Smyrna times., 1879-04-16
Peninsular News.


Marsh d Brown, of Wyoming will contract for
sugar bects 100 acres
The government has sold siOG5O worth of special |
tax stamps down the Peninsula during the past year
joint stock company Of Dover has purchased
fine Weber Piano and placed it in the Court House
Hall
The real estate of Anthony Rcybold, in Red Lion
hundred, is advertised at sheriff s sale at New Castle
on saturday next.
Levi C. Bird Esq, has been retained as counsel for
the defence If George Kopp, James Monaghan, Walter
Finn and Griffith Smith accused of the killing of
Perry DENNY.
CArTrEED.-Cox, one of the three prisoners who es-
capped from Jail a few weeks since. was captured in
Dover last Tuesday. lie had come back from Bat-
more and was lurking around the outskirts of the
town.
Speaker Randall has appointed Congressman Mar
tin, Of this state, member Of the Committee on
District of Columbia and of the Committee on Ac-
counts. holding the fifth position the first and
the third position on the last
Anthony B. Finn, Superintendent of the Rehoboth
| Camp Meeting Association, died suddenly in Viii
in-law, Taylor Cause Mr.. Finn had occupied his
position one year and gave satisfaction
Lynch's new spoke and basket factory, at Franford
which had just been completed. caught fire on Mon
day and was totally consumed Mr. Lynch's loss will
aggregate s3 GO there no insurance The
factory contained of the best machinery in the
State.
Mr.. z. 7. Lockwood, near Middletown has cult
vatcd large field of wheat this spring planted by
the drill introduced into that ncighborhood by Mr.
john r. Jones Mr.. L. believes in wheat cultivation
and these experiments will probably lead to the
planting of hundreds Of acres in this way next fall
On Friday, Mr.. ThoS S Clark of the firm of Battel
& Clark Dover. arrested on the affidavit of Chas
Jester of Wilmington, charging him with fraud
forgery, and altering and raising notes At hearing
before Judge Dickson Clark held bail in IS 0
for his appearance at court his ather-in-law Jane.
L. Heycrin, being his bondsman.-Scatind
STURGEON FIsHHG.-There arc fifteen vessels a
Bowers Beach. engaged in catching sturgeon. Thi
fish formerly used altogether for oil the refus
being sold to fertilizer factories. Now most if not al
the sturgeon caught are sold in the city markets fo
food Sturgeon steak is said to be dish that epcurc
are very found Of This industry in connection witt
, the shad fishing, makes business at Bowers Beacl
very lively at this time.
RAPE CAsEs.-A negro boy. aged II years, was coTn
mitcd to Jail Tuesday of last week for committin
p a rape a white girl by the name Of Sarah J. Dye
aged T. years. This crime is alleged to have bee
! committed near Hoandsville, in the lower part {
this county, during January.
, Constable Roe, Of South MurderkIl hundred. had
chase. the same day. after young white man by tn
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lady by the name Of Slaughter living in the lowe
: part Of that hundred, few days ago. Mr. Roe faie
j to overtakc the alleged culprit
e A RICH LITTLE CITY.-Ncw Castle is one of III
richest little cities in the country 1t is out of del
and has 81 600 in the Treasury. 1t has its water
) gas works ard owns nine fine farms some of whiC
:. lie close within adjacent to its limits and ma
S when the city grows be worth millions of dollar
/. 1t is good shipping port: has good schools; is
D. growing manufacture place, and is easy Of acce
e from the North and South. the East and the We
q both by steamers and railroads Its loss of the cou
house may prove the best thing that has yet occurr
to it, At all events it is much favored place. and
~ its finances are managed with much care al
economy the next twenty years as they have been
the last ten fifteen it will be sure to attract rap
growth city. and thus its real estate will becoI
= of great v0lue.-Gc=Ctte.
u Levy Court in session last week in Dover fro
W Tuesday till Thursday, when they adjourned. Tn
q. were engaged principally upon schools and roa
oi We understand that they allow 81 per day for
Is ing upon the roads and $50 per day for Oversees
OF The building Of new bridge across St Jones' River
" Lebanon awarded to the King Iron Bridge Co..
ar Cleveland o. lO The bridge is to be of wrong
N iron. and to have draw the same as the old OF
le The same company offered to build an iron brid
re across the Leipsic Creek, at Martins Bridge
10 500, but the Court concluded to issue propose
.ir thinking that it might be done cheaper. T
,r for county, road and poor purposes fixed
ha d cents upon the 500. This. says the Sentinel IS
- same as last year but is cents more for county
T. poses than paid during the war, when corn v
- $3.50 per bushcl.
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