Smyrna times., 1879-08-20


TRANSFERRED TO DovER.-Rev. John A. Lyons who
las been pastor of ST. Peters Catholic Church in Will
erred to the Catholic Church at Dover. Father Tay
or, ofDover, has been appointed to the place made
vacant by the transfer of Father Lyons.
Jas. P. Wild cashier of the Farmers Bank at Dover
has resigned to take effect on the 1st, day of Septem
ber Walter Morris the present clerk, Will succeed
him. John S. Collins son of the late stephen Martcn
dale Collins, was on Tuesday elected assistant clerk
office.
Middletown young man. together with good
looking young lady, has been sitting up till twelve
o'clock at night during the last two weeks, looking
for Prof Swifts shorttailed comet: He hasn't found
the comet yet but says he is not discouraged ana ne
proposes to fight it out on that line if it takes him all
summer.
Daniel McKeever, o Delaware railroad fagman who
was found dead near his post ofduty, below Townsend
head came to his death from foul play notwithsand-
ing that the COrOners jury on Saturday rendered a
verdict that he killed by being struck by an en-
gine. Suspicion does not rest onany specified parties
The people of Middletown are putting the harness
for the animal Fair of the p A. Il p Association The
Transcript intends issuing daily TO be called the
Daily Fair and calls upon every business man 10 ad-
yertise in its columns The track is being put i'll
thorough order o Baltimore baker has applied for
space to put up Il steam baking establishment and
Kent and Cicil counties, Nd, promise numerous ex-
hibltS.
Arrangements have been made for meeting Of the
teachers of the State at iehoboth on Friday th inst
for the purpose of organizing State Teachers Asso-
citation. The hotels and railroads o1er very low rates
and large gathering of teachers is expected. Prof
Reynolds Of Wilmington, and other teachers OF eX-
peTience will be present Tickets Will be sold on or
ders procured from the following committee: lICCar
penter Lewes McKendree Downham, Canterbury.
| ARGUEING CAsE.-A case is now being argued be-
fore Alfred ?. Robinson, ESD, Chancellor 9d litem.
wherein Julia +. Morgan is complainant and Nathan
| iel Williams and Samuel II. Layton late sheriff of
Sussex county, defendents Jacob Moore, Esq repre-
sents the complainant and c. NJ. Cullen, Esq, the de-
fendant. The bill filed in 1872 the object being
to restrain the defendant from the collection OF a
judgement in favor of n Williams Us George r. Jones,
by the sale of lands decided to the wife OF JONES'
! Geo. Inquirer
A steam barge is making daily trips from Barker's
| Landing to BayView, n. j. where she connects with
the r. K for New York About 1000 baskets Of peaches
were shipped daley by this line last week and it is
expected that many more will be shipped this week
! The peaches arrive in New York in ample time
getting in about 212 A. NJ Magnolia is the centre fol
the large peach trade this year. The very best thing
the authorities of the Del r. II. could do would be tC
| build the branch road from Dover to Milford. The
freight they lose ina year would build the road-St
| tiRd.
BEREAvEMENr-We record elsewhere the death o.
Jefferson, youngest son of Dr. John A. Moore o
Felton, formerly resident Of this town. The parents
feel this the greatest actiOn of their life coming a.
it did Unexpectedly and robbing the family circle o
obedent strong in affection and was endeared to thu
whole community by his uniform courtesy and kind
ness. He united with the church when about year
old and has always eXempliied the life of a puT
minded christian youth.
Peaches have reached st. Louis. The Post Dispotc
of that city says: delaware is the land of luscOu
peaches and car load of its richly tinted and juic
frnit is now on the road TO W. W. judy d Co.'S Of thi
| CITY The peacbes will arrive tomorrow (Friday
| morning, after being only thirty-six hours on tn
road, and the enterprisng firm which has ordcre
| a. 10 On1Oc ont hn q
peaches will be sold at two dollars box zone bushel
and orders by elegrph will receive prompt attention
All the freshness and flavor of the fruit will be pre-
served owing to the extremly short time the peachC
will be on the car in transit"
THE OLD DOMINION CoMPANY.-The steamers of tn
Old Dominion Company from Lewes are making bette
time now getting into New York by and D Oclocl
They have also put down the freight to Is cents pC
basket The shippers are also notified the time of ii
arrival of the steamer and an hour or so later tn
commission men al so telegraphed the price the fru
y sold for. The IcnRSddr NCCS says: This is just whit
is wanted and sure that with this, Sussex an
Worcester counties will quadruplc their present pr
: ducOn of peaches in less than ten years We alrea6
o1esee that peach trees for next spring planting vi
q be In large demand throughout all this section.
y | can afford to grow peaches at prices that VIII Tu
: both New Castle and Kent.
a TRAMPs.-Our neighboring towns below are haviI
d a time" with the tramps, and in their perplexi
: have called into requisition the kindly services
e. | Sheriff Dunn. Among his services have been Il
arrest of twelve in Dover; three i'll Camden eley!
IF neighborhOod running Off, and fifteen at Greer
e Mill, near Camden. According to the Sentinel, Aide
n man Dickson on the hearing decides on their ca
N on the money qualifcation-if they can show az
8 money on their person they discharged Otherwi
ii they are committed to Jail 1t is said that they
particularly about those places because of,
q advertisement published by Mr. Jacob G. Brown, a
ID vertiSing for four hundred tramps to pick peach
NJ | while he actually employs only about twenty
Ne thirty. The county will have nice little bill to p
s for their keep By the way, the DeidlcdTc IRquir
10 published at (eOrgetown severely attacks the Tran
le law, and says it is arbitrary and unconstitutional.
H. THE PENINSULAR SCRIBEs-The Pcninsular Pr
If Association held its reunion at Ocean City on We
nesday there being large attendance quill drive
l. from all parts of the Peninsula. The election
lie | officers resulted as follows:
Id President, Lemuel Malone, Of the Salisbury AdC
I'd ties
re Vice Presidents Merris Taylor Julius A. Iohnst
MS W. S. Pride and W. NJ. GilmOur.
ty Recording Secretary. w. Scott Way.
20 Corresponding Secretary II. ii. ColclaZer
at Treasurer, Clement Sullivan.
Executive Committee, James ii. Plummer R.
Hoffecker and Joseph a. Graham.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting at Dec
City, on the second Wednesday in August 1881, a
to the executive Committee instructed to prepare
ly programme for the meeting.
10 A resolution was adopted requesting the EXecut
in Committee prepare for the signatures pennsu
VS. newspaper publishers, agreeing not to receive tr
ds advertising agents. advertisements at less rate tn
er they get for ordinary advertisements
: The President instructed to enter into negot
he tons with steamboat and railroad companies in
We