Smyrna times., 1878-04-03
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS


monosyllabic presiding elders.
The crab trade has commenced 1t Girls.
field. One man caught 1900 last Tuesday
week.
The Wilmington papers note the cordial
greeting and favorable impression made by
Rev. Mr. Caldwell at St. Paul's and also
the fine preaching and growing popularity
OF Rev. j. A. b. Wilson at Asbury.
On last Sunday a cornct was introduced
into the NJ. f. Sabbath School, Dover as a
supplement to the organ in leading the
singing. 1t is played by Mr. P Burnett,
and IS an excellent addition to the music,
as we'll as valuable assistant in leading.
The coming term of the Superior Court
promises to be Il busy one, and an effort is
being made by the members Of the Bar
to have the Court hold but one session a
day, commencing at 10 and closing ut 81
o'clock, which, if successful, will be a great
benefit TO the farmers.
PEACHES IN LOWER DELAwAnr.-The Mil.
| ford Ncos says two thirds Of the peach
buds are killed in the lower part Of the
State and that the damage will ultimately
prove to be very serious.
! The Georgetown report is that the yield
/ will he diminished to very fractional
amount.
REAL ESTATE IL WuMINGroN.-Thc
average decline OF rents in Wilmington
the past year has been 20 per cent. Rents
and values have been tending downward
| ever since the beginning Of 1872, and in
numbers OF cases the rental value Of
property has declined during that period
as much as 40 and 80 per cent
The Dover correspondent OF Eesry Ecsa,
"t5 says the appointment Of the new Pl~l-
master throu5h the influence of senator
/ Salisbury has strengthened the di,>atl,lac.
tiOn among Republicans with the admins.
trat;om, a,d will help in some measure to
aid the effort which is being made to allow
the Democrats to run their ticket without
opposition.
SEND !IIN 70 MJLroEn.-A new character
named Wilkinson IS trying to make a sen
satIon IN Wilmington as Rrrrlator." :"
lie proic,sea to know ali about Inc seven
seals, seyeus heads, ten horns, &c Send
| him to Milford, he can get an audience
there. Dr. Prettyman OF the Nt1rs aspres
to the aposticship Of Adycntism" and
will take him under his wing.
GRrsr MILL BURxED.-On Saturday last
| NV lf'l ~ lOul l-SlOlA 9IlSl-miIl bl ADAMS
Co., Of Laurel, was burned down. This
was one Of the best mills in the lower part
OF this State. 1t was run by water power.
The fire is supposed to have originated
| from some Of the machinery Loss about
| $1,000, $1,000 of which was insured in the
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co.
The firm OF Richardson & Robbins at
/ Dover, we learn, are 50 extensively engaged
in canning boneIcss hams, poultry and
| plum puddlngs, that they do not intend to
can any tomatoes AZ all and possibly may
not peaches. On Friday they shipped a
car load OF their canned meats and fruit
The cargo will be re-shipped in New York.
a portion going to London, England and
| part to California.
Dover POsTMASTEG.--Ihe Dover Post
master contest has been ended by the an.
| pointment of Mr.. Andrew Smithers, which
has been acquiesced in with as much salts
faction as was possible where there were so
many applicants. 1t is said his son vii.
liam, now an express agent on the Della
ware railroad, will have the principal
charge of the Office and is every way quail.
| fed for an efficient officer.
THE KENT County AGRICULTURAL Asso.
CIATION has decided upon plan of build
ing, which will be followed strictly. They
are to be after the most approved styles
| and entirely Weather,tight The grand
stand Is to be made convenient by adopting
| the idea OF single back entrance, which
| avoids confusion and the constant walking
between the spectators and the track by
restless people who always want to be
| moving about.
The E0ery Evening comes to US this week
with a new and more attractive head in
which that extra part of its name, "com-
merclal," appears sub rosa, and which we
understand to be equlvlent to dropping it
| altogether. We are glad to have the name
| of our enterprising daily shortened, but
cannot help thinking that E0eniag CONNER.
! ciaL would have been more dignifed. The
heading is designed so as to represent com.
merce, manufacture, agriculture, &c, in
| tended for a fac simiie representation of
Wilmington scenery and industrial in.
terests.
BEYOND TIRE DoCTORs.--An amiable Friend,
| OF Wilmington, having heard of the death
OF famous female preacher of the lick
site branch of the Society, who had the
| reputation of being very heterodox during
life, was about to say something of doubt
ful character of her hopes of salvation.
Being checked by her husband, who said
"You do not mean to say < is not
in Heaven" She answered, "If all the
doctors in Philadelphia were to hold a
postmOrtem on her, none could find out
where she has gone to-" Smart, but
| eyasiye.--HeraH
Rev. James NJ. McCarter has accepted "a
situation as an assistant editor on a Bio.
graphical work in course of preparation, of
the distinguished men of Maryland. His
pay, we learn, is handsome, and it will not
interfere with the discharge of any duty as
preacher, or any offers he may choose to
accept as a lecturer. 1t is strange there
was no room in the Conference for such an
excellent preacher and good man. Rev.
james Lightbourne desired to re.enter the
Conference, but there was no room for him
either.-PcninSula NeocS.
The important Biographical work referred
to we presume to be the new Biographical
Encyclopedia OF Maryland, which Col.
Edwin Wilmer is getting up.
THAT HANGING CAsE.-The papers have
not let up on the Governor yet for the
hanging of Chambers and Collins, as they
| think he ought to have been governed by
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