Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

MIN utterly elpleSS, CnOuSn MS NINA seems
clear, Notwithstanding the bullet remains
in his head.
DEATH OF EDWARD DBoYER-Edward Boyer,
a wealthy old bachelor and the oldest resi-
dent of Middletown, died after long and
painful illness, at his residence on Thurs
day morning, in his Seth year. He lived
with maiden sister. lie was a good and
most charitable man, it is said.
The DELAWARE BIBLE SoCIETY.-The
Seventieth Annual Meeting of the Della
ware Bible Society will be held in Middle
town, tomorrow afternoon and evening
(Sept. 18th, 1870. The county societies
will please send delegates and all others
interested are cordially invited.
THE SALARY OF Posi- OFFICE CARRIERs.-
The letter carriers of Wilmington are about
petitioning Congress, with the other letter
carriers of the country, to restore their
salary (which has been lowered,) to some
thing near the old rates. They now, after
certain necessary expenses are paid get
$675 year.
A colored lodge of Odd Fellows, from
Cambridge, visited Seaford one day last
week and a general fight was INDUCED in
at the depot, during which razors and
pistols were drawn, and negro named
Robinson had one Of his ears bitten entirely
of. No arrests were made. The parties
were drunk.
correspondent writing from Lebanon
to the Dela'o@ean, says: This is a white
washed city you cannot lean up against
any place but what you get whitewashed
They don't paint anything here. 1t is a
very pretty little place; situated on St.
Jones creek, and is commonly called
Forest Landing.
good deal has been said about the
| farmers around Middletown cutting down
their peach orchards. 1t seems, however,
that its only the old, played-out ones that
| are coming down no young trees or being
slaughtered, and the TRANSCRIPT thinks there
is more danger of setting out than cutting
down young orchards.
PIcNIc IN a FoRr..-A party of ladies and
gentlemen from Delaware City sailed across
to Fort Delaware one day last week and
held picnic. 1t was a novel place for
such an entertainment, but the young folks
enjoyed themselves hugely as they took
their lunch in the immense barracks where
! the soldiers eat, when there are any there.
HARD on THE WILMINGTON MERCHANTS
The Gazette says " Undoubtedly Whining
ton has been losing her mercantile ratail
| trade for the past five years. Her mer-
chants are no longer the high spirited class
OF business men she formerly possessed" !"
1t says further that the Philadelphia mcr-
chants do most of the advertising, and cash
buyers 90 there to do most OF their dealing,
while the credit ones are left to make bills
at home.
The centennial anniversary of the battle
of Brandywine was celebrated at Chadd's
| Ford, Pa, yesterday. Although the battle
was fought in Pennsylvania, Just over the
line, the troops, before the battle were en-.
camped all round Wilmington, and Wash
ingtOn made his headquarters in that city.
Senator Bayard and Mayor Whitley made
speeches at the anniversary yesterday, and
two militia companies from Wilmington
took part in the exercises.
Rev. Mr.. Kramer, the former pastor of
Asbury NJ. f. Church, in Wilmington. but
now preaching for the Household of Faith
Church, baptised Ii converts to his faith,
in the Brandywine, on Sunday week.
| There was large gathering of lookers-on.
These l6 are those who joined with him
when he went off from the Methodists.
lie was baptised first by Second Advent
preacher in Philadelphia, and then came
home and immersed his own congregation.
LOOK Our, OFFICE HoLDERs.-A special
agent of the Government has been in this
State inspecting the customs service, and
here IS what he proposes to recommend
when he goes back to Washington: That
the office of deputy collector and Inspector
at the ports of Chester, Pa, New Castle,
Seaford and Delaware City, as at present
established, be discontinued, and the office
rented at New Castle be given up. That
there be established at Fort Delaware, off
Delaware City, a boarding station, with two
deputy collectors and inspectors, with four
boatmen to attend to the boarding of all
vessels arriving from foreign ports.
a PLEA FOR PoRDoN.-A correspondent of
| ErCry Eoening states that a petition for the
| pardon of the youth Griffith, now in Dover
Jail for shooting the old negro man
| Fisher, has been sent to Gov. Cochran,
with upwards of 5000 names upon it.
| Fishers hogs tresspassed on the farm OF
Griffith's father, and he penned them up,
In the absence of the father, Fisher came
upon the farm to let the hogs out and the
youth, Griffith's son, asked him to desst OIL
he would shoot him; whereupon Fisher
| pfOceeueu 10 lay QOWn IH0 renee, Wnen inc
boy got on the fence to prevent him
Fisher then grabbed for fence rail, telling
him he would knock him in the head
whereupon the boy discharged pistol
loaded with shot, putting out Fishers eyes
The parties lived in West Dover Hd., neaI
Davis's Corner.
The PEACH AND MELON EXHIBITS at the
Permanent Exhibition in Philadelphia last
week did not seem to draw very
largely increased crowd, though the display
was good one. Delaware showed nearly
all the peaches and New Jersey nearly al
the melons. The following is the report O
the judges For the best display of peaches
by a single grower, we award the frs
premium of 500 to Edward r. Cochran
Middletown, Del. For the second best dis
play OF peaches, we award the second
premium of $l5 to ]. G. Brown, Wyoming
Del. For the best general display of water
melons, we award the first premium of $2(
to McGregor j. Mitcheson, Burlington co.
n. j. A number of the peach exhibit
were credited to Pennsylvania, but simply
because they were exhibited by Philadel
phia commission merchants. The frui
J they showed was grown in Delaware Th
following were the exhibitors from Della
ware: S. s. Hoyt, Lincoln, Sussex co.
William Walker, Dover; d. l.. Spruance