Smyrna times., 1877-10-03
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Marsh & Brown at Wyoming have dried
10 tons of fruit.
Asbury c. Pepper, Il prominent citizen of
Sussex c., is dead
Several farmers around Frcderica will
realize from $50 to 500 per acre on toma-
toes this season.
The engineer is now engaged in lcveling
the seaboard route for the new railroad to
Rehoboth Beach.
There is still much displeasure among the
Democrats Of Kent at the appointment Of
Mr.. Raughley Clerk of the Peace.
\ Mrs. Blanchard had thirteen different
varieties of jelly at the Bridceyille fair, in
SUSSEX last week, besides lots Of preserves
1t is stated that S. w. Hall & Co., the
extensive tomato Gamers of Fredcrca, con
template starting another establishment at
Milford.
The Laurel Peninsular Agricultural and
| Mechanical Association will hold its fourth
annual exhibition on October 2lth, 25th
and Goth.
Tho farm Of Joseph w. Vaudegrirt, near
| Odessa, containing 100 acres, was sold at
sheriff sale last week to George Derrickson.
for $500
A sad sight, especially to Catholics, was
witnessed at the depot in Wilmington one
day last weel-two priests in bcastly
| state of intoXicatiou.
\ farmer named Lee, in Brldywiuc IId.,
New Castle CO., has throshcd 100 bushels
of wheat this season from little over 30
acres-33 bushels to the acre.
J.W. Cats and A. p IImeslcy. ofC Camden,
are both putting up new buildings; the
! former 4 storehousc and the latter dwell
ing and storehouse combined.
Ten new houses have been built in
tredcrlca this summer or put under way,
besides n number that have been improved
SO as to give them quite new appearance.
Esquire Frazer, Of Wilmington. now q
prominent member Of the Reformed Mems
Association in that city, is an applicant for
reappOintment, his term rs Justice expiring
in November.
The hotel keeper at Milton, Sussex co., a
Mr. Hart, has in his possession the cclc.
brated Canadian stallion Morgan. which is
now 80 years of age. and is still sound
and healthy animal.
John w. Cooper, of Sussex county, sowed
year ago three bushels Of Clawson wheat
upon three acres Of ground, which, being
thre5hed on Monday, yielded him 40
bushels for the three sown.
WILDER Burnitc, of FELTON,, member Of
the last Legislature, is talked Of" for
Governor. At all events, there seems to be
an effort to get him into the line of success.
sion, for future use OF some kind.
The Middletown fair will most likely be
largely attended this week. On Friday.
the last day, an cXursion train is to be run
from Lewcs to harrington, to connect with
the Delaware road morning train.
John McCat1crty, a brakeman on the
Delaware railroad, was crushed between
the cars at Delaware junction, between
New Castle and Wilmington, on Tuesday
evening, the 25th ult., and died in a few
hours.
AcClDENr.-On Saturday week, Daniel
Rash, living in st. Jones Neck, near Dover.
fell out Of his wagon and broke his leg.
/ AS he went to get out Of the wagon, the
horse started, causing him to fall to the
| ground.
An Irishman in Camden recently backed
his wood wagon against a bee hive and
! upset 1t. The bees came near upsetting
him, but fortunately he is recovering from
the attack, which was likely to prove severe
for him.
1t is estimated, but we do not know who
! figured it, that about 10000 baskets of
fruit have been cvaparated on the PENN.
sula, producing 10000 pounds of the
cured product, worth at Is cents a pound
$67 800.
Rev. G. ID. Watson, formerly Of the vii.
mington Conference, has been sent to
Evansville, Ind, by the Indiana Conference.
OF which he is now member. Rev. F..
StubDs, OF this town, will not 20 west to
take his place in indianapolis.
A number Of the Peninsula papers are
laughing at the S"sgcr A'dcr, the new paper
at Seaiord, for its fondness for italics. 1t
VIII not take the editors long, however, to
see that 1t IS not necessary to put their
points in that style to make them take.
At the funeral services of Lemuel Draper
OF Milford, last week, Rev. Mr. Haynes of
the NJ. +. Church, (of which tho deceased
was prominent membcr) took for his
text, " 1t IS better to 20 to the house Of
mourning than to the house of feastng."
Rev. G. r. Kramer, the ex-Methodist
minister Of Wilmington who now runs the
llousehold-ofFai Church, u that city,
immersed Is more Of his congregation last
Sunday, in the Brandywine. On one other
occasion he immersed f6 making 81 in all.
A colt show took place at FELTON, on
Saturday, Sept. 18th. Thepremiums offered
were $50 for best $40 for second best, and
s. for third best. The colts ranged from
10 days old to 6 months and q days. Capt.
A. G. Mench carried off the first prize, VIM.
G. Frear the second, and Rily Melvin the
third.
THAT JUNcTIoN.--Accordng to an
EUe1y EUening correspondent the Old Do.
minion Steamship Company will in few
days make application for an injunction
against the p, w. & b. Company, to with
strain them from the building of the pro
posed branch Of the Delaware Division from
Dover to Milford.
Last year, at the Middletown fair, Mrs
Hayes and her daughter, of Unionyille
Chester CO., Pa, brought lot of cookery,
&c, in competition with the Middletown
ladies, and gobbled up nearly all the pre-
miums. This offended the Middletowners
Of course, so this year Mrs. HAYES will moi
be allowed to 4" hayes them