Smyrna times., 1877-08-15

evening an aXle oil peach car broke while
rounding curve at New Castle, and had
the coupling not parted the whole train of
peaches would have been wrecked The
car was from Greenwood. and had load
OF 23,5O0 pounds, 1900 more than is al
lowed
Around Odessa the farm hands made up
their minds not to pick peaches for less
than 81 per day, and the farmers decided
to pay only IS cts. The hands, mostly
negroes, struck, and the farmers have en-
ployed tramps in their places. This has
aroused quite an enmity between the
colored people and the "peach plucks.n
A trot took place on Cooks race track,
at FELTON,, last Saturday. The first was
won by Boon Smiths mare Lady Walkovcr,
in 800; the second by J. Caulk's horse
Dexter, in SOB; and the third by Edward
Bailey's colt Gloucester, in 1.35--half mile.
Justus Lowery, of Milford, and J. F. Colds.
boro and j. Kirkley, of Leipsic, were the
judges.
THE CoNGREssMAN.--A correspondent at
Georgetown writes as follows to Eve1y Even-
ing and C0mmcrciu: | find there is a good
deal of earnest talk about making Edward
l.. Martin, Esq, of Seaford, the Democratic
candidate for Congress next year. In all
probability there will be quite lively fight
between him and Charles B. Lore, ESQ, of
your own county.
TURNING WnITE.-A dark mulatto woman
at Wyoming is said to be turning white.
Some years ago white spots began to ap-
pear on her person and she has been
called the spotted woman These have
developed SO that scarcely any of the dark
remains and if she lives few years longer
she will be one of the fairest of the fair as
her SKIN is as iair and beautiful as young
child's.
| Two Much OF THE Coon THING-A car
load Of peaches from A. Hardcastle, Nd.
" Del. II. r., was weighed at Middletown
one day last week and contained hundred
more baskets than the car should carry
600 instead of 500. Yet the manifest only
called for the 500. The car was breaking
down under its overload, and If it had been
allowed to go on, Il serious accident might
have happened.
The Lynams constitute a large family
near Wilmington, mostly farmers, and
they always have a family reunion on the
9th OF August. The reunion this year was
held at Thos. Lynams, farmer near New
port. Between 200 and 300 guests were
present. 90 carriages were driven into the
lawn. The members Of the family went a
tishlns III the morning in the creek near
by and caught ten bushels Of fish, which
were cooked on the ground for big
dinner, in the afternoon. The people Of
the neighborhood were all invited.
AN ODD CAsE.-Alex. Moseley, coIored
man near Milford, has had his cornfield in
vaded number of times by David S.
Lynch's cattle. He complained to Lynch
and asked him to take care of the cattle
but no attention was paid to the request.
Moseley then dug a deep ditch inside the
fence so that when the cattle jumped over
they would fall into the ditch. For this
Lynch had Moseley arrested and held to
bail in 5000 for his appearance at court.
The trial was before Squire Stephens. of
Milford. So the Milford Nc,os says, and it
naturally thinks that the wrong man has
been bailed.
The GEORGETOWN Posi- OFFICE.-Quite an
animated contest is going on in George.
| town over the change in the Post Master
IN that town. It seems that the present
incumbent Mr.. Lynch has been in eight
years and many of the citizens think this is
long enough. Besides this there are com.
plants that he does not attend as carefully
to the business as he should, and that he is
lll-natured and petulant to many who have
Official business with the office. Those who
for these reasons desire change have
asked the appointment of James Maull,
and arc making all effort to effect it, but
so far with out any result.
THE PEACH CRoP.-Vice President Cas-
satt, Of the Pennsylvania railroad, in reply
to request from a committee of the Della
ware peach growers for n reduction of
freight rates, states that the present rates
on peaches are not more than fairly
remunerative, and declines to make any
reduction. 1t is stated that in conse.
quence of the freight rates being un.
satisfactory to the peach growers that there
is large addition to the number of DRYERS,
and many growers expect to work nearly
their whole crop. Canning will be largely
done, and in addition water communica-
ton is being largely sought as an expert
ment.
VISITING THE COLoRED SCHooLs.-H. c..
Conrad, Esq, Actuary of the Delaware
State Society for the education of the
colored people is now making tour of the
State holding meetings of the colored
people in all the large towns to whom he
speaks upon the subject of education with
the view of stirring them up to greater
el1orts IN this work. lie has already
visited Sussex county and this week he is
doing Kent viz: Tuesday evening at
Camden; Wednesday afternoon at Grimes
Chapel near Leipsic Wednesday evening
at Dover; Thursday evening at SMYRNA.
This society and its excellent Actuary are
engaged in a noble work.
CHURCH TROUBLE IN SUSSEX AMONG THE
CoLoRED PEoPLE.-There is quite a settle.
ment of mulatoes in Indian River Hundred,
in Sussex, that claim to be part Indian.
They have a church called Harmony, and
though the negroes worshiped with them,
they always employed white preacher
until three years ago the Delaware Con.
ference sent them a divine Of too dark
a color, which action created some feeling
and resulted in a split The darker
colored brethern succeeded in holding
the church property, which has lead to q
law suit. Most of the prominent lawyers
in Georgetown are into the contest, either
as referees or counsel. Some Of the muatoes
side with the negroes, but the Norwoods,
the leading mulatto family, are fighting
them.
SUICIDE IN WILMINaToN-Wn Sanders