Smyrna times., 1877-10-24

ST7' NOlihcIly vi olnyfna) now stationed at
newark, after suffering very much for
several days recently, from neuralgia, her
entire left side became paralyzed. Con
siderable anxiety was felt for her but she
IS better nOw-the use of her limbs havinc o
been restored.
SWEET POTATo GRowING.-The ScntiacI
saysa Mr.. Turner, who lives near Frederick.
Laws's Chapel) will raise about 1000 bushels
OF sweet pot1t this year. Several farmers
IN that nelghborhood raise from about 500
to l,3OO bushels each. They erect houses
suitable for storing them, in which thew
are kept during the winter, and sold in ' tbe
spring for seed. An average crop is $50
bushels to the acre
Burt johnson, 4 negro living near Cam.
den, had about a dozen young men Of
Camden arraigned before Esquire Dickson.
in Dover, on Thursday charged with agra.
waited assault. The evidence disclosed the
tact that Burt was the cause of all the
trouble and the parties were all DISCHARGED,
One OF the parties subsequently made
aihdavit against Burt. The whole affair
grew out of disgracefu street fight that
recently occurred
According to the R,puJEcan the Delaware
State Fire and Marine Insurance Companv.
OF Delaware City, and the Delaware insur.
ance Company, of Wilmington, have been
consolidated, with VIM. Bright, DR.. Tantum
and {. 7. johnson, editor of the Ga-.Hc. at
the head of the new concern. 1t will be
remembered that the frst-namcd companv
Is the one that the Ec0y Ecc1ing and Conn.,
m"c'W has been trying to drive to the wall.
and has had libel suit entered against it
for so doing.
The people Of Georgetown were excited
and surprised last week at the removal of
Mr, Lynch, the Postmaster, and the ap.
pontment of Mr. Maull in his place.
lhere were certain charges made to the dc.
partment against Mr. Lynch, but a goodlv
number of the people liked him, and
besides his location was convenient for the
business community. The SGsscc .Io,J,uH
(Dem.) thinks that the appointment opens
a wide breach in the ErI lblican ranks that
will not soon be filled.
RonpED OF 4 DIANoxp Plx.-A passenger
from Philadelphia was robbed Of a fine
diamond shirt pin in Wilmington on Mon,
day, while the train was stopping there.
While sitting in Il car at the depot three
/ WclI-drcsSod men entered and one of them
asked HIM permission to examine the seat,
as he had lost something. The Gentleman
readily complied with the request and
stepped aside. While engaged in assisting
! the Searcher, the other two men who had
entered drew near and assisted, and at this
! time 1t IS supposed they managed to un-
tastcn the diamond pin from the strangers
cravat. He did not miss the article for
several minutes Passengers in the train
describe the thieves as being we'll dressed.
| one being unusually tall. "Those who
dance must pay the fiddler
A CASE OF OUTRAGE NEAR MEMBERSHIPS
! the Wilmington Gazette Of Yesterday: This
morning Tuesday Harriet Isabella Fore,
acre, daughter OF VIM. Forcacrc of Mermaid.
Mill Creek lld., appeared before Esquire
FRAZER, IN Wilmington, and swore out a
! warrant Tor the arrest of VIM. Scott. col,
on charge OF outraging her person. The
! %iri 5 testimony was to the effect that
while her father and brother were out Scott
| went in the house and wanted to kiss her.
/ Offering her money for the privilege. She
started to leave the room, when he caught
/ her and accomplished the outrage. He
! then fled. He seems to have been a fre-
/ quent visitor to the house. Miss Foreacro
is little over II years old, but is unusually
large tor her age. She is intelligent looking
and OF pleasing appearance. Scott, her
assailant. Is about 40 years of age, and is
married, having wife and two children.
! y REMARKABLE BoY.-There is bov in
/ Milford, says the Ne,cs Of that town, the
4 son OF poor parents who both labor day in
and out to feed and clothc a large family.
who IS determined to be somebody in spite
OF fate. lie goes steadily and regularly to
the public school and is always near or at
the head of his class in all studies; and out
OF school hours he supplies the family with
wood from the ship yards, cultivates a
small garden which supplies the family
with vegetables, and every Saturday has a
| place as helper in Il store for which he gets
one dollar. Besides this, he is always
ready to run errands and do odd Jobs for
anybody when he can find time. In this
way lie has already saved over forty dollars
which he Is keeping as a sacred treasure to
pay tor his board, clothes and tuition when
he goes to college, which he means to do.
Whenever his savings amount to $40, he
manages to put the amount out at interest
and his calculation is that when he is nine.
| teen years old, and prepared to enter col
lege, he vii! have nearly or quite 81 900 to
carry HIM through. lie also attends reru.
Iarly on his Sabbath duties, is always in his
seat at the Sunday School and at church.
DELL NoBLITT.-1 Undrcd Years DID,
Wilmington had a big time last Friday
celebrating the one hundredth birth dav of
Dell Noblitt, who has been a resident of
the city for nearly 70 years. The cclebra.
ton was all because Mr. Noblitts age is so
remarkable. He is native of Delaware
county, Pa. is a cabinet maker bv trade;
started in business in Wilmington i'm 1910:
worked as journeyman for while and then
opened store for himself; made a fair
competency in business has had two wifes
and sixteen children; latter all dead but
SIX. His odd name, Dell, is in honor of
Mrs. Mary Dell, a lady intimate in his
fathers family. lie is of French descent,
and Is an earnest Episcopalian, member
OF Bishop Lees Church. lie remains still |
quite able to 60 about, but maniGests less |
inclination to do so than formerly, since he |
has found his cye.sght slowly failing-a |
fact that causes him lively concern. Mr.. |
Noblitt has lived temporary and frugally. |
Liquor and tobacco he has long avoided. |
1t has been his uniform practice to go to |
bed at o'clock in the evening, and |
another rule, carefully observed, has been |
to observe extreme moderation in the |
OuantitV of his food In boDor Of this oau-