Smyrna times., 1878-01-23

and dredge oysters on the western shore of
the Delaware Bay, in this State. They
were all schooners excepting nine, which
were sloops, and paid into the State treasury
the sum of $8,338.30 in revenue.
Considerable wheat was stolen from the
barn of Thomas Burnham, near Dover, on
Wednesday night. Mr.. John II. Berry's
barn was also broken into, on Tuesday
night, when some wheat was taken. Mr..
Berry recovered his wheat, or part of it
after it had been made into -four.
Every Evening says truly: "There is no
good reason why the business relations
between the people of Wilmington and
those of the Peninsula should not be far
more intimate than they are. Our mpr-
chants should actively push this trade
down there, and they should patronize the
Peninsula newspapers"
Thomas Wallace died at his residence in
South Milford, on Monday morning week,
in the Goth year of his age Mr.. Wallace
was for several years leading merchant of
Milford. He died from malignant tumor
of the jaw. Mr. Wallace was a half brother
to the late DR.. John NJ. Lofand, widely
known as "The Milford Bard"
The FELTON, correspondent of Ercrg Ecen.
teg says: Mr.. Severn has purchased the
ground, near town, upon which lie will
soon erect phosphate mill. The use of
! phosphate upon the Peninsula has increased
quite decidedly Of late, and the establish
ment Of factories for the manufacture of
fertilizers in the State is likely to increase.
A HEAVY Loss-A Delawarean, whose
name we withhold, about two years ago in.
vested heavily in Southern railroad stock
ana at one time, by the rise in stock, made
nearly $2,000,000 But since that time. We
are informed, has lost every dollar in law
suits Wilmington HeraH. The Milford
Aers says; This can be nobody unless it is
! Ii. S. NIcComb.
! CELERY.-The Wilmington papers com.
plain OF the continued high price of celery.
1T IS generally buried or packed away in
pits or cellars, in the expectation of the
cold weather that did not come, and the
celery became rotten by the high tempera-
ture and want Of ventilation. The epicures
OF that city do not like their poultry with
out this condiment, and it is barely posi-.
Die that IT one goes by the board, the other
will have to 60 also.
HE Fools Nor ALL DEAD YET.-There
are leading Democrats in Cedar Neck, near
Milford, who believe, and tell their poor
ignorant dupes, that the temperance efforts
made by Messrs. Morton and Fox, are Cor
the benefit of the Republican party. They
charge That the temperance lecturers
are emisares of the government Iaborino 70
| break up the Democratic party and that
they get paid % cents for every man that
they induce to sign the pledge-Necs.
JUNCTION e. BREAKwATER RAILRoAp.-The
annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
junction d Breakwater Railroad Company
was held at Milford, Monday week. For
the year ending October 80, 1877, the earn.
inga were S61.9l9, and operating expenses
$tz'o0I' leaving S25,SGS as net earnings
PRESIDENT McCready expresses the opinion
| that the business Of the company would bn
largely increased by tho construction of
| several short branches, which he RECON-.
mends be done during present year.
FALL IN PoRK.-There is at the present
time quite fuctuation in the pork market
with rapid downward tendency of prices.
short time ago pork sold readily for 10
and IA cents per pound, and lard and saus.
age at like figures. For three or four days
past, to the pleasant surprise of many, the
prices have fallen to 9 and ten cents per
pound, and 81 per 100 pounds. Sausage
and lard can now be bought for 10 cents,
and 1t taken in quantities of several pounds
can DC got for 9 cents Wilmington RepuJH
can.
David Eastburn, a farmer of Mill Creek
hundred, being very much troubled with
rats, one day last week concluded to give
them coat of gas tar. For this purpose
he kindled a fire in an clubhouse. and mt
his tar on to boil, intending to pour it into
the rat holes. 1t being about noon he left
his tar boiling and went into the house to
dinner While at dinner the tar boiled
over, set fire to the building, which was
consumed, and it was with difficulty the
iire was prevented from spreading to other
buildings.
The whole amount of Indebtedness of
the State, is counting the six hundred
thousand dollars loaned to rail roads) one
million one hundred and twenty.seven
thousand dollars ($l,l27 900. The total in
vestment OF the State, exclusive of the
School fund Is six hundred and seventy.
three thousand and fifty dollars (S673. .O50l.
mere Is due the State from the counties
and Railroad bonds, together with cash in
the Farmers Bank, at Dover, in round
numbers, one hundred and twenty.eicht
thousand dollars (Sl2S,OO0).
SUSSEX SCHOOL DIscIPLINE.-Charles r
Morris, school teacher at Belts Corner.
sussex co., has been arragned before
justice on two charges of cruelty whipping
one of his pupils, Louisa b. Belts, a girl "a
years OF ago. He whipped her on the back |
with a dog wood switch and on the hand |
with Q hard wood ruler, the former drawing
blood.M He stated in extenuation that the |
girl was very stubborn and hard to manage. |
and he could control her in no other wav'
lie was required to pay SIS and cost in one |
case and $3.50 and costs in the other.
The LATE Mr.. MURPHEY.-In our notice
OF the death of Rev. T. G. Murphey, of |
Dover, we stated that he had of late wears |
been engaged in teaching the coiore1 |
people in Virginia, which apparently inn. |
piled that Mr.. Murphey had ceased to ex.
ercise his vocation as minister of the |
gospel. This was not the case. He was
laboring in Virginia as a missionary of the
Presbyterian Board of Missions, his dotv
being to organize churches and schools and
to preach the gospel to the churches and
see that the schools were properly conduc.
tSd IN the large field under his charge.
STATE TREAsURER's ACCoUNT.-The ac.
counts of State Treasurer Giles show a