Smyrna times., 1879-08-13

summer. The latter has been to two or
three camps, but between the "frst days"
The same, we believe, can be said of Rev. |
Mr.. Gordon, Rector of st. Peters, and Rev. |
Mr.. Umstead of the Presbyterian Church,
except in the the matter of an exchange |
last Sabbath.
FRALAND.-The Messrs. Grieves at "Fra. |
land" report good Season." and among
their boarders are the parties from Chester
who boarded with them some time at Col
Inns Beach last summer and well known to
many of our young people who were there
at the same time. The road to Fraland
over the marsh, which since the rains have
been reported in bad order, Mr.. G. says,
| is in good travelling condition.
| DIsoRDERLY CoNDUCT.-Two boys 1--WE will
not give their names this time) were ar.
raigned before Esquire Budd on Tuesday on
complaint of disturbing the peace by
quarrelling and fighting on Sunday evening
at the mill pond. They confessed, without
the necessity of summoning witnesses, and
were let off with the fine of 81 each and
cost. From the statements made it ap.
pears it would have been nothing but a
boys quarrel had it not been for the enter.
ference of larger lads and especially one
man who had it renewed half an hour after
the boys had had their little dispute These
larger persons through whose taunts they
were led to fight were really the worst
| offenders.
MosoUIToEs.-Th rain and hot weather
the past two or three weeks it was ex-
pected would bring on myriads of mosoui.
toes, but so far there has been no particular
invasion here of the pesky creatures the
whole year. The papers below say it is
almost worth a mans life TO go on the
marsh along the bay shore. In Dover and
Little Creek Landing they are reported so
bad that people cannot rest day or night
At Lewes it is a continuous fight to keep
them from sucking the blood from your
body, and at Rehoboth they were so bad
a week ago that seventy-fve of the board
ers left in one day. Even Judge Comegys
hurried off home for fear of being depleted
The greatest sufferers are the cattle and
other stock, but as the pests live only nine
days, the people are looking for speedy
relief, unless a new crop should take the
place of the old blood suckers. There has
not been such mosquitoe season below for
ten years.
VIsIToRs.-The following list of persons
! visiting our town has been collected since
last Wednesday. Those included in the
first paragraph are Smyrnians:
? Miss Laura Doughten, Miss Bell Allen,
Mrs. VIM. II. Richardson and daughter,
Miss Annie Wyett, Wilmington; Mrs. T.
Cavender and child Miss Ella Lewis, Mrs.
John R. Kisdon, Miss Annie Wilkinson,
Mrs. Mary McCaulley, John L. Jenkins,
Philadelphia; William j. Carrow, wife and
, child, Pittsburg, Pa; Rev. Charles A. Hill,
Princess Anne, Nd; Geo. T. Baggs, Stevens
vile, NJ. T.
Miss Eva Malcomn, Miss Josephine Far.
row, Baltimore; Miss Lydia Elwell, Salem
, N. j.; Miss Ella Moore, Miss Alice Bowen
Misses Gertie and Sallie Bowen, Camden
j n. j.; Misses Mary, Ella and Emma Adams
Mrs. Mary Moore, Misses Mollie and Fannie
Carrow, Mrs. John II. Bradley, A. S. and
! j. II. Bradley, George w. Burbage, John
! Shipley, Mrs. James L. Burbage, John Z
i Burbage, Mrs. Emma Harris and son, Phila
t delphia; Miss Jennie Stevenson, Dover
Miss Emma Moore, Sudlersville, Md; Miss
Ida Danz, Charles Danz, Wilmington.
I COLLISION on THE DELAWARE AND SINKING
f OF THE STEAMER "PIERREPoNT."- Consider
s able excitement was caused among oul
citizens early on Saturday by the announce
ment by telegraph that the steamer Pierre
D pOnt had been sunk in the Delaware rive
v no further information than this, and tn,
e safety of the passengers, and it was no
until their arrival on the Clyde in the after
noon that the particulars were known
i The PierrepOnt left the Landing here OF
r Friday afternoon between and 5 O'Clock
O well loaded with n various cargo but manl,
s fruit; stopped at Fleming's landing wher,
about 700 baskets more were taken on an(
got out in the river before dark. She wa
n making good time against the tide with he
7. heavy load, but when opposite Fort Della
It ware, on the Jersey side, a steamer wa
/, seen near and directly in her path Capt
VIM. jackson (who had not been out o
the Pilot house after leaving the landing
g blew one whistle, the regulation signal t,
: go to the right, taking that course himself
is and if the approaching steamer, Mary Nor
is gan, had acted promptly, the accident woulC
have been avoided. The Morgan, however
from mistaking the whistle, or somethin,
e else, moved directly on, striking the Pierre
d pont amidship and staving hole in he
L from which she careened and commence,
P to fill and sink. The signal Of distress wa
n blown and the Morgan (which was hersel
considerable damaged) came up along sid
and took the crew and passengers ant
landed them at Chester about 2 o'clock il
u the morning, from which place the
6 boarded the CLYDE, arriving in this tow
about q o'clock Saturday afternoon. Tn
70 Pierrepont filled so rapidly that the baggag
could not even be secured. The freigh
consisted of some 5000 baskets of fruit
a mainly peaches, five tons of phosphate
T. some wheat, oats, carboys, &C., which mus
O. prove a total loss. The passengers an,
e crew numbered % persons. The Mar
y Morgan is an excursion boat, iron hull, run
lg ming between Chester and Bridgeport, n
j. She was going this particular evenin
"a on a moonlight excursion down the rive
a. with about 100 passengers who were activel
q engaged in dancing, and which they rt
rv sumed as soon as the boat resumed he
n trip after the crash, which knocked ther
"a from their feet. The Morgan is owned
Morgan II. Buckley and was carried to Wi
mington the same day for repairs. John I
%. Tygert was in Philadelphia seeing after tn
n. interest of his new line of Propellers, an
n made arrangements forwith for a me-
al steamer (the Walker to take the place {
Ia the PieJTepont and TO have the latter raised
~. which was done on Monday and conveye
III to Philadelphia for repairs, and she is e1
pected back in her place by Saturday. Th
loss in freight will be about So, 500 and th
le damage to the boat over $1,000; sh
st had just been repaired at cost Of 81 ,00
iii The officers of each boat lay the blam
~ on the other, but Capt. jackson claims an