Smyrna times., 1878-09-25

The disease that has been so fatal among
the horses the past several weeks in this
section, known as "blind staggers," seems |
to have spent its force and is now abating, |
at least there does not seem so many new |
cases.
On Sunday morning last after an able |
discourse by Rev. Mr.. Haynes, from I'd |
Corinthians Sth chap. and 7th VS., the |
collection for conference claimants las per
assessment of the last conference for this
station $l25) was raised in few minutes.
FORTY. EIGHT pounds is a bushel of meal.
Purchasers should remember this and de-
mand that weight for bushel, twcntyfour
pounds for a-half bushel, twelve pounds for
peck, and six pounds for a half peck.
This is what the law allows you, and any
person selling you less is liable in an action
for fraud.
We learn that the committee on church
music of the NJ. +. Church of this town,
have adopted a resolution excluding any
and all persons who are not members Of
the choir, from seats within the space
reeded for the singers. This action is
taken so that seats needed by the choir
will not be appropriated by others.
WHEAT SEEDING.-The farmers are get
ting ready for seeding wheat as rapidly as
possible. Several have put their wheat in
this week and Samuel Armstrong, on the
road to Backbird, has field sown and up
high enough to cast shade Of green over
it. Col. Douglass is seeding a field of 26
acres with phosphate at the rate of 800 lbs.
to the acre. They are complaining of dry
weather.
THE Grant Remedy Manufacturing Co.,
Of Worcester, Mass, who advertise to
"stop and read" do not stop to keep their
contracts. These they utterly ignore,
and a concern which contracts bills without
the intention of paying them will humbug
the people by palm1niing off on them worth
less medicine. The company and the
medicine we believe "Yankey invention
to fleece the people.
POSTAL BUSIEEss.-A new regulation in
reference to registration of Sd class mail
matter has been adopted. Heretofore, Sd
class matter to entitie it to the advantages
of registrations was subject to letter postage
in addition to the registering fee. Under
the new rule, which takes effect the lst Of
Oct, it can be registered at Sd class rates of
postage, one cent per ounce with the addi-
ton of the registering fee.
CHANGE OF TINE TABLE.-The fall ar
rangement for travel on the Delaware r. Il.
commenced on Monday. Trains running
north will leave Smyrna at and 1925 A.
NJ. and 4.50 p. NJ. Will arrive here at lilo
A. NJ. and 2.jj and S.26 P. NJ. The principal
change it will be seen is in the afternoon
train, which is two hours later, arriving in
| Wilmington at 40 and Philadelphia at
| $50. The passenger car attached to the
| freight train has been discontinued.
THE phosphate manufacturers are having
an animated and successful fall campaign.
Messrs. Hubbard & Bro, Of Wyoming, are
| selling more this fall than any preceding
season a. Lee Cummins is disposing Of his
as fast as it is turned out from the factory,
and Messrs. J. f. Tygert IL Co. with their
| SO horse power engine and between 50 and
40 men are kept busy to meet the demand
upon them. These phosphates have all
been tested and found to produce better
| crops than those made from home, though
| costing more money. We should always
stick up for home products in preference tC
| foreign when it is as good or better
TIE Peninsular fair to be held at Middle
town, October ID, 81 and 4th, promises tc
be quite as attractive as last year, and pro
| DLOly luOlC SOs IIlC tllOibS VI lAC l'Ohti
people to get up a monster exhibition ha;
stimulated them to renewed cXertions
which will, no doubt, result greatly to the
advantage Of the fair. The premiums
offered by the managers are not all giver
for fast horses, but two-thirds of those 20 t.
the products Of the soil, stock, or the crea
tions of mechanical genius. The whole ar
rangement is extensively set forth in on
advertising columns.
Middletown is surrounded by n ricl
country Of enterprising farmers who hav
exhibited commendable pride during tn
past five or six years iii maintaining tn
character of the exhibition, and we are as
sured it shall not fall behind any forme
entertainment.
THE FAIR.-The absorbing topic this wcel
is the Fair at Dover. Thither the mind c
nearly every one is turned as an eXhibito
or spectator. No former Agricultural Is
hibition has SO engaged the attention {
, the whole Peninsula as this. From ever
quarter they are going and the prospect
for immense crowds each day. The SUI
. cess is attributable very largely to lberi
use of printers ink. The exhibitors (ho
! ses) commenced passing through here ;
, early even as Sunday, and on Monday, b
] SlOCS IlIOoG lIOIll ltllS SCCblOil3
!, Der passed through from New Castle c.
Among the number were four wagons col
tanning 80 Berkshire hogs belonging
!. Richard Naudain near Middlctown, a lars
d wagon load of Southdown sheep belongir
to Serrick +. Shallcross near Odessa, an
t. horses almost by the dozen, some from
far as Elkton and New Castle. From til
section dozen or two Of ladies have ar
n cles on exhibition. j. B. Evans q Co. ha'
two of their Diamond State organs and ire
W chairs, &C.; n. Il. Underwood his " Del
.e ware Fruit and Vegetable Evaporator," al
the phosphate men of course with the
best brands. Among the stock that pass
u down yesterday from the Maryland r.
> were five Shropshiredown sheep belongil
DR.. DeCoursey near Centreville. The tot
is expense, including grounds, buildings, pl
N miums, advertising and salaries, will to
le up to over ST., 900, and there must at lei
be an attendance Of 10000 to compensa
the managers for the trouble and eXpen
10 If the weather is favorable there seems
u, be no doubt but that even more peoI
III than that will come. Some enthusias
le friends of the Fair are confident OF
average attendance of 10000.
ut Seventeen car loads Of articles Tor eX
es bition went down OH the. Monday ira
lie All the available space we learn is occupi'
air and the display yesterday was consider
excellent, especially in the ladies a
mechanical departments. The one it.
ne of interest inside and out is the test
'e' speed, and everybody is talking hoI
10 The horses entered to contest for the prl
ell number l2O, and for lovers of the turf
day will be the big day for fast horses a
no fast men, as on that day the $1,000 pi
nst will be contested for. The entrance ft
tic (mainly for horses), we learn, amount
an the round sum of nearly $4,000.
cal The exhibition was formally opened J