Smyrna times., 1879-06-18
COUNTY AND STATE ITEbTs.

Governor Hall will attend the Delaware College |
Fenwicks Island, in Baltimore hundred, Sussex, is
a new seashOre resort.
Alfred R. Kollock wants to be sealcr of Weights and
Measures for Sussex.
Peach men say that the curcul;o doesn't work in the
day time, but tackles the trees nj dusk.
Brandywine, the banner hundred in the state for
cherries, reports a failure of the cherry crop.
dove chased by hawk one day last week flew
against the Brick hotel at Georgetown and mashed its
skull.
Two trains will be run regularly on the Junction &
Breakwater Railroad to Rehnooth; commencing on
last Monday.
The Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Della
ware seized 10000 cigars i'll the city of Wilmington
on Thursday.
Fenwick's islanders are making oil out Of fish One
crew caught 300 bushels Of fish last week, another
400 and another 500.
The Milford strawberry shippers report one-third
less in yield but better prices than usuaclearng six
and seven cents per quart.
The prospective yield of peaches in The neighbor.
hoods of Middletown and Odessa since the June
dropping is now put at one tenth of crop.
The sherif~s sale of the Sussex Journal did not
amount to much the Sheriff just going through the
motions Mrs Townsend was the purchaser.
About 600 persons went down to Cape May on the
Grace Church, Wilmington, excursion on Thursday.
Three other large excursions left the city the same
day
Sheriff Pyle of New Castle on last Friday, lodged
| William Allen, who is supposed to be implicated in
the Demby murder, in jail TO swear and sweat till
September
| Mr. II. a. Richardson and wife returned home on
| Thursday from their trip to California They have
| been gone six weeks and come back well pleased
! with their visit
| The L. s. Fish Commissioners have just emptied
5000 young shad in the Delaware 81 900 in Backbrd
Creek: 1000 in Duck Creek, and 100000 in the
| Mispillion at Milford.
Thomas s. Buckmaster. of Wilmington, committed
suicide last Tuesday week by shooting himself will
pistol. while temporarily insane. He formerly
lived in Kent county.
The 81 100 iron bridge constructed at Cleveland
Ohio to be placed acroSEt Johns creek at Lebanon
North Murderkill hundred. Kent county, is found t
be ten feet too short in the draw span.
On Thursday afternoon of last week Mrs William
Nirden found in helpless condition the road
side near Dover; having fallen from her carriage in
paraytc fit as she was driving from the town to he
home in the country.
The Army worm has nearly destroyed large fell
of wheat for Harberson Hickman, near Lewes. and
is threatening the whole neighborhoOd The farmer
have ditched against 1t 1t is believed to have bre
: : in some rotton hay or straw on the farm.
! SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARs.-On Thursday morr
! ing during the session of the U. S. District Cour
+ plead guilty before the Court on Tuesday last wG
: called up. Judge Bradford, after reading the la
bearing ON the case. sentenced Rice 10 an imprisOI
ment Of five years, and remi;ted the fines in the cas-
e 1t is found that corn planted on the overhoode
lands down Milford Neck will not grow on account
the salt deposit left in the soil. Where the owe
flooded land was in grass the corn does grow, bI
s. killed, and now corn fails on the same land b.
n cause 1t absorbed so much salt. The hard, III
ploughed grass land would not take in the salt-et
IS REcovERINe--The many friends of Mr.. willial
3 Denney. Jr.. secretary and treasurer of the Mntu
= Lie insurance company. OF Kent county VIII
y able to sit up in chair in his room. Mr. Denne
y has been compelled TO remain in his bed for twell
e weeks but his physician expects that ere long he wi
y be able TO leave his house and resume the duties
T. his office. Cecil C.. Fulton has been managing h
. business for him since his detention from the ofic
= = DRINKING HABITS OF MnFoRD.--l'he last issue
a the Peltnsuidr Ne!Ss has the following eneouragiI
v rather slack at the present time. and has been
some months past dhe sy only customers S.i, , are tho
n break Off from. The young men. who two or thr
years ago the best customers have at last
q determined 70 ceae before they form the appetite
Il the damnable stuff.
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Is SUCCESSFUL JUoLERY.-The novel plan of gatheril
is money in jugs worked well in Milford. The Ne
al says THE NJ. r. jug breaking and festival. Whit
RS was held on last Wednesday and Thursday evening
of in Dorsey's new hail. was In Il financial way gre
es success. During the first evening thirty.hve ju
" were broken. from which s1 was realized; and
III the second forty broken which contained Sl32
The proceeds of the festival amounted TO 500 maxi
be totI Of s30006 The jug of one Of the little fol
contained s20y50 another $3.50 and another 1926.