Smyrna times., 1878-09-11
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Canning factories are still quite busy.
There was a coltshow in FELTON, on Sat
urday.
The Nanticoke oyster packers are ready
for work.
Seaford has raised 800 for the yellow
fever sufferers.
Sweet potatoes are selling in Dover at 35 |
cents basket.
The subscription of Lewes to the relief
of the yellow fever sufferers is $50.
Delaware College opened on Wednesday
with an increased number of students.
Port Deposit, Md, temperance folks have
erected handsome temperance temple.
The New Castle Presbytery met in Mil
ford yesterday. They number 30 members.
Eastern Shore stock raisers are mastering
their energies to surpass the exhibit OF
Delaware.
The public debt Of the city of Whining
ton is 81 1868, ,79243. That is pretty big for
little city.
st. Annes Church of Middletown on
Sunday week contributed $50 to the yellow
fever sufferers.
The temperance men of Wilmington in
tend nominating ticket tomorrow for
New Castle county.
Sussex county peach growers wear con-
! tented look. They sold their peaches for
half a million dollars.
Mrs. Rev. C.. Huntington collected and
| forwarded fIom Dover last week sos for the
yellow fever sufferers.
LAUNCH AT CHEsTER.-To.day the new
iron steamer Saratoga will be launched at
Roachs' yard Chester.
FELTON, has done well in its contribution
to the yellow fever relief fund, forwarding
last week 800 and more promised.
The Dover District Preachers Association
! will hold its next meeting in Milton on
the 1st, Cd, and Sd of October next.
When there is full crop of fruit the
| Peninsula can boast l20 fruit distilleries in
operation. Forty-one are at work now.
1t is said that an effort will be made by
the friends Of Mr.. John Reynolds of Eel
ton to have MIN appointed deputy to
| Sheriff Dunn.
And Milford is to have another phosphate
| factory, Frazier & Chryslar, making three
for that town. This looks like running the
thing in the sand.
A LARGE SCHooNER.-John w. Hall, Esq,
| the Democratic candidate for Governor,
launched a large three masted schooner at
Frederica on Saturday.
The city council of Dover by vote Of 4
| to 8 decided to retain their chief magis
terial officer in power for the humor his
court proceedings afford
John Canning, of Wyoming, stole corn
from NJ. Ii. Gross. Mr.. Gross went gun
ming after John, and he now languishes il
Kent county Jail waiting for court.
A farmer near Frederica who sold hi.
fruit in the early part of the season tc
Robt. w. Reynolds for so cts. basket, re
fused to stick to his bargain when he founC
Robert was realizing from 81 to $l.50 pc
basket.
New IRON TUGEoAT-A contract ha
been made by Philadelphia parties to builC
, Delaware Breakwater and Philadelphia
She will be under command Of Captain d
, B. Hallinger.
Captain Charles II. Gallagher, after bein!
arraigned before Squire Brady severa
times for attempting to bribe an election
officer, and having his case postponed eacl
time, has finally waived hearing and en-
} tered bail for appearance at court.
} The broom of Mayor Almond, the newt
elected mayor of Wilmington, sweep
J clean. Five persons were arrested on Sun
} day evening for hanging around the corner
) and he says he will break up corner loung
ing if he has to fill New Castle Jail.
DEATH FROM Coal OIL.-Another life ha
! been sacrificed by the use Of coal oil il
) lighting a fire, little girl, near George
! town, l3 years old. The can exploded
) causing her death in eight hours and badl
: burning others who tried to save her.
Q The Milford Ne.Os says: The engineer
D have concluded their survey Of the Mis-
0 pillion and will recommend straightenin
3 the river, dredging out the shoals and cut
0 ting q six feet channel at low water mari
9 out over the bar at the mouth of the creek
Q SCALDED TO DEATH.-Last Friday foul
0 year.old child of Samuel Higgins, Q
0 Frederick, fell into tub of scalding waite
q and was scalded so severely that in
0 minutes it died. The child was brigh
o and intelligent little girl and a grea
o favorite.
y A large number of the sporting me
o from Philadelphia and elsewhere are sc
o journing along the river, and the little RAJ
q and reed birds are falling by hundred:
o They are said to be very fat this year, a
q q the reeds along the river are luxuriant an
3 wellflled with seeds.
5 A CUNNING ACCIDENT.-Owen Palmer
. aged Is years, lives in South Wilmingtor
) while out cunning after reed birds i
3 his fathers meadows on Friday last, ha
q his left hand badly torn by the gun e2
. ploding. His father had loaded the gu
2 with double charge, for the reception {
5 chicken thieves.
= REHoBoTH.-The business at Rehoboth
3 about finished for the season. The Ne,
3 says: "The season at the Bright Hou:
% has been a paying one, but both the Su
90 and Douglass it is believed have failed
90 make any money for their proprietor
IS Both of them failed to use printers ink {
co any other means to attract visitors"
1S 1ISS The REPUBLIC. 1T is stated that I'll
% Philadelphia and Cape May steamer r
20 public, which was built at the Harlan
~ Hollingsworth Company's ship yard,
=, Wilmington last spring, has been sold to
10 Southern Company and that the owne
will have another and even better DO
built for the same line during this winte
~ The Republic, it is said, cleared about $lOC
= 600 during the present season.
of THEY WILL Run TICKET.-The Repu
lis lican County Executive Committee is u
,e dismayed, it seems, at the recent defeat
Sc Wilmington, and will hold n nominate
election for Sheriff and Coroner on Satu
day, September 2lst. They will also, it
sHa fO1 p..lI