Smyrna times., 1879-06-25
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
aurel expects full crop of peaches.

Laurel expects full crop of peaches.
Four handsome cottages have been built at Reho-
both
Seven fire companies will take part in the Whining
ton parade on July 3.
The grand stand at the Dover fair grounds is being
painted blue and white
Rev. Geo R. Bristor has been made D. D. by a
university in New Orleans.
The Methodist of Laurel are very much pleased
with their pastor, Rev. DR.. Phnbus.
Directors of the Delaware Railroad have declared a
semiannual dividend of per cent.
tom Bayard," Jos. E. Hollands horse. made a
mile in 24O on the Lincoln track the other day.
Raspberries and blackberries will be shipped
North over the Delaware road in large quantities this
week
Dr. William s. Hitch, of Laurel, has sold his entire
fruit CROP consisting Of peaches and small fruits for
$500.
Wheat is being harvested in Sussex. Kent and
lower New Castle. The grain is good and the yield
Will be large.
at Wesleyan Female College Wilmington, ON We'd
nesday night
Judge Houston drove the entire distance from
Dover to Newark with horses and carriage to attend
Commencement
Linda Teagl1e, a sixteen-year-old Georgetown girl
was nearly burned to death the other day-kerosen(
aud fire kindling.
Last Wednesday night thieves broke into the town
Office at MiddletOwn, locked the lamp lighter upsair
and carried off clock.
butcher and Mrs. Watson have each left Wilmington
for Northern lecturng tours so the investigation
likely to prove fiasco.
Noses Journey, a Wilmington young man sued hi
mother for wages few days ago, and was awarded
two-thirds of his claim.
1t is reported that the steamboat John SylUeSer viii
commence running between Philadelphia and Re
hoboth Beach in short time.
Middletown is not wholly without promise 9
peaches. w. p. Biggs expects yield OF 1000 basket
from an orchard Of / 200 trees.
Charlie Patterson has returned to his old post. th
Milford Telegraph Office to take the place OF M
Vaules who has gone to RehoDoth.
The NJ. E. Church Of Milford has raised and pai
5000 since Conference their floating debt Of VI 40
| There is q mortgage ON the church OF $1,000.
A schooner loaded with canned tomatoes left Mi
| ford last week. Mr. Howell of the same place
/
| The Junction and Breakwater Railroad Compan
/ last week commenced the erection, near the Lewt
depot of building to be used as the business abod
of the companys executive officers and their assis
ants.
Peaches that come up from the South before II
| Delaware peaches are ripe will not amount TO muc
The Albany (Ga.) NelUs says that the crop is "
almost total failure account of the ravages of u
curculio, which have been widespread"
Three mulattOes of Moorton, James X. Norge
Lewes Clark and Thomas Carney were bound over
Wednesday lest in the sum of 800 each to keep q
peace for disorderly conduct at Moorton on Il
previous Saturday evening. Whisky and womt
was the cause.
Samuel Townsend, the old war horse of the App
quinimink, is down on the newly-organized Gan
Protective Association. He says that the whole thil
is "unconsttutionablen Sans ears getting long
every day. Soon he will be the old war mu-he-ha'
s he-haw he-haw- ofthe eAppoquinimink.-Phtld Tim
Z REPRESENTING DELAwARE-The annual meeting
! the National Board Of Trade is now in progress
= ! New York, and the following gentlemen are rep
: senting Delaware: Messrs. q. @. Lobdell ]. Par
. POstles j. II. Jackson, George w. Cummins, Aid
! | Richardson, Alexander Johnson, w. H. Ross,
) Benz. Burton and Harbeson Hickman
I, AN OLD CAsHTER-It is stated reliable here Il
= | lanes p Wild Esq, who has been cashier Of /
Farmers Bank at Dover for 30 years, has rendered
4 | reclamation to the Board of Directors. Mr. Wild
cashier of that Bank, has always maintained hi
h reputation for excellant business qualification and
Il loss will be keenly felt by the Bank he resigned
account Of advanced age.-ea-ete