Smyrna times., 1879-05-21


SERMON AND CoNFIRMATIoN-BishopL Lee was greet
ed by large audience at St. Peters Church Sun
day evening. He preached practical sermon in
well chosen language from Philippians, A ch, vs..
And entreat thee also. true yokefellow with me
in the gospel with Clement and with other my fellow
labourers, whose names in the book of life" At
the close of the sermon the solemn rite of cOnfrma
tion was administered to class of eight candidates,
by the laying ON Of the hands of the Bishop The
address of the Bishop to them clear direct and
impressive.
DEcEAsED-We record in the proper place to-day the
death of two ladies who formerly lived in this town.
who were widely known and respected, Mrs Rev. A.
RittenhOuse, of Philadelphia. and Mrs. Joseph II.
Primrose, of Wilmington. The first name was buried
in Philadelphia this P NJ and the last named in this
town yesterday. number of personal friends ac-
companied the relatives of the deceased from VIII
mingon to manifest their respect and joined at
the NJ. E. church by large number of our citizens
for the same purpose. The model address and touch
ing tribute of DR.. Stephenson of Grace Church was
attentively listened to.
CAUGHT AND JUGGED.-On Sunday morning about
one o'clock negro man named John Peeker was
detected in an out-building in the rear Of Edward
Becks residence He was cOrnered and call and
pistol shot speedily brought the police when he
arrested and lodged in the lookup. After hearing
on Monday before Esquire Budd he was carried 10
Dover jail There were indications leading to the be-
lief that John Hutchin (who lodged in jail last
December for HOUSEKEEPING and discharged at the
last court because appeared against hin) was
q confederate in felonious intent.
RAIN.-The showers of rain that have been poured
out in such copious lbations Ceres some sections
hova hnOr1 oil n In q
line running east and west with this town. covering
the most of the country far south Frederick the
rain fall has scarcely amounted to anything in way
of benefit South of that and all the State north o
here the rain has been copious. In the neghbOrhoo(
of Middetown and Odessa it was something similar
to the great wash in 73. We hear of farmer whit
had 40 peach trees washed out of his orchard From
the "big oak" to near Dover, south of US, they ar
suffering for want of rain.
KILLING FRoGs.-Some of our sporting young mel
in the absence of other game have turned their aten
ton to killing bull frogs, and it is said that at leas
5OOhave been killed during the past two weeks The
4 form the double purpose of furnishing sport and
table delicacy They have mostly been shot, but quit
l q number have been caught by tying piece Of re-
flannel on line just in advance oftwo orthree hook
| They will Jump at the flannel when it is Speedil
drawn through the water and arc pretty certain to
caught by one of the hooks. 1t Is to be hoped tn
sport will stop before the race is cXtcrminated.
! will hardly comport with our traditional SummC
evenings along the water, not to have the dapaS0
music Of the bull frog.
New PAPER FOR SUsSEX.-Messrs. W. S. Pride an
Thomas Hart of Georgetown, came to this town 0
Thursday last, bought and shipped the press, tyT
and outfit of the Clayton Herald to that town with
view of establishing new paper there in two
three weeks. When the Herald failed at Clayton
was removed to this town and run as the Intelligence
for year or so since which time it has been dea
becoming the property of the town under claim
rent for one of the rooms at the Town Hall.
Pride is native of Georgetown, but was for son
| years typo and reporter for the Erery Ercning.
Hart has been connected with the SuSsec Jour''
Fiske Townsends paper, for the past ten years. I'll
new paper is to be called the Dc'alruc Inquirer.
BAD FAIrH-The new iron bridge over the Cree
at Flemings Landing was the joint work Of the ty
| counties Kent and New Castle. Chas H. Registt
t President of the Kent County Levy Court manifest
| perhaps more interest than any other member in t
project and selected by verbal contract to sup'
intend the erection of the bridge. Mr.. Register
: his agreement with Samuel Roberts, chairman
the building committee on the part of New Cas
county gave sixty days of his time to this purpO
but at their meeting at New Castle on the Sth in'
they refused to pay him the onehalf or any part
the money agreed upon. This repudiatiOn was
marked contrast with the action of the Kent Cour
Court, which properly compensated Mr.. R. for
! | time and labor
THE Summer arrangement on the Delaware RG
road went into effect on Monday. The only chang
that the evening train will arrive at $50 inste
, of S.26 as formerly and the evening upward bou
train leaves at $40 instead of 4.5O formerly.
This Company in order to be prepared for the fr
| and vegetable season, commenced Monday to r
three extra trains. One of the trains is feau
being what is termed Adams Express train, tina
q for number of years past the Adams Express
during the berry received several car loads
fruit and vegetables, such cars being attached 10
passenger trains north The extra have at tir
Il retarded the running of the passenger trains and
order to obyiate the retention the company has Ge
mined to put on the above mentioned train.
freight will be handled by employees of the railrO
~ superintendent by an Adams Express messenger.
4 PEACHEs.-The chief talk this week is the pea
On Monday morning it was discovered that rot
struck them and q close examination revealed
l. disagreeable fact that more than half the yol
, peaches were rotting. OF course it produced q Sc
u and made many of the peach growers look "blI
The most OF the farmers we talked with (and we h
,- | talked with numbeT) do not now estimate Il
"a prospective yield above half crop. Some th
~ they will have less than that Should the crop be
i. duced to half on the Peninsula, the yield will
gregate good many thousand baskets, and the mo
returns be perhaps more satisfactory than a
" crop. This rot at so early stage Of their gro
at the size Of plumb seed is new feature of
n peculiar and uncertain fruit. While some think
Ie measure the effect of the frosty mornings Of
two first weeks ofthis month, the general opinion
has resulted from the close foggy mornings of
on past six days followed by hot suns and alterna
lis sun and shower scalding them in the
an wheat is sometimes blghted. The true extent of
as injury cannot be ascertained for week or SO ye
ed until this close, damp weather is over Some of
Do varieties seem so far to be but little hurt