Smyrna times., 1881-10-05
County and State Items.
Many wells are dry at Georgetown.

ises to be good. -
Wilmington has sent about $500 to the
Michigan sufferers.
Three of the Rev. DIR. ]. H. CaldweI's
family at Dover are i'll.
The Milford G. A. r. Post has changed
its name to the James A. Garfield Post.
The Dover Cornet Band furnished ex-
cellent music at the Delaware State Fair.
Mr.. r. A. Cochran, jr., had forty-two
fine turkeys killed either by fox or dogs
one night last week.
An organization is being formed in Will
mlngton to erect a monument to Garfield
in that city on 81 subscriptions.
Mr.. John Harrington was appointed
trustee of the Potter Estate on Thursday
in place of Mr.. Charles r. Fleming, who
resigned.
A sum amounting to over sixty dollars
for the Michigan sufferers was raised by
subscription at Middletown PRESBYTERIAN
Church last Sunday.
The October term of the u. S. District
Court began at Wilmington yesterday.
The election cases, postponed from the
September term, will be tried.
Seafords striking oyster shuckers still
hold out. The packers have entered into
bond of $500 not to pay more than u!
cents gallon; the shuckers demand 10.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
tlmore Railroad Company have appointed
Sergeant w. I. Jones, of the Wilmington
police force, special detective for the road
The Dover DeIdwarean is remorseless
i'll its revenge. 1t has hired correspon-
dent from Milton to say that even the
tomatoes were roasted in the sun at that
place recently.-Morning Ne,cs.
The Board of Trustees of the Whining
ton Conference Academy, met that insti-
tuition Thursday, and elected Hon. f
Salisbury as President of the Board. DIR
Creadick of Dover was elected trustee
The property of Henry Levy, Dover,
used as dwelling, was seized by revenue
officer l. l.. Adkins last week for the re-
covery of and assessment of deficiency
tax for last year 1t is advertised for sale
October Goth.
The firm of r. Ill. and NJ. III. Davis at Mil
ford has evaporated this year12 900 baskets
of apples. The season has about closed.
The fruit has risen in value from eight
cents at the opening of the season to Is
cents per pound.
On Saturday last, at New Castle, John
Anderson received 10 lashes; Nathan
Demby, 20; Lewellyn Laws, 20; Henry
Backus, 20; James Walters, 10; Joseph
Utrh
were white offenders.
Those, says the Morning NeUs, who
few months ago were filled with doubt as
to the intentions of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, are now fully
convinced that the new line through Viii
mington will be built.
| The Managers of the p. 4. and z. Asso
cation, says the Transcript, have become
thoroughly disgusted with the side-show
nuisance and have "emphatically resolved
never to admit another one on the fair
ground" A good resolve.
The steamship Albemdrie, of the 0. ID.
). >. Line, leave Lewes for New York on
Tuesday and Friday of each week at p.
NJ, and the COmpany's pier in New York
for Lewes on Monday and Thursday of
each week at O'Clock Pm
Rev. j. L. Hurlburt, of New York. as
sistant of DIR. Vincent in the preparation
of the Bereau leaves and Journals. and
conductor of the Ocean Grove Church
Congress, proposes holding, by invitation.
Sunday School Institute in Dover. com
menclng Sunday holding through Monday
and Tuesday, October 10th, 18th and 18th.
| During the Fair one of the tent shows
OH the ground failed to pay its rent
! promptly and the Treasurer went down
to have it closed up. The proprietor
pleaded his inability to pay and offered
his boa constructor as security, but the
Treasurer declined with thanks. He said
when he got ready to be hugged to death
he didn't want it done by snake.-Mid-
dtetOtcn Transcript.
1t is just possible that the tomato can
ners who contracted with firms in the
cities to deliver canned goods at a certain
| price, may lose largely by their inability
to get the fruit to pack. Mr.. Samuel
Hall, it is said, will lose about 81 900 from
this cause alone, and we learn that a
number of Gamers nearer home will lose
from two to three thousand dollars in
the same way, unless the city brokers see
proper to "let up" on the packers.-AfiL-
ford Chronicle.
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENT OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thomas F. Bayard
and Hon. Z. l.. Martin, from Delaware !:
Hon. ). j. Randall and the PhiladeIphia
delegation in Congress, with Col. J. n.
Macomb and Lieut.. Col. William Ludlow,
OF the U. ). army engineer CORPS. are in
specting the Delaware from the Break
water to Philadelphia with a view to an
lnteiilgent understanding in submitting to
| Congress reports looking to the improve
ment OF navigation on the bay and river.
On Monday night of last week William
West, who lives near town, looked sky
ward, and says he saw marching and
countermarching among the clouds band
OF soldiers. They went through many
military evolutions with precision, and
finally disappeared altogether. A man
named Coverdale, who was driving
through the country at the time, saw the
same strange sight, and many people living
in the vicinity of Laurel were also witness
ses of the phenomenon Delaware m
quirer. .... ..a.sy... f..- t
The men who went to Tennessee to
evaporate peaches have met with GOOD
success. William r. Phillips has 10000
pounds of peaches now in store at Phila-
delphia and is about finishing up his
seasons work in the South. Mr. c. Hop
kins has seven machines running, and will
get up in the seasons work between u
and Is tons. There is but little doubt
that evaporated fruit will command so
cents per pound, and this will leave very