Smyrna times., 1876-08-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

REV. MR.. STUBBS IS expected to MI MS
pulpit here next Sunday. He was at
Rehoboth last Sunday.
THE early and late passenger trains on
the Delaware L. r. were taken ofyesterday.
There is now only ono train up in the
morning and one down in the evening.
Jonx WILKINSON, ST., was araigned be-
fore Esquire Colt yesterday for selling
whisky illegally and was held in $500 to
appear at court. There were nine cases
against him.
WIN. C. ELIAsoN, our former townsman,
is building an elegant residence in West
Philadelphia, and Alex. Humphreys. one of
our best carpenters, has gone to boss the
wood work in the building.
TROUT catching by hook and line has
been one Of the sports at Bombay Hook for
the past few days. We are indebted to Mr..
Jump, of the Wakeman House for an
elegant pair, weighing about 81 lbs. each.
EDw. BLAls. of this town, has sold his
peach crop to the peach canners at Five
Points, near Camden, at 50 cts. per basket,
delivered. Higher figures are now de
manded. He expects 10 have about 1900
baskets.
THE Kent County Railroad has chartered
81 peach cars-almost as many, it IS said,
as has been engaged by the whole Of the
Delaware road The bulk Of the peach
crop seems to be in Kent and Cecil coun-
ties, Nd.
Col. DOUGLASS has chartered fifteen peach
cars. Last year he chartered forty-fvc
This shows the difference in the peach
crop. The first peach train was put on the
road last Monday. Two cars were loaded
at Clayton.
WEare informed that J. T. Goldsborough,
| Of Lcipsic, is going to trot his horse Gold
dust against Nathan Cooks mare next
! Saturday, on the Jones Neck track, for q
set Of 500 harness. Cook lives near Cam
den, and is said to have the fastest mare in
! the county.
THE Nd. & Del. train has changed its
| time again. 1t connects with the afternoon
| train north at Clayton and returns after the
| evening train south. This delays the mail
| to Easton eight hours, and the Eastonians
| claim that the road has no right to do any
| such thing.
! HALEs seem to be the early peach to
catch the money this year. Those of ou
growers who have had good fruit Of thit
| variety to ship have realized from 50. to
| $2.75 per basket for it, That's a stunning
price and we should not be surprised il
| some one will bo disposed now to set out
another orchard-some one who has rc
Gently pulled one up.
THE excursion to Cape May, to have been
given by the Kent County Railroad to-day
was nipped in the bud" by the weather
| Not passenger was on the train when il
reached this town, but had the weather
been good large crowd would have gone
on the trip. To satisfy those who are 81
anxious to take the ride, Mr.. Gcrker ha.
decided to give the excursion on Wednes
day, Aug. 10th.
THE steamboat business seems to be
uppermost in the public mind here. Three
steamers are to DO the freighting for us, i
seems, for a while at least. The Falcoa ha,
been raised from the bottom Of the Crecl
at Rothwelrs, and is now afoat. After She
is sufficiently fixed up she is to lie put OF
the route again, in connection with the
P;apont, and Capt. Hallinger proposes t
give us a daily line, running the two boat
alternate days. In the mean time tn,
Packet Company is running the 81. Fields
and the proposition now il TO organize
steamboat company. The said Compan,
have project on foot to sell the schoone
NeAie and buy the 81. Fields, or some othe
steamboat, and their scheme now has
hopeful outlook. 1t is thought that .
steamboat company can be organized.
has become quite evident, by this year
, experience, that a steamboat is the thin
for our merchants and others to do thei
freighting, and that the thing is so feasibl
that if our people do not take up with
e some one else will. So the idea is to tax
! the matter in hand at once.