Smyrna times., 1877-04-04

PREPARING FOR TOMATO CANNING.-The
Milford NescS says: Samuel w. Hall & Co..
of Frederick, are now contracting for 800
acres of tomatoes to be grown by surround
fng farmers, at the rate of fifty cents per
hundred pounds. Last year they contracted
for 400 acres and paid out for them $l7 500
In cash. This year they will not be able to
handle so many because of the large crop
| OF peaches that is now promised.
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN WILMINGTON.
The President has re-appointed and COM
missioned John NJ. Dunn, of Wilmington,
to be United States Marshal for the State.
1t Is learned that the opposition to Marshal
Dunn was very small. 1t is understood |
that the ere-appointment of William NJ. Pyle |
| to the Possmastership of that city will also |
take place at a day not very far distant |
Marshal Dunn has had his office for about |
| eight years and Postmaster Pyle has had |
his about three years.
Hiram Griffith, one of the nine prisoners
who escaped from Dover Jail when JOSH |
Start got out several months since, has
been recaptured. He was captured by
Deputy Myers last Friday, whilst plowing
on a farm in Queen Annes county, on the
road between Beaver Dams and Centerville
He was at the last April term convicted of
SLOOlluS COlOfGu Ilitn Hatllcu UOnn
Fisher, in the face, causing the loss of both
eyes. The Sheriff is also on the track of
another of the same gang.
A Coon WAYS AHEAD-There will be no
election in Delaware next fall, therefore
the following announcement, which we
find in nearly all the daily papers, is a
good ways in advance of the time for which
it is needed. Here is the item " 1t is un-
dapStOOI from TarnOorotio courooc tbot
Hon. James Williams has stated that he
will not be candidate for denomination to
Congress, and in that event the democrats
OF New castle county will name either
George Gray or Charles B. Lore"
WHAT IS THE "NEw CASTLE Commons. -
1t is pretty generally known that the town
of New Castle owns five farms, bequeathed
to it by VIM. Penn. In other words the
limits OF the town are comprised within the
celebrated "tweive miles circle" about
, which the Jersey fisherman are creating
such Il hubbub, which includes five farms
, and the Delaware river, clear over to the
, New Jersey shore. These five farms are
known as the New Castle Commons" and
are managed by thirteen Trustees, elected
: by the citizens of the town. The Trustees
t rent the farms for Il certain money rent,
which last year amounted to 1,432. OF
, this sum nearly $1,000 was put back on the
! farms in the way OF improvements, and
/ the balance applied for the benefit Of the
: town, i'll appropriations to the gas works,
Y water works, public schools, &C., nearly all
: of which are maintained in whole or in part
!. by these funds, we believe.
d NIPPED IN THE BUD.-In the country, not
IS a thousand miles from Wilmington, lives a
IS wealthy gentleman whose only daughter is
| tfxro Il :
h a worthy young man but does not possess
t, the requisite that makes worth attractive
9 his pockets are not gold lined. She smiled
r, upon him, however, and he, acting on the
" presumption that the stern parent would
Il not favor his suit, said naueht to him but
e urged the young lady to elope. Her father
n played the eaves-dropper and overheard
10 the conversation in which she consented
s and when she asked permission to leave
d home to visit some friends it was graciously
n, granted. According to the programme the
o. two were to meet at the depot in Whining
e ton, on Friday, and take the train north
~ and the programme was carried out up tC
he certain point. They met and were abou
to step on the train, when the young lady:
- father stepped up to her, politely raised hi
hat and smlingly offered his arm, which
IS. the young lady accepted, while her love
looked on in blank amazement and simpl,
calculated, "WelI I'll be darned.'
1T The old gentleman was not at all angry
and is understood to have said that if tn
rs young party had acted like a man he Nigh
~ not have had very serious objections, but h.
70 did object to his mode of procedure. TIL
circumstance is related by one who says h
to knows, but declines to give the names.-
m Eccry Erening.
PEACH PRoPHETs.-We do not predic
about peach crops, but there may be som
tie of our readers who enjoy such prophesie'
re so we have collected all we can come across
er to give them a correct idea of Just how tn
prospect stands.
IL writer from Milford to the Commercic
low says: "Some think this will be a good yes
ia for peaches, because the buds have nc
m commenced to swell yet, while others thin
the hard winter has frozen the ends of TIL
an limbs and lessened the expectations of
asst good crop"
i've Then the Commercial says on its own r
eu- sponsibility: "The peach buds are all rigl
yet, no doubt"
m. The Eccry Eoening says: ga gentlcmO
on. had been informed that below Milford IL
Ids late varieties, which blossom first wei
ore greatly injured. The Hale's Early are safe
The Cambridge (Md.) Chronicle says
seems to he the general impression of IL
d. leading fruit growers in Dorchester, and
The others in different parts of the Peninsul
zen that the prospects for full peach crop th
s. year is very fattering.
The Dover Sentinel says: "The peac
on, buds are said to have been injured by Il
last late Storm"
y The Lewes L'ght says ." We are inform,
ort by Seaiord correspondent that all q
Col. buds of every variety in that section al
below there, are killed. Yesterday
visited several orchards in this vicini
am I'm (Lewes) and were surprised to find tn
3 LOT nearly or quite all the buds were alive al
@eu' @ presented healthy appearance"
red THE jury LIsT.-Court commences
Dover, April ODD. The following is |
oor of Jurors