Smyrna times., 1877-08-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

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COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
About two-thirds of the tramps that in
fest this State are foreigners.
Some Of the Sussex Democrats talk of
Chas. c. Stockley, of Georgetown, as a
Gubernatorial candidate next year.
The potato bugs are taking their depart
ure from the vicinity of Seaford, and the
roads, fences and bushes are covered with
them.
| Last Monday a severe hail storm visited
the lower part of the county. The fine
pear orchard of Edward Anderson, near
Canterbury, was badly cut.
The corn crop is now beyond the reach
Of drought and the prospect is that the
largest crop ever housed on the Peninsula
will be gathered this autumn.
Harry c. Carpenter, of Philadelphia, the
wellknown salesman, lost fine mare last
Monday at Frederica. He was driving
from Rehoboth towards home.
James Brown, the negro that was shot
on the 4th of July last, in Dover, is rapidly
recovering. lie is able to eat, and picks
up things with the hand that was paraly.
zed.
Messrs. S. W. Hall a. Co., of Frederick,
are making preparation to manufacture
over 100000 cans of tomatoes. They have
! contracted to take what tomatoes grow on
| 300 acres.
The Seaford Citizen has been sold to
Williams a Clark, and will shortly appear
In new form. 1t was formerly published
| i Int hoe
for some time.
The DelaOarean learns that DR.. Henry
Ridgley OF Dover is about having erected,
in his large peach orchard, near that town,
a large dryer to dry his peaches, instead of
shipping them.
| AT Wyoming, last week, some tramps
who demanded food at the house of Mrs.
Hubbard were at first refused, but with
threats and attempted violence compelled
her to give them meal.
Last week we reported the sale of the
Vandegrift farm, near Odessa, $50 acres for
$I,7OO 1t should have been $lO,70O. This
farm was purchased in flush times from
Jas. V. Moore for $4,000
Large shipments of soft she'll crabs,
caught in the river and bay, just east of
Mlllsboro, Sussex county, are made by rail
TO New York from Loves. 1t is very much
more profitable than peach raising.
Isaiah D. Mousley, of Brandywine Hd.,
took into the Wilmington market last week
two tomatoes, one weighing one pound six
ounces, the other one pound four ounces,
and each measuring II inches round.
E. r. Cochran, VIM. Polk, S. F. Shall.
cross, w. E. Appleton, r. A. Cochran and
Capt. ). Pennington, all old railroad shippers
at Middletown, have made arrangements
this season to ship nearly all their fruit by
water from Odessa.
1t is said that the people around Dacs.
boro, Sussex co., are very sorry that the
old house where Hon. John NJ. CLAYTON was
born has been torn down by the recent pur.
chaser of the property. 1t was a mere
she'll, however, and was about to fall.
LEwEs AND REHoBoTm RAILRoAD.-The
Bredk,0ater Light of the 4th inst. says work
began on the line of this new road on
tuesday last, and it is now a settled fact
beyond all doubt that we are soon to have
the long needed extension to Rehoboth.
1t is stated that lot of tramps occupied
the marquee preachers tent) at Camden
Camp one or two days, and left the place
so lousy that it had to be cleaned out
before the preachers could occupy it with
safety. Several ministers had to scratch
themselves.
One of the longest men in Sussex county
IS named Short; one of the shortest men in
Somerset county is named Long, while the
greenest man in Wicomico county is called
White, and the oldest man in Worcester
county is named Young So says one of
our Maryland exchanges
SKELETON FoUND.-A couple of vessel
captains found the skeleton of a man on
the beach at the mouth of Little Creek on
Friday of last week. The man was proba-
bly, drowned off of some vessel and hoated
ashore. The crabs and buzzards had eaten
all the flesh off of the bones.
woman who has been keeping a house
Of illrepute in Milford left the other day
without paying a number of bills, but an
officer captured her and made her hand
over, and then let her 60 on her way re.
Joicing. There was also rejoicing in Mil.
ford, that she has gone on her way.
Two tramps went TO the house of Mr..
Mcintosh, near Frederick, on Friday morn.
ing week, during Mr.. McIntosh's absence,
Knocked down his son and tied him, and
then robbed the house Of what money and
I other valuables they could find and
decaniped with the plupdcf. No arrests.
--Delavarean.
) THE OLD SToRY.-Last Thursday morn.
! ing girl named Penelope Derrickson, in
! Wilmington, poured kerosene oil on a fire
, to start it and the oil can exploded and
t shcwas terribly burned She accomplished
l her purpose, but at the risk of her life, as
0 usual. Yet somebody else will soon follow
8 her foolish example The newspapers can
generally furnish an item Of this kind.