Smyrna times., 1875-08-18

| ~A000A SuO MS IooI WIN all axe ant
IL was thought to be a simple matter unit
tetanlc symptoms set in. So says the Con,
merc'at, but we are unable to substantial,
thetacts. The manis not known hereabou+s
Last week, while Hales were bringing IN,
growers no returns, Mr.. VIM. M Bell q
this town shipped about 20 baskets of ,
large yellow peach from his orchard in tbt
Alley which sold in New York for 81. Il
per basket. He does not know the variety
but as matter of designation he calls then
the King Lear.
Tramps in this town have been frcouentI,
seen to drop. an old rag or handkerchief
along the street. Those who have been
curious enough to watch the process, find
that that is their plan for getting sega,
stumps without being detected. Whom
they pick the rag up again an old stumr
comes up with it.
On the return of the AEce Z. Prestoa from
the excursion to Bombay Hook. THURSDAY.
and just as she was approaching the mouth
OF the Chrstiana, man on board attemptcd
to Jump over but was prevented. Wbetbcr
he wanted to commit suicide, or merely to
take swim, does not appear. As neither
his name nor motives are given.
Last week, in Odessa, Il valuable horse
belonging to f. r. Cochran, ESQ. fractured
Its upper jaw, turning the fractured part
down his throat On Friday DIR. NJ G..
Harvey, with the assistance Of Dr.. Ashcraft
and B"lville, chloroformed the horse. and
set the Jaw in place. The horse is doin,.
well and gives promise of recovery.
Mr.. VIM. B. Raughley writes to us that
'he haShs Woods camp, which closed on
the 10th, was a good success. Thirty con.
versions were recorded. The mcet;nr WAS
under the auspices of the Local Preachers
and under the management of Rev. John
NJ Clark, the pioneer in the inauguration
OF such camp. The singing was lead bv
Prof Quimby.
The trade by water of the town of Milford
Is completely blocked by the schooner
Adh7"So", launched on the creek. below tho
town, some two weeks ago. She ran Stem
foremost into the mud and cut throuol
that into the more solid earth and gravel
below, and lies directly across the channel
All efforts to haul her off have proved
entirely frutlcss.
y jealous colored woman at SeaEord last
week put some poison in peach. whilst nj
picnic, and gave it to another woman.
because she had taken her beau from her
he other woman ate the peach and it is
thought she would nave died if physician
had not speedily given her an antidotc.
The Jealous woman travelled as soon as She
found the dose was working"
On Sunday week Morris P. Darby left
his home i'll Milton, Sussex county. and
started down the creek in boat. Tho
BOAT was taken up that evening, and next
morning the body was found. The de.
oo"sod was 20 years of age, and his wife. of
whom he has of late been Jealous, is about
The same age. The old mans mind was
wrOng.-.Sussrr .Lour7a1.
hoiieckcr N Bro, Of this town, burned
Dut on the 81 inst.) have made arrance.
hents to start again, in part of q. W. & $.
laylor's machine shop. Parties in Phila-
telphia, who have been dealing in their
canned fruit for six years, have written To
hem to continue the brand in the mark ~ |
md have contracted for about as many
'ans as they can get up-jO,0OO or 100000 |
:ans.
II Is stated that the first cargo of peaches
o Europe via the Philadelphia steamers
refrigerator prOcess) will be sent out bv tbo
Jh'o next week. Eight car loads are re.
luired to load the vessel seven are already
'ngaged from the following stations, viz:
Two from Middletown, one from Townsend.
ne from Armstrong, one from Mount
'leasant, one from Dover and one from
smyrna.
An excursion to Cape May, from Chester
own and Smyrna, via Bombay Hook r p
~''J VHt VIII DC given next !
Nednesday, August 25th. If the weather
roves good this will be a most delipbtfuI
iialr. The steamer is the regular boat
unnlng on the route between PbiIodo,nb;o
nj Cape May, and is splendid craft A
lrge party will pretty certainly ioin tbo
xcursion. Sec advertisement on onnosito
age.
The Seaford Citizen tells it that q rarror
rove into Laurel last week and bitcbcd
us horse to the rear car of freight train
lie was drunk we should think. Finally
ne train moved off, and the team also. Of
curse. The horse either had to break his
eek or break the hitching rtrap. and he
naily succeeded in doing the latter, but
e amused the crowd around the denot
before he got loose. It was
ot known till then that he was much Of
raveler.
At meeting held on Monday evening
lst, in the Chapel of st. Peters Church tbo