Smyrna times., 1878-05-29

The Lebanon Fruit Drying factory, with
SIX machines, is now owned by Thurbner &,
Co., the great grocers of New York, who
Will run it this season to the best adyant.
age.
STATE MEDICAL SocIETY.-Thc Medical
/ Society of the State of Delaware meets at
Lewes on June 10Th next, and the p. W.
& B. Railroad Company have consented to
reduce the fare on that occasion and is,ilc
excursion tickets to the members Of the
society. The members hope to secure a
large attendance. The annual address is
to be delivered by DR.. Collins of this town.
ITEMS FROM THE MILFORD NEws.-On
Monday last the Bickle Bros, caught at
Bennetts Pier, bottom of Milford Neck.
100 bushels OF sea trout at one haul of the
seine, ana on Tuesday llj large st!ncers.
at one haul, averaging 20 pounds weight
each.
The prospect for crop Of wheat, as we
lntlmated in our last, has been very mucb
reduced during the past two or three
weeks, and now we have the rust. the
scab, blasted heads, and a bad prosuect
generally. The young apples have also
generally been killed by frost, and the
pears will also be very small crop.
Edward McColley has traded his mill
property known as the McCollcy mills with
VIM. Clark of Passaic, New Jersey. for n
large, handsome dwelling house in that town.
me sale includes the dwelling and II acres
OF Ehd. Mr.. Smith, sOn-in.law of Mr.
NIafk mas taken possession of the mills and
proposes to put them in complete repair
THE DEMOCRATIC NEW CASTLE Coryrv
MEETING at New Castle on Saturday. is said
70 be the largest ever held. # was nrc.
llmlnary to, and its object was to law out
the work Tor the fall campaign. JudScs Of
Election IN the several hundred, and v0tin,,
preclnts of Wilmington to select candiIotrS
tor sheriff and cororor were appointed anJ
the following persons chosen as the Count,,
Executive Committee:
Brandywine lId.-Wm. c. Wier VII.
mlngton-John II. Publ, john O'Bvrnn.
W IN. Is. Norton; Christiana-J. PouI.on
Chandler; Mill Creek rhomas L. ]. Bald.
WIN; White Clay Creek-Wm. Herbert.
Pencader-Sewall c. Bggs; Red Lion
Mm. IL. Newton; st. Georges-Joseph r.
walker; Appoqunimink-Samn Towns
end; Observation-Disclosures Deakyne.
The meeting strickly portaincd to the
business OF the party and no note was
taken OF national politics.
-iHttftJ me ' QHiWf,fft+ Ron,
The lively part Of the proceedings Of the
democratic County Meeting at New Castle.
on Saturday, was on the subject of taxin,
candidates. stipulated sum haying been
eNacted by the Executive Committee. and
paid by each one offering his name os a
candidate for office. 1t was opposed bv
MeSsrs. Ray, Gray and others, and warmly
advocated by O'Bryne and sam Townsend
he following is the characteristics spnech
OF the war horse Of Appoquinilnink: :"
: Mr.. President, it don't do fer us all to be
alike. The occupants of the SheriG"s
once make their money off Of the miseries
OF the people, and yet there is a sufficient
anxiety to make money in this way to in
duce II men to come Ou: for that office
ana the Lord only knows how many for
the oAlce OF Coroner. Twenty or thirty
years ago 1t was hard to get anybody to be \ |
coroner, and the office then was worth |
about 5000 or 5000 year; while now tbn |
poor house business alone amounts 10 tLat |
much with its still born bastard ni0onr |
DaoIes. Immense laughter, duringw which !
sam said something about 'cuttino loosn |
from the Legislature and the Levy Court !
= For man to get up" continued the |
speaker, land talk about running a Dolitiral /
machine without money is utter nonsense |
/ / rust yourselves to that kind of men and |
Iod only knows what would become Of
your party. Look at the black and tan
niger Republican party-they don't even
propose to make nomination in Kent
county laughter and applausel; for all
hey are tadpoles with their tails off.
Great applause and laughter You may
IS Well sing Psalms to a gate post renewed
1uehter va, as TO try to run party without
money. Whenever man gets too pure
or that he had better step out of the party.
hr. Ray, 1t you ever get up for Governor
We will assess you $500 worth"
he vote on being taken was very close,
,ut decided by the chairman to endorse
he action of the Ex. Com. in LAYING \
AK on the candidates. The Wilmington
Idsete gives as an evidence of the sobrietv
nd good conduct of the Democracy, that
nut one drunken man was seen on the
treet at the Democratic county meeting at
New Castle on Saturday.
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