Smyrna times., 1878-05-08

The fruit crop is moro promising in Sus-
sex this than for several years past. The
0. d. S. S. Co. will probably have her hands
full to make the transportation.
The COMING PEACH CRoP.-About Mid
dletown the fruit has sustained very serious
damage, and the small peaches are all
dropping off, although very large per
cent. of the early varieties remain and
promise a fair yield. A gentleman who is
a very competent judge and an extensive
grower, as we'll as a railroad official and
likely to inquire into those things, says
that in the neighborhood of Middletown
not more than a fourth Of fair crop can
be expected, and that there would probably
not be as many peaches shipped as last
year when the shipments were very light
indeed At and about Armstrong; and
! Mt. Pleasant, three miles above, the pros
pect is even more discOuraging. AtCdessa,
and i'll that section, there is a more hope
! ful state of things, and the growers are
confident of u good yield.
Down in Kent county, Maryland, one Of
the finest farming sections in the country,
and quite as large peach growing district
as the country about Middletown, there
will be half crop, at least in the interior,
At Dover, and about Wyoming and
FELTON,, including the district from Camden
north, and Harrington south, running to
both bays, there seems to be good reason to
calculate upon a fair Weld.
Below Harrington the fruit has been
greatly damaged, but even so far south as
Seaford the trees have retained large
number of good, healthy fruit, and there
will be a third if not half crop grown in
these section.
WHO Do They WANT?-The Democratic
, papers Of Wilmington, the Herald and
| Gazette, seem to be fighting the drift OF
opinion in favor Of Edward J.. Martin OF
Seaford for Congressman, who is not a
trained speaker, and squirting towards
some one up that way who is wonderfully
smart. While they are looking out fol
such able men they should not utterly neg
l lect the candidate for Governor but pat
in a man who has both education and dig
nifty. Here is what the Herald says
Keep it before the people; that we wan'
a man to represent Delaware in Congress
who has at least, an elementary knowledge
: Of the great questions of finance, anC
= revenue. No mistake should bo made, by
getting up a 'hurrah' for some owlisf
politician, who is as profound as a cavity
s upon both subjects. Delaware should no
n be represented by either a sphynx, or
e demagogue."
6 Here is what the Ga-cHr says: There i
a growing opinion that is fast crystaliZin
e itself in the minds OF the Democrats al
" over the State that the people ought t
~ elect man to Congress who is able T.
F represent them. The legislature chos
y senators from the ablest men in the party
= but somehow or other the people have ha
saddled upon them candidates for tn
nf Il No pAa
IS fleet the honor upon the State that her in
l. telligence, her public schools and her prid
n. and standing III the Union demand. Til
)t people want a gentleman nominated fc
Congress who will not be content to repre-
N sent the other end of the capitol. An
Al this much must be conceded to them
: their votes are to be kept with the part
II now representing the majority. The Cor
of gresham should be taken from any part
w the State; no matter which county
wherever the ablest and most energetic an
industrious candidate can be secured.
ar Senators are not representatives of tn
H. State, in heavens name let us have ma
lg as able and competent in the House I
OF represent us as we put in the Senate
'k represent some people abroad whom we {
III not know. We are tired of seeing Del
ware laughed at because of her appearanc
ne III IuG IlOQSG WiCH We hlOW We nave ne
~ who will do just as much honor in Il
sc House as is done us in the Senate"
ge 1t must be said for these papers, e
I'd pecially the Gazette, that it is SO deep
re partisan that it cannot appreciate an il
is dependent act-voting ones honest convi
tions-and it has not failed to denount
every such vote of Messrs. Bayard al
IL Williams, especially on the silver questio
zee and of the latter, in the cases of contest
lt' seats. 1t is Independence it is fightil
'as against more than anything else.
at In this con nection the Eccry EUen,i
IN, puts in q word. 1t says: "We see that
ay ?. Johnson figures as a member of t
'as Democratic State Committee. Is Mr.. job
son Democrat? 1t has not been long sin
we he was proposing the complete reconstru
so ton of the party or else killing it to star
of new one, and he edits paper distinguish
es. for hostility to the ablest and most honor
n Democrats of the State"
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