Smyrna times., 1878-02-13

of people who want to be Coroner for New
Castle CO., and who are asking the Demo
cratic party to nominate them for the
position, is still increasing, and the total
number of candidates in the county is now
stated at 26. Of this number IA, says the
Every Evening, are from Wilmington.
The late storm brought in a tremendous
flood tide over the marshes along the Della |
ware, and routed the muskrats from their
beds, that thousands of them were
slaughtered for their sx-cent hides. On
small island III Milford Neck twenty y-four
rabbits were caught, surrounded by the
tide, SO that all were readily killed by
lad, who landed from a boat.
Why SOME PEOPLE GO TO CnURcH-A
Milford letter writer says "The NJ. +.
Church is crowded nightly by promis-
| cuous audience; about one.fourth of whom
are assembled for the worship Of God and
the balance from motives Of curiosity, to
'fiirt with the girls, and because they have
no other place to spend the evening" This
writer hits the truth for more places than
| Milford.
The Agricultural Society, Of Kent CO.,
has purchased 35 acres Of land adjourning
Dover, and has issued proposals for fencing
the grounds. The Directors intend to pro
ceed Immediately to lay out track and
erect the necessary buildings aud other ac-
cOmmOdation for holding firsts class fair
this fall. Over $1,000 has been subscribed
for the purpose of paying for the grounds
and putting up the buildings.
Governor Cochran moved to Middletown
in the year 1925 when it was village Of
perhaps dozen houses. Now in Il popula-
ton of 1000 there are only three persons
residing in the town who were here at that
time. They are Mrs. Nancy McIntire,
Mrs. Whitlock and a colored man, whose
name we have not learned. Gov. Cochran
now resides about mile from our town
, upon his home iarm.-Tianscrpt.
ANOTHER CENTENARIAN GoNE.-On Mon
day week a colOred woman named Sarah
! Laws, died in Wilmington, whose age was
stated in the certificate of her attending
physician as mot known, certainly over l04
years" She seemed to have died of no
= special disease, hut had complained for Il
] month past Of her food not agreeing with
: her. and said that she had lived her time
D out and was ready and willing to die. She
was born about five miles from Dover in
Jones's Neck, Kent county.
, GYPSY NUIsAXcE.-The band of gypses
\ encamped on the Harps Corner road, is
Y giving some Of the farmers in that vicinity
considerable trouble by turning their (the
j gypsies) horses and mules into the wheat
for pasture, one farmer finding no less than
f nine of them in his field at one time. lie
i promptly took charge Of them and put
them in his barnyard where they still re.
manned at last accounts. Isn't there any
= way of protecting our farmers from the in
n cursOn OF these vagabonds ?--HcraM
q BAD LUCIA correspondent Of the Ecer1
, Ereninq, writing from Lewes, where wrecke ers
grow fat, complains that the severe storm
y ofweek before last, was improbable. lie
u says We want vessels inward bound
e laden with fruits, wines. liquors. general
d merchandise. monkeys, poll parrots, cocoa
NJ nuts, &c. Wrecks laden with merchandise
Of this kind are always wecome-but NJ
d coal or pig iron for US However, as it was
h. we had two vessels beached, one laden will
% guano the other light-just our luck"
IN HEAVY FAILURE-A very old firm. tha
ct of c. j. Fell & Brother, of Philadelphia
founded ten years before the Revolution
"a failed on Thursday. 1t was the largest am
O. oldest spice house in the country. The,
III had their mill at Falkland New Cast
70 CO., near the Brandywine spring Thei
,e liabilities are stated at $l73,ll2.04 Gn,
assets $22S,096.37. The business Of tn
firm amounts to about $2.00OOOO per yea,
ee Their best market is California. The Fell
n, it is said, are linea descendants of Wn
ry Penn.
~ UNDECIDED.-The bids for building tn
n0 Lewes and Rehohoth Railroad were take
to New York by Mr.. Bodne, for the purpos
as OF comparing the figures, and in few day
rs the result will be made known. Their
20. were eight or ten bidders, amongs whoI
nd were Joseph Hyde, j. Mahoney and NJ
he Crumlish, Jr., of Wilmington. A horse ci
N. railroad is proposed to be built along tn
Avenue, from the steam car depot, at tl
TX, gate to the beach. The avenue is abou
pin one mile long, and it is thought that stear
an cars would be unpleasant to run throug
ng the main thoroughiare.
~ VIM. B. Lowery, grocery and provisio
:" dealer of Milford, has shipped the followir
game to the New York and PhilaCelph
We markets the present season: 6.3S7 quail
,er pa rabbits, 132 woodcOcks, SCI wild duck
lse 81 squirrels, and 332 English snipe. Gan
or has not paid as well this season az formerl
of Mr.. Lowery informs us that he shipped Ia
for season over eight thousand quails. Th
season closes here on the 18TH The sport
men are making preparations for Il
Dll- ducking season, which comes next mont
at Then comes the spring snipe.shootir
in (April and May. )-PeninsuLa Neaos.
=" ANOTHER PIsToL Accidental sad an
10, fatal accident occurred at New Castle {
III III Thursday resulting in the killing of Jenn
'"' Y, youngest child of Mr.. A. j. Brown,
very interesting little girl of 5 years of az
ex- 1t appears she, in company with gi
ms about IA years of age, was in the boy
OK, room in the third story, the largest g
,os. being engaged in some domestic dut
Ill when the little one got possession of
hit small Smith g. Wesson pistol which
25 some means discharged, the ball enteril
the left temple and passing through Il
). brain, lodging against the bone near Il
Nc right eye.
49, BAYARD ALL THE TIME.-W. Fish Tow
oO % send, of the SUSSEX journal, has at Ia
IN. spoken out and he seems to be for N
for Bayard first and last and all the tin
led Here is what he says: "Those who co
denim Mr.. Bayard's course in regard to 4
silver bill may take timely warming tn
was Sussex is for Bayard first, last and all L
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