Georgetown for the ensuin
scholastic year. fESS
A seatuEtle With . head as large as
msn's has been loa6Rg about the entranc
OF st. Aichaels harhor this week. g
Quite . number OF Northern men hav
been prospecting around Seaford during tn
past week, with . view to purchase land.
]. F. Mancha, who has worked up such
trade in real estate around Easton, Is abou
to establish branch agency At Smyrna.
The session OF the Orphans Court an
Court Of Chancsry held at Georgetown thi
week, was poorly attended.
The Senate Journals have been delivere,
TO the Prothonotarys Of the several counties
The Agricultural Fair commences at Fed
eralsburg next Wednesday, continuing
Thursday and Friday.
The steam saw and grist nill at Robins
station in Sussex county, was sold on Mon
day to W. B. Tomlinson and others TO
$500. .r. I.
The Bridgeville Agricultural society offer
. premium of 500 to the hest performing
band, at their fair, to be held next month
The city bands are excluded. The number
Is restricted to three. Entrance fee $1,000
Transportation companies have received
about $500, 900 for freight OH the peach crot
while the growers have been compelled td
be satisfied with one-fifth of this amount
divided among them all.
This season has been so favorable to the
growth of vegetation that many hay fields
have been moved the second time, and the
second crop has made more hay than the
first one. "tH
Noah Jacobs, colored man, of Milford,
is missing. He went down the creek on
Tuesday to bring up scow from Reed 8
landing, and has not since been seen. An
axe that he carried was found on the scow,
and It is feared that he has been accidentally
drowned.
The Smyrnaand Delaware Bay R. R., or
that portion of it lying in Appoquinimink
Hundred, New Castle county, will be sold
by Sheriff Lambson on the 9Th of October.
The State Superintendent thinks that bv
the introduction of Uniform Text Books the
parents in this State will be saved an annual
tax OF $4,000 per year for school books.
The residence of James vickcry, at Har-
rington, recently sold at public sale was bid
in by Joseph P. Comegys, Esq. The prop
erty adjoins the station, and it is supposed
1t was bought for the use of the Delaware
railroad.
Sheriff Cooper sold the real estate of Mr..
Edward Beck, in Smyrna, on Thursday last.
The Bank of Smyrna was the purchaser, to
the amount of s24,779. On the same day,
the Molten Richards farm, in White Hall
Neck, was sold to Samuel S. Harrington, at
$500. "
We are Informed by the President of the
State Central Board, that the first contribu-
fion in Kent towards the erection of the
house on the Centennial grounds, at Fair
mount Park, referred to in late circulation
OF the State Commission, is Zadoc Postles,
Esq, of st. Jones' Neck. .-.seate,sial
The association of the ministers of the
NJ. f. Church of the Dover District hold
their next regular meeting at Frederick, on
Monday, October 4th. The Memorial ser
vices OF Rev. DR.. Kenny will be conducted
in the evening ofthat day by Rev. J. NJ. Will
liams.
The various drying factories of Milford
are turning out some Of the handsomest
Cried fruit that has ever been sent to mar
ket. That 10y the Alden process is the
standard and we believe it is. equaled by
other machines in use here. There is now
about 100000 pounds in this vicinity ready
for market, which is worth $4,000, The
conserved fruit, however, is more beautiful,
excellent and valuable There is fine field
Tor this work on the Peninsula, and we hone
to see it better occupied. There is, to saw
tine least, thousands IN u.-hcus.
On the 9th 7th and Sth of October, the
Peninsula Agricultural and Pomolocical
Association will meet at N1iddletown for
trials of speed. All entries for trotting had
TO be made before the Goth of this month at
y O'Clock p. IN. There are nine premiums.
the amount aGgrcgating -, l2J. The frsi
Tree to all colts on the Peninsula not OYER
Tour years old the last free to all horses
who have no better record than 2.27.
A prominent citizen of Denton, Md. set
that town in an uproar one day last week.
tie was intoxicated and an officer was sent
to arrest him, but lie took refuge in his gar
rett with his gun and plenty of ammunition
bid defiance to the minion of the law. Gnc.
the officer demanded his surrender, at the
same time presenting pistol. The response
was charge of shot that struck so close TO
the officer that he beat hastv retreat
Then the intoxicated man ventured down in.
TO his parlor, and presenting his gun from
the front window threatened to take the life
of any one who should attempt to arrest him
lie held out from to s P. NJ, and then
overcome by frequent potations. lie fell
asleep. While he was in this condition tLe
valiant officer steatllily entered the room,
took the gun away and handculTed him,
old Sussex seems to be waking up in the
matter OF agriculture, and her farmers and
artisans ar" determined TO prove 70 their
trothers OF New Castle and Kent Counties,
that they are not to be eXcclled in their Ia.
bors. If me may judge from the extensive
preparations now being made by the man
agement of the Laurel Peninsula Arricul-
tural and Mechanical Society. for their
second annual fair, on Wednesday, Thurs