Smyrna times., 1880-08-11

Mr.. II. II. Colclazer, it is said, has severed
his connection with the Every Eveaing. 1t
is sincerely to be hoped that, if this report
be true that admirable paper will survive.
But who will write its fiction now?-,Stnaday
Maror.
down train on the junction az Break.
water road Knocked q cow into a cattle
guard the other day, but strange as it may
appear, the animal escaped uninjured, the
whole train passing over her head
BUILDING CONTRACTS.--M Miller, Stevens &
Co., OF MiddletOwn, have recently contract
cd with Mr.. VIM r. Cochran for the cree
tion of a dwelling on his farm near Ken.
ncdyvillo, Nd. The main building will be
39X20 with back building 27xl6. This
firm has also closed contract with Capt.
w. +. Appleton for new dwelling on his
| farm, in Appoquinimink hundred. The
size will be 40x26 front; 36x20 back
lfidiIctovn Transcript.
The Rehoboth Beach Association will
hold a meeting tomorrow to make certain
changes in the bylaws and prepare an
amendment to the charter which the Legis-
lature will be asked to pass next winter.
The clause in the charter and bylaws which
| declares that all amusements inconsistent
with Christian morality as taught by the
| discipline of the Methodist Episcopal
! Church is to be stricken out and 80 altered
as to make it read Inconsistent with
morality" and the Board of Directors are
to be the judges of what does constitute
"moraHty." Other radical changes are to
be made, and the charter is to be so altered
that the sale of the entire rights of the
association, including the charter, can be
easily transferred.
FRUIT CANNING REyOLUTIoNIzED.- a
year past large glass jar filled with
peaches, pears, apples and ounces has
stood in the show window of VIM. b.
Lowery's grocery store and has attracted a
great deal of attention. The jar contained
one bushel of fruit and weighed l03 pounds
when filled. The fruit was packed in
water in which certain chemicals had been
dissolved and was preserved without seal.
ing the jar. When opened on Monday the
fruit was found to be very nice, in fact
nearly equal to that fresh from the trees
and we partOok Of some very nice pies
made from the same, which Mr.. l.. kindly
sent to the Chronclc Mr.. Lowery is the
posSessor Of the secret of packing fruit in
this manner, and says that ten cents worth
Of the chemical will preserve bushel o.
fruit, and that it may be packed in barrels
or tubs as well as cans. He now ha!
peaches which have kept perfectly for two
years lie proposes to mako further ex
periments before offering the secret 70
sale.-.KJorR MronicIc
GENERAL DANIEL WOoDALL EXPIRES A
HIS VIRGINIA FARM.---Gcneral Daniel Wood
: all, former, well-known Delawarean, die
suddenly Monday morning the 2nd inst
: The General who was living on his farm a
t Williamsburg, Va, had been affected wit
= dysentery for several weeks and appeare
3 to be getting better but he died suddenl
at the time mentioned. He was born nea
Dover in this State in 1913, and was so
Of John Woodall, q well known FrienC
lie adopted the profession of civi! Engineer
ing, but upon the breaking out of the wa
he entered the three months service a
e second lieutenant under Captain Green, /:
i Delaware Regiment. At the expiration {
Il his three months term of service he Orgar
!. lied and was made captain of Co. F. l:
u Regiment Delaware Infantry. lie was pr,
g NOTED major, December 9th. 1852; lie,
tenant colonel, November 9th, 1861 coll
. mel of the regiment, December 23d, 1861
h was brevetted brigadier-general,A April 9tl
?. 1865. He was wounded at the battles
Antietam, Charlottesville and Po Rive
. and participated in nearly all the engag
l. ments in which his regiment was engage
d On several occasions he commanded IL
q. Third Brigade, second division, secor
corps. His reputation as a soldier was 6
enyiable one. After the war he was a
: pointed assessor of internal revenue for IL
District Of Delaware and held it until aft
the Office was abolished in 1872. He W
= man of kindly nature and had hosts
20 warm friends. lie leaves wife, who was
# daughter of DR.. VIM. Hamilton, of Odess
a. and one child.