Smyrna times., 1878-08-21

The school dividends for this year are,
New Castle county, $9l.95; Kent county,
$7l.47; Sussex, $52.37.
Thomas Clayton, Esq, near Mount Pleas
ant, q successful and enthusiastic apiarist,
estimates his honey crop, this season, at
1000 pounds.
EXODUS FROM THE WATERING Places
Since the report that yellow fever had APP
peared at the Delaware Breakwater, persons
who have been spending short vacation
at the different watering places near that
place are hastily packing up and leaving
for their homes. On Monday there were
two hundred and fifteen passengers came
up from Cape May as far as New Castle,
where they took the Cape May train to
Wilmington, where they were transferred
to a special train, which left for Baltimore
at 4.50 o'clock. The Stockton House at
Cape May, has been closed.
THE DANCING QUEsTIoN.-The decision of
the Chancellor is attracting attention not
only in the Wilmington Conference but all
| over the country.
The case under consideration was one in
which Rev. J. B. Quigg a stakeholder in
the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Asso-
ciatien, sought for writ of injunction to
restrain the proprietors of the Bright House,
at that place, from permitting dancing,
card playing, and other amusements to
take place in the house. on the ground that
the same was contrary to morality as taught
by the discipline of the Methodist Episco.
pal church and therefore a violation of the
charter Of the place.
In the course of argument the Chancellor
gave emphatic expressions to the opinion
that dancing was in violation of the mo-
rality of the Methodist Episcopal Church
When counsel ventured to dissent from
this idea, the Chancellor reiterated it
adding that there was no doubt in his mind
that the practice of dancing was prohibited
by the discipline of the Methodist Church
and that arguments on this point would b(
useless.
On this ground alone he was prepared tC
issue the desired injunction, but as the
question of jurisdiction was raised the fina
decision was reserved.
The decision it will be remembered wa
reserved until the first of September.
The Dover Sentinel thinks that the man
ayers of the Rehoboth Beach Association
or Mr. Quigg, chairman Of the Committe,
on Order would do well to enforce the
own bylaws lin reference to dancing) them
selves, or at least attempt it, before involl
ing the restraining power of the Court O
Chancery. 1t has heard, at least, one dis
tinguished lawyer intimate that a continued
failure of the association to enforce its rule
: might work a forfeiture of the charter.
PEACH SHIpMENT.-There has been shir
ped over the Delaware road, from all point
on the Peninsula up to the present date
, says the Evcry EVentng, by chartered cars
, full cars consigned by the car load-67
! cars, or $4,000 baskets, which scarcel
, equals half a weeks shipments of las
season. Of this quantity by far the larges
: proportion came from the Delaware .
! Chesapeake railway from Caroline an
: Queen AIMS counties, Md. Monday fc
. instance, over l6 cars, out Of less than 4(
came from that road. But this data, SHOW
ing the shipment of less then quarter
a a million of baskets, does not at all repr,
n sent the crop actually marketed. A larg
4 quantity Of fruit has been and still is bein
a shipped by Adams express to Boston an
y New York, but especially to Boston. {
4 this the Delaware railroad authorities ca
i give no account, but six or seven car loaC
t are expressed every day to various place
:, and it is estimated that at least 5000
baskets have gone in this way, if not NOR
n showing a total shipment over the Delawal
y AhAllOlu vi OJOyOUU DdSkelS Ill IOullu nun
e bers, and the fruit that has been shippe
IS in small consignments by freight to Phil
e delphia and Jersey City would bring IL
e total shipment by rail up to 100000 basket
d This, of course, represents the bulk of ii
e crop marketed up to the present time. b
7, there have been other avenues of shpmeI
n which have carried off good share
fruit. The various water routes to Phil
" delphia and Boston and the Old Dominic
. Steamship Company from Lewes to Ne
q York have marketed, it is estimated, 20l
n 600 of baskets, although correct fgur
% cannot be obtained. This would make Il
'. total shipments up to the present tin
l. about 100000 of baskets, and it would
.r safe to put down the total yield at 10000
n. for large share of the matured fruit,
le pecially that in Kent county, has been so
10 to Gamers, and, with what they have use
pr together with what has been dried and t
10 amount consumed at home, the fri
,e ripened but not shipped from the coun
~ must be at least 100000 baskets. indie
ii Messrs. Richardson & Robbins, of Dow,
to have contracted for as much fruit as th
IS. and have taken a large share of it in
Il this time.
d. On Tuesday the telegraphic advices we
re from 80 cents to 81 and $3.50 per bask
the average being about $l.35. Fruit Il
sold during the season for as little as
. cents and as high as $3.50 per basket, +
ees the fruit has averaged at commission priC
h in the city markets about $l.20.
&c, 1t will be safe to put the figures of t
LIE total shipments for this season at 1000
n, baskets at $630,000 and 100000 bask
'r' consumed at home worth quite 100000.
&C H1-For additional Covot, and state hem. 900
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