Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

NINETY YEARS OLD-We have brought
ouC uurlng the past several weeks inter.
Sstlilg copies OF old papers, but George w.
Taylor has gone clean back of tbn91 all
he handed US yesterday one that was inst
w years old, bearing date October 2Stb
IIo9, entitled THE Dela,oare Gazette anil Gcn'
efaS AdEertlser published by Frederick Craig
90, wilmington, Del Its pages are IL
oy lug inches and altogether unique as
compared with the present Typography of
newspapers. The present form of the
letter IS not seen but have the anneor.
ance and are indistinguishable from the f's.
The leading article is a communication bv n
very able and schorlarly writer on the sTb.
Ject OF the emancipation of the slaves
(which seems to have been considerable
subject OF controversy at that time) the
writer condemning the slave trade and its
crueltles, but mildly defending the HOLDING
OF slaves. lie winds up with the following
remark which has the force of prophecy
May not the African also have their dav
OF eXa!tatlon, whether we endeavor to keen
tnGm slaves ornot? They may-and perhaps
VIII De the ROD which will correct us-for
thls as love my country would adopt a
MODE OF freeing them; for this would re.
move them. Yet, if we emancipate with
NhNlAI1 VIC Ouly hasten ueStfuC-
tlon Tor our country and shackles for our
posterlty." A column of Foreign and
American intelligence, except one of Peter
Finders humorous poems, COMPRISES all
the reading matter. There is not one line
OF local orState news. Frederick the Great
was then stirring Europe up, and the South
american provinces were revolving against
Spain. ''''''
The New York news is to the effect that
General Washington, our beloved presi.
dent, intends to visit the Metropolis" and
adds: Our old men wish, ere they bow
their gray hairs to the grave, to see the man
who babe their setting sun to 90 down in
peace" "Those less aged wish to testify
their gratitude to the political savior of his
country and redouble those attentions to
the father which they once pad to his
adopted son Lafayette and our children
wish, or their parents for them, to be able
to lisp the name of the Hero who has de-
stroyed under Heaven the manacles pre.
pared for them-the graduating song of
every being in this metropolis shall bid him
welcome-thrice welcome y The rest of
the paper is made up of advertisements
ior runaway slaves, property for sale, to let,
legal notices, DC. Among these is a notice of
a petition to the Legislature to renew title to
a farm in Appoquinimink HID, decided bv
Thomas Brown to Samuel Morris and which
deed 1t was supposed had been carried off
by the British. On the same page is an
advertisement by Samuel Griffin, offering
to let "Grlftn's mill' one and a-half miles
from Duck Creek Cross Roads in Kent
county, Delaware. The advantages offered
are the following: alt is we'll known that
there Is not IA better place on the CONT
tinent for purchasing wheat, and the adj
vantage is great which arises from the
ready sale for the oif:all of the grinding"
Persons were directed to apply to Mr..
Thomas Park at said cross roads. This
shows what was thought of Smyrna in that
day. Just below this is the following adj
vertlsement from this place:
JUST imported in the ships Leva,N Can.
tain Ward, from Liverpool, and P;Jon.
Captain Sutton, from London, a very large
assortment OF European goods Immediately
from the different manufactures, and will
be sold very low by the piece, or less
quantity, at the store of
George Hcnaard q. Co.
Duck Greek, Oct. 10.
1t will thus be seen that SMYRNA did
large import trade 90 years ago. There are
two advertisements for flax.seed, showing
that flax growing was one of the important
farm products of that day. The price cur.
rent of Brandywine mills was wheat :
shilling 6 pence (Sl.00); flour 50 shillines
(S5'O6) and corn 5. p.-4G cts.
Note.-The firm of Kennard & Co. was
succeeded by Kennard IL Cummins. this bv
John Cummins, then again by Cummins 4
raymond, which continued until Geo. w.
Cummlns grew up, when the above firm
separated taking opposite corners, and
Geo. w. went into business with his father