Smyrna times., 1879-08-06
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Rehoboth and Ocean City hotels are full.
Ezekiel Fleming is erecting fruit-drying
factory at Harrington.
Middletown claims to manufacture twice
as much ice cream as any other town on
the Peninsula.
The Douglas House, Rehoboth, occasion
ally has private theatrcals, the parts being
taken by the guests.
Senator Eli and Chancellor Willard Sauls.
bury have both been rusticating at the
Bright House at Rehoboth.
A dog, thought to be mad, was loose in
the streets of Wilmington last Saturday
and occasioned considerable alarm.
Tramps are numerous, plodding down
the State in search of the peach section.
At Dover they have about twenty 'plucks"
in Jail thus far.
An envious colored woman, of Milford,
recently ruined the new silk dress of
another female by throwing omit q quantity
of sulphuric acid.
A little boy, son of Elias Shockly, living
in the vicinity of Lincoln, fell from the
second story of mill near his home on
Monday and fractured his skull.
Robert McColley, an aged citizen of Mil
ford, and a farmer, died on Friday night
last, having reached the age of ninety-two.
He leaves large family Of children and
grandchildren.
The Peninsula Press Association of Del.
aware and Eastern Shore of Maryland will
hold their 4th Annual Reunion at Ocean
City on the 18th inst. A full attendance
of the members and those who desire to
become members is very earnestly solicited,
| Some thief attempted to enter the post
Office at Milford few evenings ago by cut
ting a hole through the rear door and un-
fastening the bolts. He had succeeded in
making a hole large enough to get his
hand through when he was discovered and
| frightened away.
The vegetable crop in Sussex, says an ex'
| change, will be short this year owing to the
long continued dry weather. Few cabbage
will be raised. The late crop of potatoes
will be short. The prospect in the corn
line is one of great encouragement, justify
ing the expectations of the largest crop
ever produced in the county.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins, of Dover
in addition to the large quantities OF
peaches which they have purchased fol
canning purposes, are also contracting fol
BARTLETT Pears. They have recently con
tracted with Mr.. John Emory, a farmer
near Chestertown, Md, for two thousand
baskets at one dollar per basket.
VIM. Dean, ESQ.,, of Newark, has five
hundred sheep and lambs, and he poisons
meat and lays it around their pasture felC
40 that if dogs come to eat sheep they may
be induced to try the prepared meat anC
if they do they will never want any mor'
sheep. This heroic treatment some Of Mr.
Deans neighbors do not like, but all they
need do about it is to keep their dogs a
home.
The MIDDLETowN FAIR.--The Fair at Mid
! dletown this year will begin geptembe
30th and will last days, or until Octobe
I'd. 1t promises to be grand success
, Every effort is now being made in its behal
! by the managers, and every endeavor pu
forth to have this occasion surpass all OF
similar character which have preceded il
Below will be found list of the Off GERS
t &C., and the programme as arranged 10
s for this issue:
> President, w. r. Cochran; Secretary, j
. B. Naudain Managers, L. T. Mcdowell, L
G. Fenimore, Arthur Jones, Joseph Biggs
/. Jefferson B. Foard, Thomas j: Craven
' Daniel w, Corbit, II. A. Cochran, Jr., Martil
!. +. Walker, Geo, W, Lockwood
1 The committee TO make arrangement
|. for the fair are rs follows to receive guest
and visitors: VIM. r. Cochran, Z. w. Lock
!, wood, E. r. Cochran, w. Green, Josepl
9 Hansonj to arrange horses: l.. P. Nc
! Dowell, r. A. Cochran, Jr. to arrang