Smyrna times., 1877-05-23

FIRST STRAWBERRY SHIpMENT.-The first
strawberry shipment of the season, from
the Peninsula, was made over the Delaware |
road last Friday. The shipment consisted
of three crates, one from Princess Anne,
one from Westover, and one from Marion,
all on the Eastern Shore.
THE CoLORED PREACHERS CONFERENCE
The Philadelphia Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, held its ses-
sions in Wilmington last week, and was a
body of able and, in the main, well-educated
colored men that won the respect Of all who
were in any way brought in contact with its
members, the Ecery Ecc1.nlq says Bishop
Paine, of Ohio, presided, assisted by Bishop
Brown, of Baltimore. Brown is a man OF
fine abilities and was born near Odessa, in
this State. The following are the appoint
ments for Delaware: Smyrna, J. S. Watson;
Dover, Richard Barney; Camden, A, q.
Lane; Frederica, Peter Lowbcr; Milford,
j. L. Burton; Georgetown, j. w. Davis;
Laurel, B. +. Pritchard.
THE WILMINGTON TEMPERANCE Men IN
! DovER.-The temperance cause it appears,
has not only taken root i'll Wilmington,
but is extending down the State. On
| Wednesday last a number of the Moral
Suasion club of that city went down to
Dover and organized temperance move
ment similar to the one now in progress in
Wilmington. The meeting on Wednesday
evening was held in the Baptist Church,
but was not very largely attended. Those
present were addressed during the
evening by William H. Stockley, and
Mr.. Hargis, both of Wilmington, and
several others. During the evening and
before the meeting closed thirty-five signed
the pledge. The next evening another
meeting was held this time in the n. f.
Church. The meeting was more largely
attended than that of the previous evening.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Stockley,
Davis, IIargis, Quinn, Jones and Starr OF
Wilmington, and several others. During
the evening 50 ordered their names to the
pledge, making 90 in all during the two
meetings.
LYING IN HORSE DEAL.-A case was
tried before the court at New Castle last
Friday in which a man lost So for lying.
The case was VIM. c. Palmer Is. John 5.
Jones. Cummins for plaintiff, Lore for
defendant. On the 10th of April 1875
Palmer, the plaintiff in this case. sold to
Jones, the defendant, horse, taking his
note therefor for $l25, payable months
from date with interest. Palmer represen
ted the horse to be sound and gentle, a
| SOOO hOlNcI anu OIIy years OlCt. l lie
horse afterwards, according to the evidence
} of the defense, proved almost worthless
: and Is years old. SO Jones refused to pay
} the note and Palmer sued him. The Jury
returned verdict for Palmer for $50
instead of the 1925 with interest. The Chic
Justice, in his charge said: "a man il
dealing with a horse trader needs to be
| especially watchful of his interest for they
are so habitually given to misrepresentation
that you cannot believe them and this fact
IS such notorious one that any man who
does believe them deserves to suffer for hi
credulity. However, if the jury should fine
; by the evidence that fraud had been com
j mitted by Palmer, knowingly, he was no
, to escape punishment because of the un
wariness of his victim"
Q THE PEACH MEETING AT MIDDLETowN.-
/ The peach growers of the Delaware PENN
, sula held Il meeting at Middletown OF
r Saturday last, for the purpose of takin!
INTO consideration measures to reduce eX
! penses, and make the business profitable
, one, also to make such arrangements Will
a railroad companies as would insure loy
q rates Of freight, so that the business coul,
E be more extended, and not confined to on
or two cities, as is now the case. Mr.. S. {
. Biggs presided, and Mr.. j. Thomas Budc
q acted as secretary. 1t was one Of tn
;. largest meetings ever held. There wa
! considerable diversity of opinions as to tn
!. extent of the forthcoming crop, most of til
q growers being of the opinion that the esti
mates already made were entirely to-
large.
y Samuel Townsend said there would no
g be more than two, fifths as many peaches a
}. there were in 1875, and from Smyrna t,
II Bridgeville the prospect gradually grow
+ more discOuraging. From the latter plac
d to Princess Anne, Nd, the crop will prov
n Il total failure.
l. Henry Clayton, speaking for Kirkwoot
S and Mount Pleasant, said the fruit ha
n been hurt, and not more than three-fifth
g would be shipped from those stations a
t were in 1875.
II. N. Willets, of Middletown, though
q all the varieties, except Smock, would Civ
g a fair yield, but the crop would not be a
e large as two years ago.
# Edward r. Cochran, from the same place
q thought that there would be 10000
: baskets shipped at that station. This
about $4,000 baskets less than were shil
. ped i'll 1875.
Geo. w. Cummins said that in the neigh
n borhood of Clayton there would probabl
- not be more than one.third Of Il crop an,
1 y
! Morton and Brenford would be from on,
fourth to one-third of full crop.
DR.. Henry Ridgeley reported the GRO
is east Of Dover injured, while west of tina
d town the trees are loaded.
<. Jacob G.. Brown said that the prospec
a about Camden, Wyoming, Canterbury an
er FELTON, was better than at the correspond
d ing period in 1875.
g The following other reports were made
e At Bridgeville, oil the varieties, excer
n Troth's early, promise well, but the Gro
d will not be up to that of 1875. Along tn
p junction d Breakwater Railroad the Smoc
le was said to be the only variety injured, an
rs large crop is expected. Talbot count,
Ie Nd, will probably grow from oneh half t
two-thirds of full crop. From Townsen
to Centreville, on the Kent d Queen Anne
y road, all the varieties, except Crawford
y early, promise better than in 1875. Odess
u, will probably ship from one-half to on,
~ ~ third of a full crop, and from Sassafrc
- Neck a full crop was reported. Betwee
u Seaford and Cambridge the yield will b
- enormous.
- . long debate then ensued upon tn
o' | cuhinof ~ vol h., 4.