Smyrna times., 1879-07-23
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Rev, Mr. Reese of Lewes. is called the AdOnis of
the Sussex county ministers.
Milford expects to send one car load of peaches
daily to Hartford, Connecticut.
Wyoming will be the champion peach station this
year The latest estimate gives it 3OO,OJ0 baskets.
Rev. John L. McKim. of Milford. has accepted the
presidency of st. Marys Hall Seminary Burlington.
NJ.
Wilmingtons Methodist preachers have dissolved
their district conference and Will form Ministerial
association
George Reynolds, Of Lewes, has made himself
famous by marrying his aunt-Mrs. Anna heyioi"s'
the widow OF Georges uncle
Messrs Richardson & Robbins of Dover, have prr-
chased several large orchards of peaches paying ior
them some 60 cts. per basket.
DELAWARE IN CoNGREss-The Washington CORE
spOndent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer has II ta Iour
members of the present Congress were born IN Dea-
ware.
On account of a reduction of wages, thirty hands
at the Delaware Iron Works. New Castle struck on
Wednesday and were paid OFF. The wages OF laborerS
is now but 81 per week.
ing in Philadelphia at 81 80 per crate few have sold
at s. If this years crop be test of the quality of
this variety it can not be profitable one to our grow
erS.
Loss OF A VALUABLE MARE--A mare valued at $3.50,
the property of Henry Carpenter of Philadelphia re-
ceiyed a compound fracture of the right hind leg
while in Chipman'S hotel stable, at Georgetown on
Sunday night.
James Meekham, aged ca died at Wilmington, sun
day night from injuries received by fall day or
two ago. He fell into sewer ot 10 o'clock at night
breaking his legs and several ribs anG lay in that
condition until discovered next DAY.
An explosion occurred in one of Duponts powder
| mills on Thursday morning. The mill is what Is
| known the powder rolling mill, and several
hundred pounds of powder were in the mill at the
| time. One man was slightly injured.
A colored girl a domestic in the family of Alfred
| Herrck, of Odessa, attempted to kindle u fire with
| coal oil, on Wednesday morning last when an cX
posion of the can occurred, and She severely
burned that there is no probability Of her recovery
The brigantine Shasta from San Domingo, with
seven cases of Yellow Fever on board arrived at The
Philadelphia Quarantine on Thursday morning. The
Citys health officers removed the sufferers to the hos
pital and every precaution was made TO prevent th
disease from spreading.
wIrHDRAwN.-The steamer Syyrestcr has made he
last trip from Philadelphia to Lewes being taken OF
the route because of the fact that the j. b. X. T. Co
who own the wharf at Lewes, demanded that tht
steamer pay 20 cents for each passenger landed anC
also make All agreement to carry no freight.
The steamer N,7u Bruns1cick is now on the line be
tween New York snd Lewcs, connecting with the J.
B. r. r.. leaving Lewcs Tuesdays Thursdays and Sat
days at NJ. from Pier 81, North River. The steame
has good accommodations for passengers Anothe
steamer is soon to be put on this route which vii
make daily line
Uncle sam pays Senator Salisbury 5000 a year
Tom his nephew. gets $1,000 from the government
| John, his nephew 500 from the State the Dcin
'UarGR his organ $500 from the State Willard ben
| Chancellor besides. But this prosperity says tn
| Newark LedJCT, does not turn the head of the fam
the family is used to it, and has been orsome week
, past.
THROWN OVERHEARD The steamer LORD Clyd,
bound from Philadelphia to Liverpool, passed dow
, the Delaware on Thursday and included i'll tn
, cargo were a large number of cattle. From som
cause.-the heat. sufOcation or something else
number of them, estimated at about thirty, die
shortly after leaving Philadelphia and were throw
l overheard. They fOated ashore in the vicinity
Marcus Hook, aud the hides of some of them at lea'
> were utilized
> No MORE FLOATING DEBT.-A number of the LEAD
ing taxpayers of Wilmington have put forth Procl'
ON the part of the councils of that city in borrOwin
money from banks and other sources. thus creating
floating debt" and announcing that they will resi-
| the collection from and the payment by the cit
authorities of all loans so made, and to that end wi
ask the courts 10 restrain by INDUCTION or other legi
means the disbursing officers of the city from az
= action tending to such repayment They urge I'M
the assessments are sutclent for the reasonable wan
a of the citys expenditures.
A SENSITIVE Young LADY.-The Georgetown JOuTn
5 of Saturday says:
Last evening the Rev. Mr.. Douglass called upo
= | at his home, by a couple of young people who d.
sired to be joined in the holy bonds of matrimon
| The ceremony progressed chaTmngly until the que
| tion was asked the BRIDE "Will you have -
| to be your welded husband &c, SC. when to Il
surprise of all those present the young lady fainte
away. Cold water and cologne were resOrted to, an
Z in few moments she was restored to cOnciOusne
t and able to endure the concluding ceremony.
PEACa PROsPEcTs-The Philadelphia Record say
In the of the next ten days peach trains fro
II Delaware ought to be running heavily" So sa
l. President Hnckley, of the Philadelphia WilmingtC
u and Baltimore Railroad The average number
carloads of peaches over this road during the
years has been $500 per year. This year is estimate
n that there will be fully 5000 car loads the Phil
u delphia Wilmington Baltimore road, exclusive
T those which will be shipped by water. Already a fe
n small lots of the Beatrice. Alexander, and AmsdC
e varieties have been received at this market but Il
fruit is small and of inferior quality The short crC
in New Jersey and the West it is thought will have
tendency shorten the general supply and thus bene
y the fortunate planters the Peninsula in securing
them remuneTative prices. Besides this many of Il
Delaware planters have directed their attention to dI
u ing peaches by the process of evaporation II
price of dried peaches so cents per pound at the pr
A. ent time, and the average price will not fall below
, cents per pound At these figures the planters s
that unless they get 81 per basket for the fruit
market it will pay them to put the peaches away
r. dry them.