Smyrna times., 1880-10-06

5. Taylor covers a considerable area, but
their increased business demands more
room and they are now having erected an
annex on the east side IS by IL feet. We
are glad to SEQ this evidence of prosperity
among our manufacturers.
Notwithstanding the large sales
of wheat drills the past three Falls the de-
mand this season has been good. The
Messrs. Taylor have sold out their stock
called Farmers Favorte" numbering near.
ly 40 and the Messrs. Evans have also we be-
lieve nearly or quite disposed of their stock
of the " Willoughby" drill. From the way
they have been going out the past several
years it would seem that nearly every
farmer now has his own machine
PoLITICAL.-The Republicans had their
first out door meeting on Wednesday even.
ing last. At eight o'clock a large crowd
had assembled in front of the Smyrna
House and were addressed by Messrs. Geo.
w. Roberts and Levi G. Bird Of Wilming-
ton, the first as a working man to working
men and the latter on the general issues,
especially the "solid South" and the ques
ton of protection to American industry.
The latter he presented as the vital issue
Mr.. Bird spoke for nearly two hours in a
style that was delberative but emphatic
The Republican meeting will he address
sed to night by Hon. Geo. 2. Fisher, and
n. b. Smithers, Jr.
The Democratic meeting which other
wise would have been held last night, was
postponed on account of it being election
day until next Tuesday evening and will
be addressed by James l.. Walcott, Esq,
Of Dover,
1t is proposed to gather the returns of
the election in the States of Ohio and In
diana and distribute the same by telegraph
for the information of the citizens of our
town who are willing to subscribe a suffi-
cient sum to cover the expense Of same.
THE BOMBAY Hook LAND ENTERpRIsE.-
The first part of last week parties to the
number Of sixteen who are the originators
of the scheme to purchase and coloni2e the
marsh lands on the bay side Of this Hundred
came down on tour Of inspection and
we hear expressed themselves as pleased
with the land for the purpose intended
and are now talking of "a 900 acres instead
of 10000 as first contemplated. The quan
tity, however, will be regulated by the
price demanded. On Thursday last II mum
Der of the land owners met in this town t.
harmonize if possible on prices. The fol
lowing gentlemen were present: Jos. P
Comegys, John A. Nicholson, John G.. Cor
bit, John Peterson, Geo. w. Cummins, JAS
Smith, DR.. II. Stout, c. II. Register, Ander
son Ford, John Mustard, William Collin
and others. Some were disposed to b
more liberal than others so as to bring tn
aggregate down to somthing near til
figures offered, for the sake of fixing tn
enterprise, and the prevailing prices nance
were from 81 to $3.50 per acre for unin
proved marsh, from ST to S. for improve
and about $25 for upland. We understan
that they are not wide apart now, and ther
seems no reason, if the originators, who ar
represented to be men of wealth are i
earnest, why they cannot come tO,gethe
They are to make another visit soon.
: SAD CASE OF DRowNING.-On Friday e.
ening last about seven O'Clock a boy VIII
witnessed the tumblng over the mill dar
of wagon horses and driver, hurried
town with the news and soon a large nun
Der Of persons were on the spot. III
I wagon was found submerged with the loa
5 of phosphate, the horses were also, the
heads only sticking above the water an
nothing but the hat of the man floating c
the water, visible. boat had to be pr
Z cured from the other side of the pOr
. before anything could be effectively dol
Il when the horses were released and Il
d search for the unfortunate driver CONNIE
y ced, a half hour having elapsed betwet
. the finding of the body and the accideI
= When the alarm was first given it W
d generally believed and so reported to
another man who had been in town drin
ing quite freely through the afternoon, b
Z the recovery of the body proved it to
y; Benjamin Wallace, a farmer residing ne
"l Brenford. Mr. Wallace was a good farm
10 respected by the community with t
aS single fault of at times drinking to exec
~ When he took one drink he never stopp
- short of extreme drunkenness, and on t
y afternoon in question he had been on
le rounds from hotel to hotel and at mig
~ fall started home with his, load OF pin
phate The general opinion is that VIII
on the dam and too Intoxicated for
AZ proper knowledge of himself and
CT safety, he attempted 10 return to the no
"a for another drink, and in the act Of tu
III u ing backed his team over the dam in {
Iy of the deepest places. lie was thrown,
Us the fall over the embankment, distance
III. about 90 feet, The body was found
~ Messrs. John q. and George e. Raymo
us who showed unusual energy in releasing
eu horses and in the search for the uni
tunate man. The body was brought to
store room of the Messrs. FAIRIES, unC
VI vi takers, where an inquest was held
s., Deputy Coroner Taylor the following mo
arn -" ing. The jury in their investigations asl
~ that the bar tenders Of the different ho
iS be summoned, two of them acknowledg
VI Woa that they had sold to him that aftern'
~ an and evening; the other did not know
eiJ personally. The verdict was in accorda
eu with the above facts He was buried
,am Sunday afternoon at Bethel NJ. f. Chur
10y 10y the procession being one Of unusual lenl
ei' The deceased came near being killed
being thrown from his buggy in this tc
,o. several years since while in q state Of
las on toxication and his father came to sim
So1, untimely end by being thrown again
n~a on tree. Fortunately, Mr.. Wallace leaves
"a" small children. Much sympathy is exp
,o sed for his wife who would have had thi
,ha very different.
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