Smyrna times., 1877-09-26

LyAPoRATED ToMAToEs.-Tomatocs dried
III our modern cvaporating machines keep
wei, and are excellent and convenient TO
have during winter and spring. They are
! SIMPLY cut in two pieces crOssyise and
dned with the skin on them. When used
they are to be soaked in water, until they
assume their natural, undricd condition,
| When the SKIN easily peels from them and
they are cooked as usual. They are quite
rs good as when fresh gathered from tho
vines. Tho experiment has been tried in
Milford this season, the NcD1S says, and is
pronounced success. 70G ibs of raw
tomatoes yielded IS lbs of dried.
| a DISPUTE OVER PROPERTY.--The Presby-
teran Church in Milford is about to have
trouble over the title Of some of its real
estate. a Mrs. Draper, of that town. cave
the lot on which the church and parsonage
IS built, and afterwards gave ten feet more.
The Trustees signed an agreement then
to surrender this additional ten feet TO Mrs
ID. or her heirs or assigns at any time thcy
might demand after thirty days notice.
Now a Mrs. Hazard, of Milton, daughter
oi Mrs. Draper, through her husband
comes forward and gives the thirty DAYS
hcllce with the view of again getting pos
session. But the Trustees are disnosed to
set up Il claim to this strip of land on tho
ground that their deed calls for GO feet
front, and they insist on claiming all their
deed calls for. 1t is thought the matter
VIII be taken to court.
LOVE AND PISTOLS IN WuN1vcrox 4
big sensation was created in Wilminpton.
7th and Madison sts., last Sunday cvc1in,
by young man named Andrew Dounbcrty
trying to shoot Miss Cassie Doughertv. a
young lady of the same name but no rcIa.
ton. Donghcrty had been ''raving attcn.
tlon' to Miss Cassie, it seems, but She had
not been paying much attention to him.
MS made him mad, and he cot drunk.
i>elng !oYe.slck, drunk, mad, and fool
generally, he shot at her on Sunday even.
ing, and then left for parts unknown. The
case IS thus told; Doughcrtv had gone to
the young lady's residence and lad rot
INTO quarrel with her mother and stem.
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Mullen. and had
made threats very freely against them and
against Miss Cassie. While they were in
the hall Cassie entered The front door and
seeing the excitement said: Andy, what
Is the natter lie said something about
coming to see the old folks, and proposcd
that she should take walk with him.
Sne declined this offer, and reminding him
OF the condition he was in, requested him
70 80 homo until he got soocr and then
come ana talk to her mother. To this lie
sald, II ! 90, you will 20 with me-" at the
same time drawing pistol he placed it
against he? face, but She pushed it away
with her hand. He then passed her and
when on the pavement near the curbstonc
he lrod, the charge passing so close TO Miss |
Dougherty that the hair on the r;ght side
oi her head was singcd. Miss Dougherty
screamed, "Oh, Mother, | am shot" and |
ran INTO MI. Gllkcys, q ncighbor. She re-
NAMED at Mr.. Gllkcy'a until Monday even |
lnS' under great excitement, refusing to
give her assent to have Doughcrtv arrested
on account of the publicity which would he
given to the affair, but the police arc on
the lookout for him
THE MIDDLErowx RAcEs.-The entries Of
horses for the Middlctown races number
SeVenty-two. The list is as follows.
1.-CoITs. SIOo
Frank Thompson D. Reese Smvrno. . YIN ,.ro,,,
Middlctown: J. W Mcdaniel Cherry IIiu Nd r + |
MoTIIsoh, ChrlStlaia: J. l.. McCav, PhiIadcIphi1
CaulA X Seth, Easton, Nd. J. NJ. startt Worton Nd
Class 800 $50
6 IN \. l4gs; , IT. " II Scott Church II Nd: Caulk
r. r. UoidshorQngh, smyrna: Vim. J. Vlnnart Worton
Nhcccon %; +; :AIehi ShaTploWn y j. samuel Walker
y i 1
calvert Gen. Wayne; W. II. Johnson MdiIc;6wn
IL, Mothcrall, Wilmington
Class ID. $50
G. II. McGcer. West Chester Pa. VIM. Eradv ,d |
dietown: Caulk n Seth, EaSton Md J r Srvmamr
EaSton Md: ID. ;. Quenton. Trenton \ J. / II Crns
"eli' Dowhlngtown, Pa: r. J. Calvert, Gen Wavi!c
OWNERS. SO
John B. Wharton Dover: j. F. Goldsborouob r.
iL9lISlc: i +. H. Thomas, Odessa: b. NJ. Crawford Jr
Middetown: W. r. Cochran, Middlctown: Ua-yrv |
Davldson summit Bridge.
CLASS $50 5000
Charles W. Jefferson, fredericksburg Nil " p
Mhiiln MGDonough, Del: Vim. dudley OdcsSo II |
t9wn }. X. llogg Jr., Elkton. Md r. J. Morrison
IhrlStnna: Caulk IL Scth, EaSton Md I : M, |
dIc Baltimore. Nd: Dallas Lore Mi Pleasant. J,,sn
Lo"cry' Milford: II. Motheral Wilmington
Class 2.SI. $3.50
Vim; Armstrong, Fair Hill. Md: W G. Wood Had |
uoniield NJ. Daniel Walter Abscc1m I >. W,n |
H. urant Trenton, Nj: John F. smith Phindeinhia.
Geo W. Fitzwatcr, Jr., Philadelphia.
CLASS 800. $50
j. Z; Wharton, Dover: G. H. McCic-. West Cbostor |
IA; w dudley, Odessa j. w. Mcdaniel Cherry IIiIl
Nd j. X Hogg Jr, Elktou, Nd: X J Morrison |
HMIIIstala ~ JOhn L. McClay, PhiadCphla: Adam
AInn|rSCr, Philadelphia: Caulk & Seth EastoD Md |
= W. ltennctt EaSton, Nd. G. f. Allen Sharpst0yti |
\. j.: Daniel Walker AbSccom \ I insti1, o,,r,. -
Milford: IL. Motherall, Wilmington
CLASS 90. $500.
VIM. Armstrong. Fair Hill Nd. Wm Prod, MIA.
WSI9Wh; Chas Nance, Philadelphia: Alex Maxwell
MlddIctOWn: r. I. Clayton. MiddlptOYu J0bn n |
CreSWell, DOwningtown, Pa: r. q CoIvnrt CO. |
wayne Pa: Geo. w. FitZwater Jr Philadelnhia