Smyrna times., 1880-08-25


A MAN on bycicle left Wilmington this
morning at o'clock and reached this town
about 10 o'clock. He expects to eat his
supper at Rehoboth tonight
A GOOD platform and shed depot, to give
shelter against sun and rain has been cree
ted at the Maine st. depot of tho Smyrna
& Del Bay Railroad. Tho Saturday pas.
sengers on this line numbered more than
any proceeding day.
On Saturday evening as freight train on
the Delaware and Chesapeake railroad was
within two miles of Easton, Nd, il ran
into small drove of horses, killing two of
them, throwing the engine off the track q |
distance of about 20 feet and noarly bury. |
ing it. No person was injured.
KENT COUNTY FAIR.-The annual fair by |
the Kent County Agricultural Association |
is to take place on the l4th 18th and 10th |
of September at Worton Station, Md. The
fair promises to be very excellent affair
and the trials of speed will no doubt prove
an attractive feature. See advertisement.
We have received the Premium List,
Rules and Regulations of the Grand Expo
sition of the Agricultural Society of Della
, ware," a pamphlet of &c pages, not inclu-
DUNG 20 more of advertisements. 1t gives
a thorough list of the premiums with their
: cass6cations. Any further information
: can be had from d. P Pernard, Jr., Sec.
? We have heard frequently of "stag"
4 parties, but Doe" party is an unusual
. event Last night by some kind of concert
l6 ladies (impelled doubtless by the agriva.
tingly hot weather) joined in u party at
Carr's saloon, each ordering and paying for
Il her cream Independently Of the other
u The fun didn't end until they had repaired
'' to the residence of one Of the company and
0 used up the contents of peach basket and
VI sugar bowl.
THE peach shipments last week were
pretty lively, from 100 to l2O car loads per
o day until tho last of the week it fell off to
: about IS and will diminish from this out,
=. nearly finishing up the crop by the last OF
= next week. The last heavy variety the
"Smock" will commence in day or so, the
continued warm weather hurrying them on
es faster than was expected. The prices in
IN both New York and Philadelphia broke
TX badly the latter part of last week but are
7. up again. The shipments from our station
n. have dropped down this week to eight cal
II, loads per day.
WE have no official notification of tht
Or. fact Through the negligence no doubt o
se the parson), but what everybody says mus
ms be truo and we hereby congratulate ou
ID. old friend John TruaX and his young Bal
Ier timore bride, whom he had the courage L
in. thus carly lead to the altar. Mr.. Trua!
90 became n widower about the time he move'
to Oxford, some six months ago, and bein
no man for "fooling," he was not for dc
'i' ferring an event, which from practica
Ills stand point hadn't as we'll be cOnsummste
'@s at once. May he ever enjoy the fragranc
III Of the peach blossom.
he
ed. THIS morning as we were finishing u
ses copy and about proving preparatory fC
It'll. going to press messenger came up with
gallon basket of magnificent and highl
colored peaches with the compliments {
avs w. Polk Cummins. Before we had finishe
MS n.'' admiring them the same man returned wit
~ a basket as large as he could "tote" file
'"'' with similar fruit the note bearing tn
was legend, to the rest of the printers to e
pei now" The printers do not think crea
'"o and sugar at all necessary when hoverir
Por over such delicious fruit and all join heart
ly in returning their obligations.
~ THEo. 7. HAUGHEY, ESQ.,, President
ing the First National Bank of Indianapol
ior made short visit to his relatives here la
anu week leaving for homo on Monday, prop
'iAo sing q short visit to Saratoga on the wa
. lie has been spending several weeks at Il
o'n White mountains and Ocean Grove. Beil
ien from the pivotal State Of the present poll
cal contest he was very naturally question:
for as to the state of affairs in Indiana. I
van says the contest there is ono os unusu
oost warmth, that numbers Of the Greenbacke
,rpe are going to the Republican party and tn
Tho he had no question in his mind but t
,oI latter would elect their ticket.
ege' LARGE PEACH GRowER.-Mr. David
e II Cummins takes the lead this season
peach shipments from this section. T
,,,,xo farm alone, conducted by his son w. Po
hair Cummins, has required force of about
,on, men including the teamsters for WACO
u % which make four loads each or 50 loa
lont each day, the shipments for Monday a
,;on Tuesday aggregating about 1000 baske
,,;mo These are forwarded by his shipping age
t..I. at Clayton, VIM. G. Hill, to Boston q
.. New York. The most Of these sent Il
. week have been "Crawfords," especia
en-. popular in the north. The farm abe
ones named will produce about 10000 bask
on and Mr.. C. will ship from his several far
,und this year some 10000 baskets.
rug A MARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATn.--
t ap- rL,,u.do,, 1ost = forr,.r ronood Vim Rr;o
10 - living about II miles from town in Bla
io"i, bird Hd., feeling unwell at dinner tir
o""' asked his wife to give him dose of Jar
Ppy' lea Ginger. He thought it was gu
dis. tasted kind of ginger, but said MOTH
Il in. until short time after when he felt a
lines culiar tinglng sensation through his be